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The Glory of Zion Will Be a Defense: Part 2
This is a continuation of my last post on Old Testament Lesson 36 covering Isaiah 1-6. I had hoped to post it before today (Sunday), but unfortunately didn’t quite make it. Hopefully it is still of some help to those wanting to study a bit more about these chapters of Isaiah. Isaiah Chapter 4 Due [...]
Posted in Scripture, Sunday School Lessons, Temple Also tagged Bible, Isaiah, Isaiah 6, Lesson 36, Old Testament, Sunday School, Temple, theophany, Throne, type-scene, Vision, Zion Comments closed
Book Review: Canon and Canonicity. The Formation and Use of Scripture
Via PaleoJudaica.com BOOK REVIEW (BMCR): Einar Thomassen (ed.), Canon and Canonicity. The Formation and Use of Scripture. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, 2010. Pp. 232. ISBN 9788763530279. $48.00. Reviewed by David J. DeVore, University of California, Berkeley Table of Contents As editor Thomassen’s preface states (p. 7), the volume under review is the fruit of “Highways and [...]
Posted in Doctrinal Issues, Early Christianity, LDS Interest, Religious Scholars, Scripture Also tagged Bible, Canon, canonicity, Early Christianity, Early Christians, heresy, James Davila, New Testament, Orthodox, orthodoxy, scriptures Comments closed
The Jewish Legends of Jacob vs. Esau: The Birthright and the Blessing
I have had a crazy week, so all I have to offer on this week’s Old Testament Lesson 10 (“Birthright Blessings; Marriage in the Covenant) is two excerpts from Ginzberg’s Legends of the Jews. Now I realize that this work is not the best resource for reliable or primary-source material, but it is very interesting [...]
Posted in Doctrinal Issues, Priesthood, Scripture, Sunday School Lessons Also tagged birthright, blessing, Esau, garments, Ginzberg, Isaac, Israel, Jacob, Lesson 10, Old Testament, Sunday School Comments closed
Son of God and King: Adam, Enoch, Moses (Comments on Old Testament Lesson 5)
The following are some notes that I made this week in association with my study of this Sunday’s Gospel Doctrine (Old Testament) Lesson 5. The lesson covers Moses 5-7 and is titled: “If Thou Doest Well, Thou Shalt Be Accepted” This title has to do with the Book of Moses narrative regarding Cain and Abel [...]
Posted in Apocalypticism/Mysticism, Doctrinal Issues, Early Christianity, Early Judaism, Scripture, Sunday School Lessons Also tagged Adam, Book of Moses, Dead Sea Scrolls, Enoch, Gospel Doctrine, LDS, Moses, Pearl of Great Price, Sunday School Comments closed
In God’s Image and Likeness: Part 5, The Intriguing Conclusion to My Interview with Author Jeffrey M. Bradshaw
This is the conclusion (you can judge whether its intriguing or not) to my question and answer session with Dr. Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, author of the recently published In God’s Image and Likeness: Ancient and Modern Perspectives on the Book of Moses. As those who are LDS are studying the Old Testament this year in [...]
Posted in Doctrinal Issues, Heavenly Ascents, LDS Interest, Religious Scholars, Scripture Also tagged Book of Moses, Eborn Books, In God's Image and Likeness, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, LDS, Mormonism, Pearl of Great Price, science Comments closed
In God’s Image and Likeness: an Interview with Author Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, Part 4
Part 4 [David] You make some interesting comments in your Preface regarding the opinion of many people in modern society concerning Mormonism, which would presumably apply to the Book of Moses as well. Specifically, that Mormons seem to be a very superstitious people from the perspective of our modern, scientific world, with our beliefs based, as [...]
Posted in Doctrinal Issues, LDS Interest, Religious Scholars, Scripture Also tagged Book of Moses, Community of Christ, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, Joseph Smith, JST, LDS, Pearl of Great Price Comments closed
In God’s Image and Likeness: An Interview with author Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, Part II
Question for Jeff Bradshaw on In God’s Image and Likeness (cont.) [David] In your introduction, you spend some good time addressing the fact that although Joseph spent three years working on his inspired translation of the Bible, a disproportionate amount of time was spent translating the first half of the Book of Genesis, including the [...]
Posted in Doctrinal Issues, LDS Interest, News and Events, Religious Scholars, Scripture, Temple Also tagged Book of Moses, Hugh Nibley, In God's Image and Likeness, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, Joseph Smith, JST, Temple Comments closed
What Did the Authors of Isaiah 40-55 Really Know About Babylon: Dr Lena Sophia Tiemeyer