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Summary: academic excellence and well researched
Review: after many years of studying christianity, i feel that this book is very accurate and well researched. it is in agreement with nearly all aspects of christian academia and basically sums up the evolution of christianity using well documented facts and easy to follow explanations. as a person who has spent a considerable amount of time in the field of christian and islamic study, i must say that the author has summed so many years of my research in this excellent book. i recommend this book to anyone who is interested in learning basic facts about the evolution of christianity and how it affected those who came in contact with it. jazakam Allahu khair brother rahim for your dedication.
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Summary: A walk through religious history, facinating
Review: Get the new edition which includes information by Ahmad Thompson (Yellow cover book).A very interesting book that walks you through religious history and keeps the reader mesmerized at every step. It traces the life of Jesus, his followers, his message and at the end using history relates it back to verses in the Quran. It's amazing how well the puzzle fits! Anyone who wants to know more about Jesus should attempt to trace the historic Jesus and will find history is not what we are taught today. In fact it has systematically been surpressed. So many have been tortured giving up their lives to uphold what they believed was true. No one wants to mention these facts today. I encourage you to read "The Bible The Quran and Science" by Maurice Bucaille before reading this book. It really helps put the history described here in much better perspective.
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Summary: Big impact!
Review: I had first heard of the Council of Nicea, in which belief in the Trinity was made Church doctrine, from a (former) Rome-trained priest in Catholic school. This book goes into much more detail, and is an easy read. All history is fascinating, but the history of religion is especially important. After all, religion is supposed to be the guiding force in the life of the adherent. The author really did his homework, and anyone who wishes to deny that just has to get some of the books mentioned in the bibliography. A good book for anyone interested in Jesus, even if they skipped over references to him in the Qur'an.
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Summary: Nothing More Than a Clever Proselytizing Tool
Review: I put a lot of care in to my last edit of this review yet it didn't get posted for some strange reason. I will try my best to replicate what I did in the last edit and hope it gets posted this time. This book consists of 10 chapters which are mostly historical. Chapter 1, "The Unitarian View and Christianity" argues that based on historical proof that Christianity was from its beginning just as monotheistic as Islam and Judaism. It also gets into how the belief in trinity was merely based on a historical decision in 325 A.D. "A Historical Account of Jesus" is the title of the second chapter which gets into what Jesus actually looked like and anything else of interest that has been written about him. The chapter quotes The Bible, The Qur'aan and some Hadith. The next chapter which is on "The Gospel of Barnabas" is a short survey on this Gospel which is said to be the only surviving Gospel written by a disciple of Jesus. Since the Gospel of Banabas contradicts The Qur'aan, I find it a little bit puzzling as to why so many Muslims try to use it in their arguments. Another book of interest like the Gospel of Banabas is called "The Shepherd of Hermas" which is the topic of Chapter 4. The Shepherd was written between 88 and 97 AD and because of its affirmation of Divine Unity as opposed to trinity, all copies were ordered to be destroyed after the Council of Nicea in 325 AD. Chapter 5 discusses "Barnabas and the Early Christians". This chapter quotes The Bible extensively and talks about how the earliest followers of Jesus and Barnabas were not much different. The next chapter titled "Early Unitarians in Christianity" is a compilation of short bios of the earliest Unitarians from 130 A.D. to 336 A.D. Chapter 7 ("Later Unitarians in Christianity") is in the same format as the previous chapter except that the bios are of Unitarians from 1511 - 1842. "Christianity Today" basically discusses how destorted the Christianity has become today since the 325 A.D Council of Nicea. Chapter 8 simply quotes various verses from The Qur'aan were Jesus is mentioned. The last chapter is called Jesus in Hadith and Muslim traditions, yet not everything in this chapter is from authentic Muslim sources. Although not all of the Hadith mentioned may be strong, some of them are quite interesting and teach valuable lessons.
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Summary: Exellent work ,on tracing the history of Christianity& Islam
Review: This book clears all the questions,and confussions , not only about the nature and history of Christianity but also of Islam.It is amazing how,the truth has been corrupted and twisted by Romans(Council of Nicia)and how the true,teaching of Jesus and many other eye-witness accounts has been systematically destroyed. I found this book to be rational and accurate, and worth reading.It has solve for me all the mysteries surrouded with the life of Jesus and many more facts which was hidden till now.
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Summary: Big impact!
Review: This book is an excellent source for those who want to know about the true teachings of Jesus. It reveals facts like: the idea of Trinity was put forth by a group of bishops in the Council of Nicea in the 4th century - and was not what Jesus really taught people.
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Summary: Nothing More Than a Clever Proselytizing Tool
Review: This book is typical of Islamist apologetics. The contents of this book are mere revisionist scripture and spin on writings long considered heretical by orthodox Christian leaders and disciples. It is just another clever ruse by apologetics of Islam to try and "steal" the legacy of Judeo-Christian history and beliefs in order to make their claims to legitimacy seem palpable and pragmatic. If you are familiar with this ruse, this book is nothing new. It certainly is interesting to read; especially if you already know the true purpose for books such as these. I should know. I was born a Muslim and lived as one in Syria for 40 years. I was once one of the individuals who used such materials as these to convert non-Muslims. I have not been a Muslim for twenty years now, but I know Islamic propagandist tools for proselytizing when I see it.
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Summary: An Excellent Book
Review: This is one of the best books I've read on the history of christianity and the evolution of biblical literature. It refers extensively to scholarly research and is fairly unbiased with regard to the history of early christianity, contrary to the suggestion one might get by the title of the book. It could have been better titled as the History of Unitarian Christianity had it not been for the last chapter which quotes references to Jesus from the Islamic Literature. The Book is a must read for all Christians and Muslims alike to uncover the mysterious shroud surrounding the Life of Christ and the history of Christianity.
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