I continue with my reading of Andrew Loke, Investigating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ: A New Transdisciplinary Approach (Routledge, 2020). Dr. Loke, a native of Singapore who is currently an Associate Professor at Hong Kong Baptist University, was a practicing physician before he returned to school first in the United States and then in the United Kingdom, where he earned a doctorate in philosophy and theology at King’s College London. Here is an interesting chain of logic from... Read more
I now resume my appropriation, for my own nefarious purposes — focused, as usual, on what I’m reliably informed are the two major themes of this blog (that is to say, on dishonest personal smears of people who don’t share my religious views and on food) — of material largely drawn from the online “List of Fine-Tuning Parameters” compiled by Jay W. Richards (though occasionally supplemented with things that I’ve culled from elsewhere). This is the fourth of... Read more
I had an enjoyable time this afternoon interviewing Tom Alexander on camera for our new “Six Days in August” film project. I’ve already interviewed Jim Allen for the effort, so we’ve now got some solid material “in the can,” as we, umm, cinéastes like to put it. It’s good to be getting underway! If you would like to support the project, we would welcome your help. Please go to the donation area of the Interpreter website and be... Read more
For the past two or three days, I’ve been spending a few evening minutes on Andrew Loke, Investigating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ: A New Transdisciplinary Approach (Routledge, 2020). The Singaporean Dr. Loke, an Associate Professor at Hong Kong Baptist University, practiced medicine for a while before going back to school in the United States and then on to to earn a doctorate in philosophy and theology at King’s College London. Thus far — I’m just finishing the... Read more
“Blessed are the merciful,” reads the King James Version of Matthew 5:7, “for they shall obtain mercy.” (Matthew 5:7) A few verses later, in the next chapter of the gospel of Matthew, a famous line in “the Lord’s Prayer” reads as follows: “And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors” (Matthew 6:12). An equivalent passage in the gospel of Luke has it this way: “And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that... Read more
By now, you may have heard about this story: “Church settles case with SEC over financial reporting: Ensign Peak Advisors, Church of Jesus Christ agree to pay penalty to settle investigation.” Although the episode has garnered national and international publicity, my sense is that most members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints aren’t paying much attention to it. Which, from my perspective, is perfectly fine. Still, some committed Latter-day Saint commentators do seem, in fact,... Read more
“Elias: Prophet of the Restoration,” written by Jan Francisco Abstract: The Prophet Elias is a puzzle, with a handful of pieces scattered through the standard works and the teachings of Joseph Smith. Rather than proving a point conclusively, this paper will put the pieces together to show a new picture of this important figure. The interpretation in this article weaves together the scriptures regarding Elias into a cohesive narrative, with the prophet Noah at the center. The pieces of... Read more
We had lunch today at the home of friends who live here. The husband is a Ph.D. computer scientist now retired from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in northern California, and they have traveled with us on at least a couple of occasions. They generously gave me a pair of books, one of which is a biography of a couple of his ancestors: Wayne Borrowman, John and Agnes Borrowman: A Story of the West (Las Vegas: no publisher, no... Read more
First, though: A link to this talk, which was presented on Saturday, 25 October 2014, at the Interpreter Foundation’s 2014 Temple on Mount Zion Conference, went up today on the Foundation’s website: Conference Talks: “Enthroning the Daughter of Zion: The Coronation Motif of Isaiah 60-62,” given by Carli Anderson In connection with the Interpreter Foundation’s pending “Six Days in August” film project, I’ve recently finished re-reading Thomas G. Alexander, Brigham Young and the Expansion of the... Read more
First, though, I need to mention that the website of the Interpreter Foundation still seems to have a bit of life left in it. Here are the links that went up today: Interpreter Radio Show — February 5, 2023 In this episode of the Interpreter Radio Show, the discussants were Neal Rappleye, Jasmin Rappleye, Stephen Smoot, and Hales Swift. Their conversation, which concentrated on purported anachronisms in the Book of Abraham, is now archived and has been... Read more
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