THE URANTIA BOOK: Some introductory readings
(compiled by Bob Hunt , page references as in original publication)
Page 1 of the Foreword
In Part One, THE CENTRAL AND SUPERUNIVERSES
Sections 6 (Personality in the Universe) and 7 (Spiritual Value of the Personality Concept) of Paper 1 (The Universal Father) - pages 29 - 32
Section 7 (Divine Truth and Beauty) of Paper 2 (The Nature of God) - pages 42, 43
Introduction and Sections 1 (The Superuniverse Space Level) , 2 (The Superuniverse of Orvonton) of Paper 15 (The Seven Superuniverses) - pages 164 - 167
In Part Two, THE LOCAL UNIVERSE
Section 3 (The Evolutionary Idea) of Paper 32 (The Evolution of Local Universes) - pages 360 - 362
Paper 42 (Energy - Mind and Matter) - pages 467 - 484 (read or skim to experience the scientific scope of the book)
Section 4 (Evolutionary Will Creatures) of Paper 49 (The Inhabited Worlds) - pages 564,565
In Part Three, THE HISTORY OF URANTIA
Sections 3 (The Mid-Mammals), 4 (The Primates), 5 (The First Human Beings), 6 (Evolution of the Human Mind), 7 (Recognition as an Inhabited World) of Paper 62 (The Dawn Races of Early Man) - pages 704 - 710
Papers 99 (The Social Problems of Religion), 100 (Religion in Human Experience), 101 (The Real Nature of Religion) on pages 1086 - 1117 (an excellent introduction to both the depth and purposes of the book)
Section 1 (Time and Eternity) of Paper 118 (Supreme and Ultimate - Time and Space) - pages 1295, 1296
In Part Four, THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF JESUS
Virtually anything - many choose to read this part first. For a preview:
Sections 4 (The Seventh Year), 5 (School Days in Nazareth), 6 (His Eighth Year) of Paper 123 (The Early Childhood of Jesus) - pages 1361 - 1365
Sections 6 (The Young Man Who Was Afraid) and 7 (At Carthage - Discourse on Time and Space) of Paper 130 (On the Way to Rome) - pages 1438 - 1440
Sections 9 (Christianity's Problem) and 10 (The Future) of Paper 195 (After Pentecost) - pages 2082 - 2086
Copyright© 1997 by Bob Hunt