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Professor John F. Hall: Notes from the Temple Studies Symposium III

The following are my notes from Dr. John F. Hall’s wonderful presentation at the recent Temple Studies Group symposium held 31 October 2009 at the Temple Church in London. Dr. Hall is the Eliza R. Snow Distinguished Professor of Classical Languages and Ancient History at Brigham Young University. The paper Dr. Hall presented is a [...]
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Temple Studies Symposium III: Archimandrite Ephrem

The Holy Oil in the Orthodox Church Although Prof. John Hall’s presentation was next after Dr. Barker’s, I am still working on the notes for his talk, so I will now post my notes from the esteemed Archimandrite Ephrem’s presentation covering the use of the anointing oil in the Orthodox Church, or, as he termed [...]
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Upcoming Conferences I’m Attending

I will be having the extraordinary opportunity to attend two fantastic conferences in the next month or so.  I will be taking meticulous notes that I plan to share with you all soon afterwards. The first conference, held October 31 in London, England, is the 3rd Temple Studies Symposium, organized by Margaret Barker and the [...]
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Huchel’s “The Cosmic Ring-Dance of the Angels: An Early Christian Rite of the Temple” Released!

Back in June I posted the text of Frederick M. Huchel’s powerful presentation at the 2nd UK Temple Studies Group Symposium, entitled “The Cosmic Ring-Dance of the Angels: An Early Christian Rite of the Temple.” (If you missed that, click here. It’s an enlightening read!) I have now received word that Frithurex Press has just [...]
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Upcoming BYU SANE Symposium: Temples and Ritual in Antiquity

Many of you have probably already heard of it, but I wanted to be sure to alert you to a great upcoming symposium being organized by the Students of the Ancient Near East (SANE) at BYU that will be entitled “Temples and Ritual in Antiquity“. The symposium is scheduled for Friday, November 7, 2008 at [...]
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