apocrypha
Examinations of apocryphal writings, their historical background, doctrinal themes, and relevance in biblical debates.
CHRISTIAN FABLES OF THE QURAN Paid Members Public
In this post I will present examples of certain Christian fairytales, which the Quran passes off as historical events in the life of Christ that were revealed to Muhammad. This in itself proves the fraud of Islam, and exposes Muhammad as a false prophet who had no connection with the
GNOSTIC FABLES OF ISLAM Paid Members Public
Muhammad’s contemporaries accused him of regurgitating the ancient myths, fables, traditions, fairytales, etc., of the pagans, Jews, Christians, various heretical sects, etc., and passing them off as revelations sent down to him from his deity: Those who disbelieve say: “This (the Qur’an) is nothing but a lie that
JUDE & MOSES’ ASSUMPTION Paid Members Public
The short Epistle of Jude references a non-canonical work in respect to the dispute which took place between Michael and the devil over the body of Moses: Many in the early church and scholars of today believe that Jude was citing from the work Assumption of Moses. In order to
JUDE’S EPISTLE REFUTES ARIANISM Paid Members Public
ADDENDUM Make sure to read this first: JUDE’S EPISTLE VERSUS ARIANISM. It seems that not all the verses where YHWH speaks in the third person are cases of YHWH referring to himself. It may be an indication of the fact that YHWH is referring to another divine Person as
ATHANASIUS ON THE “APOCRYPHA” Paid Members Public
COURTESY OF CATHOLIC APOLOGIST WILLIAM ALBRECHT Contrary to the assertions of certain Protestant apologists, Athanasius did quote from the deutero-canonical writings as inspired Scripture, often citing them along with the proto-canonical books without making any distinction between them. In this post I will share several examples from Athanasius’ writings to
MELCHIZEDEK REVISITED Paid Members Public
In this post I extract the section on Melchizedek from James Kugel’s book, Traditions of the Bible: A Guide to the Bible as It Was at the Start of the Common Era, Chapter 8. Melchizedek (GENESIS 14:17-20), published by Harvest University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts/London, England, in 1998.
ANCIENT WITNESSES TO MARY’S ASSUMPTION Paid Members Public
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
THE CHRISTOLOGY OF THE 12 PATRIARCHS Paid Members Public
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