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Historical analysis of religious developments, events, and theological movements relevant to apologetics.

Response to Islamic Awareness: Qur'nic Accuracy Vs. Biblical Error: The Kings & Pharaohs Of Egypt Members Public

Responses to Islamic Awareness Qur'nic Accuracy Vs. Biblical Error: The Kings & Pharaohs Of Egypt Mr Karim believes that he has found an instance where the Qur'an is historically accurate and the Bible is in error. He tells us in this article: For all kings, the

Andrew Vargo
islamquranbible

Responses to Bismikaallahuma : Paul's Dependency on Talmudic Writings Members Public

Responses to Bismikaallahuma Paul's Dependency on Talmudic Writings: A Refutation of the Muslim Claim In the article, Paul's Dependency on Talmudic Writings, MENJ (Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi) presents yet another attack on the Apostle Paul and the authority of the New Testament Scriptures. He begins his

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
islamchristianityjudaism

Did King Offa Become a Muslim? Members Public

It has recently been suggested by some Muslim sources[1] that Offa, a well-known Anglo-Saxon king, was a convert to Islam. This claim is obviously an attractive one for Muslims, as it would certainly be a great achievement to have a "Christian" king publically acknowledge Islam as the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
historyislamquran

New Testament Textual Criticism and the True Significance of the Variants 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

Wildcat
biblechristianitychurch-history

What Really is the "Near Eastern and Semitic Studies Institute of America"? Members Public

Responses to Shibli Zaman Who or What is NESSIA really? In April 2003 at the latest, Shibli Zaman gave his personal website (shibli.zaman.net) not only a thorough face-lift, but he also renamed it the "Near Eastern and Semitic Studies Institute of America" (NESSIA, www.nessia.org)

Jochen Katz
historyreligionbooks

Of Myths and Women: A Response to "Women in Islam versus Women in the Judeo-Christian Tradition" Members Public

OF MYTHS AND WOMEN A RESPONSE TO MUSLIM APOLOGISTS ON THE HISTORICAL STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE WEST AND CHRISTIANITY By Martel Lull Introduction In 1995 Dr. Sherif Abdel Azeem wrote an essay entitled Women in Islam versus Women in the Judeo-Christian Tradition: The Myth & The Reality (see, e.

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
Women in Islamislamchristianity

Answering Islam and the "Allah is a pre-islamic moon-god" hypothesis Members Public

In May/June 2006, Islamic Awareness published a rebuttal to Dr. Robert Morey's hypothesis that Allah is the pre-islamic moon-god. The introduction to their paper contains these statements: One of the favourite arguments of the Christian missionaries over many years had been that Allah of the Qur'

Jochen Katz
allahislamislam-rebuttals

Response to Islamic Awareness: Joseph(P), Moses(P) & The Rulers Of Egypt Members Public

Responses to Islamic Awareness Joseph(P), Moses(P) & The Rulers Of Egypt M S M Saifullah and Elias Kareem attempt to legitimize the Qur'an and discredit the Bible based on the fact that the early Kings of Egypt were not given the title of Pharaoh. The authors

Andrew Vargo
islamquranmoses
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