Articles by Sam Shamoun

Off-site video links

• Paltalk lectures posted on YouTube
• ABN Broadcasting series "Jesus or Muhammad?"
• The Islamic Dilemma Series
• Refutation of Yusuf Estes’ article “Jesus Test”: Part 1, Part 2
• Does Acts 2:22 Refute Jesus’ Deity?

Answers to Common Questions and Claims by Muslims

• Is The Holy Spirit Jesus' God As Well?
• Did Christ's Sacrifice Appease the Father or the entire Godhead? [Part A]
• Did Christ's Sacrifice Appease the Father or the entire Godhead? [Part B]
• Did Christ's Sacrifice Appease the Father or the entire Godhead? [Part C]
• Does the fact that the Bible distinguishes Jesus from God disprove his Deity?
• Jesus' Rule and the Father's Authority
• Jesus Forgiving Sins And The Lord's Prayer

Christological Issues

• Jesus – The Shema’s One Lord [Part 1]
• Jesus – The Shema’s One Lord [Part 2]
• Jesus – The Shema’s One Lord [Addendum]
• Jesus Superior To The Heavenly Host [Part 1]
• Jesus Superior To The Heavenly Host [Part 2]
• Jesus Superior To The Heavenly Host [Appendix A]
• Jesus Superior To The Heavenly Host [Appendix B]
• The Use of Exclusive Language and the Deity of Christ [Part 1]
• The Use of Exclusive Language and the Deity of Christ [Part 2]
• Jesus' Claims to being the Messiah are claims to Deity
• The OT On The Messiah Rising On The Third Day [Part 1]
• The OT On The Messiah Rising On The Third Day [Part 2]
• The OT On The Messiah Rising On The Third Day [Part 3]
• The OT On The Messiah Rising On The Third Day [Part 4]
• Jesus as the First Creature and the Irrationality of Arianism
• Jesus Meets the Criteria for Deity
• Jesus Meets the Criteria for Deity -- Addendum
• Jesus' Deity in light of the Psalms
• Appearances of Christ in Daniel
• Daniel's Son of Man as the Messiah
• The Christology of Luke
• Carmen Christi: Worshiping Christ as God
• Revisiting the Deity of Christ in Light of the Carmen Christi Pt. 1
• Revisiting the Deity of Christ in Light of the Carmen Christi Pt. 2
• Jesus’ Post-Resurrection Status and Equality with God the Father
• Jesus who is over all, God blessed forever! (Romans 9:5) [Part 1]
• Jesus who is over all, God blessed forever! (Romans 9:5) [Part 2]
• More Proof That Paul Thought That Jesus Is God
• What did the Apostle Peter really believe about Jesus?
• The First Christians As The Slaves of Jesus
• Examining John 1:1 In Light of Jehovah Witness Doctrine
• Jesus as the Great I AM
• Jesus as the Great I AM Excursus
• Jesus and Yahweh's Name
• More on Jesus as the Bearer of the Divine Name
• Yahweh Becomes Jesus
• Yahweh Our Kinsman-Redeemer Has Come
• Jesus as the Glory of Yahweh
• The Lord Jesus Christ – The Divine Recipient of Worship
• The Incomprehensible Nature of God and his Son
• The incomprehensible Son of God and sovereign Lord of all creation
• Is Jesus Christ the Archangel Michael?
• The Inter-Testamental Jewish Literature and the Deity of the Lord Jesus
• The Inter-Testamental Jewish Literature and the Deity of the Lord Jesus [Part 2]
• The Inter-Testamental Jewish Literature and the Deity of the Lord Jesus [Part 3]
• The Messiah in Jewish Traditions [Part 1]
• The Messiah in Jewish Traditions [Part 2]
• The Messiah in Jewish Traditions [Part 3]
• The Messiah in Jewish Traditions [Part 3 Appendix]
• The God who reigns forever: More prophetic hints to the Deity of the Messiah
• Jesus – The Faithful Witness in the Skies [Part 1]
• Jesus – The Faithful Witness in the Skies [Part 2]
• Examining the Deity of Christ in light of his absolute moral perfection
• Jesus' Divine Claims in light of Islamic Monotheism
• Islam Agrees – Jesus Has No Beginning!
• More on Islamic theology and Jesus' Divine Claims
• The Deity of Christ and the Challenge of the Quran
• Jesus - An Essential Pillar of Islamic Monotheism
• Islam Testifies That Jesus Is Better Than Muhammad Pt. 1
• Islam Testifies That Jesus Is Better Than Muhammad Pt. 2
• Jesus Trumps Muhammad Again! [Part 1]
• Jesus Trumps Muhammad Again! [Part 2]

Theological Issues

• Biblical Monotheism Examined
• Does God Command Men To Avoid Women In Order To Be Saved?
• Allah of the Arabic Bible versus the Ilah of Islam
• The Identity of the pre-Islamic Allah [Part 1]
• The Identity of the pre-Islamic Allah at Mecca [Part 2]
• The Identity of the pre-Islamic Allah at Mecca [Part 3]
• The Identity of the pre-Islamic Allah at Mecca [Addendum]
• Responding to a Muslim Apologist's Critique of the Trinity, Divine Love, and God as the Greatest Conceivable Being
• The Old Testament on Vicarious Sacrifices
• The Old Testament on God Becoming a Man
• The Gods of Israel have come down to save!
• The Trinity in Isaiah [Part 1]
• The Trinity in Isaiah [Part 2]
• The OT Prophets Testify that the Messiah is Equal to God the Father! Pt. 1
• The OT Prophets Testify that the Messiah
• Binitarianism in the Book of Isaiah
• The Binitarian Nature of the Shema [Part 1]
• The Binitarian Nature of the Shema [Part 2]
• The Binitarian Nature of the Shema [Part 3]
• The Binitarian Nature of the Shema [Part 4]
• The Binitarian Nature of the Shema [Part 5]
• The Binitarian Nature of the Shema [Part 6]
• The Binitarian Nature of the Shema [Part 7]
• The Binitarian Nature of the Shema [Appendix A]
• The Christianization of the OT Shema
• The Early Church on Genesis 19:24
• The Early Church on the Trinity and Deity of Christ
• Early Jewish Monotheism and Divine Plurality [Part 1]
• Early Jewish Monotheism and Divine Plurality [Part 2]
• Is the Father God?
• Revisiting the Quran's Gross Error on Christian Doctrine
• Examining Islam's Teaching that Allah Prays and Worships
• Satan on Allah's throne
• Allah – the creator of all things?
• The Issue of Inheritance and Allah's Aseity
• The Problems with the Islamic Shahadah
• The Quran As A Divine Conscious Being
• Kabah - Islam's Great Idol [Part 1]
• Kabah - Islam's Great Idol [Part 2]
• Allah - The All Guessing and Hopeful One
• Allah - The Not So Sufficient One
• Muhammad’s Inspiration and Eloquence versus the Aseity of Allah Pt. 1
• Muhammad’s Inspiration and Eloquence versus the Aseity of Allah Pt. 2
• Allah As The Best Mushrik Of Them All [Part 1]
• Allah As The Best Mushrik Of Them All [Part 2]
• More of Muhammad's Violation of Islamic Monotheism
• At the Service of Allah and his Associate
• The Angel Gabriel – Allah’s Other Divine Partner

Quranic Issues

• Does the Quran really deny that a person can bear the sins of another? Pt. 1
• Does the Quran really deny that a person can bear the sins of another? Pt. 2
• How the Quran Fails the Muslim "Falsification Test"
• The incorruptibility of Allah’s words and the charge of Biblical corruption
• A Christian Scholar Chimes In On The Islamic View Of Biblical Corruption
• The Compilation and Textual Veracity of the Quran
• Challenge to the Muslims Concerning the Quran [Part 1]
• Challenge to the Muslims Concerning the Quran [Part 2]
• Challenge to the Muslims Concerning the Quran [Part 3]
• Challenge to the Muslims Concerning the Quran [Excursus]
• The Irreparable Loss of Much of the Quran
• The Quran Testifies To Its Own Textual Corruption
• "Kill those who Associate Partners (Mushrikun) Wherever You Find Them!" (Q. 9:5,29)
• Tauhid versus I’jaz al-Quran
• Quran Inconsistency: Does Allah sanction and permit lust or not?
• Quran Difficulty: Is Allah the only ruler?
• Quran Contradiction: Does Allah Forgive All Sins Or Not?
• Quran on Fearing Allah and the Wombs
• Quran on Moses as the Most High
• How Many Lords Do Muslims Really Have?
• Pharaoh - Another Lord and King Besides Allah
• The Quran on the Preservation of Pharaoh’s Body

Analysis of Muhammad

• Islam’s Other god – The Muslim Deification of Muhammad
• Part 2: Analyzing the Quran’s Implicit Deification of Muhammad
• Part 3: Analyzing the Deification of Muhammad Within Muslim Tradition
• Part 4: Analyzing the Deification of Muhammad Within Muslim Tradition (cont.)
• Allah & Mo., Inc. – Islam’s Foundational Partnership
• Muhammad on the Setting Place of the Sun
• Is Muhammad a true Prophet of God?
• Muhammad’s False Prediction Regarding Christ’s Return
• Muhammad Fails A Test Of Prophethood
• Muhammad's Silly and Ridiculous Teachings Pt. 1
• Muhammad's Silly and Ridiculous Teachings Pt. 2
• Was Muhammad certain of his Salvation?
• Praying for the Salvation of Muhammad
• None Can Feel Safe From Allah’s Schemes
• Another Clear Example of Muhammad’s Inconsistency
• Muhammad Cursed and Abused His Followers
• Muhammad - The Visible Image of Allah
• Invoking Muhammad In Worship [Part 1]
• Invoking Muhammad In Worship [Part 2]
• Invoking Muhammad In Worship [Part 3]
• How Allah killed his prophet

Responses to Muslim authors, speakers and debaters

• Rebuttals to Jalal Abualrub
• Rebuttals to Shabir Ally
• Rebuttals to Dr. Jamal Badawi
• Rebuttals to Dr. Jerald F. Dirks
• Rebuttals to Ibn Anwar
• Rebuttals to Abdullah Kunde
• Rebuttals to Dr. Zakir Naik
• Rebuttals to “Question Mark”
• Rebuttals to Paul Bilal Williams
• Rebuttals to Sami Zaatari
• Rebuttals to Bassam Zawadi

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We are now using a database system. This is the location for Sam Shamoun's newer articles. Most of his earlier articles on the Christian faith and Islam are available through his former index page.