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MBS TEXTE 142 In the following I want to examine the demand that Arab Christians should not address God as Allah in prayer, and that we should never render the Arabic term “Allah” as “Gott” in German (resp. “God” in English). This demand that was specifically directed towards Peter Beyerhaus and Christine Schirrmacher.
Two world religions – two global books: Bible and Koran. Both are distributed millions and millions of times. Their contents write world history. But two books can hardly be more different in origin, style and message. Finally, the reader learns briefly and succinctly what unites and above all separates the two – now also available in Greek!
A german review of the book „Koran und Bibel“ by Anna Müller.
Thomas Schirrmacher. The Koran and the Bible. World of Theology Series 10. VKW, 2014. 100 pp. ISBN 978-3-86269-069-5.
In the Christian faith God comes near mankind with his revelation. He comes to mankind. He speaks to mankind. He speaks with mankind. He speaks the language of men, and he gives a stable basis […]