January 19, 1986 by •
Adam,
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Patriarchs,
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theories,
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Victorians
9 pp. typed paper, 1965; Seventh East Press (January 18, 1982): 4-7, 12; and CWHN 1: 21-36. This is the manuscript of an essay submitted to the Instructor, and rejected, and circulated with two letters, both dated September 16, 1965, one addressed to “Dear Brother,” 1 p., and the other addressed to “Mr. W,” 5 …
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January 2, 1980 by •
A. H. Gardiner,
A. H. Sayce,
Abraham,
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Ramesseum Dramatic Text,
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Urim and Thummim,
writings
a series of articles in The Improvement Era, 1968-1970. The following three chapters, “Setting the Stage– The World of Abraham,” “The Sacrifice of Isaac,” and “The Sacrifice of Sarah,” have been reprinted in CWHN 14:163-218, 319-381
June 27, 1979 by •
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writing
(Provo: Mimeographed by the BYU Graduate School, 1966), 11 pp. An address on the rudiments of scholarship given on May 12, 1965 to the BYU History Department Honors Banquet. Presented in the form of a series of answers to hypothetical questions. — Midgley Q. Why is such overwhelming stress laid on publication at the so-called …
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July 2, 1975 by •
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Holy Sepulcher,
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Kaaba,
Mormon(s),
Moslem(s),
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Nimrod,
North Star,
of the earth,
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Osiris,
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Patrologiae,
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Plan of Salvation,
Primitive Church,
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rites,
Salt Lake Temple,
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scholar(s),
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synagogue,
Talmud,
Temple,
temple(s),
temple(s) rites,
the Church,
the Initiation,
three levels,
tradition(s),
universe,
usurper,
Year drama,
Ziggurat
Millennial Star 120:8 (August 1958):228-237, 247-249. Reprinted as What Is a Temple? The Idea of the Temple in History (1963 and 1968); and under the title “What is a Temple?” in The Temple in Antiquity: Ancient Records and Modern Perspectives, ed. by Truman G. Madsen (Provo: Religious Studies Center, 1984), 19-37; and in CWHN 4: …
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