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On 1 Oct 2009 at 7:09, David Friedman wrote:
> The House
> clearly has no interest in having Baha'i bookshops sell 'the rest of
> the Writings' meaning Persian and Arabic works not yet translated into
> English. The fact that Baha'i bookshops don't sell parts of the
> W
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> 1. Do you think the House of Justice will ever have the alchemical Writings
> of Baha'u'llah translated into English and published?
Yes, but I doubt if it is very high up on their list of priorities.
Also the same question
> concerning the Writings of the Bab?
They
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A related question or two:
1. Do you think the House of Justice will ever have the alchemical Writings
of Baha'u'llah translated into English and published? Also the same question
concerning the Writings of the Bab?
2. I am thinking that, since the publication of the A
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The fact that
> Baha'i bookshops don't sell parts of the Writings currently only in the
> original languages suggests the House is against the idea, so why?
Dear David,
That's an unproven assumption on your part. If the House of Justice
did not want people to have acce
see a lot of what's in the Writings.
Regards
David
> Date: Sat=2C 1 Aug 2009 18:45:59 -0700
> From: abharab...@yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: Use of texts
> To: bahai-st@list.jccc.edu [1]
> Dear mr. Friedman
> All kind of writings of Bahai faith is permited to be translat
;s unfair for those who don't
speak the languages? I presume the floodgates would open for Baha'i Studies if
those texts were easily accessible but it seems nearly all Baha'i scholars have
yet to see a lot of what's in the Writings.
Regards
David
> Date: Sat=2C 1 Aug 2009 18
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> I asked a while back about what is available of Baha'i texts not yet
> translated into English. I was told that it's pretty much the same as what
> is translated.
That is only true of those currently in print. There are plenty of
older editions of untranslated works
writing
is not suitable.Becuse some orders of Bab is not acceptable for this age.
With Love Abhar
--- On Sat, 8/1/09, David Friedman wrote:
From: David Friedman
Subject: Use of texts
To: "Baha'i Studies"
Date: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 5:43 AM
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I asked a while back about what is available of Baha'i texts not yet translated
into English. I was told that it's pretty much the same as what is translated.
This raises a question. How is it that Baha'i scholars often show knowledge
of various untranslated texts
