Chapter XVII - Glossary
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ISSACHAR (Jacob's son). A corporeal belief; the
ISSACHAR (Jacob's son). A corporeal belief; the
offspring of error; envy; hatred; selfishness; self-will;
lust.
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JACOB. A corporeal mortal embracing duplicity, re-
JACOB. A corporeal mortal embracing duplicity, re-
pentance, sensualism. Inspiration; the revelation of
Science, in which the so-called material senses yield to
the spiritual sense of Life and Love.
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JAPHET (Noah's son). A type of spiritual peace, flow-
JAPHET (Noah's son). A type of spiritual peace, flow-
ing from the understanding that God is the divine Prin-
ciple of all existence, and that man is His idea, the child
of His care.
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JERUSALEM. Mortal belief and knowledge obtained
JERUSALEM. Mortal belief and knowledge obtained
from the five corporeal senses; the pride of power and
the power of pride; sensuality; envy; oppression; tyr-
anny. Home, heaven.
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JESUS. The highest human corporeal concept of the
JESUS. The highest human corporeal concept of the
divine idea, rebuking and destroying error and bringing
to light man's immortality.
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JOSEPH. A corporeal mortal; a higher sense of Truth
JOSEPH. A corporeal mortal; a higher sense of Truth
rebuking mortal belief, or error, and showing the immor-
tality and supremacy of Truth; pure affection blessing
its enemies.
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JUDAH. A corporeal material belief progressing and
JUDAH. A corporeal material belief progressing and
disappearing; the spiritual understanding of God and
man appearing.
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KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. The rein of harmony in divine
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. The rein of harmony in divine
Science; the realm of unerring, eternal, and omnipotent
Mind; the atmosphere of Spirit, where Soul is supreme.
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KNOWLEDGE. Evidence obtained from the five cor-
KNOWLEDGE. Evidence obtained from the five cor-
poreal senses; mortality; beliefs and opinions; human
theories, doctrines, hypotheses; that which is not divine
and is the origin of sin, sickness, and death; the oppo-
site of spiritual Truth and understanding.
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LAMB OF GOD. The spiritual idea of Love; self-im-
LAMB OF GOD. The spiritual idea of Love; self-im-
molation; innocence and purity; sacrifice.
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LEVI (Jacob's son). A corporeal and sensual belief;
LEVI (Jacob's son). A corporeal and sensual belief;
mortal man; denial of the fulness of God's creation;
ecclesiastical despotism.
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LIFE. See chapter on Recapitulation, page 468.
LIFE. See chapter on Recapitulation, page 468.
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LORD. In the Hebrew, this term is sometimes em-
LORD. In the Hebrew, this term is sometimes em-
ployed as a title, which has the inferior sense of master,
or ruler. In the Greek, the word kurios almost always
has this lower sense, unless specially coupled with the
name God. Its higher signification is Supreme Ruler.
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LORD GOD. Jehovah.
LORD GOD. Jehovah.
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This double term is not used in the first chapter of
This double term is not used in the first chapter of
Genesis, the record of spiritual creation. It is intro-
duced in the second and following chapters, when the
spiritual sense of God and of infinity is disappearing
from the recorder's thought, – when the true scientific
statements of the Scriptures become clouded through a