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==PAPER 134: THE TRANSITION YEARS==

==PAPER 134: THE TRANSITION YEARS==

134:0.1 During the Mediterranean journey Jesus had carefully studied the people he met and the countries through which he passed, and at about this time he reached his final decision as to the remainder of his life on earth. He had fully considered and now finally approved the plan which provided that he be born of Jewish parents in Palestine, and he therefore deliberately returned to Galilee to await the beginning of his lifework as a public teacher of truth; he began to lay plans for a public career in the land of his father Joseph's people, and he did this of his own free will.

134:0.1 During the [[Mediterranean]] [[journey]] [[Jesus]] had carefully [[studied]] the people he met and the countries through which he passed, and at about this time he reached his final [[decision]] as to the remainder of his life on earth. He had fully [[considered]] and now finally approved the [[plan]] which [[provided]] that he be [[born]] of [[Jewish]] [[parents]] in [[Palestine]], and he therefore [[deliberately]] returned to [[Galilee]] to await the beginning of his lifework as a [[public]] [[teacher]] of [[truth]]; he began to lay [[plans]] for a public [[career]] in the land of his [[father]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph]'s people, and he did this of his own [[free will]].

134:0.2 Jesus had found out through personal and human experience that Palestine was the best place in all the Roman world wherein to set forth the closing chapters, and to enact the final scenes, of his life on earth. For the first time he became fully satisfied with the program of openly manifesting his true nature and of revealing his divine identity among the Jews and gentiles of his native Palestine. He definitely decided to finish his life on earth and to complete his career of mortal existence in the same land in which he entered the human experience as a helpless babe. His Urantia career began among the Jews in Palestine, and he chose to terminate his life in Palestine and among the Jews.

134:0.2 [[Jesus]] had found out through [[personal]] and [[human]] [[experience]] that [[Palestine]] was the best place in all the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_empire Roman world] wherein to set forth the closing chapters, and to enact the final scenes, of his life on [[earth]]. For the first time he became fully [[satisfied]] with the [[program]] of openly [[manifesting]] his true [[nature]] and of revealing his [[divine]] [[identity]] among the [[Jews]] and [[gentiles]] of his native [[Palestine]]. He definitely decided to finish his life on [[earth]] and to complete his [[career]] of [[mortal]] [[existence]] in the same [[land]] in which he entered the [[human]] [[experience]] as a [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#PAPER_122:_BIRTH_AND_INFANCY_OF_JESUS helpless babe]. His [[Urantia]] career began among the [[Jews]] in [[Palestine]], and he chose to terminate his life in Palestine and among the Jews.

==134:1. THE THIRTIETH YEAR (A.D. 24)==

==134:1. THE THIRTIETH YEAR (A.D. 24)==