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Melchizedek: King, Priest, and God and the Forbidden Degrees
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, Melchizedek Priesthood, Priesthood, Qumran, Temple 5 Comments
The Incomparable Power of God’s Salvation: Musings on Psalm 18
I wanted to share some comments on Psalm 18. I have been studying the psalms lately and have been especially impressed by their rich theological content. I have been most specifically looking at the so-called “Royal Psalms”, which scholars have designated as such because of their association with Israelite kingship. Psalm 18 is one of [...]
Posted in Favorite Posts, Heavenly Ascents, LDS Interest, Scripture, Temple Also tagged Aubrey R. Johnson, David, Davidic king, Israel, John Eaton, King, Psalm 18, ritual, Sacral Kingship, Solomon 16 Comments
The Enthronement of the Son: Musings on Psalm 2
As I promised in my last post, I will be sharing here some of my thoughts after reading Psalm 2. While my comments will draw from some of the studies I have done recently and commentaries read, the purpose of this post is not to give an in-depth or full commentary on the psalm, but [...]
Posted in Doctrinal Issues, Scripture Also tagged Anointing, Enthronement, Exegesis, Musings, Psalm 2, Son of God 4 Comments
The Psalms in the Ritual: Aage Bentzen, Part Two
In my last post, I provided a look at Aage Bentzen’s King and Messiah, focusing on his review and summarization of research on the psalms and how some scholars began to see in them a pattern that seemed to define an ancient Israelite ritual that involved the king’s participation in a ritualized drama that portrayed [...]
Posted in Religious Scholars, Scripture, Temple Also tagged Aage Bentzen, Ancient Israel, Deification, Israelite New Year's Festival, Messiah, Sacral Kingship Leave a comment
Sinai Relived: Ritual Retelling of the Sinai Story in the Psalms