Answering Islam - Sam Shamoun Theology (Page 61)

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MUHAMMAD: A PRE-ISLAMIC PAGAN

According to Islam’s earliest and most reliable sources, Muhammad was a pagan who used to sacrifice to the pagan gods and goddesses, and only stopped doing so when he was reprimanded by a monotheist (hanif) named Zayd ibn Amr ibn Nufayl: XVI. That which has been slaughtered on altars

MUHAMMAD’S GOD VS. THE GOD REVEALED IN JESUS

The aim of this post is to share some of the many reasons why the Islamic deity cannot be the same God revealed in the Person of Jesus Christ and his inspired Word, the Holy Bible. The evidence will prove that Muhammad’s Allah is not the same as the

CATHOLIC SOURCES ON REV. 12 & THE ASSUMPTION

In this post I will cite various Catholic authorities to illustrate the Catholic interpretation of Revelation, especially as it relates to the Assumption of the Blessed Mother. All emphasis will be mine. Verse 1 A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet. By this woman, interpreters

REFORMERS ON THE ASSUMPTION

Jan Huss on the Feast of the Assumption of Mary “… and in all these I sought rest, and I shall abide in the inheritance of the Lord.” (Quoting Sirach 24) “Although the words of this epistle primarily relate to the uncreated Wisdom, they also secondarily relate to the glorious Virgin

REFORMERS ON REVELATION 12

Francois Lambert (A.D. 1528), Commentary on Revelation 12 “If Christ is her son, it is true that Mary is a portion of this woman, that is, of the most noble Church. “For to devour the son means to remove the true faith in his name. And indeed, Satan literally

ANCIENT WITNESSES TO MARY’S ASSUMPTION

Courtesy of William Albrecht. All emphasis is mine. Ephrem the Syrian “I am about to enter into His living Paradise, and in the place in which Eve succumbed, I shall glorify Him. For of all created women, He was most pleased with me, and He willed that I should be

ANCIENT COMMENTARIES ON REVELATION 12

Courtesy of William Albrecht. All emphasis is mine. Testament of Joseph, Chapter II 72 And hear ye, my children, also the vision which I saw. 73 There were twelve harts feeding: and the nine were first dispersed over all the earth, and likewise also the three. 74 And I saw

MONEPISCOPACY IN THE EARLY CHURCH

Monepiscopacy, also called monarchical episcopate, refers to a single bishop chosen to preside and rule over the church with a college of presbyters and deacons. The evidence shows that this was an early and widespread practice of the universal church. In fact, a strong case can be made that this

THE CHRISTOLOGY OF THE 12 PATRIARCHS

This is a continuation from a prior post where I examine specific apocryphal and pseudepigraphal works, many of which were originally Jewish in origin but which were later redacted and revised by Christian scribes/editors: THE CHRISTOLOGY OF ADAM AND ISAAC. As I indicated previously, these additions serve as a

THE CHRISTOLOGY OF ADAM AND ISAAC

In this post I will be looking at specific early Christian apocryphal and pseudepigraphic writings, which give us an idea of the early Christological views held during that period. Some of these sources are believed to have originally been Jewish works that subsequently underwent revision and redaction by Christian scribes.