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Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?
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Fri, 3 Mar 2000 14:31:03 GMT
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Kevin Wilson wrote:
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> Ben Roller wrote:
> > This leads me to wonder: Is there a term to
> > describe the believers of God(including Jews, Christians, Muslims and >others)?
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> I've seen "people of the Book" used, but I doubt if it's an official
> term.
Well, it isn't official in that the phrase is a translation of the
Arabic, but it does come from translating the Koran to English. I think
Mohamed also used this term in inviting some visiting Christians to
worship in a mosque at one time.
--
Frank Filz
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