Two citations. Mostly just food for thought. The Koran (Sura 5.110) From Tales of the Dervishes: Shah, Idries. Tales of the Dervishes. New York: Penguin Arkana, 1993. An online copy of The Koran is available at http://www.hti.umich.edu/k/koran/ I think it would be inappropriate for me to ask any specific question. If that seems odd, please trust me on the issue. I'm hardly a scholor on Islam: the only connection between the two citations I know of is that one's the Koran and the other is a long-standing derivative of the Koran. I just liked the fact that they're both about Jesus and clay birds. Those things mentioned ... I'm wondering what reactions, if any, such ideas as the dervish tale, bring about. thanx, Tiassa Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! ------------------ Whether God exists or does not exist, He has come to rank among the most sublime and useless truths.--Denis Diderot [This message has been edited by tiassa (edited December 06, 2000).]
Tiassa, Go to this webpage (which is devoted to Mark Twain's correspondence with the San Francisco ALTA CALIFORNIA from 1867 to 1869), and scroll down to the heading which reads, "<a href="http://www.twainquotes.com/18670804.html">A CURIOUS BOOK</a>". The quotes are supposedly taken from an edition of 1621 of the Apochryphal New Testament, and I thought you might find them interesting. It does mention the clay birds, and a few other fascinating tales as well. Enjoy! Emerald ------------------ An ye harm none, do what ye will.
Wowsers! And it even has the bit about the plank, too! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! At least now I know it's part of the written tradition, as well as the oral. So totally cool ... thank you. --Tiassa Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! ------------------ No, don't seek control, and the milk of heaven will flow. Why would you want to keep it from anyone? (Floater)
Hiya Tiassa, Emerald Here are some links to Gnostic and Apocrypha archives. Great esoterical brainfood. http://www.webcom.com/%7Egnosis/ http://iclnet93.iclnet.org/pub/resources/christian-history.html http://newadvent.org/fathers/ Take care
Hi Stretch! Thanks for the links - they look like good ones. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! I've bookmarked them for later reading - but since I have to get up in about 7 hours, I'm off to bed now. Emerald ------------------ An ye harm none, do what ye will.
