A CLOSER LOOK AT THE BIBLE & QURAN
Explore the passages, test the claims, and follow the evidence. A research library for understanding what you believe, and why.
A belief worth holding is worth examining. Read the original passages, question the claims, and consider the strongest arguments. Make up your own mind.
THE LIBRARY
Put conflicting passages side by side. Read the context and weigh the responses.
02Investigate historical and factual claims, and the evidence used to defend them.
03Examine difficult teachings and the moral questions they raise.
04Explore what science, archaeology, and history can tell us about the texts.
05Talking animals, strange miracles, and other stories worth a second look.
THE APPROACH
You do not need to have the answer before you start.
Take the argument one step at a time.
Start with the passage itself. Check what comes before and after it.
Set related accounts alongside each other. Look for agreement and tension.
Follow the citations. Consider the evidence and the strongest counterarguments.
Bring your questions to the debate assistant and work through a response.
FAQ
Apolog is a research library for examining factual and moral claims in the Bible and Quran. It brings passages, analysis, and sources together so you can evaluate an argument for yourself.
Yes. Use the Bible and Quran switch in the header. Your selection carries through the collections, search, and debate assistant.
Pick a collection that interests you. Contradictions puts accounts side by side; Evidence focuses on scientific, historical, and archaeological claims.
No. Read the cited sources and check quotations in context. This is a developing library, and some demonstration content still needs editorial verification.
Bring a question or claim to the assistant. It uses the library to help you explore arguments and prepare a response. Check its citations and reasoning, as AI can make mistakes.
LET'S THINK IT THROUGH
Bring a claim, a passage, or a doubt.
Explore the arguments and see where the evidence takes you.
A CLOSER LOOK
Genesis 1 creates land animals before humans. Read in sequence, Genesis 2 forms the man first and then the animals. The dispute turns on whether Genesis 2:19 describes a new act or earlier action.
Explicit rules of individual responsibility conflict with divine declarations and narratives that impose suffering on children because of their parents' actions.