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The Mission of Jesus and the Sword Paid Members Public
The Mission of Jesus and the Sword James M. Arlandson, Ph.D. In our comparative study of the two religions of Christianity and Islam, we begin with the mission of Jesus, since he lived about 600 years before Muhammad. The next part in the series, the Mission of Muhammad, is
Communicating Christ Across Cultural Barriers Paid Members Public
Communicating Christ Across Cultural Barriers By Angela Arafat We tend to forget that a large portion of what we say isn’t in the words we speak but in how we inflect the tone, the setting, our hand gestures and the speed in how we say it. We have to
Are there Prophecies of Muhammad in the Bible? Paid Members Public
Are there Prophecies of Muhammad in the Bible? Derik Adams Bassam Zawadi has written an article on "Muhammad in the Bible" (here), attempting to respond to our very own David Wood and his excellent article (here). First, I don't intend to comment on everything Zawadi has
Early Islam's View of the Holy Bible Paid Members Public
Early Islam’s View of the Holy Bible Derik Adams Many Christians (including specialists in the field of orientalism) after having read the earlier Islamic sources have noted that these books convey a different view of the Holy Bible in comparison to the position later adopted by most Muslims i.
Qur'an Versions Paid Members Public
Qur'an Versions I am fully aware that Muslims do not like this term, but they love to use it with a specific meaning regarding the Bible. They point to different translations which sometimes seem to be very different and nearly contradictory to the person who does not know
Surah al-A`la 87:18-19 Paid Members Public
Sheets or Teachings? Surah al-A`la (87:18-19) An Arabic transliteration of these verses is: Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi al-oola Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa Pickthall Yusufali Shakir Sher Ali Rashad Khalifa Lo! This is in the former scrolls. The Books of Abraham and Moses. And this is in
Surah `Abasa 80:23 Paid Members Public
YES or NO? Surah `Abasa (80:23) There are two seriously different translations of this verse: Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him. [Pickthall] He shall uphold His commandments. [Rashad Khalifa] Is it past tense or future? Obedience or disobedience? ... and nearly every year a new and
Surah Bani Israil 17:81 Paid Members Public
The Spirit of Truth? Surah Bani Israil (17:81) In a series that seeks to prove that Muhammad was prophecied in the Bible, we find some Muslims making the following claim: In John 16:12-14, Jesus says: "I have yet many things to tell you, but you cannot