David, At 01:49 AM 2/2/2004, you wrote: >>I think the idea that David was a Manifestation of God is based on a >>misunderstanding of the Baha'i Writings.<<
"Concerning the appearance of two Davids; there is a Tablet from Abdu'l-Baha in which He says that just as there have been two Ishmaels, one the son of Abraham, and the other one of the Prophets of Israel, there have appeared two Davids, one the author of the Psalms and father of Solomon, and the other before Moses." -- From a letter written on behalf of the Guardian, cited: Dawn of a New Day, pp.86-87 "Abdu'l-Baha is the one who has interpreted the reference of the Bab concerning David, by saying that there were two Davids, one of them was the author of the Psalms. The Tablet in which the Master states this is absolutely authentic, but at the moment the original is not available. He Whom God Will Make Manifest " From a letter written on behalf of the Guardian, cited: Dawn of a New Day, pp.93-94 Mark A. Foster * http://MarkFoster.net http://CompuServe.MarkFoster.name __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Web - http://list.jccc.net/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.net/bahai-st http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist (public) http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] (public)
