The Urantia Papers

Part I: The Central and Superuniverses:
Papers 1-31

FOREWORD (An overview of terms and relationships to be developed in Part I of the text)

  The Nature of God

THE UNIVERSAL FATHER   Paper 1
THE NATURE OF GOD Paper 2
THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD Paper 3
GOD'S RELATION TO THE UNIVERSE Paper 4
GOD'S RELATION TO THE INDIVIDUAL   Paper 5

  The Eternal Son

THE ETERNAL SON Paper 6
RELATION OF THE ETERNAL SON TO THE UNIVERSE Paper 7

  The Infinite Spirit

THE INFINITE SPIRIT Paper 8
RELATION OF THE INFINITE SPIRIT TO THE UNIVERSE Paper 9

  The Trinity

THE PARADISE TRINITY Paper 10

  Geography of the Cosmos

THE ETERNAL ISLE OF PARADISE Paper 12
THE UNIVERSE OF UNIVERSES Paper 13
THE SACRED SPHERES OF PARADISE Paper 13
THE CENTRAL AND DIVINE UNIVERSE  Paper 14
THE SEVEN SUPERUNIVERSES  Paper 15

  Personalities of origin in the Paradise Deities

THE SEVEN MASTER SPIRITS   Paper 16
THE SEVEN SUPREME SPIRIT GROUPS   Paper 17

  Personalities of origin in the Paradise Trinity

THE SUPREME TRINITY PERSONALITIES  Paper 18
THE CO-ORDINATE TRINITY-ORIGIN BEINGS  Paper 19

  Personalities of origin in the Eternal Son

THE PARADISE SONS OF GOD  Paper 20
THE PARADISE CREATOR SONS  Paper 21
THE TRINITIZED SONS OF GOD   Paper 22

  Personalities of origin in the Infinite Spirit

THE SOLITARY MESSENGERS  Paper 23
HIGHER PERSONALITIES OF THE INFINITE SPIRIT  Paper 24
THE MESSENGER HOSTS OF SPACE   Paper 25
MINISTERING SPIRITS OF THE CENTRAL UNIVERSE  Paper 26
MINISTRY OF THE PRIMARY SUPERNAPHIM  Paper 27
MINISTERING SPIRITS OF THE SUPERUNIVERSES  Paper 28
THE UNIVERSE POWER DIRECTORS  Paper 29

  Other personalities functioning in the Grand Universe

PERSONALITIES OF THE GRAND UNIVERSE  Paper 30
THE CORPS OF THE FINALITY  Paper 31

Part II: The Local Universe:
Papers 32-56

Physical cosmology of local universes

THE EVOLUTION OF LOCAL UNIVERSES   Paper 32

  Local universe administration

ADMINISTRATION OF THE LOCAL UNIVERSE  Paper 33
THE LOCAL UNIVERSE MOTHER SPIRIT  Paper 34
THE LOCAL UNIVERSE SONS OF GOD  Paper 35

  Life ministry services of the local universe

THE LIFE CARRIERS  Paper 36
PERSONALITIES OF THE LOCAL UNIVERSE  Paper 37
MINISTERING SPIRITS OF THE LOCAL UNIVERSE  Paper 38
THE SERAPHIC HOSTS   Paper 39

   Ascending personalities

THE ASCENDING SONS OF GOD   Paper 40

  More physical cosmology of local universes

PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THE LOCAL UNIVERSE   Paper 41
ENERGY--MIND AND MATTER   Paper 42

  Administration and culture of the constellations

THE CONSTELLATIONS   Paper 43
THE CELESTIAL ARTISANS   Paper 44

  Administration and culture of local systems

THE LOCAL SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION   Paper 45
THE LOCAL SYSTEM HEADQUARTERS   Paper 46

  Life after mortal death

THE SEVEN MANSION WORLDS   Paper 47
THE MORONTIA LIFE   Paper 48

  Administration and culture of inhabited worlds

THE INHABITED WORLDS   Paper 49
THE PLANETARY PRINCES   Paper 50
THE PLANETARY ADAMS   Paper 51
PLANETARY MORTAL EPOCHS   Paper 52

  The Lucifer rebellion

THE LUCIFER REBELLION   Paper 53
PROBLEMS OF THE LUCIFER REBELLION   Paper 54

  Planetary destiny

THE SPHERES OF LIGHT AND LIFE   Paper 55

  Philosophic integration of Papers 1 through 55

UNIVERSAL UNITY   Paper 56

Part III: The History of Urantia:
Papers 57-119

  The geological and biological evolution of our planet

THE ORIGIN OF URANTIA   Paper 57
LIFE ESTABLISHMENT ON URANTIA   Paper 58
THE MARINE-LIFE ERA ON URANTIA Paper 59
URANTIA DURING THE EARLY LAND-LIFE ERA   Paper 60
THE MAMMALIAN ERA ON URANTIA   Paper 61

  Human evolution

THE DAWN RACES OF EARLY MAN   Paper 62
THE FIRST HUMAN FAMILY  Paper 63
THE EVOLUTIONARY RACES OF COLOR Paper 64

  Superhuman management of evolutionary processes

THE OVERCONTROL OF EVOLUTION Paper 65

  The first superhuman teachers

THE PLANETARY PRINCE OF URANTIA Paper 66
THE PLANETARY REBELLION   Paper 67

  Human socio-political evolution

THE DAWN OF CIVILIZATION  Paper 68
PRIMITIVE HUMAN INSTITUTIONS   Paper 69
THE EVOLUTION OF HUMAN GOVERNMENT   Paper 70
DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE   Paper 71
GOVERNMENT ON A NEIGHBORING PLANET   Paper 72

  Further superhuman efforts to stimulate planetary civilization

THE GARDEN OF EDEN  Paper 73
ADAM AND EVE   Paper 74
THE DEFAULT OF ADAM AND EVE   Paper 75
THE SECOND GARDEN   Paper 76

  A superhuman order of beings resident on our planet

THE MIDWAY CREATURES Paper 77
THE VIOLET RACE AFTER THE DAYS OF ADAM Paper 78
ANDITE EXPANSION IN THE ORIENT Paper 79
ANDITE EXPANSION IN THE OCCIDENT Paper 80
DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN CIVILIZATION Paper 81

  Family life and the evolution of the marriage institution

THE EVOLUTION OF MARRIAGE Paper 82
THE MARRIAGE INSTITUTION Paper 83
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFLE Paper 84

The evolution of human religion

THE ORIGINS OF WORSHIP Paper 85
EARLY EVOLUTION OF RELIGION Paper 86
THE GHOST CULTS Paper 87
FETISHES, CHARMS, AND MAGIC Paper 88
SIN, SACRIFICE, AND ATONEMENT Paper 89
SHAMANISM—MEDICINE MEN AND PRIESTS Paper 90
THE EVOLUTION OF PRAYER Paper 91
THE LATER EVOLUTION OF RELIGION Paper 92

The story of the Melchizedek visit

MACHIVENTA MELCHIZEDEK Paper 93
THE MELCHIZEDEK TEACHINGS IN THE ORIENT Paper 94
THE MELCHIZEDEK TEACHINGS IN THE LEVANT Paper 95

Hebrew and Greek ideas prior to the times of Jesus

YAHWEH—GOD OF THE HEBREWS Paper 96
EVOLUTION OF THE GOD CONCEPT AMONG THE HEBREWS Paper 97
THE MELCHIZEDEK TEACHINGS IN THE OCCIDENT Paper 98

The challenges of personal spiritual experience

THE SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF RELIGION Paper 99
RELIGION IN HUMAN EXPERIENCE Paper 100
THE REAL NATURE OF RELIGION Paper 101
THE FOUNDATIONS OF RELIGIOUS FAITH Paper 102
THE REALITY OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE Paper 103

A conceptual basis for further exploration

GROWTH OF THE TRINITY CONCEPT Paper 104
DEITY AND REALITY Paper 105

UNIVERSE LEVELS OF REALITY Paper 106

The foundations of spiritual life

ORIGIN AND NATURE OF THOUGHT ADJUSTERS Paper 107

MISSION AND MINISTRY OF THOUGHT ADJUSTERS Paper 108

RELATION OF ADJUSTERS TO UNIVERSE CREATURES Paper 109

RELATION OF ADJUSTERS TO INDIVIDUAL MORTALS Paper 110

THE ADJUSTER AND THE SOUL Paper 111

PERSONALITY SURVIVAL Paper 112

Superhuman assistance in the tasks of human civilization

SERAPHIC GUARDIANS OF DESTINY Paper 113

SERAPHIC PLANETARY GOVERNMENT Paper 114

A basis for further development of a theology of process

THE SUPREME BEING Paper 115
THE ALMIGHTY SUPREME Paper 116

GOD THE SUPREME Paper 117

SUPREME AND ULTIMATE—TIME AND SPACE Paper 118

Cosmic background for studying the life of Jesus on our world

THE BESTOWALS OF CHRIST MICHAEL Paper 119

Part IV: The Life and Teachings of Jesus:
Papers 120-196

Introductory background for a study of the life of Jesus

THE BESTOWAL OF MICHAEL ON URANTIA Paper 120
THE TIMES OF MICHAEL'S BESTOWAL Paper 121

The life of Jesus: Birth through age 29

BIRTH AND INFANCY OF JESUS Paper 122
THE EARLY CHILDHOOD OF JESUS Paper 123
THE LATER CHILDHOOD OF JESUS Paper 124
JESUS AT JERUSALEM Paper 125
THE TWO CRUCIAL YEARS Paper 126
THE ADOLESCENT YEARS Paper 127
JESUS' EARLY MANHOOD Paper 128
THE LATER ADULT LIFE OF JESUS Paper 129

Early travels and personal teaching of Jesus

ON THE WAY TO ROME Paper 130
THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS Paper 131
THE SOJOURN AT ROME Paper 132
THE RETURN FROM ROME Paper 133
THE TRANSITION YEARS Paper 134

John the Baptist: Preparing the way for Jesus' public teaching

JOHN THE BAPTIST Paper 135

Jesus' personal preparation for public ministry

BAPTISM AND THE FORTY DAYS Paper 136

Developing the core group of apostles

TARRYING TIME IN GALILEE Paper 137
TRAINING THE KINGDOM'S MESSENGERS Paper 138
THE TWELVE APOSTLES Paper 139
THE ORDINATION OF THE TWELVE Paper 140

Beginning the public work

BEGINNING THE PUBLIC WORK Paper 141
THE PASSOVER AT JERUSALEM Paper 142
GOING THROUGH SAMARIA Paper 143
AT GILBOA AND IN THE DECAPOLIS Paper 144
FOUR EVENTFUL DAYS AT CAPERNAUM Paper 145
FIRST PREACHING TOUR OF GALILEE Paper 146
THE INTERLUDE VISIT TO JERUSALEM Paper 147

Training evangelists and expanding the public ministry

TRAINING EVANGELISTS AT BETHSAIDA Paper 148
THE SECOND PREACHING TOUR Paper 149
THE THIRD PREACHING TOUR Paper 150
TARRYING AND TEACHING BY THE SEASIDE Paper 151

Growing opposition of the religious leaders

EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE CAPERNAUM CRISIS Paper 152
THE CRISIS AT CAPERNAUMER Paper 153
LAST DAYS AT CAPERNAUM Paper 154
FLEEING THROUGH NORTHERN GALILEE Paper 155
THE SOJOURN AT TYRE AND SIDON Paper 156

The transfiguration

AT CAESAREA PHILIPPI Paper 157
THE MOUNT OF TRANSFIGURATION Paper 158

Concluding the public ministry

THE DECAPOLIS TOUR Paper 159
RODAN OF ALEXANDRIA Paper 160
FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH RODAN Paper 161
AT THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES Paper 162
ORDINATION OF THE SEVENTY AT MAGADAN Paper 163
AT THE FEAST OF DEDICATION Paper 164
THE PEREAN MISSION BEGINS Paper 165
LAST VISIT TO NORTHERN PEREA Paper 166
THE VISIT TO PHILADELPHIA Paper 167
THE RESURRECTION OF LAZARUS Paper 168
LAST TEACHING AT PELLA Paper 169
THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN Paper 170

Events leading up to the arrest of Jesus

ON THE WAY TO JERUSALEM Paper 171
GOING TO JERUSALEM Paper 172
MONDAY IN JERUSALE Paper 173
TUESDAY MORNING IN THE TEMPLE Paper 174
THE LAST TEMPLE DISCOURSE Paper 175
TUESDAY EVENING ON MOUNT OLIVET Paper 176
WEDNESDAY, THE REST DAY Paper 177
LAST DAY AT THE CAMP Paper 178
THE LAST SUPPER Paper 179
THE FAREWELL DISCOURSE Paper 180
FINAL ADMONITIONS AND WARNINGS Paper 181
IN GETHSEMANE Paper 182

Arrest, trial, and crucifixion of Jesus

THE BETRAYAL AND ARREST OF JESUS Paper 183
BEFORE THE SANHEDRIN COURT Paper 184
THE TRIAL BEFORE PILATE Paper 185
JUST BEFORE THE CRUCIFIXION Paper 186
THE CRUCIFIXION Paper 187
THE TIME OF THE TOMB Paper 188

Resurrection and appearances to believers

THE RESURRECTION Paper 189
MORONTIA APPEARANCES OF JESUS Paper 190
APPEARANCES TO THE APOSTLES AND OTHER LEADERS Paper 191
APPEARANCES IN GALILEE Paper 192
FINAL APPEARANCES AND ASCENSION Paper 193

Bestowal of the Spirit of Truth

BESTOWAL OF THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH Paper 194
AFTER PENTECOST Paper 195

Some philosophic reflections on the life of Jesus

THE FAITH OF JESUS Paper 196