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Essay #59: Moses Witnesses the Fall (Moses 4): Satan’s Original Glory and the Symbols of Kingship (Moses 4:1–4)
In this Essay, we will explore how William Blake’s masterpiece describes Satan in his original glory. One can see in his perverse appropriation of the symbols of kingship not only his selfish aspiration to God’s own power, but also an anticipation of his ignominious fall from grace. Nowhere are the premortal events related to this theme described more fully and accurately than in Moses 4:1–4.
Understanding the Year 1820
Book Note: Richard E. Bennett, 1820: Dawning of the Restoration (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center at Brigham Young University / Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2020). 380 pages. Hardcover, $31.99. Abstract: Richard E. Bennett’s 1820: Dawning of the Restoration...
Seeking a Global Context for the First Vision
Review of Richard E. Bennett, 1820: Dawning of the Restoration (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center at Brigham Young University / Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2020). 380 pages. Hardcover, $31.99. Abstract: Richard E. Bennett’s latest volume, 1820: Dawning of the...
Free, Virtual Fireside with Susan Easton Black on the Book of Mormon Witnesses
This Sunday, June 13, retired BYU professor Susan Easton Black will present a free, virtual fireside on the Book of Mormon Witnesses. Details When: Sunday, June 13, 2021. 6:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time Where: Doctrine and Covenants Central YouTube Channel The...
Interpreter Radio Show — May 23, 2021
You can listen to or download the May 23 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show below. It will also be included in our podcast feed (https://interpreterfoundation.org/feeds/podcast). The hosts were Steve Densley, Matthew Bowen and Mark J. Johnson. In this...
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 25 (D&C 64-66)
This is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 25, “The Lord Requireth the Heart and a Willing Mind” on D&C 64-66. The panelists for this roundtable were Terry Hutchinson, John Gee and Kevin Christensen. This roundtable was...
Doctrine and Covenants Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 25
D&C 64:1-11 Forgive In verse 2 the Lord says that He wants us to overcome the world, and surely the following verses address one significant quality we must develop in order to do so. The lead-up goes as follows: “Hearken ye and hear, and receive my will...
Jesus’ First Visit to the Temple
Abstract: In this rich and detailed description, S. Kent Brown paints an evocative, historically contextualized account of Jesus Christ’s first visit to the Jerusalem Temple since his infancy, when at age twelve he traveled with his family to attend Passover....
Essay #58: Moses Sees the Garden of Eden (Moses 3): The Symbolism of the Tree of Knowledge and the Tree of Life (Moses 3:9)
The Tree of Life is certainly the most significant object in the Garden of Eden. However, its presence has always been somewhat of a puzzle to students of the Bible because it is only briefly mentioned in Genesis: once at the beginning of the story in connection with the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil
Discipleship As the World Collapses Around You
Review of Adam S. Miller, Mormon: A Brief Theological Introduction (Provo, UT: The Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, 2020). 162 pages. $9.95 (paperback). Abstract: Adam Miller has created a thoughtful and...
Types of Repetition and Shadows of History in Hebraic Narrative
Abstract: Modern readers too often misunderstand ancient narrative. Typical of this incomprehension has been the inclination of modern biblical critics to view repetitions as narrative failures. Whether you call such repetitions types, narrative analogies, type...
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 24 (D&C 63)
This is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 24, “That Which Cometh from Above Is Sacred” on D&C 63. The panelists for this roundtable were Neal Rappleye, Jasmin Rappleye, and Hales Swift. This roundtable was extracted from...
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