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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Scripture Reading, Goals, and Motivation: a photo
Part iv of the Hebrew series is coming. In the meantime, here’s a picture with commentary of my little desk where I try to do a good bit of my reading.
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Creation in Genesis 1-3 (Part 2b–Literary Analysis)
In the last segment I discussed where certain literary and narrative divisions exist in Genesis 1-3. For instance, I previously noted that the narrative section which begins in Genesis 1.1 most likely ends at Genesis 2.4a. Additionally, I noted one … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Doctrine, History, Mormon Studies, Scripture, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, biblical studies, Creatio Ex Nihilo, Creation, Genesis, Hebrew Bible, Joseph Smith, LDS, mormon, mormonism, Theology
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Creation in Genesis 1-3 (Part 2a-Literary Features)
In addition to analyzing specific grammatical forms (as was done with the preposition bereshit in part one of this series), it is also crucial when interpreting a text to properly identify its narrative boundaries and to examine the literary forms … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Doctrine, History, Mormon Studies, Scripture, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, biblical studies, Creatio Ex Nihilo, Creation, Genesis, Hebrew Bible, LDS, mormon, mormonism
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Creation in Genesis 1-3 (Part 1-Introduction and Temporal Clause)
In this series of posts I intend to look at ancient Israelite concepts concerning creation by exploring two important biblical creation texts—Genesis 1.1-2.4a and Genesis 2.4b-3.
Posted in Bible, Doctrine, Mormon Studies, Scripture, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, Creatio Ex Nihilo, Creation, Genesis, Hebrew Bible, Joseph Smith, LDS, mormon, mormonism
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How to Teach Yourself Hebrew from Scratch: Part III
Part I. Part II. Vocabulary and Reference materials Learning vocabulary-Â On the plus side, there’s only 8,446 distinct vocabulary words in the Hebrew Bible, and many of those come from shared roots, such as MeLeK “king,” MaLKah, “queen,” maMLeKah “kingdom,” … Continue reading
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An American Prophet
Mormons are not the only prophetic tradition in America. The African American spiritual community also has its own prophetic roots, and Martin Luther King, Jr. is the paradigmatic figure from that tradition. It is true that these two traditions define … Continue reading
Posted in Book of Mormon, LDS Church History, Leadership
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Apocaliterature and Historical Fiction
NB: This post compares and contrasts a set of books that I have never read (just like a true academic, or a true fundamentalist, er, a true ideologue of some sort ), so any feedback would be extremely helpful. It … Continue reading
Posted in LDS Church History, Mormon Culture
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The Great of ’08
2008 was a good year for FPR. We gained three new permanent bloggers, Secco, David Clark, and The Yellow Dart, though we lost Chris H. to his own personal blog. We also had our 500th post on our three year … Continue reading
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