Category: The Bible
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The Eclipse of Matthew 27?
In the article Historical Errors in the Qur’an? I briefly touched upon the events mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew surrounding the crucifixion of the Prophet Isa(P). With regards to the crucifixion of ‘Isa(P), it is recorded in the Gospel of Matthew: Matthew 27:4 “From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over…
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Ignored Teachings in the New Testament?
Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi While there are so many Old Testament laws which are ignored by Christians, here are a number of New Testament writings which are also ignored. Do Christians believe only what they want to believe, despite being commanded in their Scriptures? (a) “…none of you can be my disciple unless he gives…
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Bible Commentary on John 10:36
Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi In John 10:36, we read the following words of Jesus: “Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?” The transliteration of this verse in Greek is as follows hon ho Pateer heegiasen kai apesteilen…
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Observation of Answering Islam’s Response to “I AM WHAT I AM: A Bible Commentary”
Tera Tak Adamar & Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi The missionary Sam Shamoun under the banner of the infamous missionary website, Answering Islam, have claimed in his series of articles [1][2][3][4] that he has “refuted” our analysis of John 8:28 regarding the usage of the Greek ‘ego eimi’ (egw eimi). Unfortunately, to achieve that ambition, he…
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John 8 and the Birth of Jesus
Following are some observations on the curious account of the birth of Jesus which a careful study of the Gospels reveal: In John 8:31 ff., there is a debate between Jesus and the Jews about their descent from Abraham, who is characterized as their father. In verse 39, Jesus calls into question the legitimacy of…
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Luke 6:1: Its Corrupted & Actual Understanding
Asif Iqbal That the text of the New Testament, as we have it today, is loaded with textual corruptions and misreadings is an acknowledged fact among the NT scholars (cf., e.g., Metzger, Oxford. 1987, ch., vii). Once in a while such textual corruptions create such a gross misreading of the passage that the entire sense…