Mark Siljander
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coincidental serendipity, uses the same word as the Quran, Abraham walid, walid, this begotten, begotten, meaning sexually conceived. When it gets down to verse 16 to Jesus, the form of the word changes to a feminine word, passive construct in Aramaic, meaning there's no man and there's no action. I mean, physical action.
coincidental serendipity, uses the same word as the Quran, Abraham walid, walid, this begotten, begotten, meaning sexually conceived. When it gets down to verse 16 to Jesus, the form of the word changes to a feminine word, passive construct in Aramaic, meaning there's no man and there's no action. I mean, physical action.
coincidental serendipity, uses the same word as the Quran, Abraham walid, walid, this begotten, begotten, meaning sexually conceived. When it gets down to verse 16 to Jesus, the form of the word changes to a feminine word, passive construct in Aramaic, meaning there's no man and there's no action. I mean, physical action.
And when Muslims hear this, the scholars, the cab drivers, my close friends, they're just enamored with this. So the point is, the way Jesus was begotten in the Bible and in the Quran is identical.
And when Muslims hear this, the scholars, the cab drivers, my close friends, they're just enamored with this. So the point is, the way Jesus was begotten in the Bible and in the Quran is identical.
And when Muslims hear this, the scholars, the cab drivers, my close friends, they're just enamored with this. So the point is, the way Jesus was begotten in the Bible and in the Quran is identical.
you said a number of things that are of crucial importance. Okay. Well, I've been thinking for some protracted period of time, especially in the aftermath of the Abraham Accords, that... There are foundational principles that unite Muslims, Jews, and Christians. They're all people of the book, for example, and they're all Abrahamic people.
you said a number of things that are of crucial importance. Okay. Well, I've been thinking for some protracted period of time, especially in the aftermath of the Abraham Accords, that... There are foundational principles that unite Muslims, Jews, and Christians. They're all people of the book, for example, and they're all Abrahamic people.
you said a number of things that are of crucial importance. Okay. Well, I've been thinking for some protracted period of time, especially in the aftermath of the Abraham Accords, that... There are foundational principles that unite Muslims, Jews, and Christians. They're all people of the book, for example, and they're all Abrahamic people.
And those are the idea that all of our cultures are predicated on a book rather than a city, rather than the state, rather than a military power, rather than an empire. That's a radical similarity. People of the book is a radical change
And those are the idea that all of our cultures are predicated on a book rather than a city, rather than the state, rather than a military power, rather than an empire. That's a radical similarity. People of the book is a radical change
And those are the idea that all of our cultures are predicated on a book rather than a city, rather than the state, rather than a military power, rather than an empire. That's a radical similarity. People of the book is a radical change
with regard to say the Romans or the Greeks or the pagan empires, the fact that a book is the foundation of the culture, that's an unbelievably revolutionary notion. And then the three, the books that guide all three of the major Abrahamic religions have marked similarities. One of them, as you pointed out with regards to Islam and Christianity is the centrality of Christ.
with regard to say the Romans or the Greeks or the pagan empires, the fact that a book is the foundation of the culture, that's an unbelievably revolutionary notion. And then the three, the books that guide all three of the major Abrahamic religions have marked similarities. One of them, as you pointed out with regards to Islam and Christianity is the centrality of Christ.
with regard to say the Romans or the Greeks or the pagan empires, the fact that a book is the foundation of the culture, that's an unbelievably revolutionary notion. And then the three, the books that guide all three of the major Abrahamic religions have marked similarities. One of them, as you pointed out with regards to Islam and Christianity is the centrality of Christ.
Okay, so you said that was a big surprise to you and I'm sure it's a surprise to many of the people that are listening. Well, then, where's the rub? Well, that's what you turn to right away. Christ is a central figure. Jesus is a central figure in the Islamic text, as he is in the Christian text. But there's doctrinal differences, which you zeroed in on right away.
Okay, so you said that was a big surprise to you and I'm sure it's a surprise to many of the people that are listening. Well, then, where's the rub? Well, that's what you turn to right away. Christ is a central figure. Jesus is a central figure in the Islamic text, as he is in the Christian text. But there's doctrinal differences, which you zeroed in on right away.
Okay, so you said that was a big surprise to you and I'm sure it's a surprise to many of the people that are listening. Well, then, where's the rub? Well, that's what you turn to right away. Christ is a central figure. Jesus is a central figure in the Islamic text, as he is in the Christian text. But there's doctrinal differences, which you zeroed in on right away.
But one of the things that you were fleshing out, investigating, was the possibility that the doctrinal differences with regards to the circumstances of Christ's conception and birth were less evident at odds than might be if you were ultimately pessimistic, right? Because the question is, for me, look, the Abraham Accords demonstrated that
But one of the things that you were fleshing out, investigating, was the possibility that the doctrinal differences with regards to the circumstances of Christ's conception and birth were less evident at odds than might be if you were ultimately pessimistic, right? Because the question is, for me, look, the Abraham Accords demonstrated that