Historian of Religion, Science, and Biblical Interpretation
Obviously from the fact that the chapters I’m covering today don’t match up, I haven’t had time to revise these.
Today we are rushing through an intro to Daniel AND Esther, and the next post is devoted solely to Daniel 2. What’s interesting is how the comparison between Daniel and Esther actually serves the manual’s purpose, which is to “help class members have the courage to live according to gospel standards.” How so? Continue reading
Before I get to Ezekiel, note that I have put up my first post of recommended NT resources, a shortlist of Top Five books.
Up until this point, prophets have largely been “northern” or “southern,” but this post-exile thing is a whole new ballgame. Ezekiel is the first of the classical prophets to be prophesying in Babylon.
Jeremiah 16 opens with several verses commanding Jeremiah’s celibacy. Not because there’s anything particularly holy to celibacy, but due to circumstance. Continue reading
I was recently asked, is evolution compatible with the Gospel?
So let’s talk about it. But first things first; to be productive, any good conversation needs to start with clear definitions.
Jeremiah! The man, the book, the bullfrog…
Jeremiah is the second longest book in our longest book of scripture. (Only Psalms is longer). We know more about Jeremiah than any other Old Testament prophet because, for reasons unknown, much more biographical information is included. Continue reading
First off, and most exciting, starting in Spring next year, I will be leading tours to the Holy Land through Sacred Space Tours.
On October 3, 1946, President J. Reuben Clark delivered a speech to the general Relief Society session of General Conference. Titled ” Our Wives and Our Mothers in the Eternal Plan” —reproduced here— it generated some internal discussion with Elder Joseph Fielding Smith.
A few quick announcements:
(Reposted but not updated, so many of the links may not work.)
These are some of my favorite chapters. Elijah and his fiery talents inspired our creative fire-building on many a scout trip, and even managed to get the back of my head quite singed once. For some excellent background on that story of the fiery showdown, see John Tvedtnes, “Elijah, Champion of Israel’s God”, Ensign July 1990. Continue reading
David on the Harp.
(Reposted, but not updated. If you find a broken link, you can plug it in to the Wayback Machine to get the content.)
Here’s the podcast on these chapters, with some useful notes.
The purpose of this lesson is to focus on the friendship between David and Jonathan, but the narrative is primarily about David trying to avoid being killed. The guy trying to kill him is no other than his father-in-law Saul (since he married Michal), who is also Jonathan’s father. Your in-laws don’t seem so bad now, eh? Continue reading
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