Book of Divine Communications
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| Author | Disciplines of Sri Darma |
|---|---|
| Country | Slokais Islands |
| Language | Ambonanese, Ancient Ambonese (Word of the Angels) |
| Subject | Religion |
| Published | 1733 |
| Publisher | Ambonar Church of God |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 430 |
The Book of Divine Communications is a religious text of the Revivalist movement first written by Sri Darma in 1687, although it was published and modified by his disciples who published the book in a modified and condensed form in 1733. The book is one of the most read and published books in Slokaisan history, being translated into over 100 languages. While acting as an independent work, the Church of God often classifies the book as part of the Divine 3 which includes The Bible, Book of Divine Communications and Tales of the Holy Spirit. The book is recognized by most Revivalists to be a record of the history of the Ambonese's people despite little independent archeological evidence supporting the events of specifically The First and Second Communication. The book re-interprets elements of both the Old and New Testament such as Adam & Eve, Cain and Abel and the biblical flood. Originally recognized partially by some in the Catholic Church, a large number of Catholic organizations have declared the book as "blasphemy" largely due to it's predictions of doomsday and the existence of Ra-Gunna.
Origin[edit | edit source]
Historical accounts have documented the 1684 arrival of Francisco de Valer at the court of Xulin, he gifted Sri Darma a copy of the bible and was later invited to a private dinner at Kamkieylin Palace by the king of Ambonar. Sri Darma claimed that evening he received his first visions which where eventually collected to the First and Second Book of Divine Communications by Sri Darma himself. This texts are known as the Jahn Agri Hanni or the "Tales of the Holy Spirt". Included are verses in ancient Ambonese which Sri Darma claims he was guided to by angels. [a]
Dictation[edit | edit source]
Jahn Agri Hanni was initially given to the original disciplines of Sri Darma which was led by his nephew Ferdinand and his consorts, Joseph, Abrhami and Ranjoko. Upon Sri Darma's death in 1713, Jahn Agri Hanni was published and given to each citizen of the Ambonar Kingdom. Sri Dontak, the son of Sri Darma who was moderate, largely rejected later revisions such as Ferdinand's claimed possession of Sri Darma's diary. Upon the assassination of Sri Dontak by the Army of Salvation in 1725, The Disciplines of Sri Darma was created by Sri Ferdinand [b] to revise and publish the Book of Divine Communications which incorporated additional writings and an account of Sri Darma's life from the perspective of Ferdinand.
Content[edit | edit source]
Organization[edit | edit source]
The Book of Divine Communication's is written from the perspective of an unknown narrator who writes in third person. While the Jahn Agri Hanni was written from the perspective of Sri Darma himself, Divine Communications simply often writes "Sri Darma saw". Text is organized into three Communications, which are divided into Lesions and further into lines.
First Communications[edit | edit source]
In Lesson 1, God creates another in the Garden of Eden after Adam and Eve are banished. The first man is known as Abrahami who is told he will see the Garden of Eden again once "your chosen live free of sin, in orderly harmonious being". Abrahami then builds a hut on the Plateau of Zion where he waits for another. His lives in peace for hundreds of year's due to his lack of imperfections, being tormented by wind, rain and sun as well as "the people of sin". [c] After year's of hardship his is granted the company of a woman named Leaini who he has many children with. These are first citizens of the Kingdom of God or the "Rajani Rana". Generations later when the Plateau is abandoned and the Rajani Rana begins to fall into sin, Daniel is told by an angel to gather those who believe. Daniel attempts to preach to the citizens but he is rejected by the king however he is told by God "Power not given by those of Heaven or the Kingdom of Heaven upon Earth should be questioned".
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Ancient Ambonese is a considered by non-revivalist scholars as a form of speaking in tongues due to no system of grammar, and instead produced by the original speaker
- ↑ Also known as Sri Darma II
- ↑ The people of sin are often believed by Revivalist scholars to be some of the first indigenous people's, ancestors of modern-day Koahans