Monthly Archives: October 2008

The Pre 4 November Gun Thread

Posted on October 31, 2008 by mogget

I am Mogget the Exegete and, as I have already exercised due diligence in the Quadrennial Varmint Detection and Selection Exercise, it’s time to prepare for the Day. First, I’d like to introduce the newest member of my household: Is … Continue reading →

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Academics aren’t entertaining enough

Posted on October 29, 2008 by nitsav

Though I understand about market forces and entertainment, the realities of the academic marketplace never fail to induce a groan and eye-roll. And if you’ve never seen it before, PhD Comics is great, even though it’s science-oriented and I’m in … Continue reading →

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Why the Redistribution of Wealth?

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Chris H.

Because it is the right thing to do. 3 Nephi Chapter 6:   4 And they began again to prosper and to wax great; and the twenty and sixth and seventh years passed away, and there was great order in … Continue reading →

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Deliberate textual ambiguities?

Posted on October 22, 2008 by secco

Substantial effort is expended to harmonize conflicting texts, such as the Harmony of the Gospels in our Bible Dictionary, Creation account harmonizations, investigations of whether Matthew or Luke got the ordering of the temptations “correct,” and so on. But what … Continue reading →

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The Promise of Genealogy

Posted on October 22, 2008 by TT

Genealogy is central to Mormon practice and identity. Coincidentally, genealogy is central to postmodern philosophy in the strain from Nietzsche to Foucault . This coincidence leads us to examine the relationship between these two understandings of genealogy. They are not … Continue reading →

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Righteous Dissent?

Posted on October 10, 2008 by TT

Paul’s bitter dispute with Peter and James poses a problem for thinking about LDS notions of authority because it puts into tension church authority and moral and doctrinal issues. When true doctrine and church leadership are in conflict, how are … Continue reading →

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Who is Correlation?

Posted on October 8, 2008 by smallaxe

I’m being serious here, and trying not to be cynical. We hear so much about “Correlation” in the ‘nacle, but I honestly have no idea who these people are, how they’re chosen, and how the group functions. My hunch is … Continue reading →

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The Bridal Chamber

Posted on October 7, 2008 by TT

The Gospel of Philip from the Nag Hammadi corpus contains some important passages about a kind of celestial marriage in the “bridal chamber.” It is not uncommon for Latter-day Saints to appeal to this text as evidence for a kind … Continue reading →

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Ledges on the Slippery Slope

Posted on October 1, 2008 by dwclark

One of the better bible blogs is Alan Lenzi’s Bible and Ancient Near East. He is also the featured interviewee at biblioblogs this month. I encourage you to read the whole thing.

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Spiritual Twinkies and Acceptable Criticism

Posted on October 1, 2008 by TT

In the 1990′s, I recall a strong movement against a pernicious offense in church education. The spiritual twinkie was soundly criticized as a useless item of spiritual nourishment, bringing only temporary satisfaction, but failing to build a solid diet. (It … Continue reading →

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