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Article · Israel and the ChurchBiblical exposition · Apologetics

Are Israel and the Church Really the Same?

Unity in Christ and distinction in God's purpose

…s 3:28 Ethnicity supplies no rank in Christ. Jewish believers do not approach God through Torah while Gentile believers approach through grace. Both are justified by faith and belong fully to Christ. Unity does not abolish every distinction Galatians 3:28 cannot mean that the nam…

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Article · Comparative ReligionApologetics · Historical study · Comparative theology · Biblical discernment

Is the Qur'an a Miracle?

Testing Islam's evidence for divine revelation

…landscape. It claims continuity with Abraham, Moses, the prophets and Jesus. It calls the Torah and Gospel revelations from God and presents itself as confirming what came before. That creates a test more objective than literary admiration or number patterns. Does the Qur'an fait…

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Article · Comparative ReligionHistorical study · Apologetics · Comparative theology · Biblical discernment

Revelation or Reception?

Sources behind Qur’anic narratives

…gog. Mary receives dates and water beside a palm tree. These are not stories found in the Torah or the four Gospels. Yet recognisable forms of them appear within the religious narrative world of late antiquity. The superficial accusation is easy: Muhammad heard old legends and co…

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Article · Biblical ProphecyBiblical exposition · Historical study · Apologetics · Comparative theology

The Daniel Dilemma

The Messiah cut off before the Temple fell

…al case. The Qur’an presents itself as confirming earlier divine revelation. It calls the Torah “guidance and a light” and says that Jesus received the Gospel containing “guidance and a light” (Surah 5:44, 46). It repeatedly places itself within the history of God’s dealings with…

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Article · Bible and ManuscriptsHistorical study · Apologetics · Comparative theology

The Injeel Problem

Which Gospel does the Qur'an affirm?

…It speaks of the Injeel in the singular as a revelation bestowed upon Jesus, just as the Torah was given to Moses and the Qur'an to Muhammad. The four canonical Gospels, by contrast, are narratives about Jesus written by later authors. Paul's letters are later still and cannot s…

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Article · Comparative ReligionApologetics · Comparative theology · Biblical exposition · Theological reflection

The Sum of These Things

Christianity, Islam and the verdict of the evidence

…. The corruption claim also creates a dilemma internal to Islam. The Qur’an speaks of the Torah and Gospel as revelation, guidance and light. It addresses Jews and Christians in relation to the Scriptures associated with them. Yet the Christians of Muhammad’s world possessed the…

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Article · Biblical InterpretationBiblical exposition · Apologetics · Comparative theology

Was Muhammad Foretold in the Bible?

Four popular claims tested in context

…r claims tested in context The Qur'an says that the coming of Muhammad was written in the Torah and the Gospel possessed by Jews and Christians: "Those who follow the messenger, the Prophet who can neither read nor write, whom they will find described in the Torah and the Gospel…

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