Hidden Wisdom in the Holy Bible, Vol. 2 (Theosophical Heritage Classics) [Paperback]

Geoffrey Hodson (Author)

Book Description

Series: Theosophical Heritage Classics | Publication Date: July 1, 1994

In this insightful interpretation of the Holy Bible, the profound spiritual and power-bestowing truths of the sacred language of such Old Testament stories as the Creation, the Flood and Tower, the Life of Joseph as a Mystery Drama, and Moses and the Exodus are liberated from their cryptic enclosure. The second of a two-part abridgement, published in 1994.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Quest Books (July 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0835607054
• ISBN-13: 978-0835607056
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #690,273 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars revealing hidden truths in the stories we take for granted, January 5, 2001

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This review is from: Hidden Wisdom in the Holy Bible, Vol. 2 (Theosophical Heritage Classics) (Paperback)

If you think, like the author, that the bestselling and most widely read book of all time cannot be understood without exploring the hidden meanings behind the words, parables, stories, prayers and sections -- then this is your book. It is simply astounding that modern bible study manages to miss so much of the fundamental original meanings about life and death, good and evil, God and Humanity, Person and Planet, etc....but this book goes a long (in fact a very long) way in getting down the road of deeper understanding of the esoteric meanings behind such dramatic mooments as those that took place in Bethlehem or on Golgotha.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A comment of the "great white brotherhood", October 14, 2005

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Frater J (IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hidden Wisdom in the Holy Bible, Vol. 1 (Theosophical Heritage Classics) (Paperback)

If I may make a quick addition to the other review here, in reference to the great white brotherhood. Among those who study western occultism, the phrase "Great White Brotherhood" is a common phrase.

It is generally a refrence to those various groups, fraternities, and organizations which (while different) all share a number of qualities which aim at the perfection of mankind and ultimately in enlightenment. Various groups such as the rosicucians and others have been said to be part of the great white brotherhood. The use of the word white has nothing to do with any racial remark, but rather to the white of purity of soul. And brotherhood refers to a collection of like-minded individuals, and not to a fraternity (women are of course a part of the "brotherhood").

Ultimately, many people have viewed the Great White Brotherhood also to include those individuals who have attained enlightenment, and who continue to try and aid humanity today from other realms of existence.

It is unfortunate that hate groups have caused people to hear this phrase and immediately think about the worst of things. :(

6 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Insightful, November 8, 2004

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mister adlai - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hidden Wisdom in the Holy Bible, Vol. 1 (Theosophical Heritage Classics) (Paperback)

Any serious Bible student is already aware of the grave inconsistencies that the Bible contains. For instance: The supposed "Virgin Birth" is grossly contradicted by the geanology of Jesus, as recorded in the first chapter of Matthew, which clearly specifies David's lineage culminating in Joseph, NOT Mary. When a literal translation is insisted upon, (religious dogma) the real truth (behind the allegory, symbology, numerology, indeed even absurdity)... is surely missed. According to Hodson (and I fully concur) the writers of the sacred text wrote in such manner as to conceil and reveal simultaneously, the eternal salvavic truths. After interpreting the Bible (and other world scriptures which contain many of the same myths!!) based on the KEYS of the sacred language, much of the discord between the apparent contradictions vanishes. This book offers such keys and compels the reader to a higher overstanding.

What is most interesting to me personally is Hodson's use of the term "Great White Brotherhood of Adepts", of which I am yet at a loss. It is evident through the writers references and perspective that he is a white man... examplified with his reverence for Greek Mythology (stolen) and his use of the above term. He tries not to give credit to the African origins of the Ancient Wisdom... Yet is unable to deny the historicity that the Egyptians (and even earlier races of black peoples) possessed the Ancient Wisdom and that Kemet was home to the Mystery Schools of Initiation thousands of years before there was such a Caucausoid Race!

This book is insightful and reminds us that the real enemy is selfishness, and the illusion of separateness from the Divine. Read it!