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Genesis 31–35
By Emanuel Swedenborg
Translated by Lisa Hyatt Cooper
Secrets of Heaven is Emanuel Swedenborg’s magnum opus, a fifteen-volume work that delves into the inner, spiritual meaning of the biblical books of Genesis and Exodus. This new translation, part of the New Century Edition series, makes Swedenborg’s insights into Scripture and his accounts of his spiritual experiences more accessible than ever before. The sixth volume interprets events of Genesis 31–35, such as Jacob’s wrestling with God, as symbolic of Jesus’s struggles on his path toward divinity. In a series of essays accompanying each chapter, Swedenborg also describes the true meaning of the Last Judgment and the symbolism of the human body.
This new translation, part of the New Century Edition series, makes his insights into Scripture and his accounts of his spiritual experiences more accessible than ever before.
Description
Secrets of Heaven is Emanuel Swedenborg’s magnum opus, a fifteen-volume work that delves into the inner, spiritual meaning of the Bible. Starting from the first verse, Swedenborg goes through Genesis and Exodus verse by verse, sometimes word by word, uncovering the fascinating teachings behind the literal account. By doing careful comparison of passages and tracing individual images and motifs through the Bible, he demonstrates that it contains a profound, coherent, and unified inner meaning.
Volume 6 interprets the inner narrative of Genesis 31–35, in which Jacob leaves Laban’s house, wrestles with God, and reunites with Esau. These acts are each symbolic of the inner separations, struggles, and unifications that Jesus accomplished on his path to divinity. Swedenborg continues to explore two themes found in previous volumes: the Last Judgment as the ending of an old church and the beginning of a new church, and the correlation between human individuals and the “universal human.”
This new translation, part of the New Century Edition series, makes Swedenborg’s insights into Scripture and his accounts of his spiritual experiences more accessible than ever before.
Reviews
“With regard to Swedenborg’s Secrets of Heaven, there never was a time more pressing than now to understand that the internal spiritual meaning of the Christian Bible refers not to the special dispensation of one sect, but to the evolution of a higher spiritual consciousness within each individual.”
—Eugene Taylor, Ph.D., director of the Cambridge Institute of Psychology and Religion
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Contents of the Portable Edition
Volume 6
Genesis Chapter 31
§§4056–4060 / [Matthew 24:29–31]
Text of Genesis Chapter 31
§4061 / Summary of Genesis 31
§§4062–4217 / Inner Meaning of Genesis 31
§§4218–4228 / The Universal Human and Correspondence (Continued)
Genesis Chapter 32
§§4229–4231 / [Matthew 24:32–35]
Text of Genesis Chapter 32
§4232 / Summary of Genesis 32
§§4233–4317 / Inner Meaning of Genesis 32
§§4318–4331 / The Universal Human and Correspondence (Continued):
Correspondence with the Senses in General
Genesis Chapter 33
§§4332–4335 / [Matthew 24:36–41]
Text of Genesis Chapter 33
§4336 / Summary of Genesis 33
§§4337–4402 / Inner Meaning of Genesis 33
§§4403–4421 / The Universal Human and Correspondence (Continued):
Correspondence with the Eye and Light
Genesis Chapter 34
§§4422–4424 / [Matthew 24:42–51]
Text of Genesis Chapter 34
§4425 / Summary of Genesis 34
§§4426–4522 / Inner Meaning of Genesis 34
§§4523–4534 / Correspondence of the Eye and Light with the Universal
Human (Continued)
Genesis Chapter 35
§4535 / [The Close of the Age]
Text of Genesis Chapter 35
§4536 / Summary of Genesis 35
§§4537–4621 / Inner Meaning of Genesis 35
§§4622–4634 / Correspondence with the Universal Human (Continued):
Correspondence of Smells and the Nose
Biographical Note
Additional information
| Author | Emanuel Swedenborg |
|---|---|
| Translator | Lisa Hyatt Cooper |
| Format | portable e-book, portable paperback |
| ISBN | 978-0-87785-422-7, 978-0-87785-728-0 |
| Length | Portable: 398 |
| Series | New Century Edition |
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