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by _kaufmannphillips
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...
by _kaufmannphillips
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...
by _kaufmannphillips
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...
by _kaufmannphillips
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...

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