Bible

Parallel Bibles[edit]

Interlinear Bibles[edit]

Audio Bibles[edit]

Study of the Bible (by verse) from a Bahá'í Perspective:[edit]

  • [1] organizes Bahá'í references by Bible verse

Summary of the Books of the Bible[edit]

Outlines for each Book (and subsections) of the Bible[edit]

Topical indexes[edit]

Study: Need and how to study[edit]

Teaching: Need to teach[edit]

Teach the real significances of the Bible with eloquence, fluency, ability and skill[edit]

"I beg of God through the confirmation and assistance of the True One thou mayest show the utmost eloquence, fluency, ability and skill in teaching the real significances of the Bible. Turn toward the Kingdom of Abha and seek the bounty of the Holy Spirit. Loosen the tongue and the confirmation of the Spirit shall reach thee."

(Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, p. 243)

Need to unravel the mysteries of the Bible/Gospel[edit]

"Although," Abdu'l-Baha, in the Tablets of the Divine Plan, has written, "in most of the states and cities of the United States, praise be to God, His fragrances are diffused, and souls unnumbered are turning their faces and advancing toward the Kingdom of God, yet in some of the states the Standard of Unity is not yet upraised as it should be, nor are the mysteries of the Holy Books, such as the Bible, the Gospel, and the Qur'an, unraveled. Through the concerted efforts of all the friends the Standard of Unity must needs be unfurled in those states, and the Divine teachings promoted, so that these states may also receive their portion of the heavenly bestowals and a share of the Most Great Guidance."

(Shoghi Effendi, Advent of Divine Justice, pp. 57-58; citation from Tablets of the Divine Plan, p. 27)

Authenticity of[edit]

Interpretation principles[edit]

Literary techniques[edit]

Jesus spoke in parables[edit]

"Whatever proceeded from the tongue of the Son was revealed in parables, whilst He Who proclaimeth the Truth in this Day speaketh without them."

(Bahá'u'lláh, Summons of the Lord of Hosts, Súriy-i-Haykal (Lawh-i-Páp), par. 120)

Translations[edit]

Compilations[edit]

Miracles[edit]

Bahá'ís Should Try to Find a Spiritual Meaning to the So-Called Miraculous Events Recorded in the Gospel[edit]

"Concerning the resurrection of Christ, he wishes to call your attention to the fact that in this as well as in practically all the so-called miraculous events recorded in the Gospel we should, as Bahá'ís, seek to find a spiritual meaning and to entirely discard the physical interpretation attached to them by many of the Christian sects. The resurrection of Christ was, indeed, not physical but essentially spiritual, and is symbolic of the truth that the reality of man is to be found not in his physical constitution, but in his soul. A careful perusal of the 'Iqan' and of the 'Some Answered Questions' makes this indubitably clear."

(From a letter written to an individual believer on behalf of the Guardian, August 14, 1934, in Lights of Guidance, no. 1649)

See also[edit]

When Abdu'l-Bahá States that We Believe What is in the Bible, He Means in Substance; not that every word is literal or an authentic saying[edit]

"When Abdu'l-Bahá states we believe what is in the Bible, He means in substance. Not that we believe every word of it to be taken literally or that every word is the authentic saying of the Prophet."

(From a letter written on behalf of the Guardian to an individual believer and cited on behalf of the Universal House of Justice, March 13, 1986 in a letter to a believer, in Lights of Guidance, no. 1660)

See also[edit]

Aspects of the Bible from a Bahá'í Perspective (by Book)[edit]

Todo: We might incorporate from or link to http://progressiverevelationstudies.shoutwiki.com/wiki/The_Bible

Old Testament[edit]

New Testament[edit]

See also[edit]

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