If you’re new here, you may want to sign up for email alerts or subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for reading!(Continued from Part 1, which has been updated)
As I mentioned in Part 1, the more interesting aspects of the Egyptian ankh are not necessarily what it means standing alone, but how the Egyptians [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Artifacts, Scholarship
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Also tagged anointing, baptism, covenant, egyptian, endowment, hieroglyph, hugh nibley, immortality, initiate, life, oath, robe, secret, symbol, veil, washing
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(Continued from Part 1)
Some of the best studies of the early Christian practice of baptism for the dead have come from Hugh Nibley and John A. Tvedtnes. Both of these LDS scholars have written extensively on the topic. I hope to analyze some of their excellent work and provide examples of the practice [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Scholarship, Texts
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Also tagged baptism, baptism for the dead, church, clement of alexandria, clothing, early christian, gate, hugh nibley, john tvedtnes, parable, redemption, vicarious
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A reader has asked, “Do you have any insight into what happened to the washing of feet? Could the washing of feet have been preparatory to the full ordinance of washing as we now have it in the initiatories?”
The ordinance of washing of feet is still performed in the temple, for it is a restored [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Church History, General Authorities, Scholarship, Temples Today
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Also tagged anointing, bruce r. mcconkie, calling, cleansing, daniel ludlow, election, exaltation, joseph smith, matthew brown, ordinances, prophet, sacred, school of the prophets, sealing, washing, washing of feet
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I was first introduced to Cyril’s Catechetical Lectures by Hugh Nibley in his phenomenal work The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri. Cyril of Jerusalem is a prominent early Christian theologian, and is considered a saint by many. His most famous writings are set of twenty-three catechetical lectures which he delivered around 347 [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Practices, Scholarship, Texts
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Also tagged adam, anointing, atonement, baptism, cyril of jerusalem, early christian, garments, holy ghost, hugh nibley, imitation, initiates, jesus christ, mystery, ordinances, washing
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I thought it would be appropriate on a blog all about temples to include a photo gallery of some of the best photos I’ve found of temples. The temples of the Church are exquisitely beautiful structures exhibiting some of the best artistry and architecture found in all the world. Indeed, the architecture of [...]