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Next Temple Studies Group Symposium
Temple Studies Group Symposium IV: The Paradisiac Temple. From First Adam to Last The fourth Temple Studies Group Symposium will be on Saturday 6 November 2010, 10am-4pm at the Temple Church, London. Please note that Saturday access to the Temple Church is only via the Tudor Street entrance. Confirmed speakers: Professor Robert Hayward, Durham University; [...]
Posted in LDS Interest, News and Events, Religious Scholars, Scholarly Conferences, Temple | Also tagged Adam, Adamic traditions, Brigham Young University, Douglas Hedley, John Welch, Laurence Hemming, Margaret Barker, Peter Doll, Robert Hayward, Second Adam, Temple, Temple Church, Temple Studies Group | Comments closed
Temple Studies Group Symposium Papers Available!
You may now access online a number of the papers presented at the recent Temple Studies Group Symposium III held in London on October 31, 2009. They have been just recently posted at the group’s website http://www.templestudiesgroup.com/Symposia.htm. The theme for this symposium was “The Holy Anointing Oil”. Despite the limited scope of the theme, the papers [...]
Posted in News and Events, Scholarly Conferences, Temple | Also tagged Anointing, chrism, Christianity, Holy Oil, Laurence Hemming, London, Margaret Barker, Sebastian Brock, Symposium, Temple Church, temple studies, Temple Studies Group | Comments closed
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: Margaret Barker
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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Temple Studies Group Symposium III: An Enlightening Day
I just got home this morning from yesterday’s Temple Studies Group symposium at the Temple Church in London. In fact, my dear wife picked up from the train station this morning on her way to Church. I can’t complain at all, however, about the trip, as it was so much better than if I had [...]
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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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UK Temple Studies Group Symposium V: The Temple Hidden in the Bible