Tag Archives: Enochic literature

SANE Conference 2008–My Presentation on Two High Priesthoods

By David Larsen | Published: November 12, 2008
This is a video of my presentation at the SANE Conference. The title of my paper was: “Two High Priesthoods? Evidence for Changes in the Priesthood from First to Second Temple Judaism.” This was originally a paper that I wrote for an Old Testament class at Marquette University.  I had to actually cut out a [...]
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Baruch, the Anti-Enoch

By David Larsen | Published: October 13, 2008
If you’re like me, you’re probably asking–who is Baruch? While the name is likely familiar, not many of us have ever read much of what is attributed to him. In the Bible, Baruch is the scribe and friend of the prophet Jeremiah. Due to his faithfulness in this relationship, he was well recognized and many [...]
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Moses, Enoch, and the Heavenly Ascent

By David Larsen | Published: August 1, 2008
Insights from Andrei Orlov’s “IN THE MIRROR OF THE DIVINE FACE:THE ENOCHIC FEATURES OF THE EXAGOGE OF EZEKIEL THE TRAGEDIAN” For Latter-day Saints, there is often a certain connection made in our minds between the prophets Moses and Enoch due to the inclusion of the story of Enoch in The Pearl of Great Price’s Book of [...]
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