Some Answered Questions

Author(s): Abdu’l-bahá ‘abbás, Laura Clifford Barney

Narrators: Adib Masumian, Nicholas James Bridgewater, Novella Serena, Carolyn Bridgewater, JoeD, Ehughes29, Cynthia Moyer

Number of Chapters: 35

Length: 10 hours and 53 minutes

Language: English

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)

Introduction (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 (Adib Masumian)

4. Abraham, 5. Moses, 6. Christ (Adib Masumian)

7. Muhammad, 8. The Bab, 9. Baha'u'llah (Nicholas James Bridgewater)

10. Traditional Proofs Exemplified from the Book of Daniel (Nicholas James Bridgewater)

11. Commentary on the Eleventh Chapter of the Revelation of St. John (Nicholas James Bridgewater)

12. Commentary on the Eleventh Chapter of the Book of Isaiah (Nicholas James Bridgewater)

13. Commentary on the Twelfth Chapter of the Revelation of St. John (Nicholas James Bridgewater)

14. Spiritual Proofs, 15. True Wealth (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 (Novella Serena)

19. The Baptism of Christ, 20. The Necessity of Baptism, 21. The Symbolism of the Bread and Wine (Nicholas James Bridgewater)

22. Miracles, 23. The Resurrection of Christ, 24. The Descent of the Holy Spirit Upon the Apostles (Nicholas James Bridgewater)

25. The Holy Spirit, 26. The Second Coming of Christ, and the Day of Judgment, 27. The Trinity (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 (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 (Nicholas James Bridgewater)

34. Peter's Confession of Faith, 35. Predestination (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 (Nicholas James Bridgewater)

38. The Three Stations of the Divine Manifestations, 39. The Human Condition and the Spiritual Condition of the Divine Manifestations (Nicholas James Bridgewater)

40. The Knowledge of the Divine Manifestations, 41. The Universal Cycles, 42. The Power and Influence of the Divine Manifestations (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,' (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 (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 (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 (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 (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.) (ehughes29)

61. The Immortality of the Spirit—(II.), 62. Perfections Are Without Limit, 63. The Evolution of Man in the Other World (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.) (Nicholas James Bridgewater)

67. Eternal Life and Entrance Into the Kingdom of God, 68. Fate, 69. The Influence of the Stars (Nicholas James Bridgewater)

70. Free-Will, 71. Visions, and Communication with Spirits, 72. Healing by Spiritual Means, 73. Healing by Material Means (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 (Cynthia Moyer)

77. The Right Method of Treating Criminals (Cynthia Moyer)

78. The Reality of the Exterior World, 79. Real Pre-Existence (Cynthia Moyer)

80. Reincarnation (Cynthia Moyer)

81. Pantheism (Nicholas James Bridgewater)

82. The Four Methods of Acquiring Knowledge, 82. The Necessity of Following the Teachings of the Divine Manifestations (Nicholas James Bridgewater)

The audiobook Some Answered Questions falls under the genres of Other Religions. It is written by Abdu’l-bahá ‘abbás, Laura Clifford Barney.

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