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Theological Issues743 words4 min
Moderate Islam: The Most Successful Public Relations Campaign in Religious History A Historical and Theological Provocation By Dr. Maxwell Shimba…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues789 words4 min
The Historical Treatment of Christians under Islamic Rule: Lessons for Contemporary Western Policy By Dr. Maxwell Shimba Shimba Theological Institute…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues197 words1 min
A Scholarly Observation on Ritual Invocation in Islam and Ancestral Traditions By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute From a theological…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues417 words2 min
Additional Controversial Characteristics Recorded in Islamic Traditions 1\. He claimed revelations only when convenient In several hadith,…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues843 words4 min
Title: Divine Judgment or Historical Irony? An Examination of Muhammad’s Death in Light of Quranic and Hadith Sources Author: Dr. Maxwell Shimba,…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues986 words5 min
_By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute_ Abstract This article critically examines a controversial narration found in _Mishkat…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues1,134 words6 min
Title : The Ethical Crisis of Child Marriage in Religious History: A Critical Examination of the Quranic Tradition in Modern Context Author : Dr.…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues970 words5 min
Title : Moral Integrity and Historical Narratives: A Critical Examination of Aisha bint Abi Bakr in Early Islam Author : Dr. Maxwell Shimba…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues790 words4 min
Title: Who Introduced Islam? An Analytical Review of Islamic and Christian Historical Claims By Dr. Maxwell Shimba | Shimba Theological Institute…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues1,135 words6 min
Title: A Critical Theological and Historical Examination of Islamic Claims to Abrahamic Origins and the Primacy of the Kaaba By Dr. Maxwell Shimba |…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues1,226 words6 min
What Is Islam? A Critical Theological and Historical Analysis of Islam’s Origins and Claims By Dr. Maxwell Shimba | Shimba Theological Institute…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues874 words4 min
The Cultural Significance of Wanja (Kohl) and Lip Coloring in Ancient Arabian Traditions: A Critical Examination of Muhammad’s Use of Cosmetics By…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues899 words4 min
Abstract: This article examines the comparative trajectories of Western Christendom and the Islamic world from the late 15th century to the modern…
Category: theological-issuesAnalysis of Muhammad9,380 words47 min
Islam’s Other god [Part 3] Analyzing the Deification of Muhammad Within Muslim Tradition Sam Shamoun We now move into the next phase of our…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad10,162 words51 min
Islam’s Other god [Part 4] Analyzing the Deification of Muhammad Within Muslim Tradition (continued) Sam Shamoun We resume our discussion of the…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad566 words3 min
The Danger of Following a Blind Man: Muhammad in Theological and Historical Critique _By Dr. Maxwell Shimba – Shimba Theological Institute_ 1\.…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad677 words3 min
Shimba Theological Institute – Academic Blog A Critical Theological Examination of Muhammad’s Marital History and the Question of Moral Exemplarship…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad1,031 words5 min
Title: Muhammad as a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: A Theological and Historical Analysis of Prophetic Deception in Light of Biblical Standards Author:…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad934 words5 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Abstract This article examines the claim—commonly advanced within Islamic polemics—that all…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad837 words4 min
Title: Was Muhammad Prophesied in the New Testament as the Helper or the Holy Spirit? A Theological and Historical Analysis Author: _Dr. Maxwell…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadBiblical Issues1,766 words9 min
Does the Holy Bible Call Itself the Holy Bible? Sam Shamoun Muslims argue that, unlike the word Quran which appears as the name given to their…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues4,043 words20 min
Does the Holy Bible claim to be the inspired Word of God? Sam Shamoun Oftentimes, when a Christian quotes 2 Timothy 3:16-17, “All scripture is…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues4,701 words24 min
The Epistle of 2 Peter A Thorough Look at the Scholarly Defenses of Petrine Authorship Pt. 1 Sam Shamoun In their zeal to attack the veracity and…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues7,506 words38 min
The Epistle of 2 Peter A Thorough Look at the Scholarly Defenses of Petrine Authorship Pt. 2 Sam Shamoun We continue from where we left off by now…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues1,065 words5 min
The Epistle of 2 Peter A Thorough Look at the Scholarly Defenses of Petrine Authorship Pt. 3 Sam Shamoun We will now conclude with the comments of NT…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues3,626 words18 min
Are The Jewish Apocrypha Inspired Scripture? Pt. 1 Sam Shamoun Muslims like to bring up the subject of the canon in order to cast doubt on the…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues1,987 words10 min
Are The Jewish Apocrypha Inspired Scripture? Pt. 2 Sam Shamoun We resume our discussion of the Apocrypha. Why The Apocrypha Are Not Scripture The…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues3,086 words15 min
Are The Jewish Apocrypha Inspired Scripture? Pt. 3 Sam Shamoun We continue from where we left off. The Testimony of the Apocrypha The Apocrypha…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues5,331 words27 min
Are The Jewish Apocrypha Inspired Scripture? Pt. 4 Sam Shamoun We continue from where we left off by taking a look at the witness of the early church…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues2,736 words14 min
Are the Jewish Apocrypha Inspired Scripture? Appendix Addressing Some Arguments in Support of the Apocrypha Sam Shamoun In this particular section we…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues3,687 words18 min
A Conservative Christian Expositor’s Evaluation of John’s Gospel Sam Shamoun Seeing just how fond Muslims are in citing critical scholars who…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues4,850 words24 min
Revisiting the Issue of the Age for Marriage Sam Shamoun This article is intended to provide further confirmation for the arguments that I raised in…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues817 words4 min
A Theological and Textual Critique of Islamic Claims Concerning Biblical Faith By Dr. Maxwell Shimba _Shimba Theological Institute_ Introduction…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues916 words5 min
THE GOD OF THE BIBLE VS. THE GOD OF ISLAM: A CALL TO DISCERNMENT A Preaching Article / Sermon By Dr. Maxwell Shimba _Shimba Theological Institute_…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues547 words3 min
Side-by-Side Textual Comparison: Healing in the Bible vs. the Qur’an Category| Bible (Old & New Testament)| Qur’an ---|---|--- Named Sick Person| ✔…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues646 words3 min
If the Bible Is Corrupt, Where Is the Original? A Call for Evidence _By Dr. Maxwell Shimba_ One of the most frequent claims in Muslim–Christian…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues235 words1 min
🛑 If the Bible is Corrupt… Where Is the Original? _By Dr. Maxwell Shimba_ Muslims often claim: _“The Bible has been corrupted.”_ But let’s pause and…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues1,052 words5 min
A Scholarly Response to the Claim of “Unfulfilled Prophecies” in the Bible By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute The claim that the…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues632 words3 min
A Comparative Apologetic Analysis of Allah, the Qur’an, Islam, and Muhammad vs. Jesus, the Bible, and Christianity By Dr. Maxwell Shimba _Shimba…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues1,136 words6 min
GOD IS IMPARTIAL, BUT ALLAH IS PARTIAL: A THEOLOGICAL COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN THE GOD OF THE BIBLE AND THE ALLAH OF THE QUR’AN By Dr. Max Shimba…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues805 words4 min
Translated into English by Dr. Maxwell Shimba Shimba Theological Institute Why Is Jesus Called God? Through the Qur’an and the Bible Many loud claims…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues644 words3 min
Translated into English and arranged academically By Dr. Maxwell Shimba Shimba Theological Institute The Bible Is Not Corrupted — Rather, Muslims…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues904 words5 min
Title: Reclaiming Dignity: A Theological and Biblical Response to Islamic Female Veiling Practices Author: Dr. Maxwell Shimba _Shimba Theological…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues1,005 words5 min
Does Islam Permit Anal Sex (Tigo)? A Biblical and Qur’anic Ethical and Medical Examination By Dr. Maxwell Shimba _Max Shimba Ministries Org_ Abstract…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues910 words5 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba – Shimba Ministries Org Abstract This paper critically explores the origins of Islam and its eschatological claims in light of…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues1,050 words5 min
Title: _The Two Spiritual Lineages in Biblical Theology: A Theological Critique of Islam’s Anthropological and Ethical Framework_ Abstract: This…
Category: biblical-issues