{"product_id":"ten-commandments-spiritual-growth","title":"Ten Commandments","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eSwedish scientist and visionary Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772) writes that the Ten Commandments are the most important part of the Bible. They encapsulate what we need to do to grow as spiritual people, with a meaning that penetrates far beyond the surface level of words and deeds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e One of the fundamentals of Swedenborg’s theology is the concept that underlying the literal text of the Bible is an inner spiritual meaning. Using this method of interpretation, Swedenborg peels back the layers of the Ten Commandments to reveal a cohesive set of teachings with both practical applications and far-reaching spiritual implications.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Although Swedenborg discusses the Ten Commandments in many places throughout his writings, he wrote four extended commentaries on the subject in four separate volumes: \u003ci\u003eSecrets of Heaven \u003c\/i\u003e(volume 7, published in 1754), \u003ci\u003eTrue Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e (1771), the short work \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e (1763), and the posthumously published \u003ci\u003eRevelation Explained \u003c\/i\u003e(1758–1759). Those four commentaries are now being combined in a single volume for the first time, allowing the reader to compare and contrast Swedenborg’s approach across a seventeen-year span.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book offers new insights for spiritual seekers and students of Swedenborg alike, illuminating what is at once a familiar set of biblical teachings and one of the cornerstones of Swedenborg’s system of personal growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eUsing his unique method of biblical interpretation, Swedish scientist and visionary Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772) peels back the layers of the Ten Commandments to reveal fundamental lessons on God, loving others, and how to live and grow as spiritual people. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough Swedenborg discusses the Ten Commandments in many places throughout his writings, he wrote four extended commentaries on the subject in three separate volumes: \u003ci\u003eSecrets of Heaven \u003c\/i\u003e(volume 7, published in 1754), \u003ci\u003eTrue Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e (1771), the short work \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e (1763), and the posthumously published \u003ci\u003eRevelation Explained \u003c\/i\u003e(1758–59). Those four commentaries are now being combined in a single volume for the first time, allowing the reader to compare and contrast Swedenborg’s approach across a seventeen-year span.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book offers new insights for spiritual seekers and students of Swedenborg alike, illuminating what is at once a familiar set of biblical teachings and one of the cornerstones of Swedenborg’s system of personal growth.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Swedenborg Foundation","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49060411474162,"sku":"9780877854319","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"EPUB","offer_id":49060411506930,"sku":"9780877856955","price":12.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1690\/4178\/files\/306cea4fec8e05440ca6ce9d86f37d57_f1953777-ab14-425c-bc23-d6552eab4d99.jpg?v=1788776483","url":"https:\/\/bookshop.swedenborg.com\/products\/ten-commandments-spiritual-growth","provider":"Swedenborg Foundation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}