Temple on Mount Zion--THIS SATURDAY!!

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This Saturday is the Temple on Mount Zion Conference held in honor of the late Matthew Brown, held in Provo and will be VERY good!

1. 9:15-9:20 AM, David Seely

“Welcome and Opening Prayer”

2. 9:20-9:30 AM, Jamie Brown and Matt Roper

“In Memoriam Matthew Brown”

3. 9:30-9:55 AM, David R. and Jo Ann H. Seely

“Creation and Temple”

4. 10:00-10:25 AM, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw

“The Ark and the Tent: Temple Symbolism in the Story of Noah”

5. 10:30-10:55 AM, John Gee

“Edfu and Exodus”

6. 11:00-11:25 AM, David Calabro

“The Divine Handclasp in the Hebrew Bible and in Ancient Near Eastern Iconography”

7. 11:30-11:55 AM, Donald W. Parry

“Ancient Sacred Vestments: Scriptural Symbols and Meanings”

8. 12:00 AM - 1:30 PM, Lunch Break

9. 1:30-1:55 PM, Mack Stirling

“Job: An LDS Reading”

10. 2:00-2:25 PM, David J. Larsen

“From Dust to Exalted Crown: Royal and Temple Themes Common to the Psalms and the Dead Sea

Scrolls “

11. 2:30-2:55 PM, Stephen D. Ricks

“Psalm 23 and the ‘Terrible Questions’”

12. 3:00-3:25 PM, David Bokovoy

“Holiness to the Lord: Biblical Temple Imagery in the Sermons of Jacob the Priest”

13. 3:30-3:55 PM, William Hamblin

“Jacob’s Sermon (2 Nephi 6-10) and the Day of Atonement”

14. 4:00-4:25 PM, Mark Alan Wright

“Axes Mundi: A Comparative Analysis of Nephite and Mesoamerican Temple and Ritual Complexes”

15. 4:30-5:00 PM, Andrew Ehat

“A Torah Harmony”

16. 5:00-5:25 PM, Richard O. Cowan

“Latter-day Houses of the Lord: Developments in Their Design and Function”

The Temple on Mount Zion

Saturday, 22 September, 2012, 9:15 am – 5:30 pm

3rd floor Ballroom, Provo Public Library,

550 North University Avenue, Provo, Utah 84601

We would like to announce a forthcoming conference, “The Temple on Mount Zion” to be held at the Provo Public Library on 22 September, 2012. This conference was originally organized by Matthew Brown before his untimely passing. The conference focuses on LDS conceptions of ancient and modern Temple theology as reflected in the Bible and LDS scripture. We are attaching a program listing the participants and the time for their presentations, along with abstracts for each paper.

Admission to the conference is free, but seating is limited to about 300. During the lunch hour you can bring a bag lunch to eat in conference room, or visit some of the restaurants around Center St. and University Ave, a few blocks south of the library. The underground garage at the library is available for parking, but cars must be out at 6 pm.

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