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In the history of the prophetic biblical canon that starts with Genesis, the Koran is by far the most tolerant of the views of other religions.

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A cosmic war is like a ritual drama in which participants act out on Earth a battle they believe is actually taking place in the heavens.

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In the 5,000-year history of Jewish thought, the notion of a God-man is completely anathema to everything Judaism stands for.

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The more I started studying the historical Jesus, the man who lived 2,000 years ago... the more I started to realize that there was this chasm between the historical Jesus and the Jesus that I had been taught about in church.

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I wouldn't call myself a Christian because I do not believe that Jesus is God, nor do I believe that he ever thought that he was God, or that he ever said that he was God.

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The truth of the matter is that when you write about religion like I do, you're writing about something that people take very seriously.

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I am a scholar of religions with four degrees, including one in the New Testament and fluency in Biblical Greek, who has been studying the origins of Christianity for two decades, who also happens to be Muslim.

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Every single interview I have ever done on TV or in print says I'm a Muslim.

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Whether or not you believe that after three days of being dead and entombed, Jesus got up and walked out of his own accord, what you cannot argue about is the fervent belief of the followers that this happened.

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I'm a person of faith, and the language that I use to define my faith, the symbols and metaphors that I rely upon to express my faith, are those provided by Islam because they make the most sense to me.

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Biography

Nationality: Iranian

Type: Writer

Born: May 3rd, 1972

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