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Dear Friends:

The Wilmette Institute will offer two courses in June.

The first, BAHA'U'LLAH'S REVELATION: A SYSTEMATIC SURVEY, will provide a
brief but thorough and systematic introduction to a selection of
Bahá'u'lláh's most important works. While Baha'u'llah revealed
approximately 15,000 tablets (texts) over a forty-year period (1853-92),
most are short, personal epistles. This course will explore twenty of
Baha'u'llah's most important works, considering their themes, the topics
that Baha'u'llah progressively revealed during His ministry, and related
tablets. The course is designed for students wishing basic information
on the writings of Baha'u'llah, new Baha'is wishing more context on
Baha'u'llah's works, and veteran Baha'is seeking deeper understanding of
the ocean of Baha'u'llah's revelation. The course does not ask students
to read the works being studied in their entirety (the Wilmette
Institute offers a number of in-depth courses on specific texts by
Baha'u'llah). Rather, this course seeks to survey the most important
works in Baha'u'llah's revelation. The course, taught exclusively over
the web, starts June 1 and lasts four months (one month longer than most
Wilmette Institute courses)

The second on-line course, EXPLORING THE TANAKH/CHRISTIAN OLD TESTAMENT,
starts June 15 and lasts three months. The Tanakh (or, as Christians
call it, the Old Testament) consists of the sacred scriptures of the
Jewish dispensation. Its books include descriptions of the lives and
teachings of two Manifestations (Abraham and Moses), historical
accounts, prophetic utterances, sacred stories, poetry, hymns, and a
variety of other material. The works were composed over a two thousand
year period by an unknown number of authors and assembled into a single
collection after the destruction of the Jewish Temple by the Romans in
the year 70 C.E. In the second century the emerging Christian community
accepted the Tanakh as a work of scripture. The course will study the
Tanakh's major books, their authors, and their contents.

The Tanakh has brought hope to millions and nurtured spiritual journeys
for millennia. It provides remarkable comparisons to (and contrasts
with) Baha'i scripture and contains promises, the meanings of which have
been unlocked by the Baha'i revelation. Studied in the light of the
Baha'i writings, the Tanakh confirms one's faith and provides numerous
opportunities for sharing the Baha'i revelation with others.

Watch for more information about our three-month course on ARISE FOR THE
TRIUMPH OF THE CAUSE: THE FIVE YEAR PLAN, starting July 15.

Tuition: $150 for individuals; $120 for senior citizens (65 and older),
university students (full time), pioneers (international and home
front). Financial aid, in the form of partial scholarships, is available
to individuals. $300 for groups (2-12 members). Course registration
closes two weeks after the course begins.

THE WILMETTE INSTITUTE: AN ON-LINE LEARNING CENTER
"Engaging a broad and diverse community of learners in an in-depth study
of the Baha'i Faith"
http://wilmetteinstitute.us.bahai.org
info@wilmetteinstitute.org
877-wilmette (877-945-6388) (toll free)

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