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193- Temples through the ages

The Monk — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:30:17 +0000

Stephen D. Ricks, “Temples through the Ages.” EM:??

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

191- Honey, Chinese plate

The Monk — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:28:46 +0000

David B. Honey and Michael Lyon, “An Inscribed Chinese Gold Plate in its Context: Glimpses of the Sacred Center.” DAS 19-66.

189-Strathern, Mosque

The Monk — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:22:20 +0000

Gaye Strathearn and Brian Hauglid, “The Great Mosque and its Ka’ba as an Islamic Temple Complex in Light of Lundquist’s Typology of Ancient Near Eastern Temples.” TTE:275-302.

FARMS link for subscribers.

188-Hamblin, Mysticism

The Monk — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:19:14 +0000

William Hamblin, “Temple Motifs in Jewish Mysticism.” TAW: 440-476.

Examines the theme in early Jewish literature of ascending into heaven, bypassing the gatekeepers/sentinels, and entering God’s presence.
Gospelink (subscription required).

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

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.

052- Lundquist, Fundamentals of Temple ideology

The Monk — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 20:57:50 +0000

John M. Lundquist, “Fundamentals of Temple Ideology from Eastern Traditions.” In Revelation, Reason, and Faith: Essays in Honor of Truman C. Madsen, ed. Donald W. Parry, Daniel C. Peterson and Stephen D. Ricks (Provo, UT: FARMS, 2002): 651-701.

047-Honey, Chinese plate

The Monk — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 20:26:01 +0000

“An Inscribed Chinese Gold Plate in its Context: Glimpses of the Sacred Center.” David B. Honey and Michael Lyon. DAS 19-66.