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Explorations of the Torah’s teachings, historical context, and theological foundations.
Qur'an Difficulty: Moses and the Injil? Paid Members Public
Qur'an Difficulty Moses and the Injil? In Sura 7:155-157 we find a prayer by Moses and then Allah's response to him (Yusuf Ali's translation): [7:155] And Moses chose seventy of his people for Our place of meeting: when they were seized with
The Mistakes of the Quran regarding the Biblical Patriarchs Paid Members Public
The Quran’s Mistakes regarding the Biblical Patriarchs One formula that is used in the Scriptures to identify the specific God worshiped by Israel, highlighting their unique relationship to their covenant making God, is the expression, "the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob": "And behold, the LORD
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
Qur'an Problem: Abraham's Progeny? How Muhammad messed up Abraham's family tree Paid Members Public
Abraham's Progeny? How the author of the Qur'an messed up Abraham's family tree After recounting how Abraham became a believer and a prophet to his own people (S. 6:74-82; cf. this article), the Qur'an states how Allah rewarded Abraham by giving
What Torah is the Quran talking about? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In his most recent article trying to address Muhammads blatant inconsistency and failure of applying the Qurans censuring of all poetry (*), Bassam Zawadi seeks to undermine my claim regarding the Quran confirming the Holy Bible. After citing a text to show that the Quran commands Zawadi to believe
Yet again: Unclean foods? Paid Members Public
Yet again: Unclean foods Sam Shamoun Not leaving well enough alone, Bassam Zawadi has once again decided to raise the issue of clean and unclean foods (1, 2). In the second article, he claims: Leviticus 20:25 25 " 'You must therefore make a distinction between clean and unclean
On Punishment for Adultery Paid Members Public
On Punishment for Adultery Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi claims that the blessed Apostle Paul contradicts Jesus regarding the issue of adultery (here). He writes: Paul makes it quite clear that adulterers will be punished... 1 Thessalonians 4:3-6 3It is God's will that you should be sanctified: that
A Contradiction regarding Clean Foods? Paid Members Public
A Contradiction regarding Clean Foods? Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz Bassam Zawadi seeks to interact with one of our answers to a question on eating pork. Basically the author tried to show that Mark 7:18-23 shows Jesus declaring all food clean. Here is the passage "Are you so