Topical Index for The Urantia Book

rivers

earliest cultures arose along 68:5.2(768;2)

no raging r. on Jerusem or Edentia 43:1.1(485;5), 46:2.2(520;7)

road of robbers

Jericho to Bethany 171:6.4(1874;3), 185:5.3(1993;3)

roads

Appian Way 133:0.2(1468;2)

Damascus road 134:8.1(1492;8), 155:2.1(1726;4), 158:7.1(1759;3), 196:2.1(2091;3)

good r. interconnected major centers in times of Jesus 121:1.4(1332;5)

road of robbers 171:6.4(1874;3), 185:5.3(1993;3)

Romans built 71:1.13(801;1)

robes

delight in wearing long 166:1.5(1826;2), 175:1.9(1907;1)

put on prodigal son 169:1.9(1852;2)

rocks and minerals. See also elements (chemical)

boulders 61:7.1(700;6)

Cambrian overthrust Cretaceous in British Columbia 60:3.14(690;5)

Mithraic cult portrayed militant god taking origin in a great rock 98:5.3(1082;4)

named. See amber; anthracite; basalt; chalk; clay; coal; conglomerates; crystals; flint; granite; greensand marl; gypsum; lava; lignite; limestone; marble; quartz; salt; sandstone; shale; slate; stone

older layers often commingled with younger 57:8.11(661;5), 58:7.1,6(670;3)

rock flour is glacial product 61:7.1(700;6)

Rocky Mountains 59:2.4(675;3), 59:5.18-19(682;1), 60:3.9-14(689;8), 60:4.2-4(691;5), 61:3.3(696;7)

dinosaurs buried in 60:2.2(687;3)

Rodan of Alexandria Papers 160, 161)

at Jesus' 12th appearance 191:6sec(2044;2)

harmonized philosophy with Judaism 121:6.3-6(1338;6), 130:3.9(1433;4), 146:1.3(1637;5)

instructed by former apostle of John the Baptist 161:0.2(1783;2)

instructed inquiring Greeks 177:3.5(1924;1)

Jesus assigned Nathaniel and Thomas to talk with 160:0.1(1772;1), 161:0.2(1783;2)

Jesus declined to enter into conference with 160:0.1(1772;1), 161:1.2(1783;4)

martyred in Greece 161:2.12(1787;2)

one of greatest of his race 160:5.14(1782;5)

pupils of R. converted Stephen and Barnabas 194:4.11(2068;1)

rodents 49:1.6(560;5), 61:2.7(695;5)

roll call

of justice. See also death: spiritual death; extinction; nonsurvivors

all Adjuster-indwelt beings are on 49:6.11(569;6)

guardian angels respond to roll call; Adjusters make no answer 113:6.8(1247;6)

of mercy. See also resurrection

resurrection of sleeping survivors 113:6.8(1247;6)

rejoice your names are written on rolls of heaven 163:6.2(1807;1)

Roman Catholic Church. See also Christian church, early; Christianity

ancient continence cult fostered celibate priesthood 89:3.6(977;1)

authority over things temporal, affairs of kingdom, given to apostles and successors 140:2.2-3(1569;6), 157:4.5-6(1747;3)

call no man father in spiritual sense 175:1.10(1907;2)

in the dark ages 195:3sec(2073;5)

inelastic by 15th century A.D. 92:5.12(1010;3)

Mother of God sect's headquarters on exact site of St. Peter's in Rome 98:3.5(1080;7)

persecution and intolerance come from assumption of superiority and exclusive authority 134:4.3-5(1486;6)

spiritual menace in galaxy of saints 195:4.2(2074;8)

totalitarian medieval church was mother of secularism 195:8.2-4(2081;2)

Roman centurion in Corinth

Jesus' talk with, about loyalty 133:4.3(1474;3)

Roman centurion of Jerusalem

arrested Jesus 183:3.4,9(1974;2)

compelled Simon of Cyrene to carry crossbeam 187:1.10(2006;3)

entered into full fellowship of kingdom 187:4.4(2009;3), 187:5.4(2010;5)

gave Jesus a sponge of wine 187:3.5(2008;6), 187:5.3(2010;4)

helped bear body of Jesus to tomb; rolled door-stone 188:1.3,5(2013;2)

led procession to Golgotha 187:0.1(2004;1), 187:1.2(2004;6)

stationed at cross 141:3.5(1589;6)

stood astride Master's body with drawn sword 188:1.1(2012;4)

told Luke story of thief on cross 187:4.3(2009;2)

took Jesus to Annas by prearrangement 183:5.1(1977;1), 184:0.1(1978;1)

Roman Empire 98:3sec(1080;3),. See also Romans; Rome

attributes of Roman state 71:1.13(801;1)

demanded loyalty 191:5.3(2043;1)

foreign policy

destruction of Jerusalem by Roman armies 170:2.21(1861;5), 172:3.10(1882;3), 176:0.1(1912;1), 176:1sec(1912;3)

Judea was the most difficult province to govern; error to have sent Pilate 185:1.2,9(1988;1)

objectives in Levant 121:2.8(1334;2)

overcame nationalism by imperial universalism 195:3.2(2073;6)

wars with Parthia 121:1.6(1333;2)

included all of southern Europe, Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, northwest Africa 132:0.3(1455;3)

Jews revolt against R.E. suicidal 121:2.8(1334;2), 128:5.3(1414;1)

no Latin word for unselfishness 195:3.3(2073;7)

political genius for empire administration 195:1.8(2072;1)

practice of carrying water 3 times around corpse 87:6.5(964;4)

practice of throwing stone into air invoking Jupiter 85:1.3(945;1)

reasons for decline; too rapid extension with internal degeneration 71:1.14(801;2), 195:3.8-9(2074;3)

religion

Christians conquered R.E. in 300 years 195:6.9(2077;5), 195:10.18(2086;4)

conquered by cults and god concepts of Egypt, Greece, and the Levant 98:3.6(1080;8)

emperor worship 98:3.7-8(1081;1)

fought Christianity at first 195:1.5(2071;5)

influence on Christianity 195:2sec(2072;5)

mostly observances of forms, vows, and taboos 98:3.2(1080;4)

political observance 98:3.1(1080;3), 130:3.5(1432;5), 195:2.3(2072;7)

receptive to Christian teachings 195:0.2(2069;2)

spiritually unsatisfied in times of Jesus 195:0.2(2069;2), 195:3.1(2073;5)

tolerant of all religions 121:1.1,3(1332;2), 195:2.2(2072;6)

took over Greek culture, religion 98:3.3(1080;5), 195:2.5(2072;9)

triad gods 104:0.3(1143;3)

social situation

5 social strata in times of Jesus 121:3.1,9(1334;7)

conditions in 2nd century A.D. 195:3.7-11(2074;2)

favored monogamous marriage 83:6.3(927;4)

half population were slaves; majority inferiors 121:3.6-8(1335;5)

half the year wasted on cult ceremonies 87:3.4(960;8)

Jews scattered throughout 121:2.3-4(1333;5)

lax divorce practices 140:8.14(1581;1)

no widespread social problems 121:3.9(1335;8)

Romans contrasted with Greeks and Jews 191:5.3(2043;1)

Romans were great, governed themselves; lawyers by nature and training 195:2.4-6(2072;8)

strengths and weaknesses 71:1.13-14(801;1)

Roman judge in Corinth

Jesus' talk with, about fair judgment 133:4.7(1474;7)

Roman judge in Jerusalem

Jude appeared before 128:6.7(1415;7)

Roman magistrate in Rome

Jesus' talk with, about judgment 132:4.8(1462;1)

Roman senator

Jesus suggested people should support government 132:4.5(1461;3)

Roman soldier in Rome

Jesus' talk with 132:4.6(1461;4)

Roman soldiers in Jerusalem

bribed to say disciples took Jesus' body 189:2.4(2023;3)

fled when stone rolled away from Jesus' tomb 189:2.4(2023;3)

sensitive to Jewish disrespect 128:6.5(1415;5)

romance

ancients were great believers in love charms 88:5.2(971;4)

Andite contribution 83:2.5(923;5)

of courtship largely responsible for increasing divorce 83:7.7(929;1)

Prince's staff fostered courtship 66:5.29(748;10)

Romans. See also Roman Empire; Rome

Rome 130:0.3(1427;3), 194:4.13(2068;3),. See also Roman Empire; Romans

city of 2 million 132:0.2(1455;2)

Claudus preached in 130:8.1(1440;1)

Jesus' trip to Papers 130-133 )

largest and most cosmopolitan city of world 132:4.1(1460;5)

only Zebedee knew of Jesus' trip to 134:1.2(1483;4)

Salem teachings in 98:3sec(1080;3)

son of Titus of Capernaum was martyred in 146:5.2(1644;4)

Romulus

tradition of put-away child saved by divine intervention 89:7.3(982;2)

roof

most mansion world structures roofless 48:3.15(546;8)

summer bedroom in parents' home for young Jesus 123:2.7(1358;4)

tiles removed to lower paralytic 148:9.2(1666;6)

roosters. See poultry

round-heads

Andonites were 80:5.8(894;1)

royalties

collected by government in continental nation 72:7.10(816;1)

Ruben

reputed tribe of 128:1.14(1409;4)

ruffians at Nazareth 150:7.3(1684;2), 150:8.11(1686;3), 150:9sec(1686;4)

Rufus

effective teacher of gospel; son of Simon of Cyrene 187:1.10(2006;3)

Jesus aided R. when he was injured by oxcart 130:6.6(1438;3)

rule of living. See also golden rule

old way is suppression and conformance to 143:2.4(1609;5)

ruler, rich young. See Matadormus

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