{"id":86248,"date":"2020-06-30T11:31:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T17:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/?p=86248"},"modified":"2020-06-30T11:31:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T17:31:00","slug":"ascending-into-the-hill-of-the-lord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2020\/06\/ascending-into-the-hill-of-the-lord.html","title":{"rendered":"“Ascending into the Hill of the Lord”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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A artist\u2019s conception of Solomon\u2019s temple
(John Reve, via Wikimedia Commons [public domain])<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another article has appeared on the website of the Interpreter Foundation. \u00a0It was authored by David J. Larsen<\/a>, and I expect that many will find it of interest:<\/p>\n

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\u201cAscending into the Hill of the Lord:\u00a0What the Psalms Can Tell Us About the Rituals of the First Temple\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Abstract:<\/strong> In this article, the author attempts to shed light on practices alluded to in the Psalms that may have formed part of the ritual system and theology of Solomon\u2019s original temple. He describes various aspects of the ritual system of pre-exilic Israel, including pilgrimage, questioning at the gates, epiphany, and royal rites. In the culmination of these rites, the king, who likely led the procession up to the temple, was enthroned on or beside the Lord\u2019s own throne and transformed or \u201creborn\u201d as a Son of God, appearing before the people in glorious fashion as the representative of Yahweh.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

[Editor\u2019s Note: <\/strong>Part of our book chapter reprint series, this article is reprinted here as a service to the LDS community. Original pagination and page numbers have necessarily changed, otherwise the reprint has the same content as the original.<\/span><\/p>\n

See David J. Larsen, \u201cAscending into the Hill of the Lord: What the Psalms Can Tell Us About the Rituals of the First Temple,\u201d in\u00a0Ancient Temple Worship: Proceedings of The Expound Symposium 14 May 2011,<\/em> ed. Matthew B. Brown, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, Stephen D. Ricks, and John S. Thompson (Orem, UT: The Interpreter Foundation; Salt Lake City: Eborn Books, 2014), 171\u201388. Further information at https:\/\/interpreterfoundation.org\/books\/ancient-temple-worship\/<\/a>.]<\/span><\/p>\n

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And here\u2019s another generous contribution from Hales Swift:<\/p>\n

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\u201cAll We Can\/Could Do Is Repentance (Alma 24)\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

A Video Supplement for\u00a0Come, Follow Me<\/em> Book of Mormon Lesson 26:\u00a0They \u201cNever Did Fall Away\u201d (Alma 23-29)<\/p>\n

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During our driving yesterday, we passed through Cokeville, Wyoming \u2014 where, of course, I made a point of driving to the site of the famous \u201cCokeville miracle\u201d<\/a> of 1986. \u00a0It\u2019s a genuinely remarkable story.<\/p>\n

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Finally, while I\u2019m at it (though on an unavoidably darker note), permit me to mention the latest short essays that have appeared on the unfortunately necessary Neville-Neville Land<\/em> blog:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThose who live in glass houses, pt. 7\u2033<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cNephites \u2260 Mayans\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cJonathan Neville and \u201cthe high road to apostacy\u201d\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cPresident George Q. Cannon, SITH intellectual\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Church is Big Brother, or something\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cPresident Wilford Woodruff, SITH intellectual\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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I\u2019ll admit that I regard Mr. Neville\u2019s behavior with genuine concern.<\/p>\n

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Posted from Garden City, Utah<\/p>\n

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