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Santa and His Asherah

By David Larsen | Published: December 26, 2009

William H.C. Propp has written an article for the Biblical Archaeology Review online (The BAS Library) which asserts that the Christmas Tree is based on the ancient Near Eastern goddess Asherah (whose cultic image was a tree/grove) and that Santa Claus is an “avatar” of the high God El (or Yahweh). This looks like it would [...]

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A Special Prayer Request

By David Larsen | Published: December 4, 2009

I have a special request for all of you who may be reading this blog post. I have a dear friend who is in need of help and comfort from God at this time in her life. My friend, Kathy Larsen, is facing the difficult trial of having to undergo a new series of radiation [...]

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Great New Blog: Hamblin of Jerusalem

By David Larsen | Published: September 13, 2009

Professor William Hamblin of Brigham Young University has created a new blog to share with us his adventures as he travels the Old World. Dr. Hamblin will be living in Jerusalem for the next year, I believe, in association with BYU’s fantastic Jerusalem Center on Mt. Scopus. I greatly admire Dr. Hamblin and highly recommend [...]

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Exciting New Research from Prolific Dr. Andrei Orlov

By David Larsen | Published: August 4, 2009

I would like to introduce you to some new books that have just recently been published by my former professor and advisor at Marquette University, Associate Professor of Christian Origins, Andrei A. Orlov. From his bio: Andrei A. Orlov, Ph.D. (1990) in Sociology, Russian Academy of Science, and Ph.D. (2003) in Theology, Marquette University, is an Assistant [...]

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BYU Professor Donald Parry to Help with New Hebrew Bible

By David Larsen | Published: June 30, 2009

Some great news (news to me, anyways) about BYU’s Professor Donald Parry and his great new opportunity, from Professor Jim Davila’s PaleoJudaica.com blog, no less: PROFESSOR DONALD W. PARRY has been named as one of about two dozen editors of Biblia Hebraica Quinta. He will be working on the book of Isaiah. This article in TC gives background to Biblia Hebraica Quinta. Congratulations [...]

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- Nibley’s ‘One Eternal Round’ Magnum Opus Published March 7, 2010
  Book Cover I know a lot of people who have been waiting for this book for many years. One Eternal Round is the 19th volume in The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, and is his magnum opus, the volume of materials he worked on for a very long time until the end of his life. The [...]Nibley’s ‘One Eternal Round’ Magnum Opus Published […]
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- President Monson Gives a Hug March 16, 2010
  Place: Little America Hotel, Salt Lake City, UT Purpose: Unknown A couple was at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake last Saturday, March 13th, for an all-day training conference. At the end of their training they were getting ready to go home when they saw the prophet near an elevator. They don’t know why he was [...]President Monson Gives a Hug is a po […]
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- A page-turner at the Milwaukee DSS exhibit March 21, 2010
  TURNING A PAGE in the Masoretic Bible at the Milwaukee Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition is a complicated procedure:A real page-turner, literally for scrollsBy Jackie Loohauis-Bennett of the Journal SentinelPosted: March 20, 2010The Milwaukee Public Museum is turning the page on its "Dead Sea Scrolls" exhibit. And an expert is traveling 8,000 miles to ma […]
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- Poster Art March 18, 2010
  Here is the poster artwork for the approaching conference, Hidden God, Hidden Histories. I think it is stunning and look forward to the conference. It is open to the public, so if you are in the area, stop by for a session or two. I'll post a final schedule soon. […]
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- Bethlehem Church of the Nativity March 10, 2010
  Floor Mosaics from the original fourth century basilica.http://www.flickr.com/photos/hamblinofjerusalem/sets/72157623469137381/ […]
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- The Joseph Smith Translation as a Midrash March 9, 2010
  There is a small debate (though that word is probably too strong) in the LDS community about the nature of the Joseph Smith Translation (JST). Most average LDS probably assume that it is a restoration of what the original biblical authors wrote down. But many LDS scholars and thinkers would argue that the JST is [...] […]
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- MacLellan Castle March 17, 2010
  Just got back from a trip up to Scotland to see the ancestral homestead. We took a train to Carlisle, rented a car, and drove into Kirkcudbright (kihr-KU-brie). It was some of the most beautiful country I’ve ever seen. The castle’s pretty run down and small. It was actually built as just a residence rather than [...] […]
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Andrei Orlov’s Blog
- Библиография по Межзаветной Литературе March 5, 2010
  Один из моих студентов по имени Lee Systma составил полезную начальную библиографию по межзаветной литературе.Библиография находится здесь в формате ПДФ:http://www.marquette.edu/maqom/intertestbiblio.pdfОна включает в себя следующие разделы:Table of ContentsOnline Works……………………………………………………………………………………………...02General Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………… […]
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- The Joseph Smith Translation: Inspired Targum and Pseudepigrapha for Latter-day Saints March 11, 2010
  As always, the following is my own understanding of the matter at hand, and I take complete responsibility for the contents therein. In 1830, only a few months after the publication of the Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith, the founder and first Prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, began work on a [...] […]
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- Gospel Doctrine Lesson #12 - Fruitful in the Land of my Affliction March 18, 2010
  Gospel Doctrine Lesson #11 – Fruitful in the Land of My AfflictionGenesis 40-45BackgroundWith this lesson, we end our journey through Genesis and the patriarchs of the ancient Church. From Adam to Joseph, the patriarchs were those individuals selected by God for a special purpose. They were to be representative of the Firstborn, Jesus Christ. They would lead […]
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