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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Old Testament; Sunday School”

6 Interpretations of Isaiah that Should Not be Perpetuated

Bored in Vernal September 23, 2010 LDS lessons, Mormon, symbols 39 Comments

OT SS Lesson #36 LDS Sunday School students will soon take a quick leap through 66 chapters of Isaiah in five forty-minute lessons. All too …

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Old Testament; Sunday Schoolreligion

Yom Kippur and the Symbolism of Jonah’s Spiritual Journey

Bored in Vernal August 26, 2010 Bible, LDS lessons, prophets, scripture, symbols 15 Comments

OT SS Lesson #33 If your ward happens to be just a little bit behind on the Sunday School lessons, you might experience the synchronicity …

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Old Testament; Sunday School

Adversity: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Bored in Vernal August 19, 2010 LDS lessons, Mormon 19 Comments

OT SS Lesson #32 After the Satan figure is given permission to afflict Job as a test of his faithfulness, three of Job’s friends, Eliphaz, …

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doctrineOld Testament; Sunday Schooltheology

Sophia of the Proverbs and the Feminine Divine

Bored in Vernal August 14, 2010 feminism, God, LDS lessons, Mormon 16 Comments

OT SS Lesson #31 Feminist readers of the scriptures are well aware of the passages in Proverbs 8 which personify Wisdom (GK Sophia, HEB Hokhmah). …

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GodOld Testament; Sunday Schoolscripturetheology

Passing the Mantle

Bored in Vernal July 29, 2010 Mormon 8 Comments

OT SS Lesson #29 The prophet Elisha is introduced for the first time in 1 Kings 19.  Elijah has recently had his encounter with the …

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Old Testament; Sunday School

The Divided Kingdom Today

Bored in Vernal July 15, 2010 Mormon, succession 27 Comments

OT SS Lesson #27 “Take an old piece of clothing,” our SS lesson advises, “or a piece of paper that is cut in the shape …

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LDSmormonOld Testament; Sunday School

The Question Solomon Couldn’t Answer

Bored in Vernal July 10, 2010 marriage, Mormon 14 Comments

OT SS Lesson #26 Our Sunday School lesson this week attempts to deal with the conundrum with which we are faced when considering that Israel’s …

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LDSmarriageOld Testament; Sunday School

King David and the Doctrine of Blood Atonement

Bored in Vernal June 24, 2010 Blood Atonement, LDS lessons, Mormon 74 Comments

OT SS Lesson #24 The following statement was made by the LDS Church last Wednesday in conjunction with the execution of Ronnie Lee Gardner by …

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atonementdoctrineJesus ChristOld Testament; Sunday School

Official Doctrine vs. Personal Speculation

Brian Johnston June 21, 2010 Mormon 25 Comments

Mormonism, in its very short history, has a rich tradition of theological speculation.  The foundations of the Church were based on burning desires to know …

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Homosociality and the Friendship Between David and Jonathan

Bored in Vernal June 17, 2010 gay, homosexuality, LDS lessons, missionary, Mormon, mormon, religion, scripture, sexuality 24 Comments

OT SS Lesson #23 The story of David and Jonathan is one of the most inspiring examples of true friendship anywhere.  Our LDS SS manual …

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You Can’t Ride Two Donkeys With One Ass: Saul and Spiritual Rebirth

Bored in Vernal June 10, 2010 Bible, LDS lessons, Mormon, religion, scripture 13 Comments

OT SS Lesson #22 Ever since I was introduced to the word “liminal,” I have claimed it as my own. This word describes a threshold …

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Old Testament; Sunday Schoolscripture

Patriarchal Hierarchy and the Kingship Model

Bored in Vernal June 3, 2010 abuse, feminism, Government, LDS lessons, Leaders, Mormon, patriarchy, Priesthood, scripture 98 Comments

OT SS Lesson #21 When we lived in Saudi Arabia a few years ago, I obtained a faculty position in the fairly newly-formed department of …

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book of mormonGovernmentleadershipOld Testament; Sunday SchoolPriesthood

A Closer Look at that Virtuous Woman

Bored in Vernal May 27, 2010 LDS lessons, Mormon, women 14 Comments

OT SS Lesson #20 Sometimes I wonder how women in the Judeo-Christian tradition got stuck with the gender role identifications they have. The Old Testament …

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Old Testament; Sunday School

Feminist Musings on the story of Jephthah

Bored in Vernal May 20, 2010 feminism, LDS lessons, Mormon, scripture, temple, theology, women 24 Comments

OT SS Lesson #19 You are going to talk about the Biblical Judges in this week’s Sunday School class, and the lesson’s got it pretty …

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feminismOld Testament; Sunday Schoolreligionscripture

Circumcision Rock & Roll

Bored in Vernal May 13, 2010 LDS lessons, Mormon, ordinances, scripture, symbols 21 Comments

OT SS Lesson #18 The advantage of blogging the SS lessons instead of teaching them is that I get to cover the chapters that are totally skipped …

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churchOld Testament; Sunday Schoolscripture

The Angel and the Ass

Bored in Vernal May 6, 2010 Mormon, scripture 18 Comments

OT SS Lesson #16 The story of Balak and Balaam is a study in the marvelous complexity and richness of Biblical literature.  The pericope includes …

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Old Testament; Sunday Schoolscripture

Limiting Revelation: The LDS Concept of Stewardship

Bored in Vernal April 28, 2010 accountability, Mormon, stewardship 15 Comments

OT SS Lesson #15 A scripture in the Doctrine & Covenants encourages us to “be anxiously engaged in a good cause, and do many things of [our] …

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Old Testament; Sunday School

The God of the OT vs. the Golden Calf

Bored in Vernal April 8, 2010 Bible, God, Mormon, prophets, religion, scripture 30 Comments

OT SS Lesson #14 Sometimes I have a hard time with the Jehovah of the Old Testament. I’m not always sure how much of the …

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Old Testament; Sunday Schoolreligionworship

The Seder, Social Justice, and Leroy Jessop

Bored in Vernal April 1, 2010 Bible, FLDS, Jews, LDS lessons, Mormons, polygamy, religion, sacrament, symbols 30 Comments

OT SS Lesson #13 At a Passover Seder this week, President Barack Obama’s message to American Jews focused on social justice. Obama said that the …

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Old Testament; Sunday School

What Dreams May Come

Bored in Vernal March 24, 2010 Bible, dreams, joseph, LDS lessons, Mormon, mormon, mysticism, scripture, symbols, visions 13 Comments

OT SS Lesson #12 Whether dreams come from the unconscious mind or directly from God, they are valuable sources of revelation. Dreams can tell us …

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The Virgin and the Whore: Thinking Beyond Dinah and Potiphar’s Wife

Bored in Vernal March 10, 2010 adultery, Bible, feminism, LDS lessons, Mormon, righteousness, scripture, sexuality, women 26 Comments

OT SS Lesson #11 Lesson 11 in the Old Testament manual employs several stories from Genesis 34-39 to develop the theme of sexual morality. Joseph’s …

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MoralityOld Testament; Sunday Schoolreligionscripture

Jacob’s Ladder: More on Faith Vs. Works

Bored in Vernal March 3, 2010 Bible, christianity, doctrine, Early Christianity, evangelicals, faith, grace, inter-faith, Jesus, LDS lessons, mercy, Mormon, religion, scripture, symbols, theology 44 Comments

OT SS Lesson #10 Though it’s only an “additional teaching idea” in Lesson 12, Jacob’s ladder has captured my imagination due to some conversations I’ve …

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doctrinefaithOld Testament; Sunday Schoolreligiontheology

Bad, Worse and Worst

Aaron R. aka Rico February 25, 2010 abuse, Culture, doctrine, LDS, sexuality, thought, violence 32 Comments

I would like to use Genesis 12 (and an interesting post by Aaron B from BCC) to examine the inverse of Elder Oak’s famous talk …

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Putting an Edge on Abraham

Bored in Vernal February 24, 2010 Bible, doctrine, LDS lessons, Mormon, obedience, prophets, religion, revelation, scripture, symbols, theology 30 Comments

OT SS Lesson #9 This story is so very, very familiar to us that I think it’s important to look at it with a fresh …

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MormonsOld Testament; Sunday Schoolreligionworship

Where the Lord Annihilates all the Gays

Bored in Vernal February 17, 2010 Bible, homosexuality, LDS lessons, religion, scripture, sexuality, theology 17 Comments

OT SS Lesson #8 “The Genesis passage is very clear, that the sin of Sodom that brought on the destruction of the city was indeed …

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homosexualityOld Testament; Sunday School

Sod, Seed, Salvation: Abrahamic Covenant and the Claim to Palestine

Bored in Vernal February 10, 2010 Bible, christianity, inter-faith, international, Jews, LDS lessons, Mormon, politics, race, religion, scripture, war 49 Comments

OT SS Lesson #7 Sod, seed, and salvation — it’s how I like to describe the Abrahamic Covenant. There were three promises in the covenant. …

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IsraelOld Testament; Sunday Schoolpoliticsreligion

Joseph Smith Didn’t Believe in Watchers

Bored in Vernal February 6, 2010 Bible, doctrine, LDS, LDS lessons, mormon, religion, scripture, theology 110 Comments

OT SS Lesson #6 Hidden in our scripture reading for this week is a strange little passage which many modern Biblical scholars say was originally …

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Biblical criticismFloodNoahOld Testament; Sunday School

Why I want to Live the United Order

Bored in Vernal January 27, 2010 LDS lessons, Mormon, scripture 90 Comments

OT SS Lesson #5 I have often thought that had I not joined the Church at age 19 I would have liked to have joined …

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consecrationEnochOld Testament; Sunday SchoolUnited OrderZion

Adam & Eve as UFOs (Unidentified Figurative Objects)

Bored in Vernal January 20, 2010 LDS lessons, metaphor, Mormon, mormon, Nephi, scripture, symbols, temple 29 Comments

OT SS Lesson #4 Although our SS lesson for this week presents Adam and Eve as two literal, physical characters, the temple ceremony hints that …

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Adam and EveOld Testament; Sunday Schoolsymbolism

The Creation Accounts — Unharmonized

Bored in Vernal January 13, 2010 doctrine, Mormon, scripture, theology 25 Comments

OT SS Lesson #3 Several years ago I did a study of Joseph Smith’s different accounts of the First Vision. It was fascinating to see …

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creationOld Testament; Sunday Schoolscripture

Chosen or Posin’ ? Abraham, Buffy, and Other Choice Spirits

Bored in Vernal January 8, 2010 Bible, doctrine, foreordination, mormon, Mormon, Mormons, plan of salvation, theology 66 Comments

OT SS Lesson #2 This was an interesting lesson to read after last year’s brou-ha-ha over an alleged “generals in the war in heaven” quote. …

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doctrineforeordinationmormonOld Testament; Sunday Schoolreligionscripturetheology

This is my Work and my Game Plan

Bored in Vernal January 1, 2010 Bible, LDS lessons, Mormon, scripture 10 Comments

OT SS Lesson #1 With Jeff’s interesting introduction to the OT course of study, I’m sure many of you have peeked at the first OT …

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MormonsOld Testament; Sunday Schoolscripture

Time to Study The Old Testament…Again – Part 2, The Books

Jeff Spector November 20, 2009 doctrine, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, Scriptural translation, scripture, symbols, theology 6 Comments

In this part 2 of the Studying the Old Testament series, we will discuss the books of the Old Testament, how they were organized, different …

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Old Testament; Sunday School

Time to Study the Old Testament……..Again – Part 1 – Introduction

Jeff Spector November 12, 2009 doctrine, LDS, Mormon, revelation, scripture 20 Comments

As part of the four-year LDS Sunday School study cycle, it is time to open up that voluminous book known as the Old Testament. Many …

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Old Testament; Sunday School

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