Comments on: Running Champion Bernard Lagat and Nandi Initiation

By: Bryan Hansen

Bryan Hansen — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:30:43 +0000

I wonder if it the same hammer. Thanks for a very insightful article.

By: Bryce Haymond

Bryce Haymond — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:45:58 +0000

The Pope also uses a hammer on Jubilee years to tap three times on the Holy Door, or Holy Gate, of St. Peter's Basilica as part of a ritual symbolically entering God's temple, as can be seen in a photo when I wrote on the subject here: http://www.templestudy.com/2008/01/23/knocking-3-times-on-the-holy-door/

By: Bryan Hansen

Bryan Hansen — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:16:07 +0000

A somewhat different vestige of the Temple: when the Pope dies. One of his staff goes in and takes a special hammer. He then hits the pope on the forehead three times and asks him if he is dead. Does this sound familiar? Also in the dark ages, people were sown into their underwear.

By: Bryce Haymond

Bryce Haymond — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:32:27 +0000

Hi Ben. I wrote a post once about Noah’s ark and the rainbow which might interest you:
http://www.templestudy.com/2008/09/12/the-rainbow-a-token-of-the-covenant/

As far as other coming of age rituals, you need only look at the rituals of any indigenous peoples, and you will find them. The Hopi Indians have them, any native American groups have them, the Africans, the Australian aborigines, etc. You also find them in other groups, such as the Jewish Bar Mitzvah. They are very common.

By: Ben Tanner

Ben Tanner — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:41:57 +0000

Bryce, Great insight. It seems the temple is everywhere I just wrote a post about it’s connections with Noah’s ark. ( Take a look if you would like: http://www.restoredtruth.com/2010/02/noahs-ark-and-temple.html)

I’m really fascinated with these coming of age rituals. Can you point me to others I might study?