Hi, Susan, >>But I don't think that is a term which Baha'u'llah uses either. To my knowledge it goes back to the Guardian.<<
Yes. However, at least use of the term "perfect Exemplar" may give some *interpretive* authority to the idea that `Abdu'l-Baha was covenantally protected (ma'sum/'ismat) from impurity/sin. >>I wonder if the World Centre sometimes uses the term 'elucidate' in a >>technical way?<< Personally, I doubt it. The placement of "elucidate" in those sentences seems deliberate (almost forced to make a point that the House *is* giving an elucidation). If not, their use of the word appears somewhat awkward in those contexts. >>Or it could be the think that if a doctrinal matter creates differences' then >>they can rule on it. The latter alternative makes me quite nervous, however.<< That seems more likely. However, I also don't know what to make of it. I read through all of those quotations again, trying to see if they might be related to praxis. I still don't see how. Regards, Mark A. Foster • http://markfoster.net • [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger." ---- Abbie Hoffman __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
