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• Umbrellas in Madinah about to open

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on February 4, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

• Muslim Public Affairs Council statement

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on February 3, 2015 • ( 6 )

  

  We are deeply horrified by the news of Muath al-Kaseasbeh, a Jordanian military pilot, being burned alive by ISIS while confined in a cage. We can find no words to express the depth of sadness that we feel. We stand… Read More ›

• Church door

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on February 3, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  I found this on Tumblr – for some reason I love it

• Q&A: Was the Quran revealed in seven different ways? Dr Shabir Ally

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on February 3, 2015 • ( 0 )

  The Quran was revealed in seven different ways? why? what are those ways, and are they different from the Quran we have today?

• The most praised one

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on February 2, 2015 • ( 9 )

  

• Why we should hate Zionism = racism

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on February 2, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

• Post-Script: Directions for Future Research

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on February 1, 2015 • ( 4 )

  This is the final extract from The Codex of a Companion of the Prophet and the Qurʾān of the Prophet by Behnam Sadeghi and Uwe Bergmann. I have copied two interesting excerpts from the Post-Script: Directions for Future Research.  —————————————————- As… Read More ›

• Further extracts from ‘The Codex of a Companion of the Prophet and the Qurʾān of the Prophet’

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on February 1, 2015 • ( 0 )

  In a recent article I copied and pasted the complete Summary of The Codex of a Companion of the Prophet and the Qurʾān of the Prophet by Behnam Sadeghi and Uwe Bergmann. I have now ploughed through the complete article (94… Read More ›

• Paris bookstore, 1904

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on February 1, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Paris bookstore, 1904, Tavik František Šimon. Czech (1877 – 1942)

• I am among friends yesterday…at Foyles, London

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on February 1, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

• Some surprising findings of ‘The Codex of a Companion of the Prophet and the Qurʾān of the Prophet’ by Behnam Sadeghi

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on February 1, 2015 • ( 7 )

  Further issues pertaining to the earliest Quranic manuscripts In a recent article I copied and pasted the complete Summary of The Codex of a Companion of the Prophet and the Qurʾān of the Prophet by Behnam Sadeghi and Uwe Bergmann. I have… Read More ›

• Issues pertaining to the earliest Quranic manuscripts

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on January 31, 2015 • ( 38 )

  I have copied and pasted the opening Title, the Abstract and the complete Summary of this highly technical academic paper about the Quranic manuscripts. The Summary is well worth reading. The Codex of a Companion of the Prophet and the… Read More ›

• Earth

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on January 31, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

• Gospel of Matthew: followers of Jesus must follow the law of Moses, not abandon it

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on January 31, 2015 • ( 7 )

     reblogged from Bart’s blog Matthew’s “Filling Full” of Scripture In the last post I indicated one way that Matthew understood Jesus to have fulfilled Scripture – a prophet predicted something about the messiah (to be born of a virgin;… Read More ›

• Palestrina – Sicut Cervus

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on January 30, 2015 • ( 0 )

  Simply beautiful Psalm 42:1 Sicut cervus desiderat ad fontes aquarum, ita desiderat anima mea ad te, Deus. As a hart longs for the flowing streams, so longs my soul for thee, O God.

• Four Quartets

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on January 30, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

• On this day in 1965, the state funeral of Winston Churchill

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on January 30, 2015 • ( 2 )

  Racist, imperialist, and great war leader, the state funeral of Winston Churchill, January 30, 1965

• On this day in 1649, Charles I was executed for treason

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on January 30, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  January 30th – On this day in 1649, Charles I was executed for treason outside the Banqueting House in Whitehall. Philip Henry wrote of the event: “At the later end of the year 1648 I had leave to goe to… Read More ›

• Muslim demonstrates the superiority of his hat to Christian gentleman

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on January 30, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

• P52 – shocking news

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on January 29, 2015 • ( 5 )

  

  Did anyone notice this passing comment about P52 in Bart Erhman’s latest post about the alleged early fragment of Mark? ‘So it would be a significant piece, and, arguably, the first to be dated this early (P52 is usually dated… Read More ›

• I’ll never trust a pigeon again

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on January 29, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

• Why I’d Be Thrilled If A First-Century Manuscript Appeared

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on January 29, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  reblogged from Bart’s blog In several posts I have been emphasizing – possibly over-emphasizing – that if a first-century fragment of the Gospel of Mark does ever get published, and if it is in *fact* from the first century (which,… Read More ›

• Seven common misconceptions about the Hebrew Bible

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on January 28, 2015 • ( 1 )

  reblogged from the Oxford University Press blog Everyone talks about the Bible, though few have read it cover to cover. This is not surprising—some sections of the Bible are difficult to understand without a commentary, others are tedious, and still others are… Read More ›

• Islam: Religion of Peace or Font of Terror?

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on January 27, 2015 • ( 0 )

  reblogged from the Christian site Aleteia A conversation with John Esposito of the Georgetown Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding The recent murders of civilians in Paris, Nigeria, Iraq, Pakistan and other places around the world by those claiming to defend the Islamic religion have,… Read More ›

• American Sniper illustrates the west’s morality blind spots

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on January 27, 2015 • ( 5 )

  

  excellent article reblogged from the Guardian Say what you like about the film American Sniper, and people have, you have to admire its clarity. It’s about killing. There is no moral arc; no anguish about whether the killing is necessary… Read More ›

• The only UK politician who speaks the truth

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on January 27, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

• It doesn’t matter..

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on January 27, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

• A Rabbi’s perspective on the Resurrection of Jesus

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on January 26, 2015 • ( 125 )

  Resurrection by Rabbi Yisroel Blumenthal The Christian scriptures claim that their leader, one Jesus of Nazareth, was crucified by the Romans and that as a result of this he died. These authors of the Christian scriptures tell us that after… Read More ›

• On my bookshelf & still to read..

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on January 26, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  by all accounts a brilliant classic and must read

• Al-Ghazali course

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on January 25, 2015 • ( 1 )