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The Gospel of Jesus : in search of His original teachings

John Davidson (Author)
Print Book, English, 2004
Clear, Bath, 2004
Nauki
1088 str. ; 24 cm.
9781904555148, 1904555144
439990745
Acknowledgementsix
Introduction1(12)
PART I: The Setting
CHAPTER ONE RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY & MYSTICISM
Christianity in the Melting Pot
13(5)
A Perennial Message
18(3)
Mysticism and Mystic Experience
21(7)
The Mystic Path
28(5)
Jesus and Christianity
33(14)
CHAPTER TWO THE STORY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
The Validity of Sacred Writings
47(3)
Ancient Book Production
50(9)
Early New Testament Manuscripts
59(8)
New Testament Greek
67(2)
English Translations
69(8)
The Teachings of Jesus and the New Testament
77(2)
CHAPTER THREE WHO WROTE THE GOSPELS?
Cultural Conditioning
79(1)
Mark - the Roman Gospel
80(10)
Matthew - A Gospel for Jew and Gentile
90(7)
Luke-Acts - Christianity's First Defence
97(9)
The Mystic Gospel of St John
106(11)
CHAPTER FOUR EARLY GLIMPSES
How Well Did Jesus Speak Greek?
117(6)
Who Knew Jesus?
123(6)
Christmas, Christian Custom and the Aryan Deity Mithras
129(4)
Jesus - of Nazareth?
133(3)
Did Jesus Travel East?
136(3)
Paul
139(9)
Early Christian Communities
148(3)
Other New Testament Epistles
151(2)
The Book of Revelation
153(5)
CHAPTER FIVE THE OTHER CHRISTIANS
Constantine and Christianity
158(4)
Apocryphal and Gnostic Literature
162(6)
Mani and Manichaean-Christian Writings
168(5)
The Mandaeans
173(2)
Pre-Christian Mystical Writings
175(10)
PART II: God, Man & the Creation
CHAPTER SIX IN SEARCH OF THE KINGDOM
Is There a Creator?
185(7)
One Lord
192(1)
The Kingdom of God is Within You
192(3)
Let Us Make Man in Our Image
195(3)
Treasure in Earthen Vessels
198(3)
The Temple of God and the Sons of God
201(4)
Thieves in the Temple
205(3)
Church and Temple
208(3)
Ritual and Ceremony
211(6)
Blind Leaders of the Blind
217(3)
CHAPTER SEVEN WHAT IS GOD?
The Nature of God
220(4)
God is a Spirit
224(1)
Man and God
225(4)
God is Love
229(5)
CHAPTER EIGHT THE WORD OF GOD
In the Beginning Was the Word
234(2)
The Word as the Creative Power
236(2)
The Logos of God
238(2)
The Word as Wisdom
240(3)
The Word as the Son of God
243(3)
The Word as the Bread of Life
246(4)
The Word as Living Water
250(9)
The Word as Life, Light and the Breath of God
259(8)
The Logos as God's Image
267(1)
The Word as the Holy Name
268(5)
The Word as the True Vine and the Tree of Life
273(6)
Wisdom Summons You
279(5)
Many Names for the Word
284(4)
CHAPTER NINE DIVINE MUSIC & THE VOICE OF GOD
Hearing the Word
288(6)
The Sound of Divine Music
294(5)
The Wind Bloweth
299(2)
The Voice of God
301(11)
Speaking Waters
312(7)
CHAPTER TEN MANY MANSIONS
Earthly and Heavenly Things
319(4)
The Mysteries
323(4)
Many Mansions
327(4)
The City and the Mountain
331(3)
He Leadeth Them Up Into a High Mountain
334(5)
Principalities and Powers, Gods and Angels
339(3)
Aeons, Totalities, the Pleroma and the All
342(2)
The Heavenly Hierarchy
344(3)
Seven Heavens
347(2)
Through the Seven Heavens
349(7)
The Five Greatnesses
356(3)
Five Trees in Heaven
359(3)
CHAPTER ELEVEN SIN AND SATAN
God, Evil and Satan
362(7)
Sin and the Law of Cause and Effect
369(3)
The Enemy Within
372(5)
A Servant of Sin
377(2)
Your Father the Devil
379(3)
Die in Your Sins
382(3)
Already Condemned
385(1)
The Region and the Shadow of Death
386(1)
Outer Darkness, Hellfire, Sheol
387(5)
The Serpent More Subtle Than Any Beast
392(3)
In Danger of the Judgment: Cast Into Prison
395(4)
Payment for Sin
399(2)
Whatsoever a Man Soweth
401(2)
Those Who Sow in Winter, Reap in Summer
403(1)
Binding the Strong Man
403(3)
CHAPTER TWELVE DID JESUS REALLY TEACH REINCARNATION?
What Makes Us All So Different?
406(1)
Elias is Come Already
407(3)
Who Did Sin?
410(1)
A Secret Teaching
411(4)
Immortality, Pre-existence & Reincarnation
415(9)
Reincarnation Amongst the Early Christians
424(13)
Drunken, Mad and Forgetful
437(2)
The Cup of Forgetfulness
439(3)
Transmigration of the Soul
442(7)
Mani and Jesus
449(12)
CHAPTER THIRTEEN REPENTANCE AND FORGIVENESS
We All Have Sin
461(7)
Repentance
468(6)
Mercy and Justice
474(6)
Five Men on a Roof
480(2)
God's Forgiveness of Man
482(7)
Ransom, Tax and Head Money
489(7)
Man's Forgiveness of Man
496(4)
Judgment and Criticism
500(4)
Tying Some Strands Together
504(5)
PART III: The Son of God
CHAPTER FOURTEEN THE SON OF GOD: THE LIVING ONE
The Only-Begotten Son
509(4)
The Word Was Made Flesh
513(2)
I and My Father
515(2)
My Doctrine is Not Mine
517(2)
The Son Quickeneth whom He Will
519(2)
For This Cause Came I into the World
521(2)
As Long as I am in the World
523(1)
False Prophets
524(6)
The Living Master
530(4)
He Became Like Me
534(4)
The Christ, the Messiah and the Living One
538(4)
Saints, Prophets and the Law
542(9)
The Physical Presence of the Master
551(2)
He Taught Them as One Having Authority
553(6)
CHAPTER FIFTEEN THE SON OF GOD: A BURNING AND A SHINING LIGHT
Jesus and John the Baptist
559(9)
Jesus' Successor
568(3)
If I Bear Witness of Myself
571(7)
No Man Receiveth His Testimony
578(2)
CHAPTER SIXTEEN A MAN OF MIRACLES?
Miracles
580(2)
Jesus' Miracles According to Mark, Matthew and Luke
582(3)
Jesus' Miracles According to John
585(4)
Apostolic Miracles
589(3)
Blind in Their Hearts
592(4)
The Physician of Souls
596(2)
Heal Us from Our Sins
598(4)
The Medicine of Life
602(4)
Ministers of That Drink
606(1)
The Tree Which is All-Healings
607(1)
Casting Out Devils
608(8)
Stormy Weather
616(10)
Fishers of Men
626(3)
The Fisher of Souls
629(4)
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN HOLY FOOD, HOLY MOTHER
Flesh and Blood
633(3)
Jesus Blesses Bread
636(2)
Water or Wine?
638(3)
Living Bread, Living Water, Living Wine
641(5)
The True Pihta Bread
646(3)
Water into Wine
649(2)
The Virgin Mother
651(3)
Jesus' Brothers and Sisters
654(3)
The House of His Servant David
657(2)
Who Believed in the Virgin Birth?
659(4)
The Mystic Mother and the Virginal Spirit
663(8)
PART IV: The Return of the Soul
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN BAPTISM: CHOSEN AND BORN AGAIN
What Is Baptism?
671(6)
Except a Man Be Born Again
677(1)
Except it be Given Him from Heaven
678(4)
I Pray for Them - I Pray Not for the World
682(7)
The Good Shepherd
689(2)
Those That Are Mine
691(3)
Written in Heaven - the Book of Life
694(4)
Children of Light and Children of Darkness
698(5)
CHAPTER NINETEEN BAPTISM: THE GIFT, THE SEAL, THE SIGN AND THE SEED
The Gift of God
703(2)
Your Glorious Mysteries
705(1)
Baptism for the Forgiveness of Sins
706(3)
The Sign and the Seal
709(4)
The Five Seals
713(4)
Sealed on the Forehead
717(3)
The Sower and His Seed
720(4)
Like to a Grain of Mustard Seed
724(2)
Sow in Me Your Word of Life
726(3)
Planted in Heaven
729(7)
CHAPTER TWENTY KNOCKING AT HIS DOOR: THE STRAIT GATE AND THE SINGLE EYE
Few There Be that Find It
736(1)
Treasures in Heaven
737(2)
The Single Eye
739(4)
The Strait Gate
743(1)
Through the Eye of a Needle
744(2)
Knock and It Shall Be Opened
746(1)
A Door Was Opened in Heaven
747(2)
I am the Door of the Sheep
749(1)
Knock on Yourself as Upon a Door
749(5)
Seek When You Are Sought
754(2)
A City Called Nine Gates
756(2)
The Five Names
758(4)
Take Up His Cross Daily
762(3)
Eyes and Ears of the Mind and Soul
765(6)
Heavenly Reasoning
771(12)
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE KNOCKING AT HIS DOOR: LABOURERS INTO HIS HARVEST
Say Not Ye, There are Yet Four Months
783(4)
Be Ye Doers of the Word
787(2)
At Night My Soul Longs for You
789(8)
Morning Prayer 794 Prayer in Secret
797(4)
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO DEATH, RESURRECTION AND ASCENSION
Father Forgive Them
801(4)
A Setting Free from the Body
805(1)
Raised from the Dead
806(6)
Expecting a Resurrection that is Empty
812(7)
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE THE SECOND COMING AND THE COMFORTER
Till They See the Son of Man Coming
819(1)
The Inner or Light Form
820(1)
Jesus' Farewell Discourses
821(9)
The Son of Man Is Within You
830(3)
Reveal to Me Your Beautiful Image
833(10)
Behold, the Bridegroom Cometh!
843(8)
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR BE YE THEREFORE PERFECT: PERFECTION AND IMPERFECTION
Perfection - Human and Divine
851(4)
Blessed Are the Pure in Heart
855(2)
Many Obstacles Fall into the Way
857(3)
The Colours with Which I Bid You Paint
860(3)
Faculty, Weakness and Virtue
863(5)
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE BE YE THEREFORE PERFECT: FIGHT THE GREAT FIGHT
Take Heed and Beware of Covetousness
868(5)
What Shall We Do Then?
873(3)
Godliness with Contentment is Great Gain
876(1)
I Came Not to Send Peace, But a Sword
877(3)
Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother
880(5)
Turn to Him the Other Also
885(4)
Jealousy and Strife Have Overthrown Great Cities
889(1)
Whosoever Looketh on a Woman to Lust after Her
890(4)
It is Better to Marry Than to Burn
894(7)
Whosoever Shall Exalt Himself
901(5)
Blessed Are the Meek
906(1)
Overcoming the Enemy
907(3)
Divers Temptations
910(3)
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX THOU SHALT NOT KILL
Spiritual Reasons for Being Vegetarian
913(3)
Was Jesus Vegetarian?
916(2)
Locusts and Wild Honey
918(3)
Wine and Strong Drink
921(1)
Early Christians in Palestine
922(2)
Peter the Vegetarian
924(2)
James the Brother of Jesus - a Vegetarian
926(1)
Matthew and Thomas - Vegetarians
926(1)
Bread, Herbs and Lentils which John Bought for Himself
927(5)
Paul the Vegetarian?
932(10)
Did Jesus Eat Fish?
942(3)
Gnostic Vegetarians
945(5)
Mani the Vegetarian
950(4)
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN WHITHERSOEVER THOU GOEST
The Yoke of the Master
954(6)
Persecuted for Righteousness' Sake
960(3)
Sheep in the Midst of Wolves
963(7)
Freely Ye Have Received, Freely Give
970(4)
Let Your Light So Shine Before Men
974(1)
There Am I in the Midst of Them
975(6)
By This Shall All Men Know
981(1)
Tares Among the Wheat
982(3)
Labourers into His Vineyard
985(2)
In Such an Hour as Ye Think Not
987
EPILOGUE MANY MYSTICS
Is This What Jesus Really Taught?
993(2)
Before the Time of Jesus
995