THE URANTIA BOOK



THE URANTIA BOOK

URANTIA FOUNDATION

CHICAGO ILLINOIS

1955

FIRST PRINTING 1955



The Parts of the Book

PART I

THE CENTRAL AND SUPERUNIVERSES

Sponsored by a Uversa Corps of Superuniverse Personalities acting by authority of the Orvonton Ancients of Days

PART II

THE LOCAL UNIVERSE

Sponsored by a Nebadon Corps of Local Universe Personalities acting by authority of Gabriel of Salvington

PART III

THE HISTORY OF URANTIA

These papers were sponsored by a Corps of Local Universe Personalities acting by authority of Gabriel of Salvington

PART IV

THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF JESUS

This group of papers was sponsored by a commission of twelve Urantia midwayers acting under the supervision of a Melchizedek revelatory director.

The basis of this narrative was supplied by the superhuman watchcare of the Apostle Andrew.



The Titles of the Papers

                       Paper                                                                               Author

     Foreword                                                                            . Divine Counselor



PART I. THE CENTRAL AND SUPERUNIVERSES



  1. The Universal Father                                                      . Divine Counselor

  2. The Nature of God                                                         . Divine Counselor

  3. The Attributes of God                                                    . Divine Counselor

  4. God's Relation to the Universe                                    . Divine Counselor

  5. God's Relation to the Individual                                 . Divine Counselor

  6. The Eternal Son                                                               . Divine Counselor

  7. Relation of the Eternal Son to the Universe               . Divine Counselor

  8. The Infinite Spirit                                                           . Divine Counselor

  9. Relation of the Infinite Spirit to the Universe          . Divine Counselor

 10. The Paradise Trinity                                                      . Universal Censor

 11. The Eternal Isle of Paradise                                          . Perfector of Wisdom

 12. The Universe of Universes                                           . Perfector of Wisdom

 13. The Sacred Spheres of Paradise                                   . Perfector of Wisdom

 14. The Central and Divine Universe                               . Perfector of Wisdom

 15. The Seven Superuniverses                                           . Universal Censor

 16. The Seven Master Spirits                                              . Universal Censor

 17. The Seven Supreme Spirit Groups                             . Divine Counselor

 18. The Supreme Trinity Personalities                             . Divine Counselor

 19. The Co-ordinate Trinity-origin Beings                      . Divine Counselor

 20. The Paradise Sons of God                                            . Perfector of Wisdom

 21. The Paradise Creator Sons                                            . Perfector of Wisdom

 22. The Trinitized Sons of God                                         . Mighty Messenger

 23. The Solitary Messengers                                               . Divine Counselor

 24. Higher Personalities of the Infinite Spirit                  . Divine Counselor

 25. The Messenger Hosts of Space                    . One High in Authority

 26. Ministering Spirits of the Central Universe               . Perfector of Wisdom

 27. Ministry of the Primary Supernaphim                        . Perfector of Wisdom

 28. Ministering Spirits of the Superuniverses                  . Mighty Messenger

 29. The Universe Power Directors                                     . Universal Censor

 30. Personalities of the Grand Universe                           . Mighty Messenger

 31. The Corps of the Finality                                             . Divine Counselor and One Without Name and Number





PART II. THE LOCAL UNIVERSE



 32. The Evolution of Local Universes                              . Mighty Messenger

 33. Administration of the Local Universe                        . Chief of Archangels

 34. The Local Universe Mother Spirit                              . Mighty Messenger

 35. The Local Universe Sons of God                                . Chief of Archangels

 36. The Life Carriers                                                            . Vorondadek Son

 37. Personalities of the Local Universe            . Brilliant Evening Star

 38. Mistering Spirits of the Local Universe                      . Melchizedek

 39. The Seraphic Hosts                                                        . Melchizedek

 40. The Ascending Sons of God                        . Mighty Messenger

 41. Physical Aspects of the Local Universe                      . Archangel

 42. EnergyCMind and Matter                                            . Mighty Messenger

 43. The Constellations                                                        . Malavatia Melchizedek

 44. The Celestial Artisans                                                   . Archangel

 45. The Local System Administration                              . Melchizedek

 46. The Local System Headquarters                                  . Archangel

 47. The Seven Mansion Worlds                       . Brilliant Evening Star

 48. The Morontia Life                                                         . Archangel

 49. The Inhabited Worlds                                                   . Melchizedek

 50. The Planetary Princes                                                    . Secondary Lanonandek

 51. The Planetary Adams                                                    . Secondary Lanonandek

 52. Planetary Mortal Epochs                                               . Mighty Messenger

 53. The Lucifer Rebellion                                                  . Manovandet Melchizedek

 54. Problems of the Lucifer Rebellion                              . Mighty Messenger

 55. The Spheres of Light and Life                                      . Mighty Messenger

 56. Universal Unity                                                              . Machiventa Melchizedek





PART III. THE HISTORY OF URANTIA



 57. The Origin of Urantia                                                   . Life Carrier

 58. Life Establishment on Urantia                                     . Life Carrier

 59. The Marine-life Era on Urantia                  . Life Carrier

 60. Urantia During the Early Land-life Era                       . Life Carrier

 61. The Mammalian Era on Urantia                                 . Life Carrier

 62. The Dawn Races of Early Man                                    . Life Carrier

 63. The First Human Family                                               . Life Carrier

 64. The Evolutionary Races of Color                               . Life Carrier

 65. The Overcontrol of Evolution                                    . Life Carrier

 66. The Planetary Prince of Urantia                 . Melchizedek

 67. The Planetary Rebellion                                              . Melchizedek

 68. The Dawn of Civilization                                             . Melchizedek

 69. Primitive Human Institutions                                      . Melchizedek

 70. The Evolution of Human Government                     . Melchizedek

 71. Development of the State                                             . Melchizedek

 72. Government on a Neighboring Planet                       . Melchizedek

 73. The Garden of Eden                                                      . Solonia

 74. Adam and Eve                                                                . Solonia

 75. The Default of Adam and Eve                    . Solonia

 76. The Second Garden                                                      . Solonia

 77. The Midway Creatures                                                  . Archangel

 78. The Violet Race after the Days of Adam                   . Archangel

 79. Andite Expansion in the Orient                                  . Archangel

 80. Andite Expansion in the Occident                             . Archangel

 81. Development of Modern Civilization                        . Archangel

 82. The Evolution of Marriage                                          . Chief of Seraphim

 83. The Marriage Institution                                              . Chief of Seraphim

 84. Marriage and Family Life                                             . Chief of Seraphim

 85. The Origins of Worship                                                . Brilliant Evening Star

 86. Early Evolution of Religion                                         . Brilliant Evening Star

 87. The Ghost Cults                                                             . Brilliant Evening Star

 88. Fetishes, Charms, and Magic                                        . Brilliant Evening Star

 89. Sin, Sacrifice, and Atonement                                     . Brilliant Evening Star

 90. ShamanismCMedicine Men and Priests                    . Melchizedek

 91. The Evolution of Prayer                                               . Chief of Midwayers

 92. The Later Evolution of Religion                                 . Melchizedek

 93. Machiventa Melchizedek                                             . Melchizedek

 94. The Melchizedek Teachings in the Orient                . Melchizedek

 95. The Melchizedek Teachings in the Levant               . Melchizedek

 96. YahwehCGod of the Hebrews                                     . Melchizedek

 97. Evolution of the God Concept among the Hebrews  . Melchizedek

 98. The Melchizedek Teachings in the Occident           . Melchizedek

 99. The Social Problems of Religion                                . Melchizedek

100. Religion in Human Experience                                 . Melchizedek

101. The Real Nature of Religion                                      . Melchizedek

102. The Foundations of Religious Faith                         . Melchizedek

103. The Reality of Religious Experience                        . Melchizedek

104. Growth of the Trinity Concept                                  . Melchizedek

105. Deity and Reality                                                          . Melchizedek

106. Universe Levels of Reality                                          . Melchizedek

107. Origin and Nature of Thought Adjusters                 . Solitary Messenger

108. Mission and Ministry of Thought Adjusters            . Solitary Messenger

109. Relation of Adjusters to Universe Creatures            . Solitary Messenger

110. Relation of Adjusters to Individual Mortals            . Solitary Messenger

111. The Adjuster and the Soul                                          . Solitary Messenger

112. Personality Survival                                                     . Solitary Messenger

113. Seraphic Guardians of Destiny                  . Chief of Seraphim

114. Seraphic Planetary Government                                . Chief of Seraphim

115. The Supreme Being                                                      . Mighty Messenger

116. The Almighty Supreme                                               . Mighty Messenger

117. God the Supreme                                                          . Mighty Messenger

118. Supreme and UltimateCTime and Space                . Mighty Messenger

119. The Bestowals of Christ Michael                               . Chief of Evening Stars





PART IV. THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF JESUS



120. The Bestowal of Michael on Urantia                        . Mantutia Melchizedek

121. The Times of Michael's Bestowal                              . Midwayer Commission

122. Birth and Infancy of Jesus                                            . Midwayer Commission

123. The Early Childhood of Jesus                    . Midwayer Commission

124. The Later Childhood of Jesus                    . Midwayer Commission

125. Jesus at Jerusalem                                                          . Midwayer Commission

126. The Two Crucial Years                                                . Midwayer Commission

127. The Adolescent Years                                                  . Midwayer Commission

128. Jesus' Early Manhood                                                   . Midwayer Commission

129. The Later Adult Life of Jesus                                      . Midwayer Commission

130. On the Way to Rome                                                   . Midwayer Commission

131. The World's Religions                                                 . Midwayer Commission

132. The Sojourn at Rome                                                  . Midwayer Commission

133. The Return from Rome                                               . Midwayer Commission

134. The Transition Years                                                    . Midwayer Commission

135. John the Baptist                                                             . Midwayer Commission

136. Baptism and the Forty Days                                         . Midwayer Commission

137. Tarrying Time in Galilee                                            . Midwayer Commission

138. Training the Kingdom's Messengers                          . Midwayer Commission

139. The Twelve Apostles                                                   . Midwayer Commission

140. The Ordination of the Twelve                                   . Midwayer Commission

141. Beginning the Public Work                       . Midwayer Commission

142. The Passover at Jerusalem                                           . Midwayer Commission

143. Going Through Samaria                                              . Midwayer Commission

144. At Gilboa and in the Decapolis                                 . Midwayer Commission

145. Four Eventful Days at Capernaum                             . Midwayer Commission

146. First Preaching Tour of Galilee                                  . Midwayer Commission

147. The Interlude Visit to Jerusalem                                . Midwayer Commission

148. Training Evangelists at Bethsaida                              . Midwayer Commission

149. The Second Preaching Tour                                       . Midwayer Commission

150. The Third Preaching Tour                                          . Midwayer Commission

151. Tarrying and Teaching by the Seaside                      . Midwayer Commission

152. Events Leading up to the Capernaum Crisis             . Midwayer Commission

153. The Crisis at Capernaum                                             . Midwayer Commission

154. Last Days at Capernaum                                               . Midwayer Commission

155. Fleeing Through Northern Galilee                           . Midwayer Commission

156. The Sojourn at Tyre and Sidon                                 . Midwayer Commission

157. At Caesarea-philippi                                                    . Midwayer Commission

158. The Mount of Transfiguration                                   . Midwayer Commission

159. The Decapolis Tour                                                     . Midwayer Commission

160. Rodan of Alexandria                                                   . Midwayer Commission

161. Further Discussions with Rodan                                 . Midwayer Commission

162. At the Feast of Tabernacles                                        . Midwayer Commission

163. Ordination of the Seventy at Magadan                    . Midwayer Commission

164. At the Feast of Dedication                                          . Midwayer Commission

165. The Perean Mission Begins                                         . Midwayer Commission

166. Last Visit to Northern Perea                                        . Midwayer Commission

167. The Visit to Philadelphia                                            . Midwayer Commission

168. The Resurrection of Lazarus                                        . Midwayer Commission

169. Last Teaching at Pella                                                  . Midwayer Commission

170. The Kingdom of Heaven                                            . Midwayer Commission

171. On the Way to Jerusalem                                             . Midwayer Commission

172. Going into Jerusalem                                                   . Midwayer Commission

173. Monday in Jerusalem                                                   . Midwayer Commission

174. Tuesday Morning in the Temple                               . Midwayer Commission

175. The Last Temple Discourse                                         . Midwayer Commission

176. Tuesday Evening on Mount Olivet                           . Midwayer Commission

177. Wednesday, the Rest Day                                            . Midwayer Commission

178. Last Day at the Camp                                                   . Midwayer Commission

179. The Last Supper                                                            . Midwayer Commission

180. The Farewell Discourse                                               . Midwayer Commission      

181. Final Admonitions and Warnings                             . Midwayer Commission

182. In Gethsemane                                                              . Midwayer Commission

183. The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus                . Midwayer Commission

184. Before the Sanhedrin Court                        . Midwayer Commission

185. The Trial Before Pilate                                                . Midwayer Commission

186. Just Before the Crucifixion                                         . Midwayer Commission

187. The Crucifixion                                                            . Midwayer Commission

188. The Time of the Tomb                                                . Midwayer Commission

189. The Resurrection                                                          . Midwayer Commission

190. Morontia Appearances of Jesus                                  . Midwayer Commission

191. Appearances to the Apostles and Other Leaders    . Midwayer Commission

192. Appearances in Galilee                                               . Midwayer Commission

193. Final Appearances and Ascension                             . Midwayer Commission

194. Bestowal of the Spirit of Truth                                   . Midwayer Commission

195. After Pentecost                                                              . Midwayer Commission

196. The Faith of Jesus                                                         . Midwayer Commission



Contents of the Book



Foreword

       I. Deity and Divinity

      Ii. God

     Iii. The First Source and Center

            The Seven Absolutes

            Reality

            Concept of the I Am

      Iv. Universe Reality

            Paradise

       V. Personality Realities

      Vi. Energy and Pattern

     Vii. The Supreme Being

    Viii. God the Sevenfold

      Ix. God the Ultimate

       X. God the Absolute

      Xi. The Three Absolutes

     Xii. The Trinities

            Acknowledgment





     PART I. THE CENTRAL AND SUPERUNIVERSES



  1. THE UNIVERSAL FATHER

[1:1.1]    1. The Father's Name

[1:2.1]    2. The Reality of God

[1:3.1]    3. God Is a Universal Spirit

[1:4.1]    4. The Mystery of God

[1:5.1]    5. Personality of the Universal Father

[1:6.1]    6. Personality in the Universe

[1:7.1]    7. Spiritual Value of the Personality Concept


  2. THE NATURE OF GOD

[2:1.1]    1. The Infinity of God

[2:2.1]    2. The Father's Eternal Perfection

[2:3.1]    3. Justice and Righteousness

[2:4.1]    4. The Divine Mercy

[2:5.1]    5. The Love of God

[2:6.1]    6. The Goodness of God

[2:7.1]    7. Divine Truth and Beauty


  3. THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD

[3:1.1]    1. God's Everywhereness

[3:2.1]    2. God's Infinite Power

[3:3.1]    3. God's Universal Knowledge

[3:4.1]    4. God's Limitlessness

[3:5.1]    5. The Father's Supreme Rule

                The Inevitabilities

[3:6.1]    6. The Father's Primacy

                The benediction


  4. GOD'S RELATION TO THE UNIVERSE

[4:1.1]    1. The Universe Attitude of the Father

                Providence

[4:2.1]    2. God and Nature

[4:3.1]    3. God's Unchanging Character

 [4:4.1]    4. The Realization of God

[4:5.1]    5. Erroneous Ideas of God


  5. GOD'S RELATION TO THE INDIVIDUAL

[5:1.1]    1. The Approach to God

[5:2.1]    2. The Presence of God

[5:3.1]    3. True Worship

[5:4.1]    4. God in Religion

[5:5.1]    5. The Consciousness of God

[5:6.1]    6. The God of Personality


  6. THE ETERNAL SON

[6:1.1]    1. Identity of the Eternal Son

[6:2.1]    2. Nature of the Eternal Son

[6:3.1]    3. Ministry of the Father's Love

[6:4.1]    4. Attributes of the Eternal Son

                Omnipotence, omnipresence, omniscience

[6:5.1]    5. Limitations of the Eternal Son

[6:6.1]    6. The Spirit Mind

[6:7.1]    7. Personality of the Eternal Son

[6:8.1]    8. Realization of the Eternal Son


  7. RELATION OF THE ETERNAL SON TO THE UNIVERSE

[7:1.1]    1. The Spirit-gravity Circuit

[7:2.1]    2. The Administration of the Eternal Son

[7:3.1]    3. Relation of the Eternal Son to the Individual

[7:4.1]    4. The Divine Perfection Plans

[7:5.1]    5. The Spirit of Bestowal

                Bestowals of the Eternal Son

                Bestowals of the Original Michael

[7:6.1]    6. The Paradise Sons of God

[7:7.1]    7. The Supreme Revelation of the Father


  8. THE INFINITE SPIRIT

[8:1.1]    1. The God of Action

[8:2.1]    2. Nature of the Infinite Spirit

[8:3.1]    3. Relation of the Spirit to the Father and the Son

[8:4.1]    4. The Spirit of Divine Ministry

                Creative Daughters

[8:5.1]    5. The Presence of God

[8:6.1]    6. Personality of the Infinite Spirit


  9. RELATION OF THE INFINITE SPIRIT TO THE UNIVERSE

[9:1.1]    1. Attributes of the Third Source and Center

[9:2.1]    2. The Omnipresent Spirit

[9:3.1]    3. The Universal Manipulator

[9:4.1]    4. The Absolute Mind

[9:5.1]    5. The Ministry of Mind

[9:6.1]    6. The Mind-gravity Circuit

[9:7.1]    7. Universe Reflectivity

[9:8.1]    8. Personalities of the Infinite Spirit

                Functional family of the Third Source and Center


 10. THE PARADISE TRINITY

 [10:1.1]    1. Self-distribution of the First Source and Center

[10:2.1]    2. Deity Personalization

[10:3.1]    3. The Three Persons of Deity

[10:4.1]    4. The Trinity Union of Deity

[10:5.1]    5. Functions of the Trinity

                 Finite, absonite, and absolute attitude

[10:6.1]    6. The Stationary Sons of the Trinity

                 Justice, evidence, and judgment

[10:7.1]    7. The Overcontrol of Supremacy

[10:8.1]    8. The Trinity Beyond the Finite

                 Limits of mortal destiny


 11. THE ETERNAL ISLE OF PARADISE

[11:1.1]    1. The Divine Residence

[11:2.1]    2. Nature of the Eternal Isle

[11:3.1]    3. Upper Paradise

[11:4.1]    4. Peripheral Paradise

[11:5.1]    5. Nether Paradise

[11:6.1]    6. Space Respiration

                 Unpervaded space

[11:7.1]    7. Space Functions of Paradise

                 Midspace zones

[11:8.1]    8. Paradise Gravity

                 Force, energy, power

[11:9.1]    9. The Uniqueness of Paradise


 12. THE UNIVERSE OF UNIVERSES

[12:1.1]    1. Space Levels of the Master Universe

[12:2.1]    2. The Domains of the Unqualified Absolute

[12:3.1]    3. Universal Gravity

[12:4.1]    4. Space and Motion

[12:5.1]    5. Space and Time

[12:6.1]    6. Universal Overcontrol

[12:7.1]    7. The Part and the Whole

[12:8.1]    8. Matter, Mind, and Spirit

[12:9.1]    9. Personal Realities


 13. THE SACRED SPHERES OF PARADISE

[13:1.1]    1. The Seven Sacred Worlds of the Father

                 (1) Divinington

                 (2) Sonarington

                 (3) Spiritington

                 (4) Vicegerington

                 (5) Solitarington

                 (6) Seraphington

                 (7) Ascendington

[13:2.1]    2. Father-world Relationships

[13:3.1]    3. The Sacred Worlds of the Eternal Son

[13:4.1]    4. The Worlds of the Infinite Spirit

                 Executive abodes of the Master Spirits


 14. THE CENTRAL AND DIVINE UNIVERSE

[14:1.1]    1. The Paradise-Havona System

                 Paradise-Havona day

                 The dark gravity bodies

[14:2.1]    2. Constitution of Havona

[14:3.1]    3. The Havona Worlds

[14:4.1]    4. Creatures of the Central Universe

                 Havona natives

[14:5.1]    5. Life in Havona

                 Monotony and adventure

[14:6.1]    6. The Purpose of the Central Universe


 15. THE SEVEN SUPERUNIVERSES

[15:1.1]    1. The Superuniverse Space Level

[15:2.1]    2. Organization of the Superuniverses

[15:3.1]    3. The Superuniverse of Orvonton

[15:4.1]    4. Nebulae—the Ancestors of Universes

[15:5.1]    5. The Origin of Space Bodies

[15:6.1]    6. The Spheres of Space

[15:7.1]    7. The Architectural Spheres

                 Superuniverse time

[15:8.1]    8. Energy Control and Regulation

[15:9.1]    9. Circuits of the Superuniverses

[15:10.1]  10. Rulers of the Superuniverses

[15:11.1]  11. The Deliberative Assembly

[15:12.1]  12. The Supreme Tribunals

[15:13.1]  13. The Sector Governments

[15:14.1]  14. Purposes of the Seven Superuniverses


 16. THE SEVEN MASTER SPIRITS

[16:1.1]    1. Relation to Triune Deity

[16:2.1]    2. Relation to the Infinite Spirit

[16:3.1]    3. Identity and Diversity of the Master Spirits

[16:4.1]    4. Attributes and Functions of the Master Spirits

[16:5.1]    5. Relation to Creatures

[16:6.1]    6. The Cosmic Mind

                 Causation, duty, and worship

[16:7.1]    7. Morals, Virtue, and Personality

[16:8.1]    8. Urantia Personality

[16:9.1]    9. Reality of Human Consciousness


 17. THE SEVEN SUPREME SPIRIT GROUPS

[17:1.1]    1. The Seven Supreme Executives

                 Creature-trinitized Sons

[17:2.1]    2. Majeston—Chief of Reflectivity

[17:3.1]    3. The Reflective Spirits

[17:4.1]    4. The Reflective Image Aids

[17:5.1]    5. The Seven Spirits of the Circuits

[17:6.1]    6. The Local Universe Creative Spirits

[17:7.1]    7. The Adjutant Mind-spirits

[17:8.1]    8. Functions of the Supreme Spirits


 18. THE SUPREME TRINITY PERSONALITIES

[18:1.1]    1. The Trinitized Secrets of Supremacy

[18:2.1]    2. The Eternals of Days

[18:3.1]    3. The Ancients of Days

[18:4.1]    4. The Perfections of Days

 [18:5.1]    5. The Recents of Days

[18:6.1]    6. The Unions of Days

[18:7.1]    7. The Faithfuls of Days


 19. THE CO-ORDINATE TRINITY-ORIGIN BEINGS

[19:1.1]    1. The Trinity Teacher Sons

[19:2.1]    2. The Perfectors of Wisdom

[19:3.1]    3. The Divine Counselors

[19:4.1]    4. The Universal Censors

                 Stationary Sons of the Trinity

[19:5.1]    5. Inspired Trinity Spirits

[19:6.1]    6. Havona Natives

[19:7.1]    7. Paradise Citizens


 20. THE PARADISE SONS OF GOD

[20:1.1]    1. The Descending Sons of God

[20:2.1]    2. The Magisterial Sons

[20:3.1]    3. Judicial Actions

[20:4.1]    4. Magisterial Missions

[20:5.1]    5. Bestowal of the Paradise Sons of God

[20:6.1]    6. The Mortal-bestowal Careers

[20:7.1]    7. The Trinity Teacher Sons

[20:8.1]    8. Local Universe Ministry of the Daynals

[20:9.1]    9. Planetary Service of the Daynals

[20:10.1]  10. United Ministry of the Paradise Sons


 21. THE PARADISE CREATOR SONS

                 The Original Michael

[21:1.1]    1. Origin and Nature of Creator Sons

[21:2.1]    2. The Creators of Local Universes

[21:3.1]    3. Local Universe Sovereignty

[21:4.1]    4. The Michael Bestowals

[21:5.1]    5. Relation of Master Sons to the Universe

[21:6.1]    6. Destiny of the Master Michaels


 22. THE TRINITIZED SONS OF GOD

[22:1.1]   1. The Trinity-embraced Sons

                Trinitized Sons of Attainment

                Trinitized Sons of Selection

                Trinitized Sons of Perfection

[22:2.1]   2. The Mighty Messengers

[22:3.1]   3. Those High in Authority

[22:4.1]   4. Those Without Name and Number

[22:5.1]   5. The Trinitized Custodians

[22:6.1]   6. The Trinitized Ambassadors

[22:7.1]   7. Technique of Trinitization

                Ascender-trinitized Sons

                Paradise-Havona trinitized Sons

                Trinitized sons of destiny

[22:8.1]   8. The Creature-trinitized Sons

[22:9.1]   9. The Celestial Guardians

[22:10.1] 10. High Son Assistants


 23. THE SOLITARY MESSENGERS

 [23:1.1]    1. Nature and Origin of Solitary Messengers

[23:2.1]    2. Assignments of Solitary Messengers

[23:3.1]    3. Time and Space Services of Solitary Messengers

                 Seraphic and other space velocities

[23:4.1]    4. Special Ministry of Solitary Messengers

                 Trinitized sons of destiny


 24. HIGHER PERSONALITIES OF THE INFINITE SPIRIT

[24:1.1]    1. The Universe Circuit Supervisors

[24:2.1]    2. The Census Directors

[24:3.1]    3. Personal Aids of the Infinite Spirit

[24:4.1]    4. The Associate Inspectors

[24:5.1]    5. The Assigned Sentinels

[24:6.1]    6. The Graduate Guides

[24:7.1]    7. Origin of the Graduate Guides


 25. THE MESSENGER HOSTS OF SPACE

[25:1.1]    1. The Havona Servitals

[25:2.1]    2. The Universal Conciliators

[25:3.1]    3. The Far-reaching Service of Conciliators

[25:4.1]    4. Technical Advisers

[25:5.1]    5. The Custodians of Records on Paradise

[25:6.1]    6. The Celestial Recorders

[25:7.1]    7. The Morontia Companions

[25:8.1]    8. The Paradise Companions


 26. MINISTERING SPIRITS OF THE CENTRAL UNIVERSE

[26:1.1]    1. The Ministering Spirits

                 Ministering Spirits of the Central Universe

                 Ministering Spirits of the Superuniverses

                 Ministering Spirits of the Local Universes

[26:2.1]    2. The Mighty Supernaphim

[26:3.1]    3. The Tertiary Supernaphim

                 (1) The Harmony Supervisors

                 (2) The Chief Recorders

                 (3) The Broadcasters

                 (4) The Messengers

                 (5) The Intelligence Co-ordinators

                 (6) The Transport Personalities

                 (7) The Reserve Corps

[26:4.1]    4. The Secondary Supernaphim

                 Ascenders' arrival in Havona

[26:5.1]    5. The Pilgrim Helpers

[26:6.1]    6. The Supremacy Guides

[26:7.1]    7. The Trinity Guides

[26:8.1]    8. The Son Finders

                 Failure to find Deity

[26:9.1]    9. The Father Guides

[26:10.1]  10. The Counselors and Advisers

                 Assignments of defeated candidates

[26:11.1]  11. The Complements of Rest

                 Creature-trinitized sons


 27. MINISTRY OF THE PRIMARY SUPERNAPHIM

 [27:1.1]    1. Instigators of Rest

                 Nature of rest

[27:2.1]    2. Chiefs of Assignment

[27:3.1]    3. Interpreters of Ethics

[27:4.1]    4. Directors of Conduct

[27:5.1]    5. The Custodians of Knowledge

[27:6.1]    6. Masters of Philosophy

[27:7.1]    7. Conductors of Worship


 28 . MINISTERING SPIRITS OF THE SUPERUNIVERSES

[28:1.1]    1. The Tertiaphim

[28:2.1]    2. The Omniaphim

[28:3.1]    3. The Seconaphim

[28:4.1]    4. The Primary Seconaphim

                 (1) The Voice of the Conjoint Actor

                 (2) The Voice of the Seven Master Spirits

                 (3) The Voice of the Creator Sons

                 (4) The Voice of the Angelic Hosts

                 (5) Broadcast Receivers

                 (6) Transport Personalities

                 (7) The Reserve Corps

[28:5.1]    5. The Secondary Seconaphim

                 (1) The Voice of Wisdom

                 (2) The Soul of Philosophy

                 (3) The Union of Souls

                 (4) The Heart of Counsel

                 (5) The Joy of Existence

                 (6) The Satisfaction of Service

                 (7) The Discerner of Spirits

[28:6.1]    6. The Tertiary Seconaphim

                 (1) The Significance of Origins

                 (2) The Memory of Mercy

                 (3) The Import of Time

                 (4) The Solemnity of Trust

                 (5) The Sanctity of Service

                 (6) and (7) The Secret of Greatness and the Soul of Goodness

[28:7.1]    7. Ministry of the Seconaphim


 29. THE UNIVERSE POWER DIRECTORS

[29:1.1]    1. The Seven Supreme Power Directors

[29:2.1]    2. The Supreme Power Centers

                 (1) Supreme Center Supervisors

                 (2) Havona Centers

                 (3) Superuniverse Centers

                 (4) Local Universe Centers

                 (5) Constellation Centers

                 (6) System Centers

                 (7) Unclassified Centers

[29:3.1]    3. The Domain of Power Centers

[29:4.1]    4. The Master Physical Controllers

                 (1) Associate Power Directors

                 (2) Mechanical Controllers

                 (3) Energy Transformers

                 (4) Energy Transmitters

                 (5) Primary Associators

                 (6) Secondary Dissociators

                 (7) The Frandalanks

                     The Chronoldeks

[29:5.1]    5. The Master Force Organizers

                 Primary Eventuated Master Force Organizers

                 Associate Transcendental Master Force Organizers


 30. PERSONALITIES OF THE GRAND UNIVERSE

[30:1.1]    1. The Paradise Classification of Living Beings

                   I. Triune-Origin Beings

                  II. Dual-Origin Beings

                 III. Single-Origin Beings

                  IV. Eventuated Transcendental Beings

                   V. Fragmented Entities of Deity

                  VI. Superpersonal Beings

                 VII. Unclassified and Unrevealed Orders

[30:2.1]    2. The Uversa Personality Register

                   I. the Paradise Deities

                  II. The Supreme Spirits

                 III. The Trinity-origin Beings

                  IV. The Sons of God

                   V. Personalities of the Infinite Spirit

                  VI. The Universe Power Directors

                 VII. The Corps of Permanent Citizenship

                      Composite Personality Groups

[30:3.1]    3. The Courtesy Colonies

                 (1) The Star Students

                 (2) The Celestial Artisans

                 (3) The Reversion Directors

                 (4) Extension-School Instructors

                 (5) The Various Reserve Corps

                 (6) The Student Visitors

                 (7) The Ascending Pilgrims

[30:4.1]    4. The Ascending Mortals

                 (1) Planetary Mortals

                 (2) Sleeping Survivors

                 (3) Mansion World Students

                 (4) Morontia Progressors

                 (5) Superuniverse Wards

                 (6) Havona Pilgrims

                 (7) Paradise Arrivals


 31. THE CORPS OF THE FINALITY

[31:1.1]    1. The Havona Natives

[31:2.1]    2. Gravity Messengers

[31:3.1]    3. Glorified Mortals

[31:4.1]    4. Adopted Seraphim

[31:5.1]    5. Glorified Material Sons

[31:6.1]    6. Glorified Midway Creatures

[31:7.1]    7. The Evangels of Light

[31:8.1]    8. The Transcendentalers

[31:9.1]    9. Architects of the Master Universe

[31:10.1]  10. The Ultimate Adventure



     PART II. THE LOCAL UNIVERSE



 32. THE EVOLUTION OF LOCAL UNIVERSES

[32:1.1]    1. Physical Emergence of Universes

[32:2.1]    2. Universe Organization

[32:3.1]    3. The Evolutionary Idea

[32:4.1]    4. God's Relation to a Local Universe

[32:5.1]    5. The Eternal and Divine Purpose


 33. ADMINISTRATION OF THE LOCAL UNIVERSE

[33:1.1]    1. Michael of Nebadon

[33:2.1]    2. The Sovereign of Nebadon

[33:3.1]    3. The Universe Son and Spirit

[33:4.1]    4. Gabriel—the Chief Executive

[33:5.1]    5. The Trinity Ambassadors

[33:6.1]    6. General Administration

                 Local universe time

[33:7.1]    7. The Courts of Nebadon

[33:8.1]    8. The Legislative and Executive Functions


 34. THE LOCAL UNIVERSE MOTHER SPIRIT

[34:1.1]    1. Personalization of the Creative Spirit

[34:2.1]    2. Nature of the Divine Minister

[34:3.1]    3. The Son and Spirit in Time and Space

[34:4.1]    4. The Local Universe Circuits

[34:5.1]    5. The Ministry of the Spirit

[34:6.1]    6. The Spirit in Man

                 Dual nature of man

[34:7.1]    7. The Spirit and the Flesh

                 "This is the way."


 35. THE LOCAL UNIVERSE SONS OF GOD

[35:1.1]    1. The Father Melchizedek

[35:2.1]    2. The Melchizedek Sons

[35:3.1]    3. The Melchizedek Worlds

[35:4.1]    4. Special Work of the Melchizedeks

                 Melchizedek incarnations

[35:5.1]    5. The Vorondadek Sons

[35:6.1]    6. The Constellation Fathers

[35:7.1]    7. The Vorondadek Worlds

[35:8.1]    8. The Lanonandek Sons

                 Primary Lanonandeks

                 Secondary Lanonandeks

                 Tertiary Lanonandeks

[35:9.1]    9. The Lanonandek Rulers

[35:10.1] 10. The Lanonandek Worlds


 36. THE LIFE CARRIERS

[36:1.1]    1. Origin and Nature of Life Carriers

[36:2.1]    2. The Life Carrier Worlds

[36:3.1]    3. Life Transplantation

[36:4.1]    4. Melchizedek Life Carriers

                 The midsoniters

                 Salvington Worlds of the Finaliters

[36:5.1]    5. The Seven Adjutant Mind-spirits

                 (1) The spirit of intuition

                 (2) The spirit of understanding

                 (3) The spirit of courage

                 (4) The spirit of knowledge

                 (5) The spirit of counsel

                 (6) The spirit of worship

                 (7) The spirit of wisdom

[36:6.1]    6. Living Forces


 37. PERSONALITIES OF THE LOCAL UNIVERSE

[37:1.1]    1. The Universe Aids

[37:2.1]    2. The Brilliant Evening Stars

                 Created Evening Stars

                 Ascendant Evening Stars

                 The Worlds of the Evening Stars

[37:3.1]    3. The Archangels

                 The Worlds of the Archangels

[37:4.1]    4. Most High Assistants

[37:5.1]    5. High Commissioners

                 Race commissioners

                 Nebadon Corps of Perfection

                 Worlds of the Spirit-fused Mortals

[37:6.1]    6. Celestial Overseers

                 Nebadon educational system

[37:7.1]    7. Mansion World Teachers

[37:8.1]    8. Higher Spirit Orders of Assignment

                 Solitary Messengers

                 Universe Circuit Supervisor—Andovontia

                 Census Director—Salsatia

                 Associate Inspector

                 Assigned Sentinels

                 Universal Conciliators

                 Technical Advisers

                 Celestial recorders

                 Morontia Companions

[37:9.1]    9. Permanent Citizens of the Local Universe

                 (1) Susatia

                 (2) Univitatia

                 (3) Material Sons

                 (4) Midway Creatures

                     Abandonters

[37:10.1]  10. Other Local Universe Groups

                 The Spironga

                 The Spornagia

                 Courtesy colonies


 38. MINISTERING SPIRITS OF THE LOCAL UNIVERSE

[38:1.1]    1. Origin of Seraphim

[38:2.1]    2. Angelic Natures

[38:3.1]    3. Unrevealed Angels

[38:4.1]    4. The Seraphic Worlds

[38:5.1]    5. Seraphic Training

 [38:6.1]    6. Seraphic Organization

[38:7.1]    7. Cherubim and Sanobim

[38:8.1]    8. Evolution of Cherubim and Sanobim

                 (1) Ascension Candidates

                 (2) Mid-phase Cherubim

                 (3) Morontia Cherubim

[38:9.1]    9. The Midway Creatures

                 (1) Primary Midwayers

                 (2) Secondary Midwayers


 39. THE SERAPHIC HOSTS

[39:1.1]    1. Supreme Seraphim

                 (1) Son-Spirit Ministers

                     Bestowal attendants

                 (2) Court Advisers

                 (3) Universe Orientators

                 (4) The Teaching Counselors

                 (5) Directors of Assignment

                 (6) The Recorders

                 (7) Unattached Ministers

[39:2.1]    2. Superior Seraphim

                 (1) The Intelligence Corps

                 (2) The Voice of Mercy

                 (3) Spirit Co-ordinators

                 (4) Assistant Teachers

                 (5) The Transporters

                     Seraphic transport techniques

                 (6) The Recorders

                     Broadcasters

                 (7) The Reserves

[39:3.1]    3. Supervisor Seraphim

                 (1) Supervising Assistants

                 (2) Law Forecasters

                 (3) Social Architects

                 (4) Ethical Sensitizers

                 (5) The Transporters

                 (6) The Recorders

                 (7) The Reserves

[39:4.1]    4. Administrator Seraphim

                 (1) Administrative Assistants

                 (2) Justice Guides

                 (3) Interpreters of Cosmic Citizenship

                 (4) Quickeners of Morality

                 (5) The Transporters

                 (6) The Recorders

                 (7) The Reserves

[39:5.1]    5. Planetary Helpers

                 (1) The Voices of the Garden

                 (2) The Spirits of Brotherhood

                 (3) The Souls of Peace

                 (4) The Spirits of Trust

                 (5) The Transporters

                     Departure of a seraphic transport

                 (6) The Recorders

                 (7) The Reserves

[39:6.1]    6. Transition Ministers

[39:7.1]    7. Seraphim of the Future

[39:8.1]    8. Seraphic Destiny

[39:9.1]    9. The Corps of Seraphic Completion


 40. THE ASCENDING SONS OF GOD

[40:1.1]    1. Evolutionary Seraphim

[40:2.1]    2. Ascending Material Sons

[40:3.1]    3. Translated Midwayers

[40:4.1]    4. Personalized Adjusters

[40:5.1]    5. Mortals of Time and Space

                 Mortals of the transient or experiential Adjuster sojourn

                 Mortals of the non-Adjuster-fusion types

                 Mortals of Adjuster-fusion potential

[40:6.1]    6. The Faith Sons of God

[40:7.1]    7. Father-fused Mortals

[40:8.1]    8. Son-fused Mortals

[40:9.1]    9. Spirit-fused Mortals

                 Techniques of memory reconstruction

[40:10.1]  10. Ascendant Destinies


 41. PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THE LOCAL UNIVERSE

[41:1.1]    1. The Nebadon Power Centers

[41:2.1]    2. The Satania Physical Controllers

[41:3.1]    3. Our Starry Associates

[41:4.1]    4. Sun Density

[41:5.1]    5. Solar Radiation

[41:6.1]    6. Calcium—the Wanderer of Space

[41:7.1]    7. Sources of Solar Energy

[41:8.1]    8. Solar-energy Reactions

[41:9.1]    9. Sun Stability

[41:10.1]  10. Origin of Inhabited Worlds


 42. ENERGYCMIND AND MATTER

[42:1.1]    1. Paradise Forces and Energies

[42:2.1]    2. Universal Nonspiritual Energy Systems (Physical Energies)

                 (1) Space potency

                 (2) Primordial force

                 (3) Emergent energies

                     a. Puissant energy

                     b. Gravity energy

                 (4) Universe power

                 (5) Havona energy

                 (6) Transcendental energy

                 (7) Monota

[42:3.1]    3. Classification of Matter

[42:4.1]    4. Energy and Matter Transmutations

[42:5.1]    5. Wave-energy Manifestations

[42:6.1]    6. Ultimatons, Electrons, and Atoms

[42:7.1]    7. Atomic Matter

[42:8.1]    8. Atomic Cohesion

[42:9.1]    9. Natural Philosophy

[42:10.1]  10. Universal Nonspiritual Energy Systems (Material Mind Systems)

                 (1) Preadjutant-spirit minds

                 (2) Adjutant-spirit minds

                 (3) Evolving morontia minds

                     The cosmic mind

[42:11.1]  11. Universe Mechanisms

[42:12.1]  12. Pattern and Form—Mind Dominance


 43. THE CONSTELLATIONS

[43:1.1]    1. The Constellation Headquarters

[43:2.1]    2. The Constellation Government

[43:3.1]    3. The Most Highs of Norlatiadek

[43:4.1]    4. Mount Assembly—the Faithful of Days

[43:5.1]    5. The Edentia Fathers since the Lucifer Rebellion

[43:6.1]    6. The Gardens of God

[43:7.1]    7. The Univitatia

[43:8.1]    8. The Edentia Training Worlds

[43:9.1]    9. Citizenship on Edentia


 44. THE CELESTIAL ARTISANS

[44:1.1]    1. The Celestial Musicians

[44:2.1]    2. The Heavenly Reproducers

[44:3.1]    3. The Divine Builders

[44:4.1]    4. The Thought Recorders

[44:5.1]    5. The Energy Manipulators

[44:6.1]    6. The Designers and Embellishers

[44:7.1]    7. The Harmony Workers

[44:8.1]    8. Mortal Aspirations and Morontia Achievements


 45. THE LOCAL SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION

[45:1.1]    1. Transitional Culture Worlds

                 (1) The Finaliter World

                 (2) The Morontia World

                 (3) The Angelic World

                 (4) The Superangel World

                 (5) The World of the Sons

                 (6) The World of the Spirit

                 (7) The World of the Father

[45:2.1]    2. The System Sovereign

[45:3.1]    3. The System Government

[45:4.1]    4. The Four and Twenty Counselors

[45:5.1]    5. The Material Sons

[45:6.1]    6. Adamic Training of Ascenders

                 Parental experience

                 The probation nursery of Satania

[45:7.1]    7. The Melchizedek Schools


 46. THE LOCAL SYSTEM HEADQUARTERS

[46:1.1]    1. Physical Aspects of Jerusem

[46:2.1]    2. Physical Features of Jerusem

[46:3.1]    3. The Jerusem Broadcasts

[46:4.1]    4. Residential and Administrative Areas

[46:5.1]    5. The Jerusem Circles

                 (1) Circles of the Sons of God

                 (2) Circles of the angels

                 (3) Circles of the Universe Aids

                 (4) Circles of the Master Physical Controllers

                 (5) Circles of the ascending mortals

                 (6) Circles of the courtesy colonies

                 (7) Circles of the finaliters

[46:6.1]    6. The Executive-administrative Squares

[46:7.1]    7. The Rectangles—the Spornagia

[46:8.1]    8. The Jerusem Triangles


 47. THE SEVEN MANSION WORLDS

[47:1.1]    1. The Finaliters' World

                 Requisite parental experience

[47:2.1]    2. The Probationary Nursery

[47:3.1]    3. The First Mansion World

                 Morontia Companions

[47:4.1]    4. The Second Mansion World

[47:5.1]    5. The Third Mansion World

[47:6.1]    6. The Fourth Mansion World

[47:7.1]    7. The Fifth Mansion World

[47:8.1]    8. The Sixth Mansion World

                 Adjuster fusion

[47:9.1]    9. The Seventh Mansion World

[47:10.1]  10. Jerusem Citizenship


 48. THE MORONTIA LIFE

[48:1.1]    1. Morontia Materials

[48:2.1]    2. Morontia Power Supervisors

                 (1) Circuit Regulators

                 (2) System Co-ordinators

                 (3) Planetary Custodians

                 (4) Combined Controllers

                 (5) Liaison stabilizers

                 (6) Selective Assorters

                 (7) Associate Registrars

[48:3.1]    3. Morontia Companions

                 (1) Pilgrim Guardians

                 (2) Pilgrim Receivers and Free Associators

                 (3) Hosts to Celestial Visitors

                 (4) Co-ordinators and Liaison Directors

                 (5) Interpreters and Translators

                 (6) Excursion and Reversion Supervisors

                 (7) Area and Building Custodians

[48:4.1]    4. The Reversion Directors

                 Celestial humor

                 Mortal humor

[48:5.1]    5. The Mansion World Teachers

[48:6.1]    6. Morontia World Seraphim—Transition Ministers

                 (1) Seraphic Evangels

                     Original of Twenty-third Psalm

                 (2) Racial Interpreters

                 (3) Mind Planners

                 (4) Morontia Counselors

                     Stereoscopic effect of mota

                 (5) Technicians

                 (6) Recorder-Teachers

                     Truth and fact

                 (7) Ministering Reserves

                     Success, failure, and ego

[48:7.1]    7. Morontia Mota

[48:8.1]    8. The Morontia Progressors


 49. THE INHABITED WORLDS

[49:1.1]    1. The Planetary Life

[49:2.1]    2. Planetary Physical Types

                 (1) The atmospheric types

                 (2) The elemental types

                 (1) The gravity types

                 (4) The temperature types

                 (5) The electric types

                 (6) The energizing types

                 (7) The unnamed types

[49:3.1]    3. Worlds of the Nonbreathers

[49:4.1]    4. Evolutionary Will Creatures

[49:5.1]    5. The Planetary Series of Mortals

                 (1) Adjustment to planetary environment

                     Experimental series inspected by Tabamantia

                 (2) Brain-type

                 (3) Spirit-reception series

                 (4) Planetary-mortal epochs

                 (5) Creature-kinship serials

                 (6) Adjuster-fusion series

                 (7) Techniques of terrestrial escape

[49:6.1]    6. Terrestrial Escape

                 (1) The dispensational or group order of survival

                 (2) The individual orders of ascension

                 (3) The probationary-dependent orders of ascension

                 (4) The secondary modified orders of ascension

                 (5) The primary modified order of ascension


 50. THE PLANETARY PRINCES

[50:1.1]    1. Mission of the Princes

[50:2.1]    2. Planetary Administration

[50:3.1]    3. The Prince's Corporeal Staff

[50:4.1]    4. The Planetary Headquarters and Schools

[50:5.1]    5. Progressive Civilization

[50:6.1]    6. Planetary Culture

[50:7.1]    7. The Rewards of Isolation

                 Agondonters

                 Tabamantia an agondonter


 51. THE PLANETARY ADAMS

[51:1.1]    1. Origin and Nature of the Material Sons of God

[51:2.1]    2. Transit of the Planetary Adams

[51:3.1]    3. The Adamic Missions

[51:4.1]    4. The Six Evolutionary Races

[51:5.1]    5. Racial Amalgamation—Bestowal of the Adamic Blood

[51:6.1]    6. The Edenic Regime

[51:7.1]    7. United Administration




52. PLANETARY MORTAL EPOCHS

[52:1.1]    1. Primitive Man

[52:2.1]    2. Post-planetary Prince Man

[52:3.1]    3. Post-Adamic Man

[52:4.1]    4. Post-magisterial Son Man

[52:5.1]    5. Post-bestowal Son Man

[52:6.1]    6. Urantia's Post-bestowal Age

[52:7.1]    7. Post-teacher Son Man


 53. THE LUCIFER REBELLION

[53:1.1]    1. The Leaders of Rebellion

[53:2.1]    2. The Causes of Rebellion

[53:3.1]    3. The Lucifer Manifesto

[53:4.1]    4. Outbreak of the Rebellion

[53:5.1]    5. Nature of the Conflict

[53:6.1]    6. A Loyal Seraphic Commander

[53:7.1]    7. History of the Rebellion

[53:8.1]    8. The Son of Man on Urantia

[53:9.1]    9. Present Status of the Rebellion


 54. PROBLEMS OF THE LUCIFER REBELLION

[54:1.1]    1. True and False Liberty

[54:2.1]    2. The Theft of Liberty

[54:3.1]    3. The Time Lag of Justice

[54:4.1]    4. The Mercy Time Lag

[54:5.1]    5. The Wisdom of Delay

                 Twelve reasons

[54:6.1]    6. The Triumph of Love


 55. THE SPHERES OF LIGHT AND LIFE

[55:1.1]    1. The Morontia Temple

[55:2.1]    2. Death and Translation

[55:3.1]    3. The Golden Ages

[55:4.1]    4. Administrative Readjustments

                 The seven stages on a planet

                 Release of midwayers

                 Adamic departure

[55:5.1]    5. The Acme of Material Development

[55:6.1]    6. The Individual Mortal

[55:7.1]    7. The First or Planetary Stage

[55:8.1]    8. The Second or System Stage

[55:9.1]    9. The Third or Constellation Stage

[55:10.1]  10. The Fourth or Local Universe Stage

[55:11.1]  11. The Minor and Major Sector Stages

[55:12.1]  12. The Seventh or Superuniverse Stage

                 The Unqualified Supervisors of the Supreme

             


 56. UNIVERSAL UNITY

[56:1.1]    1. Physical Co-ordination

[56:2.1]    2. Intellectual Unity

[56:3.1]    3. Spiritual Unification

[56:4.1]    4. Personality Unification

[56:5.1]    5. Deity Unity

[56:6.1]    6. Unification of Evolutionary Deity

 [56:7.1]    7. Universal Evolutionary Repercussions

[56:8.1]    8. The Supreme Unifier

[56:9.1]    9. Universal Absolute Unity

[56:10.1]  10. Truth, Beauty, and Goodness





     PART III. THE HISTORY OF URANTIA


 57. THE ORIGIN OF URANTIA

[57:1.1]    1. The Andronover Nebula

[57:2.1]    2. The Primary Nebular Stage

[57:3.1]    3. The Secondary Nebular Stage

[57:4.1]    4. Tertiary and Quartan Stages

                 Origin of the Sun

[57:5.1]    5. Origin of Monmatia—the Urantia Solar System

                 Retrograde motion

[57:6.1]    6. The Solar System Stage

                 The planet-forming era

                 Tidal friction

                 Gravity-tidal explosions

[57:7.1]    7. The Meteoric Era

                 The Volcanic Age

                 The Primitive Planetary Atmosphere

[57:8.1]    8. Crustal Stabilization

                 The Age of Earthquakes

                 The World Ocean and the First Continent


 58. LIFE ESTABLISHMENT ON URANTIA

[58:1.1]    1. Physical-life Prerequisites

[58:2.1]    2. The Urantia Atmosphere

[58:3.1]    3. Spatial Environment

[58:4.1]    4. The Life-dawn Era

[58:5.1]    5. The Continental Drift

[58:6.1]    6. The Transition Period

[58:7.1]    7. The Geologic History Book


 59. THE MARINE-LIFE ERA ON URANTIA

[59:1.1]    1. Early Marine Life in the Shallow Seas

                 The Trilobite Age

[59:2.1]    2. The First Continental Flood Stage

                 The Invertebrate-animal Age

[59:3.1]    3. The Second Great Flood Stage

                 The Coral Period

                 The Brachiopod Age

[59:4.1]    4. The Great Land-emergence Stage

                 The Vegetative Land-life Period

                 The Age of Fishes

[59:5.1]    5. The Crustal-shifting Stage

                 The Fern-forest Carboniferous Period

                 The Age of Frogs

[59:6.1]    6. The Climatic Transition Stage

                 The Seed-plant Period

                 The Age of Biologic Tribulation


60. URANTIA DURING THE EARLY LAND-LIFE ERA

[60:1.1]    1. The Early Reptilian Age

[60:2.1]    2. The Later Reptilian Age

[60:3.1]    3. The Cretaceous Stage

                 The Flowering-plant Period

                 The Age of Birds

[60:4.1]    4. The End of the Chalk Period


 61. THE MAMMALIAN ERA ON URANTIA

[61:1.1]    1. The New Continental Land Stage

                 The Age of Early Mammals

[61:2.1]    2. The Recent Flood Stage

                 The Age of Advanced Mammals

[61:3.1]    3. The Modern Mountain Stage

                 Age of the Elephant and the Horse

[61:4.1]    4. The Recent Continental-elevation Stage

                 The Last Great Mammalian Migration

[61:5.1]    5. The Early Ice Age

[61:6.1]    6. Primitive Man in the Ice Age

[61:7.1]    7. The Continuing Ice Age


 62. THE DAWN RACES OF EARLY MAN

[62:1.1]    1. The Early Lemur Types

[62:2.1]    2. The Dawn Mammals

[62:3.1]    3. The Mid-mammals

                 Origin of the Simian tribes

[62:4.1]    4. The Primates

[62:5.1]    5. The First Human Beings

[62:6.1]    6. Evolution of the Human Mind

[62:7.1]    7. Recognition as an Inhabited World


 63. THE FIRST HUMAN FAMILY

[63:1.1]    1. Andon and Fonta

[63:2.1]    2. The Flight of the Twins

[63:3.1]    3. Andon's Family

[63:4.1]    4. The Andonic Clans

[63:5.1]    5. Dispersion of the Andonites

[63:6.1]    6. Onagar—the First Truth Teacher

[63:7.1]    7. The Survival of Andon and Fonta


 64. THE EVOLUTIONARY RACES OF COLOR

[64:1.1]    1. The Andonic Aborigines

[64:2.1]    2. The Foxhall Peoples

[64:3.1]    3. The Badonan Tribes

[64:4.1]    4. The Neanderthal Races

[64:5.1]    5. Origin of the Colored Races

[64:6.1]    6. The Six Sangik Races of Urantia

                 (1) The red man

                 (2) The orange man

                 (3) The yellow man

                 (4) The green man

                 (5) The blue man

                 (6) The indigo race

                     Purpose of the six races

 [64:7.1]    7. Dispersion of the Colored Races


 65. THE OVERCONTROL OF EVOLUTION

[65:1.1]    1. Life Carrier Functions

                 (1) The physical level of electrochemistry

                 (2) The usual mid-phase of quasi-morontial existence

                 (3) The advanced semispiritual level

[65:2.1]    2. The Evolutionary Panorama

[65:3.1]    3. The Fostering of Evolution

[65:4.1]    4. The Urantia Adventure

[65:5.1]    5. Life-evolution Vicissitudes

[65:6.1]    6. Evolutionary Techniques of Life

[65:7.1]    7. Evolutionary Mind Levels

                 Mechanical-nonteachable mind

                 Nonmechanical experiencing mind

[65:8.1]    8. Evolution in Time and Space


 66. THE PLANETARY PRINCE OF URANTIA

[66:1.1]    1. Prince Caligastia

[66:2.1]    2. The Prince's Staff

[66:3.1]    3. Dalamatia—the City of the Prince

[66:4.1]    4. Early Days of the One Hundred

[66:5.1]    5. Organization of the One Hundred

                 (1) The council on food and material welfare

                 (2) The board of animal domestication and utilization

                 (3) The advisers regarding the conquest of predatory animals

                 (4) The faculty on dissemination and conservation of knowledge

                 (5) The commission on industry and trade

                 (6) The college of revealed religion

                 (7) The guardians of health and life

                 (8) The planetary council on art and science

                 (9) The governors of advanced tribal relations

                (10) The supreme court of tribal co-ordination and racial co-operation

[66:6.1]    6. The Prince's Reign

[66:7.1]    7. Life in Dalamatia

[66:8.1]    8. Misfortunes of Caligastia


 67. THE PLANETARY REBELLION

[67:1.1]    1. The Caligastia Betrayal

[67:2.1]    2. The Outbreak of Rebellion

[67:3.1]    3. The Seven Crucial Years

[67:4.1]    4. The Caligastia One Hundred after Rebellion

[67:5.1]    5. Immediate Results of Rebellion

[67:6.1]    6. Van—the Steadfast

[67:7.1]    7. Remote Repercussions of Sin

[67:8.1]    8. The Human Hero of the Rebellion


 68. THE DAWN OF CIVILIZATION

[68:1.1]    1. Protective Socialization

[68:2.1]    2. Factors in Social Progression

[68:3.1]    3. Socializing Influence of Ghost Fear

[68:4.1]    4. Evolution of the Mores

[68:5.1]    5. Land TechniquesCMaintenance Arts

                 (1) The collection stage

                 (2) The hunting stage

                 (3) The pastoral stage

                 (4) The agricultural stage

[68:6.1]    6. Evolution of Culture

                 The land-man ratio


 69. PRIMITIVE HUMAN INSTITUTIONS

[69:1.1]    1. Basic Human Institutions

                 (1) Institutions of self-maintenance

                 (2) Institutions of self-perpetuation

                 (3) Institutions of self-gratification

[69:2.1]    2. The Dawn of Industry

[69:3.1]    3. The Specialization of Labor

[69:4.1]    4. The Beginnings of Trade

[69:5.1]    5. The Beginnings of Capital

[69:6.1]    6. Fire in Relation to Civilization

[69:7.1]    7. The Utilization of Animals

[69:8.1]    8. Slavery as a Factor in Civilization

[69:9.1]    9. Private Property


 70. THE EVOLUTION OF HUMAN GOVERNMENT

[70:1.1]    1. The Genesis of War

[70:2.1]    2. The Social Value of War

                 Modern industrialism versus militarism

[70:3.1]    3. Early Human Associations

[70:4.1]    4. Clans and Tribes

[70:5.1]    5. The Beginnings of Government

[70:6.1]    6. Monarchial Government

[70:7.1]    7. Primitive Clubs and Secret Societies

[70:8.1]    8. Social Classes

[70:9.1]    9. Human Rights

[70:10.1]  10. Evolution of Justice

[70:11.1]  11. Laws and Courts

[70:12.1]  12. Allocation of Civil Authority


 71. DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE

[71:1.1]    1. The Embryonic State

[71:2.1]    2. The Evolution of Representative Government

[71:3.1]    3. The Ideals of Statehood

[71:4.1]    4. Progressive Civilization

[71:5.1]    5. The Evolution of Competition

[71:6.1]    6. The Profit Motive

[71:7.1]    7. Education

[71:8.1]    8. The Character of Statehood


 72. GOVERNMENT ON A NEIGHBORING PLANET

[72:1.1]    1. The Continental Nation

[72:2.1]    2. Political Organization

[72:3.1]    3. The Home Life

[72:4.1]    4. The Educational System

[72:5.1]    5. Industrial Organization

[72:6.1]    6. Old-age Insurance

[72:7.1]    7. Taxation

[72:8.1]    8. The Special Colleges

 [72:9.1]    9. The Plan of Universal Suffrage

[72:10.1]  10. Dealing with Crime

[72:11.1]  11. Military Preparedness

[72:12.1]  12. The Other Nations


 73. THE GARDEN OF EDEN

                 Tabamantia's inspection

[73:1.1]    1. The Nodites and the Amadonites

[73:2.1]    2. Planning for the Garden

[73:3.1]    3. The Garden Site

[73:4.1]    4. Establishing the Garden

[73:5.1]    5. The Garden Home

[73:6.1]    6. The Tree of Life

[73:7.1]    7. The Fate of Eden


 74. ADAM AND EVE

[74:1.1]    1. Adam and Eve on Jerusem

[74:2.1]    2. Arrival of Adam and Eve

[74:3.1]    3. Adam and Eve Learn about the Planet

[74:4.1]    4. The First Upheaval

[74:5.1]    5. Adam's Administration

[74:6.1]    6. Home Life of Adam and Eve

[74:7.1]    7. Life in the Garden

[74:8.1]    8. The Legend of Creation


 75. THE DEFAULT OF ADAM AND EVE

[75:1.1]    1. The Urantia Problem

[75:2.1]    2. Caligastia's Plot

[75:3.1]    3. The Temptation of Eve

[75:4.1]    4. The Realization of Default

[75:5.1]    5. Repercussions of Default

[75:6.1]    6. Adam and Eve Leave the Garden

[75:7.1]    7. Degradation of Adam and Eve

[75:8.1]    8. The So-called Fall of Man


 76. THE SECOND GARDEN

[76:1.1]    1. The Edenites Enter Mesopotamia

[76:2.1]    2. Cain and Abel

[76:3.1]    3. Life in Mesopotamia

                 The Sethite priesthood

[76:4.1]    4. The Violet Race

[76:5.1]    5. Death of Adam and Eve

                 Michael's message

[76:6.1]    6. Survival of Adam and Eve


 77. THE MIDWAY CREATURES

[77:1.1]    1. The Primary Midwayers

[77:2.1]    2. The Nodite Race

[77:3.1]    3. The Tower of Babel

[77:4.1]    4. Nodite Centers of Civilization

[77:5.1]    5. Adamson and Ratta

[77:6.1]    6. The Secondary Midwayers

[77:7.1]    7. The Rebel Midwayers

[77:8.1]    8. The United Midwayers

 [77:9.1]    9. The Permanent Citizens of Urantia


 78. THE VIOLET RACE AFTER THE DAYS OF ADAM

[78:1.1]    1. Racial and Cultural Distribution

[78:2.1]    2. The Adamites in the Second Garden

[78:3.1]    3. Early Expansions of the Adamites

[78:4.1]    4. The Andites

[78:5.1]    5. The Andite Migrations

[78:6.1]    6. The Last Andite Dispersions

[78:7.1]    7. The Floods in Mesopotamia

                 Story of Noah

[78:8.1]    8. The Sumerians—Last of the Andites


 79. ANDITE EXPANSION IN THE ORIENT

[79:1.1]    1. The Andites of Turkestan

[79:2.1]    2. The Andite Conquest of India

[79:3.1]    3. Dravidian India

[79:4.1]    4. The Aryan Invasion of India

[79:5.1]    5. Red Man and Yellow Man

[79:6.1]    6. Dawn of Chinese Civilization

[79:7.1]    7. The Andites Enter China

[79:8.1]    8. Later Chinese Civilization


 80. ANDITE EXPANSION IN THE OCCIDENT

[80:1.1]    1. The Adamites Enter Europe

[80:2.1]    2. Climatic and Geologic Changes

                 Flooding of the Mediterranean

[80:3.1]    3. The Cro-magnoid Blue Man

[80:4.1]    4. The Andite Invasions of Europe

[80:5.1]    5. The Andite Conquest of Northern Europe

[80:6.1]    6. The Andites along the Nile

[80:7.1]    7. Andites of the Mediterranean Isles

[80:8.1]    8. The Danubian Andonites

[80:9.1]    9. The Three White Races


 81. DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN CIVILIZATION

[81:1.1]    1. The Cradle of Civilization

[81:2.1]    2. The Tools of Civilization

                 (1) The taming of fire

                 (2) The domestication of animals

                 (3) The enslavement of captives

                 (4) Private property

[81:3.1]    3. Cities, Manufacture, and Commerce

[81:4.1]    4. The Mixed Races

                 (1) The Caucasoid races

                 (2) The Mongoloid races

                 (3) The Negroid races

[81:5.1]    5. Cultural Society

                 Might and right

[81:6.1]    6. The Maintenance of Civilization

                 (1) Natural circumstances

                 (2) Capital goods

                 (3) Scientific knowledge

                 (4) Human resources

                 (5) Effectiveness of material resources

                 (6) Effectiveness of language

                 (7) Effectiveness of mechanical devices

                 (8) Character of torchbearers

                 (9) The racial ideals

                (10) Co-ordination of specialists

                (11) Place-finding devices

                (12) The willingness to co-operate

                (13) Effective and wise leadership

                (14) Social changes

                (15) The prevention of transitional breakdown


 82. THE EVOLUTION OF MARRIAGE

[82:1.1]    1. The Mating Instinct

[82:2.1]    2. The Restrictive Taboos

[82:3.1]    3. Early Marriage Mores

[82:4.1]    4. Marriage under the Property Mores

[82:5.1]    5. Endogamy and Exogamy

[82:6.1]    6. Racial Mixtures


 83. THE MARRIAGE INSTITUTION

[83:1.1]    1. Marriage as a Societal Institution

[83:2.1]    2. Courtship and Betrothal

[83:3.1]    3. Purchase and Dowry

[83:4.1]    4. The Wedding Ceremony

[83:5.1]    5. Plural Marriages

[83:6.1]    6. True Monogamy—Pair Marriage

[83:7.1]    7. The Dissolution of Wedlock

[83:8.1]    8. The Idealization of Marriage


 84. MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE

[84:1.1]    1. Primitive Pair Associations

[84:2.1]    2. The Early Mother-family

[84:3.1]    3. The Family under Father Dominance

[84:4.1]    4. Woman's Status in Early Society

[84:5.1]    5. Woman under the Developing Mores

[84:6.1]    6. The Partnership of Man and Woman

[84:7.1]    7. The Ideals of Family Life

[84:8.1]    8. Dangers of Self-gratification


 85. THE ORIGINS OF WORSHIP

[85:1.1]    1. Worship of Stones and Hills

[85:2.1]    2. Worship of Plants and Trees

[85:3.1]    3. The Worship of Animals

[85:4.1]    4. Worship of the Elements

[85:5.1]    5. Worship of the Heavenly Bodies

[85:6.1]    6. Worship of Man

[85:7.1]    7. The Adjutants of Worship and Wisdom


 86. EARLY EVOLUTION OF RELIGION

[86:1.1]    1. Chance: Good Luck and Bad Luck

[86:2.1]    2. The Personification of Chance

[86:3.1]    3. Death—the Inexplicable

[86:4.1]    4. The Death-survival Concept

 [86:5.1]    5. The Ghost-soul Concept

[86:6.1]    6. The Ghost-spirit Environment

[86:7.1]    7. The Function of Primitive Religion


 87. THE GHOST CULTS

[87:1.1]    1. Ghost Fear

[87:2.1]    2. Ghost Placation

[87:3.1]    3. Ancestor Worship

[87:4.1]    4. Good and Bad Spirit Ghosts

[87:5.1]    5. The Advancing Ghost Cult

[87:6.1]    6. Coercion and Exorcism

[87:7.1]    7. Nature of Cultism


 88. FETISHES, CHARMS, AND MAGIC

[88:1.1]    1. Belief in Fetishes

[88:2.1]    2. Evolution of the Fetish

                 Images and idols

                 "Sacred Books"

[88:3.1]    3. Totemism

[88:4.1]    4. Magic

[88:5.1]    5. Magical Charms

[88:6.1]    6. The Practice of Magic


 89. SIN, SACRIFICE, AND ATONEMENT

[89:1.1]    1. The Taboo

[89:2.1]    2. The Concept of Sin

[89:3.1]    3. Renunciation and Humiliation

                 The continence cult

[89:4.1]    4. Origins of Sacrifice

[89:5.1]    5. Sacrifices and Cannibalism

[89:6.1]    6. Evolution of Human Sacrifice

[89:7.1]    7. Modifications of Human Sacrifice

                 Temple harlotry

[89:8.1]    8. Redemption and Covenants

[89:9.1]    9. Sacrifices and Sacraments

[89:10.1]  10. Forgiveness of Sin


 90. SHAMANISMCMEDICINE MEN AND PRIESTS

[90:1.1]    1. The First Shamans—the Medicine Men

[90:2.1]    2. Shamanistic Practices

[90:3.1]    3. The Shamanic Theory of Disease and Death

[90:4.1]    4. Medicine under the Shamans

[90:5.1]    5. Priests and Rituals


 91. THE EVOLUTION OF PRAYER

[91:1.1]    1. Primitive Prayer

[91:2.1]    2. Evolving Prayer

                 Prayer versus magic

[91:3.1]    3. Prayer and the Alter Ego

[91:4.1]    4. Ethical Praying

[91:5.1]    5. Social Repercussions of Prayer

[91:6.1]    6. The Province of Prayer

[91:7.1]    7. Mysticism, Ecstasy, and Inspiration

[91:8.1]    8. Praying as a Personal Experience

 [91:9.1]    9. Conditions of Effective Prayer


 92. THE LATER EVOLUTION OF RELIGION

[92:1.1]    1. The Evolutionary Nature of Religion

[92:2.1]    2. Religion and the Mores

[92:3.1]    3. The Nature of Evolutionary Religion

[92:4.1]    4. The Gift of Revelation

                 (1) The Dalamatian teachings

                 (2) The Edenic teachings

                 (3) The Melchizedek of Salem

                 (4) Jesus of Nazareth

                 (5) The Urantia Papers

[92:5.1]    5. The Great Religious Leaders

[92:6.1]    6. The Composite Religions

                 Eleven living religions

[92:7.1]    7. The Further Evolution of Religion


 93. MACHIVENTA MELCHIZEDEK

[93:1.1]    1. The Machiventa Incarnation

[93:2.1]    2. The Sage of Salem

[93:3.1]    3. Melchizedek's Teachings

[93:4.1]    4. The Salem Religion

                 The creed

                 The seven commandments

[93:5.1]    5. The Selection of Abraham

[93:6.1]    6. Melchizedek's Covenant with Abraham

[93:7.1]    7. The Melchizedek Missionaries

[93:8.1]    8. Departure of Melchizedek

[93:9.1]    9. After Melchizedek's Departure

[93:10.1]  10. Present Status of Machiventa Melchizedek


 94. THE MELCHIZEDEK TEACHINGS IN THE ORIENT

[94:1.1]    1. The Salem Teachings in Vedic India

                 The Rig-Veda

[94:2.1]    2. Brahmanism

                 Doctrine of reincarnation

[94:3.1]    3. Brahmanic Philosophy

[94:4.1]    4. The Hindu Religion

[94:5.1]    5. The Struggle for Truth in China

[94:6.1]    6. Lao-Tse and Confucius

[94:7.1]    7. Gautama Siddhartha

[94:8.1]    8. The Buddhist Faith

                 The gospel of Gautama

                 The moral commandments

[94:9.1]    9. The Spread of Buddhism

[94:10.1]  10. Religion in Tibet

[94:11.1]  11. Buddhist Philosophy

[94:12.1]  12. The God Concept of Buddhism


 95. THE MELCHIZEDEK TEACHINGS IN THE LEVANT

[95:1.1]    1. The Salem Religion in Mesopotamia

[95:2.1]    2. Early Egyptian Religion

[95:3.1]    3. Evolution of Moral Concepts

[95:4.1]    4. The Teachings of Amenomope

[95:5.1]    5. The Remarkable Ikhnaton

[95:6.1]    6. The Salem Doctrines in Iran

[95:7.1]    7. The Salem Teachings in Arabia


 96. YAHWEHCGOD OF THE HEBREWS

[96:1.1]    1. Deity Concepts among the Semites

[96:2.1]    2. The Semitic Peoples

[96:3.1]    3. The Matchless Moses

[96:4.1]    4. The Proclamation of Yahweh

[96:5.1]    5. The Teachings of Moses

                 Materialistic Providence

[96:6.1]    6. The God Concept after Moses' Death

[96:7.1]    7. Psalms and the Book of Job


 97. EVOLUTION OF THE GOD CONCEPT AMONG THE HEBREWS

[97:1.1]    1. SamuelCFirst of the Hebrew Prophets

[97:2.1]    2. Elijah and Elisha

[97:3.1]    3. Yahweh and Baal

[97:4.1]    4. Amos and Hosea

[97:5.1]    5. The First Isaiah

[97:6.1]    6. Jeremiah the Fearless

[97:7.1]    7. The Second Isaiah

[97:8.1]    8. Sacred and Profane History

[97:9.1]    9. Hebrew History

                 Ephriam and Judah

                 Saul and David

                 Solomon and taxation

                 Israel and Judah

                 Destruction of the Kingdom of Israel

                 End of the Kingdom of Judah

                 The Babylonian captivity

[97:10.1]  10. The Hebrew Religion


 98. THE MELCHIZEDEK TEACHINGS IN THE OCCIDENT

[98:1.1]    1. The Salem Religion among the Greeks

[98:2.1]    2. Greek Philosophic Thought

[98:3.1]    3. The Melchizedek Teachings in Rome

[98:4.1]    4. The Mystery Cults

                 The Phrygian cult of Cybele and Attis

                 The Egyptian cult of Osiris and Isis

                 The Iranian cult of Mithras

[98:5.1]    5. The Cult of Mithras

[98:6.1]    6. Mithraism and Christianity

[98:7.1]    7. The Christian Religion


 99. THE SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF RELIGION

[99:1.1]    1. Religion and Social Reconstruction

[99:2.1]    2. Weakness of Institutional Religion

[99:3.1]    3. Religion and the Religionist

[99:4.1]    4. Transition Difficulties

[99:5.1]    5. Social Aspects of Religion

[99:6.1]    6. Institutional Religion

[99:7.1]    7. Religion's Contribution


100. RELIGION IN HUMAN EXPERIENCE

[100:1.1]    1. Religious Growth

[100:2.1]    2. Spiritual Growth

[100:3.1]    3. Concepts of Supreme Value

[100:4.1]    4. Problems of Growth

[100:5.1]    5. Conversion and Mysticism

[100:6.1]    6. Marks of Religious Living

[100:7.1]    7. The Acme of Religious Living


101. THE REAL NATURE OF RELIGION

[101:1.1]    1. True Religion

[101:2.1]    2. The Fact of Religion

[101:3.1]    3. The Characteristics of Religion

                  Twelve illustrations of spiritual faith

[101:4.1]    4. The Limitations of Revelation

[101:5.1]    5. Religion Expanded by Revelation

[101:6.1]    6. Progressive Religious Experience

                  Seven aspects of salvation

[101:7.1]    7. A Personal Philosophy of Religion

[101:8.1]    8. Faith and Belief

[101:9.1]    9. Religion and Morality

[101:10.1]  10. Religion as Man's Liberator


102. THE FOUNDATIONS OF RELIGIOUS FAITH

[102:1.1]    1. Assurances of Faith

[102:2.1]    2. Religion and Reality

[102:3.1]    3. Knowledge, Wisdom, and Insight

[102:4.1]    4. The Fact of Experience

[102:5.1]    5. The Supremacy of Purposive Potential

[102:6.1]    6. The Certainty of Religious Faith

[102:7.1]    7. The Certitude of the Divine

[102:8.1]    8. The Evidences of Religion


103. THE REALITY OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE

[103:1.1]    1. Philosophy of Religion

[103:2.1]    2. Religion and the Individual

[103:3.1]    3. Religion and the Human Race

[103:4.1]    4. Spiritual Communion

[103:5.1]    5. The Origin of Ideals

[103:6.1]    6. Philosophic Co-ordination

[103:7.1]    7. Science and Religion

[103:8.1]    8. Philosophy and Religion

[103:9.1]    9. The Essence of Religion


104. GROWTH OF THE TRINITY CONCEPT

[104:1.1]    1. Urantian Trinity Concepts

[104:2.1]    2. Trinity Unity and Deity Plurality

[104:3.1]    3. Trinities and Triunities

[104:4.1]    4. The Seven Triunities

[104:5.1]    5. Triodities


105. DEITY AND REALITY

[105:1.1]    1. The Philosophic Concept of the I Am

[105:2.1]    2. The I Am as Triune and as Sevenfold

[105:3.1]    3. The Seven Absolutes of Infinity

[105:4.1]    4. Unity, Duality, and Triunity

[105:5.1]    5. Promulgation of Finite Reality

[105:6.1]    6. Repercussions of Finite Reality

[105:7.1]    7. Eventuation of Transcendentals


106. UNIVERSE LEVELS OF REALITY

[106:1.1]    1. Primary Association of Finite Functionals

                  God the Sevenfold

[106:2.1]    2. Secondary Supreme Finite Integration

                  The Supreme Being

[106:3.1]    3. Transcendental Tertiary Reality Association

                  The Trinity Ultimate

[106:4.1]    4. Ultimate Quartan Integration

                  Ultimate Deity

[106:5.1]    5. Coabsolute or Fifth-phase Association

                  The Trinity Absolute

[106:6.1]    6. Absolute or Sixth-phase Integration

                  The cosmos infinite

[106:7.1]    7. Finality of Destiny

[106:8.1]    8. The Trinity of Trinities

                 (1) The level of three Trinities

                 (2) The level of experiential Deity

                 (3) The level of the I AM

[106:9.1]    9. Existential Infinite Unification


107. ORIGIN AND NATURE OF THOUGHT ADJUSTERS

[107:1.1]    1. Origin of Thought Adjusters

[107:2.1]    2. Classification of Adjusters

[107:3.1]    3. The Divinington Home of Adjusters

[107:4.1]    4. Nature and Presence of Adjusters

[107:5.1]    5. Adjuster Mindedness

[107:6.1]    6. Adjusters as Pure Spirits

[107:7.1]    7. Adjusters and Personality


108. MISSION AND MINISTRY OF THOUGHT ADJUSTERS

[108:1.1]    1. Selection and Assignment

[108:2.1]    2. Prerequisites of Adjuster Indwelling

                  On Urantia

                  On other worlds

[108:3.1]    3. Organization and Administration

                  Tabamantia's tribute

[108:4.1]    4. Relation to Other Spiritual Influences

[108:5.1]    5. The Adjuster's Mission

[108:6.1]    6. God in Man


109. RELATION OF ADJUSTERS TO UNIVERSE CREATURES

[109:1.1]    1. Development of Adjusters

[109:2.1]    2. Self-acting Adjusters

[109:3.1]    3. Relation of Adjusters to Mortal Types

[109:4.1]    4. Adjusters and Human Personality

[109:5.1]    5. Material Handicaps to Adjuster Indwelling

[109:6.1]    6. The Persistence of True Values

                  The Adjuster that indwelt Jesus

 [109:7.1]    7. Destiny of Personalized Adjusters

                  Omnipersonal beings


110. RELATION OF ADJUSTERS TO INDIVIDUAL MORTALS

[110:1.1]    1. Indwelling the Mortal Mind

[110:2.1]    2. Adjusters and Human Will

[110:3.1]    3. Co-operation with the Adjuster

[110:4.1]    4. The Adjuster's Work in the Mind

[110:5.1]    5. Erroneous Concepts of Adjuster Guidance

[110:6.1]    6. The Seven Psychic Circles

[110:7.1]    7. The Attainment of Immortality

                  The Adjuster's plea to the soul


111. THE ADJUSTER AND THE SOUL

[111:1.1]    1. The Mind Arena of Choice

[111:2.1]    2. Nature of the Soul

[111:3.1]    3. The Evolving Soul

[111:4.1]    4. The Inner Life

[111:5.1]    5. The Consecration of Choice

[111:6.1]    6. The Human Paradox

[111:7.1]    7. The Adjuster's Problem

                  A guardian of destiny's statement


112. PERSONALITY SURVIVAL

                  Fourteen aspects of personality

[112:1.1]    1. Personality and Reality

[112:2.1]    2. The Self

[112:3.1]    3. The Phenomenon of Death

[112:4.1]    4. Adjusters after Death

[112:5.1]    5. Survival of the Human Self

[112:6.1]    6. The Morontia Self

[112:7.1]    7. Adjuster Fusion


113. SERAPHIC GUARDIANS OF DESTINY

[113:1.1]    1. The Guardian Angels

[113:2.1]    2. The Destiny Guardians

[113:3.1]    3. Relation to Other Spirit Influences

[113:4.1]    4. Seraphic Domains of Action

[113:5.1]    5. Seraphic Ministry to Mortals

[113:6.1]    6. Guardian Angels after Death

[113:7.1]    7. Seraphim and the Ascendant Career


114. SERAPHIC PLANETARY GOVERNMENT

[114:1.1]    1. The Sovereignty of Urantia

[114:2.1]    2. The Board of Planetary Supervisors

[114:3.1]    3. The Resident Governor General

[114:4.1]    4. The Most High Observer

[114:5.1]    5. The Planetary Government

[114:6.1]    6. The Master Seraphim of Planetary Supervision

                 (1) The epochal angels

                 (2) The progress angels

                 (3) The religious guardians

                 (4) The angels of national life

                 (5) The angels of the races

                 (6) The angels of the future

                 (7) The angels of enlightenment

                 (8) The angels of health

                 (9) The home seraphim

                (10) The angels of industry

                (11) The angels of diversion

                (12) The angels of superhuman ministry

[114:7.1]    7. The Reserve Corps of Destiny


115. THE SUPREME BEING

[115:1.1]    1. Relativity of Concept Frames

[115:2.1]    2. The Absolute Basis for Supremacy

[115:3.1]    3. Original, Actual, and Potential

[115:4.1]    4. Sources of Supreme Reality

[115:5.1]    5. Relation of the Supreme to the Paradise Trinity

[115:6.1]    6. Relation of the Supreme to the Triodities

[115:7.1]    7. The Nature of the Supreme


116. THE ALMIGHTY SUPREME

[116:1.1]    1. The Supreme Mind

                  The cosmic mind

[116:2.1]    2. The Almighty and God the Sevenfold

[116:3.1]    3. The Almighty and Paradise Deity

[116:4.1]    4. The Almighty and the Supreme Creators

[116:5.1]    5. The Almighty and the Sevenfold Controllers

                  The problem of equilibrium

[116:6.1]    6. Spirit Dominance

[116:7.1]    7. The Living Organism of the Grand Universe


117. GOD THE SUPREME

[117:1.1]    1. Nature of the Supreme Being

[117:2.1]    2. The Source of Evolutionary Growth

                  Creature-trinitized sons and growth

[117:3.1]    3. Significance of the Supreme to Universe Creatures

[117:4.1]    4. The Finite God

                  Cosmic morality—supreme duty

[117:5.1]    5. The Oversoul of Creation

                  Finaliter transcendation

                  Repercussions of human growth

[117:6.1]    6. The Quest for the Supreme

[117:7.1]    7. The Future of the Supreme


118. SUPREME AND ULTIMATECTIME AND SPACE

[118:1.1]    1. Time and Eternity

                  Experiential (subjective) time units

[118:2.1]    2. Omnipresence and Ubiquity

[118:3.1]    3. Time-space Relationships

                  Truth and fact

                  Space and pattern

[118:4.1]    4. Primary and Secondary Causation

[118:5.1]    5. Omnipotence and Compossibility

[118:6.1]    6. Omnipotence and Omnificence

[118:7.1]    7. Omniscience and Predestination

[118:8.1]    8. Control and Overcontrol

                  The time governor of progress

[118:9.1]    9. Universe Mechanisms

[118:10.1]  10. Functions of Providence


119. THE BESTOWALS OF CHRIST MICHAEL

[119:1.1]    1. The First Bestowal

[119:2.1]    2. The Second Bestowal

[119:3.1]    3. The Third Bestowal

[119:4.1]    4. The Fourth Bestowal

[119:5.1]    5. The Fifth Bestowal

[119:6.1]    6. The Sixth Bestowal

[119:7.1]    7. The Seventh and Final Bestowal

[119:8.1]    8. Michael's Postbestowal Status





     PART IV. THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF JESUS



120. THE BESTOWAL OF MICHAEL ON URANTIA

[120:1.1]    1. The Seventh Bestowal Commission

[120:2.1]    2. The Bestowal Limitations

[120:3.1]    3. Further Counsel and Advice

[120:4.1]    4. The Incarnation—Making Two One


121. THE TIMES OF MICHAEL'S BESTOWAL

[121:1.1]    1. The Occident of the First Century after Christ

[121:2.1]    2. The Jewish People

[121:3.1]    3. Among the Gentiles

[121:4.1]    4. Gentile Philosophy

                  (1) The Epicurean

                  (2) The Stoic

                  (3) The Cynic

                  (4) The Skeptic

[121:5.1]    5. The Gentile Religions

                  The mystery religions

[121:6.1]    6. The Hebrew Religion

[121:7.1]    7. Jews and Gentiles

[121:8.1]    8. Previous Written Records

                  (1) The Gospel by Mark

                  (2) The Gospel of Matthew

                  (3) The Gospel by Luke

                  (4) The  Gospel of John

                      Acknowledgment


122. BIRTH AND INFANCY OF JESUS

[122:1.1]    1. Joseph and Mary

[122:2.1]    2. Gabriel Appears to Elizabeth

[122:3.1]    3. Gabriel's Announcement to Mary

[122:4.1]    4. Joseph's Dream

                  The "house of David"

[122:5.1]    5. Jesus' Earth Parents

[122:6.1]    6. The Home at Nazareth

[122:7.1]    7. The Trip to Bethlehem

[122:8.1]    8. The Birth of Jesus

                  The legend of the shepherds

                  The three priests from Ur

                  The "Star of Bethlehem"

[122:9.1]    9. The Presentation in the Temple

[122:10.1]  10. Herod Acts

                  The flight to Egypt


123. THE EARLY CHILDHOOD OF JESUS

                  The Sojourn in Egypt

[123:1.1]    1. Back in Nazareth

                  Jesus' fourth year

[123:2.1]    2. The Fifth Year (2 B.C.)

                  Child rearing

[123:3.1]    3. Events of the Sixth Year (1 B.C.)

[123:4.1]    4. The Seventh Year (A.D. 1)

                  Material accidents

[123:5.1]    5. School Days in Nazareth

[123:6.1]    6. His Eighth Year (A.D. 2)


124. THE LATER CHILDHOOD OF JESUS

[124:1.1]    1. Jesus' Ninth Year (A.D. 3)

                  The picture on the floor

                  Climate in Galilee

[124:2.1]    2. The Tenth Year (A.D. 4)

                  Jacob the stone mason's son

[124:3.1]    3. The Eleventh Year (A.D. 5)

                  The Scythopolis episode

[124:4.1]    4. The Twelfth Year (A.D. 6)

                  Personal morality and group loyalty

[124:5.1]    5. His Thirteenth Year (A.D. 7)

[124:6.1]    6. The Journey to Jerusalem

                  Mary, Martha, and Lazarus


125. JESUS AT JERUSALEM

[125:1.1]    1. Jesus Views the Temple

[125:2.1]    2. Jesus and the Passover

[125:3.1]    3. Departure of Joseph and Mary

[125:4.1]    4. First and Second Days in the Temple

[125:5.1]    5. The Third Day in the Temple

[125:6.1]    6. The Fourth Day in the Temple


126. THE TWO CRUCIAL YEARS

[126:1.1]    1. His Fourteenth Year (A.D. 8)

[126:2.1]    2. The Death of Joseph

[126:3.1]    3. The Fifteenth Year (A.D. 9)

                  Origin of "The Lord's Prayer"

                  The "Son of Man"

                  Who is the Messiah?

[126:4.1]    4. First Sermon in the Synagogue

[126:5.1]    5. The Financial Struggle


127. THE ADOLESCENT YEARS

[127:1.1]    1. The Sixteenth Year (A.D. 10)

[127:2.1]    2. The Seventeenth Year (A.D. 11)

                  The Zealot episode

[127:3.1]    3. The Eighteenth Year (A.D. 12)

                  With James at the Passover

                  Visit of Elizabeth and John

                  Death of Amos

[127:4.1]    4. The Nineteenth Year (A.D. 13)

                  Rearing the children

[127:5.1]    5. Rebecca, the Daughter of Ezra

[127:6.1]    6. His Twentieth Year (A.D. 14)

                  Passover visit to Jerusalem


128. JESUS' EARLY MANHOOD

[128:1.1]    1. The Twenty-first Year (A.D. 15)

                  Growing awareness of divinity

                  With Joseph at the Passover

[128:2.1]    2. The Twenty-second Year (A.D. 16)

                  As a smith at Sepphoris

[128:3.1]    3. The Twenty-third Year (A.D. 17)

                  With Simon at the Passover

                  Jesus meets Stephen

[128:4.1]    4. The Damascus Episode

[128:5.1]    5. The Twenty-fourth Year (A.D. 18)

                  The Alexandrian proposal

[128:6.1]    6. The Twenty-fifth Year (A.D. 19)

                  With Jude at the Passover

                  "Uncle Joshua tell us a story"

[128:7.1]    7. The Twenty-sixth Year (A.D. 20)

                  James' marriage

                  Miriam's marriage

                  James head of the family of Joseph


129. THE LATER ADULT LIFE OF JESUS

[129:1.1]    1. The Twenty-seventh Year (A.D. 21)

                  Zebedee of Capernaum

                  Jesus the boatbuilder

[129:2.1]    2. The Twenty-eighth Year (A.D. 22)

                  Jesus visits Jerusalem

                  Meeting Gonid and Ganid

[129:3.1]    3. The Twenty-ninth Year (A.D. 23)

                  Purpose of the trip to Rome

[129:4.1]    4. The Human Jesus


130. ON the Way to Rome

[130:1.1]    1. At Joppa—Discourse on Jonah

                  Discussion of good and evil

[130:2.1]    2. At Caesarea

                  The merchant from Mongolia

                  The Greek worker and the Roman foreman

                  God's will and man's will

[130:3.1]    3. At Alexandria

[130:4.1]    4. Discourse on Reality

[130:5.1]    5. On the Island of Crete

[130:6.1]    6. The Young Man Who Was Afraid

[130:7.1]    7. At Carthage—Discourse on Time and Space

[130:8.1]    8. On the Way to Naples and Rome

                  Ezra, the backslidden Jew

131. THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS

[131:1.1]    1. Cynicism

[131:2.1]    2. Judaism

[131:3.1]    3. Buddhism

[131:4.1]    4. Hinduism

[131:5.1]    5. Zoroastrianism

[131:6.1]    6. Suduanism (Jainism)

[131:7.1]    7. Shinto

[131:8.1]    8. Taoism

[131:9.1]    9. Confucianism

[131:10.1]  10. "Our Religion"


132. THE SOJOURN AT ROME

                  Influence on thirty-two religious leaders

[132:1.1]    1. True Values

[132:2.1]    2. Good and Evil

[132:3.1]    3. Truth and Faith

[132:4.1]    4. Personal Ministry

                  To the Roman senator

                  To the Roman soldier

                  To the speaker at the forum

                  To the poor man, falsely accused

[132:5.1]    5. Counseling the Rich Man

[132:6.1]    6. Social Ministry

[132:7.1]    7. Trips about Rome

                  The thoughtless pagan

                  "Let's you and I make a new religion."


133. THE RETURN FROM ROME

                  India's caste system

[133:1.1]    1. Mercy and Justice

[133:2.1]    2. Embarking at Tarentum

                  The man mistreating his wife

[133:3.1]    3. At Corinth

                  Crispus, chief ruler of the synagogue

                  Justus, the merchant

                  The two public women

[133:4.1]    4. Personal Work in Corinth

                  To the miller

                  To the Roman centurion

                  To the Mithraic leader

                  To the Epicurean teacher

                  To the Greek contractor

                  To the Roman judge

                  To the mistress of the Greek inn

                  To the Chinese merchant

                  To the traveler from Britain

                  To the runaway lad

                  To the condemned criminal

[133:5.1]    5. At Athens—Discourse on Science

[133:6.1]    6. At Ephesus—Discourse on the Soul

[133:7.1]    7. The Sojourn at Cyprus—Discourse on Mind

[133:8.1]    8. At Antioch

[133:9.1]    9. In Mesopotamia


134. THE TRANSITION YEARS

[134:1.1]    1. The Thirtieth Year (A.D. 24)

                  Return to Nazareth

                  Marriage of Simon; marriage of Jude

[134:2.1]    2. The Caravan Trip to the Caspian

[134:3.1]    3. The Urmia Lectures

[134:4.1]    4. Sovereignty—Divine and Human

[134:5.1]    5. Political Sovereignty

[134:6.1]    6. Law, Liberty, and Sovereignty

[134:7.1]    7. The Thirty-first Year (A.D. 25)

                  Solitary wanderings

[134:8.1]    8. The Sojourn on Mount Hermon

                  End of the Lucifer Rebellion

                  The sovereignty of Nebadon

[134:9.1]    9. The Time of Waiting

                  Visit with John at Jerusalem

                  Working in Zebedee's boatshop


135. JOHN THE BAPTIST

[135:1.1]    1. John Becomes a Nazarite

[135:2.1]    2. The Death of Zacharias

[135:3.1]    3. The Life of a Shepherd

[135:4.1]    4. The Death of Elizabeth

[135:5.1]    5. The Kingdom of God

[135:6.1]    6. John Begins to Preach

[135:7.1]    7. John Journeys North

[135:8.1]    8. Meeting of Jesus and John

                  Baptism of Jesus

[135:9.1]    9. Forty Days of Preaching

[135:10.1]  10. John Journeys South

[135:11.1]  11. John in Prison

[135:12.1]  12. Death of John the Baptist


136. BAPTISM AND THE FORTY DAYS

[136:1.1]    1. Concepts of the Expected Messiah

[136:2.1]    2. The Baptism of Jesus

[136:3.1]    3. The Forty Days

                  Conference with Gabriel

                  Completion of universe sovereignty

[136:4.1]    4. Plans for Public Work

                  The Father's way

[136:5.1]    5. The First Great Decision

                  Personalized Adjuster in command

                  Insensitivity of Adjuster to time

[136:6.1]    6. The Second Decision

                  The path of normal earthly existence

[136:7.1]    7. The Third Decision

                  Obedience to natural law

[136:8.1]    8. The Fourth Decision

                  Refusal to compromise with evil

[136:9.1]    9. The Fifth Decision

                  Rejection of David's throne

[136:10.1]  10. The Sixth Decision

                  "I will be subject to the will of my Father."


137. TARRYING TIME IN GALILEE

[137:1.1]    1. Choosing the First Four Apostles

                  Andrew and Peter

                  James and John

[137:2.1]    2. Choosing Philip and Nathaniel

[137:3.1]    3. The Visit to Capernaum

[137:4.1]    4. The Wedding at Cana

[137:5.1]    5. Back in Capernaum

[137:6.1]    6. The Events of a Sabbath Day

[137:7.1]    7. Four Months of Training

[137:8.1]    8. Sermon on the Kingdom


138. TRAINING THE KINGDOM'S MESSENGERS

[138:1.1]    1. Final Instructions

[138:2.1]    2. Choosing the Six

[138:3.1]    3. The Call of Matthew and Simon

[138:4.1]    4. The Call of the Twins

[138:5.1]    5. The Call of Thomas and Judas

[138:6.1]    6. The Week of Intensive Training

[138:7.1]    7. Another Disappointment

[138:8.1]    8. First Work of the Twelve

[138:9.1]    9. Five Months of Testing

[138:10.1]  10. Organization of the Twelve


139. THE TWELVE APOSTLES

[139:1.1]    1. Andrew, the First Chosen

[139:2.1]    2. Simon Peter

[139:3.1]    3. James Zebedee

[139:4.1]    4. John Zebedee

[139:5.1]    5. Philip the Curious

[139:6.1]    6. Honest Nathaniel

[139:7.1]    7. Matthew Levi

[139:8.1]    8. Thomas Didymus

[139:10.1]   9. and 10. James and Judas Alpheus

[139:11.1]  11. Simon the Zealot

[139:12.1]  12. Judas Iscariot


140. THE ORDINATION OF THE TWELVE

[140:1.1]    1. Preliminary Instruction

[140:2.1]    2. The Ordination

[140:3.1]    3. The Ordination Sermon

                  The "Sermon on the Mount"

[140:4.1]    4. You Are the Salt of the Earth

[140:5.1]    5. Fatherly and Brotherly Love

                  Happy are the poor in spirit—the humble...

                  Happy are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness...

                  Happy are the meek...

                  Happy are the pure in heart...

                  Happy are they who mourn...

                  Happy are the merciful...

                  Happy are the peacemakers...

                  Happy are they who are persecuted...

[140:6.1]    6. The Evening of the Ordination

                  "I look beyond the act..."

                  Concerning divorcement

                  Justice and mercy

                  "They do well—trouble them not."

[140:7.1]    7. The Week Following the Ordination

[140:8.1]    8. Thursday Afternoon on the Lake

                  (1) Doing the Father's Will

                  (2) Political attitude

                  (3) Social attitude

                  (4) Economic attitude

                  (5) Personal religion

[140:9.1]    9. The Day of Consecration

[140:10.1]  10. The Evening after the Consecration


141. BEGINNING THE PUBLIC WORK

[141:1.1]    1. Leaving Galilee

[141:2.1]    2. God's Law and the Father's Will

[141:3.1]    3. The Sojourn at Amathus

                  Jesus' personality

                  Jesus' appearance

[141:4.1]    4. Teaching about the Father

                  Minister to the sick

[141:5.1]    5. Spiritual Unity

[141:6.1]    6. Last Week at Amathus

                  Teherma the Persian

[141:7.1]    7. At Bethany Beyond Jordan

                  Teaching about the kingdom

                  Salvation by faith; liberty through truth

[141:8.1]    8. Working in Jericho

[141:9.1]    9. Departing for Jerusalem


142. THE PASSOVER AT JERUSALEM

                  Visit to Annas

[142:1.1]    1. Teaching in the Temple

[142:2.1]    2. God's Wrath

                  Jacob of Crete

[142:3.1]    3. The Concept of God

                  Six Hebrew concepts of God

                  The earlier ten commandments

[142:4.1]    4. Flavius and Greek Culture

[142:5.1]    5. The Discourse on Assurance

[142:6.1]    6. The Visit with Nicodemus

[142:7.1]    7. The Lesson on the Family

[142:8.1]    8. In Southern Judea

                  The camp in Gethsemane Park


143. GOING THROUGH SAMARIA

[143:1.1]    1. Preaching at Archelais

                  "They made light of our message."

                  "Do you resemble weaklings?"

[143:2.1]    2. Lesson on Self-mastery

[143:3.1]    3. Diversion and Relaxation

                  Three days on Mount Sartaba

[143:4.1]    4. The Jews and the Samaritans

[143:5.1]    5. The Woman of Sychar

 [143:6.1]    6. The Samaritan Revival

                  In camp on Mount Gerizim

[143:7.1]    7. Teachings about Prayer and Worship


144. AT GILBOA AND IN THE DECAPOLIS

[144:1.1]    1. The Gilboa Encampment

[144:2.1]    2. The Discourse on Prayer

[144:3.1]    3. The Believer's Prayer

[144:4.1]    4. More about Prayer

[144:5.1]    5. Other Forms of Prayer

                  Seven prayers from other worlds

[144:6.1]    6. Conference with John's Apostles

[144:7.1]    7. In the Decapolis Cities

[144:8.1]    8. In Camp near Pella

                  "...tell John that he is not forgotten."

[144:9.1]    9. Death of John the Baptist


145. FOUR EVENTFUL DAYS AT CAPERNAUM

                  Visit with Ruth

[145:1.1]    1. The Draught of Fishes

[145:2.1]    2. Afternoon at the Synagogue

                  Religion is a personal experience

                  The young epileptic

                  Peter's wife's mother

[145:3.1]    3. The Healing at Sundown

[145:4.1]    4. The Evening after

[145:5.1]    5. Early Sunday Morning


146. FIRST PREACHING TOUR OF GALILEE

[146:1.1]    1. Preaching at Rimmon

[146:2.1]    2. At Jotapata

                  Prayer, thanksgiving, and worship

                  Justice and mercy

                  Prayer and personal effort

                  Ethical prayer

[146:3.1]    3. The Stop at Ramah

                  Religion, science, and philosophy

                  The assurance of truth

                  The visit at Zebulum

[146:4.1]    4. The Gospel at Iron

                  Work in the mines

                  Healing the leprous man

[146:5.1]    5. Back in Cana

                  Titus the nobleman

[146:6.1]    6. Nain and the Widow's Son

[146:7.1]    7. At Endor


147. THE INTERLUDE VISIT TO JERUSALEM

[147:1.1]    1. The Centurion's Servant

[147:2.1]    2. The Journey to Jerusalem

                  Separation from John's apostles

[147:3.1]    3. At the Pool of Bethesda

[147:4.1]    4. The Rule of Living

                  Nathaniel's question about the golden rule

 [147:5.1]    5. Visiting Simon the Pharisee

                  Parable of the moneylender

                  Status and progress

[147:6.1]    6. Returning to Capernaum

                  The six spies

                  "The Sabbath was made for man..."

[147:7.1]    7. Back in Capernaum

[147:8.1]    8. The Feast of Spiritual Goodness


148. TRAINING EVANGELISTS AT BETHSAIDA

[148:1.1]    1. A New School of the Prophets

[148:2.1]    2. The Bethsaida Hospital

[148:3.1]    3. The Father's Business

[148:4.1]    4. Evil, Sin, and Iniquity

[148:5.1]    5. The Purpose of Affliction

[148:6.1]    6. The Misunderstanding of Suffering—Discourse on Job

[148:7.1]    7. The Man with the Withered Hand

[148:8.1]    8. Last Week at Bethsaida

                  Kirmeth of Bagdad

[148:9.1]    9. Healing the Paralytic

                  Baptism of three of the spies


149. THE SECOND PREACHING TOUR

                  David's intelligence organization

[149:1.1]    1. The Widespread Fame of Jesus

                  The healing phenomena

[149:2.1]    2. Attitude of the People

                  Two mistakes of early Christianity

                  Jesus' fame as a healer

                  His recognition of the equality of women

                  Charm of his personality

[149:3.1]    3. Hostility of the Religious Leaders

[149:4.1]    4. Progress of the Preaching Tour

                  Comments on anger

                  Concerning well-balanced characters

[149:5.1]    5. Lesson Regarding Contentment

[149:6.1]    6. The "Fear of the Lord"

[149:7.1]    7. Returning to Bethsaida


150. THE THIRD PREACHING TOUR

[150:1.1]    1. The Women's Evangelistic Corps

[150:2.1]    2. The Stop at Magdala

[150:3.1]    3. Sabbath at Tiberias

                  Discourse on "Magic and Superstition"

[150:4.1]    4. Sending the Apostles out Two and Two

[150:6.1]    6. The Evening Lessons

[150:7.1]    7. The Sojourn at Nazareth

[150:8.1]    8. The Sabbath Service

[150:9.1]    9. The Nazareth Rejection


151. TARRYING AND TEACHING BY THE SEASIDE

[151:1.1]    1. The Parable of the Sower

[151:2.1]    2. Interpretation of the Parable

[151:3.1]    3. More about Parables

 [151:4.1]    4. More Parables by the Sea

[151:5.1]    5. The Visit to Kheresa

                  The storm on the lake

[151:6.1]    6. The Kheresa Lunatic


152. EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE CAPERNAUM CRISIS

                  Veronica of Caesarea-Philippi

[152:1.1]    1. At Jairus's House

[152:2.1]    2. Feeding the Five Thousand

[152:3.1]    3. The King-making Episode

[152:4.1]    4. Simon Peter's Night Vision

[152:5.1]    5. Back in Bethsaida

[152:6.1]    6. At Gennesaret

                  More about the parable of the sower

[152:7.1]    7. At Jerusalem


153. THE CRISIS AT CAPERNAUM

[153:1.1]    1. The Setting of the Stage

[153:2.1]    2. The Epochal Sermon

                  "I am the bread of life."

[153:3.1]    3. The after Meeting

[153:4.1]    4. Last Words in the Synagogue

                  The boy possessed by the evil spirit

                  "How can Satan cast out Satan?"

[153:5.1]    5. The Saturday Evening

                  Desertion of the halfhearted followers


154. LAST DAYS AT CAPERNAUM

[154:1.1]    1. A Week of Counsel

[154:2.1]    2. A Week of Rest

                  Closing of the synagogues

[154:3.1]    3. The Second Tiberias Conference

[154:4.1]    4. Saturday Night in Capernaum

                  "What shall we do with Jesus?"

[154:5.1]    5. The Eventful Sunday Morning

[154:6.1]    6. Jesus' Family Arrives

[154:7.1]    7. The Hasty Flight


155. FLEEING THROUGH NORTHERN GALILEE

             1. Why do the Heathen Rage?

[155:2.1]    2. The Evangelists in Chorazin

[155:3.1]    3. At Caesarea-Philippi

                  Truth and creed

                  Origin of religious traditions

[155:4.1]    4. On the Way to Phoenicia

[155:5.1]    5. The Discourse on True Religion

[155:6.1]    6. The Second Discourse on Religion


156. THE SOJOURN AT TYRE AND SIDON

[156:1.1]    1. The Syrian Woman

[156:2.1]    2. Teaching in Sidon

                  "This world is only a bridge..."

[156:3.1]    3. The Journey up the Coast

[156:4.1]    4. At Tyre

 [156:5.1]    5. Jesus' Teaching at Tyre

                  Parable of the foolish carpenter

                  Temptation and human nature

                  The essentials of material success

                  Spiritual living and self-respect

                  Ideals and ideas

                  Tact, charm, and wisdom

[156:6.1]    6. The Return from Phoenicia

                  Attitude of the Jewish leaders


157. AT CAESAREA-PHILIPPI

                  Jesus attempts to see his family

[157:1.1]    1. The Temple-tax Collector

                  "The fish with a shekel in his mouth."

[157:2.1]    2. At Bethsaida-Julias

[157:3.1]    3. Peter's Confession

                  "Who do men say that I am?"

[157:4.1]    4. The Talk about the Kingdom

[157:5.1]    5. The New Concept

[157:6.1]    6. The next Afternoon

                  The four stages of Jesus' life

                  New authoritative pronouncements

[157:7.1]    7. Andrew's Conference


158. THE MOUNT OF TRANSFIGURATION

[158:1.1]    1. The Transfiguration

[158:2.1]    2. Coming down the Mountain

[158:3.1]    3. Meaning of the Transfiguration

[158:4.1]    4. The Epileptic Boy

                  James of Safed

[158:5.1]    5. Jesus Heals the Boy

                  "Lord I believe...help my unbelief."

[158:6.1]    6. In Celsus' Garden

[158:7.1]    7. Peter's Protest

[158:8.1]    8. At Peter's House


159. THE DECAPOLIS TOUR

[159:1.1]    1. The Sermon on Forgiveness

                  "How often shall my brother sin against me?"

                  Parable of the reckoning with the stewards

                  Dangers of personal judgment

[159:2.1]    2. The Strange Preacher

[159:3.1]    3. Instruction for Teachers and Believers

[159:4.1]    4. The Talk with Nathaniel

                  "What is the truth about the scriptures?"

[159:5.1]    5. The Positive Nature of Jesus' Religion

                  "...carry the pack a second mile."

[159:6.1]    6. The Return to Magadan


160. RODAN OF ALEXANDRIA

[160:1.1]    1. Rodan's Greek Philosophy

                  The three drives of ife

                  Problem solving and worshipful meditation

                  Prejudice and the recognition of truth

 [160:2.1]       The Art of Living

                  Socializing value of friendship

                  The great value of marriage

[160:3.1]    3. The Lures of Maturity

[160:4.1]    4. The Balance of Maturity

                  Essentials of temporal life

                  Factors of material success

                  The meaning of failure

[160:5.1]    5. The Religion of the Ideal

                  What is religion?

                  The idea of God and the ideal of God

                  The Father is the final value

                  "But are we willing to pay the price...?"


161. FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH RODAN

[161:1.1]    1. The Personality of God

                  Nathaniel's five points

[161:2.1]    2. The Divine Nature of Jesus

                  Discourse by Nathaniel and Thomas

[161:3.1]    3. Jesus' Human and Divine Minds

                  The midwayers' views


162. AT THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES

                  "Master...bid fire come down from heaven..."

[162:1.1]    1. The Dangers of the Visit to Jerusalem

[162:2.1]    2. The First Temple Talk

                  Eber the officer of the Sanhedrin

[162:3.1]    3. The Woman Taken in Adultery

[162:4.1]    4. The Feast of Tabernacles

[162:5.1]    5. Sermon on the Light of the World

[162:6.1]    6. Discourse on the Water of Life

[162:7.1]    7. The Discourse on Spiritual Freedom

[162:8.1]    8. The Visit with Martha and Mary

[162:9.1]    9. At Bethlehem with Abner


163. ORDINATION OF THE SEVENTY AT MAGADAN

[163:1.1]    1. Ordination of the Seventy

                  The harvest is plenteous but the laborers are few

[163:2.1]    2. The Rich Young Man and Others

                  Riches and the love of wealth

[163:3.1]    3. The Discussion about Wealth

                  Parable of the laborers in the vineyard

[163:4.1]    4. Farewell to the Seventy

                  Jesus' instructions

                  Peter's ordination sermon

[163:5.1]    5. Moving the Camp to Pella

[163:6.1]    6. The Return of the Seventy

[163:7.1]    7. Preparation for the Last Mission


164. AT THE FEAST OF DEDICATION

[164:1.1]    1. Story of the Good Samaritan

[164:2.1]    2. At Jerusalem

[164:3.1]    3. Healing the Blind Beggar

[164:4.1]    4. Josiah Before the Sanhedrin

 [164:5.1]    5. Teaching in Solomon's Porch


165. THE PEREAN MISSION BEGINS

[165:1.1]    1. At the Pella Camp

[165:2.1]    2. Sermon on the Good Shepherd

[165:3.1]    3. Sabbath Sermon at Pella

                  "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees..."

                  "...the very hairs of your head are numbered"

[165:4.1]    4. Dividing the Inheritance

                  "Parable of the foolish rich man

                  "Where your treasure is there will your heart be also."

                  "What shall it profit if you gain the whole world...?"

[165:5.1]    5. Talks to the Apostles on Wealth

                  "Consider the lilies, how they grow..."

[165:6.1]    6. Answer to Peter's Question


166. LAST VISIT TO NORTHERN PEREA

[166:1.1]    1. The Pharisees at Ragaba

                  Ceremonial hand washing

[166:2.1]    2. The Ten Lepers

[166:3.1]    3. The Sermon at Gerasa

                  The straight and narrow way

                  Many who are first will be last

                  "I stand at the door and knock..."

[166:4.1]    4. Teaching about Accidents

[166:5.1]    5. The Congregation at Philadelphia

                  The later ministry and death of Abner


167. THE VISIT TO PHILADELPHIA

[167:1.1]    1. Breakfast with the Pharisees

                  Healing the believer

                  "...sit not down in the chief seat..."

[167:2.1]    2. Parable of the Great Supper

[167:3.1]    3. The Woman with the Spirit of Infirmity

[167:4.1]    4. The Message from Bethany

[167:5.1]    5. On the Way to Bethany

                  The Pharisee and the publican

                  Teaching about marriage

[167:6.1]    6. Blessing the Little Children

                  Beauty as an influence to worship

[167:7.1]    7. The Talk about Angels


168. THE RESURRECTION OF LAZARUS

                  "I am the resurrection and the life..."

[168:1.1]    1. At the Tomb of Lazarus

[168:2.1]    2. The Resurrection of Lazarus

[168:3.1]    3. Meeting of the Sanhedrin

                  "It is better that one man die..."

[168:4.1]    4. The Answer to Prayer

[168:5.1]    5. What Became of Lazarus


169. LAST TEACHING AT PELLA

                  The Sanhedrin's charges against Jesus

[169:1.1]    1. Parable of the Lost Son

 [169:2.1]    2. Parable of the Shrewd Steward

[169:3.1]    3. The Rich Man and the Beggar

[169:4.1]    4. The Father and His Kingdom

                  Jesus lived a revelation of God

                  Elohim and Yahweh


170. THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN

[170:1.1]    1. Concepts of the Kingdom of Heaven

[170:2.1]    2. Jesus' Concept of the Kingdom

                  Sin and forgiveness

[170:3.1]    3. In Relation to Righteousness

[170:4.1]    4. Jesus' Teaching about the Kingdom

[170:5.1]    5. Later Ideas of the Kingdom

                  Social brotherhood and spiritual brotherhood

                  Another and greater John the Baptist

                  Christianity and the Jesus gospel


171. ON THE WAY TO JERUSALEM

                  "...promise me that these my sons shall have honor..."

[171:1.1]    1. The Departure from Pella

                  David Zebedee's later life

                  Antioch and Philadelphia

[171:2.1]    2. On Counting the Cost

[171:3.1]    3. The Perean Tour

                  Farewell to Abner

[171:4.1]    4. Teaching at Livias

                  Peter and Simon and the 100 swords

                  Warning of the friendly Pharisees

[171:5.1]    5. The Blind Man at Jericho

[171:6.1]    6. The Visit to Zaccheus

[171:7.1]    7. "As Jesus Passed By"

[171:8.1]    8. Parable of the Pounds

                  Nathaniel's interpretation of the parable


172. GOING INTO JERUSALEM

[172:1.1]    1. Sabbath at Bethany

                  Mary anoints Jesus' feet

                  Jesus rebukes Judas

[172:2.1]    2. Sunday Morning with the Apostles

[172:3.1]    3. The Start for Jerusalem

[172:4.1]    4. Visiting about the Temple

                  The widow's mite

[172:5.1]    5. The Apostles' Attitude


173. MONDAY IN JERUSALEM

[173:1.1]    1. Cleansing the Temple

[173:2.1]    2. Challenging the Master's Authority

                  "The baptism of John, whence was it?"

[173:3.1]    3. Parable of the Two Sons

[173:4.1]    4. Parable of the Absent Landlord

                  The stone which the builders rejected

[173:5.1]    5. Parable of the Marriage Feast

                  "Destroy this temple and ...I will raise it up."


174. TUESDAY MORNING IN THE TEMPLE

                  Individual salutations to the twelve

[174:1.1]    1. Divine Forgiveness

[174:2.1]    2. Questions by the Jewish Rulers

                  Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar?

[174:3.1]    3. The Sadducees and the Resurrection

[174:4.1]    4. The Great Commandment

                  The Deliverer, whose son is he?

[174:5.1]    5. The Inquiring Greeks

                  "...except a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies..."

                  "...if I be lifted up...in your lives..."


175. THE LAST TEMPLE DISCOURSE

[175:1.1]    1. The Discourse

                  "Generation after generation have we sent our prophets..."

                  "...he who would be greatest among you..."

                  "Woe upon you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!"

                  "...you...cleanse the outside of the cup..."

                  "And now I take leave of you."

[175:2.1]    2. Status of Individual Jews

[175:3.1]    3. The Fateful Sanhedrin Meeting

[175:4.1]    4. The Situation in Jerusalem

                  Judas' final decision


176. TUESDAY EVENING ON MOUNT OLIVET

[176:1.1]    1. The Destruction of Jerusalem

[176:2.1]    2. The Master's Second Coming

                  The account in the Matthew Gospel

[176:3.1]    3. Later Discussion at the Camp

                  Parable of the talent

                  "Carry on until I come."

                  Comments on the growth of living truth

[176:4.1]    4. The Return of Michael


177. WEDNESDAY, THE REST DAY

[177:1.1]    1. One Day Alone with God

                  John Mark and the lunch basket

[177:2.1]    2. Early Home Life

[177:3.1]    3. The Day at Camp

[177:4.1]    4. Judas and the Chief Priests

[177:5.1]    5. The Last Social Hour

                  Beware of the support of the multitude


178. LAST DAY AT THE CAMP

[178:1.1]    1. Discourse on Sonship and Citizenship

                  Learn to be faithful even in prosperity

                  Tempt not the angels of your supervision

[178:2.1]    2. After the Noontime Meal

                  David relieves Judas of the "bag"

                  Arrangements for the Last Supper

[178:3.1]    3. On the Way to the Supper


179. THE LAST SUPPER

[179:1.1]    1. The Desire for Preference

[179:2.1]    2. Beginning the Supper

[179:3.1]    3. Washing the Apostles' Feet

[179:4.1]    4. Last Words to the Betrayer

[179:5.1]    5. Establishing the Remembrance Supper


180. THE FAREWELL DISCOURSE

[180:1.1]    1. The New Commandment

                  "...love one another even as I have loved you."

[180:2.1]    2. The Vine and the Branches

[180:3.1]    3. Enmity of the World

                  "Let not your hearts be troubled."

                  "Master, show us the Father..."

[180:4.1]    4. The Promised Helper

[180:5.1]    5. The Spirit of Truth

                  Comments on the golden rule

[180:6.1]    6. The Necessity for Leaving


181. FINAL ADMONITIONS AND WARNINGS

[181:1.1]    1. Last Words of Comfort

                  "I give each of you all you will receive."

                  "Let not your heart be troubled."

[181:2.1]    2. Farewell Personal Admonitions


182. IN GETHSEMANE

[182:1.1]    1. The Last Group Prayer

                  Jesus' enlargement of the revelation of God's name

[182:2.1]    2. Last Hour Before the Betrayal

                  Dispatching the runner to Abner                                                                                                   

                  David Zebedee's farewell

[182:3.1]    3. Alone in Gethsemane

                  The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak


183. THE BETRAYAL AND ARREST OF JESUS

[183:1.1]    1. The Father's Will

[183:2.1]    2. Judas in the City

[183:3.1]    3. The Master's Arrest

[183:4.1]    4. Discussion at the Olive Press

[183:5.1]    5. On the Way to the High Priest's Palace


184. BEFORE THE SANHEDRIN COURT

[184:1.1]    1. Examination by Annas

[184:2.1]    2. Peter in the Courtyard

[184:3.1]    3. Before the Court of Sanhedrists

[184:4.1]    4. The Hour of Humiliation

                   A new revelation of man to God

[184:5.1]    5. The Second Meeting of the Court

185. THE TRIAL BEFORE PILATE

[185:1.1]    1. Pontius Pilate

[185:2.1]    2. Jesus Appears Before Pilate

                  The written charges of the Sanhedrist tribunal

[185:3.1]    3. The Private Examination by Pilate

[185:4.1]    4. Jesus Before Herod

[185:5.1]    5. Jesus Returns to Pilate

[185:6.1]    6. Pilate's Last Appeal

                  The scourging of Jesus

                  "Behold the man!"

[185:7.1]    7. Pilate's Last Interview

[185:8.1]    8. Pilate's Tragic Surrender


186. JUST BEFORE THE CRUCIFIXION

                  Jesus' family at Bethany

[186:1.1]    1. The End of Judas Iscariot

                  The thirty pieces of silver

[186:2.1]    2. The Master's Attitude

                  "Pilate on trial before Jesus."

                  "Behold God and man!"

[186:3.1]    3. The Dependable David Zebedee

[186:4.1]    4. Preparation for the Crucifixion

[186:5.1]    5. Jesus' Death in Relation to the Passover


187. THE CRUCIFIXION

[187:1.1]    1. On the Way to Golgotha

                  "Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me..."

                  Simon from Cyrene

[187:2.1]    2. The Crucifixion

[187:3.1]    3. Those Who Saw the Crucifixion

[187:4.1]    4. The Thief on the Cross

                  Jesus' charge to John

[187:5.1]    5. Last Hour on the Cross

[187:6.1]    6. After the Crucifixion


188. THE TIME OF THE TOMB

                  Joseph and Nicodemus before Pilate

[188:1.1]    1. The Burial of Jesus

[188:2.1]    2. Safeguarding the Tomb

[188:3.1]    3. During the Sabbath Day

                  What did Jesus commend to the Father's hands?

                  Status of the personality of Jesus

[188:4.1]    4. Meaning of the Death on the Cross

[188:5.1]    5. Lessons from the Cross


189. THE RESURRECTION

[189:1.1]    1. The Morontia Transit

[189:2.1]    2. The Material Body of Jesus

[189:3.1]    3. The Dispensational Resurrection

                  Departure of the Personalized Adjuster

[189:4.1]    4. Discovery of the Empty Tomb

                  The five women

                  Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene

[189:5.1]    5. Peter and John at the Tomb

                  Second appearance—to Mary Magdalene


190. MORONTIA APPEARANCES OF JESUS

[190:1.1]    1. Heralds of the Resurrection

[190:2.1]    2. Jesus' Appearance at Bethany

                  Appearance to his brother James

                  Appearance to his earthly family

 [190:3.1]    3. At the Home of Joseph

[190:4.1]    4. Appearance to the Greeks

[190:5.1]    5. The Walk with Two Brothers


191. APPEARANCES TO THE APOSTLES AND OTHER LEADERS

                  Reactions of the individual apostles

[191:1.1]    1. The Appearance to Peter

[191:2.1]    2. First Appearance to the Apostles

[191:3.1]    3. With the Morontia Creatures

                  Stages of morontia progression

[191:4.1]    4. The Tenth Appearance (At Philadelphia)

[191:5.1]    5. Second Appearance to the Apostles

                  "Blessed are those in the ages to come..."

[191:6.1]    6. The Alexandrian Appearance


192. APPEARANCES IN GALILEE

[192:1.1]    1. Appearance by the Lake

                  "Lads, have you caught anything?"

[192:2.1]    2. Visiting with the Apostles Two and Two

[192:3.1]    3. On the Mount of Ordination

[192:4.1]    4. The Lakeside Gathering


193. FINAL APPEARANCES AND ASCENSION

                  The sixteenth appearance (courtyard of Nicodemus)

[193:1.1]    1. The Appearance at Sychar

[193:2.1]    2. The Phoenician Appearance

[193:3.1]    3. Last Appearance in Jerusalem

[193:4.1]    4. Causes of Judas's Downfall

[193:5.1]    5. The Master's Ascension

[193:6.1]    6. Peter Calls a Meeting


194. BESTOWAL OF THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH

                  The new gospel about Jesus

[194:1.1]    1. The Pentecost Sermon

[194:2.1]    2. The Significance of Pentecost

                  The mission of the Spirit of Truth

                  Man's threefold spiritual endowment

[194:3.1]    3. What Happened at Pentecost

[194:4.1]    4. Beginnings of the Christian Church


195. AFTER PENTECOST

                  Reasons for the triumph of Christianity in the Occident

                  Early Christian compromises

[195:1.1]    1. Influence of the Greeks

[195:2.1]    2. The Roman Influence

[195:3.1]    3. Under the Roman Empire

[195:4.1]    4. The European Dark Ages

[195:5.1]    5. The Modern Problem

[195:6.1]    6. Materialism

[195:7.1]    7. The Vulnerability of Materialism

[195:8.1]    8. Secular Totalitarianism

[195:9.1]    9. Christianity's Problem

[195:10.1]  10. The Future


196. THE FAITH OF JESUS

                  Jesus' living faith in God

                  "Seek first the kingdom of heaven."

                  "Why do you call me good?"

                  What prayer meant to Jesus

                  Jesus' childlike faith in God

[196:1.1]    1. Jesus—the Man

[196:2.1]    2. The Religion of Jesus

                  The religion about Jesus

                  Religion as a personal experience

[196:3.1]    3. The Supremacy of Religion

                  Fact, idea, and relation

                  Reason, wisdom, and faith

                  Thing, meaning, and value

                  Unless a divine lover lived in man...

                  Morality and religion

                  The Father is living love...





(An exhaustive index of the Urantia Book is published in a separate volume.)