The Virgin of Guadaloupe is the patron saint of Catholic Mexico, with regional shrines throughout Mexico. This one is in San Cristobal del las Casas. Read more
We need to understand that in ancient societies, it was not only considered completely legitimate for students to record the teachings of their master in their master’s name after his death, it was often considered their duty to do so. Thus, the author—or perhaps better the “originator”—of a particular teaching, is the master who first orally taught the tradition. The people who later recorded the tradition in writing—either during the lifetime of the originator, or even many decades or even... Read more
We need to understand that in ancient societies, it was not only considered completely legitimate for students to record the teachings of their master in their master’s name after his death, it was often considered their duty to do so. Thus, the author—or perhaps better the “originator”—of a particular teaching, is the master who first orally taught the tradition. The people who later recorded the tradition in writing—either during the lifetime of the originator, or even many decades or even... Read more
The Hamblin-Peterson column for this week. Read more
My photography of the Church of Santa Lucia, decorated for Christmas, 2013. San Christobal del las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. Read more
Priests and priesthood are import in the Bible, especially in the Old Testament. In its most practical sense, biblical priests were functionaries at the temple. Although all Israelites, male and female, could worship at the temple, but only priests could serve at the temple—performing blood sacrifice, presenting offerings to the Lord, making wine libations, presenting and eating the shewbread, caring for the lights of the menorah, and burning incense. All Israelite priests (kohen) were descendants of Aaron, the brother of... Read more
Most biblical books are anonymous—no authorship is asserted by the text itself. The major exceptions are the prophetic books, all of which explicitly name the prophet as their author (Isaiah 1:1; Jeremiah 1:1; Ezekiel 1:3; Hosea 1:1; Joel 1:1; Amos 1:1; Habakkuk 1:1; Zephaniah 1:1; Haggai 1:1; Zechariah 1:1; Malachi 1:1; Note that many scholars claim these passages are “colophons” added by later editors or copyists as a type of title or introduction to the book.) Nonetheless, even in these... Read more
I’ve just heard a secret report that, following on their triumph in getting Brendan Eich to resign as CEO of Mozilla, the next item on the LGBT agenda is to impeach Obama for his open opposition to Gay Marriage several years ago. Remember, you heard it here first! Read more
Bradshaw and Larsen will be signing their book at Eborn Books (254 S. Main Street) in Salt Lake City from 4 – 5pm tomorrow (April 5). Their new book is Bradshaw, Jeff and David Larsen, In God’s Image and Likeness 2: Enoch, Noah, and the Tower of Babel, (Interpreter Foundation and Eborn Books, 2014) Read more
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