Temples of the Ancient World

Ritual and Symbolism

Forthcoming

Three essays by Hugh Nibley, plus papers presented at the 1993 FARMS symposium, other important papers on the temple, a keynote address by Elder Marion D. Hanks (former president of the Salt Lake Temple), striking illustrations by Michael Lyon (who illustrated Nibley’s Temple and Cosmos)—these features and more make Temples of the Ancient World: Ritual and Symbolism one of the most significant volumes ever published on the temple. Twenty-four essays in this 1994 publication focus on the temple in the Hebrew Bible and ancient Near East, the New Testament, Jewish writings, and the Book of Mormon and ancient America.

About the Author

Donald W. Parry

Donald W. Parry (Ph.D., University of Utah) is Professor of Hebrew Bible at Brigham Young University. As a member of the international team of translators of the Dead Sea Scrolls, he is assigned to translate the books of Samuel. He is a member of several professional societies, including the Princeton Dead Sea Scrolls Society, the Society for Biblical Literature, the International organization for the Study of the Old Testament, and the national association for Professors of Hebrew.

Key to Abbreviations
Introduction
Christ Manifested to His People
A House of Glory
"Who Shall Ascend Into the Hill of the Lord?" Sesquicentennial Reflections of a Sacred Day: 4 May 1842
The Temple and the Atonement
What Is a Temple? A Preliminary Typology
Liturgy and Cosmogony: The Ritual Use of Creation Accounts in the Ancient Near East
Garden of Eden: Prototype Sanctuary
Temple-Building Motifs: Mesopotamia, Ancient Israel, Ugarit, and Kirtland
The Legitimizing Role of the Temple in the Origin of the State
King, Coronation, and Temple: Enthronement Ceremonies in History
Temple, Covenant, and Law in the Ancient Near East and in the Old Testament
The Temple in the Book of Mormon: The Temples at the Cities of Nephi, Zarahemla, and Bountiful
The Brother of Jared at the Veil
Ancient Temples: What Do They Signify?
Demarcation Between Sacred Space and Profane Space: the Temple of Herod Model
Temple Motifs in Jewish Mysticism
Hebrews: To Ascend the Holy Mount
Temple Imagery in the Epistles of Peter
The Temple in Heaven: Its Description and Significance
On the Sacred and the Symbolic
What Is Reality?
Sacred Time and the Temple
Priestly Clothing in Bible Times
The Garment of Adam in Jewish, Muslim, and Christian Tradition
Illustration Sources
Contributors

Publication Information

Publication Year: 1994
Language: English,
ISBN 10: 087579811X
ISBN 13: 9780875798110
Page Count: 829
Illustration(s): 53
Imprint: Deseret Book