Ustādh Ijaz
Ustādh Ijaz

@IjazTheTrini

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Both Muslims & Christians can benefit from this debate by asking meaningful questions throughout it:
• What source is being quoted & why is it authoritative?
• What is the immediate context of these passages of scripture & their meta-narrative?
• What was the...
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...authorial intent behind this composition?
• Who are the people who have fulfilled the Abrahamic blessing (see image below) both spiritually & physically among the modern Jews, various Christianities, & Islām?
• How are Prophets foretold in the Biblical tradition? ⚠️
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•• How are »Prophetic« texts identified & interpreted, within both their immediate contexts & the proposed meta-narrative?
•• How does the above exegetical method compare to the identification & interpretation of »Messianic« passages and prophecies?
• Lastly, is...
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...a Jewish or Christian precedent needed to validate any exegesis of the Bible?
Try to identify each interlocutors' main arguments, their line of reasoning, their evidences.
Then consider if their conclusions are coherent, consistent, & correct (valid & sound).
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