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Genesis 36–40
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.
Volume 7 covers events of Genesis 36–40, interpreting the travails of Joseph as the trials endured by the Lord in his transformation to a divine humanity. In a series of essays accompanying each chapter, Swedenborg also explains two parables in Matthew 25 and continues his description of the symbolism of the human body.
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.
In this seventh volume, covering Genesis 36–40, Joseph’s story begins. The literal narrative describes how after dreaming of greatness Joseph is sold into slavery by his jealous brothers and wrongfully imprisoned. The inner narrative describes the trials and opposition endured by the Lord’s divine humanity, which is represented by Joseph. In this volume Swedenborg also interprets a number of parables in Matthew, relating their meaning to the Lord’s Second Coming. His exploration of the correspondences of the various parts and functions of the body is also continued from the previous volume.
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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Volume 7
Genesis Chapter 36
§§4635–4638 / [Matthew 25:1–13]
Text of Genesis Chapter 36
§4639 / Summary of Genesis 36
§§4640–4651 / Inner Meaning of Genesis 36
§§4652–4660 / Correspondence with the Universal Human, or Heaven (Continued): Correspondence of Sound and the Ears
Genesis Chapter 37
§§4661–4664 / [Matthew 25:31–46]
Text of Genesis Chapter 37
§4665 / Summary of Genesis 37
§§4666–4790 / Inner Meaning of Genesis 37
§§4791–4806 / Correspondence with the Universal Human (Continued): Correspondence of Taste and the Tongue, and of the Face
Genesis Chapter 38
§§4807–4810 / [Matthew 25:31–33]
Text of Genesis Chapter 38
§§4811–4812 / Summary of Genesis 38
§§4813–4930 / Inner Meaning of Genesis 38
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§§4931–4953 / Correspondence with the Universal Human (Continued): Correspondence of the Hands, Arms, Feet, and Lower Torso
Genesis Chapter 39
§§4954–4959 / [Matthew 25:34–36]
Text of Genesis Chapter 39
§§4960–4961 / Summary of Genesis 39
§§4962–5049 / Inner Meaning of Genesis 39
§§5050–5062 / Correspondence with the Universal Human (Continued): Correspondence of the Lower Torso and the Reproductive Organs
Genesis Chapter 40
§§5063–5071 / [Matthew 25:37–46]
Text of Genesis Chapter 40
§5072 / Summary of Genesis 40
§§5073–5170 / Inner Meaning of Genesis 40
§§5171–5190 / Correspondence with the Universal Human (Continued): Correspondence of the Internal Organs
Biographical Note
Additional information
| Author | Emanuel Swedenborg |
|---|---|
| Translator | Lisa Hyatt Cooper |
| Format | portable e-book, portable paperback |
| ISBN | 978-0-87785-423-4, 978-0-87785-729-7 |
| Length | 408 |
| Series | New Century Edition |
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