And if He ascended whole. I answered this in part in my posting to Lion of God. Tha parts of The Bible that I accept are the parts that the Quran confirms. The parts I reject are the parts that the Quran negates. The prophet Muhammad told muslims not to accept the Bible nor to reject it.
Some truth is contained in it.
The Quran tells us what that truth is. Reading the Bible without knowing the Quran is tantamount to reading in the dark. Muslims dont need the Bible per-se. Our Book is Quran and it is complete for all times. Now a BIG question.