torah
Explorations of the Torah’s teachings, historical context, and theological foundations.
Is there an Islamic Demand for Obedience to the OT Laws? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has made an attempt to respond (*) to my article (*) regarding the issue of whether Jewish and Christian converts to Islam are required to observe the Law of Moses, even if this means that they must break specific Quranic commands to do so. We will see here
Did Muhammad Confirm the Torah? Paid Members Public
Addressing the Smokescreens of a Muslim Polemicist Sam Shamoun It seems that Zawadi never learns and just doesnt know when to give up, no matter how many times he has been refuted. He is trying so hard to disprove the fact that his own religious scripture along with specific traditions
Does God Refresh Himself? Paid Members Public
Does God Refresh Himself? Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has an issue with the Holy Bibles claim that Yahweh God rested and was refreshed after completing his work of creation (here). He says: The Bible says in the Book of Exodus, Chatper 31, Verse 17... It is a sign between me
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
Another Muslim Corruption of the Torah Paid Members Public
Sami Zaatari's futile attempts to inject new life into a dead argument Jochen Katz David Wood made an argument that Muhammad is a false prophet based on criteria taken from Deuteronomy 18:20. His argument is strong because Deuteronomy 18:18-19 is one of the main passages that
The Challenge (Paul's alleged distortion of the Torah) Paid Members Public
The Challenge Did Paul distort the Torah? As we were perusing the web we discovered a website run by a Muslim named Illias Suttar (www.can-you-answer.com). After reviewing his material we discovered a series of exchanges with both Christians and Qadianis (Ahmadiyyas) where Mr. Suttar invited certain individuals from
Meherally and the Taurat - REVISITED Paid Members Public
In one of his responses to our article, Meherally makes the following erroneous claim: The Book of Moses In the Qur'an (5: 44), it is recorded that Allah (S.W.T.) had Himself Revealed / Bestowed "The Taurat" on Moses (peace be upon him), and therein was
Bismikaallahuma : Regarding I AM WHAT I AM [APPENDIX: JUSTIN MARTYR ON THE OT APPEARANCES OF THE PREINCARNATE CHRIST] Paid Members Public
I AM WHAT I AM [APPENDIX] JUSTIN MARTYR ON THE OT APPEARANCES OF THE PREINCARNATE CHRIST Sam Shamoun The following excerpt is taken from Justin Martyrs second century work Dialogue of Justin Philosopher and Martyr, With Trypho the Jew, which can be read here. To read the entire book, please