"The Hebrew religion encompasses the philosophic transition from polytheism to monotheism; it is an evolutionary link between the religions of evolution and the religions of revelation. The Hebrews were the only western people to follow their early evolutionary gods straight through to the God of revelation."
Gnosticism (after gnôsis, the Greek word for "knowledge" or "insight") is the name given to a loosely organized religious and philosophical movement that flourished in the first and second centuries CE. The exact origin(s) of this school of thought cannot be traced, although it is possible to locate influences or sources as far back as the second and first centuries BCE, such as the early treatises of the Corpus Hermeticum, the Jewish Apocalyptic writings, and especially Platonic philosophy and the Hebrew Scriptures themselves.
A one-time only event of local universe significance occured on this planet August 21, 7 B.C. A Paradise Creator Son was born a mortal flesh and blood man among men. He grew, became increasingly aware of who he was and his mission to be played out on this world, but for the whole local universe of his making. With authority and grace he showed God to man, and man to God, unapologetically correcting the misguided and manipulative concepts preached in the Temple.
The Temple masters were not pleased with this interloper pointing out the corruptions of their teachings and its lucrative control over the people, but when he turned over the tables of their moneychangers they went balistic and nailed him to a cross on April 7, 30 A.D.
It's worth mentioning, as part of his mission Christ gave Notice to all within his domain: "He that hath seen me hath seen the Father" John 14:9 "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." John 14:6 "Surely I come quickly." Revelation 22:20
Theology is the study of religions. Reality Roars specifically treats Judaism and Christianity and their respective apocrypha and pseudipigrapha, the gnostic writings, the Sumerian contributions and some of the "other" writings you may find of interest.
The starting point of any 'study' of religion is its writings. What does the subject have to say about itself? What do the canonical Hebraic writings say, and what says its apocrypha and pseudipigrapha? What do the canonical Christian writings say, and what of its apocrypha? What do the Gnostic, Babylonian, Egyptian and 'other' writings say about themselves?
What does The Urantia Book say about itself and all of the above?
All history, all law and all civilizations began with religion. Take some time each day to read the writings you haven't read or revisit the ones that intrigue you the most. Your knowledge and intellectual preception of all subjects is critical to the wisdom of all creation.
The Greek word ἱστορία was borrowed into Classical Latin as historia, meaning 'investigation, inquiry, research, description, written account of past events, writing of history, historical narrative, recorded knowledge of past events, story, narrative'.
"Asia is the homeland of the human race ... born in the highlands of what is now Afghanistan ... persisted for over one-half million years. Here the Sangik peoples differentiated from the Andonic stock, and Asia was their first home, their first hunting ground, their first battlefield." UB 79:0.1
In 1775, the Revolutionary War between the colonies and Britain started. On July 4, 1776, people from the thirteen colonies created the United States Declaration of Independence that said they were free. The Americans won the war and then the battle for freedom really began.
With every new discovery pre-history gets pushed further and further back toward the beginning.
Gobekli Tepe is widely acknowledged as one of the most important and mysterious archaeological sites in the world.
A pre-Clovis toolkit was found in central Texas dating to 15,500 years ago. Scientists say the trove of tools could finally prove the Clovis people were not the first Americans.
Historical concepts of power, ideology, class, culture, cultural identity, attitude, race, and perception of civilizations.
Decoding human evolution.
"A racket - Only a small "inside" group knows what it is about."
Congressional Record January 10, 1963
There always exists the danger that the purely physical scientist may become afflicted with mathematical pride and statistical egotism, not to mention spiritual blindness. Matter and spirit and the state intervening between them are three interrelated and interassociated levels of the true unity of the real universe. UB 133:5
Anthropology is the study of humans and their societies. Its main subdivisions are social and cultural anthropology, describing the workings of societies, linguistic anthropology, investigating the influence of language in social life, and biological or physical anthropology, concerned with the development of the human organism.
Archaeology is the study of human activity, the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts, and cultural landscapes. Archaeology is both a social science and a branch of the humanities. Archaeologists study human prehistory and history.
Cosmology is the study of the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe. The scholarly and scientific study of the origin, evolution, large-scale structures and dynamics, and ultimate fate of the universe.
There could be more than 200 extraterrestrial civilisations humming away in our galaxy right now.
Intelligent Design is the assertion that "certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause, not an undirected process such as natural selection."
Scientists may some day measure the energy, or force manifestations, of gravitation, light, and electricity, but these same scientists can never tell you what these universe phenomena are.
Ardi lived 4.4 million years ago.
Genetic 'upgrades' of human DNA.
"For the love of money is the root of all evil," said Paul to Timothy.
"He who controls the money supply of a nation controls the nation." -James A. Garfield
“History records that the money changers have used every form of abuse, intrigue, deceit, and violent means possible to maintain their control over governments by controlling money and its issuance.” -James Madison
“The few who understand the system will either be so interested in its profits or be so dependent upon its favours that there will be no opposition from that class, while on the other hand, the great body of people, mentally incapable of comprehending the tremendous advantage that capital derives from the system, will bear its burdens without complaint, and perhaps without even suspecting that the system is inimical to their interests.” The Rothschild brothers of London writing to associates in New York, 1863.
"It's all about the MONEY!" -Gail Bird Allen
"The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths, and to secret proceedings." -John F. Kennedy
Opposed we may be, but that doesn't stop The Controllers from practicing such repugnant behavior. We have so many secret societies it makes a head spin ... secret agencies, secret governments, secret laws, secret money, secret handshakes ... secret everything that has to do with that self-chosen class of elites hell-bent on owning it all — the planet, the atmosphere, outer space and everything in, on, or near those locations. If it moves, breathes, or has mass, they want to own it. That especially includes you and me, my darlin's. Can't have any freewill on the loose causing problems for the totalitarian New World Order (NWO). Acronym that backwards (OWN) and have a stroke! -Gail Bird Allen
"Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny." -Thomas Jefferson
"Knowledge is power." -Francis Bacon
"Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best." -Edward Abbey
"To enjoy privilege without abuse, to have liberty without license, to possess power and steadfastly refuse to use it for self-aggrandizement—these are the marks of high civilization." UB 48:7.8
"Jesus had a perfect grasp of the situation; he possessed unlimited power, which might have been utilized in the furtherance of
