Overview of the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh | Steven Phelps

In this webinar we will take a lightning tour of the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh. We will briefly survey the state of knowledge of the primary manuscript sources in the original Arabic and Persian, take stock of the existing English translations, and present a high-level subject categorization. The goal will be to provide serious students with an orientating framework and to point the way to resources that invite deeper independent study.
The resources mentioned in this webinar:
Here is the latest version of the “Inventory” - an unofficial, academic tool for the identification of Bahá’í texts in Arabic/Persian and in English translation:
Also: Powerpoint slides from an introductory presentation on the Inventory can be found here:
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Steven Phelps received dual bachelors degrees in physics and philosophy from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in physics from Princeton University, specializing in cosmology. He served at the Bahá’í World Center in Haifa, Israel for 13 years in its Research Department, where he coordinated the indexing and collation of the Bahá’í Sacred Writings and their translation from Persian and Arabic into English. During that period he concurrently held a research position in the Physics Department at the Technion University in Haifa and published original research on the masses of nearby galaxies. He currently resides in the Portland area with his wife and three daughters.

[@Rstamats]

Your mission, Mr. Phelps, should you decide to accept it... WOW, you did and I am in awe and so thankful.

[@jimmillington]

what you have done is really beyond any words of appreciation that I can express....but I will try....thank you

[@bahaiwebsites]

Sincere thank you to Wilmette Institute and Steven Phelps. Magnificent!

[@drminoobassarimd8472]

Thank you so much

[@wendyscott8425]

OMG, I thought those two satchels of Bahá'u'lláh's papers had been lost forever! Thank God they were found and are safe!

[@BrynHiggins]

Thank you Wilmette Institute and Steven Phelps! :)

[@hasanelias8878]

huge great job, congrats!

[@nehruarun5122]

Gratitude 🙏

[@persalba]

Thank you trailblazers!

[@neysansedaghat]

This is great! Thank you!

[@mvd9100]

Excellent presentation and questions. Thank you, and congratulations to Steven.

[@sukumarannair6471]

Exemplary work made possible,dearly loved Prof!

[@Sheer-i-Zheeaan]

Thanks.

[@brett5237]

Indeed, wonderful project and great interview. While Shoghi Effendi mentions these words are in connection with the International Archives, I think these words of Bahá'u'lláh must also apply to Steven's work here: "Spiritual souls will assuredly emerge from behind the veil of divine protection who will gather together the tokens and verses of God and put them into the most excellent order." (Bahá'u'lláh, cited in Shoghi Effendi's 1954 Naw-Ruz Message to the Baha'is of the East, translated from the Persian; quoted in Lights of Guidance, no. 327, at bahai-library.com/hornby_lights_guidance&chapter=1#n327 )