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- Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:42 pm
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: Capitalizing "He, His, Him"
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2183
Late reply
Hello! Not sure where the practice first arose, but it is not part of the Greek or Hebrew manuscript tradition, as far as I am aware. The practice can be useful for clarifying pronoun referents. But generally I disapprove. The practice is another "Christianese" obstacle to communication with the gre...
- Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:58 pm
- Forum: Christian Evidences & Challenges
- Topic: Jesus is not the messiah...
- Replies: 94
- Views: 39237
Late replies to the discussion
Hello, Please pardon me for coming in late here. I'm a bit of a late arrival :D . As a person of Jewish faith, I'm motivated to take issue with a few of the statements made so far on this thread. Naturally, it can be difficult for people of one faith tradition to fairly appreciate the stance of anot...
- Thu Jun 15, 2006 10:44 am
- Forum: Christian Evidences & Challenges
- Topic: Countering Christianity
- Replies: 19
- Views: 9723
Late, untimely reply
Hello, Dropping in late on this conversation here. The lack of an extensive early Jewish rebuttal is not that surprising, for a number of possible reasons. First of all, if we exclude sources that have been preserved by Christians (like Philo and Josephus), we find that there is very little evidence...
- Wed Jun 14, 2006 1:23 pm
- Forum: Christian Evidences & Challenges
- Topic: How is Jesus "like Moses"?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5378
Ishmael or Isaac?
Hi there, I am far from an expert here, but in my brief engagement with the Quran, it didn't seem to specify which son Abraham sacrificed. This would leave the door open for either Ishmael or Isaac, depending on whom one preferred. But I'd appreciate a reference from the Quran if I was missing somet...