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A Coptic Convert Exposes Muhammad Pt. 1 Members Public

Bulus Ibn Raja (nicknamed al-Wadih [“the Clarifier”]) was a Muslim convert to Christianity and became a Coptic monk. Ibn Raja, who born 950s and died after 1009 AD, wrote a scathing book exposing Muhammad and refuting Islam, titled Kitāb al-wāḍiḥ bi-l-ḥaqq (Arabic: كتاب الواضح بالحق), known in Latin as the

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Sam Shamoun
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CHRIST: THE GOD OF THE SEAS & WINDS Members Public

The Synoptic Gospels ascribe to Jesus some of the unique functions and characteristics, which the Hebrew Bible attributes to YHWH alone. For instance, the Synoptics describe Christ as subduing/trampling on the winds and seas in language that is reminiscent of the way the Greek version of the OT writings

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Sam Shamoun
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Daniel’s Son of Man: YHWH’s Angel? Pt. 3 Members Public

I continue from where I previously left off: Daniel’s Son of Man: YHWH’s Angel? Pt. 2. Before I proceed into disclosing the identity of the particular Angel of God that is not a created being and who, at the same time, is personally distinguished from God, I want

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Sam Shamoun
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CHRIST’S GENEALOGIES REVISITED Members Public

The following articles are taken from Jimmy Akin’s website, which can be accessed here: Questions About Jesus’ Genealogies An Older Article on Jesus’ Genealogies Taken from my book A Daily Defense: Day 85: Descended from David How ? Challenge: Jesus’ genealogies contradict each other. Matthew has Jesus descended from David’

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Sam Shamoun
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MORMON POLYTHEISM REVISITED Members Public

The following is taken from the monumental work titled The Incarnate Christ and His Critics: A Biblical Defense, authored by Robert M. Bowman Jr. & J. Ed Komoszewski, published by Kregel Academic, Grand Rapids, MI, 2024, Part 2: Like Father, Like Son: Jesus’ Divine Attributes, Chapter 9: Monotheism and the

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Sam Shamoun
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JEREMIAH AND THE ARK Members Public

The book of 2 Maccabees states that the ark of the covenant was hidden by Jeremiah the prophet in a cave located on the mountain where Moses was allowed to see the land of Canaan before he died, namely Mount Nebo (cf. Deut. 32:48-52; 34:1-8). The exact location

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Sam Shamoun
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JOHN, JUDAISM & THE SECOND DEATH Members Public

John in Revelation speaks of the second death, which is the everlasting destruction that individuals experience after being cast into the lake fire: “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.” Revelation

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Sam Shamoun
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Matt. 28:19 – Baptism In Whose Name? Members Public

Matthew 28:19 – Baptism In Whose Name? James E. Snapp Matthew 28:19-20a in Codex F, beside part of the chapter-list for Mark. “This is perhaps a case of late interpolation.” That was liberal scholar Rudolph Bultmann’s opinion of the words “in the name of the Father, and of

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Sam Shamoun
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