The Tree in the Sacred Center of the Garden of Eden
Book of Moses Essay #61 Moses 3:9 With contribution by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw One thing that has always perplexed readers of Genesis is the location
The Willing and Unwilling Sons in the Council in Heaven
Book of Moses Essay #60 Moses 4:1-4 With contribution by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw After a rapid sweep across the vast panorama of the Creation and
Satan’s Original Glory and the Symbols of Kingship
Book of Moses Essay #59 Moses 4:1-4 With contribution by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw In this Essay, we will explore how William Blake’s masterpiece describes Satan
The Symbolism of the Tree of Knowledge and the Tree of Life
Book of Moses Essay #58 Moses 3:9 With contribution by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw The Tree of Life is certainly the most significant object in the
God Instructs Adam and Eve
Book of Moses Essay #57 Moses 3:15-17 With contribution by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw In this Essay, we review the instructions given to Adam and Eve:
The Naming of Animals, Angels, Adam, and Eve
Book of Moses Essay #56 Moses 3:19–20, 23; 4:26 With contribution by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw In the depiction of the Garden of Eden above, Jan
The Garden of Eden as a Model for the Temple in Israel and Old Babylon
Book of Moses Essay #55 Moses 3:8-15 With contribution by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw In Essay #32, we discussed the view of Latter-day Saint scholar Donald
Spiritual Creation
Book of Moses Essay #54 Moses 3:5-7 With contribution by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw This magnificent painting by Gaetano Previati shows the heavenly hosts as part
Is the Transition Between Moses 2 and 3 a Clumsy Stitch or a Skillful Shift?
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
The Seventh Day
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
Science and the Creation of Man
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
“Male and Female Created I Them”
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
“Let Us Make Man in Our Image, After Our Likeness”
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
“This I Did by the Word of My Power”
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 of Light and the Heavenly Host
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
The Days of Creation and Temple Architecture
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
Chiasmus in Moses 1
Book of Moses Essay #45 Moses 1 With contribution of Mark J. Johnson This Essay examines the ancient literary form of chiasmus within Moses 1.
Hebrew Literary Features of Moses 1
Book of Moses Essay #44 Moses 1 With contribution by Mark J. Johnson This Essay continues our look at the literary features of Moses 1.
A Literary Masterpiece: Many-Great Waters and Moses’ Mission to Baptize
Book of Moses Essay #43 Moses 1:25-26 With contribution by Matthew L. Bowen and Jeffrey M. Bradshaw In the immediately preceding set of Essays,1 we
The Words of God
Book of Moses Essay #42 Moses 1:1–7, 35, 40–42 With contribution by Matthew L. Bowen and Jeffrey M. Bradshaw Moses 1 constitutes a self-contained literary
Moses in the Presence of God
Book of Moses Essay #41 Moses 1:31, chapters 2-4 With contribution by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, Matthew L. Bowen, David J. Larsen, and Stephen T. Whitlock
Moses’ Vision at the Veil
Book of Moses Essay #40 Moses 1:27-30 With contribution from Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, Matthew L. Bowen, David J. Larsen, and Stephen T. Whitlock Having traversed
The Names of Moses as “Keywords”
Book of Moses Essay #39 Moses 1:25 With contribution by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, Matthew L. Bowen, David J. Larsen, and Stephen T. Whitlock Temple Names
Moses Passes Through the Heavenly Veil
Book of Moses Essay #38 Moses 1:25-27 With contribution by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, David J. Larsen, and Stephen T. Whitlock In light of our cultural