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Melchizedek: King, Priest, and God and the Forbidden Degrees

By David Larsen | Published: February 1, 2010
The title of this post is actually somewhat deceptive as it implies that the post is going to be about Melchizedek, who can be considered a king, a priest, and also a god, and about the “Forbidden Degrees” (sounds tantalizing, eh?), which the title seems to suggest have some connection to Melchizedek. Well, as far [...]
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Personal News

By David Larsen | Published: May 21, 2009
I must apologize for not having posted much lately.  I have had a large number of things going on, all at the same time, for the past few weeks.  If you don’t mind me sharing some personal news, I will briefly make note of some of the things that have happened recently. I graduated from [...]
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The Bible According to Joseph Smith

By David Larsen | Published: August 11, 2008
Modern Perspectives on the Infallibility of the Holy Bible As I went through my first year of graduate school at Marquette University, I had the opportunity to be exposed to and ponder about the views of many Christian denominations regarding the infallibility of the Bible. I met conservative evangelicals who absolutely could not admit that [...]
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New Materials to Explore

By David Larsen | Published: June 25, 2008
Great Book on Deification I recently received an e-mail from my Church Educational System (CES) supervisor, Thomas F. Olmstead–I will soon be starting my second year as a volunteer early-morning seminary teacher–who informed me of a great book that deals with the doctrine of deification as it was passed on in the Greek Orthodox tradition. I [...]
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Engraved on the Throne of Glory

By David Larsen | Published: June 23, 2008
Insights from Dr. Andrei Orlov’s “The Face as the Heavenly Counterpart of the Visionary” One of my main intentions when I decided to commence this blog was to share some of the great materials I have come in contact with as I have studied at Marquette University. I have had many great professors in the [...]
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Links to Dr. Orlov’s writings about Enoch

By David Larsen | Published: May 31, 2008
Dr. Andrei Orlov, my professor and advisor at Marquette University, happens to be one of the top Enoch scholars in the world. His first major work on Enoch was entitled The Enoch-Metatron Tradition  (TSAJ, 107; Tuebingen: Mohr-Siebeck, 2005). He has been chosen to do Fortress Press’ prestigious Hermeneia volume on 2 Enoch. I am posting here [...]
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