The host cited Jesus' statement about sending prophets, wise men, and scribes to argue that the Gospel itself supports authorized writing and transmission of Jesus' teaching.
Why Should We Be Muslim? | Live Debates
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Matthew 23 - 00:35:03
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Quran 2:85 - 00:37:41
- 1UnmappedQuranReferenceTorah and Gospel Corruption
The host appealed to these verses to argue they condemn believing only part of scripture while rejecting the rest, using them against the Muslim claim that only parts of the Tor...
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Quran 5:43 - 00:40:46
- 1UnmappedQuranReferenceTorah and Gospel Corruption
The host cited this verse to argue the Quran tells Jews to judge by the Torah they possessed in Muhammad's time, implying that Torah was still authoritative and not textually lost.
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John 8 - 00:49:33
- 1UnmappedGospelReferenceJesus' Divinity and Sonship
The host cited this verse to argue that Jesus himself testifies Abraham looked forward to him, supporting the claim that Abraham believed in the Son.
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John 15:7 - 00:50:11
- 1UnmappedGospelReferenceBiblical canon / textual authority
A Muslim participant cited this verse as an example of a New Testament passage allegedly removed or disputed, to challenge the reliability of the New Testament text.
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Isaiah 7:14 - 01:05:09
- 1UnmappedBibleReferenceDid Jesus fulfill prophecy?
The host cited the New Testament's use of this prophecy to show that the virgin birth of Jesus was presented as fulfillment of Isaiah, contrasting that with the Quran's failure ...
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Quran 2:78-79 - 01:11:25
- 1UnmappedQuranReferenceTorah and Gospel Corruption
These verses were read together to answer the common Muslim use of Quran 2:79; the host argued they describe ignorant people fabricating writings and falsely attributing them to...
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Quran 2:75 - 01:16:05
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The host cited this verse to argue it speaks of people distorting what they heard from Allah, i.e. oral misrepresentation, rather than altering the written Torah text.
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Quran 5:3 - 01:38:06
- 1UnmappedQuranReferenceQuranic abrogation
A Muslim participant cited this verse to claim Islam was perfected and therefore superseded previous religions; the host challenged that reading as not explicitly abrogating Tor...
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Quran 7:157 - 01:39:19
- 1UnmappedQuranReferenceMuhammad in the Bible
The host cited this verse as the place he expected Muslims to use for proving Muhammad is mentioned in earlier scripture, pressing that this claim lacks an actual biblical refer...
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Quran 10:94 - 01:44:34
- 1UnmappedQuranReferenceTorah and Gospel Corruption
The host cited this verse to argue that, if Muhammad had doubts about Quranic stories, the Quran directs him to consult earlier scripture, implying those prior scriptures functi...
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Quran 2:41 - 01:55:10
- 1UnmappedQuranReferenceTorah and Gospel Corruption
The host cited this verse to argue the Quran says its revelations confirm the scriptures already in Jewish possession, which he used to frame the 'Islamic dilemma' if those scri...
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Isaiah 42 - 01:58:44
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A Muslim participant cited this chapter as evidence Muhammad is foretold in the Bible; the host replied that the chapter's divine-warrior language points to God/Jesus, not Muham...
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Zechariah 14:3-4 - 02:00:54
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The host cited this prophecy to show that scripture depicts Yahweh himself coming to fight and standing on the Mount of Olives, using it against the claim that Isaiah 42 refers ...
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Acts 1 - 02:03:26
- 1UnmappedBibleReferenceDid Jesus fulfill prophecy?
The host cited Acts to say the early Christian reading applies the Mount of Olives prophecy to Jesus, reinforcing his rebuttal to Muslim appeals to Isaiah 42.
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Quran 5:44 - 02:22:10
- 1UnmappedQuranReferenceTorah and Gospel Corruption
A Sufi Muslim participant cited this verse to argue rabbis and scholars were charged with guarding the Torah, trying to suggest mishandling or corruption; the host answered that...
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Quran 5:48 - 02:25:57
- 1UnmappedQuranReferenceTorah and Gospel Corruption
The Sufi participant cited this verse in a translation using 'superseding' to argue the Quran overrides earlier scripture; the host rebutted that the Arabic term means guardian ...
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John 17:3 - 02:31:55
- 1UnmappedGospelReferenceJesus' Divinity and Sonship
A viewer asked about this verse in connection with the monarchial Trinity; the host explained it as referring nominally to the Father's unique status as source within Trinitaria...
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Quran 19:33 - 02:33:54
- 1UnmappedQuranReferenceJesus' Crucifixion
A superchat suggested reading this verse without naming the source because it says Jesus will die and rise, using it as a polemical point against Muslims.
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Proverbs 30:4 - 02:36:09
- 1UnmappedBibleReferenceJesus' Divinity and Sonship
The host read this verse as Old Testament evidence for God's Son, challenging anti-Trinitarian or anti-Christian listeners to answer 'what is his name and what is his son's name?'
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