Islamic Trajectories in Early Christianity 1/6

Dr. Jerald Dirks - USA
Dr. Dirks is a former minister (deacon) of the United Methodist Church. He holds a Master's degree in Divinity from Harvard University and a Doctorate in Psychology from the University of Denver. Author of "The Cross and the Crescent: An Interfaith Dialogue between Christianity and Islam" (2001), and "Abraham: The Friend of God" (2002). He has published over 60 articles in the field of clinical psychology, and over 150 articles on Arabian horses.

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[Sncc1]

Why don't you contact him and let us know. Since you are here claiming he is dishonest.

[greennoor]

thank you brother for posting good lectures in different topics by many different people, your videos are highly interesting and educational, may Allah bless you, salaam :)

[WalidAmin]

Thank Allah for brother Dirks.....he teaches with simplicity and backs up all his lectures w/ scripture. He's such a blessing...especially to young Muslims just coming into Islam that need to learn about various topics. He's a great teacher....Thank you brother Dirks.......

[jamool2009]

@UShistoryX2 Show us where he did distort history. My guess is that what you heard from the man here, you never heard before, it's ALL new to you, so you think he is distorting history. Actually, it's your clergymen who are distorting the history of Christianity. Anyway, you don't need to slander the man, the info he told is there and more. You can get it. Again, Show us where did he distort the history?

[jamool2009]

@Santiaguista21 Teachings of Jesus are very consistent with Islam. You can't prove otherwise. Read Jesus' words on your own and you will find out that Jesus is just a HUMAN messenger SENT by God. Do you understand the word "SENT" and "SERVANT"? The SENT one is a SERVANT of the one who sent him. Jesus (in Mathew) is called the SERVANT of God.

[jamool2009]

@UShistoryX2 It seems to me that u are not used to honesty. His early life was devoted to church. He went to Harvard Divinity school to get his Masters degree. It's there he found out the falsehood of Christianity.The dishonest is the one who CHANGES the supposedly word of God. History tells us that Christian scribes and clergymen are the most dishonest people. case in point: compare the old KJV to the SRV in which u find 300 CHANGES as result of ur dishonest scribes.

[UShistoryX2]

Its sad to hear this man completely distort Christian history in order to indoctrinate Christians into Islam, to desire to convert Christians to Islam and vice versa is fine, but to distort history to do so is ethically wrong. He himself states at the outset he states that he is selectively presenting information in order to show Christianity as "proto-Islam." May God have mercy on this dishonest man.

[Treeeeenaful]

Not only that but try as they might NOONE has been able to disprove the Quran as the word of God are Muhammad as a Prophet.But even Christains schalors question the "Bible" and btw what about all the Gospels left out of the "Bible" by the church?See how the church dictates what u believe by excluding scripture?

[Treeeeenaful]

@Santiaguista21 So exactly what "Bible" are we talking about here(there r over 60) that is word word what Jesus said even though schalors agree that there is nothing with Jesus' Own words.And they also agree that the scriptures where written by many and not sure about the authors,And not in the time of Jesus.The Quran hasnt change it would be impossiable because it is comittied to millions of ppls memories and this is how God has protected his word not so for the "Bible"

[Santiaguista21]

Treenful: so the gospels are eharsay? they were testimony of eyewitnesses whcih were preserved orally and later written down. they were all written before the end of the 1st century. the koran is written in the 7th century 600 years later by a man who knew no eyewitnesses and appropriated hsi denai lof the crucifixion from mid 2nd century basildean gnostics who invented the story . is that your definition of hearsay? that is far more hearsay!

[Santiaguista21]

Kc mac : im never going to convert to islam because of whati found. Islam is a gnostic and nesotiran abomonation which as nothing to do with the words of jesus

[SHAHPIRIIMRAN]

Awesome Preacher. Just Listen and learn from this great man. May God bless him and his family. Ameen!!!!!!!!