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Euesbius on the New Testament Canon Members Public

The following is taken from Eusebius’ Church History,  Book III. All emphasis will be mine.  Chapter 3. The Epistles of the Apostles. 1. One epistle of Peter, that called the first, is acknowledged as genuine. And this the ancient elders used freely in their own writings as an undisputed work.

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Submitting to the Bishop Members Public

The Holy Bible is clear that the inspired Scriptures were never meant to be the private possession of the common folk, but were to be entrusted to qualified individuals appointed by God. These were the ones whom God authorized to teach and interpret the oracles of God to his people,

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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God’s Land Promises to Israel Already Fulfilled Members Public

According to the Holy Bible, God had already fulfilled his promise to the patriarchs that their seed would inherit all the land, which he had sworn to give to them, after Joshua had brought Israel into Canaan: “So Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev, he and his wife

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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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 in remembrance

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

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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 translation of the

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,

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Sam Shamoun
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