Topical Index for The Urantia Book

wisdom 85:7.3(948;8),. See also adjutant mind-spirits: #7 wisdom

70 divisions of 27:6.3(303;1)

ascending levels of 71:7.2,5-6)

ask God for w. to solve problems 91:6.5(999;8), 91:9.7(1002;12)

dead stores of worldly 147:5.8(1653;2)

defined as

consciousness of knowledge 160:2.7(1776;1), 180:5.3(1949;5)

consciousness of meaning of personality 102:3.9(1122;5)

cumulative because it can be communicated to succeeding generations 160:2.3(1775;4)

embracing discretion as well as courage 181:2.15(1958;2)

embracing ideas in process of association and recombination 101:6.4(1111;8)

goal of purely mental and moral existence 36:5.12(402;9)

knowledge directed by reason, illuminated by revelation 92:2.1(1004;4)

man's highest human attainment 103:9.6(1141;4)

does justice to differing men 102:3.7(1122;3)

elevate to living truth 180:5.4(1949;6)

exalt w. and she will promote you 133:9.3(1481;5), 144:8.7(1627;4)

God's w. consists in his perfect insight 4:3.4(58;2)

leads to worship 112:2.7,9(1228;6)

Masters of Philosophy teach 27:6sec(302;5)

most disheartening miscarriage was Adam's default 75:8.6(846;5)

must be cosmic in scope, spiritual in motivation 54:1.7(614;2)

must evolve 101:4.2(1109;4)

no limit to intellectual evolution 55:6.5(631;1)

perfection of understanding is indispensible to Paradise perfection 26:4.7-8(290;4)

possibility of making mistakes inherent in acquiring 130:4.11(1435;3)

resolving confusion between versions of 28:5.9(311;1)

sources of wisdom

lengthening time unit in experience 118:1.3-8(1295;3)

divine insight and personal experience 19:2.4(216;2), 27:6.2(302;6), 157:6.2(1749;1)

facts are building blocks of w. which are cemented by experience 50:5.7(577;2), 111:6.6(1222;5)

fear of the Lord is the beginning of w. 68:3.3(766;4), 131:2.6(1444;6), 149:6.2-5(1675;3)

focalized experience engenders authoritative w. 40:10.6-7(453;1)

from studying origin, history, and destiny of situation 19:1.5-12(215;2), 32:2.13(360;2)

fruit of divinity 56:10.20(648;3)

learned only by experiencing tribulation, adjustment to failure 4:3.4(58;2), 48:7.14(556;1), 132:7.2(1466;2), 160:4.8(1779;6)

let him who lacks w. ask 28:5.8(310;10)

made possible by religion 92:3.9(1006;6)

Perfectors of Wisdom 19:2.3(216;1)

recognizing one's insignificance 131:8.6(1452;4)

regarding parts from viewpoint of whole 131:8.4(1452;2)

secured only through experience by those innately intelligent 81:6.13(908;2)

slow accumulation of painfully garnered w. 118:8.5(1302;2)

spiritual progress not dependent upon 65:8.4(739;8)

Wisdom, Book of

copied into Book of Proverbs 95:4.5(1046;6)

influenced El Shaddai concept 96:1.5(1053;3)

Philo possessed copy 95:4.3(1046;4)

Wisdom, College of

on Salvington 20:8.3(231;3)

Wisdom of Solomon. See Ecclesiastes

wise men (Magi)

found baby Jesus and left gifts 122:8.6(1352;2)

interview with Herod 122:10.1(1353;5)

no star guided w.m. to Bethlehem 122:8.5-7(1352;1)

seraphim told w.m. of Jesus' impending birth 119:7.6(1317;2)

wish fulfillment

apostles interpreted Master's words to justify their intense longings 181:0.1(1953;1)

moral values do not grow out of 100:3.2(1096;7)

preferring optimistic illusions to reality 160:1.7(1773;4), 160:4.7-8(1779;5)

wishes. See goals

witchcraft. See also magic

magic performed by irregular spirits 90:2.2-3(987;6)

primitives attributed deaths to 90:3.7(990;2)

shamans suppressed rivals by calling them witches 90:2.12(989;1)

superstition of ignorant minds 150:3.8-11(1681;3)

to be progressive meant to be killed as sorcerer 92:3.5(1006;2)

witch of Endor 146:7.1(1646;2)

witches dispensed selfish, antisocial magic 88:6.2(972;2), 91:1.2(995;1)

wizards' powers attained by eating human flesh 89:5.5(979;4)

withered hand

man with 148:7sec(1664;5)

witnesses

Jewish law required 2 must agree 184:3.6(1982;7)

wives. See also marriage; sexes, the; women

always subject to more restrictive taboos than husbands 82:2.5(915;3), 82:4.4(917;7)

leaving w. for sake of kingdom 150:4.3(1682;1), 163:3.4(1804;1), 167:2.2(1835;2), 171:2.2(1869;4)

once qualified by ability to work hard, bear children 82:3.7(916;3)

primitive men could kill w. if paid for 70:10.11(796;1)

wizards. See also magic; witchcraft

practitioners of the black art called 90:2.2(987;6)

woe

woe upon you, scribes, Pharisees, hypocrites! 163:6.5(1807;4), 166:1.4-5(1826;1), 175:1sec(1905;3), 175:4.2(1910;4)

Wolvering

neighboring universe to Nebadon 32:2.12(360;1)

wolves 61:3.13(697;8)

hunted by Neanderthalers 64:4.2(720;8)

women. See also mortals; sexes, the; wives

among Adam and Eve's administrators 74:3.5(831;2)

among early Christians

admitted into full fellowship of early church 98:6.4(1083;4)

Andrew's strict rules upon apostles' work with 150:2.2(1680;1)

apostles believed w. inferior 143:5.11(1614;5)

Paul did not consider w. equals 84:5.6(937;3), 150:1.3(1679;2)

among Jews

against custom

for man to salute woman in public 149:2.8(1671;3)

for w. to approach strange men 143:5.2(1612;5), 190:0.5(2029;5)

for w. to sit at public banquet 172:1.2(1878;5)

for w. to sit in main area of temple 125:0.4(1377;4)

exempt from temple head tax 173:1.3(1889;1)

not required to attend Passover in Jerusalem 125:0.2(1377;2)

were property in Old Testament 82:4.3(917;6), 84:3.2(934;1)

words of law better burned than delivered to 149:2.8(1671;3)

among primitives

abortion common after taboo on childbirth among unmarried 68:6.9(770;6)

aged very early 83:5.9(926;7)

ate children to renew strength lost in childbearing 89:5.4(979;3)

before herding era, mothers nursed until 4 to 5 84:3.9(934;8)

committed suicide on husbands' graves 87:2.7(960;1)

daughters desired because they were salable 84:7.14(940;10)

degradation of w. a reason for Roman decline 195:3.9(2074;4)

earliest traders 69:3.11(774;10), 69:4.2(775;2)

early warriors prohibited from associating with 70:1.20(785;3)

exempted from war 70:1.20(785;3)

formed secret societies 70:7.9(791;6)

girl babies often killed before era of wife purchase 68:6.8(770;5)

legends of Eve and Pandora 84:4.4(935;4)

maintained settled residence to cultivate soil 68:2.6(765;3)

man's first trading was exchange of 69:5.10(776;8)

more restrictive taboos on w. than men 82:2.5(915;3), 82:4.4(917;7)

primitive men could kill wives if paid for 70:10.11(796;1)

provided vegetable edibles in prepastoral society 68:5.8(768;8)

scarcely more than human animals in pastoral age 68:5.8(768;8), 69:7.5(778;8), 69:8.1(778;9)

selected as shamans because of tending home fires 69:6.5(777;8)

some tribes had female rulers 70:5.4(789;2)

stealing w. always caused war 70:1.9(784;5)

taboos have kept w. strictly in own fields 69:3.3(774;2)

unmarried w. were property of chief or men of tribe 69:9.7(781;1), 83:5.1(925;6)

valued as food providers, burden bearers, means of sex gratification 68:2.7(765;4), 69:4.2(775;2), 84:3.7(934;6)

were property, slaves, partners, or playthings 69:8.1(778;9), 84:4.3,10(935;3)

equality with men

increased rights 83:8.8-9(930;4), 84:5.4,10-12)

Islam teaches inferiority of w. 82:4.3(917;6), 95:7.6(1051;4)

Jesus taught equality 125:0.4(1377;4), 125:5.4(1382;6), 127:1.5(1396;2), 138:8.11(1546;2), 149:2.8-9(1671;3), 150:1.3(1679;2), 167:5.4(1839;1), 167:6.4(1840;3), 194:3.14(2065;2)

men have no rightful authority over w. not voluntarily given 133:2.2(1471;1)

prove worthy of new accomplishments? 84:5.10(937;7)

science emancipated, not religion 84:5.7(937;4)

w. 's rights are not men's rights 84:5.11-12(938;1)

men regarded w. with ignorant mistrust, fearful fascination 84:4.4(935;4)

nature of women

capitalized on men's stronger sex urges 84:3.5(934;4), 84:4.2-3(935;2)

compelling mother love is handicapping emotion 84:1.7(932;4), 84:3.3(934;2), 84:5.13(938;3)

desire protection of marriage because of attachment to offspring 69:3.2(774;1), 84:1.2(931;5), 84:5.1,13(936;5), 84:7.2(939;5)

did not function in emergency 84:3.3(934;2)

loose methods of labor 84:3.10(934;9)

moral standard-bearers and spiritual leaders 84:6.4(938;8)

more intuitive than men; somewhat less logical 84:6.4(938;8)

shrewd managers of men 84:4.2-3(935;2)

tendency to look upon immediate results 75:2.4(840;6)

rule men on some planets 52:2.7(591;7)

specialization of labor based on sex 69:3.2-3(774;1), 69:4.2(775;2)

where woman is is always regarded as home 68:2.6(765;3)

women's corps 150:1sec(1678;5), 159:0.1(1762;1)

Abner in charge of 163:7.3(1808;5)

believed Jesus resurrected 190:1.2(2030;1)

house-to-house visitation 151:0.2(1688;2)

included wives of Philip, Matthew, and Peter; also Salome 139:5.11(1557;5), 163:7.3(1808;5)

Jesus' morontia appearance to 190:3.1(2033;1)

joined procession into Jerusalem 172:3.8(1882;1)

Mary Magdalene was chief spokesman for 190:0.5(2029;5)

none deserted 150:2.3(1680;2), 153:5.2(1715;2)

Perpetua headed enlarged work 163:7.3(1808;5)

preached in brothels 150:2.2(1680;1)

took over ministration to sick 165:0.2(1817;2)

trained 50 women 163:7.3(1808;5)

women's gallery. See Jerusalem temple

wonders. See Jesus: miracles and healings; miracles

wood

early commerce in 79:1.4(879;1)

Jesus was carpenter 126:1.6(1387;6), 129:1.2-3(1419;5)

Jesus wrote on boards 126:1.6(1387;6), 187:1.2(2004;6)

rapping on w. perpetuates customs of tree worship 85:2.5(946;1)

woolly mammoths 61:5.7(699;8), 61:7.13-14(702;3)

word of God

bestowed in flesh is divine sustenance 153:3.2(1712;2)

discern w.o.G. regardless of whence it takes origin 155:6.12(1732;5)

divine Sons are 10:3.3(111;1)

Eternal Son is 6:0.1(73;1), 6:1.3(74;2), 6:2.2(74;7), 6:8.3(79;6), 14:6.12(161;2), 20:5.1(227;4)

is bread of life 179:5.3(1942;2)

is truth, mercy, eternal life 174:5.7(1903;4)

Jesus was. See Jesus: personality and nature: God incarnate in man

Paul little dreamed his letters would be regarded as 98:7.9(1084;8)

reject traditional scriptures regarded as 155:6.2(1730;6)

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