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@snythoughts Ibn Asad There is a problematic confusion between textual authenticity and historical authenticity here. It was a later textual addition to the text of the Gospel, sure: however, the very story or incident is attested in early Christian literature (including Papias - ca. 110 CE).

Cadbury argues that the discrepancies between Josephus and Luke denigrate Luke’s dependence on Josephus. McNeile in “An Introduction to the Study of the New Testament. 2nd,” concludes that it is unlikely that Luke is dependent on Josephus for his account of Theudas and Lysanias.

A couple of parallel beliefs between Shi'i Islam & Judaism. A Jewish cult site at Kufa was even used as the grave of Ali.

Tucker Ferda explains the problems with the view that Jesus spoke about someone else as "the son of man" (often using Mk 8:38 & Lk 12:8-9/Mt 10:32-33).

Medicine for the soul m.youtube.com/watch?v=8DPs6n…

Looking forward to digging into this!

Jesus & the disciples in Qur'an 61:14: It's meant to convince Muslims to fight, telling them that Jesus' disciples fought & defeated their enemies. It does not reflect the context of Jesus in 1st cen Palestine, but the context of the "believers" in 7th cen Arabia. In a way it's

chonkshonk The idea that people should not marry the Prophet's wives after his passing (mentioned at the end of Q 33:53) is also similar to the notion that others shouldn't marry a king's widow.

Ἑώρακα τὸν Κύριον

Jesus was risen so that we can be raised to live with him in His glory.

@coelacanthusa chonkshonk Rurouni_Phoenix Ancient peoples knew that severe burns can cause a loss of sensation. This is actually an everyday experience. From just briefly searching some of the ancient medical texts, I found Aulus Cornelius Celsus writitng about how after burns, flesh can be "dead" and not feel stuff.

Coming soon-ish

Christian prayer is distinguished from pagan practice in the restriction of prayer to the one God, and in the inclusion of Jesus as his unique Son. In Jewish prayer, no revered figure such as Moses functions in prayer in a way that corresponds to Jesus' place in early Christian.

References to Christian and Jewish written scriptures in the pre-Islamic poets

r/AcademicQuran, a community for discussing Quranic & Islamic studies, is holding an AMA ("Ask Me Anything") event with Professor Juan Cole Juan Cole . Ask him any questions you may have! He will begin answering them tomorrow. Submit your questions here: reddit.com/r/AcademicQura…

Isn't the author of Heb arguing that Jesus is the God who builds everything?

DEBUNKING "GABRIEL REYNOLDS PSEUDO SCHOLARSHIP EXPOSED PART 7" by Muslim apologist Deen According to a recent thread by Deenresponds ( x.com/Deenresponds/s… ), Deen argues that Gabriel Said Reynolds does not understand what a "kitāb" is in the Quran, especially in the