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Biblical Wisdom Literature: Proverbs and Ecclesiastes (OT Lesson 31)

By David Larsen | Published: August 14, 2010
This Sunday School lesson covers the entirety of the biblical books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. Of course justice cannot be done to these books in one lesson (or in one blog post). I will attempt to give a bit of an overview of what these two books are about in a way that I hope [...]
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The Incomparable Power of God’s Salvation: Musings on Psalm 18

By David Larsen | Published: January 5, 2010
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 [...]
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Temple Studies Symposium III: Margaret Barker

By David Larsen | Published: November 2, 2009
Dr Margaret Barker: The Holy Oil in the Temple Tradition The following are my notes from Dr Margaret Barker’s presentation, which served as an introduction to the use of the holy anointing oil from the time of the First Temple period. Please excuse the incompleteness of the notes, and my apologies to Dr Barker if [...]
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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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Jesus, Yahweh, and the Temple: Part II

By David Larsen | Published: June 18, 2008
Representing the Heavenly on Earth: The Temple We now look at the Temple, the place where Heaven is represented on Earth. Eusebius knew that Moses had built the Tabernacle as an imitation of the visions he had be given on Sinai (Exod 25:8, 40): And Moses himself, having first been thought worthy to view the [...]
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Jesus, Yahweh, and the Temple

By David Larsen | Published: June 16, 2008
Insights from Margaret Barker’s Temple Themes in Christian Worship: Part III   In my last post on Barker’s Temple Themes, I looked at how the early Christians expected a new Temple to be built for them to worship in. Jesus had restored the true doctrines of the First Temple, and the Christians expected him to [...]
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