The sleeping subject was apparently used only for administrative contact with the papers always appearing in. Detailed contents of the illustrated urantia book this is the 2010 standardized text of the urantia book. The english text of the urantia book is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission. He did not change his name from saul to paul because of his conversion. The rapidly spreading influence of jewish religious and moral teachings. Dave holt was born in toronto, ontario, canada, of. The urantia papers he refers to were received over several years in the 1930s by a group of people known as the contact commission. Battle losses, executions, starvation, and disease almost depleted the country. Even the jewish leaders subsequently recognized that it was this secular idea of. History get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news.
Bill sadler maintained that once the papers started coming through, there was not that much interaction with the sleeping subject. Urantia book forum the urantia book from a jewish perspective. You have just discovered the literary masterpiece that answers your questions about god, life in the inhabited universe, the history and future of this. I think that the writers of the urantia book in this case the channeled entities know that the majority of readers come from a christian viewpoint and so somewhat write the story from that framework. The view of jesus presented in the urantia book is equally disturbing and unbiblical. According to the urantia book fellowship ubf, the urantia book. The jews viewed history as the providence of god yahweh at work. The captivity begins with the fall of jerusalem, 586 b.
The urantia book this is a strange book supposedly dictated by celestial beings speaking through a man in a trance in the 20s. Oct 26, 2012 jesus did not come to this world during an age of spiritual decadence. But i would call attention to the full and comprehensive manner in which the book does present the story of man s origin, nature, history, and destiny. The commissioners were the custodians of the urantia manuscript, keeping the carbon copy of the typewritten transcript in a fireproof vault.
The ub offers, shall we say, an unacceptable history of the levant, which. The history of this period is found in nehemiah and ezra, supplemented by the apocryphal book of i esdras. If you wish to read the plain text version of the book. The urantia book fellowship expanding spiritual awareness. The urantia book is the first 110th of the fifth epochal revelation and provides the fulcrum by which the continuing fifth epochal revelation is written, also known as the cosmic family volumes. The disheartened pessimism is reflected in the book of lamentations. Where he came from, his real mission on earth, and what happened to him after his death. Beings on high help us expand cosmic consciousness and enhance spiritual perception. How, when, and why they gathered in jerusalemwe do not know. First society for readers of the urantia book chicago, chicago, illinois.
By martin greenhut, reader of the urantia book since 1970. The urantia book reveals jesus jewish upbringing, education and racial outlook in such a way as to allow me to identify with him as a jew. They were also charged with full responsibility for supervising all the details connected with the publication of the book, securing the international s. Critical examination of the urantia book please see the following links for more information about why this the urantia book and its followers should properly be viewed as a spiritually dangerous cult. The priests begin the revision of all of israels history. Revealing the mysteries of god, the universe, world history, jesus, and ourselves multiple authors on. The urantia book sometimes called the urantia papers or the fifth epochal revelation is a spiritual, philosophical, and religious book that originated in chicago some time between 1924 and 1955. You have just discovered the literary masterpiece that answers your questions about god, life in the inhabited universe. A new and fuller revelation of the religion of jesus is destined to conquer an empire of materialistic secularism and to overthrow a world sway of mechanistic naturalism. Paul was a pharisee of the phariseeshe was familiar with the philosophy of the stoics and the cynics. If you have a christian background, you might start by reading the life and teachings of jesus.
In ethics he was inspired not only by christ but also by the stoics. The jews synthesized all gods into their more sublime concept of the lord god of israel. While the ancient jews taught the necessity of sacrifice, jesus, in his life and teachings, revealed a god of love, mercy, and forgiveness. Lots of crazy things in it about the meaning of life, the nature of god and religon, science, and the history of earth.
Judaism was the soil out of which christianity grew, but the jews were not a miraculous people. Consider this, the midwayers could have told us that what is needed now is the dissemination of the urantia book, that we are called to do this work, and that the worldwide acceptance of the urantia book will bring about the new age. Paper 121 the times of michaels bestowal urantia book. There was one feature of the bestowal of michael which was utterly foreign to the jewish conception of the messiah, and that was the union of the two natures, the human and the divine. Debunking the urantia book, christians join me page 34. Blogs by urantia book community activists one of the urantia readerships most prolific writers dave holt. He had the same kind of home and schooling as did i, went to the synagogue as did i, and lived in a jewish culture which has not significantly changed to this day. The urantia book sometimes called the urantia papers or the fifth epochal revelation is a spiritual and philosophical book that discusses god, jesus, science, cosmology, religion, history and destiny. Jesus himself spent one or two nights each week in jerusalem at the home of flavius, a greek jew, where many prominent jews came in secret to interview him 142. For a quick overview see how the urantia book came into existence by bill sadler there is also a short document titled, a history of the urantia movement consisting of notes regarded as written by dr. The melchizedek teachings, which are a basic factor in all the religions of occident and orient that have arisen in the last four thousand years. Check out the new, free course if you want to learn more about the urantia book. Urantia book, table of contents urantia book fellowship. See the world in a new way by harmonizing science, religion and philosophy into a cohesive, integrated and enlightening approach.
Peter was the real founder of the christian church. The urantia book presents approximately concepts covering theology, science, history, philosophy, cosmology and others. The urantia book was supposedly dictated to a chicago psychiatrist named w. The hebrews probably entered egypt under the hyksos17501560 b. It was their belief in the fact of the resurrection that finally brought them together at jerusalem.
The story in john agrees with the urantia book, but john has placed it so early. Paul carried the christian message to the gentiles, and the greek believers carried it to the whole roman empire. Part iv of the urantia book culminates in the thrilling story of the masters resurrection on that longago easter sunday in april, a. I also attended the hebrew teachers institute at yeshiva for six years.
The urantia book also sometimes called the urantia papers or the fifth epochal revelation is a spiritual and philosophical book that discusses god, science, religion, history, philosophy, and destiny. This was an age of universal restlessness and turbulence throughout the middle east. The second edition of a history of the urantia papers is well written and was well researched by mullins. First society for readers of the urantia book chicago. The greeks brought to the new teaching clearer concepts of the eternal life. Urantia followers reject the tenets of orthodox christianity particularly canonicity and thus cannot be considered christian by any traditional definition.
History of jews facts about judaism, what are the abrahamic religions. As a rule this mystery pertained to the story of some gods life and death and return to. June millicent jordan was a jamaican american selfidentified bisexual, poet, essayist, teacher, and activist. The urantia book from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. May 01, 2018 at least the urantia book has an interesting cosmology of synthesized facts and religiousphilosophical truths to merit some interest or study of its general thesis and broader vision for humanity, charting a greater vision of progress, evolution and ascension for souls on the planet, perhaps a goal too high minded or accessible for the likes. Pauls doctrines were influenced in theology and philosophy not only by jesus teachings but also by plato and philo.
The huerians from the canaanite highlands are overrunning the fertile crescent. In all israel, there was no outstanding leader between moses and david. According to gardner, there are so many gods in the urantia book that its polytheism puts greek and hindu mythology to shame. The urantia book, the jews loved justice, wisdom, truth, and righteousness as have few peoples, but they contributed least of all peoples to the intellectual comprehension and to the spiritual understanding of these divine qualities. Keep in mind the book is over 50 years old and back then there were a lot more ardent christians and that was the main audience of the book. The hebraic system of morality, ethics, theology, and belief in both providence and the supreme yahweh. The urantia book paper 185 the trial before pilate 1987. The first society of the urantia book fellowship was formed in chicago, in 1955. The papers were later combined with an index and published in 1955 as the urantia book. While the ancient jews taught the necessity of sacrifice, jesus, in his life and teachings, revealed a god of love, mercy, and. These accountings can be trusted and can be relied upon for accuracy, as they were written by spiritual beings who were actually there, beings called midwayers, who are the faithful recorders of planetary history.
It appears that it might be appropriate to change the topic heading from the urantia book to simply urantia with the urantia book as a sub heading. Timeline of historic events in the urantia book readership. Urantia book truth control truth control occult history. The urantia book harmonizes history, science, and religion into a philosophy of living that brings new meaning and hope into your life. After listening to part 1 and part 2 of the urantia book, listening to part 3 makes you feel like an astronaut returning to earth from a long space voyage. Of these concepts there have been 64 identified as unique to the urantia book and presented for the first time on our planet. Sadler formed a group to discuss these revelations, from which the urantia foundation was formed in 1950. By the times of jesus the jews had arrived at a settled concept of their origin, history, and.
The urantia book a demonic new age revelation violates galatians 1. Sadler from 1934 to 1935 by a man who spoke in his sleep on behalf of alien supermortals called revelators. His father explained to him the meaning of all these seasons. I am a graduate of talmudical academy high school and of yeshiva college in new york city. The first psalm of the hebrew book of psalms was written by amenemope and is the heart of the teachings of ikhnaton. May 17, 20 history of jews facts about judaism, what are the abrahamic religions.
This is the illustrated version of the urantia book. In the book joyfully shattered i tell the story of my more than 40year journey. Sadler in august, 1939 she had collected about twenty thousand dollars for the publication fund, and this was used to set type and prepare plates for the printing of the book. The hebrews suffer from a sense of national guiltsin. The founder is a noted chicago physician and psychiatrist dr. History, doctrine and a biblical response to the urantia book biblical distortions in the urantia book. The relevant history is that i was raised in a family best described as culturally jewish and passionately atheist. If you are searching for answers, read the urantia book. It was these plates of the urantia book that constituted the basis for the formation of urantia foundation. Exile and restoration urantia book urantia foundation. That is a noble undertaking, but we should understand that it is not what the urantia book calls us to do. Consideration of some criticisms of the urantia book.
Handwritten notes in margins of marian rowleys official history. The original text contains no visuals so weve added some for your enjoyment. The urantia book a biblical worldview perspective probe. This section deals with the origin and history of our world, starting from the origin of our sun over six billion years ago and ending with the birth of jesus. Between 1934 and 1956 a group of 36 people, who called themselves the forum, met to study the original manuscripts of the urantia book. The urantia book is noted for its high level of internal consistency and an advanced writing style. The urantia book was delivered to him by seven spirit beings in 1934.
The urantia book paper 96 yahwehgod of the hebrews 96. During the fore part of the first century after christ, the jews were the most influential group of the semitic peoples, and they happened to occupy a peculiarly strategic geographic position in the world as it was at that time. The text of the urantia book was always delivered in written form. The urantia book reveals jesus jewish upbringing, education and racial outlook in such a way as to allow. Seemed time for a new archive and a nice, fresh discussion page. The world needs new spiritual truth that provides modern men and women with an intellectual pathway into a personal relationship with god. Paul was his latin or roman namehis father was a roman citizen.
Skeptic martin gardner, in a book otherwise highly critical of the urantia book, writes that it is highly imaginative and that the cosmology outrivals in fantasy the cosmology of any sciencefiction work known to me. The urantia bookpaper 121 wikisource, the free online library. Aug 25, 2019 ive been reading the ub for 40 years and, imho, its the mt. If its not the way things are, its the way they should be. I know a number of jewish urantia book students i expect they. Urantia is now quivering on the very brink of one of its most amazing and enthralling epochs of social readjustment, moral quickening, and spiritual enlightenment. The urantia book, urantia foundation, urantia fellowship, and the urantia three concentric circle symbol above banner of michael represent a modernday ariangnostic cult. The readership is mostly christian, but involves many jews, muslims and other theists. They had built up a rigid wall of separation between themselves and the gentile world. Part 3 depicts the history of life on earth since its origin more than fourandonehalf billion years ago. Mdthe exact circumstances of the origin of the urantia book are unknown.
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