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Son of Man: Urantia
Son of Man: Urantia is the story of the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, based on Part 4 or the Urantia revelation.
CONTENTS
Prologue 17
Earth before Jesus Was Born 19
Chapter 1: Birth and Infancy of Jesus 23
Mary and Joseph: Choosing the Parents 23
Gabriel Appears to Elizabeth 23
Gabriel’s Announcement to Mary 24
Joseph’s Dream 24
Jesus’ Mortal Parents 25
The Home in Nazareth 25
The Trip to Bethlehem 25
Jesus Is Born 26
The Presentation in the Temple 26
Herod Acts 27
Chapter 2: Jesus’ Early Childhood 29
Back in Nazareth 29
The Fifth Year (2 B.C.) 29
The Sixth Year (1 B.C.) 31
The Seventh Year (A.D. 1) 31
School Days in Nazareth 32
Jesus’ Eighth Year (A.D. 2) 33
Chapter 3: Jesus’ Later Childhood 35
Jesus’ Ninth Year (A.D. 3) 35
The Tenth Year (A.D. 4) 36
The Eleventh Year (A.D. 5) 36
The Twelfth Year (A.D. 6) 37
His Thirteenth Year (A.D. 7) 38
The Journey to Jerusalem 38
Chapter 4: Jesus at Jerusalem 41
Jesus Views the Temple 41
Jesus and the Passover 42
Mary and Joseph Leave 42
First and Second Days in the Temple 42
The Third Day in the Temple 43
The Fourth Day in the Temple 43
Chapter 5: Two Crucial Years 45
His Fourteenth Year (A.D. 8) 45
Joseph’s Death 45
The Fifteenth Year (A.D. 9) 46
First Sermon in the Synagogue 47
The Financial Struggle 48
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Chapter 6: The Adolescent Years 49
The Sixteenth Year (A.D. 10) 49
The Seventeenth Year (A.D. 11) 49
The Eighteenth Year (A.D. 12) 50
The Nineteenth Year (A.D. 13) 51
Rebecca, Ezra’s Daughter 52
His Twentieth Year (A.D. 14) 53
Chapter 7: Jesus’ Early Manhood 55
The Twenty-First Year (A.D. 15) 55
The Twenty-Second Year (A.D. 16) 55
The Twenty-Third Year (A.D. 17) 56
The Damascus Episode 56
The Twenty-Fourth Year (A.D. 18) 57
The Twenty-Fifth Year (A.D. 19) 57
The Twenty-Sixth Year (A.D. 20) 58
Chapter 8: Jesus’ Later Adult Life 61
The Twenty-Seventh Year (A.D. 21) 61
The Twenty-Eighth Year (A.D. 22) 62
The Twenty-Ninth Year (A.D. 23) 62
The Human Jesus 63
Chapter 9: On the Way to Rome 65
At Joppa: The Talk about Jonah 65
The Talk about Good and Evil 66
At Caesarea 66
At Alexandria 68
The Talk on Reality 69
On the Island of Crete 70
The Young Man Who Was Afraid 71
At Carthage: The Talk about Time and Space 72
On the Way to Naples and Rome 72
Chapter 10: The World’s Religions 75
Cynicism 75
Judaism 75
Buddhism 76
Hinduism 76
Zoroastrianism 76
Jainism 77
Shinto 77
Taoism 77
Confucianism 77
Our Religion 77
Chapter 11: While in Rome 79
True Values 80
Good and Evil 80
Truth and Faith 80
Personal Ministry 81
Counseling the Rich Man 81
Social Ministry 83
Trips about Rome 83
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Chapter 12: The Return from Rome 85
Mercy and Justice 85
Catching the Boat at Tarentum 86
At Corinth 86
Personal Work in Corinth 87
At Athens: The Talk on Science 87
At Ephesus: The Talk on the Soul 88
The Stay at Cyprus: The Talk on Mind 88
Chapter 13: The Transition Years 91
The Thirtieth Year (A.D. 24) 91
The Urmia Lectures 91
Sovereignty: The Holding of Supreme
Power and Authority, Divine and Human 92
Political Power and Authority 92
The Thirty-First Year (A.D. 25) 93
The Time on Mount Hermon 93
The Time of Waiting 94
Chapter 14: John the Baptist 97
John Becomes a Nazarite 97
Zacharias’ Death 97
The Life of a Shepherd 98
Elizabeth’s Death 98
The Kingdom of God 98
John Begins to Preach 99
John Journeys North 100
John and Jesus Meet 100
Forty Days of Preaching 101
John Journeys South 102
John in Prison 102
Death of John the Baptist 103
Chapter 15: John Begins to Preach 105
Concepts of the Expected Messiah 105
Jesus’ Baptism 106
The Forty Days 106
Plans for Public Work 107
The Great Decisions 107
Chapter 16: Waiting in Galilee 111
Choosing the First Four Apostles 111
Choosing Philip and Nathaniel 112
The Visit to Capernaum 113
The Wedding at Cana 114
Back in Capernaum 116
The Events of a Sabbath Day 116
Four Months of Training 117
Sermon on the Kingdom 119
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Chapter 17: Training the Kingdom’s Messengers 121
Final Instructions 121
Choosing the Six 122
Calling on Matthew and Simon 122
Calling the Twins 123
Calling Judas and Thomas 124
The Week of Intensive Training 124
Another Disappointment 125
The Twelve’s First Work 126
Five Months of Testing 127
Organizing the Twelve 127
Chapter 18: The Twelve Apostles 129
Andrew, the First Chosen 129
Simon Peter 130
James Zebedee 132
John Zebedee 133
Philip the Curious 134
Honest Nathaniel 136
Matthew Levi 137
Thomas Didymus 138
Judas and James Alpheus 140
Simon the Zealot 141
Judas Iscariot 141
Chapter 19: The Ordination of the Twelve 145
Jesus’ First Instructions 146
The Ordination 146
The Ordination Sermon 146
You Are the Salt of the Earth 148
Fatherly and Brotherly Love 149
The Evening of the Ordination 151
The Week Following the Ordination 154
Thursday Afternoon on the Lake 154
The Day of Consecration 158
The Evening after the Consecration 159
Chapter 20: Beginning the Public Work 161
Leaving Galilee 161
God’s Law and the Father’s Will 162
The Stay at Amathus 162
Teaching about the Father 163
Spiritual Unity 164
Last Week at Amathus 165
At Bethany Beyond the Jordan 165
Working in Jericho 167
Departing for Jerusalem 167
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Chapter 21: The Passover at Jerusalem 169
Teaching in the Temple 169
God’s Wrath 169
The Concept of God 170
Flavius and Greek Culture 171
The Talk on Assurance 172
The Visit with Nicodemus 173
The Lesson on the Family 174
In Southern Judea 175
Chapter 22: Going Through Samaria 177
Preaching at Archelais 177
The Lesson on Self-Mastery 178
Diversion and Relaxation 179
The Jews and the Samaritans 180
The Woman of Sychar 181
The Samaritan Revival 183
Teaching about Prayer and Worship 184
Chapter 23: At Gilboa and the Decapolis 185
The Gilboa Camp 185
The Talk about Prayer 186
The Believer’s Prayer 187
More about Prayer 188
Other Forms of Prayer 188
Conference with John’s Apostles 191
In the Decapolis Cities 192
In Camp Near Pella 192
Death of John the Baptist 193
Chapter 24: Four Eventful Days at Capernaum 195
A Full Net of Fish 195
Afternoon at the Synagogue 196
The Healing at Sundown 198
The Evening After 199
Early Sunday Morning 200
Chapter 25: First Preaching Tour Through Galilee 203
Preaching at Rimmon 203
At Jotapata 203
The Stop at Ramah 206
The Gospel at Iron 207
Back in Cana 208
Nain and the Widow’s Son 209
At Endor 210
Chapter 26: The Interlude Visit to Jerusalem 211
The Centurion’s Servant 211
The Journey to Jerusalem 212
The Bethsaida Hot Spring 212
The Rule of Living 213
Visiting Simon the Pharisee 214
Returning to Capernaum 216
Back in Capernaum 217
The Feast of Spiritual Goodness 218
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Chapter 27: Training Evangelists at Bethsaida 221
A New School of the Prophets 221
The Bethsaida Hospital 222
The Father’s Business 222
Evil, Sin, and Iniquity 222
The Purpose of Affliction 224
Misunderstanding Suffering:
The Talk about Job 225
The Man with the Withered Hand 227
Last Week at Bethsaida 228
Healing the Paralytic 228
Chapter 28: The Second Preaching Tour 231
Jesus’ Fame 231
The People’s Attitude 232
Hostility of the Religious Leaders 234
Teaching Tour Progress 234
The Lesson Regarding Contentment 235
The Fear of the Lord 236
Returning to Bethsaida 237
Chapter 29: The Third Preaching Tour 239
The Women’s Evangelistic Corp 239
The Stop at Magdala 240
Sabbath at Tiberias 240
Sending the Apostle’s Out Two and Two 241
What Must I do to Be Saved? 242
The Evening Lessons 243
The Stay at Nazareth 243
The Sabbath Service 244
The Nazareth Rejection 246
Chapter 30: Resting and Teaching by the Seaside 247
The Parable of the Sower 247
Interpretation of the Parable 248
More about Parables 250
More Parables by the Sea 251
The Visit to Kheresa 252
The Kheresa Lunatic 253
Chapter 31: Events Leading to the Capernaum Crisis 255
At Jairus’ House 256
Feeding the Five Thousand 257
The King-Making Episode 258
Simon Peter’s Night Vision 259
Back in Bethsaida 260
At Gennesaret 261
At Jerusalem 262
Chapter 32: The Crisis at Capernaum 263
Setting the Stage 263
The Epochal Sermon 264
The After Meeting 267
Last Words in the Synagogue 268
The Saturday Evening 269
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Chapter 33: Last Days at Capernaum 271
A Week of Counsel 271
A Week of Rest 272
The Second Tiberias Conference 272
Saturday Night in Capernaum 273
The Eventful Sunday Morning 273
Jesus’ Family Arrives 274
The Hasty Flight 276
Chapter 34: Fleeing Through Northern Galilee 277
Why do the Heathen’s Rage? 277
The Evangelists in Chorazin 278
At Caesarea-Philippi 278
On the Way to Phoenicia 279
The Talk on True Religion 280
The Second Talk on Religion 281
Chapter 35: The Stay at Tyre and Sidon 285
The Syrian Woman 285
Teaching in Sidon 286
The Journey Up the Coast 287
At Tyre 287
Jesus’ Teaching at Tyre 288
The Return from Phoenicia 290
Chapter 36: At Caesarea-Philippi 293
The Temple Tax Collector 293
At Bethsaida Julias 294
Peter’s Confession 295
The Talk about the Kingdom 296
The New Concept 297
The Next Afternoon 297
Andrew’s Conference 299
Chapter 37: The Mount of Transfiguration 301
The Transfiguration 301
Coming Down the Mountain 302
Meaning of the Transfiguration 303
The Epileptic Boy 304
Jesus Heals the Boy 305
In Celsus’ Garden 306
Peter’s Protest 307
At Peter’s House 308
Chapter 38: The Decapolis Tour 309
The Sermon on Forgiveness 309
The Strange Preacher 310
Instructions for Teachers and Believers 311
The Talk with Nathaniel 312
The Positive Nature of Jesus’ Religion 314
The Return to Magadan 316
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Chapter 39: Rodan of Alexandria 317
Rodan’s Greek Philosophy 317
The Art of Living 319
The Lures of Maturity 320
The Balance of Maturity 321
The Religion of the Ideal 322
Chapter 40: Further Discussions with Rodan 325
The Personality of God 325
Jesus’ Divine Nature 326
Jesus’ Human and Divine Minds 328
Chapter 41: At the Feast of the Tabernacles 329
The Dangers of the Visit to Jerusalem 329
The First Temple Talk 330
The Woman Taken in Adultery 332
The Feast of Tabernacles 333
Sermon on the Light of the World 334
Lesson on the Water of Life 335
The Talk on Spiritual Freedom 335
The Visit with Mary and Martha 337
At Bethlehem with Abner 337
Chapter 42: Ordination of the Seventy at Magadan 339
Ordination of the Seventy 339
The Rich Young Man and Others 340
The Talk about Wealth 342
Farewell to the Seventy 343
Moving the Camp to Pella 344
The Return of the Seventy 345
Preparation for the Last Mission 346
Chapter 43: At the Feast of Dedication 347
Story of the Good Samaritan 347
At Jerusalem 348
Healing the Blind Beggar 348
Josiah before the Sanhedrin 350
Teaching in Solomon’s Porch 352
Chapter 44: The Perean Mission Begins 355
At the Pella Camp 355
Sermon on the Good Shepherd 355
Saturday’s Sermon at Pella 357
Dividing the Inheritance 358
Talks to the Apostles on Wealth 360
Answer to Peter’s Question 361
Chapter 45: Last Visit to Northern Perea 363
The Pharisees at Ragaba 363
The Ten Lepers 364
The Sermon at Gerasa 365
Teaching about Accidents 367
The Congregation at Philadelphia 368
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Chapter 46: The Visit to Philadelphia 369
Breakfast with the Pharisees 369
Parable of the Great Supper 370
The Woman with the Spirit of Infirmity 371
The Message from Bethany 371
On the Way to Bethany 373
Blessing the Little Children 374
The Talk about Angels 374
Chapter 47: Resurrecting Lazarus 377
At Lazarus’ Tomb 378
Lazarus’ Resurrection 380
Meeting of the Sanhedrin 381
The Answer to Prayer 381
What Became of Lazarus 382
Chapter 48: Last Teaching at Pella 385
Parable of the Lost Son 385
Parable of the Shrewd Steward 387
The Rich Man and the Beggar 388
The Father and His Kingdom 389
Chapter 49: The Kingdom of Heaven 393
Concepts of the Kingdom of Heaven 393
Jesus’ Idea of the Kingdom 394
In Relation to Righteousness 395
Jesus’ Teaching about the Kingdom 396
Later Ideas of the Kingdom 398
Chapter 50: On the Way to Jerusalem 401
Leaving Pella 402
On Counting the Cost 403
The Perean Tour 404
Teaching at Livias’ 404
The Blind Man at Jericho 405
The Visit to Zaccheus 406
“As Jesus Passed By” 407
Parable of the Pounds 408
Chapter 51: Going into Jerusalem 411
Sabbath at Bethany 411
Sunday Morning with the Apostles 413
The Start for Jerusalem 413
Visiting Around the Temple 415
The Apostles’ Attitude 416
Chapter 52: Monday in Jerusalem 419
Cleansing the Temple 419
Challenging the Master’s Authority 421
Parable of the Two Sons 422
Parable of the Absent Landlord 423
Parable of the Marriage Feast 424
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Chapter 53: Tuesday Morning in the Temple 427
Divine Forgiveness 428
Questions by the Jewish Rulers 429
The Sadducees and the Resurrection 429
The Great Commandment 430
The Inquiring Greeks 431
Chapter 54: The Last Talk in the Temple 435
The Talk 435
Status of Individual Jews 438
The Fateful Sanhedrin Meeting 439
The Situation in Jerusalem 439
Chapter 55: Tuesday Evening on Mount Olivet 441
The Destruction of Jerusalem 441
The Master’s Second Coming 442
Later Discussion at the Camp 444
The Return of Michael 446
Chapter 56: Wednesday, the Rest Day 449
One Day Alone with God 449
Early Home Life 450
The Day at Camp 451
Judas and the Chief Priests 452
The Last Social Hour 454
Chapter 57: The Last Day at Camp 457
Talk on Sonship and Citizenship 457
After the Noon Meal 460
On the Way to the Supper 461
Chapter 58: The Last Supper 463
The Desire for Preference 463
Beginning the Supper 464
Washing the Apostles’ Feet 464
Last Words to the Betrayer 466
Establishing the Remembrance Supper 467
Chapter 59: The Farewell Talk 471
The New Commandment 471
The Vine and the Branches 472
The World’s Hostility 473
The Promised Helper 474
The Spirit of Truth 475
The Need for Leaving 477
Chapter 60: Final Warnings 479
Last Words of Comfort 479
Farewell Personal Warning 480
Chapter 61: In Gethsemane 489
The Last Group Prayer 489
Last Hour Before the Betrayal 491
Alone in Gethsemane 493
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Chapter 62: Jesus’ Betrayal and Arrest 495
The Father’s Will 495
Judas in the City 496
The Master’s Arrest 497
Discussion at the Olive Press 499
On the Way to the High Priest’s Palace 500
Chapter 63: Before the Sanhedrin Court 501
Annas’ Examination 501
Peter in the Courtyard 502
Before the Sanhedrin Court 504
The Hour of Humiliation 506
The Second Meeting of the Court 507
Chapter 64: The Trial Before Pilate 509
Pontius Pilate 509
Jesus Appears Before Pilate 510
The Private Questioning by Pilate 512
Jesus Before Herod 513
Jesus Returns to Pilate 513
Pilate’s Last Appeal 515
Pilate’s Last Interview 516
Pilate’s Tragic Surrender 517
Chapter 65: Just Before the Crucifixion 519
The End of Judas Iscariot 519
The Master’s Attitude 520
The Dependable David Zebedee 521
Preparation for the Crucifixion 522
Jesus’ Death in Relation to the Passover 523
Chapter 66: The Crucifixion 525
On the Way to Golgotha 525
The Crucifixion 527
Those Who Saw the Crucifixion 528
The Thief on the Cross 529
Last Hour on the Cross 530
After the Crucifixion 531
Chapter 67: The Time of the Tomb 533
Jesus’ Burial 533
Guarding the Tomb 534
During the Sabbath Day 535
The Death on the Cross 536
Lessons from the Cross 537
Chapter 68: The Resurrection 541
The Morontia Transit 541
Jesus’ Material Body 543
The Dispensational Resurrection 544
Discovery of the Empty Tomb 545
John and Peter at the Tomb 547
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Chapter 69: Jesus’ Morontia Appearances 549
Heralds of the Resurrection 549
Jesus’ Appearance at Bethany 551
At Joseph’s House 552
Appearance to the Greeks 552
The Walk with Two Brothers 553
Chapter 70: Appearances to the Apostles and Other Leaders 555
The Appearance to Peter 557
First Appearance to the Apostles 557
With the Morontia Creatures 558
The Tenth Appearance: At Philadelphia 558
Second Appearance to the Apostles 559
The Alexandrian Appearance 561
Chapter 71: Appearances in Galilee 563
Appearance by the Lake 563
Visiting with the Apostles in Pairs 564
On the Mount of Ordination 567
The Lakeside Gathering 568
Chapter 72: Final Appearances and Ascension 569
The Appearance at Sychar 570
The Phoenician Appearance 570
Last Appearance in Jerusalem 571
Causes of Judas’ Downfall 572
The Master’s Ascension 573
Peter Calls a Meeting 573
Chapter 73: The Gift of the Spirit of Truth 575
The Pentecost Sermon 575
The Significance of Pentecost 576
What Occurred at Pentecost 578
Beginnings of the Christian Church 581
Chapter 74: After the Pentecost 583
The Greek’s Influence 584
The Roman Influence 585
Under the Roman Empire 586
The European Dark Ages 587
The Modern Problem 588
Materialism 589
The Vulnerability of Materialism 591
Secular Totalitarianism 593
Christianity’s Problem 594
The Future 596
Chapter 75: Jesus’ Faith 599
Jesus: The Man 601
Jesus’ Religion 602
The Supremacy of Religion 604