I am much surprised to read so many details about Joseph of Nazareth on your website. Where would you find sources to claim things e.g. “Joseph was employed by Mary’s father
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stopping at our site and for asking your question. Truthbook.com is
a site dedicated to the teachings of The Urantia Book, a book which
claims to be a revelation. Is it? The only reliable way to accept or
refute its claim is to read the book and decide for oneself. I expect
that nearly everyone comes to the book with some measure of skepticism
-- it's a pretty audacious claim isn't it, especially at this time when
there are so many books claiming to be conversing with God and all
manner of spirit entities. There is, however, no other book like The
Urantia Book.
You asked about the details given regarding Jesus' life. The Urantia
Book consists of four parts, the fourth part being devoted
exclusively to the life and teachings of Jesus. This is the caveat
given at the beginning of Part Four:
PART IV
THE LIFE AND
TEACHINGS OF JESUS
This group of
papers was sponsored by a commission of twelve
Urantia Midwayers acting under the supervision of a
Melchizedek Revelatory Director. The basis of this narrative
was supplied by a secondary Midwayer who was
onetime assigned to the superhuman
watchcare of the Apostle Andrew.
Basically, what this is saying is the 76 chapters in Part Four that
detail Jesus' life from before conception through
resurrection and ascension are taken from the angelic records that were
recorded as these events transpired. This record is not based on
the Bible
although there are of course a lot of similarities and we did not
just create a story. All told, there are just a few more than 70 pages
in the Bible that chronicle Jesus' life and teachings -- enough
material to have changed the course of history. The Urantia Book
depiction of his life is over 700 pages in length -- there are no
missing years.
If you have an
interest in Jesus spend a bit more time with our site and with The
Urantia Book. The links on the left side of our home page offer such
great topics as "Joseph
of Nazareth" which may be what caused your
initial question. Take a look at our short videos. You can go directly
to Part IV if you wish with this link:
http://www.truthbook.com/index.cfm?linkID=1667 to
begin reading.
Feel free to
ask questions... that's what we're here for. We're not trying to sell
anything or to convert or coerce anyone -- we'd just like to encourage
you to read (and listen... each paper has a "Listen" button at the top
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