Hi, Susan, At 12:01 PM 12/21/2004, you wrote: >>Yes, of course. But if you read the Book of Revelations it becomes pretty >>clear that the two numbers are used interchangeably and Abdu'l-Baha was >>hardly the first person to notice this.<<
A lot of numbers, such as 12 and 40, are repeated in the texts of the "Bible." However, they are used in different contexts. I mentioned this point as an example of how `Abdu'l-Baha's interpretations, and His overall heuristics, must be accepted on faith. With regards, Mark A. Foster * 15 Sites: http://markfoster.net "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