Used to argue that the Quran portrays Jesus as changing parts of the Torah, which the host says conflicts with Jesus' own words in the Bible.
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Quran 3:50
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50 Likewise confirming the truth of the Torah that is before me, and to make lawful to you certain things that before were forbidden unto you. I have come to you with a sign from your Lord; so fear you God, and obey you me.
Quoted to argue that the Quran itself says Jesus made some forbidden things lawful, undercutting the Muslim claim that Jesus never altered the law.
Used to argue that Jesus confirms the Torah in his possession, which is presented as evidence against the idea that it had already been corrupted beyond use.
Quoted to show that Jesus made some previously forbidden things lawful, supporting the case that prior scriptural laws were only partly authoritative later on.
Invoked to argue that 'confirming' previous revelation in the Quran can include making some things permissible, so one Muslim speaker used it to defend selective rather than total confirmation of earlier scripture.