Category: Book review/recommendation

Abdullah Quilliam: Britain’s First ‘Islamist’?

William Henry Quilliam (April 10, 1856 – 1932), who changed his name to Abdullah Quilliam, was a 19th century convert from Christianity to Islam, noted for founding England’s first mosque and Islamic centre. He wrote, “Among Muslims none should be known as Turks, Arabs, Kurds, Ajem, Afghans, Indians […]

The Triumph of Paulinism

In the current edition of the Times Literary Supplement the great British biographer A. N. Wilson reviews Tom Wright’s new book, ‘Simply Jesus, Who he was, what he did, why it matters‘. Wright, now retired as Bishop of Durham, is currently professor of New Testament studies at St Andrews University.  He has written over fifty books, […]

Book Recommendation: The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture: The Effect of Early Christological Controversies on the Text of the New Testament

The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture: The Effect of Early Christological Controversies on the Text of the New Testament   I have read this excellent book, and though it is definitely not aimed at the average lay reader it is well worth reading if you want an advanced introduction to how and why the Biblical text has […]

First-Century Copy of Mark?

from The Bart Ehrman Blog On February 1 I had a public debate in Chapel Hill with Daniel Wallace, a conservative evangelical Christian New Testament scholar who teaches at that bastion of conservative dispensationalist theology, Dallas Theological Seminary. I have known Dan for over thirty years, since we were […]