Some Answered Questions


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Some Answered Questions was first published in 1908. It contains questions asked to `Abdu'l-Bahá by Laura Clifford Barney, during several of her visits to Haifa between 1904 and 1906, and `Abdu'l-Bahá's answers to these questions.
Prominent among the topics are detailed explanations of Christian subjects, including interpretations of chapters 11 and 12 of the Book of Revelation, chapter 11 of the Book of Isaiah, the story of Genesis, and many other subjects.https://192.3.62.119/add_project
Topics covered include God, Prophets of God, Christian subjects, evolution, the soul, immortality, fate, free will, healing, the non-existence of evil, and reincarnation. (Introduction derived from Wikipedia) (10 hr 53 min)

Chapters

Introduction 3:35 Read by Adib Masumian
[Part 1: On the Influence of the Prophets in the Evolution of Humanity] 1. Nature is Governed by One Universal Law, 2. Proofs and Evidences of the Existence of God, 3. The Need of an Educator 16:35 Read by Adib Masumian
4. Abraham, 5. Moses, 6. Christ 9:16 Read by Adib Masumian
7. Muhammad, 8. The Bab, 9. Baha'u'llah 45:26 Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater
10. Traditional Proofs Exemplified from the Book of Daniel 23:01 Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater
11. Commentary on the Eleventh Chapter of the Revelation of St. John 39:58 Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater
12. Commentary on the Eleventh Chapter of the Book of Isaiah 11:26 Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater
13. Commentary on the Twelfth Chapter of the Revelation of St. John 13:30 Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater
14. Spiritual Proofs, 15. True Wealth 19:21 Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater
[Part 2: Some Christian Subjects] 16. Outward Forms and Symbols Must be Used to Convey Intellectual Conceptions, 17. The Birth of Christ, 18. The Greatness of Christ is Due to His Perfections 13:59 Read by Novella Serena
19. The Baptism of Christ, 20. The Necessity of Baptism, 21. The Symbolism of the Bread and Wine 22:50 Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater
22. Miracles, 23. The Resurrection of Christ, 24. The Descent of the Holy Spirit Upon the Apostles 14:28 Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater
25. The Holy Spirit, 26. The Second Coming of Christ, and the Day of Judgment, 27. The Trinity 15:01 Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater
28. Explanation of the Verse: 'O Father, Glorify Thou Me With the Glory Which I Had With Thee Before the World Was.', 29. Explanation of the Verse: 'As in Adam All Die, Even So in Christ Shall All Be Made Alive.', 30. Adam and Eve 26:58 Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater
31. Explanation of the Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit, 32. Explanation of the Verse: 'For Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen.', 33. The 'Return' Spoken of by the Prophets 17:26 Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater
34. Peter's Confession of Faith, 35. Predestination 8:17 Read by Carolyn Bridgewater
[Part 3: On the Powers and Conditions of the Manifestations of God] 36. The Five Aspects of Spirit, 37. The Divinity Can Only Be Comprehended Through the Divine Manifestations 22:08 Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater
38. The Three Stations of the Divine Manifestations, 39. The Human Condition and the Spiritual Condition of the Divine Manifestations 13:55 Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater
40. The Knowledge of the Divine Manifestations, 41. The Universal Cycles, 42. The Power and Influence of the Divine Manifestations 13:11 Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater
43. The Two Classes of Prophets, 44. Explanation of the Rebukes Addressed by God to the Prophets, 45. Explanation of the Verse of the Kitabu'l-Aqdas: 'There is no Associate for the Dawning-Place of Command in the Supreme Sinlessness,' 28:51 Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater
[Part 4: On the Origins, Powers, and Conditions of Man] 46. Modification of Species, 47. The Universe is Without Beginning—The Origin of Man, 48. The Difference Which Exists Between Man and the Animal 34:27 Read by JoeD
49. The Growth and Development of the Human Race, 50. Spiritual Proofs of the Origin of Man, 51. The Spirit and Mind of Man Have Existed From the Beginning 19:52 Read by JoeD
52. The Appearing of the Spirit in the Body, 53. The Relation Between God and the Creature, 54. The Proceeding of the Human Spirit from God 19:39 Read by JoeD
55. Soul, Spirit, and Mind, 56. The Physical Powers and the Intellectual Powers, 57. The Causes of the Differences in the Characteristics of Men 16:53 Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater
58. The Degree of Knowledge Possessed by Man, and the Divine Manifestations, 59. Man's Knowledge of God, 60. The Immortality of the Spirit—(I.) 15:18 Read by ehughes29
61. The Immortality of the Spirit—(II.), 62. Perfections Are Without Limit, 63. The Evolution of Man in the Other World 18:23 Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater
64. The State of Man and His Progress After Death, 65. Explanation of a Verse in the Kitabu'l-Aqdas, 66. The Existence of the Rational Soul After the Death of the Body—(I.), the Immortality of Children—(II.) 13:33 Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater
67. Eternal Life and Entrance Into the Kingdom of God, 68. Fate, 69. The Influence of the Stars 15:07 Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater
70. Free-Will, 71. Visions, and Communication with Spirits, 72. Healing by Spiritual Means, 73. Healing by Material Means 16:55 Read by Cynthia Moyer
[Part 5: Miscellaneous Subjects] 74. The Non-Existence of Evil, 75. There Are Two Kinds of Torment, 76. The Justice and Mercy of God 11:00 Read by Cynthia Moyer
77. The Right Method of Treating Criminals 12:35 Read by Cynthia Moyer
78. The Reality of the Exterior World, 79. Real Pre-Existence 9:43 Read by Cynthia Moyer
80. Reincarnation 19:53 Read by Cynthia Moyer
81. Pantheism 17:47 Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater
82. The Four Methods of Acquiring Knowledge, 82. The Necessity of Following the Teachings of the Divine Manifestations 22:50 Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater

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Some Answered Questions


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