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2 timestamped hits 1 source reading 2 extracted notes Newest source: 2025-03-11, day precision Aliases: faith-versus-histories

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faith versus history

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...God. And the third major problem in the tradition is faith versus history."

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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...God. And the third major problem in the tradition is faith versus history."

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: Islam As Proto-Modernity (2025-03-11, day precision).

Most connected source reading: Islam As Proto-Modernity.

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Comparative religious model in this lecture

diagnosis

Jiang identifies three problems in Judaism: scriptural contradiction, a problematic violent God, and the conflict between being chosen and suffering repeated historical defeat.

Timestamped Evidence

Islam As Proto-Modernity

2025-03-11, day precision · Civilization #37: The Golden Age of Islam

Transcript

"If you believe that you are the chosen people and you believe that Yahweh is only true God then why are you being persecuted..."

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