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IGNATIUS’ SHORTER AND LONGER LETTERS TO THE TRALLANS Paid Members Public
The following translation is taken from: Trallians – Roberts-Donaldson English Translation (Shorter and Longer Recensions). It contains the shorter (Syriac) and longer recensions of St. Ignatius’ letter to the Trallans. The post quotes the shorter recension first. All emphasis will be mine. Shorter and Longer Versions Ignatius, who is also called
𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐔𝐒 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐒? Paid Members Public
These quotes are from Capturing Christianity’s response video to James White’s casting doubt on the existence of this holy Martyr and disciples of the beloved Apostles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tg4V70LcDo&t=30s. Charles Gore (1900) “[W]e cannot but congratulate ourselves that now for
ORTHODOX STUDY BIBLE, TRINITY & THE TORAH Paid Members Public
In this post I will be citing from the Orthodox Study Bible (OSB), published by Thomas Nelson, 2008. The quotations will be in regards to the position that OSB takes in respect to the Trinity being mentioned all throughout the first five books of Moses, which are commonly referred to
ORTHODOX STUDY BIBLE & PSALM 110 Paid Members Public
Here is the English rendering of Psalm 110 from the Orthodox Study Bible (OSB), which is Ps. 109 in the Greek versions commonly referred to as the Septuagint, along with the accompanying footnotes: The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, Until I make Your enemies the
A Coptic Convert Exposes Muhammad Pt. 5 Paid Members Public
I come to the finale in this series: A Coptic Convert Exposes Muhammad Pt. 4. CONTRADICTIONS GALORE As I stated previously, Ibn Raja’s knowledge and mastery of the Islamic sources are simply amazing. This will be further confirmed here by his awareness of all the irreconcilable contradictions within the
A Coptic Convert Exposes Muhammad Pt. 4 Paid Members Public
I share another installment in this series: A Coptic Convert Exposes Muhammad Pt. 3 . THE CORRUPT QURAN Ibn Raja shows extraordinary knowledge and mastery of what the Islamic sources claim in respect to the composition, variations and corruption of the Quran I excerpt pp. 153-173 of David Bertaina’s translation
A Coptic Convert Exposes Muhammad Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
This is another installment from a series of posts from the Coptic convert Ibn Rajal: A Coptic Convert Exposes Muhammad Pt. 2. In this section I quote what this blessed monk wrote in respect to the manner in which Muhammad allegedly received inspiration. Ibn Rajal exposes Muhammad as a charlatan
A Coptic Convert Exposes Muhammad Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
I continue the series that I began here: A Coptic Convert Exposes Muhammad Pt. 1. In this post I will be citing from David Bertaina’s work Būluṣ ibn Rajāʾ The Fatimid Egyptian Convert Who Shaped Christian Views of Islam, pp. 139-147. Ibn Raja shows that Muhammad was murderous false