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There are many differences between the story of Joseph (Arabic: ''Yūsuf'') in the Qur'an, told in full in Surah 12 (Surah Yūsuf), and the book of Genesis in the bible. Reynolds (2025), largely citing Witzum's (2011) 'The Syriac Millenia of the Qur'an: The Recasting of Biblical Narratives',<ref>Witztum, Joseph (2011) ''[https://almuslih.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Witztum-J-The-Syriac-milieu-of-the-Quran.pdf The Syriac milieu of the Quran: The recasting of Biblical narratives], pp191-239.'' PhD Thesis, Princeton University</ref> notes how these differences directly match post-biblical writings; with almost all of these distinctive Qur’anic elements showing dependence on or conversation with Syriac Christian traditions (such as Pseudo-Narsai, Ephrem, Pseudo-Basil, Balai, Syriac Bible/Peshitta), which comes as part of his argument that Christian traditions were known by Muhammad's community. A few overlap with the Jewish midrash, but the strongest and most consistent influence comes from Christian sources.<ref name=":4">Reynolds, Gabriel Said. C''hristianity and the Qur'an: The Rise of Islam in Christian Arabia (p. 76-86).'' Yale University Press. Kindle Edition.</ref>