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NEW: Was Jesus crucified? What does the Qur’an actually say?
I discuss surah 4 verse 157 in its context and how its interpretation has been the subject of vigorous debate among Muslims for centuries. I read from ‘The Crucifixion and the Qur’an: A Study in the History of Muslim Thought’… Read More ›
NEW: What must we do to be saved? The Bible’s two different answers examined.
1) Acts 16: 29-31The jailer asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved – you and your household.” 2) The Gospel of Mark chapter 10: 17-22As he… Read More ›
On Christian criticism of the prophet Muhammad
Those who believe it their duty to deny the legitimacy of the Prophet of Islam on moral grounds forget that the only question to be answered is whether or not Mohammed was inspired by God, it being quite irrelevant whether… Read More ›
Letter to a Catholic friend exploring Islam: by Ryan Hunter
Letter to a Catholic friend exploring Islam: … Hello, [Name redacted]! Salam alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh— Peace be with you, and the mercy of God and His blessings. I hope this note finds you in good health and spirits. Thank you for your kind message. It seems that… Read More ›
Jesus in the Talmud – an exciting new work
I have been studying the Talmud recently and I have just had this book delivered on Jesus in the Talmud. I learn that older scholarship had discounted references to Talmudic stories of Jesus as unreliable distortions but this new work… Read More ›
Review of new book by N. T. Wright and Michael F. Bird: ‘The New Testament in Its World: An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christians’
After much toing and froing (do I really need another introduction to the New Testament in my library?) I decided to purchase N. T. Wright and Michael F. Bird’s “The New Testament in Its World: An Introduction to the History,… Read More ›
An academic excursus: A selection of mainstream New Testament scholarly views on the Christology of the Gospel of John
I think it is important for Muslims and Christians to be aware of what responsible biblical scholars are saying about the gospel of John. This gospel more than any other has laid the christological foundation for later beliefs about Jesus…. Read More ›
Further thoughts on the Gospel of Luke: Jesus as ‘Lord’ and ‘Christ’
Above all, the two most significant christological titles for Luke are surely Lord (kyrios) and Christ (christos). The word ‘kyrios’ had a very wide range of meanings. Kyrios can be just a term of polite respect to a teacher (as… Read More ›
Muslims often challenge Christians about not praying like Jesus ‘he fell with his face to the ground and prayed..’
I have lost count the times a Muslim dawah carrier asks a hapless Christian: ‘Why don’t you pray/prostrate like Jesus does in the gospels?’ Matthew 26:39: ‘Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed..’… Read More ›
The Gospel of Luke teaches that Jesus, the son of God, was created by God.
The consensus opinion of historians of the New Testament is that Luke was probably written around 80-85 AD. Like Matthew, Luke in chapters 1 and 2 of his gospel adds a birth narrative to Mark’s gospel. But as Professor James… Read More ›