RE: authenticity vs authoritative

2005-01-08 Thread Sandra Chamberlain
Hi Mark! You wrote: However, Shoghi Effendi appears to have believed in degrees of authenticity. The Qur'an is more authentic (from a Baha'i, not necessarily an academic, viewpoint) than the Bible, just as the actual writings of Shoghi Effendi are more authentic than letters written on his

RE: authenticity vs authoritative

2005-01-08 Thread Mark A. Foster
Hi, Sandra, Here are the passages I had in mind: ... the Qur'an ... is more authentic than the Bible including both the New and the Old Testaments. The Bible is not wholly authentic, and in this respect is not to be compared with the Qur'an, and should be wholly subordinated to the authentic