> Furthermore, > > the Mary that 'Abdu'l-Baha describes would never have preached what is > > described here. 'Abdu'l-Baha says: > > > > When Jesus Christ died upon the cross, the disciples who witnessed His > > crucifixion were disturbed and shaken. Even Peter, one of the greatest of > > His followers, denied Him thrice. Mary Magdalene brought them together > and > > confirmed their faith, saying, "Why are ye doubting? Why have ye feared? > O > > thou Peter! Why didst thou deny Him? For Christ was not crucified. The > > reality of Christ is ever-living, everlasting, eternal. For that divine > > reality there is no beginning, no ending, and, therefore, there can be no > > death. At most, only the body of Jesus has suffered death." > > (`Abdu'l-Baha: Promulgation of Universal Peace*, Page: 395) > > > > The idea of a resurrection would be meaningless to someone who would speak > > such words. >
It seems that the character of Mary is being re-visited a lot lately. Here's an article I ran across today: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101030811-472868,00.html?cnn=yes ---------- 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: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.jccc.net/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=bahai-st news://list.jccc.net/bahai-st http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist (public) http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] (public)
