- Celestial Fire: Bahá'u'lláh as the Messianic Theophany of the Divine Fire in Zoroastrianism, by Farshid Kazemi (2013). Heat is used as a symbol of the dynamic nature of motion and existence, and in a tablet to the Zoroastrians, Bahá'u'lláh says that fire is a symbol of the Primal Will personified in the Manifestations. This paper explores such symbolism in the Gathas.
- Concept of 'Light' in Iranian Religion, The, by Moojan Momen (2003-03-25).
- Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history, by Encyclopaedia Iranica (1982-2023). Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles.
- Immanence and Transcendence in Theophanic Symbolism, by Michael W. Sours (1992). Bahá'u'lláh uses symbols to depict theophanies — the appearance of God and the divine in the realm of creation — such as "angel," "fire," and the prophets' claims to be incarnating the "face" or "voice" of God; these convey the transcendence of God.
- Last Words of Jesus, The: What Were They and What Did They Mean?, by Peter Terry (2015). The words of Christ according to the gospels of Mark and Matthew in Syriac and Greek; comparisons of the Greek, Syriac, Aramaic and Hebrew editions of Psalm 21/22; paper ends with an interpretation by Abdu'l-Bahá.
- Qur'anic Kerygma: Epic, Apocalypse, and Typological Figuration, by Todd Lawson (2022). Article contains no mention of the Bábí or Bahá'í Faiths, but includes themes of relevance to Bahá'í teachings on the typologies of proclamation and apocalypse.
- Tafsír as Mystical Experience, by Todd Lawson: Review, by Christopher Buck (2020-04).
- Title "Bahá'u'lláh", The, by Mike Thomas (2025-05). Exploration of whether "Bahá'u'lláh" may be considered an "honorific title" (ﻟَﻘﺐَﺗْﺸﺮﯾﻔﻰ , laqab tashrífí) for Mı́rzá Ḥusayn-‘Alí. Answers from Perplexity AI.
- Word Bahá', The: Quintessence of the Greatest Name of God, by Stephen Lambden (1998). The Arabic word bahá' — meaning beauty, excellence, goodliness, majesty, glory, splendor, brilliancy, and many others — was a term of considerable import in Islamic and Bábi literature, and was occasionally seen in prophetic or messianic contexts.
- Word Bahá, The: Quintessence of the Greatest Name, by Stephen Lambden (1993). History of the concept of the Greatest Name and its place in Bahá'í theology.
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