Hi, Susan, At 04:45 PM 1/27/2005, you wrote: >>Probably not all that arbitrary. 15 is the customary age of maturity in >>Zoroastrianism.<<
Yes, that is likely the historical precedent, or the context, but I still think that 15 is the age of maturity only because it was designated by Baha'u'llah. Sure, presumably Baha'u'llah's reasons were not arbitrary. Regards, Mark A. Foster • http://markfoster.net • [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger." ---- Abbie Hoffman __________________________________________________ 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:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu 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
