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New Material from William Hamblin on John 17

I highly recommend checking out BYU Professor William Hamblin’s recent research on John 17 that he has posted on his blog, see here. He has some great insights on verse 3, focusing on eternal life and knowledge. His work on verse 4 is excellent as well, looking at the concept of glory.
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William Hamblin: New NT Research

In case you are not aware of it, BYU Professor William Hamblin has recently been doing some exciting new research on some interesting topics involving the New Testament. The first is an exploration of the sign of the cross in ancient Israelite and early Christian temple symbolism (this is not strictly a “New Testament” study, [...]
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Ezekiel’s Remarkable Visions

Due to my schedule for the past few weeks, I have been unable to continue my weekly posts on the Sunday School lessons from the Old Testament.  As I was looking over the lesson to be studied this week, I was somewhat disappointed that it did not cover some of the early chapters of the [...]
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William Hamblin: Temple Themes in Isaiah 13-29

BYU Professor William Hamblin already has his notes on temple themes in Isaiah posted for chapters 13-29. Check them out at his blog: http://hamblinofjerusalem.blogspot.com/ Or directly on Scribd: http://www.scribd.com/whamblin
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Prof William Hamblin: Temple Themes in Isaiah

Professor William Hamblin of Brigham Young University has begun posting notes on temple themes in the book of Isaiah on his blog: http://hamblinofjerusalem.blogspot.com/.  He has covered the first three chapters of Isaiah so far and has shared some wonderful insights, drawing from his vast knowledge of the temple and ancient Near Eastern history, culture, and [...]
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Sinai Sunrise

Professor William Hamblin of Brigham Young University is one who has recently had the opportunity to watch the sun rise from Mount Sinai, a view shared by Moses, Joshua, and many a dedicated pilgrim from all three Abrahamic faiths over millenia. What an amazing opportunity, and we are blessed to be able to share in Prof. Hamblin's inspiring experience through the video that he made of it.
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More on Melchizedek and Abraham and More Old Testament Resources

Sorry about the odd title, but I just wanted to post some further musings I had on the hypothesis that Melchizedek, as a translated being, could have been (along with two others) the visitor to Abraham at Mamre. I would also like to alert you to some great resources that I have found to augment [...]
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Amazing Photos of Egyptian Temples and Israelite Tabernacle

Check out these amazing 360-degree photos taken by Professor William Hamblin while in Egypt and Israel. Luxor Temple http://www.360cities.net/image/luxortemplenight Karnak Temple Hypostyle hall http://www.360cities.net/image/karnakhypostyle Reconstruction of Israelite Tabernacle (at Timna) http://www.360cities.net/image/tabernacleholyplace
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