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New Temple Video Series: Part 1 — Sacred Space
As part of my effort to create some helpful videos discussing topics of interest here on Heavenly Ascents, I’ve teamed up with David Tayman from Visions of the Kingdom to present a series of videos illustrating the nature, function, doctrines, and ritual of the ancient Temple, in a manner that will be especially of interest [...]
Posted in LDS Interest, Temple, YouTube Videos Also tagged Christian, Heavenly Ascent, Mormon, Sacred Space, Temple, Temple of Jerusalem, Temple of Solomon Comments closed
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, Psalms, Sacral Kingship, Solomon Comments closed
SBL Notes 2009: Religious Experience in Early Judaism and Early Christianity
Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting 2009 — New Orleans Religious Experience in Early Judaism and Early Christianity — Sunday 9am Session Frances Flannery, James Madison University Ascents, Apocalypses, and Neuroscience: Moshe Idel and the Study of Religious Experience This unit/section is of an interdisciplinary nature. It was organized to provide a forum for scholars [...]
Posted in Scholarly Conferences Also tagged Apocalyptic Literature, Apocalypticism, ascensions, Ascent, Christianity, Flannery-Dailey, Frances Flannery, Jewish Mysticism, Kabbalah, Moshe Idel, religious experience, SBL Comments closed
The Orphic Gold Tablets: A “Ritual for the Dead”
In my last post on the Orphic Gold Tablets (“Arriving in the Afterlife and the Importance of Memory for Salvation”), I discussed the tablets’ instructions for the soul as it arrives in the Netherworld, and how the soul there encounters a scene very reminiscent of Lehi’s vision of the Tree of Life and its surroundings. [...]
Posted in Doctrinal Issues, LDS Interest, Temple Also tagged Afterlife, Bacchus, Dionysus, Greek Mythology, Hades, Initiation, Initiatory, Initiatory rite, mystery cult, Netherworld, Orphic Gold Tablets, Orphic Mystery Religion, Persephone, rite, ritual for the dead, Underworld Comments closed
Psalm 24: Temple Gates and Guardians