Baha al-Nahhal
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Baha al-Nahhal is an Egyptian researcher and writer associated with Zagazig who specializes in critical studies of Christian theology and biblical scripture .
Scholarly Focus and Methodology
Al-Nahhal's research focuses on the textual, historical, and scientific analysis of the New Testament Gospels, compiling the work of Eastern and Western biblical scholars . In Taammulat fi al-Anajil wa al-Aqida ("Reflections on the Gospels and Doctrine"), issued in a second edition in 1994 with the English subtitle Scientific and Historical Study in the Gospels, he applies quantitative and qualitative analysis to examine historical, geographical, scientific, and medical discrepancies within the Gospel narratives .
In his 2011 study Iftiraat Injil Matta ("The Fabrications of the Gospel of Matthew"), al-Nahhal utilizes source criticism to analyze the textual composition of the first Gospel, arguing that it incorporated approximately ninety percent of the material in the Gospel of Mark in addition to 128 passages from the Old Testament, while modifying and rearranging texts to argue that Jesus of Nazareth was the prophesied Messiah .
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Taammulat fi al-Anajil wa al-Aqida (Reflections on the Gospels and Doctrine) is a critical study of the New Testament Gospels and Christian theology. Published in a second edition in 1994 under the English subtitle Scientific and Historical Study in the Gospels, the work approaches the texts from an analytical and rational perspective, compiling findings from Eastern and Western biblical scholars to examine historical, scientific, geographical, and medical discrepancies in the Gospel accounts.
Iftiraat Injil Matta (The Fabrications of the Gospel of Matthew) is a 2011 critical study focusing on textual analysis, source criticism, and historical evaluation of the Gospel of Matthew and its unique narratives. The work examines the text's reliance on earlier sources like the Gospel of Mark and Old Testament passages, assessing its historical and theological claims through modern scholarship, chronological data, and archaeological findings.