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Who is Blogging Theology?Welcome to Blogging Theology. Our mission is to produce bitesized discussions of academic and scholarly books on Islam, Christianity and Judaism to encourage respectful interfaith dialogue and discussion to have some fun.
Who is Ali Ataie?Ali Ataie is a teacher, researcher who specializes in interfaith work. He has been involved in many dialogues and debates with Christian scholars regarding famous topics including the resurrection of Jesus and the Prophethood of Muhammad. As a lecturer and instructor, he visited California Polytechnic State University, California State University East Bay, UC Davis, UC Berkeley, and UCLA.
What is Ebionites?Ebionites is a patristic term referring to a Jewish Christian movement that existed during the early centuries of the Christian Era. They regarded Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah while rejecting his divinity and his virgin birth, and insisted on the necessity of following Jewish law and rites. They used only one of the Jewish-Christian gospels, the Hebrew Book of Matthew starting at chapter 3, revered James the brother of Jesus (James the Just), and rejected Paul the Apostle as an apostate from the Law.
What is Apostate?Apostasy (Greek: apostasia, 'a defection or revolt') is the formal disaffiliation from, or abandonment or renunciation of a religion by a person. It can also be defined within the broader context of embracing an opinion contrary to one's previous beliefs. One who undertakes apostasy is known as an apostate. The term apostasy is used by sociologists to mean renunciation and criticism of, or opposition to, a person's former religion, in a technical sense and without pejorative connotation.
