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Margaret Barker Misquoted about Lead Codices
I recently came across a blog post by Thomas Verenna that shares an email he sent to Margaret Barker about her recent quotes which have been appearing in the media. According to this, Barker claims that she has been grossly misquoted. She says: “Alas, I was not quoted correctly. I am discovering all sorts of [...]
Posted in LDS Interest, News and Events, Religious Scholars | Also tagged Daniel McClellan, Jordanian Lead Codices, Lead Codices, lead plates, metal plates, Philip Davies, Thomas Verenna | Comments closed
Biblical Scholars Weigh in on Discovery of Metal Plates
Via Jim Davila at PaleoJudaica Just an update on my last post regarding the supposed discovery of a cache of ancient inscriptions written on metal plates. This find continues to generate interest and a number of biblical scholars, including Margaret Barker, Philip Davies, and Jim Davila, have expressed opinions on the matter, based on what information [...]
Posted in LDS Interest, News and Events | Also tagged biblical scholars, discovery, inscriptions, Jim Davila, lead plates, metal plates, Philip Davies | Comments closed
The Temple Studies Group Symposium IV: Margaret Barker
Adam the High Priest in the Paradise Temple — Margaret Barker Adam and Eden are the beginning and the end of the Bible. An overly literal reading of the text can obscure profound insights. The Return to Eden was an important part of Christian teaching. See Cyril of Jerusalem, First Lecture on the Mysteries, 1. [...]
Posted in Scholarly Conferences | Also tagged Adam, Eden, Eve, Ezekiel, Garden, High Priest, Paradise, Priesthood, Temple, Temple Studies Group | Comments closed
Kevin Christensen on Margaret Barker’s Research
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 [...]
Posted in Doctrinal Issues, Early Christianity, Early Judaism, LDS Interest, Religious Scholars | Also tagged apologetics, Christianity, Deuteronomist, Early Christianity, Howard Hopkins, Kevin Christensen, King Josiah, LDS, Mormon, Old Testament, Reforms | Comments closed
Next Temple Studies Group Symposium
Temple Studies Group Symposium IV: The Paradisiac Temple. From First Adam to Last The fourth Temple Studies Group Symposium will be on Saturday 6 November 2010, 10am-4pm at the Temple Church, London. Please note that Saturday access to the Temple Church is only via the Tudor Street entrance. Confirmed speakers: Professor Robert Hayward, Durham University; [...]
Posted in LDS Interest, News and Events, Religious Scholars, Scholarly Conferences, Temple | Also tagged Adam, Adamic traditions, Brigham Young University, Douglas Hedley, John Welch, Laurence Hemming, Peter Doll, Robert Hayward, Second Adam, Temple, Temple Church, Temple Studies Group, UK Temple Studies Group | Comments closed
New Sacred Space Article on BelieveAllThings.com
Greg McMurdie, over at www.believeallthings.com, recently posted a new article on Sacred Space featuring the recent video that David Tayman and I produced: The Temple, Part 1: Sacred Space. He goes on to add some very helpful information regarding the concepts of sacred and profane space, featuring comments by Donald Parry and Margaret Barker. Check [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Donald Parry, Greg McMurdie, profane, sacred, Sacred Space, Temple | Comments closed
New Margaret Barker Temple Themes Video
Check out my latest video, “Jesus, Yahweh and the Temple, Part II”, continuing my analysis of Margaret Barker’s book, Temple Themes in Christian Worship. This video analyzes Barker’s views on the early Christian identification of Jesus as Yahweh (Jehovah), the God of the Old Testament. The early Christians worshiped God Most High, or God the [...]
Posted in Doctrinal Issues, Early Christianity, LDS Interest, Religious Scholars, Temple, YouTube Videos | Also tagged David Larsen, Early Christianity, Jehovah, Jesus, Temple, Temple Themes, video, Yahweh, youtube | Comments closed
UK Temple Studies Group Symposium V: The Temple Hidden in the Bible