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Textual Veracity of Luke 22:19-20 Members Public

The majority of English versions of the Holy Bible contain the so-called longer reading of Luke 22:19-20: “And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is My body which is given for you. Do this

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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St. Gregory of Nyssa on the Filioque Members Public

In this post I will share a few quotes from St. Gregory in respect to the Filioque, e.g., the Holy Spirit’s eternal procession from the Father by/through the Son. All emphasis will be mine. Indeed, it would be a lengthy task to set out in detail from

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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The Son of Man Comes as the Ancient of Days Members Public

In this post I will be quoting from the article by Benjamin E. Reynolds, The 'One Like a Son of Man' According to the Old Greek of Daniel 7, 13-14, pp. 2-9 and 12-13. The phrase “Old Greek” (OG) stands for the earliest surviving Greek

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Virgin Birth in Isa. 9:7 Members Public

The following is taken from this site post: The Mystery Of The Closed Mem. The Mystery Of The Closed Mem By Daniel Botkin The letter mem, which corresponds to our English letter M, is one of five letters in the Hebrew alphabet that takes a final form. In other words,

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Jesus & The Holy Spirit: The True Muhammad/Ahmad! Members Public

The latest attempt by internet Muslim dawagandists to prove that Muhammad is mentioned in the Holy Bible is to now appeal to a 9th century translation of the LXX version of the Hebrew Bible into Arabic by an Assyrian “Nestorian” Christian scribe named Hunayn Ibn Ishaq. According to these polemicists,

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Moses: A God like Jesus? Members Public

In Exodus, God tells Moses that he would make him as God to both Aaron and Pharoah, with Aaron functioning as his mouthpiece/spokesperson and prophet: “Aaron will speak to the people for you. He will be your spokesman, and you will be like Elohim.” Exodus 4:16 Names of

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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The Holy Bible on Interracial Marriages Members Public

The Holy Bible sternly warned Israel not to intermarry with the pagan nations lest they end up worshiping their gods/goddesses: “Be sure to keep what I am commanding you this day: behold, I am going to drive out the Amorite before you, and the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Perizzite,

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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God’s Love of Gentiles in the Hebrew Bible Members Public

In this post I will show that the true God loves all nations equally, not just Israel. I will demonstrate that God commanded the Israelites to love the foreigner or non-Israelite as a fellow, native-born Israelite, and ordered that the same Law and commands equally apply to both

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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