- 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 and Abdu'l-Bahá et al 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...
- 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 and 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 and Seena Fazel et al. 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 and Susan Berry Brill de Ramirez et al. "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...
- 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 <a href="http://bahai-library.com/compilation_hidden_words_b...
- 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 ...
- 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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