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Sites to See!
Before posting more on my trip to the SBL Conference in New Orleans, I wanted to mention just a couple of websites that I think you should see (of course that is up to you!). Follow the Prophet Bryce Haymond, the talented web designer who has blessed us with TempleStudy.com for the past couple of [...]
Posted in News and Events Also tagged Andrei Orlov, Bryce Haymond, Enoch, LDS Church President, modern prophet, prophet, Thomas S. Monson Comments closed
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. [...]
Posted in Apocalypticism/Mysticism, Early Christianity, Religious Scholars Also tagged Andrei Orlov, anthropomorphic, divine form, Divine Manifestations, divine name, divine throne, Elijah, Enoch, Enochic literature, God's face, Marquette University, Moses, Slavonic Pseudepigrapha Comments closed
Dr. Andrei Orlov Provides New Resources on Important Pseudepigraphal Texts
Dr. Andrei Orlov, my professor and academic adviser at Marquette University, has sent me links to some great new resources he has put on the web to assist in the study of pseudepigraphal texts from the Slavonic (old Church Slavic) tradition. As a recipient of the prestigious Way Klingler Young Scholar award, Dr. Orlov has [...]
Posted in Heavenly Ascents Also tagged 2 Enoch, Andrei Orlov, Jewish Mysticism, Slavonic Pseudepigrapha Comments closed
Some Notes about the Apocalypse of Abraham
As you may have noted, unfortunately I have not had the time to post as much as I would like to here on Heavenly Ascents. I have been bogged down with multiple papers and presentations for my classes which have taken up most of my time. I would like, however, to share with you some [...]
Posted in Early Christianity, Heavenly Ascents, School Journal, Scripture Also tagged Apocalyptic Literature, Book of Abraham, Book of Moses, Improvement Era, Premortal Existence, School Journal, State of the Question Comments closed
New Materials to Explore
Great Book on Deification I recently received an e-mail from my Church Educational System (CES) supervisor, Thomas F. Olmstead–I will soon be starting my second year as a volunteer early-morning seminary teacher–who informed me of a great book that deals with the doctrine of deification as it was passed on in the Greek Orthodox tradition. I [...]
Posted in Apocalypticism/Mysticism, Early Christianity, Early Judaism, LDS Interest, Religious Scholars Also tagged Alexandria, Andrei Orlov, Byzantine, CES, Deification, Dionysius, Enoch, Face, Greek Orthodox, Marquette, Maximus, Origen, Thomas Olmstead Comments closed
The Bird as Angel of the Lord in Book of Abraham Facs. 1 (Old Testament Lesson 7)