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Symposium Explores Widespread Tree Of Life Motif
Symposium Explores Widespread Tree Of Life Motif
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Scholars from various disciplines and institutions gathered in Brigham Young University’s Varsity Theater on 28 and 29 September 2006 to explore the pervasive and powerful tree of life motif as found in civilizations spanning the Far and Middle East to Mesoamerica and as expressed in Latter-day Saint scripture and art. The following report highlights the two presentations by visiting non–Latter-day Saint scholars and briefly summarizes the others.
Skinner Concludes Museum Of Art Lecture Series
Skinner Concludes Museum Of Art Lecture Series
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
On March 21 Andrew C. Skinner, executive director of the Maxwell Institute and professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University, addressed the topic of “Crucifixion and Resurrection” in the Museum of Art lecture series on the life of Christ. Skinner began by saying that “the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth are the lynchpin of everything we believe and everything we do in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.”
Mary And Elisabeth Topic Of Museum Of Art Lecture
Mary And Elisabeth Topic Of Museum Of Art Lecture
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
As part of the ongoing Museum of Art lecture series on the life of Christ, S. Kent Brown, director of FARMS, addressed the topic “The Birth of the Savior” on January 17. Drawing from Luke 1 and 2 and studies on life among ancient Jews, he focused on Mary and Elisabeth, whose lives are only faintly sketched in the scriptures.
New Book Features Scholarship On Tree Of Life
New Book Features Scholarship On Tree Of Life
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The tree of life, an ancient and richly evocative symbol found in sacred art, architecture, and literature throughout the world, is the intriguing subject of a new book published by the Maxwell Institute and Deseret Book: The Tree of Life: From Eden to Eternity, edited by BYU professors John W. Welch and Donald W. Parry.