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- More Ustadh Dr. Ali Ataie: mcceastbay.org/ataie
- Complete program: youtu.be/VS31Uf-jgPQ
- Dr. Ataie's book "In Defense of Islam: Confronting the Christians with their own Scripture by Ali Ataie (2004)": mcceastbay.org/ataie-1
- Dr. Ataie's book "Finding Muhammad in the New Testament - An Orthodox Muslim’s Interpretive Methodological Approach to the Christian Scriptures (Dr. Ali Ataie Thesis (2011): mcceastbay.org/ataie-2
- Dr. Ataie's book "Authenticating the Johannine Injil - Muslim 'Polemirenic' Interpretive Approaches to the Gospel of John (2016)": mcceastbay.org/ataie-3
Dr. Ali Ataie is a scholar of biblical hermeneutics with field specialties in Sacred Languages, Comparative
Dr. Ali Ataie is a scholar of biblical hermeneutics with field specialties in Sacred Languages, Comparative Theology, and Comparative Literature. At Zaytuna College, Dr. Ataie has taught Arabic, Creedal Theology, Comparative Theology, Sciences of the Quran, Introduction to the Qur’an, and Seminal Ancient Texts.
- Watch past recordings of "Being Muslim Bookclub": mcceastbay.org/being-muslim
- More Sidi Omer Naisan: mcceastbay.org/omar
Dr. Ali Ataie is a scholar of biblical hermeneutics with field specialties in Sacred Languages, Comparative Theology, and Comparative Literature. At Zaytuna College, Dr. Ataie has taught Arabic, Creedal Theology, Comparative Theology, Sciences of the Quran, Introduction to the Qur’an, and Seminal Ancient Texts. He received his BS in accounting from Cal Poly State University in 2000. In 2011, he received his MA in Biblical Studies from Pacific School of Religion, and in 2016, his PhD in Cultural and Historical Studies in Religion from the Graduate Theological Union. Dr. Ataie’s PhD thesis, titled “Authenticating the Johannine Injil: Muslim ‘Polemirenic’ Interpretive Approaches to the Gospel of John,” is a faith-based hermeneutic of the Gospel of John in which the entire text is authenticated as being the true Gospel of Jesus Christ mentioned in the Qur’an. Dr. Ataie is a native Persian speaker. He can read and write Arabic, Hebrew, and Greek.
The "is of" dilemma in Christianity refers to the foundational debate regarding the true nature of Christ: is he of the same substance (100% divine and 100% human) or merely a creation with divine attributes? This theological puzzle centers around whether Jesus shares the exact uncreated essence of God the Father.
- More Ustadh Omar: mcceastbay.org/omar
This talk was delivered at the Muslim Community Center - East Bay (MCC East Bay) in Pleasanton, California on Saturday, May 23, 2026.
- More Ustadh Dr. Ali Ataie: mcceastbay.org/ataie
- Complete program: youtu.be/VS31Uf-jgPQ
- Dr. Ataie's book "In Defense of Islam: Confronting the Christians with their own Scripture by Ali Ataie (2004)": mcceastbay.org/ataie-1
- Dr. Ataie's book "Finding Muhammad in the New Testament - An Orthodox Muslim’s Interpretive Methodological Approach to the Christian Scriptures (Dr. Ali Ataie Thesis (2011): mcceastbay.org/ataie-2
- Dr. Ataie's book "Authenticating the Johannine Injil - Muslim 'Polemirenic' Interpretive Approaches to the Gospel of John (2016)": mcceastbay.org/ataie-3
Dr. Ali Ataie is a scholar of biblical hermeneutics with field specialties in Sacred Languages, Comparative
Dr. Ali Ataie is a scholar of biblical hermeneutics with field specialties in Sacred Languages, Comparative Theology, and Comparative Literature. At Zaytuna College, Dr. Ataie has taught Arabic, Creedal Theology, Comparative Theology, Sciences of the Quran, Introduction to the Qur’an, and Seminal Ancient Texts.
- Watch past recordings of "Being Muslim Bookclub": mcceastbay.org/being-muslim
- More Sidi Omer Naisan: mcceastbay.org/omar
Dr. Ali Ataie is a scholar of biblical hermeneutics with field specialties in Sacred Languages, Comparative Theology, and Comparative Literature. At Zaytuna College, Dr. Ataie has taught Arabic, Creedal Theology, Comparative Theology, Sciences of the Quran, Introduction to the Qur’an, and Seminal Ancient Texts. He received his BS in accounting from Cal Poly State University in 2000. In 2011, he received his MA in Biblical Studies from Pacific School of Religion, and in 2016, his PhD in Cultural and Historical Studies in Religion from the Graduate Theological Union. Dr. Ataie’s PhD thesis, titled “Authenticating the Johannine Injil: Muslim ‘Polemirenic’ Interpretive Approaches to the Gospel of John,” is a faith-based hermeneutic of the Gospel of John in which the entire text is authenticated as being the true Gospel of Jesus Christ mentioned in the Qur’an. Dr. Ataie is a native Persian speaker. He can read and write Arabic, Hebrew, and Greek.
The "is of" dilemma in Christianity refers to the foundational debate regarding the true nature of Christ: is he of the same substance (100% divine and 100% human) or merely a creation with divine attributes? This theological puzzle centers around whether Jesus shares the exact uncreated essence of God the Father.
- More Ustadh Omar: mcceastbay.org/omar
This talk was delivered at the Muslim Community Center - East Bay (MCC East Bay) in Pleasanton, California on Saturday, May 23, 2026.
