Tag Archives: Margaret Barker

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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Biblical Wisdom Literature: Proverbs and Ecclesiastes (OT Lesson 31)

By David Larsen | Published: August 14, 2010
This Sunday School lesson covers the entirety of the biblical books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. Of course justice cannot be done to these books in one lesson (or in one blog post). I will attempt to give a bit of an overview of what these two books are about in a way that I hope [...]
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Ancient Israelite Religious Reformation (OT Lesson 30)

By David Larsen | Published: August 6, 2010
2 Chronicles 29-30; 32; 34 (2 Kgs 18-19; 22-23) The Sunday School curriculum calls this lesson “Come to the House of the Lord.” This is an appropriate title for this block of scripture, as the narrative here relates how kings Hezekiah and Josiah of Judah cleansed the Temple of Jerusalem of all the alleged idolatrous [...]
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Temple Theology Summer School Taught by Margaret Barker

By David Larsen | Published: July 30, 2010
I’ve just seen the following notice posted by Margaret Barker on her website: **SUMMER SCHOOL NEXT YEAR** Temple Theology led by Margaret Barker Temple Theology is a fast growing new way of doing biblical study, rediscovering the roots of Christianity in the world of the Jerusalem temple. In this one week non-residential school we shall [...]
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The Tree of Life as Mother, Son, and Love of God in 1 Nephi

By David Larsen | Published: July 15, 2010
As I was pondering over the book of 1 Nephi, chapter 11, just recently, so much of the ancient Near Eastern symbolism regarding the Tree of Life motif came flooding back into my mind. I’m grateful for the time I’ve been able to spend studying these ideas, especially since I’ve gone back to reread the [...]
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