A third of the urantia book is the inspiring story of jesus entire life and a revelation of his original teachings. The times of michaels bestowal midwayer commission. The life and teachings of jesus urantia foundation. Listening to this on my ipod while driving long trips has really been a much better experience than i had even hoped for. The urantia book fellowship founded in 1955 as urantia brotherhood is an inclusive association of individuals, families, and groups inspired by the transformative teachings of the urantia book. The life and teachings of jesus as it takes one through an epic example of how we might live in a given lifetime. Over 700 pages of the book are dedicated to christianity. It answers questions about god, life in the inhabited universe, the history and future of this world, and it includes an uplifting narrative of the life and teachings of jesus. Well, its a big book, a complex book, thoroughly describing everything imaginable. The founder is a noted chicago physician and psychiatrist dr. The urantia book was delivered to him by seven spirit beings in 1934. Jesus teaches about god, values, evangelizing, his mission, the kingdom, politics, science, philosophy, prayer, salvation and scripture. To most people, the most engaging and accessible part of the urantia book is part iv.
Urantia book part iv the life and teachings of jesus. Jesus second coming to our earth, urantia by urantianartist. Ubis courses provide a meaningful connection with readers around the world in a safe. And such times of great testing and threatened defeat are always times of great. This book has been a longtime companion and has truly changed my life. The melchizedek teachings in the occident urantia book. If you have read the urantia book, what is your take on it. All human beings are the sons and daughters of a loving god and therefore brothers and sisters in the family of god.
The literary depth of the urantia book clearly reveals and touchingly portrays his combined humanity and divinity. If you have a christian background, you might start by reading the life and teachings of jesus. Additionally, it claims that the presentation of historic facts. When i was asked to be one of the plenary speakers i thought it would be a great opportunity, even though i had read more of the eyedropper, spoon, and shovel.
The bestowal of michael on urantia remixed with background music by nicky bendix the ur. The life and teachings of jesus part iv the life and teachings of jesus. Rooted in history, clarified by facts, and illuminated by spiritual wisdom, its teachings will impart a new sense of purpose in your lifes. Urantia association international is a worldwide network of believing urantia book readers who have chosen to participate in our twofold mission. The urantia book says that, although christianity does contain more of the masters gospel than any other religion, it made two great mistakes. The story of adam and eve, the rebellion and fall of lucifer, the development of the hebrew scriptures and the bible, the life and teachings of jesus, the atonement doctrine, an understanding of life after death all of these key elements of the christian experience are developed in remarkable detail in the urantia book. The urantia book was supposedly dictated to a chicago psychiatrist named w. The life and teachings of jesus the urantia book, text. Ubannotated and ubintegrated publishing urantia book study aids since 2016 because efficient education rocks. The urantia books life of jesus a new picture of jesus. 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 urantia book is not intended to create a new church, it is meant for the edification of all mankind, and its purpose was to give us the life and teachings of jesus christ. This is an introduction to the expanded jesus story in the urantia book. The bestowal of michael on urantia mantutia melchizedek. Sadler formed a group to discuss these revelations, from which the urantia foundation was formed in 1950. Urantia book teachings and arguments for intelligent design. The life and teachings of jesus this group of papers was sponsored by a commission of twelve urantia midwayers acting under. It has received various degrees of interest ranging from praise to criticism for its religious and science content, its unusual length, and its lack of. The english text of the urantia book is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission.
The life and teachings of jesus urantia book urantia. A personal outreach im alice wood and i am the creator of the youtube channel, urantia life lessons. The urantia book provides a detailed recounting of planetary history and of the life and teachings of jesus. Some of the revelations are scientific, political, philosophical and historical in nature. Jesus is called a creator son in the urantia book, because he was in charge of creating and ruling this section of the universe. Its called the urantia book, and it is a treasury of spiritual truth and intellectual insights. According to gardner, there are so many gods in the urantia book that its polytheism puts greek and hindu mythology to shame.
If you love jesus as portrayed in the bible you will gain an even greater admiration and understanding of his life and teachings in part 4 of the urantia book. I ask a lot of questions of parents who have raised children with the urantia book. The life and teachings of jesus jesus books, the on. While readers can dive in by starting from beginning or browsing the paper titles, many find it most inspiring to start with part iv. About thirtyfive other books were also used, but in only a few papers at most.
In teaching, the chazan would utter a statement while the pupils would in unison repeat it after him. The conference theme of the 10th urantia association international conference in the netherlands was jesus as a teacher. The parables of jesus from the urantia book a certain ruler gave a great supper, and having bidden many guests, he dispatched his servants at suppertime to say to those who were invited, come, for everything is now ready. Before i read the urantia book, i loved the story of jesus in the new testament, but always felt disappointed that it only covered a few years of his life. This is a platform designed to walk people through the teachings of the urantia book as they relate to our daily lives. The urantia book a biblical worldview perspective probe. If you are new to the urantia book, the syllabus material prepared for the new religious movements section of a world religions class taught at denison university is a good way to get started.
The teachings of jesus as presented in the urantia book can be. These teachings provide new truths powerful enough to uplift and advance human thinking and believing for the next years. Listening to this on my ipod while driving long trips has really been a much better experience than i. Urantia book, i loved the story of jesus in the new testament, but always felt disappointed that it only covered a few years of his life. At two fortyfive sunday morning, the paradise incarnation commission, consisting of seven unidentified paradise personalities, arrived on the scene and immediately deployed themselves about the tomb. Mar 15, 2017 i found the urantia book on our honeymoon, husband having carried it around like an old shoe, referring to it from time to timethinking he was saying. The fourth section of the book is the most important jesus book since the bible. The book of mormon and the urantia book because there is a passage in mormonisms book of mormon regarding a greater record to come that will contain the mysteries of the universe, the greater teachings of jesus, the more full story of adameve and the garden of eden, etc. Urantia book part iv the life and teachings of jesus urantiapapers. Jesus came to our planet to experience a human life, much like our experiences of daytoday living, as well as to reveal the loving nature of the father of all to mortals, which he was so successful at doing because. Being a secondgeneration student of the urantia book, i became aware that children who are. Urantia book paper 120 the bestowal of michael on urantia. The urantia book, first published by urantia foundation in 1955, presents us with the origin, history, and destiny of humanity. The basis of this narrative was supplied by a secondary midwayer who was onetime assigned to the superhuman watchcare of the apostle andrew.
They say christendom has distorted the true nature and teachings of jesus christ, and the time is now ripe for mankind to receive this epochal revelation. The great cult mystery christian research institute. Two bible dictionariesone by hastings 1909, one by smith 1870were regularly drawn from. This educational program of urantia foundation is dedicated to fostering and facilitating the selfdiscovery of newly revealed truth. This panoramic narrative includes his birth, childhood, teenage years, adult travels and adventures, public ministry, crucifixion, and 19 resurrection appearances. Urantia foundation 533 west diversey parkway, chicago, il 60614, u. Jesus listened attentively, talked with joseph, mary, and a neighbor, jacob the stone mason, whose son was. Jesus teachings and discourses to the apostles and to the jewish leaders. The life of jesus, designated in the urantia book as the fourth epochal revelation, ub 61 is said to have redeemed the planet of the blunders of rebellion.
Lhistoire durantia part iii the history of urantia. Jesus in the new testament and the urantia book, part 2. Urantia book introduction urantia a new picture of jesus. The view of jesus presented in the urantia book is equally disturbing and unbiblical. Complete teachings from the urantia book urantia press on. Encompassing the final third of the book, it is a panoramic and masterfully crafted narrative detailing thirtysix years of the life and ministry of jesus of nazareth. The urantia book s life of jesus the resurrection of jesus.
The urantia book emphasizes that despite its dark history, urantia has been the beneficiary of much good. The ideals of the western world were basically socratic, and its later religious philosophy became that of jesus. The superhuman authors base their narrative chiefly on records supplied by a sort of guardian angel of the apostle andrew. Drawn from the urantia book, a treasury of spiritual truths and insights, its intent is to inspire men and women around the world to know more about jesus and to spread his message of love and goodwill. The life and teachings of jesus audible audio edition. Complete teachings from the urantia book press, urantia on. The urantia book, not the bible, is the ultimate source of truth for humanity. The urantia book paper 122 birth and infancy of jesus 122. More than one third of the content of the urantia book is devoted to a narrative of the life and teachings of jesus, and the judeochristian tradition is given an importance exceeding any other. 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.
What if someone had been there to keep a detailed record of the life and teachings of jesus. And they all with one accord began to make excuses. The life and teachings of jesus in three words, what would they be. Between 1934 and 1956 a group of 36 people, who called themselves the forum, met to study the original manuscripts of the urantia book.
Jesus and children in the urantia book by truthbook. Part iv, the life and teachings of jesus, is the largest part at 775 pages, and is often noted as the most accessible and most impressive, narrating a detailed. Urantia followers reject the tenets of orthodox christianity particularly canonicity and thus cannot be considered christian by any traditional definition. Some regard the urantia revelation as a postmodern bible, and since its publication in 1955, the book has sold over a million copies in english in. The urantia book kindle edition by multiple authors. The urantia book portrays our relationship with god the father. It provides a detailed narrative of jesus entire life including the socalled missing years, his discourses, parables, significant life events, crucifixion and resurrection. Video, audio, graphic, and informational resources related to the life and teaching of jesus in the urantia book.
The life and teachings of jesus the parables of jesus. The urantia book is a revelation given to our world by a commission of celestial personalities authorized and tasked to the mission by the ancients of days who rule over the seventh superuniverse that our world, named urantia by the celestial administration, is part of. I prioritize first and foremost that my boys do not grow up resenting the urantia community for taking away their fathers attention. The account of the life and teachings of jesus in the urantia book is much more complete than that of the new testament, but not contradictory.
Urantia book teachings and arguments for intelligent. Here are a few of the teachings of the alien revelators. Sadler from 1934 to 1935 by a man who spoke in his sleep on behalf of alien supermortals called revelators. The urantia book, urantia foundation, urantia fellowship, and the urantia three concentric circle symbol above banner of michael represent a modernday ariangnostic cult. The following excerpt is from the urantia book version of the life of jesus, which has far more details about his life as witnessed by celestial beings than the truncated and distorted biblical version of his life, which covered events on fewer than 30 days of his life. For seven years, i have tried to apply many of jesus approaches when it comes to these two responsibilities. The urantia book contains the most spiritually compelling story of jesus anywhere in print. Complete teachings from the urantia book jesus the missing years, new teachings. A brief description of the urantia book urantia book. Papers 120 196 this section is the most detailed and indepth account of the life and teachings of jesus available on the planet, including the lost years between his time in the temple with the jewish elders as a boy and his baptism.
Urantia book describe why these teachings stand unique, packed with new jesus stories, his lost years, and fresh insights. Within its pages youll discover an integrated picture of life unified by science, religion, and philosophy. Through worldwide support of study, dissemination, and reader services, fellowship members seek understanding among all readers of the urantia. By all accounts, the urantia book, a 2,097page tome that claims to be an epochal divine revelation to our planet, is a unique artifact in the history of religion. To achieve this goal, the book teaches us a more real understanding of the scope and meaning of gods universe, the nature of god, the history of our world, and the actual teachings of jesus. Sadler purchase dr william s sadlers urantia book workbooks.