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It seems that the agony of Jesus on Gethsemani is based on a midrash from the wrestling between Jacob and the Angel of YHWH in Genesis, only with a difference : the Angel in question is interpreted as the Angel of Esauh (i.e. Jacob is wrestling really against Esauh) and since Esauh == Rome, then Ja...

But also from that same link is physical primary evidence : Greek and Egyptian inscriptions ... Alexander the Great actually existed. I was only referring to any written text as like the claims of books from Aristotle - there are few and inadequate contemporary written text about Alexander. I agree...

Dan presents four books: Robert D. Miller II, YHWH : Origin of a Desert God , 2021, Jürgen van Oorschot, Markus Witte (Eds), The Origins of Yahwism , 2017, 1 Theodore J. Lewis, The Origin and Character of GOD . Ancient Israelite Religion Through the Lens of Divinity , 2020, Daniel E. Fleming, Yahwe...

Semantics aside, isn't all the archaeological evidence part of the 'record'? I'm surprised that someone rationally doubts/denies the existence of Alexander. Yes archaeological evidence is credible. I do not say that Alexander never lived as there is sufficient history about the Greek and Persian wa...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/stanford-scientist-after-decades-of-study-concludes-we-dont-have-free-will/ar-AA1ilx0v I agree with that scientist and I accept his reasoning but I myself take that much farther because God does not give people a free will. The very idea of a free will is an e...

It was always uncomfortable in the claim that Aristotle was the teacher of Alexander because we do not have any credible record of Alexander but they do have extensive texts from Aristotle. https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2019/06/14/what-evidence-is-there-for-the-existence-of-alexander-the-great-...

StephenGoranson wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2023 12:40 pm What source from China about the 13th century, JPCusickSr, are you referring to?

It declares the 13th century in the link in the OP.

I suppose the whole 'God-on-the-Mountain' thing originates in awe-inspiring meteorological impressions like this That might have some truth to it. When the children of Israel were in the wilderness fleeing Egypt then the text declares what sounds like a volcano having a pillar of fire at night and ...

Wasn't there a spurious debate here along these same lines, not too long ago? I cannot find the thread. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3240339/aristotle-becomes-latest-casualty-chinas-narrative-war-west-scholar-questions-philosophers-existence I find nothing wrong in seeking the tr...

The point and hope for this new thread is to post any interesting stuff from or about the Holy Qur'an. This is a challenge here: The famous (or infamous) saying of getting 72 virgins after a righteous death is pure nonsense intended to taunt and tease the infidels and unbelievers. That saying does ...