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The Antiquity of Baptism
Due to some of the lively discussion and questions that were generated from Baptism or Temple Initiation, I decided to post the following from an email I received from Bryce Haymond who is responsible for the wonderful www.templestudy.com. Bryce–ever the relentless researcher–came up with some great information regarding the antiquity of the ordinance of baptism. This is important to [...]
Posted in Early Christianity Also tagged Baptism, Early Christianity, Early Christians, Jesus Christ, John Tvedtnes, Temple Leave a comment
Jesus, Yahweh, and the Temple: Part II
Representing the Heavenly on Earth: The Temple We now look at the Temple, the place where Heaven is represented on Earth. Eusebius knew that Moses had built the Tabernacle as an imitation of the visions he had be given on Sinai (Exod 25:8, 40): And Moses himself, having first been thought worthy to view the [...]
Posted in Early Christianity, Temple Also tagged Ascent, Deification, Early Christian, Godhead, High Priest, Jesus, King, Solomon, Synthronos, Theosis, Throne, Yahweh 4 Comments
The Psalms in the Ritual: Aage Bentzen, Part Two