church-history
Historical studies on the development of Christian doctrine, early church writings, councils, and controversies.
Articles on Bible Issues Paid Members Public
* Does the Holy Bible Call Itself the Holy Bible? * Does the Holy Bible claim to be the inspired Word of God? * The Epistle of 2 Peter Pt. 1 * The Epistle of 2 Peter Pt. 2 * The Epistle of 2 Peter Pt. 3 * Are The Jewish Apocrypha Inspired Scripture? [Part 1]
The Epistle of 2 Peter Paid Members Public
A Thorough Look at the Scholarly Defenses of Petrine Authorship Pt. 3 Sam Shamoun We will now conclude with the comments of NT scholar Douglas Moo. But we think this is an unfortunate move. The acceptance of 2 Peter as both pseudonymous and inerrant requires us to believe that the
The Epistle of 2 Peter Paid Members Public
A Thorough Look at the Scholarly Defenses of Petrine Authorship Pt. 2 Sam Shamoun We continue from where we left off by now quoting from Evangelical NT Scholar Donald Guthrie's New Testament Introduction, InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove IL., third edition (revised) in one volume December 1970, pp. 820-21,
The Epistle of 2 Peter Paid Members Public
A Thorough Look at the Scholarly Defenses of Petrine Authorship Pt. 1 Sam Shamoun In their zeal to attack the veracity and authority of the Holy Bible Muslims will often quote the views of liberal, critical scholarship, not caring whether these same criticisms and underlying presuppositions can be used to
The Gospel Q and the Identity of Jesus Paid Members Public
The Hypothetical Gospel Q And It’s Effect on NT Christology Sam Shamoun The Gospel called Q refers to a hypothetical sayings Gospel believed to have been used by both Matthew and Luke. The word Q is actually an abbreviation for Quelle, the German word for "source." A
Questions regarding the authenticity and implications of the baptismal formula in Matthew 28:19 Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Many Christians quote Matthew 28:19 to show that Jesus taught that God is a Trinity. Yet this Trinitarian Baptismal formula cannot be found in any MS of the Gospel of Matthew until the fourth century. Doesnt this therefore prove
Did God want Christ's followers to be called Christians? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: The terms Islam and Muslims are found all throughout the Quran (cf. 2:130-133; 3:19-20, 67, 84-85; 5:3; 22:78), indicating that these are revealed names from God unlike the terms Christianity and Christian(s). These words are
Origen's Christology: A Response to the Cults Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun It is common for heretics and apostates like Jehovah's Witnesses and Muslims to misquote the early Church Fathers and to read their own post-biblical and heretical views back into the Patristic writings. One such Father that is often misquoted is Origen. Heretics and apostates often misquote