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Patriarch Timothy I on Muhammad Paid Members Public
The following excerpt is taken from The apology of Timothy the Patriarch before the Caliph Mahdi, translated by Alphonse Mingana, published by Manchester University Press, England, 1928, pp. 196-198. Timothy I (AD 780-823) was the Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East who made an apology for the Christian
Patriarch Bartholomew on Muslims Paid Members Public
I cite what Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew stated in respect to Muslims and Islam. All emphasis will be mine. Address by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Esteemed religious leaders, venerable scholars, beloved brothers and sisters, As the golden sun rises over this ancient city, a place where history paints an intricate
Gregory of Nyssa, the Jews and God Paid Members Public
Here’s what this great saint of the Church wrote about the Jews worshiping the one true God: But with regard to service and worship, and the other things which they so nicely calculate about, and bring into prominence, we say this; that the Holy Spirit is exalted above all
The Allah of the Arabic Bible Paid Members Public
In this short post I will be citing biblical verses where refer to the Father and Son as being God, which the Arabic Bible translates as Allah. “In the sixth month, God (Allahi) sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married
EO Saint Calls Krishna, Buddha & Abu Bakr Holy Men! Paid Members Public
In his writing titled The Agony of the Church, the EO Saint Rev. Nicholai Velimirovic, D.D, called the first Muslim caliph Abu Bakr, the Hindu god Khrisna, Buddha, Confucius, Zoroaster, and Lao Tze saints or holy men! He even included some pagan figures/gods in his list! First of
St. Jerome on Illustrious Men Paid Members Public
I quote a part of St. Jerome’s De Viris Illustribus (Illustrious Men), in which he writes in respect to some of the most influential Christians that ever lived, starting with specific Apostles of our Lord. The details he gives about their lives, works and even deaths are truly remarkable
Zwingli On Mary’s Perpetual Virginity Paid Members Public
Huldrych (Ulrich) Zwingli was a prominent magisterial Protestant reformer who even opposed Martin Luther in respect to core doctrines such as the holy Eucharist, which he denied became the actual body and blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. Yet despite his vehement opposition to the Roman Catholic Church, Zwingli actually
Justin Martyr: Jews Worship the Same God Paid Members Public
In his dialogue with Trypho the Jew and his companions, the great saint and martyr Justin Martyr acknowledged that both Jews and Christians worship the same exact God. I cite the relevant section of that discussion. All emphasis will be mine. Chapter 10. Trypho blames the Christians for this alone—