Enigmatic Mirror
The new Hamblin/Peterson column on Henry VIII’s confiscation of the monasteries. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580099/Henry-VIIIs-war-against-the-monasteries-of-England.html Read more
The new Hamblin/Peterson column on Henry VIII’s confiscation of the monasteries. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580099/Henry-VIIIs-war-against-the-monasteries-of-England.html Read more
Columbia University sued for misappropriations of donations, as observed by John Gee. http://fornspollfira.blogspot.com/2013/05/another-academic-scandal.html It is puzzling why university administrators think they can get away with such things. I suspect it is because they often do. Read more
From Mike Parker’s D&C class https://sites.google.com/site/hwsarc/ Read more
Joe Spencer: On “Bracketing” perhaps in part a response to my views: https://mormonscriptureexplorations.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/bracketing-truth-claims/ Read more
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628987/Jihadist-aim-To-expel-US-from-Mideast.html Read more
His new book won’t be out until November, but is should be his magnum opus on the topic: N. T. Wright, Paul and the Faithfulness of God, 2 vols. Fortress, 2013. ISBN-13: 978-0800626839 I suspect they will have copies available at SBL, and I hope to get one there. N. T. Wright’s reading of Paul is very compatible with LDS understandings, but often gives Evangelicals fits. Read more
There is an interesting discussion of Deuteronomy, Josiah, the temple, and the theories of Margaret Barker on Interpreter. 1- Ben McGuire, “Introduction” http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/josiahs-reform-an-introduction/ 2- W. Hamblin, “Vindicating Josiah” http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/vindicating-josiah/ 3- K. Christensen, “Prophets and Kings in Lehi’s Jerusalem and Margaret Barker’s Temple Theology” http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/prophets-and-kings-in-lehis-jerusalem-and-margaret-barkers-temple-theology/ There are a number of comments on the articles as well. D. Richards, has added his views as well: Defending Deuteronomy Read more
There is a lot of talk among Mormon scholars about bracketing truth claims regarding the historicity of the Book of Mormon. This immediately leads to the question: why would one want to bracket truth claims? The answer is generally that we can understand a particular part of Mormonism better by bracketing truth claims about other parts of Mormonism. We can also engage in more fruitful dialogue with non-Mormons if we bracket certain Mormon truth claims in our discussions with them.... Read more
The question of the significance of the study of scripture as literature has been discussed a bit on the blogernacle lately, and I’d like to offer a couple more thoughts on the subject. The term literature derives from the Latin littera, meaning technically, a “letter of the alphabet,” but more generally “things composed of letters,” or simply written texts. (We sometimes still use the term “letters” in the academy to refer to literature, drama, poetry, etc.) At that level of... Read more
Hamblin-Peterson column on reading other peoples’ scriptures http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578593/Reading-other-peoples-scriptures-requires-sympathy-not-just-facts.html Read more
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