The Urantia Book

PART IV The Life and Teachings of Jesus  Page 120. The Bestowal of Michael on Urantia1323 1. The Seventh Bestowal Commission1325 2. The Bestowal Limitations1327 3. Further Counsel and Advice1329 4. The Incarnation—Making Two One1331 121. The Times of Michael’s Bestowal1332 1. The Occident of the First Century After Christ1332 2. The Jewish People1333 3. Among the Gentiles1334 4. Gentile Philosophy1335 5. The Gentile Religions1336 6. The Hebrew Religion1338 7. Jews and Gentiles1339 8. Previous Written Records1341 122. Birth and Infancy of Jesus1344 1. Joseph and Mary1344 2. Gabriel Appears to Elizabeth1345 3. Gabriel’s Announcement to Mary1346 4. Joseph’s Dream1347 5. Jesus’ Earth Parents1348 6. The Home at Nazareth1349 7. The Trip to Bethlehem1350 8. The Birth of Jesus1351 9. The Presentation in the Temple1352 10. Herod Acts1353 123. The Early Childhood of Jesus1355 1. Back in Nazareth1356 2. The Fifth Year (2 B.C.)1357 3. Events of the Sixth Year (1 B.C.)1359 4. The Seventh Year (A.D. 1)1361 5. School Days in Nazareth1362 6. His Eighth Year (A.D. 2)1364 124. The Later Childhood of Jesus1366 1. Jesus’ Ninth Year (A.D. 3)1366 2. The Tenth Year (A.D. 4)1368 3. The Eleventh Year (A.D. 5)1369 4. The Twelfth Year (A.D. 6)1371 5. His Thirteenth Year (A.D. 7)1373 6. The Journey to Jerusalem1374 125. Jesus at Jerusalem1377 1. Jesus Views the Temple1378 2. Jesus and the Passover1379 3. Departure of Joseph and Mary1381 4. First and Second Days in the Temple1381 5. The Third Day in the Temple1382 6. The Fourth Day in the Temple1383 126. The Two Crucial Years1386 1. His Fourteenth Year (A.D. 8)1387 2. The Death of Joseph1388 3. The Fifteenth Year (A.D. 9)1389 4. First Sermon in the Synagogue1391 5. The Financial Struggle1392 127. The Adolescent Years1395 1. The Sixteenth Year (A.D. 10)1395 2. The Seventeenth Year (A.D. 11)1396 3. The Eighteenth Year (A.D. 12)1398 4. The Nineteenth Year (A.D. 13)1401 5. Rebecca, the Daughter of Ezra1402 6. His Twentieth Year (A.D. 14)1403 128. Jesus’ Early Manhood1407 1. The Twenty-First Year (A.D. 15)1407 2. The Twenty-Second Year (A.D. 16)1409 3. The Twenty-Third Year (A.D. 17)1411 4. The Damascus Episode1412 5. The Twenty-Fourth Year (A.D. 18)1413 6. The Twenty-Fifth Year (A.D. 19)1415 7. The Twenty-Sixth Year (A.D. 20)1416 129. The Later Adult Life of Jesus1419 1. The Twenty-Seventh Year (A.D. 21)1419 2. The Twenty-Eighth Year (A.D. 22)1421 3. The Twenty-Ninth Year (A.D. 23)1423 4. The Human Jesus1424 130. On the Way to Rome1427 1. At Joppa—Discourse on Jonah1428 2. At Caesarea1429 3. At Alexandria1432 4. Discourse on Reality1433 5. On the Island of Crete1436 6. The Young Man Who Was Afraid1437 7. At Carthage—Discourse on Time and Space1438 8. On the Way to Naples and Rome1440 131. The World’s Religions1442 1. Cynicism1442 2. Judaism1444 3. Buddhism1446 4. Hinduism1447 5. Zoroastrianism1449 6. Suduanism (Jainism)1450 7. Shinto1451 8. Taoism1451 9. Confucianism1452 10. “Our Religion”1453 132. The Sojourn at Rome1455 1. True Values1456 2. Good and Evil1457 3. Truth and Faith1459 4. Personal Ministry1460 5. Counseling the Rich Man1462 6. Social Ministry1465 7. Trips About Rome1466 133. The Return from Rome1468 1. Mercy and Justice1468 2. Embarking at Tarentum1470 3. At Corinth1471 4. Personal Work in Corinth1474 5. At Athens—Discourse on Science1476 6. At Ephesus—Discourse on the Soul1477 7. The Sojourn at Cyprus—Discourse on Mind1479 8. At Antioch1480 9. In Mesopotamia1481 134. The Transition Years1483 1. The Thirtieth Year (A.D. 24)1483 2. The Caravan Trip to the Caspian1484 3. The Urmia Lectures1485 4. Sovereignty—Divine and Human1486 5. Political Sovereignty1487 6. Law, Liberty, and Sovereignty1490 7. The Thirty-First Year (A.D. 25)1492 8. The Sojourn on Mount Hermon1492 9. The Time of Waiting1494 135. John the Baptist1496 1. John Becomes a Nazarite1496 2. The Death of Zacharias1497 3. The Life of a Shepherd1497 4. The Death of Elizabeth1499 5. The Kingdom of God1500 6. John Begins to Preach1501 7. John Journeys North1503 8. Meeting of Jesus and John1503 9. Forty Days of Preaching1505 10. John Journeys South1506 11. John in Prison1506 12. Death of John the Baptist1508 136. Baptism and the Forty Days1509 1. Concepts of the Expected Messiah1509 2. The Baptism of Jesus1510 3. The Forty Days1512 4. Plans for Public Work1514 5. The First Great Decision1516 6. The Second Decision1517 7. The Third Decision1519 8. The Fourth Decision1520 9. The Fifth Decision1521 10. The Sixth Decision1523 137. Tarrying Time in Galilee1524 1. Choosing the First Four Apostles1524 2. Choosing Philip and Nathaniel1526 3. The Visit to Capernaum1527 4. The Wedding at Cana1528 5. Back in Capernaum1531 6. The Events of a Sabbath Day1532 7. Four Months of Training1533 8. Sermon on the Kingdom1535 138. Training the Kingdom’s Messengers1538 1. Final Instructions1538 2. Choosing the Six1539 3. The Call of Matthew and Simon1540 4. The Call of the Twins1541 5. The Call of Thomas and Judas1542 6. The Week of Intensive Training1542 7. Another Disappointment1543 8. First Work of the Twelve1545 9. Five Months of Testing1546 10. Organization of the Twelve1547 139. The Twelve Apostles1548 1. Andrew, the First Chosen1548 2. Simon Peter1550 3. James Zebedee1552 4. John Zebedee1553 5. Philip the Curious1556 6. Honest Nathaniel1558 7. Matthew Levi1559 8. Thomas Didymus1561 9. and 10. James and Judas Alpheus1563 11. Simon the Zealot1564 12. Judas Iscariot1565 140. The Ordination of the Twelve1568 1. Preliminary Instruction1568 2. The Ordination1569 3. The Ordination Sermon1570 4. You Are the Salt of the Earth1572 5. Fatherly and Brotherly Love1573 6. The Evening of the Ordination1576 7. The Week Following the Ordination1578 8. Thursday Afternoon on the Lake1579 9. The Day of Consecration1583 10. The Evening After the Consecration1584 141. Beginning the Public Work1587 1. Leaving Galilee1587 2. God’s Law and the Father’s Will1588 3. The Sojourn at Amathus1589 4. Teaching About the Father1590 5. Spiritual Unity1591 6. Last Week at Amathus1592 7. At Bethany Beyond Jordan1593 8. Working in Jericho1595 9. Departing for Jerusalem1595 142. The Passover at Jerusalem1596 1. Teaching in the Temple1596 2. God’s Wrath1597 3. The Concept of God1598 4. Flavius and Greek Culture1600 5. The Discourse on Assurance1601 6. The Visit with Nicodemus1601 7. The Lesson on the Family1603 8. In Southern Judea1605 143. Going Through Samaria1607 1. Preaching at Archelais1607 2. Lesson on Self-Mastery1609 3. Diversion and Relaxation1610 4. The Jews and the Samaritans1612 5. The Woman of Sychar1612 6. The Samaritan Revival1615 7. Teachings About Prayer and Worship1616 144. At Gilboa and in the Decapolis1617 1. The Gilboa Encampment1617 2. The Discourse on Prayer1618 3. The Believer’s Prayer1619 4. More About Prayer1620 5. Other Forms of Prayer1621 6. Conference with John’s Apostles1624 7. In the Decapolis Cities1626 8. In Camp Near Pella1626 9. Death of John the Baptist1627 145. Four Eventful Days at Capernaum1628 1. The Draught of Fishes1628 2. Afternoon at the Synagogue1629 3. The Healing at Sundown1631 4. The Evening After1634 5. Early Sunday Morning1634 146. First Preaching Tour of Galilee1637 1. Preaching at Rimmon1637 2. At Jotapata1638 3. The Stop at Ramah1641 4. The Gospel at Iron1643 5. Back in Cana1644 6. Nain and the Widow’s Son1645 7. At Endor1646 147. The Interlude Visit to Jerusalem1647 1. The Centurion’s Servant1647 2. The Journey to Jerusalem1648 3. At the Pool of Bethesda1649 4. The Rule of Living1650 5. Visiting Simon the Pharisee1651 6. Returning to Capernaum1653 7. Back in Capernaum1655 8. The Feast of Spiritual Goodness1656 148. Training Evangelists at Bethsaida1657 1. A New School of the Prophets1657 2. The Bethsaida Hospital1658 3. The Father’s Business1659 4. Evil, Sin, and Iniquity1659 5. The Purpose of Affliction1661 6. The Misunderstanding of Suffering —