Scivias - Contents

Contents

The divisions of the book follows, based largely on the illuminations, using the titles assigned each vision by Adelgundis Führkötter, the editor of the critical edition (the original text does not give titles). Where multiple titles are given, multiple illuminations are provided. Each vision is followed by commentary divided into sections (given functional titles in the original manuscripts), the number of which is designated in parentheses.

• Foreword
• Part I
  1. God, the Light-Giver and Humanity (6)
  2. The Fall (33)
  3. God, Cosmos, and Humanity (31)
  4. Humanity and Life (32)
  5. Synagogue (8)
  6. The Choirs of Angels (12)

• Part II
  1. The Savior (17)
  2. The Triune God (9)
  3. The Church as Mother of Believers – The Baptism (37)
  4. Anointed with Virtue – The Confirmation (14)
  5. The Hierarchy of the Church (60)
  6. The Sacrifice of Christ and the Church; Continuation of the Mystery in the Partaking of the Sacrifice (102)
  7. Humanity's Fight Against Evil; The Tempter (25)
• Part III
  1. The Omnipotent; The Extinguished Stars (18)
  2. The Building (28)
  3. The Tower of Preparation; The Divine Virtues in the Tower of Preparation (13)
  4. The Pillar of the Word of God; The Knowledge of God (22)
  5. The Zeal of God (33)
  6. The Triple Wall (35)
  7. The Pillar of the Trinity (11)
  8. The Pillar of the Humanity of the Savior (25)
  9. The Tower of the Church (29)
  10. The Son of Man (32)
  11. The End of Time (42)
  12. The Day of the Great Revelation; The New Heaven and the New Earth (16)
  13. Praise of the Holy (16)