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Recent content by Fingy

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    Islam: Religion of Peace or Religion for War?

    Islam may have a chance for real progress if there is a reformation. Islam badly needs a Martin Luther to "de-fang" and reform the radicals. But I am a pessimist. Any potential Muslim theologian who wants to pursue liberal reforms will end up in prison or worse. The current Islamic atmosphere is...
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    Finding excuses to hate Muslims?

    I have a very strong aversion to Islam and it’s adherents. I believe Islam is antithetical to human happiness and well being and is demonstrably so. I have not sought an enemy to vilify and caricature or provide a scapegoat for a perceived grievance. Islam found me. I make objective observations...
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    How is the Bible the Word of God?

    But the earth is a sphere, not a circle. There is a significant difference.
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    Where did Jesus go?

    I believe you are right on the money Outhouse. I suspect that the origin of the Joseph of Arimathea story is found in Isaiah 53:9. It is contained in Isaiah's fourth suffering servant song (the servant is Israel, not a man). It reads "They made his grave with the wicked and his tomb with the...
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    Blasphemy in the Talmud

    Thanks Jayhawker.
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    Blasphemy in the Talmud

    I am looking for what constitutes blasphemy in the Babylonian Talmud. I have looked through a little (very little) of trachtate Sanhedrin on come-and-hear.com but I have not been able to locate what I am looking for. I hope someone will point me in the right direction.
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    Do you know what "the abomination of desolation" is?

    Jerome in his commentary on Matthew says: "So when you see the standing in the holy place the abomination that causes desolation: or to the statue of the mounted Hadrian, which stands to this very day on the site of the Holy of Holies." This statue was erected after Bar Kochba's rebellion was...
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    War in Heaven

    Could we interpret Revelation 12:7 as a prophecy that will be fulfilled in the future, meaning that the "war" has yet to occur?
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    War in Heaven

    In the book of Job, Satan is a lieutenant of God and seems to be working with God. So if Satan did rebel against God the war in heaven must have occurred after the time of Job. Just a thought.
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    Does the author of Luke disagree with Matthew?

    As you noted, John's gospel is unique in its presentation of a 3 year ministry. The synoptics as far as I can tell do not give us a clear time frame of Jesus ministry (or his life). But we do not have enough evidence either way to determine if John or the synoptics are correct. We are forced to...
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    Does the author of Luke disagree with Matthew?

    I agree with you, but John's gospel is very likely the least historicly accurate out of all the canonical gospels. In John's gospel Jesus' humanity is stripped from him. He becomes one with, and confusedly indistinguishable from God. This is not at all the picture we receive from Matthew or...
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    When was the Quran written?

    Do we know the year that the Koran was compiled in it's present form?
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    When was the Quran written?

    I have read a number of conflicting oppinions regarding the dating of the Quran. Abdel Haleem says that that by 632 the entire Quran had been written down in an uncollated form. He goes on to say that Abu Bakr (in 633) ordered that a written copy of the whole Quranic material be compiled. Later...
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    The Bible and The Quran

    I'll give you that. That statement is curiously in opposition to Jesus' numerous pacifictic teachings. In my view the "not peace but the sword" statement is the historical Jesus shinning through. Any real messiah would be involved in military campaigns against the enemies of Israel, in the 1st...
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    The Bible and The Quran

    The New Testament does not encourage or condone any violence. Quite the opposite. Jesus and his followers espoused non violence and brotherly love. The Quran commands Muslims to kill non-muslims, not to ally with them or have business with them. Muhammad's way was convert or die. As for the Old...
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