Conclusion of the Sword in Early Christianity and Islam Paid Members Public
Conclusion of the Sword in Early Christianity and Islam James M. Arlandson, Ph.D. This article is the final one in the series, which was a comparative study of the two religions. Here, at last, we summarize, with some analysis, the major differences between the two religions, side by side,
Q and A on the Sword in Early Christianity and Islam Paid Members Public
Q and A on the Sword in Early Christianity and Islam James M. Arlandson, Ph.D. This article covers and reviews topics left unanswered in the rest of this series. A question and answer format is used because readers in the past have asked these questions online or in emails.
Martyrdom and the Sword in Early Christianity and Islam Paid Members Public
Martyrdom and the Sword in Early Christianity and Islam James M. Arlandson, Ph.D. This article covers martyrdom by the sword in our comparative study of the two religions, in their origins. Martyrdom means dying for one’s faith.[1] The New Testament predicts that some disciples will die for
The Sword and the Jews in Early Christianity and Islam Paid Members Public
The Sword and the Jews in Early Christianity and Islam James M. Arlandson, Ph.D. In this comparative study of the two religions, Jesus and his early followers and Muhammad and the earliest Muslims had interaction with Jews, whose Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament) is the foundation of Christianity and
The Early Muslim Community and the Sword Paid Members Public
The Early Muslim Community and the Sword James M. Arlandson, Ph.D. We continue our comparative study of early Christianity and Islam. In the previous article we looked at the evidence in the epistles (written by the apostles) of the New Testament and concluded that they never instituted the sword
The Early Church and the Sword Paid Members Public
The Early Church and the Sword James M. Arlandson, Ph.D. This article is designed to be contrasted with the next one about the sword in the early Muslim community, in our comparative study of the two religions. Should the church be a state of sorts, as it has in
Two Kinds of Swords Paid Members Public
Two Kinds of Swords James M. Arlandson, Ph.D. In this one article in the series, the two religions are placed side by side, so to speak. Physical things can be transformed into metaphors or nonliteral things. Light, for example, can be literal energy, or it can refer to inner
The Quran and the Sword Paid Members Public
The Quran and the Sword James M. Arlandson, Ph.D. This article should be contrasted with the previous one about the Gospels and the sword, in our comparative study of the two religions. In Mecca, Islam was nonviolent, and maybe tolerant, up to a degree. Muhammad did, after all, preach