There's another issue. 'Abdu'l-Baha refers to alleged miracles in the Gospels, saying that receiving sight and hearing referred to a spiritual awakening. If the writers used this to refer to a spiritual awakening as 'Abdu'l-Baha says then why don't the resurrection narratives have the
On 10/11/06, David Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There's another issue. 'Abdu'l-Baha refers to alleged miracles in the
Gospels, saying that receiving sight and hearing referred to a spiritual
awakening. If the writers used this to refer to a spiritual awakening as
'Abdu'l-Baha says then
Dean Betts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is "One" the name of a character in this book?Good question. In a word no, but a word doesn't suffice. So . . . .I had to invent a pronoun usage for a creature that is made up of two entities in close union. "I", "You","He", "She", "We and
Quite right.ScottGilberto Simpson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/11/06, David Friedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: There's another issue. 'Abdu'l-Baha refers to alleged miracles in the Gospels, saying that receiving sight and hearing referred to a spiritual awakening. If the writers used this
Metaphor and analogy are great illuminators. They bring understanding in great gulps of light. However, when one examines them too closely, in most cases the bulb burns out.Sorry for the metaphor.Regards, ScottDavid Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There's another issue.
Dear David,
Although Abdu'l-Baha does not say so explicitly, my reading of the
early Christian sources, combined with Abdu'l-Baha's interpretation
lead me to think that there were 'ressurrection' appearances of Jesus
after the crucifixtion. They just weren't physical.
warmest, Susan
Dear Susan and David,
I recently was presented with this topic while on a
boyscout campout a fellow parent inquired what church
I went to. His interest in the Bahai Faith soon waned
when it became clear that I was not interested in
leaving my church to join his where we worship a
risen Christ.
I
