Sunday, June 27, 2010

Shades of Enoch: Steadfast in Keeping the Commandments

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There are a number of Book of Mormon passages that appear to converge with themes from Enochian literature. One of these occurs when Lehi p...
Tuesday, June 15, 2010

A Tower and a Name: Benjamin as the Anti-Nimrod

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The name of the LORD is a strong tower.  ( Prov. 18:10 ) In a veiled story in Genesis associated with a Babylonian kingship rite, Nimrod...
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Monday, June 7, 2010

“Rid of Your Blood”: Robes and Atonement in the Book of Mormon

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Mankind has always been preoccupied with sin and death. In the temple-centric world of ancient Israel, the effects of sin resulted in rup...
Friday, June 4, 2010

The Annual Fall Festival in the Book of Mormon

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In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls, and you shall not do any work . . . For on that day he s...
Monday, May 31, 2010

A Robe of Righteousness: From Adam to Isaiah

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Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy. (Psalms 132:9) The imagery of a robe of righteousness is ...
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Saturday, January 16, 2010

Nephi and His Brothers Hit it Off

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  In my last post, " Psalm 1 and 2 as the Tree of Life Vision ," I discussed the rod of iron in Lehi's vision and in Psalm 2 ...
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Monday, January 4, 2010

Psalm 1 and 2 as the Tree of Life Vision

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S oon afte r a prophetic calling that appears to include initiation into the Divine Council, [1] the prophet Lehi receives a vision of t...