Category Archives: Heavenly Ascents

This Week: Codex Vaticanus and “Performative Deification”

I have had another very busy week working on my dissertation and following the courses I’m attending.  So, unfortunately, I have not had time to do any research on this week’s OT lesson, “How Can I Do This Great Wickedness” from Genesis 34; 37-39.  And that is unfortunate, because I really love the story of [...]
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In God’s Image and Likeness: The Intriguing Conclusion to My Interview with Author Jeffrey M. Bradshaw

This is the conclusion (you can judge whether its intriguing or not) to my question and answer session with Dr. Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, author of the recently published In God’s Image and Likeness: Ancient and Modern Perspectives on the Book of Moses. As those who are LDS are studying the Old Testament this year in our [...]
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The Incomparable Power of God’s Salvation: Musings on Psalm 18

I wanted to share some comments on Psalm 18. I have been studying the psalms lately and have been especially impressed by their rich theological content.  I have been most specifically looking at the so-called “Royal Psalms”, which scholars have designated as such because of their association with Israelite kingship. Psalm 18 is one of [...]
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Christmas Reading

I must start this post by saying that although I would have liked to, I don’t have any wonderful Christmas message to share.  I have been quite busy lately — but I still feel that Christmas spirit. It has been snowing here in St Andrews, and the snow has stayed (which I hear is rather [...]
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SBL Notes 2009: April DeConick — Early Jewish and Christian Mysticism

My notes on: Early Jewish and Christian Mysticism - Sunday 4pm April De Conick Star Gates: What Were the Gnostics Doing? The Peratics (perasai, Greek for “Transcendentalists”) say: We alone have known that genesis is necessary and (we alone have known) have know the roads by which humans have entered into the cosmos. We have been instructed precisely so we [...]
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