Alpha & Omega Ministries Apologetics Blog
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One of the Most...Unusual Dividing Lines of All Time
01/31/2008 - James White
Well, I thought I would spend some time talking about the Gregg debate, but as soon as the intro music finished, I looked at my little tablet pc, which has our phone system software running on it, and who is the first caller, but Nadir Ahmed. And the attached description of the call is about why he won't be doing our debate. And it just got stranger from there! Nearly 40 minutes with Nadir covering...well, you just sorta have to listen. Then the next call was on Mormonism, and then a call back on Islam! I'm tired just thinking about it! You won't fall asleep during this one, to be sure! Here's the program (free/high quality).Now, by the way. Nadir said it is a "lie" that there are any textual variants in the ancient manuscripts of the Qur'an. I do not have time to go into depth at this point in time, but I did want to provide the following scan of just a single page from Die dunklen Anfänge, a primarily German work edited by Karl-Heinz Ohlig and Gerd-R Puin (Schiler, 2005). Here we have a discussion of textual variants found in Surah 2:222 in the Fogg's palimpsest. Briefly, the page not only shows a graphic showing the scriptio inferior and scriptio superior (palimpsests are manuscripts where the original has been wiped off and a new work written on top of it; they are often read by use of ultraviolet light); it gives the readings, showing how the original version of this text differed from the later standardized (i.e., called the "Uthmanic") text. Note as well that the original reading of this manuscript tended to agree with the readings of Ibn Mas'ud over against the later standardized text. The point is, here is documentation of textual variation in an early manuscript of the Qur'an, something Nadir Ahmed called "a lie" on the program today.
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The Big Announcement on the Dividing Line today!
01/29/2008 - James White
After making the announcement of the Ehrman debate and conference in January of 09, the calls started. So the first half hour is pretty much about the upcoming debate, conference, and cruise, with special guest Mike O'Fallon, and the second half our callers drove the agenda...all over the road! Here's the program (free/high quality).13:50:51 - Category: The Dividing Line - Link to this article -
Ladies and Gentlemen, Children of All Ages...and wonky Too! It is TIME for the BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!
01/29/2008 - James White
Well, after many false starts and lots of hurdles, in just over an hour I will be making the "Big Announcement" on the Dividing Line! Make sure to be listening! These folks will be! (Possible Arabic Translation: We Are So Excited About the Big Announcement!)
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Today on The Dividing Line
01/24/2008 - James White
Almost felt like a new season of Dividing Lines with our new website! Had callers the first half hour, including Colonel Leino USMC calling from Okinawa! Then I addressed the Steve Ray/Gary Michuta saga. I mentioned that you might just want to be keeping an eye on the blog over the weekend and on Monday. Who knows that important information might be posted! Here's the program (free/high quality).18:02:58 - Category: The Dividing Line - Link to this article -
Today on the Dividing Line
01/22/2008 - James White
Had as my special guest Dr. Jim Renihan of the Institute of Reformed Baptist Studies. We discussed a new book he has edited, True Confessions: Baptist Documents in the Reformed Family from Reformed Baptist Academic Press. It is always a great pleasure to have Dr. Renihan on the program. Here's the program (free/high quality).19:46:31 - Category: The Dividing Line - Link to this article -
Today on The Dividing Line
01/17/2008 - James White
Well, I was going to address the rest of Steve Ray's comments on Catholic Answers Live today. I had them all cued up. But even before the program began, we had calls. In fact, we filled the lines. As a result, we covered a very wide range of topics once again, from Islam to Roman Catholicism to John 1:1 and a few others. Something for everyone! Here's the program (free/high quality).20:53:52 - Category: The Dividing Line - Link to this article -
Zelph, the White Lamanite, and Other Oddities
01/15/2008 - James White
Today on The Dividing Line I addressed changes in Mormonism, focusing on the church's obvious retreat from the viewpoints and beliefs of earlier generations. This led me to tell the story of Zelph the White Lamanite. You'll just have to listen. Then we took calls on Islam and Roman Catholicism, so we truly covered a wide spectrum of topics today! Here's the program (free/high quality).Also, this DL inspired ENielsen to song in our chat channel:
"Let me tell you a story 'bout a man named zelph...
he fought as a white Lamanite, but couldn't save himself...
His body decomposed near the surface of a mound,
and that's where he stayed, 'till his skeleton was found!
-- By Mormons, that is. Joseph Smith."
he fought as a white Lamanite, but couldn't save himself...
His body decomposed near the surface of a mound,
and that's where he stayed, 'till his skeleton was found!
-- By Mormons, that is. Joseph Smith."
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Today on the First Dividing Line of 2008!
01/10/2008 - James White
I'm sure some of you were disappointed that we could not make the announcement of our next major upcoming event, but once we are able to do so, I trust you will see that we needed to make sure everything was properly arranged ahead of time. I won't set at date for that until I have absolute confirmation from all the key folks that we will be ready. There are actually three, four major things coming together all at once, so when we "pull the trigger," well...you'll know it, believe me.I did, however, make a major announcement today, and I hope that all of you who have supported Alpha and Omega Ministries will listen carefully to the program today. I announced my entrance into a Ph.D. program in Islamic studies, and spoke about my reasons for following what I believe to be the Lord's leading in this matter, my goals, and my concerns relating to the maintenance of the work of Alpha and Omega during this time period. I cannot say "no" to the many opportunities of debate, teaching, preaching, and writing, that come my way in increasing numbers. So I have to somehow work smarter, work harder, and find a way to combine all of these things in such a fashion as to glorify God through the advancement of this ministry. This will mean more work for Rich, and more demands on the ministry itself. We had some callers who likewise commented on the importance of the work. Here's the program (free/high quality).
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