Not long ago, I read a paper which defended the position that Melchizedek of the Old Testament was the ante-mortal Messiah. The paper made a great analysis, which included philology, legend, and canonical scripture. Today, it seems reasonable to assemble my thoughts on why LDS teaching does not leave much room for this possibility. The […]
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Genesis 35 and 37 are out of order
The writer no longer holds the following position (having been disabused of it by Luther). The post remains in place due to pack-rat compulsions. Last week’s discussion of Joseph’s second dream only bears merit if Genesis chapters 35 and 37 don’t fall in chronological order. Their anachronlogy has long been my unexamined supposition, but since it has […]
Something doesn’t add up in Joseph’s visions
The writer no longer holds the following position (having been disabused of it by Luther). The post remains in place due to pack-rat compulsions. What’s wrong with this prophecy?: “The sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.” You might recognize this as one of the two visions that Joseph had […]
Noah Had (at least) 5 Sons
You remember Noah’s three sons: Japheth, Shem, & Ham. Scriptural record suggests that there were at least two other, older brothers, who, if they existed, perished in or before the great flood. A matter of numbers The record in the book of Moses has Noah’s granddaughters marrying prior to the great flood, but the timeline […]