Review: established almost forty thousand years ago, immediately after the announcement
Adopted: The announcement that Michael had selected Urantia as the theater for his final bestowal was made shortly after the default of Adam and Eve which occurred about 37,800 years ago.
43:8.2 (494.1)
1955 text: While you are rekeyed each time
Review: While you are re-keyed each time
Adopted: The only other occurrence of re-keyed is in hyphenated form at 48:2.21.
44:0.1 (497.1)
1955 text: divisional and universe headquarters worlds, may be found
Review: divisional and universe headquarters worlds may be found
Adopted: Comma removed. Though the comma in the 1st printing is technically acceptable, it makes the sentence more difficult to read.
45:5.6 (515.5)
1955 text: Some time they hope to be granted virtually complete
Review: Sometime they hope to be granted virtually complete
Adopted: The closed form is correct as the reference is to an indefinite point in time rather than to an indefinite period of time.
46:2.6 (521.3)
1955 text: training spheres of the universe, the superuniverse, and of Havona
Review: training spheres of the universe, the superuniverse, and Havona
Adopted: Parallel structure established by removing the word of.
51:5.6 (586.3)
1955 text: In your world, even in the face of
Review: On your world, even in the face of
Adopted: Though one knows what the author intends here, this does not appear to be a valid use of in.
53:7.8 (608.4)
1955 text: Of the 681,227 Material Sons lost in Satania
Review: Of the 681,217 Material Sons lost in Satania
Adopted: The correction from 681,227 to 681,217 was made because of the original’s conflict with 51:1.5: “Since the inception of the system of Satania, thirteen Planetary Adams have been lost in rebellion and default and 681,204 in the subordinate positions of trust.
55:4.17 (628.5)
1955 Text: On the worlds the Trinity Teacher Sons appear in new roles
Review: On these worlds the Trinity Teacher Sons appear in new roles
Adopted: The demonstrative adjective these distinguishes which worlds are being discussed (worlds in the fourth stage of light and life), and the sentence becomes completely clear and precise.
56:7.8 (643.2)
1955 text: on the other hand the new orders of beings
Review: on the other hand, the new orders of beings
Adopted: The structure of the sentence calls for a comma following on the other hand.
The Urantia Book
The Urantia Book |
Index |
Definition of Terms |
Pronunciation Guide |
Adopted Corrections
Foreword |
Part I |
Part II |
Part III |
Part IV
Adopted Corrections to the 1955 Text
Part IIIReferenceConsiderationDecision
57:1.4 (651.6)
1955 text: 900,000,000,000 years ago the Uversa archives testify
Review: 900,000,000,000 years ago, the Uversa archives testify
Adopted: The comma inserted after ago correctly couples with the preexisting comma after testify to properly enclose the descriptive phrase.
58:1.7 (665.2)
1955 text: On a planet where life has a marine origin the ideal conditions
Review: On a planet where life has a marine origin, the ideal conditions
Adopted: Comma added after marine origin.
58:2.1 (665.4)
1955 text: the planetary atmosphere filters through to the earth about one two-billionths
Review: the planetary atmosphere filters through to the earth about one two-billionth
Adopted: The singular is correct. Compare, for example: one two-hundredth, one ten-thousandth.
59:1.1 (673.1)
1955 text: Ameba are typical survivors
Review: Amebas are typical survivors
Adopted: The plural is required here to agree with are typical survivors.
59:1.17 (674.3)
1955 text: making that now ice-mantled continent a veritable tropic Paradise
Review: making that now ice-mantled continent a veritable tropic paradise
Adopted: The word paradise should be in the lower case.
59:2.12 (676.3)
1955 text: The bivalve gastropods...embrace the muscles, clams, oysters, and scallops