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Biblical studies on Mary’s life, role, and significance in salvation history.

JESUS CHRIST: JOSEPH’S LEGAL HEIR Members Public

In this post I will be responding to another Protestant objection against the perpetual virginity of the blessed Mother of our God Incarnate. It is claimed that if Joseph had children from a previous marriage, which would make them older than Christ, then Jesus could not have been Joseph’s

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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JESUS IN ISLAMIC TRADITION Members Public

In this post I will quote specific Muslim expositors in regards to particular Quranic texts concerning ‘Isa and Maryam, Islam’s counterfeit Jesus and Mary. All emphasis will be mine. AL-QURTUBI The following citations are taken fromTafsir al-Qurtubi, translated by Aisha Abdurrahman Bewley, published by Diwan Press, 2019. Isrā‘īl

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Sam Shamoun
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NOTES FOR THE ANTHONY ROGERS’ REBUTTAL Members Public

DID MARY HAVE BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN? In their zeal against and hatred of Mary’s perpetual virginity, rabid anti-Catholic calvinists such as Anthony Rogers will cite Psalm 69:8 to prove that the blessed Mother of our Lord (Cf. Luke 1:43) had biological children after giving birth to Christ. This

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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FRANCIS TURRETIN ON THE PERPETUAL VIRGINITY OF MARY Members Public

This post is courtesy of Perry Robinson of energetic procession: https://energeticprocession.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/sometimes-you-feel-like-a-nut-francis-turretin-on-the-perpetual-virginity-of-mary/. The perpetual virginity of Mary often comes up in Protestant and Catholic arguments. When I was Reformed, I didn’t think much of it. I didn’t think it ought to be

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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ISA’S MOTHER: THE SISTER OF MOSES! Members Public

In this very short post, I will cite a tradition found in the major commentaries of the Quran that show how the followers of Muhammad’s companions were baffled by the Quranic claim that Jesus’ mother was the sister of Aaron. They clearly saw that this meant that Mary was

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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REFORMERS ON THE FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION Members Public

Courtesy of William Albrecht. Jan Huss on the Feast of the Assumption of Mary “..and in all these I sought rest, and I shall abide in the inheritance of the Lord.” Quoting Sirach 24 “Although the words of this epistle primarily relate to the uncreated Wisdom, they also secondarily relate

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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JAMES WHITE’S WAR AGAINST MARY FULL OF GRACE Members Public

A Further Illustration of James White’s Inconsistency James White has built his reputation by debating Roman Catholics where he employs arguments which sound reasonable at first glance. Yet once a person begins to dig a little deeper it then becomes apparent that White’s claims are either shallow, inconsistent,

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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EARLY CHURCH ON MARY AS THE NEW AND GREATER EVE Members Public

In this post I will cite from a few of the early Christian writers who viewed Mary as the new Eve, just as Christ was the new Adam, who through her obedience undid what Eve’s disobedience did to creation. JUSTIN MARTYR Chapter 100. In what sense Christ is [called]

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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