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Articles_of_he_Bishop_of_Uramiah, page : 135
It will be remembered that the old Persians believed in a
"duality of gods," or, in other words, the Principle of Good
and Light, and the other the Principle of Evil and Darkness;
and that these eternal beings were eternal enemies. It will
be observed that among the four beasts the Persian Power
is represented by the figure of a bear, less ferocious than,
and not so carnivorous as, the other three; and what is more:
inasmuch as it can roam upon its hind legs it resembles
man - at least from some distance.
In all the Christian theological and religious literature
I have read, I have never met with a single statement of
phrase similar to this article of the Muslim Faith: God is
the real author of good and evil. This article of the Muslim
Faith, as the contrary, is extremely repugnant to the Chris-
"duality of gods," or, in other words, the Principle of Good
and Light, and the other the Principle of Evil and Darkness;
and that these eternal beings were eternal enemies. It will
be observed that among the four beasts the Persian Power
is represented by the figure of a bear, less ferocious than,
and not so carnivorous as, the other three; and what is more:
inasmuch as it can roam upon its hind legs it resembles
man - at least from some distance.
In all the Christian theological and religious literature
I have read, I have never met with a single statement of
phrase similar to this article of the Muslim Faith: God is
the real author of good and evil. This article of the Muslim
Faith, as the contrary, is extremely repugnant to the Chris-