Matt Grimaldi wrote:
>
>> The Arabs produced and begat the Jews, as the Jews
>> produced and begat the Christians. I don't see any
>> parentage analogy, however.
>
> I thought that BOTH the Christian and Muslim religions
> grew out of and broke off from the Jewish religion.
>
Yes, but notice that Arabs != Muslims.
Arabs might have existed for a much longer time
than Hebrews, if we use a loose definition of what
is an arab. But AFAIK the _name_ arab is roman;
there was even an arab Roman Emperor (Philip the Arab,
successor of Gordian III, succeeded by Decius the Thracian)
Alberto Monteiro
