History, Philosophy, Religion Best Scriptures for Academic Study March 7, 2015 Clifton Leave a comment Judeo-Christian Bible The New Revised Standard Version Quran The Meaning of the Holy Qur’an The Qur’an Recommended by Given of Missouri State University.* Called the “best translation available” by Ehrman.* Recommended by Ward in his History of Islam course syllabus.* Assigned by Ostebo in his Introduction to Islam course at the University of Florida.* The most popular, highly-rated version on Amazon on March 7, 2015.