Of all the books written through the centuries on biblical interpretation, none can be considered more rational than Swedenborg's Heavenly Secrets (Arcana Coelestia). Swedenborg's work is unique, discerning a deeper meaning within Scripture. The Genesis stories are seen as symbols of spiritual reality rapturously beautiful when read in the Swedenborgian context. This book demonstrates that the Bible is not a scientific treatise on how the physical world came into being but a story of the human soul, of the nature of God, and of the relationship between God and man. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.