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 xii
... results of their application to scriptural stories , including especially the life of Christ . Although I have approached this task with all caution , naturally no claim is made for anything like a complete and error - free presenta ...
... results of their application to scriptural stories , including especially the life of Christ . Although I have approached this task with all caution , naturally no claim is made for anything like a complete and error - free presenta ...
Page xiv
... result of them the attention of Christians is diverted from eternal verities . These especially include the existence of the divine presence within , " Christ in you , the hope of glory , " ( Col. 1:27 ) and the fact that the divinity ...
... result of them the attention of Christians is diverted from eternal verities . These especially include the existence of the divine presence within , " Christ in you , the hope of glory , " ( Col. 1:27 ) and the fact that the divinity ...
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... result from the wrongful use of the separative and analytical attributes of the formal mind , especially in the early stages of its development . These mental characteristics inevitably cause pain and sorrow ( the pricks of the thorns ) ...
... result from the wrongful use of the separative and analytical attributes of the formal mind , especially in the early stages of its development . These mental characteristics inevitably cause pain and sorrow ( the pricks of the thorns ) ...
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... results of their application offered in later chapters of this volume . The Logos of the Soul As stated elsewhere , one of the several possible methods of inter- pretation is that in which each story is regarded as descriptive of an ...
... results of their application offered in later chapters of this volume . The Logos of the Soul As stated elsewhere , one of the several possible methods of inter- pretation is that in which each story is regarded as descriptive of an ...
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... result is ever a secret , and always in- communicable to those who have not entered into the experience . The Mountaintop and Sun - Consciousness The tables of the law were not so much deliberately broken by Moses as by the operation of ...
... result is ever a secret , and always in- communicable to those who have not entered into the experience . The Mountaintop and Sun - Consciousness The tables of the law were not so much deliberately broken by Moses as by the operation of ...
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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