September 9, 2008 – 2:02 pm
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(Continued from Part 1)
As you might have imagined, the first thing I did when my parents told me the story of the “seal of Melchizedek” on the San Diego temple, and of the [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Artifacts, Scholarship
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Also tagged altar, book, BYU, design, hugh nibley, melchizedek, non-lds, offerings, photos, sacrifice, san diego temple, scholar, seal, signs, symbol, symbols
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Last night a reader referenced me to what appears to be a new blog by Bill Hamblin, a well-known LDS scholar and Associate Professor of History at BYU, and particularly about a post of his of a couple week ago. Dr. Hamblin talks about early Byzantine veils, and especially one that he has photographs of [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Artifacts, Scholarship
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Also tagged altar, bill hamblin, BYU, church, greek, holy of holies, marks, photos, robe, scholar, symbols, veil
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For the last few decades Brigham Young University has been involved in the excavation and study of ancient ruins and tombs in the Fayum region of Egypt, particularly in the Fag El Gamous cemetery. Some of the remains there have been noted as early Christian. One of the reports of these findings was [...]
February 11, 2008 – 3:21 pm
There is an old church in Ravenna, Italy, called the Basilica of Sant’ Apollinare Nuovo. It was built in the late fifth or early sixth century, and was originally dedicated to Christ. One of the most singular and unique things about this church is the appearance of gammadia on many of the vestments of the [...]