Spiritual Advice and Guidance Blog: Urantia Book: The Urantia Book And The Bible

Q: I was wondering who wrote the Urantia and it appears to me that this person had a tremendous insight into the Bible. The Urantia has help me to understand the Bible and vice versa. Therefore, I am very interested about the writer of The Urantia.

A: Who wrote The Urantia Book? If you'll go to our site at Truthbook.Com and take the link at the left side of the home page that says "FAQ" you'll find the first section contains answers "About The Urantia Book" which go into much more detail than what I'll be writing here. In one sense The Urantia Book is a compilation of many of the most significant writings produced over the past several hundred years or earlier and from several hundred authors who mastered in their fields. However, these authors just provided the foundation source material for the book's inspired teachings in science, religion, philosophy, social engineering, history, anthropology, theology, biology, archeology, physics, and the other topics the book addresses. The real authors of the 197 chapters of the book are both celestial beings (22 authors) and a commission of unseen planetary stewards residing here.

For this material to be printed in book form required human beings, but they had no involvement in producing the text other than to at times to ask for clarification or to submit questions during its period of reception. Although this is a very unorthodox way for a book to be produced, the teachings of The Urantia Book stand on their own merits -- students of the book read and study in spite of its unconventional origin -- there is no human authority, no person to look up to or revere, no official religion, no clergy that interprets or speaks for the authority and validity of the book's teaching. That's up to each reader to come to grips with themselves. There are organizations of readers to promote the teachings and fellowship and to assure that books are printed and distributed, of which we are one, but the book stands on its own without a human heritage.

So, yes, the authors of the Urantia Papers had tremendous insight into the Bible as well as into every other aspect of human activity. There is nothing else like The Urantia Book in print -- it is unique. We're glad you found the book and that it has helped you understand the Bible -- for most readers The Urantia Book makes the Bible even more precious and meaningful.

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