Hidden Wisdom in the Holy Bible, Vol. 1Quest Books, 2015 M04 8 - 230 pages This first of a two-volume abridgement of a Theosophical classic explains how a literal reading of the Bible misses rich concealed meaning, how Biblical symbols encode esoteric truths, and how Christ's life can be seen as an initiatory journey. |
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Page ix
... source of esoteric knowl- edge are discussed in identical terms in both Volumes II and III . As part of the ongoing ... sources formerly given in footnotes now appears in a Selected Bibli- ography at the back of the book . Hodson's ...
... source of esoteric knowl- edge are discussed in identical terms in both Volumes II and III . As part of the ongoing ... sources formerly given in footnotes now appears in a Selected Bibli- ography at the back of the book . Hodson's ...
Page xi
... source of spiritual wisdom and moral counsel , and the other to undertake a detailed study of the whole text . This latter course was chosen , and in this decision I was largely influenced by the discovery that many of the difficulties ...
... source of spiritual wisdom and moral counsel , and the other to undertake a detailed study of the whole text . This latter course was chosen , and in this decision I was largely influenced by the discovery that many of the difficulties ...
Page xii
... sources , I have found , is the literature of The Theosophical Society and , indeed , Theosophy itself so far as it has ... source is mentioned here to explain , should it be necessary , the constant reference to theosophical literature ...
... sources , I have found , is the literature of The Theosophical Society and , indeed , Theosophy itself so far as it has ... source is mentioned here to explain , should it be necessary , the constant reference to theosophical literature ...
Page xv
... Judaeus ( approximately 30 B.C. to 45 A.D. ) to whom this work is dedicated , is also a valuable source of information . The interpretations of the symbolism of the Bible which he gives are very remarkable . The animals Introduction XV.
... Judaeus ( approximately 30 B.C. to 45 A.D. ) to whom this work is dedicated , is also a valuable source of information . The interpretations of the symbolism of the Bible which he gives are very remarkable . The animals Introduction XV.
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... source of light . Planets throughout their orbital motion around the sun revolve on their axes , without which rotation there could be no alternation of day and night . Yet in the first chapter of Genesis , it is plainly stated that ...
... source of light . Planets throughout their orbital motion around the sun revolve on their axes , without which rotation there could be no alternation of day and night . Yet in the first chapter of Genesis , it is plainly stated that ...
Contents
3 | |
17 | |
25 | |
32 | |
The Reality Behind the Shadow | 51 |
Four Keys of Interpretation | 59 |
Part Four | 65 |
A Rosetta Stone for | 71 |
3 | 147 |
The Life of Christ | 148 |
6722 | 176 |
The Way of Holiness | 185 |
Index | 199 |
25 | 201 |
111 | 207 |
The Symbolism of Numbers | 111 |
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