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Can Muslims copy Christians in using typology to find Muhammad in the Bible?
In a previous conversation with a Muslim, he asked why Christians are allowed to use typology to find Jesus in the Old Testament, but it is illegitimate to use the same methods to find Muhammad in the Bible? Here are… Read More ›
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Is Deuteronomy 18 about Muhammad?
Would be great to get people’s feedback, either here or on the blog post 🙂 What am I missing?
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Is Isaiah 42 a prediction of Muhammad?
A common topic, but I’ve written this in preparation for another post… Have a read, and let me know either here or there if you disagree with the points I make!
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False prophecy in the Qur’an? A cataclysmic judgement that never arrived?
This is a rather tentative post, but I just wanted to highlight an issue that I have rarely heard raised in Muslim-Christian discussion. Do feel free to comment on the post itself or below 🙂
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Is it hypocritical for Christians to point out non-canonical sources in the Qur’an?
‘Is it hypocritical for Christians to point out non-canonical sources in the Qur’an?’ https://steelmanapologetics.com/is-it-hypocritical-for…/ I make four arguments as to why it is not: 1) The Qur’an seems to refer to these sources much more frequently. 2) The Qur’an seems… Read More ›
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Is Muhammad CLEARLY in the Bible? (Q 2:146)
I just wanted to highlight my latest YT video, ‘Is Muhammad CLEARLY in the Bible? (Q 2:146) In this video I consider the more popular Muslim interpretation of Q 2:146, that Jews and Christians should be able to clearly recognise… Read More ›
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Did the sun actually set in a ‘muddy spring?’ (Q 18:86)
‘Did the sun actually set in a ‘muddy spring?’ (Q 18:86)’ https://steelmanapologetics.com/did-the-sun-actually-set…/ In this post I respond to the common Muslim argument that the Qur’an is only stating that the sun APPEARED to Dhu l-Qarnayn to be setting in a… Read More ›
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Does forgiveness require atonement? (Q 5:95, 89)
Muslims sometimes say that forgiveness that requires atonement or some form of penalty or payment isn’t truly forgiveness. The idea that Christ died for our sins thus is not an act of forgiveness from God, because someone still paid the… Read More ›
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‘Produce your proof if you are telling the truth’ (Q 2:111)
I have just realised as I am typing this that the heading rhymes – surely this is no coincidence, but a momentous sign that this is a particularly important verse to pay attention to (I am being facetious – many… Read More ›