On 10/15/05, Susan Maneck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Gilberto: > "So here is the million-dollar question: > What does "authenticated" mean? And what does "*absolutely* authenticated" > mean?" > > And here is where the issue of it being a letter written on behalf of the > Guardian and not the Guardian's own words comes into play. Can we place too > much weight on the diction? >
I agree that you have a valid concern but I'm not sure how far that takes you. No matter if you wanted to substitute some synonyms here and there, it seems pretty clear that the Bible is given some kind of qualified/limited approval while the Quran is spoken of in different, and higher terms. If the Quran is picked apart by higher criticism then the distinction between the Bible and the Quran would disappear, which clearly violates the intention of the Guardian's words. Peace Gilberto The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community College ("JCCC") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify JCCC by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/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