Tag Archives: Melchizedek Priesthood

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 [...]

Posted in Apocalypticism/Mysticism, Doctrinal Issues, Early Christianity, Early Judaism, LDS Interest, Priesthood, Religious Scholars, Scripture, Temple | Also tagged Andrei Orlov, Deification, First Temple, Hebrew Bible, High Priest, James Davila, Marquette, Melchizedek, Priesthood, Psalms, Qumran, Temple | 5 Comments

SANE Conference 2008–My Presentation on Two High Priesthoods

By David Larsen | Published: November 12, 2008

This is a video of my presentation at the SANE Conference. The title of my paper was: “Two High Priesthoods? Evidence for Changes in the Priesthood from First to Second Temple Judaism.” This was originally a paper that I wrote for an Old Testament class at Marquette University. I had to actually cut out a lot [...]