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New Heavenly Ascents YouTube Channel
For anyone interested, I have now (finally) set up a YouTube channel for Heavenly Ascents. I have been contemplating doing this for some time, but have now gone ahead and done it. YouTube is an important medium — a great place to share your message. I have been impressed and inspired by many of the [...]
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“God Will Provide Himself a Lamb” (Old Testament Lesson 9)
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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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Temple Studies Group Symposium III: An Enlightening Day
I just got home this morning from yesterday’s Temple Studies Group symposium at the Temple Church in London. In fact, my dear wife picked up from the train station this morning on her way to Church. I can’t complain at all, however, about the trip, as it was so much better than if I had [...]
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Upcoming Conferences I’m Attending
I will be having the extraordinary opportunity to attend two fantastic conferences in the next month or so. I will be taking meticulous notes that I plan to share with you all soon afterwards. The first conference, held October 31 in London, England, is the 3rd Temple Studies Symposium, organized by Margaret Barker and the [...]
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New Video: Jesus, Yahweh, and the Temple