Yes. Who lures unrighteous people to damnation by getting them to abandon the proper faith.
Doesn't sound so complimentary now, does it?
Positive and impactful are two different things.
Yes. Who lures unrighteous people to damnation by getting them to abandon the proper faith.
Doesn't sound so complimentary now, does it?
ABRAHAM, is there any question about this? Without him both Jesus and Muhammed are butterflied both physically and philosophically. Buddha is butterflied physically, but another like him might easily arise on the Indian subcontinent.
No, that was a core element from the start according to scripture. Jesus' healing the Centurion's servant (Romans), the excorcising of the Canaanite woman's daughter(Phoenicians), and his interactions with the Samaritans (syncretic mix of Judaism and Paganism) should make that abundantly clear.Didn't Christianity not decide to try converting non-Jews until after Christ's death? Buddhism was universalising from the start.
Of the choices, I'd go with Jesus, but perhaps Moses or Saint Paul would be more appropriate.
Moses!!!
My thinking is this: Eliminate the divine (ASB) influences on Mohammed, then history clearly shows that he was aware of and infuenced by Judaism and Christianity in the creation of the Quran. Eliminate the divine (ASB)attributions to Jesus, then he and the movement founded on his life and teaching was a simple offshoot of Judaism. Without Judaism as it developed in the Torah, there would be no Christianity and no Islam. So, although Moses may not even be a real historical figure, his critical importance in the creation of monothesitic Judaism as acknowledged by both Christians and Moslems cant be ignored.
ABRAHAM, is there any question about this? Without him both Jesus and Muhammed are butterflied both physically and philosophically. Buddha is butterflied physically, but another like him might easily arise on the Indian subcontinent.
Moses!!!
My thinking is this: Eliminate the divine (ASB) influences on Mohammed, then history clearly shows that he was aware of and infuenced by Judaism and Christianity in the creation of the Quran. Eliminate the divine (ASB)attributions to Jesus, then he and the movement founded on his life and teaching was a simple offshoot of Judaism. Without Judaism as it developed in the Torah, there would be no Christianity and no Islam. So, although Moses may not even be a real historical figure, his critical importance in the creation of monothesitic Judaism as acknowledged by both Christians and Moslems cant be ignored.
Greek writings were also preserved in Byzantium, which is the civilization they spent most of their energy in destroying. Also, what scientific advancements came out of Bagdad? Islam definitely had a period of greater scientific awareness than medieval Europe, but did they make any legitimate advancements in that period (actual curiosity)?Because hardly anyone is daring to, I think Muhammad's absence would have the greatest impact. Why? Who started the process of unifying the Arab people that eventually spanned to Iberia to the border of Persia? Whose religious followers preserved the Greek writings of antiquity? What faith made Bahgdad a bustling center of science and discovery?
Actually, now that I think about it, the truly most important figure is St. Paul, who helped transform Christianity from just another messianic cult into a true, Gentile-proselytizing religion.
I'm no expert on the subject, but I know that Islamic mathematicians played a huge role in the development of algebra; scholars like al-Khwarizmi (whose name is the source of the word "algorithm", and whose most famous book is the source of the word "algebra") made massive advances in that field.Greek writings were also preserved in Byzantium, which is the civilization they spent most of their energy in destroying. Also, what scientific advancements came out of Bagdad? Islam definitely had a period of greater scientific awareness than medieval Europe, but did they make any legitimate advancements in that period (actual curiosity)?
So Buddha is Vishnu trolling his own followers into damnation?
I don't think there is a damnation in Hinduism. Damnation is actually just being reborn on Earth.