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February 2013

February 25, 2013

Israel’s Past Without the Bible

It may come as a surprise to some that there are texts from ancient Israel,...

October 2012

October 16, 2012

Faith, Scholarship, and Teaching at BYU Series

For the series announcement and the question to which I am replying, see here. I...

July 2012

July 23, 2012

Ten Tidbits About the Ten Commandments

1. Although commonly referred to as the "Ten Commandments," in the Hebrew Bible itself they are...

September 2011

September 09, 2011

On Biblical Scripture

The Problem What makes Biblical Scripture, Scripture for LDS Christians?* Historically one prominent model for...

July 2011

July 07, 2011

The Value of Mormon Liturgical Theology

Liturgy is prescribed or ritualized forms of public worship. For instance, the LDS Sacrament (=...

January 2011

January 29, 2011

Ten Tidbits About Prophets and Prophecy in the Old Testament

1. The biblical, or so-called "canonical," prophets--those whom we tend to consider the prophets--in many...

December 2010

December 20, 2010

Scriptural Authority, Normativity, and Hermeneutics: Women and the Priesthood

Introduction [1] The Bible often privileges men as normative for what it means to be...

July 2010

July 31, 2010

(Re)writing the Bible in Antiquity and Today

CANON The New Testament writers and early Church Fathers used the Septuagint (LXX) for proof...

March 2010

March 29, 2010

My God Is Bigger Than Your God–Literally. Part VI

Although YHWH clearly was perceived by biblical authors in anthropomorphic terms, YHWH’s body was still...

March 26, 2010

Polytheism and Ancient Israel’s Canaanite Heritage. Part V

Of course, much of this [i.e., that Israel worshiped El and Asherah alongside YHWH] is...

March 24, 2010

Asherah, God's Wife in Ancient Israel. Part IV

One of the most important deities that many, if not most, ancient Israelites worshiped was...

March 21, 2010

God, Gods, and Sons (and Daughters) of God in the Hebrew Bible. Part III

This historical reconstruction [that El was originally Israel's chief deity, and YHWH was originally his...

March 19, 2010

When Jehovah Was Not the God of the Old Testament. Part II

As the very name Israel might indicate on account of its theophoric element el (אל),...

February 2010

February 05, 2010

Discussion and Implications of the New Perspective(s) on Paul (NPP)

For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is God's power for salvation...

May 2009

May 04, 2009

Wait, that’s in the Bible?! Celestial Sex

Background/The Divine Council This post (yes, I know the title is rather provocative) was inspired...

May 03, 2009

Wait, that’s (not) in the Bible?! Creation Ex Nihilo, Israelite Cosmology, and Science

As I have discussed in a series of posts on creation in Genesis 1-3 (see:...

April 2009

April 29, 2009

Wait, that’s in the Bible?! Israelite Polytheism or Monotheism?

God ['elohim] has taken his place in the divine council ['adat 'el]; in the midst...

April 26, 2009

Wait, that’s (not) in the Bible?! Satan and Evil

In much of the modern Judeo-Christian tradition, including LDS Christianity, Satan is seen as the...

April 25, 2009

Wait, that’s (not) in the Bible?! God’s Omniscience

There is an interesting tradition found in many biblical texts that affirms that Yahweh, the...

April 15, 2009

El Shaddai

This important title, often found in connection with name 'El, is found in several biblical...

February 2009

February 02, 2009

“Listen, O Israel, Yahweh is our God, Yahweh is one.” Does the Bible Teach Radical Monotheism?

Deuteronomy 6.4-9, also known as the Shema because the first word of the passage in...

December 2008

December 17, 2008

The Divine Council

There has been serious discussion among Mormon scholars over the past several years regarding the...

December 05, 2008

Genesis 1-3 and The Documentary Hypothesis (again)

As scholars have noted for some time, and as I shall argue here, there are...

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