Book of Moses Essay #53 Moses 3:4-5 With contribution by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw In this Essay, we explore what is often considered to be the opening of a “second” Creation account in Genesis and the Book of Moses (Moses 3:4–5). Modern scholars have written at length about differences between the

Book of Moses Essay #52 Moses 3:1-3 With contribution by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw What Does It Mean to Say That God “Rested”? In ancient Near East creation accounts, “rest” is not only the motive for undertaking Creation in the first place, but also the happy end that follows Creation as

Book of Moses Essay #51 Moses 2:26-27 With contribution by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw The beautiful copper engraving above by Noël Pisano was made from meticulous observation of one of the many prehistoric paintings in the caves of Pech-Merle, in the heart of the massif central of southern France.1 Although the

Book of Moses Essay #50 Moses 2:27 With contribution by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw “And I, the Lord God, caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam. … And the rib which I, the Lord God, had taken from man, made I a woman.”1  Giorgio Vasari describes the scene above by

Book of Moses #49 Moses 2:26 With contribution by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw In this Essay, we will discuss the Moses 2 account of the creation of Adam and Eve. We will focus on the interpretation of two difficult phrases in verse 26: “let us make man” and “in our image,

Book of Moses Essay #48 Moses 2:5 With contribution by Matthew L. Bowen and Jeffrey M. Bradshaw Distinction and separation are the central themes of the creation account:1  “And I, God, said: Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven, to divide the day from the night” (Moses

Book of Moses Essay #47 Moses 2:3-5 With contribution by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw In this Essay we will explore the creation of light on Day One. The Nature of the Primordial Light In Moses 2: we read:1 In the beginning I created the heaven and the earth.… And I, God

Book of Moses Essay #46 Moses 2:1-27 With contribution by Jeffrey M Bradshaw The illustration above from M. C. Escher depicts the first day of Creation, when “the earth was without form and void; and I caused darkness to come up upon the face of the deep; and my Spirit