genesis

Exegesis of Genesis’ foundational doctrines: creation, covenant, humanity, and early biblical history.

Did Jesus deny the ascension of Elijah and Enoch? Members Public

A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Jesus in John 3:13 claims that no one has ascended into heaven except him, the Son of Man. Yet there are two instances in which persons ascended into heaven, Enoch and Elijah. Doesnt this prove that Jesus was either

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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God's Promise to Abraham's Offspring: Singular or Plural? Members Public

A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: In Galatians 3:16, Paul shows that he misunderstood the Hebrew OT. He erroneously thinks that Gods promise to Abraham that through his seed all the nations would be blessed was referring to one specific person. In reality, the word

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Sam Shamoun
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The Incomprehensible Nature of God and his Son Members Public

Examining the Old Testament Witness to God’s Uni-Plurality Sam Shamoun There is a specific text in the book of Proverbs which refers to the incomprehensibility of God, emphatically declaring that God’s nature is beyond human comprehension. The point in the context of this particular Proverb is that man

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Sam Shamoun
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Plurality in the Old Testament Members Public

Sam Shamoun We now move into the second part of our discussion where we take a look at specific texts which refer to multiple Divine Persons side by side. After all, if the exegesis and analysis that we presented in the first part of our discussion that the use of

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Sam Shamoun
trinitygodbible

Plurality in the Old Testament Members Public

An Examination of Gods Uniplurality in light the Hebrew Bibles Use of Plurals Sam Shamoun In several articles and rebuttals we have presented evidence which we feel conclusively shows that the Hebrew Bible presents a Triune Godhead, that there are three (and only three) distinct Persons identified as Yahweh God.

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Sam Shamoun
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Some Questions On Noah's Flood Answered Members Public

Sam Shamoun Some Muslim critics attempt to debunk the universality of the Flood by suggesting that the ark's measurements could not possibly contain all the land animals of the earth. Dr. Henry Morris responds: 6:15 three hundred cubits. The dimensions of the ark were ideally designed for

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Sam Shamoun
noahgenesisbible

The Dead Sea Scrolls and Gods Uniplurality: Some Observations on Melchizedek Members Public

The Dead Sea Scrolls and Gods Uniplurality Some Observations on Melchizedek Sam Shamoun Between 1947 and 1956, roughly 870 documents were discovered in eleven caves in and around the Wadi Qumran (near the ruins of the ancient settlement of Khirbet Qumran, on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea) in

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Sam Shamoun
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Ishmael Is Not the Father Of Muhammad Revisited Members Public

Sam Shamoun In my original paper, I set out to demonstrate that Ishmael was not the ancestor of Muhammad. I demonstrated that the biblical record does not agree with the Quran and Ahadith regarding Ishmael's alleged settlement in Mecca and purported marriage to a Jurhumite. I also demonstrated

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Sam Shamoun
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