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Kevin Christensen on Margaret Barker’s Research

By David Larsen | Published: August 30, 2010
A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned in a post on ancient Israelite religious reforms that Kevin Christensen had written a lot on that subject, but that the site that I was used to going to for links to his articles seemed to have some broken links. I was just recently made aware that all the [...]
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The Exodus Narrative as Another Creation Story (for Old Testament Lesson 13)

By David Larsen | Published: March 24, 2010
Please excuse me for not sharing much for the last couple of weeks. I have been working hard on my dissertation. Unfortunately, I missed commenting on a story I really love — the Joseph in Egypt narrative. I won’t take the time to backtrack now and write much on it, but I have always thought [...]
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“God Will Provide Himself a Lamb” (Old Testament Lesson 9)

By David Larsen | Published: February 26, 2010
The Aqedah (“binding”) of Isaac was an important part of both early Jewish and early Christian understanding of God’s plan for mankind’s salvation. Although the biblical version of the story of Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac is told in a way in which the similarities to Christ’s atoning sacrifice are only subtle, many ancient traditions, including [...]
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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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“Noah…Prepared an Ark to the Saving of His House” (Old Testament Lesson 6)

By David Larsen | Published: February 4, 2010
Although this week’s (if I’m ever off-schedule here, please let me know — I am in Scotland…) lesson is focused on Noah and the Flood narrative, this post will concentrate more on “his house.” Not that the story of Noah isn’t important, or that I couldn’t find tons of things to say about it, but [...]
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Son of God and King: Adam, Enoch, Moses (Comments on Old Testament Lesson 5)

By David Larsen | Published: January 28, 2010
The following are some notes that I made this week in association with my study of this Sunday’s Gospel Doctrine (Old Testament) Lesson 5. The lesson covers Moses 5-7 and is titled: “If Thou Doest Well, Thou Shalt Be Accepted” This title has to do with the Book of Moses narrative regarding Cain and Abel [...]
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In God’s Image and Likeness: Part 5, The Intriguing Conclusion to My Interview with Author Jeffrey M. Bradshaw

By David Larsen | Published: January 13, 2010
This is the conclusion (you can judge whether its intriguing or not) to my question and answer session with Dr. Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, author of the recently published In God’s Image and Likeness: Ancient and Modern Perspectives on the Book of Moses. As those who are LDS are studying the Old Testament this year in [...]
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Mormons Most Conservative Major Religious Group in U.S.

By David Larsen | Published: January 12, 2010
I don’t usual post on political topics (I think this site should be a politically neutral place to discuss ancient and modern religious ideas), but I thought this piece was interesting. A recent Gallup poll concluded that Mormons (Latter-day Saints) are the most conservative major religious group in the U.S. The study showed that 6 [...]
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