This arti­cle explores poten­tial con­nec­tions between Paul the Apos­tle and the Hero­di­an fam­i­ly, using evi­dence from the New Tes­ta­ment, ear­ly Church lit­er­a­ture, Rab­binic texts, and Jose­phus. It exam­ines how Paul’s Roman cit­i­zen­ship, influ­ence in Jerusalem, and inclu­sive teach­ings may reflect a Hero­di­an reli­gio-polit­i­cal ori­en­ta­tion, sug­gest­ing Paul’s back­ground and actions align with Hero­di­an inter­ests, rais­ing new ques­tions about his identity.

Samuel Green’s evan­gel­i­cal out­reach exem­pli­fies manip­u­la­tive tac­tics. This cri­tique dis­sects his approach, rebuts key points, and empha­sizes the Islam­ic belief in all prophets and the Quran’s role as the final rev­e­la­tion. It pro­vides prac­ti­cal steps for Mus­lims to counter these tac­tics, pro­mot­ing com­mu­ni­ty aware­ness, respect­ful inter­faith dia­logue, and set­ting bound­aries against proselytization.

Sūra at-Taw­bah address­es con­flict and treaty dynam­ics in ear­ly Islam. We explore cri­tiques from Chris­t­ian crit­ic Sean Rodrigues, pro­vid­ing his­tor­i­cal insights and inter­pre­ta­tions on treaty ethics and respons­es to aggres­sion, enhanc­ing under­stand­ing of its guid­ance on inter­com­mu­nal obligations.

Explore demo­graph­ic dis­par­i­ties in bib­li­cal accounts, focus­ing on Gen­e­sis, Exo­dus, and Num­bers. Through tex­tu­al scruti­ny and math­e­mat­i­cal mod­els, unrav­el the enig­mas of ancient Israelite soci­ety. Dis­cov­er the del­i­cate bal­ance between nar­ra­tive tra­di­tion and empir­i­cal evi­dence, shed­ding light on his­tor­i­cal complexities.