November 11, 2008 – 11:20 pm
If you’re new here, you may want to sign up for email alerts or subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for reading!Last Friday I was able to attend the symposium entitled “Temples and Ritual in Antiquity,” sponsored by The Students of the Ancient Near East (SANE) and the Religious Studies Center at Brigham Young [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Also tagged apostasy, architecture, asian, BYU, early christian, egyptian, imagery, incense, lecture, matthew brown, near east, online, prayer circle, priesthood, ritual, SANE, scholar, symposium, tabernacle, video
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The account of the garden of Eden in Genesis is a very interesting story indeed. We learn much about the experiences of our first parents and their interactions with God. It was a very intimate relationship, one in which God walked and talked with Adam and Eve in the garden (Gen. 3:8).
When Adam was first [...]
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Also tagged adam and eve, bible, construction, donald w. parry, earth, eucharist, garden of eden, hebrew, holy place, inside, matthew brown, moses, presence, priesthood, scholar, service, solomon, steward, symbol, tabernacle, translation, work
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There is an interesting post at The T&T Clark Blog with a transcription of an address that BYU’s John Welch gave on March 5th in London at a conference about Margaret Barker’s latest book, Temple Themes in Christian Worship, and her scholarly work on temple subjects in ancient Christianity and Judaism. FARMS lists Welch as [...]
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Posted in Scholarship, Temples Today
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Also tagged anointing, book, BYU, clothing, early christian, farms, holy of holies, john welch, margaret barker, new name, plan of salvation, prayer, priesthood, ritual, robe, scholar, veil, washing
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April 10, 2008 – 10:59 pm
The sacred ceremonies in which new monarchs are crowned kings and queens in the United Kingdom have significant parallels to the LDS Mormon endowment. These traditions stem from ancient times in English history, and have remained relatively unchanged in form throughout ages. The most recent coronation ceremony was on June 2, 1953, when [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Practices
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Also tagged altar, anointing, blessing, cap, ceremony, coronation, critics, crown, endowment, garments, initiate, oath, ordinances, robe, royal, symbols, throne, tokens, uplifted hands, video
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February 8, 2008 – 8:01 am
An exhibition back in 2000 at The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, which was curated by Yael Israeli and David Mevorah, shows artifacts from the early years of the Christian church. The exhibition was entitled “The Cradle of Christianity“:
The exhibition attempts to synthesize the literary sources with finds that have been excavated in this country, particularly [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Artifacts
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Also tagged altar, anointing, architecture, baptism, early christian, eucharist, garments, penalty, prayer, tithing, uplifted hands
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