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A Freeper friend requested that I ping this post to you all.

256 posted on 07/30/2013 4:59:56 PM PDT by diamond6 (Behold this Heart which has so loved men!" Jesus to St. Margaret Mary)

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To understand the Muslim devotion to Mary, it is important to look at the origins of the Koran. A German scholar of ancient languages takes a new look at the sacred book of Islam. He maintains that it was created by Syro-Aramaic speaking Christians, in order to evangelize the Arabs.

Being in a Catholic Church that retains Syriac-Aramaic as its liturgical language, I have gained tremendous insight into the multitude of dialects spoken in the Middle East. This german scholar makes a very sound argument for how the Bible, orally transmitted to Bedouin tribes (each tribe has a different dialect), was misinterpreted.

I posted this article back in 2000 but it's worth reviewing again.

The Virgins and the Grapes: the Christian Origins of the Koran

258 posted on 07/30/2013 5:34:11 PM PDT by NYer ( "Run from places of sin as from the plague."--St John Climacus)

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