Who Really Has the Corrupted Gospels?

6. Who Really Has the Corrupted Gospels?

Islam accuses the canonical gospels of corruption. But secular historians trace the Quran's Jesus stories to later legends like those in the 2nd century Infancy Gospel of Thomas, which they consider far less credible than the canonical gospels.

So ironically, Islam calls the more reliable gospels corrupt while drawing from the actual corruptions.

Quran

"And [make him (Jesus)] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of Allah." Quran 3:49

"when Allah will say, 'O Jesus, Son of Mary, remember […] when you designed from clay [what was] like the form of a bird with My permission, then you breathed into it, and it became a bird with My permission'" Quran 5:110

Infancy Gospel of Thomas

"When the boy Jesus was five years old […] He then made soft clay and shaped it into twelve sparrows. […] But Jesus simply clapped his hands and shouted to the sparrows: 'Be off, fly away, and remember me, you who are now alive!' And the sparrows took off and flew away noisily." Infancy Gospel of Thomas

A pre-Quranic fragment (dated by scholars to the 4th/5th century) we have of the infancy gospel preserves this story. 4th-5th century papyrus of the Infancy Gospel of Thomas

One-Liners

The Burden of Proof: Corrupted compared to what? The Injeel? Where is the Injeel in the real world so we can verify the corruption claim?
The Double-Edged Sword: You can't use New Testament manuscripts to prove corruption while ignoring their agreement on Jesus' divinity, unless you produce an earlier Injeel that denies it.