Becoming Like God

Der Götterrat (1622) by Peter Paul Rubens In his poem “Grenzen der Menschheit,” Goethe rhetorically asks, “Was underscheidet Götter von Menschen?” (“What distinguishes gods from men?”) The Church has released it’s latest essay on controversial topics. This time it’s on the subject of deification. (Link) The article is excellent, and is exactly what I, as a Latter-day … Read more

Why Can’t Our Bible Dictionary Be This Cool?

The Ancient of Days (1794) by William Blake. The Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft has an excellent edition of the Lutherbibel that includes an informative Sach– Und Worterklärungen section–––basically the equivalent of the “Bible Dictionary” in the LDS edition of the Bible. Besides the fact that Baal is correctly identified as a rain and fertility deity, and not a … Read more