Urantia Foundation’s First Index of The Urantia Book URANTIA® ®: Registered Mark of URANTIA Foundation URANTIA FOUNDATION 533 W. Diversey Parkway Chicago, Illinois 60614 Telephone: +1 (773) 525-3319 Fax: +1 (773) 525-7739 Website: www.urantia.org E-mail: urantia@urantia.org Urantia Foundation’s First Index of The Urantia Book. Copyright © 2010 Urantia Foundation. All rights reserved. First Edition April 2010 ISBN: 978-0-911560-10-7 “URANTIA” and are the trademarks, service marks, and collective membership marks of Urantia Foundation. Urantia Foundation’s First Index of The Urantia Book Introduction A Labor of Love A note on the fi rst dust cover of The Urantia Book advised readers that the “Index of The Urantia Book is published in a separate volume. Price $8.00”. Little did those who made this simple statement understand the true proportions of creating such an index. Not only did the book introduce a new vocabulary, but it also included concepts that the revelators themselves tell us have no true expression in the English language. Strings of words, nuances of meaning, and layers of language challenged those who attempted to index this work for many years to come. Ultimately the in- dex became so complex that it was abandoned in the fi les of Urantia Foundation for 20 years. We are pleased to be able to now provide to Urantia Book readers the largely unedited fruits of the labors of these early Urantia Book readers. Those who worked patiently to create the index over a 40 year period will now perhaps rest more peacefully know- ing that their love of The Urantia Book and their vision to help readers fi nd meaning in an epochal revelation has fi nally come to fruition in this volume. The Contributors This “fi rst” index of the Urantia Book was worked on over many years by several members of the staff of Urantia Foundation. While it is not possible to acknowl- edge all those who may have had a hand in this work, we do know from surviving documents and personal testimonies that the following individuals were a part of the indexing project: Dr. William Sadler worked for a while on the early index, but it was soon taken over by Mr. Wilfred Kellogg as the Doctor was busy with other projects. (Kendall, 2009). Mr. Wilfred Kellogg was the original creator of the “reference cards”, which were individual index cards with references from The Urantia Book (Cook, 1960). He also indexed Dr. Sadler’s medical books (Kendall, 2009). Ms. Anna Kellogg fi led the index cards that Wilfred created (Kendall, 2009). Mr. Bill Sadler, Jr. participated in the index project in the early years (Kendall, 2009). Ms. Anna Rawson worked with Edith Cook on the index. Her memo in 1964 was critical in identifying many of the diffi culties in indexing The Urantia Book. At one point Edith Cook said: “Anna Rawson and I are willing to make any sacrifi ce of time and effort to make this a useful index. We are devoted to the task...” (Cook, 1960). Ms. Edith Cook began her work on the index on October 7, 1958. She worked with Anna Rawson, then took over after Anna moved (Cook, 1961). Edith created the fi rst typewritten copy of the cards, and worked on the project into the 1980’s. The Creation of the Index The index began with the creation of reference cards starting in the late 40’s before the book was printed. The index cards were later edited by re-arranging entries (transfer- ring adjectives to nouns, combining names of personalities, separating general from specifi c references, etc.), and fi lling in missing references. The entries were then typed out on 8” x 10” onion skin paper in alphabetical order, with more revision happening as the index was typed. The question arose as to whether they were creating a true “index” or more of a “concordance” (Cook, 1961a). By 1964 it was clear that the work could not become a true concordance, which would run into many volumes. By 1961 approximately 41% of the text was typed and edited. Despite adding 30% to 50% more to the original index during the editing process, those working on the project worked to cut down the total size of the index by transfering adjectives to nouns and combining references (Cook, 1961b). In 1964 the idea of using “an IBM machine” to aid in the work was fi rst brought up. The creators of the index were having problems keeping track of the many synonyms that needed to be cross- referenced, and the re-arranging of text by literally cutting and pasting was becoming problematic. Anna Rawson commented “If one wanted to fi nd out about Urantia one wold also have to look under “world”, “planet”, “sphere”, etc...” (Rawson, 1964). Anna Rawson and Edith Cook did much work on the problems associated with sepa- rating general concepts from specifi c ones during this period. By 1981 the work was nearly completed, and Edith outlined in a memo what she thought remained to be done. This was completed in the 1980’s, and a fi nal typed draft, full of corrections, was deposited in the fi les. This fi nal draft and the old index cards then sat in the basement of 533 for 20 years for lack of “an IBM machine” to aid in the completion of the work. In 2007 Trustees of Urantia Foundation approved a resolution to have the typed work transferred into an electronic database and, af- ter careful proofi ng, transferred again to an electronic book format so that the work would be preserved and made available to Urantia Book students and historians. The current edition is made available to the public in an essentially unedited form. We have made no attempt to improve or correct the work of the early indexers other than to provide missing references where needed. We hope that Urantia Book readers will profi t from use of this “fi rst” index in the form it was left to us. The page references in this index are to the 1955 (and subsequent) editions published by Urantia Foundation. We have not been able to verify all of the page references with an actual text, although the page numbers were checked against the original in- dex entries to catch database entry errors. We apologize in advance for any inadver- tent errors or omissions in this edition, and we welcome corrections and suggestions, which can be sent in writing to Urantia Foundation, 533 W Diversey Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60614, or via email to urantia@urantia.org. The Urantia Book INDEX Urantia Foundation’s First Index of The Urantia Book Aaron and the Golden Calf, Peter’s sermon on, in, and teacher of, the gospel, 1832; no New 1637 Testament account of, reason, 1831; partial Abaddon identification of, 602; relation of, to observance by, of ceremonial hand washing, Lucifer Rebellion, 602 1834; presence of, at Jesus’ tenth morontia Abandonters evolutionary complements of, 452; appearance, 2041; relation of John the Bap- origin of, 416; permanent citizens of Uversa, tist with, 1497; removal by, of headquarters 416; teaching the superuniverse tongue by, from Hebron to Bethlehem, 1771; and selec- 631; univitatia’s comparison with, 493 tion of the seventy, 1801; sending out of the Abel and Cain, 848-849; career chosen by, 848; seventy by, 1801; teaching of, in Philadelphia crying out of the blood of, 955; influence of synagogue, 1831; visit of, to the Nazarite unfavorable surroundings on, 848; offerings colony, 1605; work of, on the third preaching to the priesthood by, 848; taunting of Cain tour, 1678 by, regarding sacrifices, 848; taunting of Cain Abnerian emissaries of teachings of Jesus, over- by, regarding his parentage, 848 whelming of, by Islam, 1869; kingdom of Abila Nathaniel’s and his associates’ labors at, heaven, Philadelphia the center of, 1869 1767; twenty-four apostles’ labor in, 1626 Abode(s) eternal, of God, 118; existence of many, Ability(ies) administrative, of Those High in in Father’s and Son’s universes, 1934; in the Authority, 246; to comprehend, the mortal Father’s universe, mortals’ future traversal of, passport to Paradise, 290; a definition, 1876; 1951; in the future life, Jesus’ spirit as a guide executive, of Those High in Authority, 246; through the, 1953; of individuals and work- God-given, folly of prostitution of, for per- ing groups, constructors of, 502; morontia or sonal gain, 1519; governing, of those High in spirit, individual expression in construction Authority, 246; human, the three sources of, of, 502; morontia or spirit, sharing of inhab- 507-508; an inheritance, 1779; to know and itants of, in planning their, 502; settled, Jesus’ be known, indigenous to Deity, 78; to learn, lack of a, 1723; supreme, God’s habitation in an endowment of mind, 738; lowly origin no the, 1448 handicap to recognition of, 508; natural, a Abomination prayer’s being an, occasion of, prerequisite to leadership, 1739; nonaccount- 1638 ability for what is beyond one’s, 1876; vs. Aborigines belief of, regarding caves and skill, 1779; and skill, an essential of temporal mountains, 945; of India, the so-called, iden- life, 1778; special, not an arbitrary gift, 507 tification of, 880; Urantia, Eskimos the sole Abimelech identity of, 1022; people of, Abra- survivors of, 700 ham’s contact with, 1023 Abortion early practice of, 700; and infanticide, Ablutions of water, three, ghosts’ placation by, extermination of primitive clans by, 770; 1143 Abraham an ancestor of Joseph, 1344; appear- Abner activities of, following Passover, 1653; and ance of the three celestial beings to, 1021; Andrew, alternating presiding officers of joint attitude of, toward the birth of Isaac, 1021; meetings, 1624; Andrew’s association with, and the beginning of Jewish national history, 1642; and associates,