Tag: Enoch
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Jesus' clothing and the temple
Learning about ancient temple practice and theology, I tend to view things through that lens these days. I wrote previously about the veil and its symbolism. The veil in the first temple was woven from four different colors representing the four elements, which the visible world was thought to consist of. It concealed the glory…
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Ancient temple theology in the Book of Mormon
In my last post, I wrote about the veil and its symbolism. Learning more about the first temple and associated theology from Margaret Barker\’s Book, \”Temple theology\”, I find it remarkable how well it matches temple imagery in the Book of Mormon. I mentioned in my last post that the first temple mirrored the creation…
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Messengers and Angels in the Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon makes little distinction between messengers and angels. This is fitting, since the Hebrew word can mean either. מֲלְאָךְ \”malak\” 1 messenger, a. one sent with a message b. a prophet. c. priest. d. a messenger from God acting as an interpreter and declaring what is right. 2 angel, as messenger of God, 3 the theophanic angel (Source link)…
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"Before the foundation of the world" in the Book of Enoch
One very important aspect of the plan of salvation is that it was prepared from the beginning, before the foundation of the world. Recently I\’ve begun to appreciate how significant this doctrine really is. The great plan of redemption is not a backup plan, it is the plan. The entire purpose of creation centers around…
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A possible link between Creation-Covenant Connection, the Book of Enoch, and the Nephite destruction
In this post I outlined a Hebrew connection between \”creation\” and \”covenant.\” In the Book of Enoch (an apocryphal book which was considered scripture in Old Testament times and by the early Christians) we find a passage which outlines this \”creation-covenant connection\” pretty clearly. Notice the elements of the physical creation, listed in great detail.…
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The sins of the fallen angels and secret combinations in Ether
In this post I summarized a component of Margaret Barker\’s Temple Theology regarding the works of darkness taught to men in ancient times by the fallen angels. Interestingly, amidst sins such as murder and greed, we also find cosmetics. Huh? A note about cosmetics Barker notes that 1 Enoch specifically mentions \”the beautifying of the…
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The sins of the fallen angels and the writings of Nephi
Margaret Barker\’s Temple Theology is packed with really interesting ideas about the worldview of the first temple. I summarized some of those ideas in my last post. I plan to spend some time systematically reviewing the major components of her thesis over the course of several posts. Before I do that, I\’d like to offer up…