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Kamal Salibi

(1929–2011) Archaeologist

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Kamal Salibi was an archaeologist.

Quick Facts About Kamal Salibi

Born: May 2, 1929
Died: September 1, 2011
Profession: Archaeologist

About Kamal Salibi

[Wikidata] Academic, writer, historian, researcher... | [Wikipedia] Kamal Suleiman Salibi was a Lebanese historian, professor of history at the American University of Beirut (AUB) and the founding Director of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies in Amman, Jordan.

Quotes by Kamal Salibi

“Jesus was, if anything, far more useful than dangerous to the Romans.”

Jesus

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“Paul did go to Arabia, and not to Jerusalem, immediately following his conversion.”

Communication

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“Surprisingly, the only kings of historical times who did claim descent from David were Christians, not Jews.”

Christianity

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“The Gospel of Matthew has a misquoting from the prophet Zechariah (11:12-13), which he wrongly attributes to Jeremiah.”

Christianity

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“Why did Paul, having experienced his revelations of Jesus as the Son of God, decide to go at once to Arabia instead…

Son of god

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“Followers of Paul called themselves 'Christians' ... followers of Jesus in Jerusalem used to be called 'Nazarenes'.”

Christianity

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“The story, as related by Eusebius, cinfirms that Jesus did have at least one brother other than James who was in fact…

Judas

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“The fact that the Hebrew word 'adam', meaning 'man', is identical with Adam as the name of the father of Seth plays…

Adam

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“There was a Christianity in Arabia -that of the Nasara, or 'Nazarenes'- which was several centuries older than the one which relates…

Christianity

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“Jesus was an Israelite of the tribe of Juda. It does not follow that he was a Jew, and indeed there is…

Israelite

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“According to John 7:41-42, many people in Jerusalem did not accept Jesus as the Messiah because he came from Galilee, whereas the…

Jesus Born

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“It is not certain that the mother of the historical Jesus was called Mary .. The mother of Jesus could not have…

Half sister

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“Most scholars today agree that the Gospels cannot be regarded strictly as history; not as many may be prepared to admit how…

Gospels

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“The priestly class of the Sadducees quarreled endlessly with the rabbis of the Pharisee sect. The Sadduccees strictly upheld the original Israelite…

Rabbis Pharisee

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“Writing his geographical dictionary, a North african Arab originally from the Yemen, expanded on the history of pre-Islamic Christianity in the region…

North African

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“Jesus had disciples whose names are cited in the Gospels, though not always with consistency .. Luke refers to a tax collector…

Religion

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“The first-hand information Paul needed about Jesus either as a man, or as the promised Jewish Messiah was to be found in…

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“Jesus himself did not baptize anyone; only his disciples did; This statement, which interrupts the narrative of the Gospel of John at…

Christianity

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