Answering Islam - Sam Shamoun Theology (Page 44)

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SYRIAC CHRISTIANITY & THE QURAN

In this post I am going to provide evidence that the Quran has been heavily influenced by, and even fashioned after the Christological debates which took place among Syriac speaking Christians. I will prove that the very language of the Quran has been shape by the theological vocabulary and expressions

HEBREWS 2:9 & SYRIAC CHRISTOLOGY PT. 2

I continue my discussion of the variants of Hebrews 2:9 and its impact on Christology and soteriology: HEBREWS 2:9 & SYRIAC CHRISTOLOGY. One of the most interesting, in fact remarkable, variants of Hebrews 2:9 is found in the Syriac translation known as the Peshitta. According to this

ISLAM’S DEVOLUTION! JEWISH PIGS & APES

The Quran asserts that Allah punished a certain group of Jews by transforming them into apes and pigs: And ye know of those of you who broke the Sabbath, how We said unto them: Be ye apes, despised and hated! S. 2:65 Shall I tell thee of a worse

TEXTUAL CRITICISM & CHRIST’S DEITY

Modern New Testament textual critics prefer what is typically known as reasoned eclecticism. This position holds to the belief that the earliest papyri, specifically those manuscripts (MSS) classified as the Alexandrian text type, and the major codices (e.g., Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Alexandrinus etc.) are to be prioritized since this is

THE BIBLE’S CODED MESSAGES

In this post I will share a way in which God provides clues that the Scriptures are inspired by the Holy Spirit by taking the case of John the Baptist and his parents and the implication of their names. Here’s what Luke writes in regards to the lineage and

ALMSGIVING & ATONEMENT

In the Greek translation of Daniel, which is longer than the Hebrew version, teaches that almsgiving or giving charity is an atonement for sins: “Therefore, O king, let my counsel please thee, and atone for thy sins by alms, and [thine] iniquities by compassion on the poor: it may be

EARLY CHURCH ON PURGATORY

William Albrecht 2nd Century AD St. Clement of Alexandria (150-215 AD) “The believer through discipline divests himself of his passions and passes to the mansion better than the former one, passing through torments with repentance for post-baptismal sins. Although these punishments cease after purification, God’s righteousness allows for temporary

EARLY CHURCH ON AGE OF CREATION

By Ben Kissingly Historical references: “They are deceived, too, by those highly mendacious documents which profess to give the history of many thousand years, though, reckoning by the sacred writings, we find that not 6000 years have yet passed.” St. Augustine, City of God, Book XII, chapter 10, “Of the

CHRIST THE GOD-MAN

The following chart provides a helpful summation of some of the overwhelming biblical data, which confirms that Jesus is the God-Man, the eternal God that became human and who, by virtue of his physical resurrection unto immortality, shall forever exist as both God and Man. GOD MAN He is God

TRINITY CHART

In this chart I lay out some of the unique, exclusive titles/characteristics/functions, etc. belonging to God, and show how they are all applied to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. FATHER SON HOLY SPIRT GOD John 17:3; 20:17; 1 Cor. 8:6; 2 Cor. 1:3;