# Bible/ spiritual book from mid-late 1800's America starts with letter "O"?

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**Created:** [August 17, 2012, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-spiritual-book-from-mid-late-1800s-america-starts-with-letter-o/631773 "2012-08-17T13:27:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-spiritual-book-from-mid-late-1800s-america-starts-with-letter-o/631773/1 "2012-08-17T13:27:16Z")

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A friend was showing me this book the other day and I can’t remember the name for the life of me. All I remember is that it’s some sort of alternative bible (I think) and it starts with an “O”. I think origin is America late 1800’s.

Does this ring a bell?

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**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-spiritual-book-from-mid-late-1800s-america-starts-with-letter-o/631773/2 "2012-08-17T13:50:22Z")

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Ok, doesn’t quite match, but are you talking about the [Urantia Book](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urantia_Book) ?

It claims to be from the mystical visions and whatnot from a family in the 1911s onward, but it was first noted in th 1950s, so it may be a little later than what you’re thinking of.

It is very “Bible-like” with chapters, and talks about very biblical-sounding elements and characters.

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**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-spiritual-book-from-mid-late-1800s-america-starts-with-letter-o/631773/3 "2012-08-17T13:56:04Z")

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On further search, I think that the [Oahspe](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oahspe#influence) matches what you’re looking for a little better.

The Book of Urantia was in my mind because I saw it come through the library recently and was intrigued.

Oahspe is more specifically New Age tho - very different from standard Christianity.

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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-spiritual-book-from-mid-late-1800s-america-starts-with-letter-o/631773/4 "2012-08-17T18:18:07Z")

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> [@Lasciel](#):
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> On further search, I think that the [Oahspe](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oahspe#influence) matches what you’re looking for a little better.
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> The Book of Urantia was in my mind because I saw it come through the library recently and was intrigued.
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> Oahspe is more specifically New Age tho - very different from standard Christianity.

That’s it. Thanks!