Dr Bernard Lewis was a renowned British-American Jewish historian of Islam and the Middle East.
History
1 Enoch and the “Sons of God”
1 Enoch and the “Sons of God”: Additional Evidence for Angel-Human Copulation in the Bible Originally posted on the Quran and Bible Blog بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْم “And it came to pass when the children of men had multiplied that… Read More ›
Converting By the Sword: “Be Christian or die”
This issue, more than any other we’ve published, raises the awkward matter of forced conversions—”Be Christian or die.” There’s no sense in pretending this was an exceptional missionary tactic; for many centuries, it was the method of choice among Christian… Read More ›
A new work on Paul’s understanding of Jesus within Judaism draws some surprising conclusions
Historian Dr Paula Fredriksen argues that the New Testament texts have often been read as antagonistic to Jews and Judaism due to the long history of Christian anti-Judaism. Paul too has been misread. Her conviction is that the Paul of… Read More ›
David in the Bible and the Quran
The Biblical Story of David: A Critical Examination and Comparison with the Quranic Story Originally posted on the Quran and Bible blog “By Allah’s will they routed them; and David slew Goliath; and Allah gave him power and wisdom and… Read More ›
Paul Altered the Religion of Jesus: Part 1
INTRODUCTION At the end of the 1st century hijrah (early 8th century) a doctrine appeared in the Muslim nation in which faith (īmān) was reduced to mere knowledge (maʿrifah) in the heart. This was promoted by a misguided innovator known… Read More ›
