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Biblical and historical studies on the nation of Israel, covenant theology, and prophetic fulfillment.
Qur'an Error: Israel's Response to the Covenant Paid Members Public
Qur'an Error: Israels Response to the Covenant The Quran erroneously states that when God made a covenant with Israel through Moses, the people responded by saying that they disobey: There came to you Moses with clear (Signs); yet ye worshipped the calf (Even) after that, and ye did
Revisiting God’s Command to Kill the Amalekites Paid Members Public
Revisiting God’s Command to Kill the Amalekites: Analyzing One Muslim’s Response Sam Shamoun Sami Zaatari has written a so-called "response" to my paper, What about God commanding the annihilation of the Amalekites? He begins by claiming that the Quran never commands the killing of women and
Responses to Bismikaallahuma : The Event of Worship to the Golden Calf Paid Members Public
The Qur'an and the Event of Worship to the Golden Calf Sam Shamoun This paper will address the response of two Muslims trying to reconcile S. 7:149-150 with S. 20:91. Asif Iqbal, a member of MENJ’s Bismikaallahuma team, attempts to rebut our short article "
Was Haman the high-priest of Amun? Paid Members Public
Examining a proposed solution to a historical problem in the Qur'an Andrew Vargo Introduction In his paper, "Historicity of Haman as Mentioned in the Qur'an" (Islamic Quarterly, 1980, Volume XXIV, pp. 48-59), Sher Mohammad Syed attempts to partially rescue Muhammad's Qur'
The Valley of Baca Paid Members Public
Baca - is it Mecca? It is sometimes claimed that the Bible mentions Mecca. This is obviously worth a little investigation, as I hope to do in this short paper. Where Does the Claim Come From? In Surah 3:96, Mecca is given the name Bakkah: Verily, the first House
The Messiah in the Jewish Traditions Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun New Testament application of OT texts In this particular section of our series we will be quoting the NT corpus to see how Jesus and his followers understood and applied the specific OT texts and promises which we sourced in the first part of our series. We will
The Messiah in the Jewish Traditions Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Introduction Here we begin a series of articles where we will be looking to specific OT passages concerning God’s promise to raise up a King for his people, a King who would reign forever. We will then proceed to examine such statements in light of the explanation
The Gods of Israel have come down to save! Paid Members Public
More OT Evidence for a multi-personal God Sam Shamoun According to the Hebrew Scriptures, Israel’s Gods came down to save and make themselves known to them: “And the LORD said to Moses, ‘Lo, I am coming to you in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I