Re: Astrotheology

2008-07-14 Thread Gilberto Simpson
When I first saw the subject of "astrotheology" there is a passage in the Kitab-I-Iqan which came to mind. It talks about the Star of Bethlehem and alludes to signs of the heavens heralding the birth of Muhammad (saaws) but then also seems to say that the other Manifestations had *visible signs* in

Re: Astrotheology

2008-07-14 Thread Mark A. Foster
firestorm wrote: another view is that this is why the events took place the ay they did, becuase that is How It Is Done, and people can get over it or not. Hi, firestorm: That is what I called the "metaphysical" view. For what it's worth, I personally see that approach as a kind of metan

Re: Astrotheology

2008-07-14 Thread firestorm
mark, i am quitre familiair with this theory, and cloely relatd ones. i would offer that they are interpreted upside down. i would ofer that i ocasionally tell people "the One has very few tricks, but is Very Good at Them." :"Tanakh and, especially, the New Testament never took place. Inste

Re: Astrotheology

2008-07-14 Thread Matt Haase
> > Each of these, except for the first (narrative theology), is making > presuppositions about the substantive content of the text. What I am saying > is that the Gospels can be approached in much the same way as Nabil/Shoghi > Effendi prepared Nabil's Narrative, i.e., not as modern scientific his

Re: Astrotheology

2008-07-14 Thread Mark A. Foster
For those who are interested, here are links to more information on this subject: http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_jcpa.htm http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_jcpa5.htm http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_jcpa4.htm http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_jcpa3.htm http://www.religiou

Re: Astrotheology

2008-07-14 Thread Mark A. Foster
Matt Haase wrote: I never knew there was a name for that kind of interpretation. I partly agree/disagree with that way of interpreting scriptures. On the one hand, I am not a literalist and I don't believe in a physical paradise, hell, etc. But on the other hand, I can sympathize with fundamen

Re: Astrotheology

2008-07-14 Thread Matt Haase
Dear Mark, I never knew there was a name for that kind of interpretation. I partly agree/disagree with that way of interpreting scriptures. On the one hand, I am not a literalist and I don't believe in a physical paradise, hell, etc. But on the other hand, I can sympathize with fundamentalists who