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Botanical Comparisons in the Allegory of the Olive Tree
… interesting approaches to the topic is the allegory of the olive tree in Jacob 5. In this chapter, Jacob quotes Zenos, an Old …
The Allegory of the Olive Tree: An Instructional Model for Leaders
… I will liken thee, O house of Israel, like unto a tame olive tree, which a man took and nourished in his vineyard" (Jacob …
The Allegory of the Tame and Wild Olive Trees Horticulturally Considered
… in the Book of Mormon is the allegory of the tame and wild olive trees, a transcription or retelling of a parable by an … 10). In this allegory, Zenos likens Israel to a tame olive tree and the Gentiles to a wild olive tree, [2] using the …
"Ye Shall Have Joy with Me": The Olive Tree, the Lord, and His Servants
… a unique text commonly referred to as the allegory of the olive tree. President Joseph Fielding Smith once said that “the …
Oliver's Joseph
… Oliver Cowdery is one of the most intriguing and puzzling … but shared as widely as he could. Almost immediately after Oliver’s arrival in Harmony in 1828, Joseph gave him a chance … of Transfiguration and possibly Nephi’s vision of the tree of delicious fruit after Lehi’s dream. Joseph went …
Staying by the Tree of Life
… two rebellious sons refused to partake of the fruit of the tree of life, Lehi faithfully remained by the tree, holding … life to the even more extensively developed image of the olive tree.” [7] He prophesies about the scattering and …
The Dark Way to the Tree
… recognized without using the concept, Lehi’s dream of the Tree of Life (see 1 Ne. 8). The dream itself, not being an … second large interpretive image, Jacob’s story of the olive vineyard, the figural obverse or complement of Lehi’s …
Autumn, Olives, and the Atonement
… March. With the early rains also comes the season of the olive harvest. And it is this intense activity centering on … in the Holy Land in Jesus’ day than today [1] . The olive tree acted as both a religious and a national symbol for the …
The Olive Leaf and the Family of Heaven
… he termed the “Olieve leaf which we have plucked from the tree of Paradise, the Lords message of peace to us.” [1] Now Doctrine and Covenants 88, the Olive Leaf is a rich scripture with a complex history, both …
The Resurrection as Olive Branch: A Meditation
… I find most satisfying is that the Resurrection is an olive branch proffered to the body; it completes the … and Covenants 88 the “olive leaf . . . plucked from the Tree of Paradise, the Lord’s message of peace to us.” [11] …
