title: Critique of Christian Origins: A Parallel English-Arabic Text (Brigham Young University - Islamic Translation Series)
author: Abd al-Jabbar
description: <DIV><P>&#8220;The Islamic Translation Series . . . has established itself as one of the most valuable resources available to scholars of Islamic theology and Arab philosophy.&#8221;</P></DIV> (Bulletin of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies)<br /><br /><DIV><P>&ldquo;This book will become a standard reference for Christian-Muslim apologetics and polemics, as it shines light on an extraordinary author with an extraordinary work. Samir Khalil Samir and Gabriel Said Reynolds&rsquo;s remarkable editorial accomplishment deserves great appreciation.&rdquo;</P></DIV> (<i>Oriens Christianus</i>)
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  Elias Khoury
  
  
  # YALO
  
  
  Translated from the Arabic by Peter Theroux
  
  
  _archipelago books_
  
  
  As Christ walked upon the sea
  
  
  I walked in my visions
  
  
  But I came down from the cross
  
  
  Because I am not afraid of heights
  
  
  And I do not preach of Resurrection
  
  
  MAHMOUD DARWISH
  
  
  ## Contents
  
  
  [Yalo](../Text/chapter01.html#ch01)
  
  
  [Verdict](../Text/chapter19.html#ch02)
  
  
  Yalo did not understand what was happening.
  
  
  The young man stood before the interrogator and closed his