Mysteries of Enoch 4

Last updated on: August 30, 2013 at 3:32 pm By William Hamblin

Audio and video of notes of my last lecture on Enoch at Education Week: http://vimeo.com/73340179 Read more

Mysteries of Enoch 3

Last updated on: August 28, 2013 at 3:56 pm By William Hamblin

Some friends asked me to post the videos of my “Mysteries of Enoch” lectures before I stop blogging. Here is #3. https://vimeo.com/73333525 This lecture covers: 1- Enoch and the Early Christians; 2- Second Enoch; 3- Third Enoch; 4- Metatron/Enoch Read more

Stop Blogging!

Last updated on: August 28, 2013 at 10:29 am By William Hamblin

I’ve decided to stop blogging on this web site. I’ll leave it up for a few weeks, and then I’m going to delete it. There will be no further blogs, nor comments posted. Read more

Book of Abraham Studies

Last updated on: August 26, 2013 at 4:48 pm By William Hamblin

Since I’ve been discussing the Book of Abraham, it should be noted that the classic Maxwell Institute (pre-June 2012) strongly endorsed the historicity and authenticity of the Book of Abraham, as reflected in its support for the Institute’s “Book of Abraham Project.” The current status of that project is unclear. Here’s a nice chronological bibliography of books and articles on the Book of Abraham: http://thebookofabraham.blogspot.com/p/bibliography.html FAIR has a good summary of the major issues here: http://en.fairmormon.org/Book_of_Abraham Read more

Catalyst Theory of the Book of Abraham

Last updated on: August 26, 2013 at 3:12 pm By William Hamblin

I think it is worth noting an important distinction in the “Catalyst Theory.” Simply put, the Catalyst Theory posits that 1- the BOA as we have it in the PGP was not found anywhere on any of the JS papyri, surviving or lost. 2- JS received the papyri, became interested in Abraham, etc., and 3- thereupon received a unique revelation from God of the translation of an ancient authentic Abraham document = our Book of Abraham. Note that David Bokovoy... Read more

The Official Position is That There is No Official Position

Last updated on: August 26, 2013 at 12:47 pm By William Hamblin

Blair Hodges has replied to my previous set of questions concerning his statement that “the Maxwell Institute as such has no official position on the Book of Abraham.” I’ve reposted it here, since it is buried in an bunch of other comments and replies. Cynthia L. is correct when she says (below): “it looks like Blair Hodges was simply noting that just because MI publishes an author’s article, doesn’t mean that author speaks for MI or represents its official position. I understand... Read more

The Mysteries of Enoch 2: 1 Enoch and the New Testament Era

Last updated on: August 25, 2013 at 6:13 pm By William Hamblin

Examination of Enoch lore in: 1- First Enoch; 2- the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha; 3- Enoch in the New Testament Audio recording and KeyNote slides from my presentation at Education Week. https://vimeo.com/73100434 Read more

No official position?

Last updated on: August 25, 2013 at 5:23 pm By William Hamblin

Here is an interesting statement from Blair Hodges that new Maxwell Institute “has no official position on the Book of Abraham” (posted on David Bokovoy’s Facebook page.) Blair Hodges Just to be clear: the Maxwell Institute as such has no official position on the Book of Abraham, and the articles from Gee and Muhlestein represent their own perspectives. The Institute welcomes a variety of perspectives on these things. This sort of vague statement naturally raises more questions that it answers: No... Read more

Mysteries of Enoch 1: Biblical Origins

Last updated on: August 24, 2013 at 8:29 pm By William Hamblin

A discussions of: 1- Joseph Smith’s “Book of Enoch” (Moses 6-7); 2- Enoch in the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible); 3- Enoch in Intertestamental (Second Temple) literature Audio and KeyNote slides for my presentation https://vimeo.com/73057471 Read more

Mysteries of Enoch 4: Modern times

Last updated on: August 23, 2013 at 12:43 pm By William Hamblin

Attached are the KeyNote slides for my Education Week presentations “Mysteries of Enoch 4: Modern Times” Fr, 23 Aug. 1:50-2:45pm Pardoe Theater, Harris Fine Arts Center (HFAC), BYU Enoch 4- Modern Read more