church-history
Historical studies on the development of Christian doctrine, early church writings, councils, and controversies.
Pagan Origins of Christianity ... Paid Members Public
The Alleged Pagan Origins of Christianity Examining More of Abdullah Smiths Continuing Intellectual Suicide Mission Sam Shamoun Abdullah Smith recently sent us an email where he quoted the writings of certain church fathers, specifically Justin Martyr, to prove that Christianity is nothing more than a rehashing of pagan mythologies. One
Rebuttals to Islamic Awareness : Is The Bible In Our Hands The Same As During The Time Of Muhammad(P)? Paid Members Public
Responses to Islamic Awareness Is The Bible In Our Hands The Same As During The Time Of Muhammad(P)? M S M Saifullah Assalamu-alaikum wa rahamatullahi wa barakatuhu: As an arm-chair metallurgist I firmly believe that one should strike the iron when it is hot. Very recently, Jochen Katz has
New Testament Textual Criticism and the True Significance of the Variants Paid Members Public
Wildcat OUTLINE I. General Text-Critical Issues A. The Living Text B. Between Autograph and Earliest MSS C. Conjectural Emendation & The Tenacity of Textual Variants D. Playing the Percentages II. Variants that Affect Crucial Christian Doctrines A. Mark 16:9-20 B. Luke 22:17-20 C. John 1:18 D. I
The Challenge of Mark 16 Paid Members Public
The Challenge of Mark 16 Sam Shamoun One common trick that Muslim debaters like Ahmad Deedat and Zakir Naik bring up in their debates against Christians is to issue the challenge of Mark 16:14-18. Essentially, this entails the Muslim speaker to quote Jesus' promise to believers that nothing
Rebuttal to Mohamed Ghounem : Is the Gospel Originally in Greek or Hebrew? Paid Members Public
Is the Gospel Originally in Greek or Hebrew? Sam Shamoun Ghounem: The Books collected into the New Testament do not constitute the utterances of Jesus nor of his disciples. Jesus was of Jewish ancestry and so were his disciples. If any of Jesus' utterances were to be found preserved
Jalal Abualrub's errors and logical fallacies in "Holy Wars, Crusades, Jihad" [Part 2] Paid Members Public
Jalal Abualrub's errors and logical fallacies in Holy Wars, Crusades, Jihad [Part 1] Part 2 Sam Shamoun We resume our examination of Jalal Abualrubs book, Holy Wars, Crusades, Jihad (1), by taking a look at a few biblical passages that are quoted to show that Jesus supposedly condoned
Jalal Abualrub's errors and logical fallacies in "Holy Wars, Crusades, Jihad" Paid Members Public
Jalal Abualrub's errors and logical fallacies in Holy Wars, Crusades, Jihad Part 1 Sam Shamoun Jalal Abualrub has written a book titled Holy Wars, Crusades, Jihad where he discusses Islamic Jihad, Biblical wars, and the military expeditions carried out by both Jews and Christians throughout the centuries. Currently
John and Matthew on the calling of the first disciples Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Jalal Abualrub has posted an article written by a Muslim named Omar Alhabeshi which seeks to attack the accuracy of the Gospels. Alhabeshi claims that there are some chronological errors between Matthew and John regarding Jesus meeting with his disciples. Alhabeshi begins his article by first mentioning the