Le Dialogue de Timothée I avec le calife Al-Mahdi
Table des matières d'après
HACKENBURG, Clint
"An Arabic-to-English Translation of the Religious Debate
between the Nestorian Patriarch Timothy I
and the ‘Abbāsid Caliph al-Mahdī", 2009

Contents of the Debate
Numbers of the Paragraphs
Introduction
Introduction ........................................................................................................ 1-2

The First Section: Christ is the Word of God Incarnated for Our Salvation
Introduction ........................................................................................................ 3-6
1 – Christ, the Son of God ............................................................................... 7-11
2 - Christ, Son of Mary .................................................................................. 12-20
a) How had Mary remained a virgin after the birth? ...................................... 14-16
b) Proof of the possibility of that from the Book and from nature ................... 17-20
3 - Christ is One in Two Natures .................................................................. 21-29
a) Is Christ eternal or temporal? ..................................................................... 23-24
b) Is Christ created or uncreated? ................................................................... 25-27
c) Is Christ one or two? ................................................................................... 28-29
4 - Christ is the Son of God, Not His Slave .................................................. 30-34
a) The first objection and its response ............................................................. 30-31
b) The second objection and its response ........................................................ 32-34
Conclusion: Christ was born of the Holy Spirit .......................................... 35-37

The Second Section: The Holy Trinity
Introduction .................................................................................................... 38-39
1 - Three Hypostases, and Not Three Gods ................................................. 40-58
Introduction...................................................................................................... 40-41
a) Proof in the creations .................................................................................. 42-46
b) Proof from the Book .................................................................................... 47-56
Summary .......................................................................................................... 57-58
2 - Three Distinguished Hypostases without Separation ............................ 59-68
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Introduction............................................................................................................59
a) A philosophical explanation of the idea ...................................................... 60-62
b) An explanation of the idea through parallels from nature .......................... 63-67
Conclusion .............................................................................................................68
3 - Are the Three Hypostases, Therefore, Incarnated? .............................. 69-71
a) The first response: an example of the written word ..........................................70
b) The second response: an example of the pronounced word ..............................71

The Third Section: Christ, Our Leader and Our Guide
Introduction .................................................................................................... 72-73
1 - Why are You Not Circumcised Like Your Guide? ............................... 74-83
a) Christ abolished circumcision through his baptism .................................... 74-78
b) Because circumcision is a sign for his baptism ........................................... 79-81
c) The abolition of circumcision is not contrary to the law ............................. 82-83
2 - Why Do You Not Pray toward Jerusalem Like Your Guide? .............. 84-87
3 - How is Christ Your God, While He Prays and Worships? ................... 88-91

The Fourth Section: Why Do You Not Accept the Testimony of the Scriptures Regarding Muhammad?
Introduction ..........................................................................................................92
1 - We Accept Christ………. .................................................. …………….93-103
a) Testimonies about his birth and about his miracles .................................... 94-96
b) Testimonies of his passion, his resurrection, and his second coming ....... 97-100
Summary ..............................................................................................................101
2 - Is Not the Paraclete a Testimony to Muhammad? ............................ 102-121
a) Who is the Paraclete? .............................................................................. 104-110
b) Muhammad is not the Paraclete .............................................................. 111-120
Conclusion: There is no mention of Muhammad in the Gospel...........................121
3 – Did You Not Falsify Your Books? ...................................................... 122-133
a) The accusations: You falsified the books ........................................................124
b) The first objection ............................................................................................125
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c) The second objection ............................................................................... 126-128
Conclusion ...........................................................................................................129
4 - Supplementary: The Qur’ān was not confirmed by signs ................ 130-133
5 - Isaiah Did Not Prophesy about Muhammad ..................................... 134-157
Introduction: He prophesied about Darius and Cyrus ................................ 134-137
a) The first indication: From the context of the Word ................................. 138-140
b) The second indication: From geography................................................. 141-143
c) The third indication: From the Book of Daniel ....................................... 144-145
d) The fourth indication: From history ........................................................ 146-149
e) The fifth indication: From the Holy Scriptures ....................................... 150-153
The Conclusion: Jesus is the seal of the prophets ....................................... 154-157

The Fifth Section: What Do You Say about Muhammad?
Introduction ........................................................................................................158
1 - Muhammad Followed in the Path of the Prophets ............................ 159-162
2 - The Zeal of Muhammad....................................................................... 163-166
3 – Thus, God glorified Him...................................................................... 167-168
4 – Therefore, Profess the Unity of God .................................................. 169-171
Conclusion: Unity in tri-unity ................................................................... 172-174

The Sixth Section: The Death of Christ on the Cross
1 - Why Do You Worship the Cross? ....................................................... 175-182
2 - Did Christ Die on the Cross? ............................................................... 183-201
a) It is not possible that God can die? ......................................................... 183-185
b) They did not kill him, nor crucify him, but it seemed as though to them . 186-188
c) Christ did not die yet, but he will die ....................................................... 189-190
d) The prophets did not prophesy about the death of Christ ....................... 191-198
e) Therefore they prophesied, so these were the parables ........................... 199-202
3 - How Could Christ Die If He is the Omnipotent God? ...................... 203-216
Introduction.................................................................................................. 203-204
a) The death of Messiah took place according to his own will .................... 205-206
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b) But that does not mean that the Jews are not guilty ................................ 207-209
c) The death of Messiah took place according to his own volition and because the
hatred of the Jews ........................................................................................ 210-214
Conclusion ................................................................................................... 215-216

The Seventh Section: Why Do You Not Believe That Muhammad is a Prophet?
Introduction ........................................................................................................217
1 - God Announced That the Gospel Abrogated the Old Testament .... 218-227
Introduction..........................................................................................................218
a) He announced this by the mouth the Prophet Jeremiah .......................... 219-220
b) He announced this by the mouth the Prophet Joel .................................. 221-227
Conclusion ................................................................................................... 226-227
2 – God Did Not Announce Muhammad ................................................. 228-237
Introduction..........................................................................................................228
a) Explanation: “From amongst your brothers” ......................................... 229-234
b) Explanation: “A prophet like me” ........................................................... 235-237
3 - Muhammad is Not a Prophet .............................................................. 238-247
Introduction.................................................................................................. 238-241
a) The Prophecy of Malachi ................................................................................242
b) Prophecy of John son of Zachariah ......................................................... 243-245
Conclusion ................................................................................................... 246-247

The Eighth Section: The Absence of Falsification in the Torah, the (Books) of the Prophets, and the Gospel
Introduction ................................................................................................ 248-250
1 - The Absence of Falsification ................................................................ 251-262
a) The Torah and the (Books) of the Prophets testify to all the teachings of
Messiah ........................................................................................................ 251-256
b) How did the Christians and Jews mutually agree? ................................. 257-261
Conclusion ..........................................................................................................262
2 - The Absence of Falsification in the Gospel ........................................ 263-272
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Introduction.................................................................................................. 263-264
a) If we had falsified the Gospel, we would have suppressed the contemptible
things ............................................................................................................ 265-267
b) If the name of Muhammad was found in our books, we would have awaited him
more than we awaited the Jewish Messiah .................................................. 268-271

Conclusion ...........................................................................................................272
Conclusion
Conclusion .................................................................................................. 273-275