church-history
Historical studies on the development of Christian doctrine, early church writings, councils, and controversies.
Calling Together or Ripping Apart? Paid Members Public
Then He turned to the heaven, which was only smoke at that time. He said to the heaven and the earth: "Come ye together, willingly or unwillingly." -- Sura 41:11 Have not the disbelievers seen that the heavens and the earth were one piece and We parted
The Gospel Accounts: Evolving Texts or Accurate Summaries? Paid Members Public
The Gospel Accounts: Evolving Texts or Accurate Summaries? Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has written a few articles where he aims to prove that the portrait of Jesus changes throughout time from one Gospel to another. In this current article (*), Zawadi wants to show how Jesus healing powers have improved from
Bismikaallahuma : Regarding I AM WHAT I AM [APPENDIX: JUSTIN MARTYR ON THE OT APPEARANCES OF THE PREINCARNATE CHRIST] Paid Members Public
I AM WHAT I AM [APPENDIX] JUSTIN MARTYR ON THE OT APPEARANCES OF THE PREINCARNATE CHRIST Sam Shamoun The following excerpt is taken from Justin Martyrs second century work Dialogue of Justin Philosopher and Martyr, With Trypho the Jew, which can be read here. To read the entire book, please
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