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People mentioned in the Qur’an

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From Sentinel Apologetics…

The Quran makes mention of 32 people, and all of them are defined as “prophets” without distinguishing between them. Among these names there are only 6 people that can NOT be clearly identified in the Bible. Nevertheless, the remaining 26 people come mostly from the Pentateuch. Thus, here’s a list statistically aligned from most referred in the Quran:

  • Jesus (130 times)
  • Moses (130 times)
  • Abraham (69 times)
  • Mary (11 times by name and 34 times as “mother” of Jesus)
  • Noah (43 times)
  • Adam (25 times)
  • Lot (25 times)
  • Aaron (20 times)
  • Isaac (17 times)
  • Solomon (17 times)
  • David (16 times)
  • Jacob (16 times)
  • Ishmael (12 times)
  • Jonah (4 times; the Arabic form Yūnus is taken from the LXX form Iōnas rather than the Hebrew Yōnāh)
  • Job (4 times)
  • Elijah (2 times)
  • Elisha (1 time)
  • Saul (1 time; Surah 2:247-249 is erroneously fused with Gideon’s story from Judges 7:4-7)
  • Joseph (mentioned only as the name for Surah 12)
  • John the Baptist
  • Zechariah. – Shu‘ayb (Jethro)
  • Idris (Enoch)
  • Hūd (Eber)
  • Dhū ’l-Kifl (Ezekiel)
  • Luqmān (a figure whose origin is in Nubia, Sudan, or Ethiopia)
  • Ṣāliḥ (believed to have prophesied to the Arabian tribe of Thamūd)
  • Al-Khadir (one of the cave dwellers in Surah 18)
  • Dhū ’l -Qarnayn (Alexander the Great).

Word of Life Conference in San Diego

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If you’re in the San Diego area in November, you should come out to my parish, Holy Angels Byzantine Catholic Church in San Diego, as we will be hosting “The Word of Life” Biblical conference. 

Our speaker will be Fr. Deacon Daniel Dozier. I’ve heard him speak at a previous event in Phoenix, Arizona and I can assure you that you won’t be disappointed. 

The conference will run from 10:30am – 4:30pm. Registration is by donation, with a suggested donation of $25. You can register here.

“Master, it is good for us to be here…”

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Tonight, after Benediction, I felt drawn to tarry in the church a while longer than usual. Soon there were only one or two other people left in the church.

While sitting there, I felt a deep, tremendous peace; a peace I haven’t felt in some time.

As I sat there, just enjoying the moment, I was reminded of something that my patron Saint, St. Peter, said at the Transfiguration when he beheld the Jesus’ glory:

“Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah” – Luke 9:33

I know there’s a lot of theological significance in what Peter is saying here, but sitting in that church tonight I understood those words in a slightly different light. Peter was seeing the beauty of the Lord and wanted to prolong that mountaintop experience. He didn’t want to go back down the mountain just yet – he wanted to setup camp for a little while…

After Benediction, I, too, wanted to prolong the experience, remain in my pew and maybe setup camp for a little while…

The purpose of getting to higher ground isn’t so we can just enjoy the view, it’s so that, when we come back down from the mountain, we can approach the terrain ahead with a new perspective and with confidence.

Top Five Ways to be a Rockstar Godparent

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Over the last few years I’ve had the honour of sponsoring several people for Baptism and Confirmation. Over my time as a godparent, I’ve asked other sponsors what they do to live out this special vocation.

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In today’s post I’ve assembled all the advice I’ve heard from other godparents and sponsors and come up with the top five ways to godparent like a rockstar…
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Manvotional: Essential Qualities of Leadership

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It’s time for another Manvotional! A couple of weeks ago, the Art of Manliness posted an a section of a 1946 Army manual. I’ve recorded it onto MP3 below.Screen Shot 2015-10-28 at 11.04.38 AM

Manvotional (Download)

“Clenched Teeth” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

The unaccompanied MP3 is available here.

Sunday Lectionary: God’s Green Fingers

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Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time: June 17th, 2012

After the feasts and solemnities of recent weeks, we finally return to the regular Sundays in Ordinary Time.  For the next few weeks, our New Testament Reading we will come from St. Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians and, for the remainder of this year, we will be working sequentially through the Gospel of Mark.

The Readings this week make heavy use of plant imagery. So, dig out your trowel, dust off your gardening gloves and let’s get stuck in!

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