Blogging Theology

I read from Priest of Nature: The Religious Worlds of Isaac Newton by Professor Rob Iliffe of the University of Oxford https://www.amazon.co.uk/Priest-Natur...

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Here is a list of the top 5 worst verses in the Qur’an. Be aware, some of them are quite repulsive and truly frightening …Taken from: https://www.skeptical-science.com/rel...

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I read from 'Whose Word is it?: The Story Behind Who Changed The New Testament and Why' by Bart D. Ehrman https://www.amazon.co.uk/Whose-Word-B...

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We discuss his latest book Travelling Home: Essays on Islam in Europe https://www.amazon.co.uk/Travelling-H...

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I read pages 49-54 of 'Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness: Arab Travellers in the Far North' (Penguin Classics) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ibn-Fadlan-L...

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Body count: a comparative quantitative study of mass killings in history by religion and civilization. Read the book for free here: https://rissc.jo/books/War-Peace-Isla...

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Joram van Klaveren talks about his extraordinary journey from Christianity to Islam.

Read his book: Apostate: From Christianity to Islam in times of secularisation and terror

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Ibn Aqil al-Hanbali's Essay on Islamic Manners

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Time stamps

00:00 Intro and topic: Son of Man in the Gospels

1:32 Dr. Ataie begins

4:18 What is "son of man"

7:56 Dr. Ataie's opinion of whom "son of man" in Daniel ch. 7 is referring to

9:13 Jewish and Christian conceptions of who the "son of man" is

11:34 Paul of Tarsus' Christology (Greek pagan influences in the Gospels)

34:05 The book of Daniel background

41:12 The vision in Daniel ch. 7

44:02 Christian conceptions of Daniel ch. 7

48:59 Angel explains the vision to Daniel

50:24 Jewish exegetical opinion

57:42 Issues with Christian understanding of "son of man"

1:01:40 Dr. Ataie's understanding of the fourth beast and the nation of "son of man"

1:02:29 Book of Enoch

1:04:55 Quran's criticism of some Jews worshipping Uzair as "son of God" + historical Jewish worship of Metatron

1:09:34 "son of man" in Enoch + Greco-Roman mythological influences on pre-Christian Judaism

1:17:29 Enochic influences on New Testament writings (Angelomorphic Christology)

1:25:25 False prophesies in Christian Scriptures/tradition

1:31:50 Quranic writing vs Biblical writing

1:34:46 False prophesy attributed to Jesus AS in the Gospels + Quran's vindication of Jesus AS

1:43:16 Cohesion between academic scholarly understanding of Jesus and the Islamic Jesus AS

1:47:13 Brief foray into the crucifixion of Jesus AS

1:52:13 Sacred history of Jesus AS, the apocalyptic prophet

1:57:34 Revisiting the scriptures to identify "son of man"

2:05:57 Identity of the little horn of the fourth beast

2:18:10 Closing Remarks, plans for future discussions

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