torah
Explorations of the Torah’s teachings, historical context, and theological foundations.
Rebuttal to Akbarally Meherally : The Issue of EHYEH in Exodus 3:14 Paid Members Public
Responses to Akbarally Meherally The Issue of EHYEH in Exodus 3:14 On Meherallys entry page and in this article, Meherally makes the following claim: In-depth examination of the most often quoted verses John 8: 58 and 8: 24. Did Jesus say, "I Am (God)" or "I
Rebuttals to Islamic Awareness : Refutation Of The So-Called Contradictions In The Qur'n vis-a-vis Earlier Revelation Paid Members Public
Responses to Islamic Awareness Refutation Of The So-Called Contradictions In The Qur'n vis-a-vis Earlier Revelation Saifullah & Co.: Basically, the Christian missionaries' argument is circular. According to them, the Bible says such-and-such and the Qur'n says such-and-such; therefore it follows that it is a contradiction
Deuteronomy 18:18 -- a prophecy of Muhammad? Paid Members Public
Deuteronomy 18:15,18 is probably the passage in the Bible which is most often by Muslims thought to be a prophecy about Muhammad. Let us therefore look at this verse very carefully. In verse 15 Moses is speaking, in verse 18 the Lord himself is speaking through Moses. 15
Responses to Bismikaallahuma : Contradictory Accounts of the Creation in Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 Paid Members Public
Formulated as a rhetorical question, Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi (MENJ) concludes in a simplistic article that Contradictory Accounts of the Creation in Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 prove that the Bible cannot be from God. Much more sophisticated critics of the Bible have attacked the Bible over this issue for
The Bible on Camels Hooves Paid Members Public
The Bible on Camels Hooves: A Response to One Muslims Dilemma Sam Shamoun Osama has found what he perceives to be a solution to the issue of Muhammad permitting the consumption of camel meat which directly conflicts with the Hebrew Bible prohibiting it (here). Osama justifies Muhammads breaking the OT
Response to Islamic Awareness: What Is The Source Of The Story Of Cain & Abel In The Qur'an: Pirke De-Rabbi Eli'ezer Or Midrash Tanhuma? Paid Members Public
Responses to Islamic Awareness What Is The Source Of The Story Of Cain & Abel In The Qur'an: Pirke De-Rabbi Eli'ezer Or Midrash Tanhuma? or More Selective Quotations and ad hominem Attacks ? 1. Introduction In their latest effort to save the Qur'an from the
Rebuttals to Islamic Awareness : Al-`Azz & Potiphar Paid Members Public
Responses to Islamic Awareness Al-`Azz & Potiphar Introduction Saifullah and Co.'s article on Al-`Azz & Potiphar is probably the most brutal attack on a "straw man" argument that I have ever seen. In their never ending task of extricating the Qur'an from
Abraham's marriage to his sister Sarah Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Osama Abdallah has taken exception with the biblical teaching that Abraham married his half sister Sarah. We even hesitate to address this point since no matter what we say Osama will simply resort to his mantra syndrome and post the same argument a half dozen times without ever