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The Relationship between the Ancient Israelite Temple and the Endowment

April 2, 2013 – 1:47 pm

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 [...]

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The Doctrine of Exaltation, Godhood or Deification

November 8, 2012 – 11:42 am

Some criticize the Church because of one doctrine we hold most dear, which is exaltation.  This has also been referred to at different times and places as godhood, deification, divinization, taking upon the divine nature, making divine, or theosis (also theiosis, theopoiesis, theōsis; from the Greek Θέωσις).  It is, in its most basic description, that man [...]

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An Introduction to Temple Theology

November 5, 2012 – 12:48 pm

William Hamblin and Daniel Peterson have written a column in the Deseret News entitled “Understanding the centrality of temple rites,” which gives a great introduction to what has become known as “temple theology,” which is essentially the centrality of the temple in the Bible and in Christianity.  Most of modern Christianity believes the temple to be quite [...]

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Jesus’s High Priestly Prayer: A Temple Discourse

September 8, 2012 – 6:16 pm

Above is a film portrayal of the prayer of Jesus from John 17, which is a conclusion of his Last Discourse given to his disciples on the eve of the Passover. This discourse stretches from John 13 through chapter 17, with the prayer at the end, comprising chapter 17. This scene comes from a 2003 [...]

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Introduction to Ancient Temples & Sacred Symbolism

September 2, 2012 – 12:00 pm

Professor William Hamblin has provided a great introduction to sacred symbolism in ancient temples in a video lecture.  It’s lengthy since it’s a lecture, at 44 minutes, but it is full of great information and insights to be learned.

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