> Sure, but both the NT and the Quran are actually fairly clear on the
> point. I've not sure why you'd mention the above ambiguity.
Dear Gilberto,
They are clear that Jesus was born of a virgin, not that Jews expected
this.
warmest, Susan
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On 10/31/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
There was no expectation that the Jewish Messiah
would be born of a virgin. The reference to a virgin in Isaiah is a
mistranslation from the Greek. The original merely said, 'young
woman.'
Sure, but both the NT and the Quran are actuall
> A long time ago it had occured to me that in the standard Christmas
> story, the claim that the magi from the east knew that the messiah
was
> going to be born (if taken literally) strongly suggests that some
form
> of astrology has some validity.
Dear Gilberto,
The Magi story may well have
A long time ago it had occured to me that in the standard Christmas
story, the claim that the magi from the east knew that the messiah was
going to be born (if taken literally) strongly suggests that some form
of astrology has some validity.
But there are multiple systems of astrology (Greek, Bab
Thanks Scott and Don for answers, Don, what you said is interesting, I believe people who born in a determinate time or month apparently have similar characteristics, but I don't think these characteristics are exactly those that traditional Astrology says. Similar to the four physical cy
Title: Re: What's the truth of Astrology and
Numerology?
Hasan Elias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
At the end of the chapter “The
influence of stars” of SAQ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá said “this subject
is worthy of examination”, but the guardian said that it is a waste
of time “The friend
As to astrology, I have no opinion. I do not know why Abdu'l Baha said it was worthy of examination, perhaps he meant it might be debunked, I certainly do not know. As to numberology in general and the Abjad system in particular, culturally it was very important in making religious arguments. T
At the end of the chapter “The influence of stars” of SAQ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá said “this subject is worthy of examination”, but the guardian said that it is a waste of time “The friends should be encouraged not to waste time on such things as astrology”. My common sense says that any prediction
