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Secrets of heaven : Volume 2 / Emanuel Swedenborg ; translated from the Latin by Lisa Hyatt Cooper.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Swedenborg, Emanuel, 1688-1772.
- Series:
- New Century Edition Series
- New Century Edition Series ; v.2
- Standardized Title:
- Arcana coelestia. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Genesis--Commentaries--Early works to 1800.
- Bible.
- Bible. Exodus--Commentaries--Early works to 1800.
- New Jerusalem Church--Doctrines.
- New Jerusalem Church.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (512 p.)
- Edition:
- Portable New Century ed.
- Place of Publication:
- West Chester, Pa. : Swedenborg Foundation, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- ""Contents""; ""Conventions Used in This Work""; ""Genesis Chapter 9""; ""ÂÂ947â€?970 / The Hells (Continued): A Different Set Than Those Already Mentioned""; ""Text of Genesis Chapter 9""; ""ÂÂ971â€?976 / Summary of Genesis 9""; ""ÂÂ977â€?1105 / Inner Meaning of Genesis 9""; ""ÂÂ1106â€?1113 / Spiritual Devastation""; ""Genesis Chapter 10""; ""ÂÂ1114â€?1129 / The Earliest Church, Called “Humankind,â€? or Adam""; ""Text of Genesis Chapter 10""; ""ÂÂ1130â€?1138 / Summary of Genesis 10""; ""ÂÂ1139â€?1264 / Inner Meaning of Genesis 10""
- ""ÂÂ1265â€?1272 / The Pre-Flood People Who Died Out""""Genesis Chapter 11""; ""ÂÂ1273â€?1278 / Location in the Universal Human; in Addition, Place and Distance in the Other Life""; ""Text of Genesis Chapter 11""; ""ÂÂ1279â€?1282 / Summary of Genesis 11""; ""ÂÂ1283â€?1375 / Inner Meaning of Genesis 11""; ""ÂÂ1376â€?1382 / Location and Place in the Other Life; Distance and Time There as Well (Continued)""; ""Genesis Chapter 12""; ""ÂÂ1383â€?1400 / The Ability of Spirits and Angels to Perceive Things; Auras in the Other Life""; ""Text of Genesis Chapter 12""
- ""ÂÂ1401â€?1402 / Summary of Genesis 12""""ÂÂ1403â€?1502 / Inner Meaning of Genesis 12""; ""ÂÂ1504â€?1520 / Perception and Auras in the Other Life (Continued)""; ""Genesis Chapter 13""; ""ÂÂ1521â€?1534 / The Light in Which Angels Live""; ""Text of Genesis Chapter 13""; ""ÂÂ1535â€?1539 / Summary of Genesis 13""; ""ÂÂ1540â€?1618 / Inner Meaning of Genesis 13""; ""ÂÂ1619â€?1633 / The Light in Which Angels Live (Continued); Their Magnificent Gardens and Their Dwellings""; ""Genesis Chapter 14""; ""ÂÂ1634â€?1650 / The Way Spirits and Angels Talk""; ""Text of Genesis Chapter 14""
- ""ÂÂ1651â€?1658 / Summary of Genesis 14""""ÂÂ1659â€?1756 / Inner Meaning of Genesis 14""; ""ÂÂ1757â€?1764 / The Way Spirits Talk (Continued) and How It Varies""; ""Genesis Chapter 15""; ""ÂÂ1767â€?1777 / Sacred Scripture, or the Word, Which Conceals a Divine Message That Lies Open to the View of Good Spirits and Angels""; ""Text of Genesis Chapter 15""; ""ÂÂ1778â€?1782 / Summary of Genesis 15""; ""ÂÂ1783â€?1868 / Inner Meaning of Genesis 15""; ""ÂÂ1869â€?1879 / Sacred Scripture, or the Word (Continued) ""; ""ÂÂ1880â€?1885 / [The Senses of Spirits and Angels
- and Two Uncommon Kinds of Visions]""""Biographical Note""
- Notes:
- Originally published in Latin as Arcana Coelestia, London, 1749-1756.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780877856078
- 0877856079
- OCLC:
- 923421248
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