Concealing What They Don’t Have? Members Public

More Proof for the Islamic Dilemma Another way in which the Quran affirms the textual veracity and preservation of the Jewish and Christian Scriptures is by repeatedly emphasizing the point that the Jews (and even perhaps Christians) knowingly conceal or hide the truth and/or information from the Book that

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Allah's Uncreated Created Tablet Revisited Members Public

According to Sunni Islam, Allah wrote down in a tablet called al-Lawh al-Mahfuz everything that it would take place in creation fifty thousand years before he actually created the heavens and the earth. Note what the following prominent Salafi website states: Aspects of al-qadar You should also note that belief

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Job’s Divine Redeemer Has Come! Members Public

The book of Job records the statements of one of Job’s interlocutors named Elihu who made some astute observations about the holiness and justice of God, and his righteous judgment upon sinners. Elihu surmised whether there is a figure qualified to act as a mediator who could provide a

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Sam Shamoun
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Jesus & The Holy Spirit: The True Muhammad/Ahmad! Members Public

The latest attempt by internet Muslim dawagandists to prove that Muhammad is mentioned in the Holy Bible is to now appeal to a 9th century translation of the LXX version of the Hebrew Bible into Arabic by an Assyrian “Nestorian” Christian scribe named Hunayn Ibn Ishaq. According to these polemicists,

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Muhammad: The Torah’s Upholder & Defender Members Public

The following verse poses a major problem for Muslims: Have you not considered those (Jews) who are given a portion of the Book? They are invited to the Book of Allah that it might decide between them, then a part of them turn back and they withdraw. S. 3:23

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Sam Shamoun
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Isaiah 42 Revisited Members Public

The purpose of this short post is to demonstrate how both ancient and post-Christian versions and commentaries from both Jews and Christians interpreted Isaiah 42:1. All emphasis will be mine. LXX “Jacob is my servant, I will help him: Israel is my chosen, my soul has accepted him; I

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Matthew 2:23 Revisited Members Public

In this post I will cite a few commentaries explaining what did Matthew exactly mean when he wrote that Jesus is supposed to be a Nazarene according to the prophets. All emphasis will be mine. 23. Matthew often says “he came and did—”; here Joseph came and settled, his new

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Sam Shamoun
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Bart Ehrman, Jesus & Daniel’s Son of Man Members Public

Bart Ehrman is among a few fringe scholars who think that Jesus’ Apocalyptic Son of Man sayings are not about himself, but are referring to someone else. Despite believing this to be the case, Ehrman does admit that this is not the view of the Gospel writers, since he acknowledges

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