Raymond Ibrahim

So the sword and scimitars, eight battles, this is eight heroes.

And I go again chronologically.

So there are many biographies, many biographies of Christian warriors and their battles against Islam.

And I think there's a lot to learn from that and a lot of inspirational material as well.

And then the newest book, The Two Swords of Christ, which deals with the military orders, especially the Templars and the Hospitallers and their wars against Islam.

That really—and that's the longest book.

And that one really, if you're interested in the Crusades, this is it because—

The Templars and the Hospitallers were the backbone of the Crusade, so virtually every Crusade is covered in detail.

But more importantly, and as captured by the title, Two Swords of Christ, that of course is a reference to the biblical verse in Luke, where...

where Jesus tells His disciples, if you don't have a sword, go sell your garment and buy one.

And then they say, look, Lord, here's two swords.

And He says, that's enough.

And, you know, to most modern-day Christians, that verse means absolutely nothing.

He's certainly not talking about swords, which begs the question, what's He talking about?

to pre-modern Christians, especially medieval Christians, and this comes out very often in these books because they would talk about these verses.

That verse meant you have two swords, one against spiritual enemies, which we still acknowledge, but one against secular enemies, including the Muslims.

Raymond, you're coming to us live from Budapest.

We appreciate it.

Social media, where do people go, and your website?

My website, RaymondDeBrahim.com, R-A-Y-M-O-N-D-I-B-R-A-H-I-M.com.