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Temple Themes in the Book of Moses: Jeffrey M. Bradshaw Answers Questions About His New Book
Almost nine months ago I had the great opportunity of interviewing author Jeffrey M. Bradshaw about his outstanding (and very large) book, In God’s Image and Likeness (you can read that multi-post interview starting here). It is now my great pleasure to present to you my brief interview with Dr. (Bishop) Bradshaw regarding a new [...]
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Ancient Israelite Religious Reformation (OT Lesson 30)
2 Chronicles 29-30; 32; 34 (2 Kgs 18-19; 22-23) The Sunday School curriculum calls this lesson “Come to the House of the Lord.” This is an appropriate title for this block of scripture, as the narrative here relates how kings Hezekiah and Josiah of Judah cleansed the Temple of Jerusalem of all the alleged idolatrous [...]
Also posted in Early Judaism, Scripture, Sunday School Lessons Tagged Asherah, bamot, Brant Gardner, Chronicles, destruction, Deuteronomic, Deuteronomist, Deuteronomy, Frederick Huchel, groves, Hezekiah, high places, idolatry, Josiah, Kevin Christensen, kings, masseboth, reformation, Reforms, Temple Comments closed
The Tree of Life as Mother, Son, and Love of God in 1 Nephi
As I was pondering over the book of 1 Nephi, chapter 11, just recently, so much of the ancient Near Eastern symbolism regarding the Tree of Life motif came flooding back into my mind. I’m grateful for the time I’ve been able to spend studying these ideas, especially since I’ve gone back to reread the [...]
Also posted in LDS Interest, Scripture Tagged Angelomorphic, anthropomorphic, Asherah, Book of Mormon, Holy Spirit, Isis, love of God, Mary, mother, Nephi, Son of God, Tree of Life, visions Comments closed
The Temple: Part 2 — Three Degrees of Glory (section a)
It seems that I’ve been posting more videos than anything else lately (apologies to those who read this blog mainly by email or mobile device), but this latest video is definitely worth it (IMHO)! “The Temple: Part 2 — Three Degrees of Glory”, produced by David Tayman ( http://www.visionsofthekingdom.com) and I, continues the series of videos discussing [...]
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Book Review: Canon and Canonicity. The Formation and Use of Scripture
Via PaleoJudaica.com BOOK REVIEW (BMCR): Einar Thomassen (ed.), Canon and Canonicity. The Formation and Use of Scripture. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, 2010. Pp. 232. ISBN 9788763530279. $48.00. Reviewed by David J. DeVore, University of California, Berkeley Table of Contents As editor Thomassen’s preface states (p. 7), the volume under review is the fruit of “Highways and [...]
Also posted in Early Christianity, LDS Interest, Religious Scholars, Scripture Tagged Bible, Canon, canonicity, Early Christianity, Early Christians, heresy, James Davila, New Testament, Orthodox, orthodoxy, Scripture, scriptures Comments closed
“I Will Betroth Thee unto Me in Righteousness” (OT Lesson 34)