The Urantia Book
Contents of the Book
PART I.
The Central and Superuniverses
I. Deity and Divinity
II. God
III. The First Source and CenterThe Seven Absolutes Reality Concept of the I AM IV. Universe RealityParadise 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
1. The Universal Father
1. The Father’s Name2. The Nature of God
2. The Reality of God
3. God is a Universal Spirit
4. The Mystery of God
5. Personality of the Universal Father
6. Personality in the Universe
7. Spiritual Value of the Personality Concept
1. The Infinity of God3. The Attributes of God
2. The Father’s Eternal Perfection
3. Justice and Righteousness
4. The Divine Mercy
5. The Love of God
6. The Goodness of God
7. Divine Truth and Beauty
1. God’s Everywhereness4. God’s Relation to the Universe
2. God’s Infinite Power
3. God’s Universal Knowledge
4. God’s Limitlessness
5. The Father’s Supreme RuleThe Inevitabilities 6. The Father’s PrimacyThe benediction
1. The Universe Attitude of the Father5. God’s Relation to the IndividualProvidence 2. God and Nature
3. God’s Unchanging Character
4. The Realization of God
5. Erroneous Ideas of God
1. The Approach to God6. The Eternal Son
2. The Presence of God
3. True Worship
4. God in Religion
5. The Consciousness of God
6. The God of Personality
1. Identity of the Eternal Son7. Relation of the Eternal Son to the Universe
2. Nature of the Eternal Son
3. Ministry of the Father’s Love
4. Attributes of the Eternal SonOmnipotence, omnipresence, omniscience 5. Limitations of the Eternal Son
6. The Spirit Mind
7. Personality of the Eternal Son
8. Realization of the Eternal Son
1. The Spirit-Gravity Circuit8. The Infinite Spirit
2. The Administration of the Eternal Son
3. Relation of the Eternal Son to the Individual
4. The Divine Perfection Plans
5. The Spirit of BestowalBestowals of the Eternal Son Bestowals of the Original Michael 6. The Paradise Sons of God
7. The Supreme Revelation of the Father
1. The God of Action9. Relation of the Infinite Spirit to the Universe
2. Nature of the Infinite Spirit
3. Relation of the Spirit to the Father and the Son
4. The Spirit of Divine MinistryCreative Daughters 5. The Presence of God
6. Personality of the Infinite Spirit
1. Attributes of the Third Source and Center10. The Paradise Trinity
2. The Omnipresent Spirit
3. The Universal Manipulator
4. The Absolute Mind
5. The Ministry of Mind
6. The Mind-Gravity Circuit
7. Universe Reflectivity
8. Personalities of the Infinite SpiritFunctional family of the Third Source and Center
1. Self-Distribution of the First Source and Center11. The Eternal Isle of Paradise
2. Deity Personalization
3. The Three Persons of Deity
4. The Trinity Union of Deity
5. Functions of the TrinityFinite, absonite, and absolute attitude 6. The Stationary Sons of the TrinityJustice, evidence, and judgment 7. The Overcontrol of Supremacy
8. The Trinity Beyond the FiniteLimits of mortal destiny
1. The Divine Residence12. The Universe of Universes
2. Nature of the Eternal Isle
3. Upper Paradise
4. Peripheral Paradise
5. Nether Paradise
6. Space RespirationUnpervaded space 7. Space Functions of ParadiseMidspace zones 8. Paradise GravityForce, energy, power 9. The Uniqueness of Paradise
1. Space Levels of the Master Universe13. The Sacred Spheres of Paradise
2. The Domains of the Unqualified Absolute
3. Universal Gravity
4. Space and Motion
5. Space and Time
6. Universal Overcontrol
7. The Part and the Whole
8. Matter, Mind, and Spirit
9. Personal Realities
1. The Seven Sacred Worlds of the Father14. The Central and Divine Universe1) Divinington 2) Sonarington 3) Spiritington 4) Vicegerington 5) Solitarington 6) Seraphington 7) Ascendington 2. Father-World Relationships
3. The Sacred Worlds of the Eternal Son
4. The Worlds of the Infinite SpiritExecutive abodes of the Master Spirits
1. The Paradise-Havona System15. The Seven SuperuniversesParadise-Havona day The dark gravity bodies 2. Constitution of Havona
3. The Havona Worlds
4. Creatures of the Central UniverseHavona natives 5. Life in HavonaMonotony and adventure 6. The Purpose of the Central Universe
1. The Superuniverse Space Level16. The Seven Master Spirits
2. Organization of the Superuniverses
3. The Superuniverse of Orvonton
4. Nebulae — The Ancestors of Universes
5. The Origin of Space Bodies
6. The Spheres of Space
7. The Architectural SpheresSuperuniverse time 8. Energy Control and Regulation
9. Circuits of the SuperuniversesLocal universe circuits 10. Rulers of the Superuniverses
11. The Deliberative Assembly
12. The Supreme Tribunals
13. The Sector Governments
14. Purposes of the Seven Superuniverses
1. Relation to Triune Deity17. The Seven Supreme Spirit Groups
2. Relation to the Infinite Spirit
3. Identity and Diversity of the Master Spirits
4. Attributes and Functions of the Master Spirits
5. Relation to Creatures
6. The Cosmic MindCausation, duty, and worship 7. Morals, Virtue, and Personality
8. Urantia Personality
9. Reality of Human Consciousness
1. The Seven Supreme Executives18. The Supreme Trinity PersonalitiesCreature-trinitized Sons 2. Majeston — Chief of Reflectivity
3. The Reflective Spirits
4. The Reflective Image Aids
5. The Seven Spirits of the Circuits
6. The Local Universe Creative Spirits
7. The Adjutant Mind-Spirits
8. Functions of the Supreme Spirits
1. The Trinitized Secrets of Supremacy19. The Co-ordinate Trinity-Origin Beings
2. The Eternals of Days
3. The Ancients of Days
4. The Perfections of Days
5. The Recents of Days
6. The Unions of Days
7. The Faithfuls of Days
1. The Trinity Teacher Sons20. The Paradise Sons of God
2. The Perfectors of Wisdom
3. The Divine Counselors
4. The Universal CensorsStationary Sons of the Trinity 5. Inspired Trinity Spirits
6. Havona Natives
7. Paradise Citizens
1. The Descending Sons of God21. The Paradise Creator Sons
2. The Magisterial Sons
3. Judicial Actions
4. Magisterial Missions
5. Bestowal of the Paradise Sons of God
6. The Mortal-Bestowal Careers
7. The Trinity Teacher Sons
8. Local Universe Ministry of the Daynals
9. Planetary Service of the Daynals
10. United Ministry of the Paradise Sons
22. The Trinitized Sons of GodThe Original Michael 1. Origin and Nature of Creator Sons
2. The Creators of Local Universes
3. Local Universe Sovereignty
4. The Michael Bestowals
5. Relation of Master Sons to the Universe
6. Destiny of the Master Michaels
1. The Trinity-Embraced Sons23. The Solitary MessengersTrinitized Sons of Attainment Trinitized Sons of Selection Trinitized Sons of Perfection 2. The Mighty Messengers
3. Those High in Authority
4. Those Without Name and Number
5. The Trinitized Custodians
6. The Trinitized Ambassadors
7. Technique of TrinitizationAscender-trinitized Sons Paradise-Havona trinitized Sons Trinitized sons of destiny 8. The Creature-Trinitized Sons
9. The Celestial Guardians
10. High Son Assistants
1. Nature and Origin of Solitary Messengers24. Higher Personalities of the Infinite Spirit
2. Assignments of Solitary Messengers
3. Time and Space Services of Solitary MessengersSeraphic and other space velocities 4. Special Ministry of Solitary MessengersTrinitized sons of destiny
1. The Universe Circuit Supervisors25. The Messenger Hosts of Space
2. The Census Directors
3. Personal Aids of the Infinite Spirit
4. The Associate Inspectors
5. The Assigned Sentinels
6. The Graduate GuidesGrandfanda, the first ascender 7. Origin of the Graduate Guides
1. The Havona Servitals26. Ministering Spirits of the Central Universe
2. The Universal Conciliators
3. The Far-Reaching Service of Conciliators
4. Technical Advisers
5. The Custodians of Records on Paradise
6. The Celestial Recorders
7. The Morontia Companions
8. The Paradise Companions
1. The Ministering Spirits27. Ministry of the Primary SupernaphimMinistering Spirits of the Central Universe Ministering Spirits of the Superuniverses Ministering Spirits of the Local Universes 2. The Mighty Supernaphim
3. The Tertiary Supernaphim1) 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 4. The Secondary SupernaphimAscenders’ arrival in Havona 5. The Pilgrim Helpers
6. The Supremacy Guides
7. The Trinity Guides
8. The Son FindersFailure to find Deity 9. The Father Guides
10. The Counselors and AdvisersAssignments of defeated candidates 11. The Complements of RestCreature-trinitized sons
1. Instigators of Rest28. Ministering Spirits of the SuperuniversesNature of rest 2. Chiefs of Assignment
3. Interpreters of Ethics
4. Directors of Conduct
5. The Custodians of Knowledge
6. Masters of Philosophy
7. Conductors of Worship
1. The Tertiaphim29. The Universe Power Directors
2. The Omniaphim
3. The Seconaphim
4. The Primary Seconaphim1) 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 5. The Secondary Seconaphim1) 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 6. The Tertiary Seconaphim1) 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 7. Ministry of the Seconaphim
1. The Seven Supreme Power Directors30. Personalities of the Grand Universe
2. The Supreme Power Centers1) Supreme Center Supervisors 2) Havona Centers 3) Superuniverse Centers 4) Local Universe Centers 5) Constellation Centers 6) System Centers 7) Unclassified Centers 3. The Domain of Power Centers
4. The Master Physical Controllers1) Associate Power Directors 2) Mechanical Controllers 3) Energy Transformers 4) Energy Transmitters 5) Primary Associators 6) Secondary Dissociators 7) The Frandalanks The Chronoldeks5. The Master Force OrganizersPrimary Eventuated Master Force Organizers Associate Transcendental Master Force Organizers
1. The Paradise Classification of Living Beings31. The Corps of the FinalityI. 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 2. The Uversa Personality RegisterI. 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 Groups3. The Courtesy Colonies1) 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 4. The Ascending Mortals1) Planetary Mortals 2) Sleeping Survivors 3) Mansion World Students 4) Morontia Progressors 5) Superuniverse Wards 6) Havona Pilgrims 7) Paradise Arrivals
1. The Havona Natives
2. Gravity Messengers
3. Glorified Mortals
4. Adopted Seraphim
5. Glorified Material Sons
6. Glorified Midway Creatures
7. The Evangels of Light
8. The Transcendentalers
9. Architects of the Master Universe
10. The Ultimate Adventure
PART II.
The Local Universe
32. The Evolution of Local Universes
1. Physical Emergence of Universes33. Administration of the Local Universe
2. Universe Organization
3. The Evolutionary Idea
4. God’s Relation to a Local Universe
5. The Eternal and Divine Purpose
1. Michael of Nebadon34. The Local Universe Mother Spirit
2. The Sovereign of Nebadon
3. The Universe Son and Spirit
4. Gabriel — The Chief Executive
5. The Trinity Ambassadors
6. General AdministrationLocal universe time 7. The Courts of Nebadon
8. The Legislative and Executive Functions
1. Personalization of the Creative Spirit35. The Local Universe Sons of God
2. Nature of the Divine Minister
3. The Son and Spirit in Time and Space
4. The Local Universe Circuits
5. The Ministry of the Spirit
6. The Spirit in ManDual nature of man 7. The Spirit and the Flesh“This is the way.”
1. The Father Melchizedek36. The Life Carriers
2. The Melchizedek Sons
3. The Melchizedek Worlds
4. Special Work of the MelchizedeksMelchizedek incarnations 5. The Vorondadek Sons
6. The Constellation Fathers
7. The Vorondadek Worlds
8. The Lanonandek SonsPrimary Lanonandeks Secondary Lanonandeks Tertiary Lanonandeks 9. The Lanonandek Rulers
10. The Lanonandek Worlds
1. Origin and Nature of Life Carriers37. Personalities of the Local Universe
2. The Life Carrier Worlds
3. Life Transplantation
4. Melchizedek Life CarriersThe midsoniters Salvington Worlds of the Finaliters 5. The Seven Adjutant Mind-Spirits1) 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 6. Living Forces
1. The Universe Aids38. Ministering Spirits of the Local Universe
2. The Brilliant Evening StarsCreated Evening Stars Ascendant Evening Stars The Worlds of the Evening Stars 3. The ArchangelsThe Worlds of the Archangels 4. Most High Assistants
5. High CommissionersRace commissioners Nebadon Corps of Perfection Worlds of the Spirit-Fused Mortals 6. Celestial OverseersNebadon educational system 7. Mansion World Teachers
8. Higher Spirit Orders of AssignmentSolitary Messengers Universe Circuit Supervisor — Andovontia Census Director — Salsatia Associate Inspector Assigned Sentinels Universal Conciliators Technical Advisers Celestial Recorders Morontia Companions 9. Permanent Citizens of the Local Universe1) Susatia 2) Univitatia 3) Material Sons 4) Midway Creatures Abandonters10. Other Local Universe GroupsThe Spironga The Spornagia Courtesy colonies
1. Origin of Seraphim39. The Seraphic Hosts
2. Angelic Natures
3. Unrevealed Angels
4. The Seraphic Worlds
5. Seraphic Training
6. Seraphic Organization
7. Cherubim and Sanobim
8. Evolution of Cherubim and Sanobim1) Ascension Candidates 2) Mid-phase Cherubim 3) Morontia Cherubim 9. The Midway Creatures1) Primary Midwayers 2) Secondary Midwayers
1. Supreme Seraphim40. The Ascending Sons of God1) Son-Spirit Ministers Bestowal attendants2) Court Advisers 3) Universe Orientators 4) The Teaching Counselors 5) Directors of Assignment 6) The Recorders 7) Unattached Ministers 2. Superior Seraphim1) The Intelligence Corps 2) The Voice of Mercy 3) Spirit Co-ordinators 4) Assistant Teachers 5) The Transporters Seraphic transport techniques6) The Recorders Broadcasters7) The Reserves 3. Supervisor Seraphim1) Supervising Assistants 2) Law Forecasters 3) Social Architects 4) Ethical Sensitizers 5) The Transporters 6) The Recorders 7) The Reserves 4. Administrator Seraphim1) Administrative Assistants 2) Justice Guides 3) Interpreters of Cosmic Citizenship 4) Quickeners of Morality 5) The Transporters 6) The Recorders 7) The Reserves 5. Planetary Helpers1) 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 transport6) The Recorders 7) The Reserves 6. Transition Ministers
7. Seraphim of the Future
8. Seraphic Destiny
9. The Corps of Seraphic Completion
1. Evolutionary Seraphim41. Physical Aspects of the Local Universe
2. Ascending Material Sons
3. Translated Midwayers
4. Personalized Adjusters
5. Mortals of Time and SpaceMortals of the transient or experiential Adjuster sojourn Mortals of the non-Adjuster-fusion types Mortals of Adjuster-fusion potential The unnumbered series 6. The Faith Sons of God
7. Father-Fused Mortals
8. Son-Fused Mortals
9. Spirit-Fused MortalsTechniques of memory reconstruction 10. Ascendant Destinies
1. The Nebadon Power Centers42. Energy — Mind and Matter
2. The Satania Physical Controllers
3. Our Starry Associates
4. Sun Density
5. Solar Radiation
6. Calcium — The Wanderer of Space
7. Sources of Solar Energy
8. Solar-Energy Reactions
9. Sun Stability
10. Origin of Inhabited Worlds
1. Paradise Forces and Energies43. The Constellations
2. Universal Nonspiritual Energy Systems (Physical Energies)1) Space potency 2) Primordial force 3) Emergent energies a. Puissant energyb. Gravity energy4) Universe power 5) Havona energy 6) Transcendental energy 7) Monota 3. Classification of Matter
4. Energy and Matter Transmutations
5. Wave-Energy Manifestations
6. Ultimatons, Electrons, and Atoms
7. Atomic Matter
8. Atomic Cohesion
9. Natural Philosophy
10. Universal Nonspiritual Energy Systems (Material Mind Systems)1) Preadjutant-spirit minds 2) Adjutant-spirit minds 3) Evolving morontia minds The cosmic mind11. Universe Mechanisms
12. Pattern and Form — Mind Dominance
1. The Constellation Headquarters44. The Celestial Artisans
2. The Constellation Government
3. The Most Highs of Norlatiadek
4. Mount Assembly — The Faithful of Days
5. The Edentia Fathers since the Lucifer Rebellion
6. The Gardens of God
7. The Univitatia
8. The Edentia Training Worlds
9. Citizenship on Edentia
1. The Celestial Musicians45. The Local System Administration
2. The Heavenly Reproducers
3. The Divine Builders
4. The Thought Recorders
5. The Energy Manipulators
6. The Designers and Embellishers
7. The Harmony Workers
8. Mortal Aspirations and Morontia Achievements
1. Transitional Culture Worlds46. The Local System Headquarters1) 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 2. The System Sovereign
3. The System Government
4. The Four and Twenty Counselors
5. The Material Sons
6. Adamic Training of AscendersParental experience The probation nursery of Satania 7. The Melchizedek Schools
1. Physical Aspects of Jerusem47. The Seven Mansion Worlds
2. Physical Features of Jerusem
3. The Jerusem Broadcasts
4. Residential and Administrative Areas
5. The Jerusem Circles1) 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 6. The Executive-Administrative Squares
7. The Rectangles — The Spornagia
8. The Jerusem Triangles
1. The Finaliters’ World48. The Morontia LifeRequisite parental experience 2. The Probationary Nursery
3. The First Mansion WorldMorontia Companions 4. The Second Mansion World
5. The Third Mansion World
6. The Fourth Mansion World
7. The Fifth Mansion World
8. The Sixth Mansion WorldAdjuster fusion 9. The Seventh Mansion World
10. Jerusem Citizenship
1. Morontia Materials49. The Inhabited Worlds
2. Morontia Power Supervisors1) Circuit Regulators 2) System Co-ordinators 3) Planetary Custodians 4) Combined Controllers 5) Liaison stabilizers 6) Selective Assorters 7) Associate Registrars 3. Morontia Companions1) 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 4. The Reversion DirectorsCelestial humor Mortal humor 5. The Mansion World Teachers
6. Morontia World Seraphim — Transition Ministers1) Seraphic Evangels Original of Twenty-third Psalm2) Racial Interpreters 3) Mind Planners 4) Morontia Counselors Stereoscopic effect of mota5) Technicians 6) Recorder-Teachers Truth and fact7) Ministering Reserves Success, failure, and ego7. Morontia Mota
8. The Morontia Progressors
1. The Planetary Life50. The Planetary Princes
2. Planetary Physical Types1) The atmospheric types 2) The elemental types 3) The gravity types 4) The temperature types 5) The electric types 6) The energizing types 7) The unnamed types 3. Worlds of the Nonbreathers
4. Evolutionary Will Creatures
5. The Planetary Series of Mortals1) Adjustment to planetary environment Experimental series inspected by Tabamantia2) Brain-type 3) Spirit-reception series 4) Planetary-mortal epochs 5) Creature-kinship serials 6) Adjuster-fusion series 7) Techniques of terrestrial escape 6. Terrestrial Escape1) 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
1. Mission of the Princes51. The Planetary Adams
2. Planetary Administration
3. The Prince’s Corporeal Staff
4. The Planetary Headquarters and Schools
5. Progressive Civilization
6. Planetary Culture
7. The Rewards of IsolationAgondonters Tabamantia an agondonter
1. Origin and Nature of the Material Sons of God52. Planetary Mortal Epochs
2. Transit of the Planetary Adams
3. The Adamic Missions
4. The Six Evolutionary Races
5. Racial Amalgamation — Bestowal of the Adamic Blood
6. The Edenic Regime
7. United Administration
1. Primitive Man53. The Lucifer Rebellion
2. Post-Planetary Prince Man
3. Post-Adamic Man
4. Post-Magisterial Son Man
5. Post-Bestowal Son Man
6. Urantia’s Post-Bestowal Age
7. Post-Teacher Son Man
1. The Leaders of Rebellion54. Problems of the Lucifer Rebellion
2. The Causes of Rebellion
3. The Lucifer Manifesto
4. Outbreak of the Rebellion
5. Nature of the Conflict
6. A Loyal Seraphic Commander
7. History of the Rebellion
8. The Son of Man on Urantia
9. Present Status of the Rebellion
1. True and False Liberty55. The Spheres of Light and Life
2. The Theft of Liberty
3. The Time Lag of Justice
4. The Mercy Time Lag
5. The Wisdom of DelayTwelve reasons 6. The Triumph of Love
1. The Morontia Temple56. Universal Unity
2. Death and Translation
3. The Golden Ages
4. Administrative ReadjustmentsThe seven stages on a planet Release of midwayers Adamic departure 5. The Acme of Material Development
6. The Individual Mortal
7. The First or Planetary Stage
8. The Second or System Stage
9. The Third or Constellation Stage
10. The Fourth or Local Universe Stage
11. The Minor and Major Sector Stages
12. The Seventh or Superuniverse StageThe Unqualified Supervisors of the Supreme
1. Physical Co-ordination
2. Intellectual Unity
3. Spiritual Unification
4. Personality Unification
5. Deity Unity
6. Unification of Evolutionary Deity
7. Universal Evolutionary Repercussions
8. The Supreme Unifier
9. Universal Absolute Unity
10. Truth, Beauty, and Goodness
PART III.
The History of Urantia
1. The Andronover Nebula58. Life Establishment on Urantia
2. The Primary Nebular Stage
3. The Secondary Nebular Stage
4. Tertiary and Quartan StagesOrigin of the Sun 5. Origin of Monmatia — The Urantia Solar SystemRetrograde motion 6. The Solar System StageThe planet-forming era Tidal friction Gravity-tidal explosions 7. The Meteoric EraThe Volcanic Age The Primitive Planetary Atmosphere 8. Crustal StabilizationThe Age of Earthquakes The World Ocean and the First Continent
1. Physical-Life Prerequisites59. The Marine-Life Era on Urantia
2. The Urantia Atmosphere
3. Spatial Environment
4. The Life-Dawn Era
5. The Continental Drift
6. The Transition Period
7. The Geologic History Book
1. Early Marine Life in the Shallow Seas60. Urantia During the Early Land-Life EraThe Trilobite Age 2. The First Continental Flood StageThe Invertebrate-Animal Age 3. The Second Great Flood StageThe Coral Period The Brachiopod Age 4. The Great Land-Emergence StageThe Vegetative Land-Life Period The Age of Fishes 5. The Crustal-shifting StageThe Fern-Forest Carboniferous Period The Age of Frogs 6. The Climatic Transition StageThe Seed-Plant Period The Age of Biologic Tribulation
1. The Early Reptilian Age61. The Mammalian Era on Urantia
2. The Later Reptilian Age
3. The Cretaceous StageThe Flowering-Plant Period The Age of Birds 4. The End of the Chalk Period
1. The New Continental Land Stage62. The Dawn Races of Early ManThe Age of Early Mammals 2. The Recent Flood StageThe Age of Advanced Mammals 3. The Modern Mountain StageAge of the Elephant and the Horse 4. The Recent Continental-Elevation StageThe Last Great Mammalian Migration 5. The Early Ice Age
6. Primitive Man in the Ice Age
7. The Continuing Ice Age
1. The Early Lemur Types63. The First Human Family
2. The Dawn Mammals
3. The Mid-MammalsOrigin of the Simian tribes 4. The Primates
5. The First Human Beings
6. Evolution of the Human Mind
7. Recognition as an Inhabited World
1. Andon and Fonta64. The Evolutionary Races of Color
2. The Flight of the Twins
3. Andon’s Family
4. The Andonic Clans
5. Dispersion of the Andonites
6. Onagar — The First Truth Teacher
7. The Survival of Andon and Fonta
1. The Andonic Aborigines65. The Overcontrol of Evolution
2. The Foxhall Peoples
3. The Badonan Tribes
4. The Neanderthal Races
5. Origin of the Colored Races
6. The Six Sangik Races of Urantia1) 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 races7. Dispersion of the Colored Races
1. Life Carrier Functions66. The Planetary Prince of Urantia1) The physical level of electrochemistry 2) The usual mid-phase of quasi-morontial existence 3) The advanced semispiritual level 2. The Evolutionary Panorama
3. The Fostering of Evolution
4. The Urantia Adventure
5. Life-Evolution Vicissitudes
6. Evolutionary Techniques of Life
7. Evolutionary Mind LevelsMechanical-nonteachable mind Nonmechanical experiencing mind 8. Evolution in Time and Space
1. Prince Caligastia67. The Planetary Rebellion
2. The Prince’s Staff
3. Dalamatia — The City of the Prince
4. Early Days of the One Hundred
5. Organization of the One Hundred1) 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 6. The Prince’s Reign
7. Life in Dalamatia
8. Misfortunes of Caligastia
1. The Caligastia Betrayal68. The Dawn of Civilization
2. The Outbreak of Rebellion
3. The Seven Crucial Years
4. The Caligastia One Hundred after Rebellion
5. Immediate Results of Rebellion
6. Van — The Steadfast
7. Remote Repercussions of Sin
8. The Human Hero of the Rebellion
1. Protective Socialization69. Primitive Human Institutions
2. Factors in Social Progression
3. Socializing Influence of Ghost Fear
4. Evolution of the Mores
5. Land Techniques — Maintenance Arts1) The collection stage 2) The hunting stage 3) The pastoral stage 4) The agricultural stage 6. Evolution of CultureThe land-man ratio
1. Basic Human Institutions70. The Evolution of Human Government1) Institutions of self-maintenance 2) Institutions of self-perpetuation 3) Institutions of self-gratification 2. The Dawn of Industry
3. The Specialization of Labor
4. The Beginnings of Trade
5. The Beginnings of Capital
6. Fire in Relation to Civilization
7. The Utilization of Animals
8. Slavery as a Factor in Civilization
9. Private Property
1. The Genesis of War71. Development of the State
2. The Social Value of WarModern industrialism versus militarism 3. Early Human Associations
4. Clans and Tribes
5. The Beginnings of Government
6. Monarchial Government
7. Primitive Clubs and Secret Societies
8. Social Classes
9. Human Rights
10. Evolution of Justice
11. Laws and Courts
12. Allocation of Civil Authority
1. The Embryonic State72. Government on a Neighboring Planet
2. The Evolution of Representative Government
3. The Ideals of Statehood
4. Progressive Civilization
5. The Evolution of Competition
6. The Profit Motive
7. Education
8. The Character of Statehood
1. The Continental Nation73. The Garden of Eden
2. Political Organization
3. The Home Life
4. The Educational System
5. Industrial Organization
6. Old-Age Insurance
7. Taxation
8. The Special Colleges
9. The Plan of Universal Suffrage
10. Dealing with Crime
11. Military Preparedness
12. The Other Nations
74. Adam and EveTabamantia’s inspection 1. The Nodites and the Amadonites
2. Planning for the Garden
3. The Garden Site
4. Establishing the Garden
5. The Garden Home
6. The Tree of Life
7. The Fate of Eden
1. Adam and Eve on Jerusem75. The Default of Adam and Eve
2. Arrival of Adam and Eve
3. Adam and Eve Learn about the Planet
4. The First Upheaval
5. Adam’s Administration
6. Home Life of Adam and Eve
7. Life in the Garden
8. The Legend of Creation
1. The Urantia Problem76. The Second Garden
2. Caligastia’s Plot
3. The Temptation of Eve
4. The Realization of Default
5. Repercussions of Default
6. Adam and Eve Leave the Garden
7. Degradation of Adam and Eve
8. The So-Called Fall of Man
1. The Edenites Enter Mesopotamia77. The Midway Creatures
2. Cain and Abel
3. Life in MesopotamiaThe Sethite priesthood 4. The Violet Race
5. Death of Adam and EveMichael’s message 6. Survival of Adam and Eve
1. The Primary Midwayers78. The Violet Race after the Days of Adam
2. The Nodite Race
3. The Tower of Babel
4. Nodite Centers of Civilization
5. Adamson and Ratta
6. The Secondary Midwayers
7. The Rebel Midwayers
8. The United Midwayers
9. The Permanent Citizens of Urantia
1. Racial and Cultural Distribution79. Andite Expansion in the Orient
2. The Adamites in the Second Garden
3. Early Expansions of the Adamites
4. The Andites
5. The Andite Migrations
6. The Last Andite Dispersions
7. The Floods in MesopotamiaStory of Noah 8. The Sumerians — Last of the Andites
1. The Andites of Turkestan80. Andite Expansion in the Occident
2. The Andite Conquest of India
3. Dravidian India
4. The Aryan Invasion of India
5. Red Man and Yellow Man
6. Dawn of Chinese Civilization
7. The Andites Enter China
8. Later Chinese Civilization
1. The Adamites Enter Europe81. Development of Modern Civilization
2. Climatic and Geologic ChangesFlooding of the Mediterranean 3. The Cro-Magnoid Blue Man
4. The Andite Invasions of Europe
5. The Andite Conquest of Northern Europe
6. The Andites along the Nile
7. Andites of the Mediterranean Isles
8. The Danubian Andonites
9. The Three White Races
1. The Cradle of Civilization82. The Evolution of Marriage
2. The Tools of Civilization1) The taming of fire 2) The domestication of animals 3) The enslavement of captives 4) Private property 3. Cities, Manufacture, and Commerce
4. The Mixed Races1) The Caucasoid races 2) The Mongoloid races 3) The Negroid races 5. Cultural SocietyMight and right 6. The Maintenance of Civilization1) 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
1. The Mating Instinct83. The Marriage Institution
2. The Restrictive Taboos
3. Early Marriage Mores
4. Marriage under the Property Mores
5. Endogamy and Exogamy
6. Racial Mixtures
1. Marriage as a Societal Institution84. Marriage and Family Life
2. Courtship and Betrothal
3. Purchase and Dowry
4. The Wedding Ceremony
5. Plural Marriages
6. True Monogamy — Pair Marriage
7. The Dissolution of Wedlock
8. The Idealization of Marriage
1. Primitive Pair Associations85. The Origins of Worship
2. The Early Mother-Family
3. The Family under Father Dominance
4. Woman’s Status in Early Society
5. Woman under the Developing Mores
6. The Partnership of Man and Woman
7. The Ideals of Family Life
8. Dangers of Self-Gratification
1. Worship of Stones and Hills86. Early Evolution of Religion
2. Worship of Plants and Trees
3. The Worship of Animals
4. Worship of the Elements
5. Worship of the Heavenly Bodies
6. Worship of Man
7. The Adjutants of Worship and Wisdom
1. Chance: Good Luck and Bad Luck87. The Ghost Cults
2. The Personification of Chance
3. Death — The Inexplicable
4. The Death-Survival Concept
5. The Ghost-Soul Concept
6. The Ghost-Spirit Environment
7. The Function of Primitive Religion
1. Ghost Fear88. Fetishes, Charms, and Magic
2. Ghost Placation
3. Ancestor Worship
4. Good and Bad Spirit Ghosts
5. The Advancing Ghost Cult
6. Coercion and Exorcism
7. Nature of Cultism
1. Belief in Fetishes89. Sin, Sacrifice, and Atonement
2. Evolution of the FetishImages and idols “Sacred Books” 3. Totemism
4. Magic
5. Magical Charms
6. The Practice of Magic
1. The Taboo90. Shamanism — Medicine Men and Priests
2. The Concept of Sin
3. Renunciation and HumiliationThe continence cult 4. Origins of Sacrifice
5. Sacrifices and Cannibalism
6. Evolution of Human Sacrifice
7. Modifications of Human SacrificeTemple harlotry 8. Redemption and Covenants
9. Sacrifices and Sacraments
10. Forgiveness of Sin
1. The First Shamans — The Medicine Men91. The Evolution of Prayer
2. Shamanistic Practices
3. The Shamanic Theory of Disease and Death
4. Medicine under the Shamans
5. Priests and Rituals
1. Primitive Prayer92. The Later Evolution of Religion
2. Evolving PrayerPrayer versus magic 3. Prayer and the Alter Ego
4. Ethical Praying
5. Social Repercussions of Prayer
6. The Province of Prayer
7. Mysticism, Ecstasy, and Inspiration
8. Praying as a Personal Experience
9. Conditions of Effective Prayer
1. The Evolutionary Nature of Religion93. Machiventa Melchizedek
2. Religion and the Mores
3. The Nature of Evolutionary Religion
4. The Gift of Revelation1) The Dalamatian teachings 2) The Edenic teachings 3) The Melchizedek of Salem 4) Jesus of Nazareth 5) The Urantia Papers 5. The Great Religious Leaders
6. The Composite ReligionsEleven living religions 7. The Further Evolution of Religion
1. The Machiventa Incarnation94. The Melchizedek Teachings in the Orient
2. The Sage of Salem
3. Melchizedek’s Teachings
4. The Salem ReligionThe creed The seven commandments 5. The Selection of Abraham
6. Melchizedek’s Covenant with Abraham
7. The Melchizedek Missionaries
8. Departure of Melchizedek
9. After Melchizedek’s Departure
10. Present Status of Machiventa Melchizedek
1. The Salem Teachings in Vedic India95. The Melchizedek Teachings in the LevantThe Rig-Veda 2. BrahmanismDoctrine of reincarnation 3. Brahmanic Philosophy
4. The Hindu Religion
5. The Struggle for Truth in China
6. Lao-Tse and Confucius
7. Gautama Siddhartha
8. The Buddhist FaithThe gospel of Gautama The moral commandments 9. The Spread of Buddhism
10. Religion in Tibet
11. Buddhist Philosophy
12. The God Concept of Buddhism
1. The Salem Religion in Mesopotamia96. Yahweh — God of the Hebrews
2. Early Egyptian Religion
3. Evolution of Moral Concepts
4. The Teachings of Amenemope *
5. The Remarkable Ikhnaton
6. The Salem Doctrines in Iran
7. The Salem Teachings in Arabia
1. Deity Concepts among the Semites97. Evolution of the God Concept among the Hebrews
2. The Semitic Peoples
3. The Matchless Moses
4. The Proclamation of Yahweh
5. The Teachings of MosesMaterialistic Providence 6. The God Concept after Moses’ Death
7. Psalms and the Book of Job
1. Samuel — First of the Hebrew Prophets98. The Melchizedek Teachings in the Occident
2. Elijah and Elisha
3. Yahweh and Baal
4. Amos and Hosea
5. The First IsaiahMicah and Obadiah 6. Jeremiah the Fearless
7. The Second Isaiah
8. Sacred and Profane History
9. Hebrew HistoryEphraim 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 10. The Hebrew Religion
1. The Salem Religion among the Greeks99. The Social Problems of Religion
2. Greek Philosophic Thought
3. The Melchizedek Teachings in Rome
4. The Mystery CultsThe Phrygian cult of Cybele and Attis The Egyptian cult of Osiris and Isis The Iranian cult of Mithras 5. The Cult of Mithras
6. Mithraism and Christianity
7. The Christian Religion
1. Religion and Social Reconstruction100. Religion in Human Experience
2. Weakness of Institutional Religion
3. Religion and the Religionist
4. Transition Difficulties
5. Social Aspects of Religion
6. Institutional Religion
7. Religion’s Contribution
1. Religious Growth101. The Real Nature of Religion
2. Spiritual Growth
3. Concepts of Supreme Value
4. Problems of Growth
5. Conversion and Mysticism
6. Marks of Religious Living
7. The Acme of Religious Living
1. True Religion102. The Foundations of Religious Faith
2. The Fact of Religion
3. The Characteristics of ReligionTwelve illustrations of spiritual faith 4. The Limitations of Revelation
5. Religion Expanded by Revelation
6. Progressive Religious ExperienceSeven aspects of salvation 7. A Personal Philosophy of Religion
8. Faith and Belief
9. Religion and Morality
10. Religion as Man’s Liberator
1. Assurances of Faith103. The Reality of Religious Experience
2. Religion and Reality
3. Knowledge, Wisdom, and Insight
4. The Fact of Experience
5. The Supremacy of Purposive Potential
6. The Certainty of Religious Faith
7. The Certitude of the Divine
8. The Evidences of Religion
1. Philosophy of Religion104. Growth of the Trinity Concept
2. Religion and the Individual
3. Religion and the Human Race
4. Spiritual Communion
5. The Origin of Ideals
6. Philosophic Co-ordination
7. Science and Religion
8. Philosophy and Religion
9. The Essence of Religion
1. Urantian Trinity Concepts105. Deity and Reality
2. Trinity Unity and Deity Plurality
3. Trinities and Triunities
4. The Seven Triunities
5. Triodities
1. The Philosophic Concept of the I AM106. Universe Levels of Reality
2. The I AM as Triune and as Sevenfold
3. The Seven Absolutes of Infinity
4. Unity, Duality, and Triunity
5. Promulgation of Finite Reality
6. Repercussions of Finite Reality
7. Eventuation of Transcendentals
1. Primary Association of Finite Functionals107. Origin and Nature of Thought AdjustersGod the Sevenfold 2. Secondary Supreme Finite IntegrationThe Supreme Being 3. Transcendental Tertiary Reality AssociationThe Trinity Ultimate 4. Ultimate Quartan IntegrationUltimate Deity 5. Coabsolute or Fifth-Phase AssociationThe Trinity Absolute 6. Absolute or Sixth-Phase IntegrationThe cosmos infinite 7. Finality of Destiny
8. The Trinity of Trinities1) The level of three Trinities 2) The level of experiential Deity 3) The level of the I AM 9. Existential Infinite Unification
1. Origin of Thought Adjusters108. Mission and Ministry of Thought Adjusters
2. Classification of Adjusters
3. The Divinington Home of Adjusters
4. Nature and Presence of Adjusters
5. Adjuster Mindedness
6. Adjusters as Pure Spirits
7. Adjusters and Personality
1. Selection and Assignment109. Relation of Adjusters to Universe Creatures
2. Prerequisites of Adjuster IndwellingOn Urantia On other worlds 3. Organization and AdministrationTabamantia’s tribute 4. Relation to Other Spiritual Influences
5. The Adjuster’s Mission
6. God in Man
1. Development of Adjusters110. Relation of Adjusters to Individual Mortals
2. Self-Acting Adjusters
3. Relation of Adjusters to Mortal Types
4. Adjusters and Human Personality
5. Material Handicaps to Adjuster Indwelling
6. The Persistence of True ValuesThe Adjuster that indwelt Jesus 7. Destiny of Personalized AdjustersOmnipersonal beings
1. Indwelling the Mortal Mind111. The Adjuster and the Soul
2. Adjusters and Human Will
3. Co-operation with the Adjuster
4. The Adjuster’s Work in the Mind
5. Erroneous Concepts of Adjuster Guidance
6. The Seven Psychic Circles
7. The Attainment of ImmortalityThe Adjuster’s plea to the soul
1. The Mind Arena of Choice112. Personality Survival
2. Nature of the Soul
3. The Evolving Soul
4. The Inner Life
5. The Consecration of Choice
6. The Human Paradox
7. The Adjuster’s ProblemA guardian of destiny’s statement
113. Seraphic Guardians of DestinyFourteen aspects of personality 1. Personality and Reality
2. The Self
3. The Phenomenon of Death
4. Adjusters after Death
5. Survival of the Human Self
6. The Morontia Self
7. Adjuster Fusion
1. The Guardian Angels114. Seraphic Planetary Government
2. The Destiny Guardians
3. Relation to Other Spirit Influences
4. Seraphic Domains of Action
5. Seraphic Ministry to Mortals
6. Guardian Angels after Death
7. Seraphim and the Ascendant Career
1. The Sovereignty of Urantia115. The Supreme Being
2. The Board of Planetary Supervisors
3. The Resident Governor General
4. The Most High ObserverMost High regencies 5. The Planetary Government
6. The Master Seraphim of Planetary Supervision1) 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 7. The Reserve Corps of Destiny
1. Relativity of Concept Frames116. The Almighty Supreme
2. The Absolute Basis for Supremacy
3. Original, Actual, and Potential
4. Sources of Supreme Reality
5. Relation of the Supreme to the Paradise Trinity
6. Relation of the Supreme to the Triodities
7. The Nature of the Supreme
1. The Supreme Mind117. God the SupremeThe cosmic mind 2. The Almighty and God the Sevenfold
3. The Almighty and Paradise Deity
4. The Almighty and the Supreme Creators
5. The Almighty and the Sevenfold ControllersThe problem of equilibrium 6. Spirit Dominance
7. The Living Organism of the Grand Universe
1. Nature of the Supreme Being118. Supreme and Ultimate — Time and Space
2. The Source of Evolutionary GrowthCreature-trinitized sons and growth 3. Significance of the Supreme to Universe Creatures
4. The Finite GodCosmic morality — supreme duty 5. The Oversoul of CreationFinaliter transcendation Repercussions of human growth 6. The Quest for the Supreme
7. The Future of the Supreme
1. Time and Eternity119. The Bestowals of Christ MichaelExperiential (subjective) time units 2. Omnipresence and Ubiquity
3. Time-Space RelationshipsTruth and fact Space and pattern 4. Primary and Secondary Causation
5. Omnipotence and Compossibility
6. Omnipotence and Omnificence
7. Omniscience and Predestination
8. Control and OvercontrolThe time governor of progress 9. Universe Mechanisms
10. Functions of Providence
1. The First Bestowal
2. The Second Bestowal
3. The Third Bestowal
4. The Fourth Bestowal
5. The Fifth Bestowal
6. The Sixth Bestowal
7. The Seventh and Final Bestowal
8. Michael’s Postbestowal Status
PART IV.
The Life and Teachings of Jesus
120. The Bestowal of Michael on Urantia
1. The Seventh Bestowal Commission121. The Times of Michael’s Bestowal
2. The Bestowal Limitations
3. Further Counsel and Advice
4. The Incarnation — Making Two One
1. The Occident of the First Century after Christ122. Birth and Infancy of Jesus
2. The Jewish People
3. Among the Gentiles
4. Gentile Philosophy1) The Epicurean 2) The Stoic 3) The Cynic 4) The Skeptic 5. The Gentile ReligionsThe mystery religions 6. The Hebrew Religion
7. Jews and Gentiles
8. Previous Written Records1) The Gospel by Mark 2) The Gospel of Matthew 3) The Gospel by Luke 4) The Gospel of John Acknowledgment
1. Joseph and Mary123. The Early Childhood of Jesus
2. Gabriel Appears to Elizabeth
3. Gabriel’s Announcement to Mary
4. Joseph’s DreamThe “house of David” 5. Jesus’ Earth Parents
6. The Home at Nazareth
7. The Trip to Bethlehem
8. The Birth of JesusThe legend of the shepherds The three priests from Ur The “Star of Bethlehem” 9. The Presentation in the Temple
10. Herod ActsThe flight to Egypt
124. The Later Childhood of JesusThe Sojourn in Egypt 1. Back in NazarethJesus’ fourth year 2. The Fifth Year (2 B.C.)Child rearing 3. Events of the Sixth Year (1 B.C.)
4. The Seventh Year (A.D. 1)Material accidents 5. School Days in Nazareth
6. His Eighth Year (A.D. 2)
1. Jesus’ Ninth Year (A.D. 3)125. Jesus at JerusalemThe picture on the floor Climate in Galilee 2. The Tenth Year (A.D. 4)Jacob the stone mason’s son 3. The Eleventh Year (A.D. 5)The Scythopolis episode 4. The Twelfth Year (A.D. 6)Personal morality and group loyalty 5. His Thirteenth Year (A.D. 7)
6. The Journey to JerusalemMary, Martha, and Lazarus
1. Jesus Views the Temple126. The Two Crucial Years
2. Jesus and the Passover
3. Departure of Joseph and Mary
4. First and Second Days in the Temple
5. The Third Day in the Temple
6. The Fourth Day in the Temple
1. His Fourteenth Year (A.D. 8)127. The Adolescent Years
2. The Death of Joseph
3. The Fifteenth Year (A.D. 9)Origin of “The Lord’s Prayer” The “Son of Man” Who is the Messiah? 4. First Sermon in the Synagogue
5. The Financial Struggle
1. The Sixteenth Year (A.D. 10)128. Jesus’ Early Manhood
2. The Seventeenth Year (A.D. 11)The Zealot episode 3. The Eighteenth Year (A.D. 12)With James at the Passover Visit of Elizabeth and John Death of Amos 4. The Nineteenth Year (A.D. 13)Rearing the children 5. Rebecca, the Daughter of Ezra
6. His Twentieth Year (A.D. 14)Passover visit to Jerusalem
1. The Twenty-First Year (A.D. 15)129. The Later Adult Life of JesusGrowing awareness of divinity With Joseph at the Passover 2. The Twenty-Second Year (A.D. 16)As a smith at Sepphoris 3. The Twenty-Third Year (A.D. 17)With Simon at the Passover Jesus meets Stephen 4. The Damascus Episode
5. The Twenty-Fourth Year (A.D. 18)The Alexandrian proposal 6. The Twenty-Fifth Year (A.D. 19)With Jude at the Passover Uncle Joshua tell us a story” 7. The Twenty-Sixth Year (A.D. 20)James’ marriage Miriam’s marriage James head of the family of Joseph
1. The Twenty-Seventh Year (A.D. 21)130. On the Way to RomeZebedee of Capernaum Jesus the boatbuilder 2. The Twenty-Eighth Year (A.D. 22)Jesus visits Jerusalem Meeting Gonod and Ganid * 3. The Twenty-Ninth Year (A.D. 23)Purpose of the trip to Rome 4. The Human Jesus
1. At Joppa — Discourse on Jonah131. The World’s ReligionsDiscussion of good and evil 2. At CaesareaThe merchant from Mongolia The Greek worker and the Roman foreman God’s will and man’s will 3. At Alexandria
4. Discourse on Reality
5. On the Island of Crete
6. The Young Man Who Was Afraid
7. At Carthage — Discourse on Time and Space
8. On the Way to Naples and RomeEzra, the backslidden Jew
1. Cynicism132. The Sojourn at Rome
2. Judaism
3. Buddhism
4. Hinduism
5. Zoroastrianism
6. Suduanism (Jainism)
7. Shinto
8. Taoism
9. Confucianism
10. “Our Religion”
133. The Return from RomeInfluence on thirty-two religious leaders 1. True Values
2. Good and Evil
3. Truth and Faith
4. Personal MinistryTo the Roman senator To the Roman soldier To the speaker at the forum To the poor man, falsely accused 5. Counseling the Rich Man
6. Social Ministry
7. Trips about RomeThe thoughtless pagan “Let’s you and I make a new religion.”
134. The Transition YearsIndia’s caste system 1. Mercy and Justice
2. Embarking at TarentumThe man mistreating his wife 3. At CorinthCrispus, chief ruler of the synagogue Justus, the merchant The two public women 4. Personal Work in CorinthTo 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 5. At Athens — Discourse on Science
6. At Ephesus — Discourse on the Soul
7. The Sojourn at Cyprus — Discourse on Mind
8. At Antioch
9. In Mesopotamia
1. The Thirtieth Year (A.D. 24)135. John the BaptistReturn to Nazareth Marriage of Simon; marriage of Jude 2. The Caravan Trip to the Caspian
3. The Urmia Lectures
4. Sovereignty — Divine and Human
5. Political Sovereignty
6. Law, Liberty, and Sovereignty
7. The Thirty-First Year (A.D. 25)Solitary wanderings 8. The Sojourn on Mount HermonEnd of the Lucifer Rebellion The sovereignty of Nebadon 9. The Time of WaitingVisit with John at Jerusalem Working in Zebedee’s boatshop
1. John Becomes a Nazarite136. Baptism and the Forty Days
2. The Death of Zacharias
3. The Life of a Shepherd
4. The Death of Elizabeth
5. The Kingdom of God
6. John Begins to Preach
7. John Journeys North
8. Meeting of Jesus and JohnBaptism of Jesus 9. Forty Days of Preaching
10. John Journeys South
11. John in Prison
12. Death of John the Baptist
1. Concepts of the Expected Messiah137. Tarrying Time in Galilee
2. The Baptism of Jesus
3. The Forty DaysConference with Gabriel Completion of universe sovereignty 4. Plans for Public WorkThe Father’s way 5. The First Great DecisionPersonalized Adjuster in command Insensitivity of Adjuster to time 6. The Second DecisionThe path of normal earthly existence 7. The Third DecisionObedience to natural law 8. The Fourth DecisionRefusal to compromise with evil 9. The Fifth DecisionRejection of David’s throne 10. The Sixth Decision“I will be subject to the will of my Father.”
1. Choosing the First Four Apostles138. Training the Kingdom’s MessengersAndrew and Peter James and John 2. Choosing Philip and Nathaniel
3. The Visit to Capernaum
4. The Wedding at Cana
5. Back in Capernaum
6. The Events of a Sabbath Day
7. Four Months of Training
8. Sermon on the Kingdom
1. Final Instructions139. The Twelve Apostles
2. Choosing the Six
3. The Call of Matthew and SimonNot the righteous but sinners 4. The Call of the Twins
5. The Call of Thomas and Judas
6. The Week of Intensive Training
7. Another Disappointment
8. First Work of the Twelve
9. Five Months of Testing
10. Organization of the Twelve
1. Andrew, the First Chosen140. The Ordination of the Twelve
2. Simon Peter
3. James Zebedee
4. John Zebedee
5. Philip the Curious
6. Honest Nathaniel
7. Matthew Levi
8. Thomas Didymus
9. and 10. James and Judas Alpheus
11. Simon the Zealot
12. Judas Iscariot
1. Preliminary Instruction141. Beginning the Public Work
2. The Ordination
3. The Ordination SermonThe “Sermon on the Mount” 4. You Are the Salt of the Earth
5. Fatherly and Brotherly LoveHappy 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... 6. The Evening of the Ordination“I look beyond the act...” Concerning divorcement Justice and mercy “They do well — trouble them not.” 7. The Week Following the Ordination
8. Thursday Afternoon on the Lake1) Doing the Father’s Will 2) Political attitude 3) Social attitude 4) Economic attitude 5) Personal religion 9. The Day of Consecration
10. The Evening after the Consecration
1. Leaving Galilee142. The Passover at Jerusalem
2. God’s Law and the Father’s Will
3. The Sojourn at AmathusJesus’ personality Jesus’ appearance 4. Teaching about the FatherMinister to the sick 5. Spiritual Unity
6. Last Week at AmathusTeherma the Persian 7. At Bethany Beyond JordanTeaching about the kingdom Salvation by faith; liberty through truth 8. Working in Jericho
9. Departing for Jerusalem
143. Going Through SamariaVisit to Annas 1. Teaching in the Temple
2. God’s WrathJacob of Crete 3. The Concept of GodSix Hebrew concepts of God The earlier ten commandments 4. Flavius and Greek Culture
5. The Discourse on Assurance
6. The Visit with Nicodemus
7. The Lesson on the Family
8. In Southern JudeaThe camp in Gethsemane Park
1. Preaching at Archelais144. At Gilboa and in the Decapolis“They made light of our message.” “Do you resemble weaklings?” 2. Lesson on Self-Mastery
3. Diversion and RelaxationThree days on Mount Sartaba 4. The Jews and the Samaritans
5. The Woman of Sychar
6. The Samaritan RevivalIn camp on Mount Gerizim 7. Teachings about Prayer and Worship
1. The Gilboa Encampment145. Four Eventful Days at Capernaum
2. The Discourse on Prayer
3. The Believer’s Prayer
4. More about Prayer
5. Other Forms of PrayerSeven prayers from other worlds 6. Conference with John’s Apostles
7. In the Decapolis Cities
8. In Camp near Pella“...tell John that he is not forgotten.” 9. Death of John the Baptist
146. First Preaching Tour of GalileeVisit with Ruth 1. The Draught of Fishes
2. Afternoon at the SynagogueReligion is a personal experience The young epileptic Peter’s wife’s mother 3. The Healing at Sundown
4. The Evening After
5. Early Sunday Morning
1. Preaching at Rimmon147. The Interlude Visit to Jerusalem
2. At JotapataPrayer, thanksgiving, and worship Justice and mercy Prayer and personal effort Ethical prayer 3. The Stop at RamahReligion, science, and philosophy The assurance of truth The visit at Zebulum 4. The Gospel at IronWork in the mines Healing the leprous man 5. Back in CanaTitus the nobleman 6. Nain and the Widow’s Son
7. At Endor
1. The Centurion’s Servant148. Training Evangelists at Bethsaida
2. The Journey to JerusalemSeparation from John’s apostles 3. At the Pool of Bethesda
4. The Rule of LivingNathaniel’s question about the golden rule 5. Visiting Simon the PhariseeParable of the moneylender Status and progress 6. Returning to CapernaumThe six spies “The Sabbath was made for man...” 7. Back in Capernaum
8. The Feast of Spiritual Goodness
1. A New School of the Prophets149. The Second Preaching Tour
2. The Bethsaida Hospital
3. The Father’s Business
4. Evil, Sin, and Iniquity
5. The Purpose of Affliction
6. The Misunderstanding of Suffering — Discourse on Job
7. The Man with the Withered Hand
8. Last Week at BethsaidaKirmeth of Bagdad 9. Healing the ParalyticBaptism of three of the spies
150. The Third Preaching TourDavid’s intelligence organization 1. The Widespread Fame of JesusThe healing phenomena 2. Attitude of the PeopleTwo mistakes of early Christianity Jesus’ fame as a healer His recognition of the equality of women Charm of his personality 3. Hostility of the Religious Leaders
4. Progress of the Preaching TourComments on anger Concerning well-balanced characters 5. Lesson Regarding Contentment
6. The “Fear of the Lord”
7. Returning to Bethsaida
1. The Women’s Evangelistic Corps151. Tarrying and Teaching by the Seaside
2. The Stop at Magdala
3. Sabbath at TiberiasDiscourse on “Magic and Superstition” 4. Sending the Apostles out Two and Two
5. What Must I Do to Be Saved?
6. The Evening Lessons
7. The Sojourn at Nazareth
8. The Sabbath Service
9. The Nazareth Rejection
1. The Parable of the Sower152. Events Leading up to the Capernaum Crisis
2. Interpretation of the Parable
3. More about Parables
4. More Parables by the Sea
5. The Visit to KheresaThe storm on the lake 6. The Kheresa Lunatic
153. The Crisis at CapernaumVeronica of Caesarea-Philippi 1. At Jairus’s House
2. Feeding the Five Thousand
3. The King-Making Episode
4. Simon Peter’s Night Vision
5. Back in Bethsaida
6. At GennesaretMore about the parable of the sower 7. At Jerusalem
1. The Setting of the Stage154. Last Days at Capernaum
2. The Epochal Sermon“I am the bread of life.” 3. The After Meeting
4. Last Words in the SynagogueThe boy possessed by the evil spirit “How can Satan cast out Satan?” 5. The Saturday EveningDesertion of the halfhearted followers
1. A Week of Counsel155. Fleeing Through Northern Galilee
2. A Week of RestClosing of the synagogues 3. The Second Tiberias Conference
4. Saturday Night in Capernaum“What shall we do with Jesus?” 5. The Eventful Sunday Morning
6. Jesus’ Family Arrives
7. The Hasty Flight
1. Why Do the Heathen Rage?156. The Sojourn at Tyre and Sidon
2. The Evangelists in Chorazin
3. At Caesarea-PhilippiTruth and creed Origin of religious traditions 4. On the Way to Phoenicia
5. The Discourse on True Religion
6. The Second Discourse on Religion
1. The Syrian Woman157. At Caesarea-Philippi
2. Teaching in Sidon“This world is only a bridge...” 3. The Journey up the Coast
4. At Tyre
5. Jesus’ Teaching at TyreParable 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 6. The Return from PhoeniciaAttitude of the Jewish leaders
158. The Mount of TransfigurationJesus attempts to see his family 1. The Temple-Tax Collector“The fish with a shekel in his mouth.” 2. At Bethsaida-Julias
3. Peter’s Confession“Who do men say that I am?” 4. The Talk about the Kingdom
5. The New Concept
6. The Next AfternoonThe four stages of Jesus’ life New authoritative pronouncements 7. Andrew’s Conference
1. The Transfiguration159. The Decapolis Tour
2. Coming down the Mountain
3. Meaning of the Transfiguration
4. The Epileptic BoyJames of Safed 5. Jesus Heals the Boy“Lord I believe...help my unbelief.” 6. In Celsus’ Garden
7. Peter’s Protest
8. At Peter’s House
1. The Sermon on Forgiveness160. Rodan of Alexandria“How often shall my brother sin against me?” Parable of the reckoning with the stewards Dangers of personal judgment 2. The Strange Preacher
3. Instruction for Teachers and Believers
4. The Talk with NathanielWhat is the truth about the scriptures?” 5. The Positive Nature of Jesus’ Religion“...carry the pack a second mile.” 6. The Return to Magadan
1. Rodan’s Greek Philosophy161. Further Discussions with RodanThe three drives of life Problem solving and worshipful meditation Prejudice and the recognition of truth 2. The Art of LivingSocializing value of friendship The great value of marriage 3. The Lures of Maturity
4. The Balance of MaturityEssentials of temporal life Factors of material success The meaning of failure 5. The Religion of the IdealWhat 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...?”
1. The Personality of God162. At the Feast of TabernaclesNathaniel’s five points 2. The Divine Nature of JesusDiscourse by Nathaniel and Thomas 3. Jesus’ Human and Divine MindsThe midwayers’ views
163. Ordination of the Seventy at Magadan“Master...bid fire come down from heaven...” 1. The Dangers of the Visit to Jerusalem
2. The First Temple TalkEber the officer of the Sanhedrin 3. The Woman Taken in Adultery
4. The Feast of Tabernacles
5. Sermon on the Light of the World
6. Discourse on the Water of Life
7. The Discourse on Spiritual Freedom
8. The Visit with Martha and Mary
9. At Bethlehem with Abner
1. Ordination of the Seventy164. At the Feast of DedicationThe harvest is plenteous but the laborers are few 2. The Rich Young Man and OthersRiches and the love of wealth 3. The Discussion about WealthParable of the laborers in the vineyard 4. Farewell to the SeventyJesus’ instructions Peter’s ordination sermon 5. Moving the Camp to Pella
6. The Return of the Seventy
7. Preparation for the Last Mission
1. Story of the Good Samaritan165. The Perean Mission Begins
2. At Jerusalem
3. Healing the Blind Beggar
4. Josiah Before the Sanhedrin
5. Teaching in Solomon’s Porch
1. At the Pella Camp166. Last Visit to Northern Perea
2. Sermon on the Good Shepherd
3. Sabbath Sermon at Pella“Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees...” “...the very hairs of your head are numbered” 4. Dividing the InheritanceParable 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...?” 5. Talks to the Apostles on Wealth“Consider the lilies, how they grow...” 6. Answer to Peter’s Question
1. The Pharisees at Ragaba167. The Visit to PhiladelphiaCeremonial hand washing 2. The Ten Lepers
3. The Sermon at GerasaThe straight and narrow way Many who are first will be last “I stand at the door and knock...” 4. Teaching about Accidents
5. The Congregation at PhiladelphiaThe later ministry and death of Abner
1. Breakfast with the Pharisees168. The Resurrection of LazarusHealing the believer “...sit not down in the chief seat...” 2. Parable of the Great Supper
3. The Woman with the Spirit of Infirmity
4. The Message from Bethany
5. On the Way to BethanyThe Pharisee and the publican Teaching about marriage 6. Blessing the Little ChildrenBeauty as an influence to worship 7. The Talk about Angels
169. Last Teaching at Pella“I am the resurrection and the life...” 1. At the Tomb of Lazarus
2. The Resurrection of Lazarus
3. Meeting of the Sanhedrin“It is better that one man die...” 4. The Answer to Prayer
5. What Became of Lazarus
170. The Kingdom of HeavenThe Sanhedrin’s charges against Jesus 1. Parable of the Lost Son
2. Parable of the Shrewd Steward
3. The Rich Man and the Beggar
4. The Father and His KingdomJesus lived a revelation of God Elohim and Yahweh
1. Concepts of the Kingdom of Heaven171. On the Way to Jerusalem
2. Jesus’ Concept of the KingdomSin and forgiveness 3. In Relation to Righteousness
4. Jesus’ Teaching about the Kingdom
5. Later Ideas of the KingdomSocial brotherhood and spiritual brotherhood Another and greater John the Baptist Christianity and the Jesus gospel
172. Going into Jerusalem“...promise me that these my sons shall have honor...” 1. The Departure from PellaDavid Zebedee’s later life Antioch and Philadelphia 2. On Counting the Cost
3. The Perean TourFarewell to Abner 4. Teaching at LiviasPeter and Simon and the 100 swords Warning of the friendly Pharisees 5. The Blind Man at Jericho
6. The Visit to Zaccheus
7. “As Jesus Passed By”
8. Parable of the PoundsNathaniel’s interpretation of the parable
1. Sabbath at Bethany173. Monday in JerusalemMary anoints Jesus’ feet Jesus rebukes Judas 2. Sunday Morning with the Apostles
3. The Start for Jerusalem
4. Visiting about the TempleThe widow’s mite 5. The Apostles’ Attitude
1. Cleansing the Temple174. Tuesday Morning in the Temple
2. Challenging the Master’s Authority“The baptism of John, whence was it?” 3. Parable of the Two Sons
4. Parable of the Absent LandlordThe stone which the builders rejected 5. Parable of the Marriage Feast“Destroy this temple and ...I will raise it up.”
175. The Last Temple DiscourseIndividual salutations to the twelve 1. Divine Forgiveness
2. Questions by the Jewish RulersIs it lawful to give tribute to Caesar? 3. The Sadducees and the Resurrection
4. The Great CommandmentThe Deliverer, whose son is he? 5. The Inquiring Greeks“...except a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies...” “...if I be lifted up...in your lives...”
1. The Discourse176. Tuesday Evening on Mount Olivet“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.” 2. Status of Individual Jews
3. The Fateful Sanhedrin Meeting
4. The Situation in JerusalemJudas’ final decision
1. The Destruction of Jerusalem177. Wednesday, the Rest Day
2. The Master’s Second ComingThe account in the Matthew Gospel 3. Later Discussion at the CampParable of the talents “Carry on until I come.” Comments on the growth of living truth 4. The Return of Michael
1. One Day Alone with God178. Last Day at the CampJohn Mark and the lunch basket 2. Early Home Life
3. The Day at Camp
4. Judas and the Chief Priests
5. The Last Social HourBeware of the support of the multitude
1. Discourse on Sonship and Citizenship179. The Last SupperLearn to be faithful even in prosperity Tempt not the angels of your supervision... 2. After the Noontime MealDavid relieves Judas of the “bag” Arrangements for the Last Supper 3. On the Way to the Supper
1. The Desire for Preference180. The Farewell Discourse
2. Beginning the Supper
3. Washing the Apostles’ Feet
4. Last Words to the Betrayer
5. Establishing the Remembrance Supper
1. The New Commandment181. Final Admonitions and Warnings“...love one another even as I have loved you.” 2. The Vine and the Branches
3. Enmity of the World“Let not your hearts be troubled.” “Master, show us the Father...” 4. The Promised Helper
5. The Spirit of TruthComments on the golden rule 6. The Necessity for Leaving
1. Last Words of Comfort182. In Gethsemane“I give each of you all you will receive.” “Let not your heart be troubled.” 2. Farewell Personal Admonitions
1. The Last Group Prayer183. The Betrayal and Arrest of JesusJesus’ enlargement of the revelation of God’s name 2. Last Hour Before the BetrayalDispatching the runner to Abner David Zebedee’s farewell 3. Alone in GethsemaneThe spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
1. The Father’s Will184. Before the Sanhedrin Court
2. Judas in the City
3. The Master’s Arrest
4. Discussion at the Olive Press
5. On the Way to the High Priest’s Palace
1. Examination by Annas185. The Trial Before Pilate
2. Peter in the Courtyard
3. Before the Court of Sanhedrists
4. The Hour of HumiliationA new revelation of man to God 5. The Second Meeting of the Court
1. Pontius Pilate186. Just Before the Crucifixion
2. Jesus Appears Before PilateThe written charges of the Sanhedrist tribunal 3. The Private Examination by Pilate
4. Jesus Before Herod
5. Jesus Returns to Pilate
6. Pilate’s Last AppealThe scourging of Jesus “Behold the man!” 7. Pilate’s Last Interview
8. Pilate’s Tragic Surrender
187. The CrucifixionJesus’ family at Bethany 1. The End of Judas IscariotThe thirty pieces of silver 2. The Master’s Attitude“Pilate on trial before Jesus.” “Behold God and man!” 3. The Dependable David Zebedee
4. Preparation for the Crucifixion
5. Jesus’ Death in Relation to the Passover
1. On the Way to Golgotha188. The Time of the Tomb“Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me...” Simon from Cyrene 2. The Crucifixion
3. Those Who Saw the Crucifixion
4. The Thief on the CrossJesus’ charge to John 5. Last Hour on the Cross
6. After the Crucifixion
189. The ResurrectionJoseph and Nicodemus before Pilate 1. The Burial of Jesus
2. Safeguarding the Tomb
3. During the Sabbath DayWhat did Jesus commend to the Father’s hands? Status of the personality of Jesus 4. Meaning of the Death on the Cross
5. Lessons from the Cross
1. The Morontia Transit190. Morontia Appearances of Jesus
2. The Material Body of Jesus
3. The Dispensational ResurrectionDeparture of the Personalized Adjuster 4. Discovery of the Empty TombThe five women Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene 5. Peter and John at the TombSecond appearance — to Mary Magdalene
1. Heralds of the Resurrection191. Appearances to the Apostles and Other Leaders
2. Jesus’ Appearance at BethanyAppearance to his brother James Appearance to his earthly family 3. At the Home of Joseph
4. Appearance to the Greeks
5. The Walk with Two Brothers
192. Appearances in GalileeReactions of the individual apostles 1. The Appearance to Peter
2. First Appearance to the Apostles
3. With the Morontia CreaturesStages of morontia progression 4. The Tenth Appearance (At Philadelphia)
5. Second Appearance to the Apostles“Blessed are those in the ages to come...” 6. The Alexandrian Appearance
1. Appearance by the Lake193. Final Appearances and Ascension“Lads, have you caught anything?” 2. Visiting with the Apostles Two and Two
3. On the Mount of Ordination
4. The Lakeside Gathering
194. Bestowal of the Spirit of TruthThe sixteenth appearance (courtyard of Nicodemus) 1. The Appearance at Sychar
2. The Phoenician Appearance
3. Last Appearance in Jerusalem
4. Causes of Judas’s Downfall
5. The Master’s Ascension
6. Peter Calls a Meeting
195. After PentecostThe new gospel about Jesus 1. The Pentecost Sermon
2. The Significance of PentecostThe mission of the Spirit of Truth Man’s threefold spiritual endowment The seven higher spiritual influences 3. What Happened at Pentecost
4. Beginnings of the Christian Church
196. The Faith of JesusReasons for the triumph of Christianity in the Occident Early Christian compromises 1. Influence of the Greeks
2. The Roman Influence
3. Under the Roman Empire
4. The European Dark Ages
5. The Modern Problem
6. Materialism
7. The Vulnerability of Materialism
8. Secular Totalitarianism
9. Christianity’s Problem
10. The Future
*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 1. Jesus — The Man
2. The Religion of JesusThe religion about Jesus Religion as a personal experience 3. The Supremacy of ReligionFact, 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...