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 xiv
... portray those ideas makes them readily available ; for the meanings of the symbols used are found to be constant , as constant also are the doctrines which they reveal . Thus , while ancient superstitions and magical practices , and the ...
... portray those ideas makes them readily available ; for the meanings of the symbols used are found to be constant , as constant also are the doctrines which they reveal . Thus , while ancient superstitions and magical practices , and the ...
Page xvi
... portrayed by the authors of the Bible , interpretations of biblical allegories from that point of view are included in this work . This first volume of two contains an introduction to the symbolic language , some keys of in ...
... portrayed by the authors of the Bible , interpretations of biblical allegories from that point of view are included in this work . This first volume of two contains an introduction to the symbolic language , some keys of in ...
Page 8
... portray far more than events in time ; they reveal in concrete and therefore more readily understand- able form eternal truth , ultimate reality , universal occurrences . Some- times the real was more visible to them than the shadow ...
... portray far more than events in time ; they reveal in concrete and therefore more readily understand- able form eternal truth , ultimate reality , universal occurrences . Some- times the real was more visible to them than the shadow ...
Page 14
... portrayed by means of a miniature drama , an allegory concealing - to guard against unwise application of the law to neces- sary material possessions , for example - the all - important law that life is not lost , but fulfilled , by ...
... portrayed by means of a miniature drama , an allegory concealing - to guard against unwise application of the law to neces- sary material possessions , for example - the all - important law that life is not lost , but fulfilled , by ...
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... portrays realization - during waking conscious- ness - of the Self as divine , eternal , indestructible and universal . The heavenly city , " the city of the living God " ( Heb . 12:22 ) is a symbol of the Augoeides ( Greek ) , the ...
... portrays realization - during waking conscious- ness - of the Self as divine , eternal , indestructible and universal . The heavenly city , " the city of the living God " ( Heb . 12:22 ) is a symbol of the Augoeides ( Greek ) , the ...
Contents
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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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