From: Baha'i Scriptures concerning Jesus and Christianity
… call thou to mind the one who
sentenced Jesus to death. He was the most learned of his age in his own
country, whilst he who was only a fisherman believed in Him. Take good heed and
be of them that observe the warning. (Baha’u’llah,
Tablets of Baha’u’llah Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas)
… in the days of Jesus, it was those who were distinguished for their
learning, the men of letters and religion, who denied Him, whilst humble
fishermen made haste to gain admittance into the Kingdom. (Baha’u’llah, quoted
in Notes section of Kitab-i-Aqdas)
Consider the Dispensation of Jesus Christ. Behold, how all the learned
men of that generation, though eagerly anticipating the coming of the Promised
One, have nevertheless denied Him. Both Annas, the most learned among the
divines of His day, and Caiaphas, the high priest, denounced Him and pronounced
the sentence of His death. (Baha’u’llah,
Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah)
