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The following article was posted several years ago and provides keen insight into the original source language of the Koran. Consider that christian missionaries, who spoke Syro-Aramaic, brought the good news to the desert people.

"Beginning in the third century, the Syrian Christians did not limit themselves to bringing their evangelical mission to nearby countries, like Armenia or Persia. They pressed on toward distant territories, all the way to the borders of China and the western coast of India, in addition to the entire Arabian peninsula all the way to Yemen and Ethiopia. It is thus rather probable that, in order to proclaim the Christian message to the Arabic peoples, they would have used (among others) the language of the Bedouins, or Arabic. In order to spread the Gospel, they necessarily made use of a mishmash of languages. But in an era in which Arabic was just an assembly of dialects and had no written form, the missionaries had no choice but to resort to their own literary language and their own culture; that is, to Syro-Aramaic. The result was that the language of the Koran was born as a written Arabic language, but one of Arab-Aramaic derivation."

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

2 posted on 05/27/2014 12:49:24 PM PDT by NYer ("You are a puff of smoke that appears briefly and then disappears." James 4:14)
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To: NYer

Is the Virgin/Grapes book now available in English?


4 posted on 05/27/2014 1:03:12 PM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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The "Koran" isn't fit to be toilet paper, and is one of the most VILE documents on the face of the Earth.

What did your Heavenly Father tell you about going after other gods?

Remember our Heavenly Father telling us HOW to handle other religions,
how to show the proper reaction to their false gods.
If you want a detailed history of "Mohammed's History" (spelled variously; Mahomet, Muhammed, Mehmet, etc.) then watch William Federer explain it, from Jan. 25, 2012 at CC Chino Hills, CA. It's a MUST WATCH for everyone,Christians, Athiests and even Muslims!

This Video exposes the "Hidden Truths" and "Goals" behind Radical Islamic Muslims! - (EVEN WORSE);
It's one hour, thirty-two minuites and 26 seconds long, but it's worth your time.
Watch and learn Mohammed's History - Exposing Islam's "Hidden Truths" - Of Radical Muslims.

Also read ISLAM--Religion of Peace?

Click here to view Books by WILLIAM FEDERER from Amazon.com.
14 posted on 05/27/2014 1:33:10 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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