Hello DadManG,
You wrote the following in post #24:
It appears that the bible and the quran are not in agreement.
That is correct.
Let's take the story of the Children of Israel worshiping the calf. In the Bible, you'll find that Aaron [peace be upon him ] is presented as the one who called for the worship of the calf, while in the Qur'an, you'll find that Aaron [peace be upon him] warned his people against worshiping the calf, but they did not listen to him.
To read the relevant Biblical and Qur'anic verses [among other issues] that show this, please read my post #94 -on the thread "ISRAEL is the biggest terrorist organization in the world"- by clicking on the following link:
http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showpost.php?p=62926&postcount=94
You also posted the following in post #24:
Do you believe that at some point in time they were in perfect agreement?
Two of the Six Pillars of Faith -that every Muslim has to believe in- are that God Almighty has sent several prophets and has given some of them Holy Scriptures.
Some of these prophets and some of these Scriptures are named, and it is absolutely necessary that every Muslim believes that these Scriptures -
in their original form- contained the Word of God Almighty. So, to answer your question, we do believe that at some point in time the Holy Scriptures that were revealed to Moses, David and Jesus -among others- [peace be upon them all] did
not contradict the Qur'an.
Please read the following verses of the Qur'an:
Verily, We did send down the Taurât (Torah) [to Mûsâ (Moses)], therein was guidance and light, by which the Prophets, who submitted themselves to Allâh’s Will, judged for the Jews. And the rabbis and the priests [too judged for the Jews by the Taurât (Torah) after those Prophets], for to them was entrusted the protection of Allâh’s Book, and they were witnesses thereto.
[Translation of the meanings of the Qur'an 5:44]
And in their footsteps, We sent ‘Îsâ (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), confirming the Taurât (Torah) that had come before him, and We gave him the Injeel (Gospel), in which was guidance and light and confirmation of the Taurât (Torah) that had come before it, a guidance and an admonition for Al-Muttaqûn (the pious).
[Translation of the meanings of the Qur'an 5:46]
Best regards,
Bluegazer