They restricted the Hebrew Canon to Books written before 400 B.C. in Hebrew. They also rejected the Septuagint claiming it to be corrupted by the Christians. [S&W, p. OT 433] ...

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In one of the best Hadith collections, Saheeh Muslim in particular, there are a number of hadiths which some scholars said were weak or problematic, including Abu’l-Hasan ad-Daaraqtni, Abu ‘Ali ...

At Sinai, after the crossing of the Red Sea (Exodus 14:21–22), he brought words of God to his people. Moses brought down the ...

It was a most remarkable wedding. Vanessa grew up in our United Methodist congregation. Marwan was a native of Damascus and a ...

In this article, I want to address 10 baseless practices that have emerged in contemporary Christianity — some of which are ...

Theologian N T Wright recently emphasized that while God transcends gender, using traditional male pronouns like Father ...

"Pastor Ralph" — who has endeared himself to Latter-day Saints and across the faith community — is retiring after 20 years ...