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Ritual
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Matthew B. Brown. The Gate of Heaven. (American Fork, Utah: Covenant Communications, 1999)
- Highly recommended. Discusses ritual, symbolism, and temples of the Old and New Testaments. Also contains an appendix that serves as a good introduction to the relationship between the Temple ordinances and Freemasonry.
- Reviewed briefly in FARMS Review of Books and BYU Studies 39:2 (2000).
- FAIR Bookstore, Deseret Book.
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Hugh Nibley. Mormonism and Early Christianity. (Provo, Utah: FARMS, 1987) Abbreviated MEC throughout this page.
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“Endowment.” –Elder Alma P. Burton. EM, 454-456.
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“Return to the Temple.” Hugh Nibley. TAC: 42-90.
- Edited form of presentation made by Hugh Nibley to the Quorum of the Twelve and First Presidency in the Salt Lake City temple. Drawings.
- Gospelink (subscription required)
- Cf. Changes in the Temple #6 and Misc. #1.
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Stephen Ricks, “Oaths and Oath Taking in the Old Testament.” TTE: 43-54.
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Todd Compton, “The Handclasp and Embrace as Tokens of Recognition.” BSAF 1:611-643.
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Lynn and Hope Hilton, “The Hand as a Cup in Ancient Temple Worship.” Presentation made at BYU symposium.
- Also includes Anchor Bible Dictionary entry on “Incense Dish” as supporting information.
- pdf copy
- See also the commentary on Revelation 8:3-4 under Scriptural References
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“The Atonement of Jesus Christ.” –Hugh Nibley. Ensign, July-October 1990. Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4.
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Donald W. Parry, “Three Temple Entrance Hymns.” In Revelation, Reason, and Faith: Essays in Honor of Truman G. Madsen. Donald W. Parry, Daniel C. Peterson, and Stephen D. Ricks eds. (Provo, UT: FARMS, 2002):??.
- Discusses Psalm 15, 24, and Isaiah 33 which function as an Israelite “Temple recommend” – interviews and moral requirements to enter the Israelite temple compound.
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Stephen Ricks and John J. Sroka, “King, Coronation, and Temple: Enthronement Ceremonies in History.” TAW, 236-271.
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John Tvedtnes, “Olive Oil: Symbol of the Holy Ghost.” in The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5. Stephen D. Ricks, and John Welch, eds. (SLC: Deseret Book/FARMS, 1994): 427-459.
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Donald W. Parry, “Ritual Anointing with Olive Oil in Ancient Israelite Religion” in The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5. Stephen D. Ricks, and John Welch, eds. (SLC: Deseret Book/FARMS, 1994): 262-290.
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Donald W. Parry, “Washings and Anointings.” EM: 1551
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Allen Claire Rozsa, “Temple Ordinances.” EM: 1444-45
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Bruce Porter, “Altar” EM: 36-37.
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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.
- Discusses washing, anointing, clothing, and naming as early Christian and Jewish rituals of rebirth.
- Available soon from their website.
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James Carroll and Elizabeth Siler, “Let My Prayer be Set Before Thee: The Burning of Incense in the Temple Cult of Ancient Israel.” Studia Antiqua: The Journal of the Student Society for Ancient Studies Vol. 2, Num. 2 (Fall 2002):17-32.
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Mark J. Morrise, “Simile Curses in the Ancient Near East, Old Testament, and Book of Mormon” JBMS 2:1 (Spring 1993): 124-138 Also in .pdf format.
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David Rolph Seely, “The Raised Hand of God as an Oath Gesture.” In A.B. Beck, A.H. Bartelt, P.R. Raabe , & C.A. Franke, Fortunate the Eyes that See: Essays in Honor of David Noel Freedman (Grand Rapids, MI, 1995): 411-421.
- Seely discusses biblical passages in which one swears an oath by raising the right hand.
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“What is a covenant?” from my Temple Preparation FAQ
- Discusses covenants in the scriptures and the rituals for making them, and draws comparisons to the temple ordinances.
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George S. Tate, “Prayer Circle.” – EM: 1120-21.
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Donald Parry, “Temple Worship and a Possible Reference to a Prayer Circle in Psalm 24.” BYU Studies 32:4 (1992): 57-62.
- Summary.
- Free pdf copy from BYU Studies.
- Parry proposes to revocalize a word in Psalm 24:6 to read “the circle of those who seek you” instead of “the generation of those who seek you.” Psalm 24 is a Temple-related hymn. See the articles here.
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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.
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William J. Hamblin, “Aspects of an Early Christian Initiation Ritual”- BSAF 1:202-221.
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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.
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John Tvedtnes, “Baptism for the Dead in Early Christianity.” TTE:55-78.
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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
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John Tvedtnes. “Early Jewish and Christian Practices Related to the Temple.” FAIR presentation
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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).
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Andrew Ehat. “‘Who Shall Ascend into the House of the Lord?’ Sesquicentennial Reflections of a Sacred Day: 4 May 1842”- TAW:48-62. Gospelink (subscription required)
-Discusses the restoration of the Endowment and the first day it was given, May 4, 1842, in the upper room of Joseph Smith’s red brick store.
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Andrew F. Ehat. Joseph Smith’s Introduction of Temple Ordinances and the 1844 Mormon Succession Question - Master’s Thesis, BYU, 1982. 307 p.
- Available in BYU Special Collections. Though slightly flawed due to the inclusion of some of the then-unknown Mark Hoffman Forgeries, this thesis is nevertheless a highly valuable resource. However, Andrew Ehat has refused to circulate copies of his thesis and objected to the illegitimate copies available.
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Truman Madsen, “The Temple and the Atonement.” TAW, 63-80.
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