Rube Goldberg Passover

Happy Passover!

Here is a great version of the Seder

Easter All Week : Again

Years ago I created a booklet out of Margot Butler's New Testament timeline.  It has one 'page' for each day of the Passion Week from Palm Sunday to Easter, showing major events and teachings from the life of Jesus recorded in the
Gospels.  

The easiest way to download and print this booklet is through the blog of a friend and former early morning seminary student of mine (Jocelyn Hatch Christensen). 

The booklet will appear as the first activity on a list of other Easter activites.

Pioneers in Every Land : New Lecture Series at Assembly Hall

A new Lecture series has begun at the Assembly Hall on Thursday evenings at 7 pm, once a month.  

Taunalyn Rutherford was in India last summer collecting stories from pioneer members of the church in India for her PhD thesis in Church History. She will be speaking Thursday, March 12 at 7 pm in the Assembly Hall

Free eBook about Modern Israeli History (and, yes, it is biased, but what isn't?)

This says "Good evening from Jerusalem"

Christians United for Israel is offering a free 40 page eBook summarizing the history of the modern state of Israel.  You can download a copy HERE

I found it to be interesting reading and everything is footnoted so you can check the sources. 

Off Topic: Luke's Sermon on the Plain

S. Kent Brown did a great job talking about the differences between Matthew's Sermon on the Mount and Luke's Sermon on the Plain in the BYU commentary on the New Testament.  It was quoted HERE on Meridian Magazine.

East of Eden : the Temple in Genesis 2-4

Many students have been asking for handouts from our discussion this week about moving EASTWARD in the Adam and Eve story.  Those images are available on archived posts on this blog dated March 13th, 15th, and 18th of 2011 and April of 2012.

Temple Studies: Passion and Passover : Jesus and the Temple

The Academy for Temple Studies is pleased to announce its next conference. It is “Passion and Passover: Jesus and the Temple.” We are thrilled that four eminent biblical scholars will be speaking: James Charlesworth, Dan Bahat, Gary Rendsburg, and George Zervos. We will hold nearly identical sessions at both Brigham Young University (on March 30) and Utah State University (on March 31). 

We’ll hear about devotion and worship in the Temple that Jesus knew, the Psalms as Temple hymns, and much more. To get the most out of your attendance at the conference, we recommend reading the book “Jesus and the Temple: Textual and Archaeological Explorations,” available at Amazon and elsewhere.

Please see the attachments and links for details about registering for the conference at BYU or USU. You will find the schedule and information about lunches, parking, and directions.

The USU session has a modest admission fee, and because BYU is a church-sponsored school, we will not be charging admission for the BYU session. 

You can register on-line at this link:  https://secureinstantpayments.com?Event=1003

We invite you to celebrate Passion Week and Easter with us by learning more about Jesus and the Temple.

Sincerely,

The Academy for Temple Studies

http://www.templestudies.org/home/