NEW VIDEO: “Herem & Human Sacrifice: Response to Luis Dizon on 1 Samuel 15”

Following up on the cordial discussion with some Christian on the concept of "herem" in the Bible, here is the first of a few planned video responses to some of their arguments. In this video, I will respond to Luis Dizon's arguments that 1 Samuel 15 (the Amalekite massacre) proves that "herem" was distinct from …

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Does The Topkapi Mushaf Contain “2270 Variants” as Compared to Today’s Text?

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْم Does The Topkapi Mushaf Contain “2270 Variants” as Compared to Today’s Text? By Quran and Bible Blog Contributor abusafiyah1 View as PDF The Topkapi muṣḥaf is an early Qur’ānic manuscript that contains more than 99% of the Quranic text and was most likely written in the 8th century CE. Dr. Tayyar …

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NEW VIDEO: “Does the Bible Promote Human Sacrifice? A Christian-Muslim Dialogue on the Concept of “Herem”

This is the full recording of a Zoom discussion that took place on July 18, 2021 between myself, brother Khalil (Kalamology), and Faz (from Dawah Connected) and our Christian guests Luis Dizon, Steve, and Rob ("Woody"). We had a cordial and friendly discussion. Hopefully, we will have many more, inshaAllah. Please note: The video abruptly …

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NEW VIDEO: The Biblical Herem and Human Sacrifice – Response to Rob “Woody”

A Christian gentleman named Rob responded to my thread on "herem" on Twitter. Whereas I have made the claim that "herem" was synonymous with human sacrifice to Yahweh, Rob disagreed. Before watching this video response, please make sure to familiarize yourself with the topic by watching my previous video and reading my thread: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfz_oKZ7T-s&t=3shttps://twitter.com/quranandbibleb1/status/1411471409570848768?s=20 You …

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Twitter Tales: Did Josephus Mention the Biblical James, the “brother of Jesus”?

A famous passage from Josephus' "Antiquities of the Jews" (not the Testamonium Flavianum, which was definitely the result of Christian editing), is said to be referring to James, the brother of Jesus, who was called "Christ". But is it a foregone conclusion that Josephus was indeed referring to THE James and Jesus of the Bible? …

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Twitter Tales: The “Herem” and HUMAN SACRIFICE in the Bible

In this thread, I further expand on my video "Herem Warfare in the Bible" with further proof from scholarly sources demonstrating the promotion of HUMAN SACRIFICE, similar to the way it was done by pagan cultures. https://twitter.com/quranandbibleb1/status/1411471409570848768?s=20