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TempleStudy.com- Temple Worship by Elder John A. Widtsoe November 9, 2009Elder John A. Widtsoe (1872-1952) Occasionally you encounter a talk or book or article that is a classic. Elder John A. Widtsoe’s talk on “Temple Worship” given at a meeting of the Genealogical Society of Utah at the Assembly Hall in Salt Lake on October 12, 1920, is one of those talks. There are portions of [...]Temple Worship by Elder John A. Widtsoe […]Bryce Haymond
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- Untitled November 11, 2009A CONFERENCE ON ASTROLOGY is being held at Bristol University in April. Included in the lineup of speakers is renowned Kabbalah specialist Elliot Wolfson from NYU.(Heads-up, reader Sigrid Peterson.) […]
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- What are the different Gnostic types? November 3, 2009I have been working on understanding the larger parameters of ancient gnosticism. In that process I have developed some language to talk about the different kinds of Gnostics we find in the ancient (and likely modern) world.This material is being published in my paper for the Codex Judas Congress. I will probably be talking about this at SBL during the ses […]April DeConick
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- Dead Sea Scrolls Cave 1, part 2 November 9, 2009This photo shows the cave in the center of the photo.Here is a closeup of the cave.Interior of the cave. The pottery is modern. […]Hamblin of Jerusalem
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- 1 Peter 2:9; The “Royal Priesthood” and Evangelicals November 4, 20091 Peter 2:7-9 7 Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, 8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. 9 But ye are a [...] […]James
- 1 Peter 2:9; The “Royal Priesthood” and Evangelicals November 4, 2009
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- אלהים Does Not Mean “Judges” November 9, 2009Something I run across rather frequently on the internet and occasionally in person is the idea that the Hebrew אלהים was used to make reference to human rulers or judges. Some are quick to point out that the BDB gives “rulers, judges” as the first definitions for the word. Some modern translations of the Bible [...] […]Daniel O. McClellan
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Curriculum Vitae
David J. Larsen
E-mail: dl343@st-andrews.ac.uk
davidjlarsen01@gmail.com
david@heavenlyascents.com
Education
Marquette University, Department of Theology, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
MA in Theology, 2007-09
Advisor: Andrei A. Orlov
University of Wisconsin, Department of Biblical Hebrew and Semitics, Madison, Wisconsin
Course work in Greek, Hebrew and Biblical Archeology, 2006
University of Houston, Department of Sociology, Houston, Texas
Course work in Sociology, Anthropology, Greek, Christian Studies, 2005-06
Brigham Young University, Department of International Studies, Provo, Utah
BA in Near Eastern Studies, 2001
Advisor: Victor Ludlow
Courses Taken
Marquette University
Fall 2007
New Testament Method, Andrei Orlov
Origen to Late Medieval Theology, Mickey Maddox
Intensive Hellenistic Greek Grammar, Julian Hills
Spring 2008
Old Testament Method, John Schmitt
Intro to Theological Ethics, M. Therese Lysaught
Advanced Hellenistic Greek, Julian Hills
Fall 2008
Apocalyptic Literature, Andrei Orlov
Intro to Systematic Theology, Ralph Del Colle
The Age of the Fathers, Michel Barnes
Spring 2009
Late Medieval to Early Modern Theology, Mark Johnson
Soteriology: The Atonement/Redemption, Ralph Del Colle
French for Reading Knowledge, Steven Taylor
Languages
Hellenistic Greek, intermediate reading and writing
Ancient Hebrew, intermediate reading and writing
Portuguese, fluent speaking, reading, and writing
Spanish, advanced speaking, reading, and writing
French, introductory reading
Membership in Learned Societies
Society of Biblical Literature
Papers Read at Professional Meetings
Paper: “A Priest For Ever After the Order of Melchizedek: An Analysis of Jesus’ Priesthood in the Epistle to the Hebrews,” AAR/SBL Upper Midwest Regional Meeting- Luther Seminary
Saint Paul, Minnesota, 28 March 2008
Paper: “Two High Priesthoods? Evidence for Changes in the Priesthood between First and Second Temple Judaism,” Students of the Ancient Near East Symposium on Temples and Ritual In Antiquity, Provo, Utah, 7 November 2008
Paper: “Two High Priesthoods? Evidence for Changes in the Priesthood between First and Second Temple,” AAR/SBL Upper Midwest Regional Meeting –Luther Seminary– Saint Paul, Minnesota, March 2009
Paper: “And He Departed From the Throne: The Enthronement of Moses in Place of the Noble Man in Exagoge of Ezekiel the Tragedian,” SBL Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, November 2009 (scheduled)
Other Major Papers
Paper: “Terra-Cotta Figurines in the Southern Levant: What Do They Mean for Our Understanding of Ancient Israel?” Madison, Wisconsin, 14 Dec 2006
Paper: “In the Beginning: Philo as a Source for the Logos Material in John’s Prologue,” Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 19 September 2007
Paper: “The Deifying Gift: The Doctrine of Deification in the Writings of Gregory Palamas,” Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 15 October 2007
Paper: “The Everlasting Path of the Heavenly Throne: The Recurrence of the Throne Type-Scene from Isaiah 6 to the Ascension of Isaiah,” Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 12 March 2008
Paper: “Three Gods in One: Perspectives on Mormon Social Trinitarianism,” Milwaukee, Wisconsin, December 2008
Paper: “A Non-Levitical High Priesthood? Evidences in the Bible and Second-Temple Jewish Literature,” Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 2009
Teaching Experience
Missionary Training Center, Provo, Utah
Portuguese Instructor, 1998-2000
Church Educational System, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Volunteer Seminary Teacher
Old Testament course, 2007-2008
New Testament course, 2008-2009
Port Washington Branch, Wisconsin
Missionary Service
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Full-Time Missionary, Rio de Janeiro North Mission, 1995-1997
Awards and Fellowships
Hugh Nibley Fellowship, Maxwell Institute for Religious Studies, Brigham Young University, 2008-2009
Irene Gyzinski Scholarship, Marquette University, 2009
Academic References
Dr. Andrei A. Orlov
Theology Department, Marquette University
Coughlin Hall, 209, Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
Phone: 414.288.6802; Fax: 414.288.5548
E-mail: andrei.orlov@marquette.edu
http://www.marquette.edu/theology/faculty/andreiorlov
http://www.andreiorlov.com
Areas: Christian Origins, Pseudepigrapha, Enoch
Dr. John Schmitt
Theology Department, Marquette University
Coughlin Hall, 111, Milwaukee, WI 53201
Phone: 414.288.3739
E-mail: john.schmitt@marquette.edu
Areas: Old Testament/Hebrew Scriptures, Three Abrahamic Faiths
Dr. Julian Hills
Theology Department, Marquette University
Coughlin Hall, 221, Milwaukee, WI 53201
Phone: 414.288.3776
E-mail: julian.hills@marquette.edu
Areas: Greek, New Testament, Johannine Literature