Tag Archives: Apocalypse of Abraham

The Bird as Angel of the Lord in Book of Abraham Facs. 1 (Old Testament Lesson 7)

By David Larsen | Published: February 11, 2010
For anyone hoping that this post was going to be about the Abrahamic Covenant, I hate to let you down.  Upon reading the first chapters of the Book of Abraham, my attention was drawn (as it often is) again to the “Facsimiles” that accompany that book, which are a frequent source of wonder and awe [...]
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Sites to See!

By David Larsen | Published: November 26, 2009
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 [...]
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Introduction from Dr. Andrei Orlov’s “Divine Manifestations in the Slavonic Pseudepigrapha”

By David Larsen | Published: August 9, 2009
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. [...]
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Dr. Andrei Orlov Provides New Resources on Important Pseudepigraphal Texts

By David Larsen | Published: February 23, 2009
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 [...]
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Some Notes about the Apocalypse of Abraham

By David Larsen | Published: October 25, 2008
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 [...]
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