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
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