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الحقيقة في زمن ينكر الحقيقة: إجابات الأسئلة الصعبة عن الله والمسيحية والكتاب المقدس
في هذا الكتاب ستجد إجابات ثاقبة للأسئلة الصعبة التي نواجهها في الجيل. أسئلة مثل هذه:
من خلق الله؟
لماذا يبدو الله عنيفًا جدًا في العهد القديم؟
لماذا خلق الله من يعلم أنهم سيهلكون في الجحيم؟
إذا كان الله كلي المحبة، فلماذا توجد شرور كثيرة في العالم؟
ما هو مصير من لم يسمعوا أبدًا عن المسيح؟
هل أثبت العلم عدم صحة الكتاب المقدس؟
من خلق الله؟
لماذا يبدو الله عنيفًا جدًا في العهد القديم؟
لماذا خلق الله من يعلم أنهم سيهلكون في الجحيم؟
إذا كان الله كلي المحبة، فلماذا توجد شرور كثيرة في العالم؟
ما هو مصير من لم يسمعوا أبدًا عن المسيح؟
هل أثبت العلم عدم صحة الكتاب المقدس؟
224 pages, Unknown Binding
Published January 1, 2020
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March 19, 2023
I have mixed feelings on the book. I love how it is structured, each chapter with a question, different points made and a final conclusion. The chapters are long enough to provide an overview of the topic but not so long that you can't read them on a lunch break, etc. depending on the chapter it could take 15 to 30 mins to read. I think it just depends on the depth of the material. I enjoyed the writing style, which really made it easy to read.
For someone that is already a Christian, this could be a helpful book, and can serve as a starting point to so you can delve into a topic further with other resources should you want. The author also has an endnote section that provides some sources for quotes and a few other things.
Some of my issues with the book:
Some of the chapters feel smug, and may be a bit off putting to someone who isn't a Christian.
I felt like a few of the chapters really didn't answer the question asked in the title. For instance, the chapter "If God Is All Loving, Why Is There So Much Evil In The World" doesn't answer the question. The focus is instead on how God and evil can exist. While that can be a good starting point on getting to an answer, it stops there.
Sometimes there a few odd things. One that comes to mind, in the chapter entitled "Has Science Disproved The Bible And Christianity" he references a quote that says "it is the census among contemporary historians, philosophers, sociologists of science that real science only arose at once: in Europe." He then goes on to list several Christians that established scientific fields. Such as Kepler who "established" astronomy. What? While he did some amazing and important work in the field he did not establish it. There is evidence of astronomy being established thousands of years ago in Mesopotamia and other areas.
And there was much work done in that field of science other countries well before Kepler. A simple Google search shows this (or my 7th grade science class). It is one thing to acknowledge there have been many Christians that have made substantial contributions to science. It is another thing to claimed that major fields of science were all established by Christians.
One thing I did find interesting about the book is that even though it is by an Orthodox author (specifically Coptic) he did a good job with out getting caught up in the weeds or going into a discussion trying to break down which form of Christianity is better than others. To me that is an important aspect of the book. The audience is NOT just narrowly focused on Orthodox Christians, but is a book that any Christian (or someone interested in learning more about general Christian beliefs on who God and Jesus are how most Christians view suffering) can pick up and read with our a deep background.
I wouldn't discourage anyone from reading this book, but that they go in with realistic explanations. The author tried to accomplish a huge task, and I admire him for that. But if you are looking for a book with bulletproof answers, this is not the book. I don't think that book exists.
For someone that is already a Christian, this could be a helpful book, and can serve as a starting point to so you can delve into a topic further with other resources should you want. The author also has an endnote section that provides some sources for quotes and a few other things.
Some of my issues with the book:
Some of the chapters feel smug, and may be a bit off putting to someone who isn't a Christian.
I felt like a few of the chapters really didn't answer the question asked in the title. For instance, the chapter "If God Is All Loving, Why Is There So Much Evil In The World" doesn't answer the question. The focus is instead on how God and evil can exist. While that can be a good starting point on getting to an answer, it stops there.
Sometimes there a few odd things. One that comes to mind, in the chapter entitled "Has Science Disproved The Bible And Christianity" he references a quote that says "it is the census among contemporary historians, philosophers, sociologists of science that real science only arose at once: in Europe." He then goes on to list several Christians that established scientific fields. Such as Kepler who "established" astronomy. What? While he did some amazing and important work in the field he did not establish it. There is evidence of astronomy being established thousands of years ago in Mesopotamia and other areas.
And there was much work done in that field of science other countries well before Kepler. A simple Google search shows this (or my 7th grade science class). It is one thing to acknowledge there have been many Christians that have made substantial contributions to science. It is another thing to claimed that major fields of science were all established by Christians.
One thing I did find interesting about the book is that even though it is by an Orthodox author (specifically Coptic) he did a good job with out getting caught up in the weeds or going into a discussion trying to break down which form of Christianity is better than others. To me that is an important aspect of the book. The audience is NOT just narrowly focused on Orthodox Christians, but is a book that any Christian (or someone interested in learning more about general Christian beliefs on who God and Jesus are how most Christians view suffering) can pick up and read with our a deep background.
I wouldn't discourage anyone from reading this book, but that they go in with realistic explanations. The author tried to accomplish a huge task, and I admire him for that. But if you are looking for a book with bulletproof answers, this is not the book. I don't think that book exists.
February 7, 2023
هل توجد كراهية للنساء في الكتاب المقدس ؟
هل أثبت العلم عدم صحة الكتاب المقدس ؟
هل الله موجود ؟
من خلق الله ؟
هل قام المسيح فعلا من الأموات ؟
كل هذه الأسئلة و اكثر منها موجود إجاباتها في هذا الكتاب
** معظمنا لم يشك في وجود الله ثم بدأ أن يخطئ . بل بالعكس بدأ يخطئ أولا ثم بعد ذلك أخذ يشك في وجود الله.
** إن المسيحية لا تظلم النساء. بل تعلم أنه، على الرغم من اختلاف الرجال عن النساء في نواح كثيرة إلا أنهما متكاملان في الجوهر و متساويان في القيمة و الكرامة ، "إن الرجل ليس من دون المرأة ، ولا المرأة من دون الرجل في الرب ." (١كو١١:١١) و حين تدرك الاختلافات بينهما و تقدر ، حينئذ فقط تبلغ الإنسانية كلها إلى أكمل تعبيراتها .
** لا يوجد هناك صراع حقيقي بين العلم و المسيحية ، فهما يصنعان معا ثنائيا رائعا . و كما قال لورد كلفين ( العلم لا يعادي الدين بل يعضده ) .
كل هذه مقتبسة من الكتاب من الأفكار الختامية ( و هو الجزء الذي يتكلم فيه الكاتب بعد كل سؤال عن المضمون) لكل سؤال .
و فيه تفسير لبعض الآيات التي يساء فهمها عن النساء في الكتاب المقدس.
(من الكتب الدفاعية المسيحية)
الكتاب مترجم للغة العربية
هل أثبت العلم عدم صحة الكتاب المقدس ؟
هل الله موجود ؟
من خلق الله ؟
هل قام المسيح فعلا من الأموات ؟
كل هذه الأسئلة و اكثر منها موجود إجاباتها في هذا الكتاب
** معظمنا لم يشك في وجود الله ثم بدأ أن يخطئ . بل بالعكس بدأ يخطئ أولا ثم بعد ذلك أخذ يشك في وجود الله.
** إن المسيحية لا تظلم النساء. بل تعلم أنه، على الرغم من اختلاف الرجال عن النساء في نواح كثيرة إلا أنهما متكاملان في الجوهر و متساويان في القيمة و الكرامة ، "إن الرجل ليس من دون المرأة ، ولا المرأة من دون الرجل في الرب ." (١كو١١:١١) و حين تدرك الاختلافات بينهما و تقدر ، حينئذ فقط تبلغ الإنسانية كلها إلى أكمل تعبيراتها .
** لا يوجد هناك صراع حقيقي بين العلم و المسيحية ، فهما يصنعان معا ثنائيا رائعا . و كما قال لورد كلفين ( العلم لا يعادي الدين بل يعضده ) .
كل هذه مقتبسة من الكتاب من الأفكار الختامية ( و هو الجزء الذي يتكلم فيه الكاتب بعد كل سؤال عن المضمون) لكل سؤال .
و فيه تفسير لبعض الآيات التي يساء فهمها عن النساء في الكتاب المقدس.
(من الكتب الدفاعية المسيحية)
الكتاب مترجم للغة العربية
August 28, 2018
Great book George! As someone who is currently serving high school, I know how tough their questions might get and there is nothing worse to the youth than a shallow old-fashioned answer that shows a lack of knowledge. Thank you for compiling all the arguments in one place - you definitely made it easier for us to be prepared in having better discussions :) God bless your service!
October 25, 2018
A very simple and comprehensive book! A very good one! It answers our most common and repeted questions, either we ask ourselves or other people ask us, and surprisingly we get stuck in the same questions over and over again, it is beautifully written with knowledge and study enriched with a lot of quotes from a lot of authors that are inspiring providing an answer to familiar and unfamiliar questions to me. I enjoyed reading this book and it is so good to have this book as a reference to return to to have a complete, logical and comprehensive answer. It gave me new insights and knowledge. A recommended book for sure for whoever is seeking answers!
February 8, 2026
لحد صفحة 75 وكفاية هرتلة لحد كده.
اظن كان المفروض أوقف قراية من صفحة 9 لما قال في المقدمة:
"إن الكثير من الأسئلة المعروضة هنا هي روحية في طبيعتها. لذلك فهي تتطلب إجابات روحية وهي تُدرَك روحياً. إن القديس بولس يقول، في رسالته الأولى إلى أهل كورنثوس :
"الَّتِي نَتَكَلَّمُ بِهَا أَيْضًا، لاَ بِأَقْوَال تُعَلِّمُهَا حِكْمَةٌ إِنْسَانِيَّةٌ، بَلْ بِمَا يُعَلِّمُهُ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ، قَارِنِينَ الرُّوحِيَّاتِ بِالرُّوحِيَّاتِ. وَلكِنَّ الإنسان الطَّبِيعِيِّ لا يَقْبَلُ مَا لِرُوحِ اللهِ لأَنَّهُ عِنْدَهُ جَهَالَةٌ، وَلا يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَعْرِفَهُ لأَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا يُحْكَمُ فِيهِ رُوحِيًّا"
(١كورنثوس ١٤-١٣:٢).
علماً أن من يبحث عن إجابة عقلانية بحتة قد يُحبطه ألا يجد ضالته المنشودة.
ورغم أن التخلي عن الفكر العقلاني البحت قد يبدو صعباً في ظل ثقافة المعرفة في هذا العصر، إلا أننا يجب أن نتواضع ونعترف بقصورنا البشري: "فَإِنَّنَا نَنْظُرُ الآنَ فِي مِرْآةٍ، فِي لُغْزِ، لكِنْ حِينَئِذٍ وَجْهَا لِوَجْهِ. الآنَ أَعْرِفُ بَعْضَ الْمَعْرِفَةِ، لكِنْ حِينَئِذٍ سَأَعْرِفُ كَمَا عُرِفْتُ" (اكو١٢:١٣)."
بس الكتاب كان بيوحي بانه هيقدم اجابات أكاديمية منطقية علشان كده قلت اكمل يمكن نطلع بأي معلومة ولا نقطة نفكر فيها شوية. بس للاسف الكتاب عبارة عن عظات روحية (سمعتها عشرات المرات زمان)
ولما بيحاول يبقى عقلاني ويقدم حجج بتبقى ضعيفة لحد السخف.
(مين دلوقتي لسه فاكر ان لابد من وجود الله علشان يكون في أخلاق!!!!)
وطول الكتاب قاعد يحط افتراض ورا التاني بعدها يبني استنتاجه ويقول انها الحقيقة!
وبصراحة ان زهقت من اغنية المسيحية للإجابة على سبب الوجود بأن خلقنا علشان بيحبنا! وبناء كل دفاع على جملة مش بس افتراض ولكنها كذبة مضللة بشكل صارخ.
متفق مع الكاتب في كام نقطة صغيرة منهم العامل النفسي وتسببه في الإلحاد (وان كانت امور مكررة معروفة)
اظن كان المفروض أوقف قراية من صفحة 9 لما قال في المقدمة:
"إن الكثير من الأسئلة المعروضة هنا هي روحية في طبيعتها. لذلك فهي تتطلب إجابات روحية وهي تُدرَك روحياً. إن القديس بولس يقول، في رسالته الأولى إلى أهل كورنثوس :
"الَّتِي نَتَكَلَّمُ بِهَا أَيْضًا، لاَ بِأَقْوَال تُعَلِّمُهَا حِكْمَةٌ إِنْسَانِيَّةٌ، بَلْ بِمَا يُعَلِّمُهُ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ، قَارِنِينَ الرُّوحِيَّاتِ بِالرُّوحِيَّاتِ. وَلكِنَّ الإنسان الطَّبِيعِيِّ لا يَقْبَلُ مَا لِرُوحِ اللهِ لأَنَّهُ عِنْدَهُ جَهَالَةٌ، وَلا يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَعْرِفَهُ لأَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا يُحْكَمُ فِيهِ رُوحِيًّا"
(١كورنثوس ١٤-١٣:٢).
علماً أن من يبحث عن إجابة عقلانية بحتة قد يُحبطه ألا يجد ضالته المنشودة.
ورغم أن التخلي عن الفكر العقلاني البحت قد يبدو صعباً في ظل ثقافة المعرفة في هذا العصر، إلا أننا يجب أن نتواضع ونعترف بقصورنا البشري: "فَإِنَّنَا نَنْظُرُ الآنَ فِي مِرْآةٍ، فِي لُغْزِ، لكِنْ حِينَئِذٍ وَجْهَا لِوَجْهِ. الآنَ أَعْرِفُ بَعْضَ الْمَعْرِفَةِ، لكِنْ حِينَئِذٍ سَأَعْرِفُ كَمَا عُرِفْتُ" (اكو١٢:١٣)."
بس الكتاب كان بيوحي بانه هيقدم اجابات أكاديمية منطقية علشان كده قلت اكمل يمكن نطلع بأي معلومة ولا نقطة نفكر فيها شوية. بس للاسف الكتاب عبارة عن عظات روحية (سمعتها عشرات المرات زمان)
ولما بيحاول يبقى عقلاني ويقدم حجج بتبقى ضعيفة لحد السخف.
(مين دلوقتي لسه فاكر ان لابد من وجود الله علشان يكون في أخلاق!!!!)
وطول الكتاب قاعد يحط افتراض ورا التاني بعدها يبني استنتاجه ويقول انها الحقيقة!
وبصراحة ان زهقت من اغنية المسيحية للإجابة على سبب الوجود بأن خلقنا علشان بيحبنا! وبناء كل دفاع على جملة مش بس افتراض ولكنها كذبة مضللة بشكل صارخ.
متفق مع الكاتب في كام نقطة صغيرة منهم العامل النفسي وتسببه في الإلحاد (وان كانت امور مكررة معروفة)
August 11, 2020
Each chapter provided new information and opened my eyes to new truths. I recommend this book to anyone who is seeking to find answers to troubling/debatable questions. However, the answers included in this book are only the tip of the iceberg; the author himself stated that. George is including many references which appear to be useful if someone is seeking to go in-depth studying the topics in the book to get a full grasp. I will definitely be reading it over and over again throughout my lifetime 🤩
August 28, 2026
thanks vienna for this one! overall quite a comprehensive view of the arguments for and defences of Christianity. doesn’t go into as much detail as ‘The Reason For God’, which I did miss, and I think having read that first allowed this to make more sense; not sure what effect it would have had reading this alone. but no, definitely a very helpful book. I really enjoyed reading it as it just re-emphasised truths and is a really good reminder; would love to just continue reading something like this over and over. some sections I didn’t enjoy as much, specifically speaking from the Orthodox perspective on Sacraments, but other than that… by Gods grace my mum also agreed to give it a try, so Lord willing it would be encouraging for her 🙏. i think the last few chapters are leading this review to be less positive than it otherwise would’ve been, as they were slightly less impactful for me; I am very grateful for this read, and ultimately the case for Christianity I believe is laid quite undeniably before any reader.
December 15, 2024
This book is great for what it is. Any apologetics resource should get mixed reviews because its purpose should be to wrestle the heart and engage uncertainty. Those who are obstinate to engaging uncertainty, likely presume their final opinion on such resources before they even start them.
As someone who has believed in God for most my life, the only way this book seemed to not help was that certain questions were answered partly or entirely without much reference (likely for brevity sake). Most questions, however, I found to hold relevant anecdotes both biblical and not. I don’t fault the author for this because I certainly couldn’t do it better and I also wasn’t expecting this book to give me all the answers in their entirety (such a feat, I would deem impossible for any man) but rather to spark curiosity.
As someone who has believed in God for most my life, the only way this book seemed to not help was that certain questions were answered partly or entirely without much reference (likely for brevity sake). Most questions, however, I found to hold relevant anecdotes both biblical and not. I don’t fault the author for this because I certainly couldn’t do it better and I also wasn’t expecting this book to give me all the answers in their entirety (such a feat, I would deem impossible for any man) but rather to spark curiosity.
February 7, 2018
“This precious book aims to provide you, its readers, not with a shallow worldly knowledge, but with a knowledge of action that leads you towards faith. I pray that God will use this blessed book for the salvation of many.” -Bishop Youssef, Bishop, Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern U.S.
“I would like to thank George, my son in Christ, for this book and for all his contributions to deliver the word of the true Orthodox faith. This book addresses many of the doubts and queries of our time. George has done an excellent job in covering every question in a clear way. I would like to add that I myself benefit from listening and reading George’s answers to these sort of questions.” -Father Daoud Lamei, Priest of St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Cairo.
TimelessTruth.org
May 28, 2025
The book addresses a wide range of questions related to Christianity and religion as a whole. Mr. George Bassilios does an excellent job responding to these questions with well-supported facts and evidence. One aspect I wasn’t particularly fond of was the heavy use of references—nearly every page included citations from other authors. That said, these references did help reinforce his arguments. I also appreciated how he broke down complex ideas and simplified them, making the content accessible even to readers who may not be familiar with Christian theology. Overall, it’s a great read!
October 21, 2022
wish i didn't bother
July 15, 2023
I need to read this book but I do not know how to do it from this site
July 29, 2023
Comprehensive yet simple.
Consider it answers to the FAQs of God, Christianity and the Bible. truly beautiful.
Consider it answers to the FAQs of God, Christianity and the Bible. truly beautiful.
September 4, 2024
A good introduction into apologetics, but lacks depth for the weighted questions it seeks to answer. Simple solutions to complex problems.
October 10, 2026
A beautiful book to read. I love the formatting, as well as the questions and answers to theological concerns. It can also be used as a Sunday school resource for students and teachers alike.
March 4, 2019
A good book with great effort put on it, answering some of the most difficult questions that we've been faced and asked particularly during the painful periods in our life.
I'm encouraging everyone and every servant to obtain and read this great book.
God bless the Autor and his services.
I'm encouraging everyone and every servant to obtain and read this great book.
God bless the Autor and his services.
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