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More on Melchizedek and Abraham and More Old Testament Resources
Sorry about the odd title, but I just wanted to post some further musings I had on the hypothesis that Melchizedek, as a translated being, could have been (along with two others) the visitor to Abraham at Mamre. I would also like to alert you to some great resources that I have found to augment [...]
Posted in Doctrinal Issues, LDS Interest, Scripture | Also tagged Abraham, James Davila, Jerusalem, Melchizedek, translated beings, William Hamblin | 2 Comments
Temple Studies Group Symposium Papers Available!
You may now access online a number of the papers presented at the recent Temple Studies Group Symposium III held in London on October 31, 2009. They have been just recently posted at the group’s website http://www.templestudiesgroup.com/Symposia.htm. The theme for this symposium was “The Holy Anointing Oil”. Despite the limited scope of the theme, the papers [...]
Posted in News and Events, Scholarly Conferences, Temple | Also tagged Anointing, chrism, Christianity, Holy Oil, Laurence Hemming, London, Sebastian Brock, Symposium, Temple Church, temple studies, Temple Studies Group, UK Temple Studies Group | Leave a comment
Professor John F. Hall: Notes from the Temple Studies Symposium III
The following are my notes from Dr. John F. Hall’s wonderful presentation at the recent Temple Studies Group symposium held 31 October 2009 at the Temple Church in London. Dr. Hall is the Eliza R. Snow Distinguished Professor of Classical Languages and Ancient History at Brigham Young University. The paper Dr. Hall presented is a [...]
Posted in News and Events, Religious Scholars, Scholarly Conferences, Temple | Also tagged Anointing, BYU, Deification, Dr. John F. Hall, Egypt, Egyptian, Heavenly Ascent, Heliopolis, Horus, Hugh Nibley, Osiris, Symposium, Temple, Temple Church, Temple Studies Group, UK Temple Studies Group | 5 Comments
Temple Studies Symposium III: Margaret Barker
Dr Margaret Barker: The Holy Oil in the Temple Tradition
The following are my notes from Dr Margaret Barker’s presentation, which served as an introduction to the use of the holy anointing oil from the time of the First Temple period. Please excuse the incompleteness of the notes, and my apologies to Dr Barker if I [...]
Posted in News and Events, Scholarly Conferences, Scripture, Temple | Also tagged Angels, Anointing, Asherah, David, Deification, High Priest, Holy Anointing Oil, Margaret Barker's Writings, Mother of Heaven, Myrrh, Solomon, Temple Studies Group, Tree of Life, UK Temple Studies Group, Wisdom | 6 Comments













“God Will Provide Himself a Lamb” (Old Testament Lesson 9)