Does Surah 2:79 Show Bible Corruption?

We've asked Muslims where in the Qur'an is there any reference to a corruption of the Bible, and the only one they can come up with is Surah 2:79, which says "Then woe to those (Jews) who write the book with their own hands and then say, 'This is from Allah,' to purchase with it a little price! Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for that they earn."

This sound like the Jews are writing the scriptures with their own hands and then saying its from God.

So, what's the context? In order to know what this is all about, you need to read the preceding verse 78, which says, "And there are among them (Jews) unlettered people, who know not the Book, but they trust upon false desires and they but guess."

So, this is referring to Jews, who are either illiterate, or do not know the scripture, so they guess with false desires...and what do they guess? Now read verse 79 which follows...they write another book with their own hands, and say it is from God.

What's this referring to? Any Jew can tell you that these are the Apocryphal writings, such as the Talmud and the Mishnah; which were written outside of scriptures, usually folk tales for children, which were never considered to be authoritative

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