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In reply to the discussion: 10 Reasons to believe Jesus Preached Islam [View all]guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)41. What it says is:
And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. And he told those who sold the pigeons, "Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a house of trade.
It does not say that Jesus struck the moneychangers with the whip, it says he drove them.
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Jesus was born before Mohhamed, so it is more likely that Mohammed tried to borrow
Sophia4
Mar 2018
#1
Mohammed created Islam and then became a warlord general to advance it, he and the army that
braddy
Mar 2018
#16
Once, when he made a scourge of small cords and drove out the money changers from the Temple.
braddy
Mar 2018
#19
No, it's just a matter of reading the story for what it would mean to people who lived it
marylandblue
Mar 2018
#71
You are attempting to frame your view as that of a typical "someone" of 30CE.
guillaumeb
Mar 2018
#72
I don't feel I have any special insight into people of that time and place
marylandblue
Mar 2018
#73
Temple of GOD. Munye changers conducting BUSINESS in THE HOUSE OF THE LORD.
sprinkleeninow
Mar 2018
#79
I hold that Jesus preached the Kingdom of God. His Kingdom that primarily was to come.
sprinkleeninow
Mar 2018
#89
Why, why, why with literal translating ALONE, Sola Scriptura, does not give one the full picture.
sprinkleeninow
Mar 2018
#90
Jesus brought authority to his Temple. Mohammed raised an army and warred and conquered once he
braddy
Mar 2018
#23
Yes. But in my opinion, what is believed by the followers of a religion may be more
Sophia4
Mar 2018
#78
Possible, but is there any historical evidence of Buddhist activity in Judea?
marylandblue
Mar 2018
#14
A long article, but it well illustrates the many commonalities of the 3 Abrahamic religions.
guillaumeb
Mar 2018
#63
Variations of the golden rule appear in religions that predate Christianity
The Velveteen Ocelot
Mar 2018
#76
Showing once again that there's nothing you won't claim as the property of your religious tribe.
AtheistCrusader
Mar 2018
#109
First off, one practicing/following/studying not only the Christian Faith, its origins, its organic
sprinkleeninow
Mar 2018
#119
Well, that's at least a clearly stated position based on existing literary tradition
marylandblue
Mar 2018
#138
If one claims to be a 'Christian believer', they need to know what they believe and why.
sprinkleeninow
Mar 2018
#141
It illustrates the commonalities by allowing one of them to take ownership over the rest?
Act_of_Reparation
Mar 2018
#111
The only commonality I see is a predeliction to 'That thing you have, is mine'.
AtheistCrusader
Mar 2018
#135