B ecause of his love for them, God is disposed to bless all his children to some extent (see Matt... more B ecause of his love for them, God is disposed to bless all his children to some extent (see Matthew 5:45). However, in addition to God' s graciously bestowed blessings on all people, many divine blessings are primarily relationship dependent; that is, existing in a particular relationship with God allows one to obtain certain blessings that are often greater than those bestowed upon someone outside such a relationship.1 The Bible indicates that by his power God blessed Adam and Eve (Gen 1:22, 28) and their faithful descendants, including Noah, Abraham, Sarah, and many others. For example, after Noah' s family left their ark, "God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.. .. I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you" (Genesis 9:1, 9).2 To Abraham, God promised: "I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great.. .. I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse" (NRSV, Genesis 12:2-3). These specific covenant relationships required human obligation and participation for the covenant makers to receive the fullest measure of God' s blessings.
Dana M. Pike The original working title of this paper was “The Qumran Community: Where Did It Com... more Dana M. Pike The original working title of this paper was “The Qumran Community: Where Did It Come From? Why Was It There? and Where Was It Going?” This proved not only to be somewhat cumbersome, but also misleading. Some readers would have thought that the paper focused on the origins of the Qumran community, and would have expected a discussion of theories on how these people had gathered from Jerusalem and other Judean locales, and why they had chosen a rather desolate spot on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea to live. The question Where was it going? could be answered easily: nowhere. Those at Qumran who did not escape the Roman army as it made its way along the western shore of the Dead Sea about AD 68 were captured or killed. However, that is not the focus here. Those three questions were intended to communicate that the intent of this paper is to consider evidence of the plan of salvation in the Dead Sea Scrolls.
RAGMENTS OF GOSPEL TRUTHS are often detected by Latter-day Saint scholars studying ancient texts,... more RAGMENTS OF GOSPEL TRUTHS are often detected by Latter-day Saint scholars studying ancient texts, especially texts from the ancient Near East. This essay focuses on one example of this phenomenon. Divine election-the academic designation for the choosing of people by deity for position and opportunity in mortal life-is a claim that is well attested in ancient Near Eastern texts, including the Hebrew Bible.¹ Latter-day Saints correlate certain aspects of this concept with premortal foreordination and are familiar with a few key biblical passages, such as Jeremiah 1:5, that feature divine election. However, many Latter-day Saints are less familiar with the variety of divine election claims found in the Bible, with the vocabulary of these claims, and with the many different types of election claims found in nonbiblical texts from the ancient Near East. This study will illustrate the nature and variety of biblical and other ancient Near Eastern claims of divine
W hen I ask my Old Testament students at BYU what they know about the biblical book Song of Solom... more W hen I ask my Old Testament students at BYU what they know about the biblical book Song of Solomon, they respond almost in unison, "It's not inspired!" "How do you know that?" I ask them. "Joseph Smith said so, " they reply. My students accept the Prophet's assessment, as indicated in the Joseph Smith Translation. And so do I. 1 But when I ask my classes what else they know about the Song of Solomon, I get little or no response. "Since it is not inspired scripture, why is it in the Bible?" Silence. "Since it is not inspired scripture, what is it?" More silence. "Since it is not inspired scripture, why does a passage from the Song of Solomon appear three times in the Doctrine and Covenants?" Further and somewhat confused silence. These are questions I think all Latter-day Saint students of the scriptures ought to be able to answer. My Old Testament students are required to learn the answers. 2 Although the Song of Solomon (hereafter, the Song) is generally ignored in the standard Latter-day Saint Church curriculum, 3 it is part of the traditional biblical canon that Latter-day Saints share with Jews and other Christians. It has been the object of much study by many Bible believers Reading the Song of Solomon as a Latter-day Saint dana m. pike
... Emanuel Tov provides a thorough and painstaking analysis of scribal mark-ings in the Dead Sea... more ... Emanuel Tov provides a thorough and painstaking analysis of scribal mark-ings in the Dead Sea texts. ... 6 Frank Moore Cross fwao-K^3i ^n3y[- n^ tow ^3i n^3] 8 m3rr nnto3i tnprr toh Kn^K tonp n^] 9 II trpv3 n3np'' ^y "oi inKrr ^K n m3 1 bv p3'w [y]K? mnn prn3^np l3Krrm n 2 nlrhn ...
B ecause of his love for them, God is disposed to bless all his children to some extent (see Matt... more B ecause of his love for them, God is disposed to bless all his children to some extent (see Matthew 5:45). However, in addition to God' s graciously bestowed blessings on all people, many divine blessings are primarily relationship dependent; that is, existing in a particular relationship with God allows one to obtain certain blessings that are often greater than those bestowed upon someone outside such a relationship.1 The Bible indicates that by his power God blessed Adam and Eve (Gen 1:22, 28) and their faithful descendants, including Noah, Abraham, Sarah, and many others. For example, after Noah' s family left their ark, "God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.. .. I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you" (Genesis 9:1, 9).2 To Abraham, God promised: "I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great.. .. I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse" (NRSV, Genesis 12:2-3). These specific covenant relationships required human obligation and participation for the covenant makers to receive the fullest measure of God' s blessings.
Dana M. Pike The original working title of this paper was “The Qumran Community: Where Did It Com... more Dana M. Pike The original working title of this paper was “The Qumran Community: Where Did It Come From? Why Was It There? and Where Was It Going?” This proved not only to be somewhat cumbersome, but also misleading. Some readers would have thought that the paper focused on the origins of the Qumran community, and would have expected a discussion of theories on how these people had gathered from Jerusalem and other Judean locales, and why they had chosen a rather desolate spot on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea to live. The question Where was it going? could be answered easily: nowhere. Those at Qumran who did not escape the Roman army as it made its way along the western shore of the Dead Sea about AD 68 were captured or killed. However, that is not the focus here. Those three questions were intended to communicate that the intent of this paper is to consider evidence of the plan of salvation in the Dead Sea Scrolls.
RAGMENTS OF GOSPEL TRUTHS are often detected by Latter-day Saint scholars studying ancient texts,... more RAGMENTS OF GOSPEL TRUTHS are often detected by Latter-day Saint scholars studying ancient texts, especially texts from the ancient Near East. This essay focuses on one example of this phenomenon. Divine election-the academic designation for the choosing of people by deity for position and opportunity in mortal life-is a claim that is well attested in ancient Near Eastern texts, including the Hebrew Bible.¹ Latter-day Saints correlate certain aspects of this concept with premortal foreordination and are familiar with a few key biblical passages, such as Jeremiah 1:5, that feature divine election. However, many Latter-day Saints are less familiar with the variety of divine election claims found in the Bible, with the vocabulary of these claims, and with the many different types of election claims found in nonbiblical texts from the ancient Near East. This study will illustrate the nature and variety of biblical and other ancient Near Eastern claims of divine
W hen I ask my Old Testament students at BYU what they know about the biblical book Song of Solom... more W hen I ask my Old Testament students at BYU what they know about the biblical book Song of Solomon, they respond almost in unison, "It's not inspired!" "How do you know that?" I ask them. "Joseph Smith said so, " they reply. My students accept the Prophet's assessment, as indicated in the Joseph Smith Translation. And so do I. 1 But when I ask my classes what else they know about the Song of Solomon, I get little or no response. "Since it is not inspired scripture, why is it in the Bible?" Silence. "Since it is not inspired scripture, what is it?" More silence. "Since it is not inspired scripture, why does a passage from the Song of Solomon appear three times in the Doctrine and Covenants?" Further and somewhat confused silence. These are questions I think all Latter-day Saint students of the scriptures ought to be able to answer. My Old Testament students are required to learn the answers. 2 Although the Song of Solomon (hereafter, the Song) is generally ignored in the standard Latter-day Saint Church curriculum, 3 it is part of the traditional biblical canon that Latter-day Saints share with Jews and other Christians. It has been the object of much study by many Bible believers Reading the Song of Solomon as a Latter-day Saint dana m. pike
... Emanuel Tov provides a thorough and painstaking analysis of scribal mark-ings in the Dead Sea... more ... Emanuel Tov provides a thorough and painstaking analysis of scribal mark-ings in the Dead Sea texts. ... 6 Frank Moore Cross fwao-K^3i ^n3y[- n^ tow ^3i n^3] 8 m3rr nnto3i tnprr toh Kn^K tonp n^] 9 II trpv3 n3np'' ^y "oi inKrr ^K n m3 1 bv p3'w [y]K? mnn prn3^np l3Krrm n 2 nlrhn ...
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