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Islam in
176 Hours
This material was obtained by
permission from Reading Islam and Dr. Jamal Badawi |
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K) Jesus
(peace be upon him) |
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Jesus in Islam — I:
Introduction |
Extent of Qur’anic Coverage of Jesus’s Prophethood (6)
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Prophethood
and Jesus
(8)
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Mention of Jesus in Passages in the Qur’an (8)
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Lineage
of Jesus
(4)
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Jesus
and John the Baptist
(3)
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Jesus in Islam — II: Birth of Jesus |
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Other
Similarities between Jesus and the Baptist
(4)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(1.5)
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Pregnancy
Period
(8)
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Was
Mary Aware of Her Pregnancy?
(13)
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Reaction
of Mary’s People to the Birth of Jesus
(2)
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Jesus in Islam —
III: His Nature |
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Jesus
Spoke in the Cradle
(6.2)
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Summary of the Last Program
(1.6)
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Uniqueness of Jesus’s Miracles Does Not Imply Divinity (4)
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Jesus
Was Born to a Virgin: Elaboration
(3)
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The Qur’an Refers to Jesus as a Spirit from Allah (5)
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The Qur’an Refers to Jesus as a Word from Allah (5)
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Trinity
Negated by the Qur’an
(5)
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Jesus in Islam —
IV: His Nature and Mission |
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Jesus’s Humanity: Evidence from the Qur’an (3)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(2)
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To Whom Was Jesus Sent? (6)
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Sinlessness of Jesus (5)
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Jesus’s
Miracles in the Qur’an
(3)
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The
Qur’an’s Description of Jesus’s Mission
(8)
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End of Jesus’s Mission (2)
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Was
Jesus Given a Scripture?
(2)
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Jesus in Islam — V:
End of Jesus’s Mission |
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Passages from the Qur’an about Jesus’s Crucifixion (5)
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Summary of the Last Program (2)
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Did the Qur’an Mention Judas as the Substitute? (3)
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Was
Crucifixion Negated to Honor Jesus?
(3)
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Later
Documents Negating Crucifixion
(4)
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Is
Jesus’s Crucifixion Negated Only in the Qur’an?
(4)
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Did the Qur’an Mention the Death and Resurrection of Jesus? (1)
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Did
Jesus Predict His Death and Resurrection?
(3)
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More on Death and Resurrection of Jesus in the Qur’an (4)
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Jesus in Islam — VI: Ascension and Return of Jesus |
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Lexical
Meaning of Mutawaffika
(2)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(3)
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Raising
Jesus
(6)
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Death
of Jesus near the End of the World
(3)
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How Does the Muslim Believe in the Second Coming of Jesus? (2)
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Was Any Other Prophet Raised to Heaven? (6)
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Mention
of the Second Coming of Jesus in the Qur’an
(2)
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Second Coming of Jesus: Islam and Christianity (3)
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Jesus in Islam —
VII: The Second Coming of Jesus (1) |
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Does the Qur’an Refer to Jesus Coming Back? (6)
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Summary of the Last Program (2)
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Return of Jesus in Hadith (5)
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Further
Qur’anic References
(6)
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Where Will Jesus Descend? (1.3)
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Time
of the Second Coming of Jesus
(2)
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What Will Jesus Do Upon Descending to Earth? (2)
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Time
of the Day of Descent
(3)
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Other Sayings about Jesus’s Actions on Earth (2)
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Jesus in Islam —
VIII: The Second Coming of Jesus (2) |
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Peace
with His Coming
(4)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(3)
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The Last Supper in the Qur’an? (3)
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What
Will Happen to Jesus Afterward?
(4)
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The Reaction of the Negus (3)
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Reaction of Some Christians to the Qur’anic Profile of Jesus (4)
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The Passage in the Qur’an That Evoked Negus’s Tears (8)
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Comparative
Christology — I: Methodology |
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Comparison of Jesus in the Qur’an and the Bible (2)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(2)
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Areas
of Differences
(3)
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Areas
of Similarities
(5)
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Taking Scriptures as They Are (2)
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Methodology of Studying Differences (7)
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Christian Scholars’ Views (5)
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Qur’anic Description of Jesus (3)
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Comparative
Christology — II: The Qur’an and Deification |
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Erroneous Explanation of the Qur’an by Some Christian Writers (2)
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Summary of the Last Program (3)
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An
Example of Misquotation
(2)
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An Example of a Fictitious Quotation (3)
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An Example of a Partial Quotation (6)
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Further
Examples
(3)
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Hellenization of the Language of the Qur’an (5)
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Claims
Not Sustained by the Text of the Qur’an
(4)
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What About the Errors in the Bible? (3)
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Did Jesus Claim
Divinity? — I: Approach of Study |
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Methodology
of Correct Interpretation of the Bible
(3)
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Summary of the Last Program (2)
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Interpreting the Bible within Its Own Context (5)
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An
Attempt to Avoid the Previous Pitfalls
(2)
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What
Has Been Said about Jesus?
(4)
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Classification
of Proofs of the Divinity of Jesus
(2)
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What Did Jesus Say about Himself? (6)
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Evaluation of Proofs of Jesus’s Divinity (6)
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Did Jesus Claim
Divinity? – II: Claims Attributed to Jesus |
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Why Insist on Conclusive Evidence? (4)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(3)
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Similar Phraseology in the Bible (5)
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“I
and the Father Are One”: Comments
(7)
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“I
Am in the Father and the Father Is in Me”: Comments
(2)
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Why
Did the Jews Try to Stone Jesus?
(3)
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Seeing Jesus Is Like Seeing God: Comments
(7)
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Did Jesus Claim
Divinity? — III: More on “Claims” |
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“I Am the Way, the Truth and the Life” (5)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(2)
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“I
Existed before Abraham”: Comments
(9)
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Did
Jesus Claim Divine Qualities?
(3)
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Jesus, the Son of God: The New Testament (6)
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Jesus,
the Son of God: The Old Testament
(5)
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Did Jesus Claim
Divinity? — IV: Titles of Jesus |
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The “Only Begotten Son of God”: Comments (4)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(2)
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What
Is Meant by Jesus’s Title “Messiah”?
(4)
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What Is Meant by Jesus’s Title “Lord”? (1)
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Evolution of Jesus’s Titles (8)
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What
Is Meant by Jesus’s Title “Savior”?
(6)
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Prophecies
of Jesus’s Coming in the Old Testament
(2)
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Does Being Perfect Imply Being Divine? (2)
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Did Jesus Claim
Divinity? — V: Other “Claims” |
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“My Words Will Not Pass Away”: Comments (2)
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Summary of the Last Program (2)
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All Authority Given to Jesus: Comments (2)
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Context
of This Quotation
(4)
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What Is Meant by Jesus’s Title “Son of Man”? (3)
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Did
Jesus Accept People’s Worship?
(6)
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Did Jesus Deny That He Was God? (4)
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Title
Is Evidence of Humanity, Not of Divinity
(6)
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Did Jesus Claim Divinity? — VI: Jesus Denies Godhead |
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Jesus Expresses His Subordination to God (9)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(2)
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Jesus and God Are Not Equal (3)
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References
to Jesus as a Prophet
(5)
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Jesus
Himself Denied Equality with God
(10)
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Did Jesus Claim Divinity? — VII: Responses to Objections |
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Inadequate
Apologies
(2)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(1)
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Did Jesus Refer to God as “God” or “Father”? (3)
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Examples of Responses (4)
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Examples (15)
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Elaboration
(2)
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Paul’s
Explanation of John
(2)
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How
Did John Explain the Old Testament’s Referring to God?
(1)
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Miracles and
Divinity: Biblical Parallels |
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Do
Jesus’s Miracles Prove Divinity?
(5)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(2)
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Parallels in the Bible (7)
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Is
Virgin Birth a Proof of Divinity?
(6)
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Ascension to Heaven (2)
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Resurrection (3)
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Differences
between Miracles
(3)
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Evolution of
Deification of Jesus — I: No Basis for Trinity |
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The Argument of the Last Program (3)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(1)
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Basis of Trinity in the Old Testament (4)
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Meaning
of Trinity
(1)
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Trinity
Has No Conclusive Basis in the New Testament
(3)
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Trinity Is Alien to the Content Old Testament (5)
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An Example of an Inconclusive Text (4)
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Is
There Conclusive Evidence of the Trinity in the New Testament?
(1)
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A
Key Text That Is Now Dropped as Unauthentic
(8)
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Evolution of Deification of Jesus — II: Disciples and Paul |
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Early
Christianity
(5)
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Summary of the Last Program (2)
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References to Barnabas in the Bible (8)
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Most
Influential Personalities among the Disciples
(5)
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Paul’s
Background
(6)
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Barnabas
and Paul
(3)
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Evolution of
Deification of Jesus — III: Paul’s Role |
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Luke’s Explanation of Barnabas’s Differences with Paul (8)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(2)
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Criticizing Paul (5)
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Paul
Seeks Support of Other Disciples
(11)
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Two
Versions of Christianity
(3)
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Evolution of
Deification of Jesus — IV: Early Unitarians (1) |
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History
of Christianity
(3)
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Summary of the Last Program (3)
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Early Monotheistic Tradition (1)
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Why
Did the Pauline Version spread?
(2)
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Arius and His Convictions (2)
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Early
Personalities
(7)
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Romaine Constantine (1)
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Constantine and the Trinitarians (5)
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New Converts Attracted to the Pauline Version (5)
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Evolution of
Deification of Jesus — V: Early Unitarians (2) |
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Reaction of the Apostolic Church to Pressures from the Pauline
Church (7)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(3)
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Followers
of Meletius
(2)
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Survival
of the Donatists in North Africa
(2)
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The Trinity Concept before the Council of Nicaea (2)
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Destruction of Objective Literature about Arius (3)
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Reaction
of Arius
(4)
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Arius’s
Debate with the Bishop of Alexandria
(4)
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The Purpose of the Council of Nicaea (4)
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Evolution of Deification of Jesus — VI: The Council of Nicaea |
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The
Setting of the Council of Nicaea
(5)
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Summary of the Last Program (3)
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Officially Endorsing the Concept of Trinity (4)
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An Example of the Debate (5)
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The Choice of Gospels in the Council (4)
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Role
of Constantine in the Council
(4)
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Why
Did Other Gospels Perish?
(4)
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Evolution of Deification of Jesus — VII: Other Major Councils |
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The
Period between Nicaea and Constantinople
(3)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(2)
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Council of Ephesus (431) (4)
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Constantinople
I: Circumstances and Decisions
(6)
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Council Is Unsure: Is Jesus Human or Divine? (4)
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Struggle
and Conflict
(4)
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The Debate on the Two Natures of Jesus (4)
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Council
of Chalcedon (451)
(3)
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Evolution of
Deification of Jesus — VIII: Later Councils |
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The
Second Council of Constantinople
(4)
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Summary of the Last Program (3)
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Other
Catholic Councils
(3)
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Later
Councils Continue the Debate
(6)
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Further Split in the Western Church: The Reformation (7)
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Split between the Eastern and Western Church (2)
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How
Did the Reformation Pick Up?
(4)
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Later Unitarians —
I: Servetus |
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Unitarians and the Reformation (1)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(3)
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How Did Servetus Share His Views? (5)
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Servetus
and His Upbringing
(4)
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How Did Servetus Earn His Living? (1.4)
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How
Did Servetus Express His Views?
(3)
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Servetus’s Writings (5)
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Servetus
and Calvin
(6)
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Later Unitarians —
II: Francis David |
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Servetus Defends His Convictions (6)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(1.4)
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Francis David: A Contemporary of Servetus (5)
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Some Unitarians Embrace Islam (6)
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David: The Deification of Jesus Is Unbiblical (4)
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Francis
David: A Formidable Debater
(2)
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The Death of Francis David (2)
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Impact
of Francis David’s Debates
(3)
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Later Unitarians —
III: Sozzini and Socinus |
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Influence of Islam on David (2)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(2)
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Who Was Socinus? (3)
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Lelio
Sozzini and His Secret Society
(3)
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Socinus: Jesus Is Divine (3)
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Socinus’s Views on the Trinity (6)
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Church’s Reaction (3)
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Socinus’s Views on Other Doctrines (8)
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Later Unitarians —
IV: John Briddle |
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Other Later Unitarians (1)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(1.3)
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Why Were Briddle’s Writings “Dangerous”? (9)
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John
Briddle and His Background
(3)
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What Happened to John Briddle Next? (4)
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Briddle’s Writings Close to Islam: Elaboration (5)
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What Were Milton’s Views? (3)
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Briddle’s
Followers after His Death
(4)
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Later Unitarians — V: Emlyn and Lindsey |
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Other
Contemporaries of Briddle
(6)
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Summary of the Last Program (1)
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More on Emlyn (8)
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Thomas Emlyn (4)
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Lindsey’s Views on Jesus (2)
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Lindsey
and His Background
(1.3)
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An Example of His Passionate Writings (2)
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Lindsey’s
Writings
(4)
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Later Unitarians —
VI: Joseph Priestly |
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Joseph
Priestly: Background
(3)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(2)
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Priestly’s Major Contributions (6)
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Why
Was the Church Angered by Priestly’s Writings?
(3)
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Priestly: Jesus Is Not Divine (6)
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Biblical
Support of Priestly’s Views
(8)
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Other
Evidence That Jesus Was Not Divine
(2)
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Later Unitarians —
VII: William Channing |
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Priestly’s Views on the Trinity (3)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(1)
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Channing’s Views on the Trinity (5)
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Channing’s Background (4)
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The Nature of Jesus (5)
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Impact
of the Trinity on Devotion to God
(5)
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Reaction in America to Unitarianism (3)
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Channing’s Views on Atonement (4)
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Trinity,
Atonement, and Blood Sacrifice — I: The Trinity (1) |
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Why Was Trinity Viewed as Unbiblical? (3)
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Connection of This Series to the Previous Series (3)
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Modes of Self-Disclosure (8)
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Distinctness
vs. Unity
(6)
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Analogy
with Father, Husband, and Son
(4)
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Persons
vs. Attributes
(3)
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Does
Trinity Resemble the Body, Soul, and Spirit?
(1)
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Three
Forms of Water: One Essence
(2)
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Trinity,
Atonement, and Blood Sacrifice — II: The Trinity (2) |
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Entity,
Soul, and Body
(1)
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Summary of the Last Program (4)
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No Prospect of Any Intelligible Explanation (3)
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The
Cubes and the Squares
(4)
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Is Trinity Compatible with Monotheism? (5)
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Another
Explanation
(10)
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Conclusion
(4)
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Trinity,
Atonement, and Blood Sacrifice — III: Sin and Atonement (1) |
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Outline of the Doctrine (4)
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Summary of the Last Program (3)
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Counter Evidence from the Old Testament (7)
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Suggested Evidence from the Old Testament (9)
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Was It Taught by Jesus? (4)
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Did
Jesus Himself Choose the Doctrine?
(2)
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Jesus
and the Doctrine of Substitution
(2)
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Trinity,
Atonement, and Blood Sacrifice — IV: Sin and Atonement (2) |
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Counter Evidence from the New Testament (2)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(3)
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Paul’s Views on Sin and Atonement (6)
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Role
of Paul
(3)
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Other New Testament Writers: Luke (5)
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Other New Testament Writers: Peter (5)
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Comparison with John’s Views (6)
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Trinity,
Atonement, and Blood Sacrifice — V: Sin and Atonement (3) |
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The Book of James (4)
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Summary of the Last Program (3)
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Was Satan a Fallen Angel? (3)
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Paul’s
Assumptions about Human Nature
(4)
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The “Logic” of the Doctrine (6)
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Paul’s
Assumptions about Divine Attributes
(2)
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Other
Problems
(8)
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Trinity,
Atonement, and Blood Sacrifice — VI: Sin and Atonement (4) |
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Did
God “Empty Himself”?
(3)
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Summary of the Last Program (3)
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Partial “Emptying”: Equally Problematic (3)
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Is That Consistent with Divinity? (5)
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God “Can Do Anything” (3)
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God “Sharing” Human Life (3)
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Nineham’s Views on Sinlessness (8)
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A Possible Allegory (2)
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Trinity,
Atonement, and Blood Sacrifice — VII: Sin and Atonement (5) |
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Other Examples of Conflict (2)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(3)
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Birth without a Father (4)
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Logical
Responses to Sinlessness
(3)
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The Book of Job on Sinlessness (5)
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Sinlessness
of Mary
(4)
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History Negates Paul’s Idea (2)
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Adam
and Jesus
(4)
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Was It a Gradual Revelation? (1)
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Was
Incarnation the Climax?
(1)
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Trinity,
Atonement, and Blood Sacrifice — VIII: Sin and Atonement (6) |
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Timing of Sacrifice (3)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(4)
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Why Did God Choose This Particular Way to Forgive Mankind? (5)
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Are
Those Who Died before Jesus Saved?
(6)
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Problems
with These Attempts
(5)
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Attempts
to Justify the Doctrine
(3)
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Removal of the Effect of the Original Sin (2)
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Trinity,
Atonement, and Blood Sacrifice — IX: Crucifixion (1) |
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Do All Believers Believe That Jesus Was Crucified? (5)
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Summary of the Last Program (2)
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Analyzing Prophecies Referring to the Crucifixion of Jesus (8)
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Analyzing the Prophecies in Any Religious Book (2)
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Is There Any Other Psalm Prophesizing the Crucifixion? (5)
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“Purest My Hands and Feet” and Crucifixion (5)
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Prophecies Suggesting That Judas Was Crucified Not Jesus (2)
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Trinity,
Atonement, and Blood Sacrifice — X: Crucifixion (2) |
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Psalms 35, 37, and 41: Prophesizing Deliverance of the Righteous (5)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(3)
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Psalms
69: Who Is the Speaker?
(7)
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Psalms
9, 20, 21, and 109: Reference to Judas’s Crucifixion
(8)
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Psalms 91: Angels to Lift Up the Righteous before Crucifixion (3)
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Psalms 38: A Commonly Mistaken Explanation (2)
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Conclusions
(1)
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Trinity,
Atonement, and Blood Sacrifice — XI: Crucifixion (3) |
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A
Misapplied Prophecy in Matthew 27
(5)
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Summary of the Last Program (2)
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Prophecies Applied by Mistake to Jesus (6)
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Relating
All Prophecies to Jesus
(5)
|
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Context
of the Prophecies
(3)
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Isaiah
7:14 and the Virgin Birth
(7)
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Trinity,
Atonement, and Blood Sacrifice — XII: Crucifixion (4) |
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Other Examples of Forced Interpretations (6)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(2)
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Variations in Biblical Versions (8)
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Other Examples of Forced Interpretations (4)
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Prophecies That Apply to a Specific Prophet (2)
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Prophecies
That Apply to Many Prophets
(8)
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Trinity,
Atonement, and Blood Sacrifice — XIII: Crucifixion (5) |
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Deuteronomy
18:18
(5)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(3)
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Coming of Jesus in the Old Testament (3)
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Context
of Isaiah 42
(6)
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Attempts: The Book of Isaiah (4)
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Everlasting Father (6)
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Expectations of the Return of Jesus (1)
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Rahmatullah’s Views on the Signs of Jonah (3)
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Trinity, Atonement, and Blood Sacrifice — XIV: Crucifixion (6) |
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Crucifixion in the New Testament (7)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(5)
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Inconsistencies in the Crucifixion Story (1.4)
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Problems of Authenticity of the Crucifixion Story (3)
|
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The Preliminaries of Crucifixion (3)
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Examples
of Inconsistencies
(2.5)
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Differences
in the Preliminaries of Crucifixion
(9)
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Trinity, Atonement, and Blood Sacrifice — XV: Crucifixion (7) |
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Five Variations of the Last Supper (8)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(2)
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Three Variations of the Trial (6)
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Four
Variations of the Arrest
(11)
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Problems
in the Trial
(2)
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Trinity, Atonement, and Blood Sacrifice — XVI: Crucifixion (8) |
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Seven Variations of the Crucifixion (11)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(2)
|
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Problems with History (5)
|
Problems
with the Contents
(8)
|
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Order to Break the Legs (3)
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Trinity,
Atonement, and Blood Sacrifice — XVII: Resurrection (1) |
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Were These Later Additions? (8)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(3)
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Six
Variations of the Story
(3)
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The Resurrection Story (2)
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Other
Reservations about Resurrection
(4)
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When
Did the Women Go?
(6)
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Reports of Sightings of Jesus (4)
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Trinity,
Atonement, and Blood Sacrifice — XVIII: Resurrection (2 |
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Story May Be a Later Addition (1.4)
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Summary of the Last Program (2)
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John’s Version of the Story (3)
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Improbabilities
in the Story
(7)
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Areas of Agreement (3)
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Four
Questions
(6)
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Why
Be Surprised If Crucifixion and Resurrection Were Foretold?
(4)
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Trinity,
Atonement, and Blood Sacrifice — XIX: Resurrection (3) |
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Did Jesus Foretell His Crucifixion and Resurrection? (3)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(4)
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If
Jesus Was Crucified, Where Was He between His Death and Resurrection?
(5)
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Where
Is Judas’s Body and Why Was the Tomb Empty?
(8)
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Other
Historical Sources of the Story
(3)
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Theological
Controversy of Crucifixion
(6)
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Trinity,
Atonement, and Blood sacrifice — XX: Roots of “God Incarnate” (1) |
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How Do We Know the Story Was a Later Addition? (3)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(3)
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Why Is That an Insertion? (3)
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Josephus’s
Views on Crucifixion
(3)
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Mythology of Sun Worship (5)
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Roots
of the “Redeeming Son of God” Idea
(3)
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The Myth of Osiris and Mithra (10)
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Specific
Examples
(10)
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Trinity,
Atonement, and Blood Sacrifice — XXI: Roots of “God Incarnate” (2) |
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The Baal Myth (4)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(3)
|
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Krishna as Incarnation of Vishnu (4)
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Similar
Myths in Ancient Mexico
(2)
|
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Meaning
of the Term “Myth”
(3)
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Buddha
as Savior
(7)
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Contemporary Views (2)
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Use
of Myth in Theology
(6)
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Trinity,
Atonement, and Blood Sacrifice — XXII: Roots of “God Incarnate” (3) |
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God Incarnate and Christianity (2)
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Summary
of the Last Program
(3)
|
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Eschatology and Gnosticism (2)
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Goulder’s “Two Roots” (6)
|
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Is Their Importance Downplayed in the New Testament? (3)
|
Who
Are the Samaritans?
(2)
|
|
Impact of Their Theology on the Early Development of
Christianity (7)
|
Meaning of “Samaritan Theology” (4)
|
|
Trinity,
Atonement, and Blood Sacrifice — XXIII: Roots of “God Incarnate” (4) |
|
Influence of Samaritan Theology (2)
|
Summary
of the Last Program
(4)
|
|
A Historical Perspective (3)
|
Paul’s
Interaction with the Samaritan Theology
(9)
|
|
Variations in Paul’s Explanation (6)
|
What’s
the Nature of the Different Explanations?
(1)
|
|
Progression
in Perceiving the Nature of Jesus
(5)
|
|
Trinity,
Atonement, and Blood Sacrifice — XXIV: Roots of “God Incarnate” (5) |
|
Goulder and Explanation of God Incarnate (6)
|
Summary
of the Last Program
(5)
|
|
God Incarnate and the Cultural Climate (2)
|
Other Roots Suggested by Young (3)
|
|
Earlier
Clues Influencing the New Testament
(7)
|
Mysterious
Disappearance and Not Transfiguration
(4)
|
|
Ideas Traced to an Earlier Greco-Roman Period (3)
|
|
Trinity,
Atonement, and Blood Sacrifice — XXV: Roots of “God Incarnate” (6) |
|
The Hellenistic Ruler Cult Language (2)
|
Summary
of the Last Program
(3)
|
|
Archaeology vs. Theology (2)
|
Examples of Historical Evidence (4)
|
|
The Divine Men Myth (5)
|
Pre-Christian
Titles Taken Seriously
(2)
|
|
Some Evidence to Support This Idea (3)
|
Judaic and Gentile Influence (5)
|
|
How
He Arrived to This Position
(5)
|
Influence
of Hellenistic Myth on Jews
(2)
|
|
Trinity,
Atonement, and Blood Sacrifice — XXVI: Roots of “God Incarnate” (7) |
|
Reconciliation
with the Burial of Moses
(2)
|
Summary of the Last Program (3)
|
|
Parallels between Enoch and Jesus (5)
|
The
Ascension of Enoch and Elijah
(4)
|
|
Jewish Angel: Speculation and Christology (4)
|
Conclusions on Examination of Jewish Sources (3)
|
|
What
Kind of Inspiration to Christology
(2)
|
Other Examples of Jewish Influence (7)
|
|
Trinity,
Atonement, and Blood Sacrifice — XXVII: Roots of “God Incarnate” (8) |
|
Hypostatization
of Wisdom in the Bible
(2)
|
Summary
of the Last Program
(3)
|
|
Cultural
Atmosphere of the Idea of God Incarnate
(2)
|
The
Greek Logos
(3)
|
|
Explanation of Writers (5)
|
Common Elements with Christology (3)
|
|
Some Writers’ Opinions about God Incarnate (4)
|
Apologetic
Responses
(4)
|
|
Influence
of Ancient Mythology
(3)
|
|
Trinity, Atonement, and Blood Sacrifice — XXVIII: The Islamic
Perspective |
|
Sin and Rebellion (3)
|
Summary
of the Last Program
(3)
|
|
Is Salvation Achieved by Good Deeds? (6)
|
Deliverance (Najah) in the Qur’an (2)
|
|
The Requirement of Justice (4)
|
The
Qur’an on Forgiveness
(3)
|
|
Examples of Assurance of Salvation from the Qur’an (3)
|
Are Muslims Assured of Salvation? (4)
|
|
The Question of
Mystery |
|
One More Argument to the Divinity of Jesus (2)
|
Summary of the Last Program (2)
|
|
The
Argument for Mystery
(2)
|
The
Basis of Personal Experience
(1)
|
|
How Would You React to This Explanation? (2)
|
Meaning of Mystery (2)
|
|
Comparison of Mystery and Trinity (3)
|
Is
the Trinity a Mystery?
(3)
|
|
Many Dogmas Were Articulated Intellectually by Humans (3)
|
Some
Examples of the Question
(5)
|
|
The
Role of Mystery
(2)
|
|
Authority and
Authenticity of the Scriptures — I |
|
Purpose of Examination (7)
|
Summary
of the Last Program
(2)
|
|
Application of These Criteria to the Qur’an (3)
|
Relevant Criteria in Examination (6)
|
|
Authority of the Bible, New Testament (4)
|
Authority
of the Bible, Old Testament
(5)
|
|
Other
Evidence from the New Testament
(2)
|
|
Authority and
Authenticity of the Scriptures — II |
|
Factual
Errors in the Old Testament
(3)
|
Summary
of the Last Program
(1.4)
|
|
Inconsistencies in the New Testament (3)
|
Inconsistencies
in the Old Testament
(4)
|
|
Authenticity
(3)
|
Prophecies That Were Not Realized (3)
|
|
Problem
of Authorship and Witness
(5)
|
Biblical
Versions
(6)
|
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Modifications and Transformations (1)
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