Brian's review
Temples of the Ancient World: Ritual and Symbolism by Donald W. Parry
Brian's review
rating:
recommended for: LDS interested in ancient stuff
status: Read in November, 2004
rating:
recommended for: LDS interested in ancient stuff
status: Read in November, 2004
This book is a collection of scholarly papers written by Latter-day Saints about the history of the temple in various ancient cultures, with an emphasis on Israelite temples and symbolism. There are some fantastic papers and some rather dry ones too--they just so happen to be the most in depth of course. My personal favorite is M. Catherine Thomas' paper on the temple symbolism in the Epistle to the Hebrews. That's good stuff.
