Tag "Interpretation"

tag name:	Interpretation	type:	General
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related tags:	Criticism and apologetics; Interfaith dialogue
referring tags:	Ambiguity; Elucidation; Exegesis

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Michael W. Sours. Arjen Bolhuis, trans. Aantekeningen: Kitáb-i-Íqán (Boek van Zekerheid) (2023). — Uitleg over een van de hoofdthema's in Baha'u'llah's Boek van Zekerheid. Seena Fazel. 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Christ and Christianity: Introduction (1993). — 'Abdu'l-Baha's answers to questions posed by Pastor Monnier in Paris in 1913 on Christian subjects, ... Moojan Momen. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary on the Qur'ánic Verses Concerning the Overthrow of the Byzantines: The Stages of the Soul (2001). — Commentary on the first few verses of the Quranic Sura of Rum; nine esoteric or mystical interpretat... Christopher Buck. Anatomy of Figuration, The: Maimonides' Exegesis of Natural Convulsions in Apocalyptic Texts (Guide II.29) (2020). — Insights of medieval Jewish philosopher Maimonides on figurative language and symbolic exegesis in h... Abdu'l-Bahá. Answered Questions, Some (2014). — 'Table talks' given by ‘Abdu’l‑Baha in ‘Akka between 1904 and 1906 in response to questions ... Sen McGlinn. Apocalypse Unsealed, The: Some thoughts on the use of Christian Scripture in the Bahá'í community, by Robert Riggs: Review and Commentary (2002). — On Baha'i use of Biblical literature, especially interpretations of end-time symbolism and the Book ... Jean-Marc Lepain. Peter Terry, trans. Archeology of the Kingdom of God, The (2015). — Analysis of the spiritual worlds as depicted in philosophical and religious texts, from ancient the ... Stephen Lambden. Aspects of Isrá'íliyyát and the Emergence of the Bábí-Bahá'í Interpretation of the Bible, Some (2002). — Islamic "Israelitica" literary traditions, the Bible, and their relationship to the Babi and Baha'i ... Universal House of Justice. Authority and Centrality of the Universal House of Justice (2012). — Issues inspired by Udo Schaefer's writings about limitations on infallibility and the House's sphere... Gerald C. Keil. Authority of the Institutions According to the Will and Testament of Abdu'l-Bahá, The: A Text Analysis (2017). — Abdu'l-Baha's Will and Testament is the indispensable starting point for understanding the Baha'i Ad... Universal House of Justice. Authorization of Translations and the Authority of Publications from the Research Department (1994-12-15). — On the process by which new translations are authorized; the authority of translations by the Guardi... Peter Terry. Bahá'í Hermeneutics: An Academic and Primary Source Inquiry (2009). — An exploration of the practice of scriptural interpretation by contrasting the "normative" approache... Robert Stauffer, comp. Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Index by volume (1998). — List of articles in all issues of Bahai Studies Bulletin, 1982-1992. Colin Dibdin. Bahá'í View of the Bible, A (1996). — From a Baha'i viewpoint, the Bible is a reliable source of divine guidance and salvation, but is not... Paul Lample, comp. Bahá'u'lláh's Teachings on Spiritual Reality (1996). — The quest for spirituality, the spiritual life, material and spiritual reality, the progress of the ... Juan Cole. Behold the Man: Baha'u'llah on the Life of Jesus (1997). — Baha'u'llah's lessons from the Judeo-Christian experience for founding a new, post-Islamic religion;... Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Bible, The: Extracts on the Old and New Testaments (n.d.). Universal House of Justice. Biblical Questions, Interpretation of: Ezekiel 10:19, Jeremiah 49:38 and Micah 7:12 (1998-05-12). — Can certain passages from the Hebrew Bible be taken as prophetic references to the Babi or Baha'i Fa... Universal House of Justice. Biblical Verses, Interpretation of (1986-01-07). — Interpretation of Biblical verses. Includes chart showing all references in the Baha'i writings to v... William Ridgers. Book of Revelation Revealed in Glory, The: A Summary of Glorious Revelation (2000). — Baha'i interpretation of St. John's Book of Revelation. Mary L. Lucas. Brief Account of My Visit to Acca, A (1905). — Detailed notes of a visit to Haifa, January-February 1905, and Abdu'l-Baha's interpretations of seve... Stephen Lambden. Catastrophe, Armageddon and Millennium: Some aspects of the Bábí-Bahá'í exegesis of apocalyptic symbolism (1999). — Preliminary consideration of selected Babi-Baha'i doctrines expository of apocalyptic symbolism asso... William P. Collins. Catastrophe, Armageddon and Millennium: Some Aspects of the Bábí-Bahá'í Exegesis of Apocalyptic Symbolism, by Stephen Lambden: Commentary, "The Apocalyptic Upheaval Completed?" (2001). — Commentary on earlier article by Stephen Lambden. Jack McLean. Celestial Burning, A: A Selective Study of the Writings of Shoghi Effendi (2012). — Style, content, and context of the major writings of the Guardian; providential history; critique of... Universal House of Justice. Challenging the Authority of the Universal House of Justice (1997-06-03). — Does the Universal House of Justice have the authority to make authoritative interpretations? Does a... Robert Stockman. Christianity from a Bahá'í Perspective (1998). — Includes two topics: "A Baha'i approach to the Bible" and "Baha'i Writings on Jesus Christ." Mohsen Enayat. Commentary on the Azhar's Statement regarding Bahá'ís and Bahá'ísm (1992). — Response to an official 1986 pronouncement on the Faith by this prominent Egyptian university. Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. Commentary on the Surah of the Sun (1994). — Baha'u'llah's explanation of a passage from the Qur'an. Sen McGlinn. Commentary: Some Interpretive Principles in the Bahá'í Writings (1997). — Criteria which may be used to determine which of Shoghi Effendi writings are "interpretations", and ... National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India. Communal Harmony: India's Greatest Challenge (1993(?)/2015). — A formal statement from the NSA of the Baha'is of India on the need to overcome religious, linguisti... Moojan Momen. Comparison between the Commentary and Interpretation of an Islamic Tradition by 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Ayatu'llah Khomeini, A (2017). — On different interpretations of the hadith regarding taqlid, "to follow (legal interpretations)," as... Todd Lawson. Dangers of Reading, The: Inlibration Communion and Transference in the Qur'an Commentary of The Bab (1997). — Tafsir (traditional Qur'an commentary) and the writings of the Bab. Hui Bau. Demystifying Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet of the Holy Mariner: History, Translations, Interpretations and Analysis (2016). — Lengthy compilation, with background information on the Tablet, and commentary from Bau, Adib Taherz... David Friedman. Does Corinthians 1:15 Teach a Physical or a Spiritual Resurrection? (1999). — While literalists claim that this verse supports a physical resurrection, the evidence seems to show... Necati Alkan. Dreams and their Interpretation in the Bahá'í Religion: Some Preliminary Remarks (2007). — Outline of the importance of dreams and their interpretation in the Baha'i Religion; dream interpr... Universal House of Justice. Election and Infallibility of the Universal House of Justice (1996). — Answers to three questions: Why were steps taken to elect a Universal House of Justice with the fore... Todd Lawson. Exegesis (tafsír) (1999). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Bahiyyih Nakhjavani. Fact and Fiction: Interrelationships between History and Imagination (2000). — On the tension between "fact" and "fiction," between objective history and our relative and subjecti... Ismael Velasco. Fixing the Gaze: Reflections on "The Order of Bahá'u'lláh" in the Báb's Persian Bayan (2006/2012). — On the word nazm, "order," and how Baha'u'llah and then Shoghi Effendi extended used this as a found... Universal House of Justice. Function of Interpretation, The (1982/1984). — Two letters: difference between the authoritative interpretation of Abdu'l-Baha and the Guardian vs.... Bahá'u'lláh. Gems of Divine Mysteries (2002). — A lengthy tablet in Arabic on how the Mahdi was Ali Muhammad, The Bab, the Primal Point. Written dur... Universal House of Justice. Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice, The (1966-05-27). — Passages from a letter on the relationship between the Guardianship and the Universal House of Justi... Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Hidden Words: References of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi (1998). Rick Harmsen. Holy Grail of Objectivity, The: Some Considerations for Balancing Sacred and Secular in Bahá'í Scholarship (1995/2004). — Discussion of an apologetic nature about an interpretive or hermeneutic principle relating to Baha'i... Michael W. Sours. Immanence and Transcendence in Theophanic Symbolism (1992). — Baha'u'llah uses symbols to depict theophanies — the appearance of God and the divine in the real... Universal House of Justice. Infallibility of the Guardianship and of the Universal House of Justice (1977-08-22). — Distinction between the interpretive spheres of the Guardian versus the Universal House of Justice. Mirza Asad'Ullah. Ali Kuli Khan, trans. Instructions Concerning Genesis and the Mystery of Baptism (n.d. (1902?)). — A short treatise on Biblical verses and symbology viewed in light of the Hidden Words and other Writ... Ali Nakhjavani. Interpretation and Elucidation (2012). — The nature of elucidation vs. authorized interpretation, and the institution of the Guardianship. Ian C. Semple. Interpretation and the Guardianship (2005-05). — Two versions of a talk presented at a seminar in Haifa, 1984, on differences between personal interp... Juan Cole. Interpretation in the Bahá'í Faith (1995). — The Baha'i writings contain a complex and nuanced set of prescriptions for the interpretation of scr... Khazeh Fananapazir, Seena Fazel, Sen McGlinn. Interpretive Principles in the Bahá'í Writings, Some (1992). — Aspects of hermeneutics and authorized interpretation. Rowshan Mustapha. Islám: The Road Ahead: Reflections of a Bahá'í on Islamic Topics (2014). — Questions about the finality of religion, the Day of Judgment, the role of Jesus and the Mihdi, and ... Research Department of the Universal House of Justice. John the Baptist and Interpretation (1989-08-25). — Various questions about the the Baha’i position on John the Baptist, his station and teaching, and... Christopher Buck. Kitab-i Iqan, The: An Introduction to Baha'u'llah's Book of Certitude with Two Digital Reprints of Early Lithographs (1998-06). — Overview of the history and themes of the preeminent doctrinal work of the Baha'i Faith. Brent Poirier. Kitab-i-Iqan: Key to Unsealing the Mysteries of the Holy Bible (1998). — Examination of the Bible in light of interpretations of its symbolism offered by Baha'u'llah's Kitab... Bahá'u'lláh. Shoghi Effendi, trans. Kitáb-i-Íqán: The Book of Certitude (1931). — Major theological work by Bahaʼu'llah, written prior to his declaration of mission. Universal House of Justice. Language of Revelation and Status of Guardian's Translations (1992-09-16). — English translations as a "basis" for translations into other European languages;. Though Shoghi Eff... Universal House of Justice. Letters Written on Behalf of the Guardian (2007). — Three questions: Letters Written on Behalf of Shoghi Effendi; Status of Research Department Memorand... Abdu'l-Bahá. Light of the World: Selected Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (2021). — Tablets of ‘Abdul-Baha describing aspects of the life of Baha’u’llah including the tribulation... John S. Hatcher. List of Articles on BahaiTeachings.org (2021). — List of online essays and articles by Dr. John Hatcher. Brent Poirier. Lists of Articles (2009-2019). — Lists of 126 articles at the author's six blog websites. Glenford Mitchell. Literature of Interpretation, The: Notes on the English Writings of Shoghi Effendi (1972-73 Winter). — The influence of the writings of Shoghi Effendi on the Baha'i Faith is analogous to that of St. Augu... Universal House of Justice. Mark of the Beast and Implanted Computer Chips (1998-08-12). — Concerns about implanted computer chips as the "Mark of the Beast," and the response of individual B... Muhammad Asad. Message of The Quran, The: Appendices (1980). — Symbolism and allegory in the Qur'an; al-Muqatta'at (opening letters); the term and concept of Jinn;... Universal House of Justice. Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age (1996). Virginia Orbison. Notes on Words of the Guardian (1956). — Ten pages of notes, preserved as an appendix to Orbison's lengthy manuscript "Diary of a Pilgrimage ... Iraj Ayman, Susan Berry Brill de Ramirez, M. K. Rohani. "On Human Origins: A Bahá'í Perspective," by Craig Loehle: Commentary and Responses (1991). — Ayman comments (1) on determinism vs. fate and (2) that Loehle's article doesn't take into account t... Hooper Dunbar. On the Study of the Bahá'í Writings (1998-10-31). — On deepening and the systematic study of the Writings. Romane Takkenberg. Pocketful of Meaning, A: Compilation of Terms, Phrases and Symbols as Used in the Sacred Writings of all Faiths in the World (2019). — A compilation from the Baha'i Writings explaining the meaning of terms and symbols used in the sacre... Moojan Momen. Power and the Bahá'í community (2018). — While Baha'i social teachings may have sounded new and exciting a century ago, that is no longer the... Dann J. May. Preliminary Survey of Hermeneutical Principles Found within the Baha'i Writings, A (1989). — The multiple meanings contained within religious texts; symbolic and mythological nature of religiou... Universal House of Justice. Proselytizing, Development, and the Covenant (1996). — Teaching vs. proselytization; applying Baha'i social teachings without becoming ensnared in prevaili... Ian Kluge. Reason and the Bahá'í Writings: The Use and Misuse of Logic and Persuasion (2001-09-02). — How to study the Baha'i Writings through the use of logic. Dominic Parvis Brookshaw. References of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi to the Hidden Words: Introduction (1999). — Essay written as introduction to the Compilation on the Hidden Words, both published in BSR 9. Universal House of Justice. Reflections on the First Century of the Formative Age (2023-11-28). — Overview of the Faith's developments and activities during the previous century, including the Guard... Todd Lawson. Religious Authority and Apocalypse: Tafsír as Experience in an Early Work by The Báb (2013). — Analysis of the Bab's commentary on the Qur'an's longest chapter, Surat al-baqara, regarded as his f... Glenford Mitchell. Remembering Shoghi Effendi as Interpreter (1997-07). — Scholarly talk on the nature of interpretation and the Covenant, given at Foundation Hall of the Hou... Universal House of Justice. Resurrection and Return of Jesus (2008). — The body of Christ; the burial of Christ; His return; and explaining the Baha'i view to Christians. Universal House of Justice. Resurrection of Christ and the Bible (1987-09-14). — Information on Baha'i concepts related to the Resurrection of Christ. Robert Stockman. Revelation, Interpretation, and Elucidation in the Baha'i Writings (1997). — The complexities of the Baha'i concepts of revelation, interpretation, infallibility, and elucidatio... Universal House of Justice. Role of the Universal House of Justice: Interpretation and Elucidation (1998-08-27). — On the regarding the role of the Universal House of Justice and its "interpretative function." Universal House of Justice. Science and Sacred Scriptures (2016-02-21). — On scientific findings vs. personal interpretation of the Sacred Writings, and a paragraph regarding... Michael W. Sours. Seeing With the Eye of God: Relationships Between Theology and Interpretation (1991). — Various spheres of interpretation and how their hierarchies reflect theological truth. Juan Cole. Surih of the Sun (Súriy-i-Vash-Shams): Introduction and Commentary (1994). — Overview of a tablet of Baha'u'llah touching on matters of interpretation and theology. Christopher Buck. Symbol and Secret: Qur'an Commentary in Baha'u'llah's Kitab-i-Iqan (1995/2012/2021/2024). — Comparative study of tafsir, exegesis, and theology in the Qur'an and the Kitab-i-Iqan. Includes Per... Bahá'u'lláh. Mehran Ghasempour, trans. Tablet on Interpretation of Sacred Scripture (Lawh-i-Ta'wíl) (2001). — An undated tablet from the Akka period on the interpretation of sacred scripture, with references to... Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. Tablet on Interpretation of Sacred Scripture (Lawh-i-Ta'wíl) (n.d.). — Tablet on "the legitimacy of figurative scripture interpretation." Todd Lawson. Tafsir and the Meaning of the Qur'an: The Crucifixion in Muslim Thought (2010-10-23). — Using Qur'an 4:156-7 as an example, classical tafsīr, “scholastic" exegesis, has not always taken... David F. Young. Teaching Christians More Effectively: Handbook and Seminar (1999). — Baha'i views of Christianity; questions Christians might ask; interpretation of the Bible; theology ... JoAnn M. Borovicka. Ten Plagues of the Exodus in Light of the Bahá'í Writings, The (2015). — The historical accuracy of Exodus is not essential to an appreciation of it; scholarship regarding t... Iscander Micael Tinto. Text, Author, Reader and the Relationship with the Sacred (2008). — A preliminary survey of how the relationship between sacred scripture, its reader, and the author �... Lameh Fananapazir. Themes of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablets of The Divine Plan Illustrated by Scriptural References to the Bible and the Qur'án (2017). — The Tablets of the Divine Plan, as well as Abdu'l-Baha's Will and Testament and the Tablet of Carmel... Mikhail Sergeev. Theses on Modernity and the Bahá'í Faith (2015). — On how new religious movements respond to modernity; cycles of religion; project of modernity; cultu... William Sears. Thief in the Night: The Case of the Missing Millennium (1961). — In the early 19th-century there was world-wide and fervent expectation that during the 1840s the ret... Paul Lample. Toward a Framework for Action (2018). — On defining and encouraging scholarship, especially as it relates to the major objectives of the Bah... Craig L. Volker. Translating the Bahá'í Writings (1990). — In translating the Baha’i writings, faithfulness to the original text is paramount, reflecting bot... Peter Terry. Truth Triumphs: A Bahá'í Response to Misrepresentations of the Bahá'í Teachings and Bahá'í History (1999-12). — Rebuttal of Francis Beckwith's thesis "Baha'i, A Christian response to Baha'ism, the religion which ... Todd Lawson. Typological Figuration and the Meaning of "Spiritual": The Qurʾanic Story of Joseph (2012). — Meanings of the famous shirt (qamis) as a symbol of Joseph's spiritual journey and travails in the Q... Seena Fazel. Understanding Exclusivist Texts (1997). — Contemporary religions, esp. Christianity, must examine their exclusivist claims to account for othe... Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice's Power of Elucidation, The (1996). — Clarification about the qualitative difference between the Guardian's prerogative of interpretation ... Research Department of the Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice, The (2021-02). — Compilation about the "Universal House of Justice" from the writings of Baha’u’llah, 'Abdu’l-B... Bijan Samali. Universality of the Laws of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, The (1996). — The laws of the Aqdas focus on the individual; are applicable to everyone; facilitate the realisatio... David Friedman. Unknown Hour, The (1998). — Christians believe the Bible does not specify the time of Christ's return, but the Baha'i teachings ... Abdu'l-Bahá. Adib Masumian, trans. Various Interpretations of Dhu'l-Qarnayn (2024). — Provisional translations of three short extracts from Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Baha, interpreting the Qura... Steven Phelps. Verge of the New, The: A Series of Talks (2017-09-18). — Introducing a way of looking at the past and future of religion in the context of the scientific rev... Juan Cole. Wittgensteinian Language-Games in an Indo-Persian Dialogue on the World Religions (2015 Fall). — Reflections on Baha'u'llah's theology of previous religions and Ludwig Wittgenstein’s concept of "... Universal House of Justice. Women on the Universal House of Justice (1988-05-31). — Response to a paper presented at a Baha'i Studies conference which raised the possibility that women...

 

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