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Historical analysis of religious developments, events, and theological movements relevant to apologetics.
Response to Misha'al Al-Kadhi: The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Gospel of Barnabas Paid Members Public
The Dead Sea Scrolls And Islam? Response to Chapter 7 The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Gospel of Barnabas INTRODUCTION When I first read the complete chapter from Mr. Al-Kadhi's book, I was immediately strucked by his first paragraph : Many of the fundamental beliefs of Christianity which have
Origins and Sources of the Gospel of Barnabas Paid Members Public
Origins and Sources of the Gospel of Barnabas by John Gilchrist An Analysis of the Gospel of Barnabas Introduction 1. Was Barnabas really its author? 2. Evidence of its Medieval Origin 3. Other Evidences against its Authenticity 4. Who Really Composed this Forgery? Bibliography INTRODUCTION Although the Gospel of Barnabas
Muhammad and the Death of Kinana Paid Members Public
MUHAMMAD AND THE DEATH OF KINANA by Silas ABSTRACT Muhammad aggressively attacked several groups of people around him. One of these groups were the Jews of Khaibar. Muhammad believed God led him to attack Khaibar. After Khaibar was conquered, the Jews were either enslaved, executed, or allowed to live there
Saul and Gideon: Revelation or Confusion? Paid Members Public
Saul and Gideon: revelation or error? An analysis of Sura 2:249 James M. Arlandson What happens when a passage in the Quran is erroneous, which can be compared with another sacred text? How do you clarify the mistake? Do you retreat to revelations no matter what? (The Quran comes
The True State Of The Qur'an : 'Uthman's Text Had Discrepancies Paid Members Public
Part 2: The True State Of The Qur'an Back To Main Index Back To Part 2 Index CHAPTER V: ‘UTHMAN’S TEXTS HAD DISCREPANCIES a/ The Reason For Making ‘One’ Text Islam’s ‘history’ claims that in 30 AH, some 18 years after Muhammad’s death, during Caliph
Muhammad's cruel treatment of the Uraynians Paid Members Public
Muhammad's treatment of the Uraynians revisited Sam Shamoun This a response to Bassam Zawadi (*; *) regarding Muhammad's brutal treatment of the Uraynians. Zawadi begins his rebuttal by showing that he doesn't know what a red herring is: Sam Shamoun wrote a 16 page response to
What the "National Geographic" really says about "Iram" Paid Members Public
Lofty claims about 'Iram The Qur'an says in Sura 89:6-8 (Yusuf Ali's translation): Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people),- Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars, The like of which were not produced in (all) the
Does the Christian West Owe Anything to the Islamic East? Paid Members Public
Does the Christian West Owe Anything to the Islamic East? Jacob Thomas Back at college in the Levant, when I studied the “History of the Arab-Islamic Civilization,” I remember our teacher extolling the cultural activities that took place in Baghdad during the early years of the Abbasid Caliphate. We learned