Quran Fragment E 16264 C of the University of Pennsylvania Museum is an ancient fragment based on... more Quran Fragment E 16264 C of the University of Pennsylvania Museum is an ancient fragment based on orthography and other factors. Also interesting is that "Allah" was omitted in the opening formula by the original scribe.
Fundamentalists and Evangelicals have frequently been accused of anti-intellectualism. 1 At other... more Fundamentalists and Evangelicals have frequently been accused of anti-intellectualism. 1 At other times Evangelicals have defended themselves as not really anti-intellectual or legitimately anti-intellectual, and at other times, Evangelicals addressing other Evangelicals, have urged Evangelicals to be more scholarly. I do not wish to join this debate, but I wish to show that there is in fact a virtually universal epistemological view, among Fundamentalists and Evangelicals, that is dismissive of science and intolerant of ambiguity. And this epistemological view ranges from the best educated Evangelicals to the man Sarah Palin called Joe six-pack. 2 Evangelical views by their self-admission are based on the Bible. 3 Skeptics and critics of Evangelical ideas may push them aside as invalid by pushing aside the Bible as a basis for faith and religion. This, however, will never convince Evangelicals that they are in error. Our world situation today in which right wing religion has aligned itself with right wing politics, is 1 These words "Fundamentalist" and "Evangelical" are often used as if they were interchangeable, but they are not. They represent different wings and historical developments in conservative Protestantism.
There are two weaknesses in the current study of linguistics: the over reliance on IE languages a... more There are two weaknesses in the current study of linguistics: the over reliance on IE languages and disregard for the suprasegmental.
The belief persists today that the Bible teaches that the world was created in six 24-hour days a... more The belief persists today that the Bible teaches that the world was created in six 24-hour days about 6,000 years ago. What is examined here is the question, Does the Bible teach that world is 6,000 years old, having been created in six 24-hour days?
Standard, consistent practices determined whether the construct or absolute form of the number “t... more Standard, consistent practices determined whether the construct or absolute form of the number “three” was used before a substantive. The substantive before the number was preferred in certain environments. There are blocks of text (rather than random texts) with variations in the rules; these blocks do not always correspond to the generally accepted historical and dialect units of the Hebrew Bible.
Žižek points out the Evangelical belief that hell will be full of good people. While Evangelicals... more Žižek points out the Evangelical belief that hell will be full of good people. While Evangelicals claim to have a faith based on the Bible, the Bible does not teach that hell will be full of good people.
Muslim al-Andalus during the middle ages was more a part of the European world than the Muslim wo... more Muslim al-Andalus during the middle ages was more a part of the European world than the Muslim world.
In the last half of the twentieth century, Muslim-Christian relations were a topic too often only... more In the last half of the twentieth century, Muslim-Christian relations were a topic too often only summarily treated. It was often regarded as having to do with the Crusades and their time frame. This paper will present evidence that Muslim-Christian relations began earlier and were more intense, intricate, intimate, and involved than has previously been appreciated by scholars in general. Evidence will also be presented that at the outset of medieval, western Christian-Muslim contacts the Muslims were far more versed in logic and debate, and sometimes perhaps even more knowledgeable in the content of the New Testament. In particular we will look at two documents in Arabic first brought to the attention of western scholars in 1952 by D. W. Dunlop which indicate a greater level of understanding of Arabic, but not of Islam, in the West before the crusades.
When Muslims met Christians for the first time they encountered a religion which staunchly defend... more When Muslims met Christians for the first time they encountered a religion which staunchly defended its religion as the most logical. This is the account of those early debates and how they affected both Christianity and Islam.
This is in the Arabic language. It shows the various places at the University of Pennsylvania tha... more This is in the Arabic language. It shows the various places at the University of Pennsylvania that Qur'an manuscripts may be found, their types, and mentions that Qur'an manuscripts are also available in the Free Library of Philadelphia
Quran Fragment E 16264 C of the University of Pennsylvania Museum is an ancient fragment based on... more Quran Fragment E 16264 C of the University of Pennsylvania Museum is an ancient fragment based on orthography and other factors. Also interesting is that "Allah" was omitted in the opening formula by the original scribe.
Fundamentalists and Evangelicals have frequently been accused of anti-intellectualism. 1 At other... more Fundamentalists and Evangelicals have frequently been accused of anti-intellectualism. 1 At other times Evangelicals have defended themselves as not really anti-intellectual or legitimately anti-intellectual, and at other times, Evangelicals addressing other Evangelicals, have urged Evangelicals to be more scholarly. I do not wish to join this debate, but I wish to show that there is in fact a virtually universal epistemological view, among Fundamentalists and Evangelicals, that is dismissive of science and intolerant of ambiguity. And this epistemological view ranges from the best educated Evangelicals to the man Sarah Palin called Joe six-pack. 2 Evangelical views by their self-admission are based on the Bible. 3 Skeptics and critics of Evangelical ideas may push them aside as invalid by pushing aside the Bible as a basis for faith and religion. This, however, will never convince Evangelicals that they are in error. Our world situation today in which right wing religion has aligned itself with right wing politics, is 1 These words "Fundamentalist" and "Evangelical" are often used as if they were interchangeable, but they are not. They represent different wings and historical developments in conservative Protestantism.
There are two weaknesses in the current study of linguistics: the over reliance on IE languages a... more There are two weaknesses in the current study of linguistics: the over reliance on IE languages and disregard for the suprasegmental.
The belief persists today that the Bible teaches that the world was created in six 24-hour days a... more The belief persists today that the Bible teaches that the world was created in six 24-hour days about 6,000 years ago. What is examined here is the question, Does the Bible teach that world is 6,000 years old, having been created in six 24-hour days?
Standard, consistent practices determined whether the construct or absolute form of the number “t... more Standard, consistent practices determined whether the construct or absolute form of the number “three” was used before a substantive. The substantive before the number was preferred in certain environments. There are blocks of text (rather than random texts) with variations in the rules; these blocks do not always correspond to the generally accepted historical and dialect units of the Hebrew Bible.
Žižek points out the Evangelical belief that hell will be full of good people. While Evangelicals... more Žižek points out the Evangelical belief that hell will be full of good people. While Evangelicals claim to have a faith based on the Bible, the Bible does not teach that hell will be full of good people.
Muslim al-Andalus during the middle ages was more a part of the European world than the Muslim wo... more Muslim al-Andalus during the middle ages was more a part of the European world than the Muslim world.
In the last half of the twentieth century, Muslim-Christian relations were a topic too often only... more In the last half of the twentieth century, Muslim-Christian relations were a topic too often only summarily treated. It was often regarded as having to do with the Crusades and their time frame. This paper will present evidence that Muslim-Christian relations began earlier and were more intense, intricate, intimate, and involved than has previously been appreciated by scholars in general. Evidence will also be presented that at the outset of medieval, western Christian-Muslim contacts the Muslims were far more versed in logic and debate, and sometimes perhaps even more knowledgeable in the content of the New Testament. In particular we will look at two documents in Arabic first brought to the attention of western scholars in 1952 by D. W. Dunlop which indicate a greater level of understanding of Arabic, but not of Islam, in the West before the crusades.
When Muslims met Christians for the first time they encountered a religion which staunchly defend... more When Muslims met Christians for the first time they encountered a religion which staunchly defended its religion as the most logical. This is the account of those early debates and how they affected both Christianity and Islam.
This is in the Arabic language. It shows the various places at the University of Pennsylvania tha... more This is in the Arabic language. It shows the various places at the University of Pennsylvania that Qur'an manuscripts may be found, their types, and mentions that Qur'an manuscripts are also available in the Free Library of Philadelphia
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