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Introduction from Dr. Andrei Orlov’s “Divine Manifestations in the Slavonic Pseudepigrapha”
As promised in my last post, with Dr. Orlov’s permission, I am posting a link to the full introduction to his new book Divine Manifestations in the Slavonic Pseudepigrapha .
Click here: Orlov Introduction
The intro is over 20 pages long, but it is well worth your time to take a look at it. Dr. Orlov [...]
Posted in Apocalypticism/Mysticism, Early Christianity, Religious Scholars Also tagged Andrei Orlov, Apocalypse of Abraham, divine form, Divine Manifestations, divine name, divine throne, Elijah, Enoch, Enochic literature, God's face, Marquette University, Moses, Slavonic Pseudepigrapha Leave a comment
The Human Form on God’s Throne
Michelangelo’s Depiction of Moses on a Throne
The following post represents research I did for Dr. Orlov’s Apocalyptic Literature class in preparation for a presentation I did on themes from the text of an ancient drama known as Exagoge, written by Ezekiel the Tragedian. This text is only known by fragments of the original recorded by [...]
Posted in Favorite Posts, Heavenly Ascents, School Journal, Scripture, Temple Also tagged Andrei Orlov, Deification, divine throne, Ezekiel, Ezekiel the Tragedian, Godhead, Merkavah, Moses, School Journal, scriptures, Throne 6 Comments
When the Angels Worshipped Adam
September 26, 2008
Earlier on this week in Dr. Orlov’s class we had an absolute smorgasbord of a discussion. The subject was the text often called The Life of Adam and Eve, known from the many manuscripts extant in various languages, including Latin, Greek, Slavonic, Coptic (fragments), Georgian, and Armenian. This document is an apocryphal story [...]
Posted in Early Christianity, School Journal, Scripture, Temple Also tagged Adamic traditions, Andrei Orlov, Apocrypha, Deification, Godhead, Life of Adam and Eve, New Testament, Old Testament, Pre-existence, Premortal Existence, Pseudepigrapha, Satan, School Journal, Second Adam, Son of Man 2 Comments
The Tree of Life as Mother, Son, and Love of God in 1 Nephi