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• Taking silly to the next level..

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on September 10, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

• Christian women have forgotten the obligation to wear hijab at meetings for worship

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• ‘Will of Heaven’ in China 500 BCE: a natural belief seen throughout the ages

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• The Gospel of Luke denies the Incarnation & pre-existence of Jesus Christ.

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on September 10, 2016 • ( 4 )

  

  Raymond E. Brown, The Birth of the Messiah: A Commentary on the Infancy Narratives in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke (Anchor Bible Reference). Over his illustrious career, Raymond E. Brown, S.S., Ph.D., was internationally regarded as a dean of New… Read More ›

• ESV hubris

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on September 9, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  Christianity Today reports: ‘A popular Bible translation is now literally the unchanging Word of God. The English Standard Version (ESV) received its final update this summer, 17 years after it was first authorized by Crossway, its publisher. The translation oversight committee… Read More ›

• Bart Ehrman – Two Powers in Heaven

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on September 9, 2016 • ( 40 )

  Fascinating! (Published on 8 Sept 2016) ‘Rabbinical scholar Alan Segal produced what is still the major work on the idea of Two Powers in Heaven in Jewish thought. Segal argued that the Two Powers idea was not deemed heretical in… Read More ›

• Ascent of Man image should be ‘the other way around’, leading expert in human evolution says

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on September 8, 2016 • ( 4 )

  

  Todays Independent reports, somewhat unexpectedly: ‘Chimpanzees and humans are both descended from something more like living humans than living chimpanzees – however uncomfortable that may be to us’ ‘The idea that humans evolved from a knuckle-dragging ape may not be… Read More ›

• An awareness of differences is an aspect of intelligence

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on September 8, 2016 • ( 1 )

  When westerners, while paying lip-service to the spiritual aspects of Islam, denounce the Islamic social system… they are acting true to form. The imperial tradition did not expire in the 1950s. It changed its focus, and the triumphant civilization still… Read More ›

• What on earth is Tom Wright on about?

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on September 8, 2016 • ( 13 )

  

  Here’s another quote from the forthcoming book of the great NT Wright (biblical scholar and evangelical Christian). Am I the only one to see a problem here? Wright says that after Jesus died, the actual terrestrial world we live in was… Read More ›

• “Socialism is atheism masquerading as political philosophy”

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on September 8, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  This is an insightful exposé of the metaphysical foundation of socialism

• The apotheosis of Jesus

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on September 8, 2016 • ( 3 )

  

• The truth about “Son of God” in the Bible

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• Sadly, sectarianism is still well and alive in the Ummah.

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on September 8, 2016 • ( 1 )

  Article by Dr Yasir Qadhi just published on his Facebook page Sadly, sectarianism is still well and alive in the Ummah. Recently, a large group of scholars, primarily of a Sufi/Ashari trend, gathered in Chechnya for a conference whose pre-planned… Read More ›

• The British hypocrisy: Not wives, but mistresses and lovers

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on September 8, 2016 • ( 55 )

  

• Giving daw’ah to Christians.

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on September 7, 2016 • ( 23 )

  

  First of all: What is daw’ah? Da’wah is an Arabic word which means to invite or summon someone. This term is often used to describe when Muslims share their faith with others, in order to teach them more about Islam…. Read More ›

• Was Jesus a glutton and a drunkard?

  By Eric bin Kisam on September 7, 2016 • ( 51 )

  

  First of all, as a muslim, I have to re-state again to the reader that I respect and venerate Isa Al Masih (or the anglo saxonised Jesus the Christ) as one of God’s greatest messenger with good character as example for humankind. But I am… Read More ›

• Egyptology: Haman in the Quran before the discovery of hieroglyphics | Jack The Lad

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on September 6, 2016 • ( 36 )

  

  Originally posted on Jack The Lad:
  Some of the information about ancient Egypt contained in the Qur’an reveals historical facts that had remained hidden until only recently. These facts show that there is specific wisdom in every word of the…

• Recommended Reading List: Islam

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on September 6, 2016 • ( 7 )

  

  I have chosen this selection from books I have read over the years. Beginners: Abdel Haleem, trans. The Qurʼan (New York: Oxford UP, 2005). Laurence Brown, The First and Final Commandment, A search for truth in revelation within the Abrahamic religions… Read More ›

• Biblical wisdom

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on September 6, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  I have found this to be true!

• Call for balance: The compromises and capitulations of our Muslim leaders

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on September 5, 2016 • ( 1 )

  An excellent new article by Daniel Haqiqatjou on his Facebook page  Muslim communities in non-Muslim societies face an endless stream of decisions to either adopt or abstain, engage or oppose, compromise or stay firm. Whether it comes to national politics,… Read More ›

• The Circular Appeal? The Qur’an and the Injil

  By richardzetter on September 5, 2016 • ( 69 )

  First of all, my thanks to Paul Williams for allowing me to blog on this site. Hopefully some great Christian-Muslim dialogue can go on, and I and others can grow in our understanding. As well as posting from time to… Read More ›

• Update: ‘Introducing the Blogging Theology writers (old and new)’

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on September 5, 2016 • ( 6 )

  I am pleased to announce that Ijaz Ahmad and Yahya Snow have accepted my invitation to be authors and contributors to Blogging Theology. You can read the updated list of writers here: Introducing the Blogging Theology writers (old and new)

• Dr Yasir Qadhi: the Qur’an is much better preserved than the New Testament

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on September 5, 2016 • ( 117 )

  

  reblogged from Dr Yasir Qadhi  This is one of the most ancient manuscripts of the Quran that we currently posses, written in the Hijazi script. It is displayed at the University of Birmingham, and has been Carbon-14 dated to the… Read More ›

• heebeejabi smackdown

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on September 5, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

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• God has no beginning, Jesus has beginning so he can not be God.

  By Eric bin Kisam on September 5, 2016 • ( 69 )

  

  The holy Qur’an says: God is the first and the last, the alpha and the Omega, Huwal Awwal wal âkhir  هُوَ الْأَوَّلُ وَالْآخِرُ   This is what is called the existence of being  Al-Wujud al-Dzâti الوجود الذاتي  . This is inherent existence and not… Read More ›

• ‘Inconsistent Christian Tony Costa, Galatians 1:8, TDSB Protest, Ron Banerjee + Trinity Belief’

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on September 4, 2016 • ( 2 )

  (Published on 4 Sep 2016). Yahya Snow writes: ‘A video of a protest against Muslim school children having prayer breaks during school hours was sent to me via email. I looked into the TDSB protest and noticed Tony Costa, who… Read More ›

• Syrian refugees in Greece are being pressured to convert to Christianity.

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on September 4, 2016 • ( 13 )

• Advice For Nabeel, The Muslim & Christian Communities

  By Ijaz Ahmad on September 4, 2016 • ( 3 )

  Br. Abu Ayoub, Br. Aqil and myself have a solemn discussion on the news regarding Nabeel Qureishi’s cancer. We offer advice, help and prayers for everyone involved. One of the most prominent teachings in Islam focuses on mercy, and for… Read More ›

• “The newly created Son of God” in Luke 1:35

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on September 4, 2016 • ( 4 )

  

  The Word Biblical Commentary is a prestigious evangelical commentary series by leading New Testament scholars. In this significant extract on Luke 1:35 the commentator explains that for Luke the Son of God (Jesus) is a created being brought into existence… Read More ›

• And Now for Something Completely Different

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on September 4, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

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