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The Temple Studies Group Symposium IV: Laurence Hemming
“Adam in the Liturgy” — The Rev. Dr Laurence Hemming We cannot understand texts by simply reading them –Mainstream Christianity is being converted into an ethical humanism–we are moving away from doctrines like the resurrection. The liturgy is being converted into an opportunity for celebration of ethical humanism–this is nothing short of a blasphemy. Souls need [...]
Also posted in LDS Interest, Religious Scholars, Scholarly Conferences Tagged Adam, Catholic, Eucharist, Laurence Hemming, Levitical, liturgy, Melchizedek, Priesthood, sacrifice, Temple, Temple Church, Temple Studies Group Comments closed
The Jewish Legends of Jacob vs. Esau: The Birthright and the Blessing
I have had a crazy week, so all I have to offer on this week’s Old Testament Lesson 10 (“Birthright Blessings; Marriage in the Covenant) is two excerpts from Ginzberg’s Legends of the Jews. Now I realize that this work is not the best resource for reliable or primary-source material, but it is very interesting [...]
Also posted in Doctrinal Issues, Scripture, Sunday School Lessons Tagged birthright, blessing, Esau, garments, Ginzberg, Isaac, Israel, Jacob, Lesson 10, Old Testament, Scripture, Sunday School Comments closed
Melchizedek: King, Priest, and God and the Forbidden Degrees
The title of this post is actually somewhat deceptive as it implies that the post is going to be about Melchizedek, who can be considered a king, a priest, and also a god, and about the “Forbidden Degrees” (sounds tantalizing, eh?), which the title seems to suggest have some connection to Melchizedek. Well, as far [...]
Also posted in Apocalypticism/Mysticism, Doctrinal Issues, Early Christianity, Early Judaism, LDS Interest, Religious Scholars, Scripture, Temple Tagged Andrei Orlov, Deification, First Temple, Hebrew Bible, High Priest, James Davila, Marquette, Melchizedek, Melchizedek Priesthood, Priesthood, Psalms, Qumran, Temple Comments closed
The Temple Studies Group Symposium III: Laurence P. Hemming
Laurence Hemming is one of the co-founders of the Temple Studies Group. He is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies at the University of Lancaster and a Fellow, tutor in Philosophy and Liturgy, and member of the Advisory Board, of St. Bede’s Hall, an independent Catholic College in Oxford. He [...]
Also posted in Scholarly Conferences, Temple Tagged chrism, conference, consecration, holy oils, Laurence Hemming, London, Priesthood, Roman Catholic, Temple Church, Temple Studies Group, Temple Studies Group Symposium, UK Comments closed
Temple Studies Symposium III: Archimandrite Ephrem
The Holy Oil in the Orthodox Church Although Prof. John Hall’s presentation was next after Dr. Barker’s, I am still working on the notes for his talk, so I will now post my notes from the esteemed Archimandrite Ephrem’s presentation covering the use of the anointing oil in the Orthodox Church, or, as he termed [...]
Also posted in News and Events, Religious Scholars, Scholarly Conferences, Temple Tagged Anointing Oil, Archimandrite Ephrem, Baptism, Chrismation, Confirmation, Healing, Holy Anointing Oil, Myron, Olive Oil, Orthodox Church, Symposium, Temple Church, Temple Studies Group Comments closed
Behold, I Make All Things New: A Look at the Atonement
I am stepping away from my analysis of Aage Bentzen’s work, at least for one post, in order to present a recent statement on the atonement that I wrote up for my class “Soteriology: The Redemption,” taught by Dr. Ralph Del Colle. The class entailed a semester-long look at different theories on the Atonement, including [...]
Also posted in Religious Scholars, Scripture, Temple Tagged Ancient Israelite ritual, Atonement, Godhead, Jesus Christ, Marquette University, Ralph Del Colle, recapitulation, sacrifice Comments closed
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