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The following pages have been added newly or substantially revised at the following dates:

June 18, 2009
The Swedish language section of Answering Islam starts with a bang: More than 160 articles expounding on the Christian faith and on Islam. A new team has taken over the development of the Turkish language section and, after having been stagnant for several years, this section started afresh last week with plenty of new material.

June 10, 2009
Masud Masihiyyen starts a series of rebuttals to claims by Harun Yahya. The first installment deals with two alleged scientific miracles in the Qur'an regarding the development of the embryo and the existence of sub-atomic particles: The Qur'an as the Miraculous Source of the Erroneous Islamic Science. Roland Clarke's Joseph: From Prison to Prominence looks at some of the amazing similarities between the life of Joseph and Jesus the Messiah. Sam Shamoun presents two more articles on the deity of Jesus according to the Bible: (1) The Son of Man as the Son of David, (2) The Christology of Luke-Acts: Additional Evidence for the absolute Deity of Christ, two rebuttals to Jerald F. Dirks: (1) Jesus Christ – God’s Eternal Son or Adopted Son of God?, (2) The Quranic understanding of historic Christian theology, an Addendum to the second part of his rebuttal to Sami Zaatari on the issue of Tauhid, and in his final article, Islam and the prayers of Allah, he examines another strange issue in Islamic theology. Rev. Bassam Madany brings to our attention Jacques Ellul’s View of Islam & Dhimmitude. A day after the Cairo Speech, a short index entry was added on Barack Obama and Islam, listing various articles analyzing the Ankara Speech and the Cairo Speech of the new President of the USA.

May 20, 2009
A Hoax and its Paradoxes: The Cruci-fiction of the Qur’an by Masud Masihiyyen. Tears between Muhammad and Jesus by M. Rafiqul-Haqq and P. Newton. The Law of Apostasy in Islam Must Change by Bassam Madany. Khadija Butt shares her testimony of conversion. Sam Shamoun examines the question, Is Allah truly eternal and absolutely self-sufficient? (on the problem of Islamic monotheism and the issue of inheritance), contributes a rebuttal to Dr. Jerald F. Dirks: More than a prophet (on the nature and status of Jesus), and a two part rebuttal to Sami Zaatari: Revisiting the Problem of Islamic Monotheism [Part 1, Part 2].

May 7, 2009
Anthony Rogers answers to a Muslim reply to his article: The True Shahada: Defended [Part 1, Part 2]. Keith Thompson looks at Heaven vs Jannah: Assessing the Dilemma. Sam Shamoun contributes Examining the Trinitarian Implications of Isaiah 48:16 [Part 1, Part 2] and An Analysis of a Dialogue between Bassam Zawadi versus Thabiti Anyabwile [Part 1, Part 2, Part 3]. Jochen Katz added a second appendix to Who are those messengers that were rejected by Noah's people? examining Osama Abdallah's hotfix reaction to this article.

April 30, 2009
The Only True God by Rafique, as well as a short examination of the so-called Gospel of Barnabas by the same author. Roland Clarke ponders the role of song and music in the worship of God: Singing the Praises of God. Sam Shamoun provides More Evidence that Paul thought of Jesus as God; Jesus Christ – The God who gathers his people is Part 2 in his series on The Inter-Testamental Jewish Literature and the Deity of the Lord Jesus. Then some rebuttals to various Muslim authors: (1) Bassam Zawadi: Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah and the Text of the Torah Revisited, (2) Jalal Abualrub: The Quran confirms – The Two Testaments of the Holy Bible Are the Torah and Injil! (Part 1, Part 2), and Reexamining Muhammad’s Cross-Dressing, (3) Sami Zaatari: Revisiting the Issue of Jesus' Subjection to the Father, (4) Who are those messengers that were rejected by Noah's people? responds to Osama Abdallah's latest attempt to explain away a certain quranic error. Was the Torah given for guiding the Egyptians? makes some observations on an incoherent passage in the Qur'an. “Why the Multiplicity of Mosques?” and Reflections on the Flawed Historiography of President Barack Obama by Jacob Thomas. Finally, an entry on Islamic Banking or Shariah compliant FINANCE institutions was added to the Index to Islam as well as a short list of Arabic-English Dictionaries.

April 9, 2009
Missing Cross: Muslim Loss ponders the Crucifixion of Jesus. A link to Resources For Easter (a comprehensive list of articles answering to various objections) was added to the Index, entry "EASTER". Adoption by Adaption by Masud Masihiyyen analyzes the interrelationship between the stories of Moses and Joseph in their quranic version. One of the major errors in the story of Moses and Pharaoh is the teaching that Egypt is the promised land of the Children of Israel (see our earlier article, Israel, the Quran and the Promised Land). A possible explanation for this error is provided in a new section of the article, I AM all the prophets. Then there is a new article in the section on Qur'an contradictions: Sexy Fruits? examines a statement in the Qur'an which is claimed to be a scientific miracle but turns out to be utterly wrong on scientific grounds. Sixty Years of Lost Opportunities: A Critique of the Arabs’ Refusal to Normalize Relations with Israel by Jacob Thomas.

April 1, 2009
Masud shares his testimony of conversion and his first article, Noah’s Ark Or Noah’s Steamboat?, is appropriately published on April Fools' Day. Since Ahmed Deedat has also fooled too many people for too long, Samuel Green greatly expanded his article examining Ahmed Deedat's publications: Another Choice: The Teaching of Ahmed Deedat. Dallas Roark asks the question, Is there honor in honor killings? Jacob Thomas informs about New Light on Slavery in the Islamic World. Roland Clarke presents a meditation on the central issue of Loving God. Sam Shamoun continues to explore the Old Testament and other Jewish writings as background for understanding Jesus' claim to deity: Divine Encounters of the OT – The book of Daniel’s witness to God’s Uniplurality, Early Jewish Monotheism and Divine Plurality (Part 1, Part 2). In the series, The Messiah in the Jewish Traditions, he adds Part 3: The Witness of the Old Greek Version of the Hebrew Bible (LXX) and an Appendix: The Witness of Christian Apologist Justin Martyr. Finally, two new Qur'an contradictions: What were jinn created from?, Allah's forgotten creatures, and an update to an old contradiction article, Everything in Pairs?

March 11, 2009
We start with two papers examining the trustworthiness of the text of the Bible and the Qur'an: New Testament Textual Criticism and the True Significance of the Variants by Wildcat and Sam Shamoun gives an overview on The Compilation of the Qur'an. An addition to the classical library: The Setting of the Crescent and the Rising of the Cross is a detailed account on the life story of Kamil Abdul Messiah, a Muslim convert at the end of the 19th century. [For those who prefer to skip the Foreword, Preface, and Introduction, the story itself begins here.] Rev. Bassam Madany reflects on lessons from this book in The Missiology of Kamil Abdul Messiah, A Syrian Convert from Islam to Christianity. Roland Clarke's article, Homeward Bound, speaks about our desire to "return home" into an intimate fellowship with God. And he offers thoughts on Peace, Abraham and Hospitality. In a new addition to the series of answers to common questions, Sam Shamoun clarifies the relationship between Jesus' Rule and the Father's Authority. Then he examines statements in the Qur'an and ahadith that conflict with the Islamic doctrine of Tauhid: Does the Quran really enjoin fearing Allah alone? and Is Allah the only sovereign or isn’t he?, ponders Jesus Christ – An Essential Pillar of Islamic Monotheism, and presents a two part rebuttal to Jalal Abualrub on The Human Origin of Muhammad’s Legislation [Part 1], [Part 2]. Further rebuttals: Of Kings and Paupers answers to Bassam Zawadi's attempt of rescuing the Qur'an from a historical error in S. 5:20, and Say Not Three Gods exposes Sami Zaatari's poor polemic against the Trinity. Then we offer two detailed articles in the section on the history of relationships between Muslims and Christians: The Process of Islamization in Egypt and A Survey of Byzantine Responses to Islam. Finally, one week ago, we launched a new language section on Answering Islam: Amharic, the main language of Ethiopia, a country in which nearly half of the population are Muslims.

February 14, 2009
Hear, O Muslims! by Anthony Rogers is a comparison and contrast of the Shema and the Shahada. Sam Shamoun revisits the matter of Pauline Christology by providing a thorough exegesis of Romans 9:5 in Jesus Christ – He who is over all, God blessed forever! [Part 1] and Jesus Christ – He who is over all, God blessed forever! [Part 2] and his exegesis of Psalm 45, The God who reigns forever, presents more prophetic hints to the Deity of the Messiah. Allah – the creator of all things? ponders problems raised by the uncreatedness of Allah's throne. Jesus and Tauhid: An examination of NT Christology in relation to Islamic monotheism, and he gives A Brief Analysis and Reply to the James White versus Sami Zaatari Debate. Two brothers share their testimony of conversion: How Did I Come to Know Jesus Christ? by Ibrahim from Kosovo and Called to a higher purpose by Azad, a Kurdish Iraqi. Rev. Bassam Madany reflects on reports that many Algerians Alienated from Islam Are Turning to Christ. Dallas Roark asks, Does the Qur’an have a revelation from God? Cornelius takes another look at the question Was Muhammad the Prophet like unto Moses? Another pivotal claim of Islam, Did Abraham Build the Kaaba?, is examined by Jesse Toler, and his article Who Are the People of God? answers a polemic by Osama Abdallah. The Onerous Rules and Regulations Imposed on the People of the Book by Jacob Thomas, and finally, From Poison Save Us is an answer to a Muslim objection to Roland Clarke's earlier article A Dialog about the One True God.

January 21, 2009
Since our last update announcement, we published Oskar's New Year’s Reflections: Good Enough for Paradise? and Gaza: No Justice - No peace! Know Justice – Know Peace! Roland Clarke has one new article, Timeless Truth Encrypted in Ancient Wisdom, and updated Nearing the End?, The Mystery of Abraham's Sacrifice and The Cornerstone: Muhammad or Jesus? Sam Shamoun contributed a whole series of in-depth studies on the Deity of Jesus: The Lord Jesus Christ – The Divine Recipient of Worship, What did the Apostle Peter really believe about Jesus?, Carmen Christi: Worshiping Christ as God, Yahweh is one, Yahweh alone: Examining the Deity of Christ in light of the Divine Name, The Gods of Israel have come down to save!, and The Glory of Yahweh and the Exaltation of the Suffering Servant presents more proof for the Deity of Christ from the prophetic book of Isaiah. Several authors take a look at a number of historical and social issues: What was and what might have been – The "Golden Age" of Harun Al-Rashid by Paul Stenhouse, Islam and the suffering of women by Dallas Roark, and Concerning a New Definition of Non-Muslims by Jacob Thomas. Already a day before Christmas Eve, we published The Desperate Plight of Iraqi Christians by Rev. Bassam Madany.

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