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192- Macrae, Temple as house of revelation

The Monk — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:29:38 +0000

GeorgeMacRae, “The Temple as a House of Revelation in the Nag Hammadi Texts.” FARMS transcript

186- Welch, Word Studies

The Monk — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:15:54 +0000

John Welch, “New Testament Word Studies.” Ensign April 1993, 28-30.

Includes study on the words “Endow” and “Perfect.”
He wrote a second article of New Testament word studies that is equally useful, Ensign January 1995.
A longer original version of both articles and other words used to be available from FARMS, but is no longer in their database or at byubookstore.com.

179- Peterson/Ricks, Baptism for Dead

The Monk — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:50:52 +0000

Daniel C. Peterson and Stephen D. Ricks. “Baptism for the Dead and Secrecy” from Offenders for a Word: How Anti-Mormons Play Word Games to Attach the Latter-day Saints.

This is an excellent book which examines Early Christianity in light of doctrinal objections against Mormonism.

178- Tvedtnes, REview

The Monk — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:49:47 +0000

John A. Tvedtnes’ review of Luke P. Wilson (of the so-called Institute for Religious Research, an evangelical anti-mormon ministry) “Does the Bible Teach Salvation for the Dead? A Survey of the Evidence” and “Did Jesus Establish Baptism for the Dead?” in FRB 10:2 (1998): 184-199.

175- Welch, Review of Corinthian religion

The Monk — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:47:26 +0000

John Welch, Review of “Corinthian Religion and Baptism for the Dead (1 Corinthians 15:29): Insights from Archaeology.” FRB 8:2 (1996) :43-45.

A Response to Richard E. DeMaris, Journal of Biblical Literature 114/4 (1995): 661-82.

173- Millet, Baptism

The Monk — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:43:19 +0000

Robert L. Millet, “Was baptism for the dead a non-Christian practice in New Testament times (see 1 Cor. 15:29)…?” – Ensign, August 1987, 19-20

169- Hamblin, Temple Motifs in JOhn 17

The Monk — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:25:21 +0000

William Hamblin, “Temple Motifs in John 17.” FARMS Paper. Not yet available online.

168- Tvedtnes, Early Jewish and Christian

The Monk — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:24:26 +0000

John Tvedtnes. “Early Jewish and Christian Practices Related to the Temple.” FAIR presentation

167- Grey, Becoming as a little child

The Monk — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:23:12 +0000

Matthew J. Grey. “Becoming as a Little Child: Elements of Ritual Rebirth in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity.” Studia Antiqua: The Journal of the Student Society for Ancient Studies Vol. 1 Num. 1, Fall 2001. 63-85. Available soon from their website.

Discusses washing, anointing, clothing, and naming as early Christian and Jewish rituals of rebirth

166- Madsen, Temple and Restoration

The Monk — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:21:45 +0000

Truman G. Madsen, “The Temple and the Restoration.” In The Temple in Antiquity, edited by Truman G. Madsen, (Provo, UT: BYU Religious Studies Center, 1984): 1-16.

Gospelink (subscription required)

165-Brown, TEmple in Luke and Acts

The Monk — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:20:22 +0000

S. Kent Brown, “The Temple in Luke and Acts.” In Revelation, Reason, and Faith: Essays in Honor of Truman C. Madsen, edited by Donald W. Parry, Daniel C. Peterson and Stephen D. Ricks (Provo, UT: FARMS, 2002): 615-633.

164- Bickmore,

The Monk — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:19:18 +0000

Barry Bickmore, “The Temple” Chapter from his book, Restoring the Ancient Church: Joseph Smith and Early Christianity.

163- Bickmore, “The Temple”

The Monk — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:18:31 +0000

Barry Bickmore, “Early Mormonism and Christianity: ‘Orthodox’ Christian Esoteric Rites” from his webpage.

162- Bickmore, Early Christianity

The Monk — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:17:20 +0000

Barry Bickmore’s page on Early Christianity and the Endowment.

Barry Bickmore is a BYU geology professor who published Restoring the Ancient Church: Joseph Smith and Early Christianity, now available in entirety on-line. See the FAIR review and the FARMS review, both written by David Waltz, a friendly Catholic, which provide good information and perspective.
See also the next item.

161- MAtthews, Temple in Jesus day

The Monk — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:12:40 +0000

Robert J. Matthews, “Were the blessings of the Temple available to the saints in Jesus’ day…?” Ensign, September 1974.

Also here

160-Tvedtnes, Baptism in EC

The Monk — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:10:16 +0000

John Tvedtnes, “Baptism for the Dead in Early Christianity.” TTE:55-78.

FARMS link for subscribers.
See also under Baptism for the Dead

159- Thomas, Hebrews

The Monk — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:08:26 +0000

M. Catharine Thomas, “Hebrews: To Ascend the Holy Mount.” TAW: 479-491.

FARMS transcript, Gospelink (subscription required)

158- Nolzapfel/Seeley, My Father’s House

The Monk — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:07:07 +0000

My Father’s House -Temple Worship and Symbolism in the New Testament by Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and David Rolph Seely, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft, 1994). ISBN:0884949540

Out of print and hard to find. BYU library has several copies.

156-Nibley, 40 day audio

The Monk — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 01:47:39 +0000

Hugh Nibley. “The Forty Day Ministry.” Talk given at BYU Feb. 12, 1964, in mp3 format. Click here for part 1, here for part 2.

From BYU Speeches, a great resource with lots of free mp3s by professors, General Authorities, etc.

125-Wiley, 40 day.

The Monk — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 01:46:37 +0000

David Wiley, “The Forty-day teachings of Christ in the Books of Jeu and the Pistis Sophia: A Gnostic Endowment.” Newly on-line again, here.

David Wiley is Associate Professor of Instructional Psychology and Technology at Brigham Young University.

124-Gee, 40 day ministry

The Monk — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 16:40:08 +0000

John Gee, “Forty-Day Ministry and Other Post-Resurrection Appearances of Jesus Christ” EM, ??.

Also here, but requires some scrolling down to find it.

123-NIbley, 40 day ministry

The Monk — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 16:39:07 +0000

Hugh Nibley, “Evangelium Quadraginta Dierum: The Forty-day Mission of Christ—The Forgotten Heritage.” MEC: 10-44.

FARMS transcript, Gospelink (subscription required)
A similar talk is now available in .mp3.

122-GRiggs, 40 day ministry

The Monk — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 16:37:10 +0000

Wilfred Griggs and S. Kent Brown, “The 40-Day Ministry.” Ensign August 1975: 6-10.

“What happened after the resurrection? Apocryphal documents give accounts—some reliable, some not.”
Also available here.

121a-tvedtnes, baptism for dead in early Christianity

The Monk — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 16:36:04 +0000

John Tvedtnes,“Baptism for the Dead in Early Christianity.” TTE:55-78.

FARMS link for subscribers.

121- Hamblin, Aspects of Early Christian Initiation

The Monk — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 16:29:44 +0000

William J. Hamblin, “Aspects of an Early Christian Initiation Ritual”- BSAF 1:202-221.

Posted here by permission in PDF format. Gospelink (subscription required)

120- Catholic Liturgy

The Monk — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 16:27:10 +0000

Marcus von Wellnitz, “The Catholic Liturgy and the Mormon Temple.” BYUS 21:1 (1981): 3-35.

A fascinating paper tracing the seeming remnant of early Christian temple ordinances into the ordinances of today’s Catholic church.
Direct PDF download (15 Mb) from BYU Studies, with pictures. (This is easier to read and download than the link above.

119-Parry, temple in heaven

The Monk — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 01:46:25 +0000

Jay and Donald Parry, “The Temple in Heaven: Its Description and Significance.” TAW: 515-532.

Gospelink (subscription required)

118a-Mckinlay, Temple in PEter

The Monk — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 01:42:58 +0000

Daniel B. McKinlay, “Temple Imagery in the Epistles of Peter.” TAW: 492-514.

FARMS transcript Gospelink (subscription required)

112-Nibley, Early Christian prayer circle.

The Monk — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 20:48:04 +0000

Hugh Nibley, “The Early Christian Prayer Circle.” MEC, 45-99.

FARMS transcript, text only. Gospelink (subscription required) Originally appeared in BYUS 19: 1 (1978): 41–78.

See also Todd Compton’s comments towards the bottom of his review here.

109-Madsen, names

The Monk — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 20:30:42 +0000

Truman Madsen, “‘Putting on the Names’: A Jewish-Christian Legacy.” – BSAF 1:458-482.

FARMS transcript, text only. Gospelink (subscription required)