@vile- told ya I misquoted it..;)
long story short (as we say 'round these parts), talking about all Muslims being alike is about as correct (and counterproductive) as saying all Women are alike..
There has been an ideological effort by some Muslim nations (like Saudi Arabia, which is really run by one family, who likes us, over a nation of millions, who don't) to promote a fanatical Wahabi version of Islam by opening Islamic schools that profess their version of Islam.
Muslims are all over the map; Sufis, Wahabis, Sunnis (actually Wahabi is a subsect), Shia, and even more versions I'm not up on.
On the rare occasions that the History Channel isn't showing 'Modern Marvels', they show some religious stuff, including a show just on Revalations. The 666 was possibly a reference to Nero, his name almost added up. The Hebrew alphabet of the time didn't have a seperate number system, so there's lots of numerical 'puns', etc., which have a vague tie-in with the Kabala.
The New Testament wasn't written by committee, but it was edited by one a coupla centuries or so, by the Church. A lot of stuff that 'didn't make the cut' was known as the Apocrypha (sp?).
All 3 religions come down to us through oral tradition. Judaism did have another tradition of universal literacy, in their defence..;) I'm not sure how long after the revalations by Gabriel were actually written down after they happened. But there's always been some lag time, some possible revisions, etc. Actually, the Muslims have a high regard for innerrancy, so they may be more accurate on their texts, I don't know.
welp, that's enough blather for now..

I wish I'd said that.. The Staircase Wit

anahl nathrak uth vas betude doth yel dyenvey..;)