Talk:Paradise and Paradigm

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Buck, Christopher, 1950-
Paradise and paradigm : key symbols in Persian Christianity and
the Baha’i Faith / Christopher Buck.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-7914-4061-3 (he : alk. paper)
ISBN 0-7914-4062-1 (pb : alk. paper)
1. Heaven—Baha’i Faith. 2. Baha’i Faith—Doctrines.
3. Heaven—Christianity—History of doctrines—Early church,
ca. 30-600. 4. Syrian Church—Doctrines—History.
5. Heaven—Comparative studies. 6. Paradise—Comparative studies.
I. Title.
BP388.H43 B83 1999
291.2’3—dc21
98-45882
CIP
10987654321