The Baha'i Studies Listserv "Maybe it's not good to speculate but does present some possibilities for thinking."
I like this comment very much. We certainly do not want to sink into the endless morass of medieval scholastic debates regarding the rank and size of angels and, the proverbial, "how many angels can dance on the head of a pin." But, yes, it is always good to read scripture deeply and reflectively with consideration of the realities of lives beyond the physical, material realm. All the best to you all, Susan _______________________________________ Susan Berry Brill de Ramirez, Ph.D., M.B.A., M.A., B.A. Caterpillar Inc. Professor of English Department of English Bradley University 1501 W. Bradley Avenue Peoria, IL 61625 U.S.A. (309) 677-3888 (309) 677-4560 (fax) [email protected] http://www.bradley.edu/las/eng/faculty/bios/ramirez.shtml <http://www.bradley.edu/las/eng/faculty/bios/ramirez.shtml> http://www.bradley.edu/academic/galleryofexcellence/cp-brill.shtml <http://www.bradley.edu/academic/galleryofexcellence/cp-brill.shtml> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Naison Jones Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 3:48 AM To: Baha'i Studies Subject: Re: Angel Gabriel The Baha'i Studies Listserv Interesting. Also interesting to note though is that when a maiden appeared to Baha'u'llah and spoke exact words, it does give the impression that this maiden was an angel and not just some metephor. The reason why I think this is because God cannot manifest his essence and certainly the maiden was not God himself. Hence it begs the question whether Baha'u'llah was visited by another manifestation of God perhaps even a female one who has already passed away or is somehow significant to him. Mabye its not good to speculate but does present some possiblitites for thinking. thanks for your input. __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[email protected] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [email protected] Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[email protected] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [email protected] Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
