[ArGee]

That would be the abridged, or Protestant Bible, which is missing seven complete books from the Old Testament, seven chapters of Esther, 66 verses of the third chapter of Daniel and chapters 13 and 14 of Daniel.

It is true that Rev. Rankin is a Protestant pastor. I believe that, if we ignore this minor difference between the Roman Catholic Church and the Protestant denominations the rest of what he says is something that we can all support.

If you agree, then perhaps we can avoid sniping at one another for a while and seek the Unity that our Lord and Savior prayed we would seek.

Shalom.

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I'm not sniping at any one. However, Reverend Rankin is disingenuous when he claims "The Bible" has 66 books. The Protestant Bible has 66 books and is not a totally accurate representation of the Holy Scripture that was used from the fourth to the sixteenth century. The Protestant Bible is irrefutably abridged.

Having said that, I commend him and anyone else for furthering the dialogue and trying to bring about a greater understanding and tolerance of Islam.