Professor William J. Hamblin has offered some good starting points in considering the relationship between the ancient Israelite temple ritual and the modern day LDS temple endowment. It is from this vantage point that we should approach trying to understand these ancient ritual systems and the connections they might have with the Latter-day Saints temple [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Practices, Temples Today
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Also tagged ark of the covenant, atonement, clothing, endowment, esoteric, exoteric, gallery, garments, holy of holies, holy place, image, incense, israelites, prayer, rite, ritual, rituals, sacrifice, theophany, uplifted hands, veil, william hamblin
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Seven years ago in 2006 I did a project as part of a course at BYU. The object of the project was to produce something substantially creative. I decided to recreate the Sistine Chapel as a computer generated virtual simulation. Since most people may not have a chance to visit the real Sistine Chapel, this [...]
December 29, 2012 – 11:14 am
The following was written in response to a comment by “nate” on a post at Millennial Star which discussed the merits of the new film Les Misérables. In summary, the commenter claimed that art is “just art,” and in the end is escapism, overrated, simple entertainment, will not change your life (no matter how great [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in General Authorities, Tidbits
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Also tagged architecture, boyd k. packer, brigham young, dance, design, hugh nibley, literature, media, millennial star, movie, music, painting, poetry, ritual, shakespeare, symbolism, technology
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November 20, 2012 – 7:19 pm
Brian Olson has put together a few items of interest for those who love the temple. First is an infographic that shows all of the LDS temples that have been built, side by side, showing how they compare in height, and explaining some of the differences between them. Secondly are 3D models of many of [...]
The following is a photo of a linen and wool screen curtain (velum) that comes from a monastery at Antinoë (Antinopolis), Egypt, and dates from the 5th-6th century. It is likely an artifact of the early Coptic Christians. It depicts a praying couple beneath an apse in a church or temple, with a Coptic inscription written in [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Artifacts
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Also tagged altar, apse, boaz, building, cap, christian, clothing, columns, egypt, hands, jachin, photo, prayer, praying, solomon, temples, uplifted hands, veil
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