The Urantia Book
The Urantia Book is a religious and philosophical text first published by the Urantia Foundation in Chicago on 12 October 1955. Presented as the work of celestial beings, its 196 papers cover cosmology, the history of Earth and the life of Jesus. The first edition runs to 2,097 pages.
- Editions tracked
- 1
- First edition
- Self-published, 1955
- First published
- Urantia Foundation, Chicago, 1955
The first edition of The Urantia Book by Urantia Foundation was self-published in Chicago in 1955. We track 1 edition.
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- Editions recorded
- 2 on Open Library, 2 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 22 languages
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Who published the first edition of The Urantia Book?
The first edition of The Urantia Book by Urantia Foundation was self-published in Chicago in 1955.
How many editions of The Urantia Book are there?
We track 1 edition of The Urantia Book, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- The Urantia Book, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Urantia book (1955), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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