This is part 3 & 4 of the debate between Mary Jo Sharp and Tabasum Hussain regarding "Women in the Bible and the Qur'an".This is the 2nd rebuttal.
Both these women are highly intelligent and formidable. They have obviously studied the material more than most people! Here is is the fourth part - their conclusions.
Watching this material is awesome! Both sides force all who are listening to think! That is why a debate is important. I love working through this stuff. I wish only that there was more interaction and more concession when the other made or addressed valid points. I think that Sharp did that very well, but i wanted to hear Hussain rebut Sharp's answers but never did. Sharp's answer as to why Paul wrote about why Women should be silent in churches and the "saved through childbearing" was answered in a way that I don't think I've ever heard before and Hussain did not explain why the answer is irrelevant but instead inserting that it demeans women.
This is part 2 of the debate between Mary Jo Sharp and Tabasum Hussain regarding "Women in the Bible and the Qur'an" This is the first rebuttal period. The debate really heats up with each scholar give it her best shot to defend against the claims made by the other and simultaneously making the point their own Holy text has a higher view of women than the other. I thought Dr. Sharp was great. She stuck to just the Qur'an and the Hadith. However Dr. Hussain meandered off the Bible and the Jesus a lot. I notice that a lot of male Muslim apologist argue much the same way. At least Hussain is more respectful about it. The problem is that Dr Tabasum Hussain seems to me to be an anomaly - almost a contradiction. She is a Muslim, highly educated woman yet she was born and raised in the west. Had she been born in a Muslim country, would she had have had the same opportunities? To be fair many women in the West don't get the same opportunities either. I think Sharp is handling the debate correctly because both Christian and Muslim men have misused their authority and power, therefore the debate should center around what the Bible and Qur'an actually says and what Jesus and Muhammad said.
Mary Jo Sharp recently debated Tabasn Hussain on the topic of Women in the Bible and the Qur'an. It's interesting to see two women discussing this issue especially since both Christianity and Islam are accused of denigrating women. I loved Dr, Sharp's presentation. She made a great defense for how the Bible sees women. She seemed to be fair to the Muslim's view. Dr. Hussain however misrepresented Genesis 1:26. While you may try to explain "man" as meaning only "male" you have to ignore verse 27 to think that male is more important than female. I also don't think Hussain fairly represented what the Bible teaches about who was responsible for humanity being kicked out of the Eden. The Bible does say that Eve was deceived but like the Qur'an put the responsibility on Adam. I think Hussain also tries to use the New Testament to say that the Christian church tells women to be quiet. I think Hussain's explanation about the passage about dealing with wayward wives does not hold much weight. No where in the Bible does it say its okay to use physical violence on the wife. Hussain employed many tactics that I see Muslims used time and time again. She used non-Christian sources and used men as sources. She even used the Biblical imagery of adultery and prostitution being equated with apostasy to say that the Bible condones rape?!!! However she repudiate honor killings while it is an establish practice non-western muslim countries because the majority of western scholars do not view the Qur'an that way. Why is it okay to argue that way when it helps her and not to argue that way when it helps her? This is part one. I can't wait to see the next part of the debate because I hope to hear some interaction between them. They both raised questions and great points I want to see how they deal with the issues being raised.
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