Thaumaturgus On the Trinity? Paid Members Public
I share what St. Gregory the Wonderworker wrote in respect to the monarchy of the Father and the glorious, blessed and most holy Trinity: On the Trinity. However, it must be noted that scholars think that this work is dubious, spurious, inauthentic, etc., since they do not believe it is
More on Islamic Female Circumcision Paid Members Public
Female circumcision (more correctly, female genital mutilation) is a part of Islamic teaching, as the following Muslim source confirms: Malik said: It is not recommended, but leaving it is not forbidden, and there is nothing wrong with it. Chapter on Circumcision They agreed that circumcision for men and female genital
St. Polycarp Revisited Paid Members Public
I will be citing from The Apostolic Fathers, Volume I: I Clement. II Clement. Ignatius. Polycarp. Didache, translated by Bart D. Ehrman, and published by Harvard University Press in 2003. All emphasis will be mine. Letter to the Philippians 1 I greatly rejoice together with you in our Lord Jesus
Uthman & Aisha on the Quran’s Errors Paid Members Public
According to some allegedly sound reports, Muhammad’s child bride and the third caliph admitted that the Quran contains grammatical errors, and therefore it is not perfect: Likewise: {Greater than your hatred of yourselves when you are called upon} The meaning requires that “when” be related to hatred, but the
Moses on Female Captives & Seduction Paid Members Public
In this post I will be citing from specific commentators in respect to Deuteronomy 21:10-14 and 22:8-9. These verses deal with the issue of female captives and women who were seduced into having sex. All emphasis will be mine. DEUT. 21:10-14 10–14 Envisioning a similar circumstance
Justin on Christ as the Incorruptible Word of God Paid Members Public
In this post I will be citing from the various works of St. Justin to show that this holy martyr taught that Christ is distinct and different from the created order. I will demonstrate that Justin believed that all created, generated things are mutable and corruptible, whereas Jesus is the
AN-NAWAWI, SAHIHAYN & MURSAL HADITH Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting from one of Sunni Islam’s greatest scholars and the commentator of Sahih Muslim, Imam an-Nawawi, and others on the issue of mursal hadiths. All emphasis will be mine. I start off with the statements of an-Nawawi who defines what a mursal report
Hippolytus & Christ as the Uncreated, Begotten Word of God Paid Members Public
In this post I will be citing the specific works of Hippolytus to show that he taught that Christ is the uncreated Word of God whom the Father begot as his firstborn Son prior to the creation of all things. The references will further show that Hippolytus believed that God