Comments on: The “Mark” of Anointing http://www.templestudy.com/2008/08/12/the-mark-of-anointing/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:49:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Bryce Haymond http://www.templestudy.com/2008/08/12/the-mark-of-anointing/comment-page-1/#comment-1795 Bryce Haymond Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:34:17 +0000 http://www.templestudy.com/?p=675#comment-1795 Here is a good scripture: <blockquote>Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; <b>for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him</b>: I am the Lord. (Lev. 21:12)</blockquote> Here is a good scripture:

Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the Lord. (Lev. 21:12)

]]> By: Kerry Shirts http://www.templestudy.com/2008/08/12/the-mark-of-anointing/comment-page-1/#comment-1731 Kerry Shirts Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:14:22 +0000 http://www.templestudy.com/?p=675#comment-1731 Yes this is great work you are doing here. VERY stimulating. As always. It's just a fascinating age we live in where more, and more, and MORE keeps piling on. If we have the tenacity and ability, we shall see it also. Best, Kerry Yes this is great work you are doing here. VERY stimulating. As always. It’s just a fascinating age we live in where more, and more, and MORE keeps piling on. If we have the tenacity and ability, we shall see it also.
Best,
Kerry

]]> By: Best of the Week 6: Academic LDS : Mormon Metaphysics http://www.templestudy.com/2008/08/12/the-mark-of-anointing/comment-page-1/#comment-1684 Best of the Week 6: Academic LDS : Mormon Metaphysics Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:59:35 +0000 http://www.templestudy.com/?p=675#comment-1684 [...] The “mark” of anointing. A nice little bit of discussion of the notion of a mark (often a tau) given as a sign of anointing. I should note that there’s actually a ton of data on this and the tau symbol in early Christianity isn’t as widely appreciated as it should be. Ditto with the gamma and lamda. (My business partner has binders full of photos and stuff on this - much of his research composed the basis of Stephen Rick’s essay related to the topic from the early 90’s) Now I do think caution is in order - especially too much appeal to Margaret Barker. But it’s a very interesting topic. [...] [...] The “mark” of anointing. A nice little bit of discussion of the notion of a mark (often a tau) given as a sign of anointing. I should note that there’s actually a ton of data on this and the tau symbol in early Christianity isn’t as widely appreciated as it should be. Ditto with the gamma and lamda. (My business partner has binders full of photos and stuff on this - much of his research composed the basis of Stephen Rick’s essay related to the topic from the early 90’s) Now I do think caution is in order - especially too much appeal to Margaret Barker. But it’s a very interesting topic. [...]

]]> By: Bryce Haymond http://www.templestudy.com/2008/08/12/the-mark-of-anointing/comment-page-1/#comment-1646 Bryce Haymond Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:50:33 +0000 http://www.templestudy.com/?p=675#comment-1646 Speaking of Revelation imagery being rooted in the temple, you should check out the notes I took on Matthew Brown's presentation at the FAIR Conference a few days ago, or <a href="http://lifeongoldplates.blogspot.com/2008/08/matthew-brown-israelite-temple-and.html" rel="nofollow">Life On Gold Plates' notes</a>. It was almost entirely about temple imagery in the book of Revelation. I have a copy of the talk that I've been able to read through again, and it is great. It's amazing what's hiding in our scriptures. I found some about the temple that are particularly interesting in the book of <a href="http://www.templestudy.com/2008/08/16/jobs-covenant-hebrew-tav-and-behold-my-sign-in-job-31/" rel="nofollow">Job</a> that I will be sharing soon. Speaking of Revelation imagery being rooted in the temple, you should check out the notes I took on Matthew Brown’s presentation at the FAIR Conference a few days ago, or Life On Gold Plates’ notes. It was almost entirely about temple imagery in the book of Revelation. I have a copy of the talk that I’ve been able to read through again, and it is great.

It’s amazing what’s hiding in our scriptures. I found some about the temple that are particularly interesting in the book of Job that I will be sharing soon.

]]> By: Particle Man http://www.templestudy.com/2008/08/12/the-mark-of-anointing/comment-page-1/#comment-1643 Particle Man Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:39:31 +0000 http://www.templestudy.com/?p=675#comment-1643 As Joseph Smith said, "It will be as it ever has been, the world will prove Joseph Smith a true prophet by circumstantial evidence, in experiments, as they did Moses and Elijah." And because of the block of quotes from Revelation above, elsewhere Joseph said that Revelation was supposed to be the easiest book of scripture to understand; and as has been pointed out, its imagery is rooted in the temple. Stating the obvious here, but insights such as these are as if evidence from experiments that tease out dusty voices of the ancients, lending support to the Restoration. All of this type of scholarship helps corroborate Joseph Smith's divine calling, which, I think it was Gordon B. Hinckley who said such evidence may provide an atmosphere where faith may flourish. As Joseph Smith said, “It will be as it ever has been, the world will prove Joseph Smith a true prophet by circumstantial evidence, in experiments, as they did Moses and Elijah.” And because of the block of quotes from Revelation above, elsewhere Joseph said that Revelation was supposed to be the easiest book of scripture to understand; and as has been pointed out, its imagery is rooted in the temple.

Stating the obvious here, but insights such as these are as if evidence from experiments that tease out dusty voices of the ancients, lending support to the Restoration. All of this type of scholarship helps corroborate Joseph Smith’s divine calling, which, I think it was Gordon B. Hinckley who said such evidence may provide an atmosphere where faith may flourish.

]]> By: David http://www.templestudy.com/2008/08/12/the-mark-of-anointing/comment-page-1/#comment-1633 David Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:54:32 +0000 http://www.templestudy.com/?p=675#comment-1633 Absolutely fantastic! This was a great post! Very insightful! -David Absolutely fantastic!

This was a great post! Very insightful!

-David

]]> By: kevin Christensen http://www.templestudy.com/2008/08/12/the-mark-of-anointing/comment-page-1/#comment-1632 kevin Christensen Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:25:09 +0000 http://www.templestudy.com/?p=675#comment-1632 Nice work on this, bringing together more interesting bits of information. Kevin Christensen Nice work on this, bringing together more interesting bits of information.

Kevin Christensen

]]> By: Bryce Haymond http://www.templestudy.com/2008/08/12/the-mark-of-anointing/comment-page-1/#comment-1626 Bryce Haymond Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:26:52 +0000 http://www.templestudy.com/?p=675#comment-1626 Matthew Brown graciously emailed me a copy of his unedited FAIR presentation, slides and all. I may ask him if I can share some of the things I found to be most interesting, among the many, from it. He plans on eventually publishing it all in a book. But it will probably take FAIR quite a while to get all the presentations posted online. Matthew Brown graciously emailed me a copy of his unedited FAIR presentation, slides and all. I may ask him if I can share some of the things I found to be most interesting, among the many, from it. He plans on eventually publishing it all in a book. But it will probably take FAIR quite a while to get all the presentations posted online.

]]> By: James http://www.templestudy.com/2008/08/12/the-mark-of-anointing/comment-page-1/#comment-1625 James Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:34:33 +0000 http://www.templestudy.com/?p=675#comment-1625 I am excited for Matthew Brown's recent FAIR presentation to be transcribed and made available. This topic is fascinating. I am excited for Matthew Brown’s recent FAIR presentation to be transcribed and made available. This topic is fascinating.

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