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Monthly Archives: March 2018
Hearing the Voice of the Lord
Here are some of my sources used in the lesson “Hearing the Voice of the Lord” The voice of God – Powerpoint 49 MB The voice of God – PDF 5 MB
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The Facsimiles and Semitic Adaptation of Existing Sources
The Facsimiles and Semitic Adaptation of Existing Sources As found in Astronomy, Papyrus, and Covenant, edited by John Gee and Brian M. Hauglid, p. 107-30. Provo, Ut: Farms, 2005. This article points to known cases where Jewish authors adapted Egyptian … Continue reading
Clay and Gold – Inspiration and Incarnation
Scripture is both human and divine First, that in the Bible the divine and human are blended. We must not regard the Bible as an absolutely perfect book in which God is Himself the author using human hands and brains … Continue reading
The Joseph Smith Hypocephalus
A translation of Facsimile #2 I appreciate the work that Michael Dennis Rhodes has put forward in our understanding of Facsimile #2. Below is an article that he published several years ago which has helped me in my quest to … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham, Student questions, Symbolism
Tagged Abraham, Afterlife, Divinization, Egyptian beliefs, hypocephalus, Resurrection, Theosis
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A Doctrinal Exposition by the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
The Father and the Son: A Doctrinal Exposition by the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles From Improvement Era, Aug. 1916, 934–42; capitalization, punctuation, paragraphing, and spelling standardized. In the early 1900s, some discussion arose among Church … Continue reading
What’s going on with Moroni 10:4?
Moroni 10:4 Ask if these things are not true? Negative Questions in the Book of Mormon Ben Spackman Much research has been devoted to identifying and examining language patterns in the Book of Mormon that appear to reflect the book’s … Continue reading
Assessing the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Introduction to the Historiography of their Acquisitions, Translations, and Interpretations
Assessing the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Introduction to the Historiography of their Acquisitions, Translations, and Interpretations Kerry Muhlestein Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 22 (2016): 17-49. Kerry Muhlestein received his Ph.D. from UCLA in Egyptology. He is a professor in … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham, Church History
Tagged Abraham, assumptions, Book of Abraham, Joseph Smith Papryi
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On questions, scientific laws, and brick walls
On Difficult Questions The Prophet Joseph Smith taught that “by proving contraries, truth is made manifest” (HC 6:248). To “study it out in your mind” is often a prerequisite to heavenly assistance (D&C 9:8), and communication from God may sometimes be … Continue reading
The god Zedek in the Ancient Near East
The god Zedek in the Ancient Near East The West Semitic deity Zedek, ‘Righteousness’, is found in the Old and New Testament in the personal names Melchizedek (Genesis 14:18; Hebrews 5:6; 6:20-7:17) and Adonizedek (Joshua 10:1), both Canaanite kings of … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Heavenly Father, Jehovah, Jesus Christ, Melchizedek, Messiness of scripture, monolatry, Old Testament, Pearl of Great Price, Student questions
Tagged Gods of the Ancient Near East, Joseph Smith, Melchizedek, Messiness of scripture, monolatry, Old Testament, recontextualization, repackaging, Shamash, Zedek
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