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The Garden of Eden, the Ancient Temple, and Receiving a New Name
… The concept of ritual renaming holds special significance within … how the temple was patterned after the Creation and the Garden of Eden; using this connection—and through a close examination …
The Tree of Knowledge as the Veil of the Sanctuary
… One thing that has always perplexed readers of Genesis is the location of the two special trees within the Garden of Eden. Although scripture initially applies the phrase “in the …
Moses 3: Identity, Commandments, and Purpose
… 2 ended with Adam and Eve being identified as the children of God created in his image and likeness. That familial … the language of God’s setting Adam and Eve within a sacred garden and breathing life into them. Tellingly, this language … relation to the marriage of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. The Prophet recorded in his journal: 24 November 1835 …
The Book of Moses and Temple Worship
… we have attempted to show throughout this volume, the Book of Moses influenced the early Church members in many profound … Moses/ Genesis and their presentation of creation and the Garden of Eden. Revelation guided the Prophet Joseph Smith all the way …
Approaching Holiness: Sacred Space in Ezekiel's Temple Vision
… in their temple worship and to overlook the beauties of this tradition. Thankfully, Latter-day Saint scholars have … who champion a horizontal approach point to the story of Eden and other Old Testament texts relating to priests (e.g., … the most appropriate way to approach God. Imagery of the Garden of Eden is also prevalent in the architecture of the …
Moses 5: The Family of Adam and Eve and the Law of Sacrifice
… opposition to the Church, and in the immediate aftermath of incarcerations and trials on trumped-up charges against … attempts to deceive in the premortal existence and in the Garden of Eden (see Doctrine and Covenants 28–29), themes that ran deep …
Moses 4: The Fall—Doctrinal Perspectives and Insights
… Every spirit of man was innocent in the beginning; and God having redeemed … for the fall of humankind, Moses witnessed the events in Eden from an entirely different perspective. In Moses 4 we … perspective for the Fall, framing anew the events in the Garden of Eden and their long-ranging outcomes as eternal …
Approaching Holiness
… in their temple worship and to overlook the beauties of this tradition. Thankfully, Latter-day Saint scholars have … who champion a horizontal approach point to the story of Eden and other Old Testament texts relating to priests (e.g., … appropriate way to approach God. Imagery evocative of the Garden of Eden is prevalent in the architecture of the …
"I Beheld a Tree"
… the prophet, poet, and patriarch introduces his vision of the tree and its miraculous fruit, “desirable above all … of his tree and fruit with the tree of life in the Garden of Eden”; [3] however, finding evidence in 1 Nephi 8 that Lehi …
Moses 4: Partaking of the Fruit—Knowledge, Accountability, and Redemption
… and circumstances leading up to Adam and Eve’s partaking of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. This … and the Book of Moses accentuates this theme in the Garden and explains the wisdom and knowledge that Adam and … the sacred, practical function of the Garden of Eden. The garden provided an environment that would help …
