Tag Archives: Egypt

New Egyptian Tombs Discovery Contains Texts for Afterlife Journey

By David Larsen | Published: May 24, 2010
57 Ancient Tombs, Mummies Unearthed In Egypt by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS May 23, 2010 Archeologists have unearthed 57 ancient Egyptian tombs, most of which hold an ornately painted wooden sarcophagus with a mummy inside, Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities said Sunday. The oldest tombs date back to around 2750 B.C. during the period of Egypt’s first and second dynasties, [...]
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Sinai Relived: Ritual Retelling of the Sinai Story in the Psalms

By David Larsen | Published: April 9, 2010
(Old Testament Lesson 14 — Exodus 15-20; 32-34) I would like to share some musings on a source for studying the Sinai story that many might not think of — the Psalms. There will be some overlap here with my previous post on the Exodus story, so if you read that one, please bear with me [...]
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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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Amazing Photos of Egyptian Temples and Israelite Tabernacle

By David Larsen | Published: February 2, 2010
Check out these amazing 360-degree photos taken by Professor William Hamblin while in Egypt and Israel. Luxor Temple http://www.360cities.net/image/luxortemplenight Karnak Temple Hypostyle hall http://www.360cities.net/image/karnakhypostyle Reconstruction of Israelite Tabernacle (at Timna) http://www.360cities.net/image/tabernacleholyplace
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SBL Notes 2009: April DeConick — Early Jewish and Christian Mysticism

By David Larsen | Published: December 11, 2009
My notes on: Early Jewish and Christian Mysticism – Sunday 4pm April De Conick Star Gates: What Were the Gnostics Doing? The Peratics (perasai, Greek for “Transcendentalists”) say: We alone have known that genesis is necessary and (we alone have known) have know the roads by which humans have entered into the cosmos. We have been instructed precisely so we [...]
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