Tag Archives: Ascents

Engraved on the Throne of Glory

By David Larsen | Published: June 23, 2008
Insights from Dr. Andrei Orlov’s “The Face as the Heavenly Counterpart of the Visionary” One of my main intentions when I decided to commence this blog was to share some of the great materials I have come in contact with as I have studied at Marquette University. I have had many great professors in the [...]
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Isaiah’s Heavenly Ascent to See the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

By David Larsen | Published: June 9, 2008
Insights from the Ascension of Isaiah The Ascension of Isaiah is an early Christian document that is thought to have been written some time in the second century A.D., and is considered a Christian re-working of an older Jewish tradition. It resembles, in some ways, Isaiah 6, but details a much more elaborate vision, in [...]
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Great Posts at TempleStudy.com

By David Larsen | Published: June 7, 2008
Although most of you who are viewing my page are likely already familiar with his, I wanted to make note of a couple of excellent posts (well, he always has excellent posts) over at Bryce Haymond’s TempleStudy blog. His last two posts are of great interest to me, so I thought I would make special notice of them.   [...]
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Deification: A Popular Topic

By David Larsen | Published: May 29, 2008
The subject of deification (of which the Ascent to Heaven is often a part) has been, interestingly, hard to avoid in some of my classes at Marquette. The following is taken from a journal entry from my first semester, in which I had a class on New Testament Method from Dr. Andrei Orlov and on the History of [...]
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