Tag: religious texts
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A Closer Look at the Story of Daniel : Homosexuality in the Bible
Is there homosexuality in the Bible ? The Bible endorses homosexual behaviour and we shall provide one such example, which is exemplified in the story of the relationship between Daniel and the prince of the eunuchs. The verse is : “Vayiten ha-Elohim et-Daniyel leKHesed u’leraKHamim lifnei sar hasarisim” (Daniel 1:9) [i.e., “Now God had brought Daniel into favor…
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External Contradition of the Bible : A Worldwide Census of Quirinius ?
There is an attempt by each writer of the Synoptic Gospels to either re-correct or present their own version of what they perceive to be the “accurate” story of Jesus’ birth, and this has caused disagreements between the gospel records. The discrepancies between the different gospel records were so numerous and glaring that it did…
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Story of Creation in the Qur’an and Old Testament
The story of Creation is located in the first Book of the Old Testament, i.e. in the early chapters of Genesis. The Old Testament narrative is almost like a storybook ; hence it starts off with the story of Creation as the beginning of the story of mankind. The Qur’an gives a different presentation to its idea and…