islam
In-depth analysis of Islamic theology, scripture, tradition, and argumentation through rigorous scholarly critique.
Did the Jews believe or didn’t they? Paid Members Public
Addressing more of Zaatari’s blatant distortions and bluster Sam Shamoun Sami Zaatari wrote a "reply" (*) to my thorough refutation (1, 2, 3) of his article concerning what the earliest followers of Jesus thought of him (*). Lord willing, I will provide a complete refutation to his latest (and
Muhammad and the Jewish Messiah Revisited Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We arrive at the final part of our rebuttal where we will now examine Muhammad’s teachings regarding Jesus. All Quranic citations in this section will be from Arthur J. Aberry’s version of the Muslim scripture. Muhammad’s Dilemma Contrary to Zaatari’s assertion Muhammad expressly taught
Muhammad and the Jewish Messiah Revisited Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We continue from where we previously left off. The Testimony of the Christian Scriptures The New Testament agrees with the Hebrew Scriptures in that it proclaims that Jesus the Messiah is an eternal King who rules over the entire creation forever, and that every creature must serve and
Muhammad and the Jewish Messiah Revisited Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun There are some Muslim apologists that just never learn their lesson, no matter how many times they have been refuted and/or have had their arguments turned against them. Take, for instance, Paul Bilal Williams who will keep rehashing the same objections over and over again, even though
Jesus as Wisdom Incarnate – Paid Members Public
Dealing with the Assertions of a Muslim polemicist Pt. 2 Sam Shamoun We continue our discussion from where we left off. The fourth problem with Williams’ assertions is that he erroneously assumes that in Luke 11:49, Jesus could not have been identifying himself as God’s Wisdom since he
Jesus as Wisdom Incarnate – Paid Members Public
Dealing with the Assertions of a Muslim polemicist Pt. 1 Sam Shamoun Muslim taqiyyist extraordinaire Paul Bilal Williams has written an article where he tries to convince his readers that the NT documents provide evidence for an evolving Christology. He argues that one is able to see how the portrait
Biblical Monotheism and God’s Heavenly Throne Paid Members Public
Responding to a Muslim Dawagandist’s Objections to the Trinity Pt. 3 Sam Shamoun In this section we will address some of the objections raised by “Servetus the Evangelical” in the article which Zawadi derived his ideas from. “Servetus” writes: The NT declares that Jesus was crucified, died, raised from
Biblical Monotheism and God’s Heavenly Throne Paid Members Public
Responding to a Muslim Dawagandist’s Objections to the Trinity Pt. 2 Sam Shamoun We continue with our rebuttal to Zawadi’s “reply.” Jesus is worshiped as a result of his exaltation to the highest position Now that Jesus has been exalted to God’s heavenly throne God expects and