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The History of Heaven in Early Christianity
As promised, here are the rest of the notes from Thomas Olmstead on A History of Heaven: The Singing Silence by Jeffrey Burton Russell. There is some really great information here regarding bodily resurrection, the state in which we return to heaven, and early Christian thought regarding intelligences. Chapter three: The Heaven of the Early Christians. [...]
Posted in Early Christianity, Heavenly Ascents, Scripture Also tagged Ascension, Deification, Early Christianity, Early Christians, Intelligences, Jesus Christ, Resurrection, spirit world Comments closed
A History of Heaven
My CES supervisor, Thomas F. Olmstead, whom I’ve mentioned before as a great source for indicating excellent books on religious studies, has given me permission to post the notes he sent me on another book that he recently read. The name of the book is A History of Heaven: The Singing Silence by Jeffrey Burton Russell, Professor of History and Religious [...]
Posted in Early Christianity, Scripture Also tagged Elysium, History of Heaven, Jeffrey Burton Russell, New Jerusalem, Paradise, Resurrection, Thomas F. Olmstead Comments closed
Remembering the Pre-Existence
Many will probably find this post a bit beyond the parameters of my normal style and subject matter, but I have been wanting to write on this for some time now. The purpose of this post is to introduce you to a book called The Soul’s Remembrance: Earth is not our Home (Seattle: Onjinjinkta, 1999), by [...]
Posted in Doctrinal Issues, LDS Interest Also tagged Life Book, pre-birth, Pre-existence, premortal life, Roy Mills, Soul's Remembrance, spirit world Comments closed
Orson Hyde, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Hierarchy of the Gods