Re: Letters of the Living

2004-04-04 Thread Dean Betts
Dear Ahang, I am under the impression that Nabil is to be given special consideration as a source. All the best, Dean. - Original Message - From: Ahang Rabbani To: Baha'i Studies Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 3:29 AM Subject: Re: Letters of the Living Dear Dean, You

Re: Exegesis v. Eisegesis

2004-04-04 Thread Richard H. Gravelly
Thank you Mark. Your explanation does clarify the issue somewhat. It remains a mystery to me however how an exegesis can approach objectivity. Obviously, I cannot argue the point either way. I wonder however what some of the standards of any critical examination could be that if adhered to

Re: Letters of the Living

2004-04-04 Thread Smaneck
In a message dated 4/4/2004 2:43:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am under the impression that Nabil is to be given special consideration as a source Dear Dean, Not so much as a 'source' but as a sacred narrative. At least that is the way I look at it. warmest,

Re: Letters of the Living

2004-04-04 Thread Larry Marquardt
In God Passes By on page 347 it says there exists in the handwriting of Siyyid Husayn, the Bab's amanuensis, the original Tablets to the Letters of the Living penned by the Bab. Does anyone know how many of these tablets there are? __ You are

Re: Letters of the Living

2004-04-04 Thread David Friedman
In God Passes By on page 347 it says there exists in the handwriting of Siyyid Husayn, the Bab's amanuensis, the original Tablets to the Letters of the Living penned by the Bab. Does anyone know how many of these tablets there are? There's eighteen, right? I have them reproduced at the

Re: Letters of the Living

2004-04-04 Thread Larry Marquardt
Correction, God Passes By page 347 says that there exists original tablets penned by the Bab to the Letters of the Living. They were NOT penned in the handwriting of the Bab's amanuensis as I incorrectly transcribed. Still, does anyone know how many of these tablets there are?

Re: Letters of the Living

2004-04-04 Thread Dean Betts
In God Passes By on page 347 it says there exists in the handwriting of Siyyid Husayn, the Bab's amanuensis, the original Tablets to the Letters of the Living penned by the Bab. Does anyone know how many of these tablets there are? There are twenty (20). They are reproduced in color in the

Nabil's Narrative

2004-04-04 Thread Don Calkins
On 4/4/04 8:06 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Didn't our beloved Guardian approve the publication of the Dawn Breakers? I thought I read a long time ago somewhere that the Dawnbeakers was more or less a work of Shoghi Effendi using Nabil's notes. True, not true? Shoghi Effendi translated