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Title: The Birth of a Divine Revelation : The Origin of the Urantia Papers
ISBN: 0967826403
Author:
Ernest P. Moyer
Publicate Date: 2000-02-16
Publish: 2000-02-16
List Price: $8.00
Average Customer Rating: 3.0
Format: Paperback
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1: Don't be deceived
If you want to know what's going on with this planet - read the Bible. The Urantia Papers and the Holy Scriptures are NOT complementary nor compatible. If you want to read about a divine revelation regarding this planet and the human race get "A Divine Revelation of Hell" and "A Divine Revelation of Heaven" by Mary K. Baxter. Time will certainly tell who's papers are true or not, although God's redeemed are already in the know.
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2: A Brave, Necessary Work
Ignore the pinhead negative reviews below. "Camille" has likely not read much of the Urantia Book, and the other sneering review you can just swat like an annoying mosquito. I came to the UB some fifteen years ago. I am 50 now and have never read anything even remotely like it. It is difficult, to say the least, but the ring of truth in it is loud and clear, despite the many questions that it raises. As this space is not a forum, I won't go into details about the problems with the UB. But those of you who actually READ and CONSIDER the UB will need Mr. Moyer's book. Don't let no-count simpletons dissuade you from pursuing the TRUTH. The Birth of a Divine Revelation is a brave, living thing. Don't miss it.
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3: A Must Have If You Are A Reader Of The Urantia Book
There is little sense in going back and forth about the mystery of the Urantia Book. It is either of celestial origin or it is not. I'm confident that many of those that actually met and listened to Jesus posed a similiar question to themselves as they pondered the teachings of this unusual man. Whatever conclusion you come to, the Urantia Book is nothing short of miraculous. Try for yourself writing an essay about the nature of God or the ramifications of living amongst free will creatures. The Urantia Book is far removed from New Age type answers to age old questions. Rather, it provides remarkable explanations to many things that you come to find you had often wondered about. Moyer delivers his points with passion and personal conviction. It doesn't trouble me in the slightest if I disagree with some of his conclusions. The research and interpretation thereof are well worth the time spent reading this fascinating book. The Urantia Book is best approached as a vehicle from which man can search for meaning, not a book where one arrives at a set of definitive conclusions.
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4: Distortions and Inaccuracies
This is an unfortunate and disturbing book, full of undocumented claims, distortions, out-of-context quotations and wild speculation all mixed up together.
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5: Review - The Birth of a Divine Revelation
This is a must read. It is a benchmark work against which all Histories and Mysteries dealing with the origin of the Urantia Papers must be weighed. The wealth of detail from Moyer's extensive research on the early days of William Sadler, human agent for the Revelation, and his meeting of the "Sleeping Subject," has no comparison.Moyer provides useful introductory material for those who may be meeting the Urantia Book for the first time. He then goes on to survey the sequence of events starting with the appearance of the "Sleeping Subject" in LaGrange, Illinois in 1908, to the event of the actual revelation in 1934 and 1935. He shows the nature of the "Contact Commission," entrusted with the care of the Revelation, and how the "Forum" developed, with its role in the generation of the Papers. He provides an unvarnished account of the interplay of personalities, with all of their human frailties. Those human shortcomings eventually led to Sadler interposing in the text, and reducing the Revelation to something less than the perfection we would expect from divine beings. Moyer, a believer that the Urantia Papers are a Divine Revelation, exercises an intellectual honesty that is striking. He faces up to cruel realities where others cower. Such a masterful work will withstand the keenest scrutiny. You will never grasp the truth behind the origins of the Urantia Papers without reading this book.
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