Hebrew metaphysical paradigm. The word metaphysics originated with Aristotle, circa 322 BC. It is a division of philosophy that deals with ontology—the science of being. The Greeks viewed a physical object as something different than the idea of or word for the physical object. The Hebrews viewed reality and truth differently than this Greek metaphysical construct, because the Hebrew paradigm […]
The Testimony of the Witnesses. There were three witnesses of the golden plates who received the ministration of the angel Moroni, Oliver Cowdery, Martin Harris and David Whitmer. In addition, there were eight that viewed the plates when Joseph Smith, with permission of Moroni, showed them the ancient record. There is not space in this posting to consider the eleven […]
This posting begins what I hope will be the first of many postings associated with the Come Follow Me lessons for 2020. A resource for those wanting more than the lesson manual provides, and a way for me to get criticisms of my thoughts about the Book of Mormon. The is posting relates to the first lesson to be given […]
This overview of 1 Nephi and 2 Nephi is because I have been asked to post things that will run with the course of study for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for this upcoming year. The subject is the Book of Mormon, and it begins with Nephi’s writings. Those who follow this blog who are not members of […]
This posting is adapted from a Sacrament Meeting talk. It explains the importance of Isaiah 11. Why the angel who appeared to tell Joseph Smith about the gold plates quoted this scripture to Joseph Smith. This is a very important scripture on the restoration of the gospel in our day. What is learned from Isaiah 11 is compared to […]
This is an excerpt from my Exegesis of Hebrews, a 500-page manuscript yet to be edited for publication. I publish this introduction to Hebrews in this blog because I have been asked to give a lesson on Hebrews in my ward’s Gospel Doctrine class on November 17, 2019. Of course, there is not time to cover Hebrews in less […]
This is the conclusion to the twelve-part essay on the Operations of the Spirit. This is an important topic, so that there will be more postings about the Spirit. This is, then, is just a conclusion to what will be the most comprehensive series of postings on the Spirit. PART 12: CONCLUSION Figures of speech and the tenor of metaphors […]
This is the eleventh of twelve parts to an essay entitled “Operations of the Spirit.” The entire essay is just over one hundred pages if printed out, so it is presented serially in this blog. These parts should be read sequentially, because each builds on the previous parts. Hopefully, readers will have comments, suggestions and criticisms. The twelve parts are […]
This is the tenth of twelve parts to an essay entitled “Operations of the Spirit.” The entire essay is just over one hundred pages if printed out, so it is presented serially in this blog. These parts should be read sequentially, because each builds on the previous parts. Hopefully, readers will have comments, suggestions and criticisms. The twelve parts are […]
This is the second subpart of the ninth of fifteen parts to an essay entitled “Operations of the Spirit”; this part covers Proverbs 1 through Proverbs 9 and necessarily addresses, albeit not comprehensively, the gender of the Holy Ghost. The entire essay is just over one hundred pages if printed out, so it is presented serially […]
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