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Ascending the Mountain of the Lord

Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament

David Rolph Seely, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey, Editors
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Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • The Old Testament and Easter
    Kent P. Jackson
  • “That I May Dwell among Them”: Liminality and Ritual in the Tabernacle
    Daniel L. Belnap
  • The Garden of Eden, the Ancient Temple, and Receiving a New Name
    Alex Douglas
  • The Tree of Knowledge as the Veil of the Sanctuary
    Jeffrey M. Bradshaw
  • “Come Near unto Me”: Guarded Space and Its Mediators in the Jerusalem Temple
    Avram R. Shannon
  • Clothed in Holy Garments: The Apparel of the Temple Officiants of Ancient Israel
    Alonzo L. Gaskill
  • Gestures of Praise: Lifting and Spreading the Hands in Biblical Prayer
    David M. Calabro
  • Worship: Bowing Down and Serving the Lord
    Jennifer C. Lane
  • “I Will Bless the Lord at All Times”: Blessing God in the Old Testament
    Dana M. Pike
  • The Context of Old Testament Temple Worship: Early Ancient Egyptian Rites
    John S. Thompson
  • Swine’s Blood and Broken Serpents: The Rejection and Rehabilitation of Worship in the Old Testament
    Jared M. Halverson
  • Approaching Holiness: Sacred Space in Ezekiel Paper
    Jacob Rennaker
  • Theophany on Sinai
    Amy Blake Hardison
  • Darkness, Light, and the Lord: Elements of Israelite Theophanies
    Kerry Muhlestein
  • “The Lord . . . Bringeth Low, and Lifteth Up”: Hannah, Eli, and the Temple
    Julie M. Smith
  • Seeing God in His Temple: A Significant Theme in Israel’s Psalms
    Andrew C. Skinner
  • Old Testament Psalms in the Book of Mormon
    John Hilton III
  • Parallels between Psalms 25–31 and the Psalm of Nephi
    Kenneth L. Alford and D. Bryce Baker
  • The Psalms Sung: The Power of Music in Sacred Worship
    J. Arden Hopkin and Shon D. Hopkin
  • “Give Me Right Word, O Lord”: The JST Changes in the Psalms
    David A. LeFevre
  • The Great Jerusalem Temple Prophecy: Latter-day Context and Likening unto Us
    Jeffrey R. Chadwick
  • What Old Testament Temples Can Teach Us about Our Own Temple Activity
    Richard O. Cowan

About the Book

The 42nd Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium

The Psalmist asks, “Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord?” This year’s Sperry Symposium discusses ascending into the Lord’s mountain within the context of theophany, ancient temple worship, sacred space, sacrifice, offerings, and hymns and songs in the text of the Old Testament and the Book of Mormon. The scriptures contain a rich treasury of information of how ancient Israelites and the people in the Book of Mormon worshipped God and expressed themselves through ritual and devotions as found in the Psalms. These explorations of ancient temple worship help us to better understand and appreciate latter-day temple and worship traditions.

ISBN 978-1-60907-581-1

Published in 2013

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