These books, Talmud, New Testament, and Qur'an were written by men (not probably by women) because that is exactly what appears to be the case. For example: The Book of Job appears, in a number of its passages, to predate or come from another source other than Hebrew thought and philosophy. It seems to emerge from an intellectual climate beyond the Near East. It is certainly close to Islam in its emphasis on the power rather than love of god. All you need to do is obey, not question. Questioning is arrogance.
In Judaism and Christianity lose of faith is an essential component, as each contains a belief in continuous development, whereas Islam revokes the right to challenge.
Christianity contains philosophical concerns that are not within the teaching of the Christ figure. The gospels are notoriously written in poor Greek. Translation has transformed them. The Christ figure was one of several messianic figures of the period who initiated personal teachings related to cult practices.
Although the Hebrew texts contain dubious historical detail, there is much that can be verified. Islam is more universal in its approach but where historical detail is available within its text it appears localised in time and geography, that is to the decades of war between Iranshar and Eastern Rome. The Qur'an's internal/external religious debates seem to be confused and not connected with confirmed Christian or Zoroastrian beliefs. As many scholars have pointed out it references fields and cattle, elements of the natural world not visible in Arabia. Also, it is difficult apparently to find mentions of Mecca or Medina in historical texts of the period, even though the Qur'an indicates each was a bustling metropolis. This seems highly unlikely as each city was in barren desert far from trading routes.
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