The Hindu Temple

The Hindu Temple

Author: Alain Daniélou

Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co

Published: 2001-02

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 9780892818549

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Dani鬯u's masterpiece on the Hindu temple, now translated for the first time into English, provides a stunningly illustrated tour of the major temple complexes of India.


The Valentinian Temple

The Valentinian Temple

Author: Matthew Twigg

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2022-04-12

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 1000568687

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Is the Nag Hammadi Apocalypse of Paul a Valentinian text? Many would say no, few would say yes. The Valentinian Temple brings together all the available evidence to produce a systematic argument in favour of the Apocalypse of Paul’s Valentinian origins. From Valentinus himself to the Gospel of Truth and the Gospel of Philip, this book traces one of the most neglected trajectories in Valentinian Christianity, namely the pursuit of mystical experiences oriented around a heavenly temple. Starting with the divine Name in the fragments of Valentinus, the development of a high-priestly Christology is uncovered across a range of primary sources, culminating in the Gospel of Philip’s temple-based rituals of initiation. The Valentinian Temple argues that it is against this intellectual background that the Apocalypse of Paul ought to be understood. This book will be of interest to experts and students in Gnosticism, Valentinianism, early Christianity, Coptic and biblical literature, and Pauline studies.


Restoring the Temple of Vision

Restoring the Temple of Vision

Author: Marsha Keith Schuchard

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 872

ISBN-13: 9789004124899

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This book uncovers the early Jewish, Scottish, and Stuart sources of "ancient" Cabalistic Freemasonry. Drawing on architectural, technological, political, and religious documents, it provides the historical context for Masonic traditions of visionary Temple building and mystical fraternity.


The Secret Temple

The Secret Temple

Author: Peter Levenda

Publisher: Nicolas-Hays, Inc.

Published: 2020-08-15

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0892546689

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This is a unique history of Masonry written from the perspective of an educated outsider. The author is sympathetic to Masonic goals, a historian of secret societies and political conspiracies, and an exhaustive researcher. He looks back to the earliest roots of the Craft, and then traces its influence into modern times. From the Bible’s Temple of Solomon through the Knights Templars, to the Rosicrucians and Illuminati, we learn of Masonry’s roots and early history. Enlightenment philosophy and the revolutionary currents of eighteenth-century Europe opened an opportunity for the American experiment. Sacred geometry and architecture combined to create Washington, DC, and the rest, as they say, is history. This second revised and enlarged edition includes a new chapter on Freemasonry in South America—from the revolution of Simón Bolívar to the capture and execution of Che Guevara.


The Eschatological Role of the Jerusalem Temple: An Examination of the Jewish Writings dating from 586 BCE to 70 CE

The Eschatological Role of the Jerusalem Temple: An Examination of the Jewish Writings dating from 586 BCE to 70 CE

Author: Eric W. Baker

Publisher: Anchor Academic Publishing (aap_verlag)

Published: 2015-05-19

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 3954899272

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This research aims to investigate the role or roles of the physical Jerusalem temple within the second temple Jewish writings in terms of whether the physical temple has any role to play in relation to the pivot point in eschatology. The pivot point or fulcrum in time refers to the end of the exile and perhaps the beginning of the eschaton. The exile may be theological, but many second temple Jewish texts address the physical gathering of the children of Israel to the land of Israel (i.e., from physical exile, even if the text also addresses a theological exile), thus, making the return a complete ingathering of the children of Israel. The passages of these ancient texts have been analysed before, but never with this lens. Looking to see if there is any role the Jerusalem Temple performs in expected eschatological events will at least allow an answer to be given, which is better than never asking the question in the first place, which has been the case until now. This study produces results as the Jerusalem Temple has always been a place of great expectations.


Temple of the World

Temple of the World

Author: Miroslav Verner

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 625

ISBN-13: 9774165632

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Despite the prominence of ancient temples in the landscape of Egypt, books about them are surprisingly rare; this new and essential publication from a prominent Czech scholar answers the need for a study that goes beyond temple architecture to examine the spiritual, economic and political aspects of these specific institutions and the dominant roles they played. Miroslav Verner presents a deeper and more complex study of major ancient Egyptian religious centers, their principal temples, their rise and decline, their religious doctrines, cults, rituals, feasts, and mysteries. Also discussed are the various categories of priests, the organization of the priesthood, and its daily services and customs. Each chapter offers the reader essential and up-to-date information about temple complexes and the history of their archaeological exploration, in the context of the spiritual dimension and cultural legacy of ancient Egypt.


Rose Guide to the Temple

Rose Guide to the Temple

Author: Randall Price

Publisher: Rose Publishing

Published: 2021-08-03

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 1596365641

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Rose Guide to the Temple is the only Christian book on the Temple in Jerusalem with clear plastic overlays that allow you to “see inside” the Jerusalem temple and has over 150 temple pictures, illustrations, diagrams, and charts, many of which have never published before, and covers the important events and people in the history of the Temple from Abraham to modern day! Rose Guide to the Temple is a full-color Christian book that provides a complete, easy-to-understand overview of the history of the Temple in Jerusalem. Based on the most up-to-date discoveries, this book explains the biblical and historical background of the temple in Jerusalem. The author is archaeologist and professor Dr. Randall Price, who has spent more than 30 years exploring the Holy Land and studying the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Bonus! Temple Poster by National Geographic shows a new digital model of the Herodian Temple Mount throughout time! Covers Important Events and People in the History of the Temple from Abraham to Modern Day. Includes 4 sections, as follows: Section 1: God’s Sanctuary before the Temple (Pre-temple Sanctuaries) Section 2: The First Temple in Jerusalem (The First Temple’s Construction, Design, and Destruction) Section 3: The Second Temple in Jerusalem (Zerubbabel’s and Herod’s Temples) Section 4: The Modern Temple Mount and Future Temple (Ezekiel’s Temple)


The Building of the First Temple

The Building of the First Temple

Author: Peter Dubovský

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

Published: 2015-11-26

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9783161538377

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What can we say about 1 Kings 6-8 that attributes the construction of the temple in its full glory to Solomon? Peter Dubovsky approaches these texts from the diachronic point of view by investigating evidence gathered from the ancient Near East demonstrating that temples were often changed. He analyzes biblical texts indicating that the first temple underwent some important changes. This result leads to the final step of his investigation: he offers a minimalist version of a chronological development of the first temple and ventures to offer a more nuanced model. This conclusion, on the one hand, should be ultimately confronted with the results of archaeological excavation once they become available; on the other hand, this study can point to some nuances that only a text can preserve and no archaeologist can ever unearth.