Bible
From C. S. Lewis to the Synoptic Jesus
“A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. . . . You can shut him up for a fool, you can spit at him and kill… Read More ›
Rabbi Tovia Singer Explores the Christian Doctrine of the Trinity, the Church’s Self-inflicted Wound
Published on 26 Oct 2016 ‘Responding to a caller, Rabbi Tovia Singer explores how the thoroughly monotheistic Christian movement that first broke away from Judaism rapidly transformed itself into a religion that embraced the notion that God had a son… Read More ›
The road to Shur, the origin of the zamzam well? (Rabbi Sa’adiah ben Yosef Gaon)
In the story about the wife of patriach Abraham, Hagar, and his firstbon son, Ishmael, in the Torah in Genesis/Bereishit 16:7 it was mentioned about a place named Shur שֽׁוּר. וַֽיִּמְצָאָ֞הּ מַלְאַ֧ךְ יְהוָ֛ה עַל־עֵ֥ין הַמַּ֖יִם בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר עַל־הָעַ֖יִן בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ שֽׁוּר An angel of… Read More ›
Who wrote the gospels?
My assertion in a recent video at Speakers’ Corner that the gospel writers were anonymous and only attributed to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John at the end of the 2nd century by Irenaeus has been queried. Here is a brief summary… Read More ›
Where did christianity go wrong? || Answered by Br. Paul ||#AskAJ – New Series || Speakers Corner
Filmed yesterday at Speakers’ Corner, Hyde Park, London.
Why, As an Atheist, I Am a Karaite
People have long come to terms with atheist Jews. But how about an atheistic Judaism? Well surely that must be oxymoronic. Judaism without God, many would argue, is like Christianity without Jesus or physics without Newton. Atheist Jews can celebrate aspects… Read More ›
Muslim Asks Rabbi Tovia Singer Shocking Question: Why Don’t Christians Thank Jews for Killing Jesus?
Published on 23 Oct 2016 Muslim caller stuns Rabbi Tovia Singer with an incisive question: Why did the Church, including the Fathers and Reformers, uniformly condemn the Jews for committing the horrendous crime of killing Christ if the death of… Read More ›
‘The Gospel of Luke denies the Incarnation & pre-existence of Jesus Christ.’ – True or False?
Table of Contents The Context for this Blog Post Disclaimer The Virgin Birth – What is its purpose? Is Luke’s Jesus Divine &/or Preexistent? A Titular Christological Approach Does Luke call Jesus ‘God’ (theos)? Son/Son of God Son of Man… Read More ›
“He says BE and it is”
Mark 8:22-25 Jesus Cures a Blind Man at Bethsaida ‘They came to Bethsaida. Some people brought a blind man to him and begged him to touch him. He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the… Read More ›
Muslim Caller: How Should a Muslim Respond to the Accusation that the Quran Plagiarized the Torah?
Published on 21 Oct 2016 ‘Muslims are frequently confronted by the charge that the Quran—the central religious text of Islam—borrowed heavily from sacred Jewish literature. In this broadcast, Rabbi Tovia Singer responds to a caller who wants to know how… Read More ›
Great science, bad theology
I do not doubt that Professor Feng is a brilliant scientist, but he appears to be unaware that his theology contradicts the clear teaching of the Bible. He claims that God died. Died? 1 Timothy 6 teaches some great theology: God is… Read More ›
‘New Testament Scholar Excites Muslims – JR Daniel Kirk’
Published on 19 Oct 2016. These days Yahya Snow produces more film than Hollywood. Here is his latest blockbuster. I would have entitled the film In Praise of Honest Christian Scholars. Missionaries will undoubtedly despair. Snow comments: ‘Interesting admissions coming from… Read More ›
Dr J.R. Daniel Kirk on ‘A Man Attested by God’
By Dale Tuggy on October 17, 2016. Reblogged from Trinities Do the gospels according to Matthew, Mark, and Luke discreetly but clearly imply that Jesus is God? This has become a popular reading lately among evangelicals, thanks in large part… Read More ›
Can we know what Jesus actually said?
Christian debater Luis Dizon posted a pic of some Greek and Hebrew grammar books. Cheekily I sent him a tweet saying “accept Jesus spoke Aramaic! Yet you will doubtless not be studying the language of Jesus himself.” He replied: So with… Read More ›
“The Worst Way to Evangelize”
This is interesting reblogged from Religion Prof
Lizzie from Speakers Corner Shocks Muslims and Biblical Christians Like James White
This hilarious video proves that Christians like Lizzie and Jay Smith are closet Marcionites (an early Christian heresy). As Yahya Snow puts it: “The utter lack of regard for the teachings of the Old Testament and the willingness to throw… Read More ›
Early High Subordinationist Christology around the Blogosphere
If you have any interest in Christology, you won’t want to miss this round-up of recent blogging on the topic! October 12, 2016 by James F. McGrath 8 Comments Let me start this round-up of recent blogging about Christology with… Read More ›
Was Jesus Yahweh?
sorry for the out of sync sound