On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 16:12:17 -0600, Susan Maneck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gilberto: So in which "directions" can the meanings of the book be > exhausted, and in which can't it? > Dear Gilberto, > What I'm suggesting is that there are endless depths to any true Word of > God. But that doesn't mean that any particular Book can be expected to > answer every question that will ever be asked.
Sure. I have a Christian friend with whom I often get into long religious discussions. And one time he tried to argue that Christianity is better and more complete than Islam essentially because the Bible is a bigger book than the Quran. And he would go on and on about how the Bible has everything you need. At that point I would ask him whether his mom's phone number is also in the Bible. Yes there are going to be specific pieces of information which are not contained in whatever book but at the same time, the Quran says of itself [6:38] "We have not neglected anything in the Book," And I would say that the basic essentials are there, and the rest is just detail. Peace Gilberto "My people are hydroponic" __________________________________________________ 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
