{"id":102971,"date":"2023-12-06T13:24:43","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T20:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/?p=102971"},"modified":"2023-12-06T13:24:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T20:24:43","slug":"nibo-labi-bii-betelehemu-ilu-ara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2023\/12\/nibo-labi-bii-betelehemu-ilu-ara.html","title":{"rendered":"Nibo labi bii? Betelehemu ilu ara"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
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Jason Gallentine took this photograph of Mount Timpanogos a while back on his way home from work. With his kind permission, I share it here. It has no particular connection whatever to the material below, but it\u2019s really strikingly grand. Sometimes, even now, I\u2019m astonished at the beauty of Utah Valley, in which he and I both live.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
What am I grateful for today? \u00a0I\u2019m grateful that I have grandchildren, and that my wife and I have the wherewithal to visit them where they live (e.g., in Virginia and in Mexico), and that three generations of our family will be together in our house throughout December and the Christmas season. \u00a0And that a member of our family\u2019s fourth generation, still living on his own and in his own home, is slated to celebrate his ninety-seventh birthday later this month. \u00a0And we intend to be there with our three generations.<\/p>\n
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Young Latter-day Saint women. (LDS.org) Sometimes, in such contexts, a reference to \u201cStepford Wives\u201d is a permissible substitute for an allusion to \u201cThe Handmaid\u2019s Tale.\u201d But written authorization may be required.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Recently posted on the website of the Interpreter Foundation:<\/p>\n
Conference Talks: Women and the Priesthood in the Contemporary Church<\/i><\/a>, presented by Barbara Morgan Gardner<\/a> on Saturday, 7 November 2020, at the Interpreter Foundation\u2019s 2020 Temple on Mount Zion Conference<\/p>\n
\u201cThis paper will examine similarities between the account of the sacrifice and epiphany of the first parents in Moses 5:1-15 and analogous accounts found in apocryphal literature of the late antique and medieval periods. Apocryphal texts I will consider include primarily the Greek Life of Adam and Eve (also known as the Apocalypse of Moses) and secondarily the Conflict of Adam and Eve with Satan, the Cave of Treasures, the medieval Jewish Sefer Raziel, and Islamic collections of Qisas al-Anbiya\u2019 (\u201cStories of the Prophets\u201d). The focus will be not only on the content of the narratives, but also on structural elements such as voice and narrative flow. Based on this examination, I will argue that some of these texts have a common type of origin, being both revelatory and oriented to a ritual context, while others belong to different types associated with different historical contexts. I will show how this typological approach could inform dialogue between scholars of Restoration scripture and those researching the origins of other traditions\u2019 sacred texts.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The New Testament in Context Lesson 50: \u201cThey Overcame \u2026 by the Blood of the Lamb\u201d (<\/em>Revelation 6\u201314)<\/a><\/p>\n
In the 19 November 2023 Come, Follow Me<\/em> segment of the Interpreter Radio Show, Bruce Webster and Robert Boylan joined for a discussion of New Testament lesson 51, \u201cThey Overcame . . . by the Blood of the Lamb\u201d covering Revelation 6\u201314.<\/p>\n
A recording is now available to you, having been edited to remove commercial breaks. \u00a0The other segments of the 19 November 2023 radio show are accessible to you for no charge at https:\/\/interpreterfoundation.org\/interpreter-radio-show-november-19-2023.<\/a>\u00a0 (See immediately below.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Interpreter Radio Show \u2014 November 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n
For the 19 November 2023 episode of the Interpreter Radio Show, Bruce Webster and Robert Boylan discussed Come, Follow Me<\/em> New Testament lesson 51 (see immediately above), Church membership controversies, the recent article by Allen Wyatt in Interpreter<\/em>, the growth of missionary work, and Book of Mormon study resources. \u00a0You can now listen to an archived recording of their conversation, which is made available to you for free and shorn of commercial breaks.<\/p>\n
The \u201cNew Testament in Context\u201d portion of this show, for the Come, Follow Me<\/em> New Testament lesson 51 was posted separately on Tuesday, 5 December 2023. \u00a0(See immediately above.)<\/p>\n
The Interpreter Radio Show can be heard live on Sunday evenings from 7 to 9 PM (MDT), on K-TALK, AM 1640, or you can listen live on the Internet at ktalkmedia.com<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Come, Follow Me<\/em> \u2014 New Testament Study and Teaching Helps: Lesson 51, December 11 \u2014 17: Revelation 6\u201314 \u2014 \u201cThey Overcame \u2026 by the Blood of the Lamb<\/em>s<\/a><\/p>\n
Once again, Jonn Claybaugh generously supplies a concise set of notes for students and teachers of the \u201cCome, Follow Me\u201d curriculum of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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The Aba Nigeria Temple (LDS.org)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Another of my very favorite Christmas songs is the Nigerian carol Betelehemu<\/em>, by by Via Olatunji and Wendell Whalum. \u00a0I first heard it performed by the BYU Men\u2019s Chorus, so I\u2019ve included here a link to their recording of it<\/a>. \u00a0But that recording doesn\u2019t provide video, so I\u2019m also giving you a link to a Tabernacle Choir performance<\/a> of the carol that I don\u2019t like quite as much, but that is still fun to watch. \u00a0And here are the lyrics, in the original Yoruba, with a pronunciation guide (in all caps) and a translation:<\/p>\n
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Betelehemu, Betelehemu<\/p>\n*
** BEH-TEH-LEH-HEH-MUH, BEH-TEH-LEH-HEH-MUH<\/p>\n
** Bethlehem, Bethlehem<\/p>\n
** Awa yi o ri Baba gbojule<\/p>\n
** AH-WAH EE-OH, REE BAH-BAH, BO JOO-LEH<\/p>\n
** We are glad that we have a Father to trust<\/p>\n
** Awa yi o ri Baba fehenti<\/p>\n
** AH-WAH EE-OH, REE BAH-BAH FEH-HIN-TEE<\/p>\n
** We are glad that we have a Father to rely on<\/p>\n
** Nibo labi Jesu?<\/p>\n
** NEE-BO LAH-BEE, JEH-SOO<\/p>\n
** Where was Jesus born?<\/p>\n
** Nibo labi bii?<\/p>\n
** NEE-BO LAH-BEE, BEE-EE<\/p>\n
** Where was he born?<\/p>\n
** Betelehemu ilu ara<\/p>\n
** BEH-TEH-LEH-HEH-MUH, EE-LOO AH-RAH<\/p>\n
** Bethehem, the city of wonder<\/p>\n
** Nibe labi Baba o daju<\/p>\n
** NEE-BAY LAH-BEE, BAH-BAH OH DAH-JOO<\/p>\n
** That is where the Father was born, for sure<\/p>\n
** Iyin, iyin, iyin nifuno<\/p>\n
** EEE-YIN, EEE-YIN, EEYIN NEE-FOO-NOH<\/p>\n
** Praise, praise, praise be to him<\/p>\n
** Adupe fun o, Adupe fun o<\/p>\n
** AH-DOO-P\u2019WEH FOO-NOH, AH-DOO-P\u2019WEH FOO-NOH<\/p>\n
** We thank thee, we thank thee<\/p>\n
** Adupe fun o jooni, Baba oloreo<\/p>\n
** AH-DOO-P\u2019WEH FOO-NOH, JO-OH-NEE, BAH-BAH O-LOH-RAY-OH<\/p>\n
** We thank thee for this day, Gracious Father<\/p>\n
** Iyin fun o Baba anu, Baba toda wasi<\/p>\n
** EEE-YIN FOO-NOH BAH-BAH AH-NOO, BAH-BAH TOH-DAH WAH-SEE<\/p>\n
** Praise be to thee, Merciful Father<\/p>\n
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One of the greatest Christian writers \u2014 one of the greatest authors, period \u2014 of the twentieth century<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
I found this in the Christopher Hitchens \u201cHow Religion Poisons Everything\u201d File<\/em>\u2122. \u00a0It is indeed, as one person noted, \u201ca class act\u201d: \u00a0\u201cWatch: Opponent drops to a knee and prays for Trevor Lawrence after injury:\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals defender Trey Hendrickson earned praise for his show of support for the quarterback\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n
And I recommend this relatively short recent article from Terry Givens, which I also<\/em> found in the Hitchens File<\/em>: \u00a0\u201cPerspective: A Christmas season reflection on the body of Christ and human equality:\u00a0Christianity quenched a thirst that had never found perfect resolution\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n
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