As part of the Foundations of the Revelation course, we are posting the set of presentations delivered by Dr. Williams and focused on the history and teachings of the Bab.  The Bab's revelation is extraordinarily important, because He was the first Manifestation of God to explain so explicitly the nature of the revelations of God- how they are progressive, natural, suited to human societal and spiritual development and reflect a dynamic world.  He also performed the unique role of preparing Persian society for the appearance of the most universal revelation ever to come to humanity- that of Baha'u'llah.  The presentations are divided into three parts. Part 1 provides some of the history and basic course of the Bab's life and teachings. Part 2 introduces His theology and Part 3 continues the discussion of His theology but highlights the texts that are emblematic of the main purpose of His mission- to prepare the people for Baha'u'llah. Part 1 is below. Part 2 is in this post, and Part 3 in this one.