How Muhammad Plagiarized the Talmud

David Wood and Christopher Harvey (Defending A Lion) team up to expose one of the most explosive and least-discussed topics in Islamic origins: Muhammad’s dependence on Jewish rabbinic literature—especially the Talmud.

For years, Muslim apologists have insisted that the Quran is purely divine and historically unique.
But when you compare Islam’s teachings with documented Jewish sources that existed centuries before Muhammad, the parallels aren’t just surprising—they’re unmistakable.

In this eye-opening conversation, DW and Christopher Harvey break down:

The clearest examples of Islamic doctrine lifted straight from Talmudic stories

Why Muhammad relied heavily on Jewish tribes and their oral traditions

How Islamic apologists try (and fail) to explain these parallels

What this means for the Quran’s claim of divine originality

How these borrowed narratives collapse when examined through Christian apologetics and historical analysis

If you’ve ever wondered whether Islam’s “revelation” actually came from God—or from older religious texts—this episode lays out the evidence with clarity, history, and receipts.