November 23, 1979 by •
angel(s) adversarial,
apocalyptic writings,
Apocryphon of John,
Bible,
Book of Enoch,
corruption,
cruelty,
Daughters of Men,
depravity,
earth corruption of,
earthquakes,
Enoch,
Enoch Son of Jared,
evil,
fallen angels,
God,
God charity of,
God wisdom of,
heavenly order exploitation of,
Holy One,
Joseph Smith Jr. and Enoch,
mercy,
Noah,
oaths,
ordinances changed,
Pearl of Great Price,
priestcraft(s),
priesthood false,
Satan and Enoch,
Semiazas,
Seth,
shame,
Sons of Heaven,
Syriac Apocalypse of Paul,
the Flood,
The LORD,
theodicy,
violence,
Watchers,
Zohar
in Pearl of Great Price Symposium, held at Brigham Young University on November 22, 1975: 76-85, 93-96. Reprinted in CWHN 2:1-18
April 25, 1974 by •
1 Jeu,
2 Jeu,
Adam,
Adam as Michael,
ancient prayer circle,
ancient religious writings,
animals,
Apocalypse of Abraham,
Askew Manuscript,
Berlin Papyrus,
Book of Enoch,
Book of Nature,
Books,
children of God,
Christian(s) cosmology,
Clementine Recognitions,
cosmism,
creatio ex nihilo,
creation(s) as organization,
damnation,
Dead Sea Scrolls,
degrees of glory,
Disneyland,
divinity,
dogs,
Egyptian(s),
energy,
eternal progression,
Ginza,
Gregory of Nyssa,
heavens,
hell,
Ignatius,
joy,
Kabbalah,
libraries of ancient writings,
light,
Mandaean writings,
Manichaean writings,
matter,
measurement and creation,
Michael,
mortality,
Mother of the Living,
multiplicity of worlds,
mysteries of creation,
Nag Hammadi codices,
Odes of Solomon,
ordinances,
Origen (early church father),
physical world,
Pistis Sophia,
pre-mortal existence,
probation,
progeny,
progression,
purification,
salvation,
Satan,
science fiction,
Sefer Yetzirah,
Sent One(s),
skena,
Sons of Light,
space,
spark (of creation),
spirit (and matter),
the Gospel of Philip,
the Gospel of Truth,
topos,
treasure (physical substance),
Walt Disney,
world(s),
writings ancient,
Zohar
“Secrets of the Scriptures — The Creation,” 29 pp., typed transcript of a talk given in Glendale, California in 1969. One of the best examples of Nibley’s use of ancient apocryphal writings. The talk was also unusual in that he expressed gratitude that it was being recorded. Brothers and Sisters, I am actually glad that …
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August 2, 1962 by •
Asiatic(s),
Book of Mormon,
coronation,
cultural patterns,
Dead Sea Scrolls,
elephants,
Ether book of,
Gold Plates,
hanging,
howlers,
Jaredites,
Joseph Smith,
Joseph's garment,
kingship,
legendary consistency,
Liahona,
money,
names proper,
Nephites,
Pyrophilus,
revelation(s),
ship(s),
steel,
stones shining,
the Ark,
tradition(s) vertical,
Vertical,
Vertical Judaism,
white robe,
Zohar
Millennial Star 125:2 (February 1963): 28-34; CWHN 8: 243-258. Nibley shows that a long list of mistakes presumably made by Joseph Smith may actually turn out to be, on closer inspection and with fuller understanding, vindications of its authenticity. — Midgley