February 22, 1995 by •
Acts of Thomas,
Adam,
adversary,
anamnesis,
apocrypha,
Canonical writings,
Christian(s),
Coptic Christians,
Council in Heaven,
creation(s),
creation(s) drama(s),
devil(s),
earth,
endless expansion,
eternal progression,
faithful,
Father of Lights,
Gabriel,
garment,
God,
God's Plan,
Great Assembly King,
Guardians,
house boat Light,
Hymn of the Pearl,
in Heaven,
Jesus,
Jews,
matter,
Melchizedek,
Meritorious actions,
Michael,
obedience,
ordinances,
Pistis Sophia,
Plan of Creation,
Sent One(s),
Sons of Light,
Sun-bird,
the Elect,
The LORD,
the Phoenix,
the plan,
the Scriptures,
the Son of God,
the Temple,
Treasury of Light,
Two Ways,
Urstoff,
veil of light,
Watchers,
world(s)
“Treasures in the Heavens: Some Early Christian Insights into the Organizing of Worlds,” Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 8:3/4 (Autumn/Winter 1974): 76-98. Reprinted in Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless (Provo: Religious Studies Center, 1978): 49-84; CWHN 1:171-214. A complex and rich study of the cosmology of the Christian world, which is compared …
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April 25, 1974 by •
1 Jeu,
2 Jeu,
Adam,
Adam as Michael,
ancient prayer circle,
ancient religious writings,
animals,
Apocalypse of Abraham,
Askew Manuscript,
Berlin Papyrus,
Book of Enoch,
Book of Nature,
Books,
children of God,
Christian(s) cosmology,
Clementine Recognitions,
cosmism,
creatio ex nihilo,
creation(s) as organization,
damnation,
Dead Sea Scrolls,
degrees of glory,
Disneyland,
divinity,
dogs,
Egyptian(s),
energy,
eternal progression,
Ginza,
Gregory of Nyssa,
heavens,
hell,
Ignatius,
joy,
Kabbalah,
libraries of ancient writings,
light,
Mandaean writings,
Manichaean writings,
matter,
measurement and creation,
Michael,
mortality,
Mother of the Living,
multiplicity of worlds,
mysteries of creation,
Nag Hammadi codices,
Odes of Solomon,
ordinances,
Origen (early church father),
physical world,
Pistis Sophia,
pre-mortal existence,
probation,
progeny,
progression,
purification,
salvation,
Satan,
science fiction,
Sefer Yetzirah,
Sent One(s),
skena,
Sons of Light,
space,
spark (of creation),
spirit (and matter),
the Gospel of Philip,
the Gospel of Truth,
topos,
treasure (physical substance),
Walt Disney,
world(s),
writings ancient,
Zohar
“Secrets of the Scriptures — The Creation,” 29 pp., typed transcript of a talk given in Glendale, California in 1969. One of the best examples of Nibley’s use of ancient apocryphal writings. The talk was also unusual in that he expressed gratitude that it was being recorded. Brothers and Sisters, I am actually glad that …
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March 18, 1969 by •
Adam,
Aeons of Peace,
angel(s) first,
apocryphal works writings,
baptism Christian,
Christianity,
darkness Watchers of,
Dead Sea Scrolls,
drama,
Egypt First Dynasty,
evil One,
God,
good,
Horus,
Jews,
King(s),
knowledge,
light Sons of Light,
Marduk,
matter,
Memphite theology,
Menes,
Messiah,
ordinances,
Plan of Salvation,
Ptah,
resurrection,
salvation,
Satan,
Seth,
Shabako stone,
Sons of Darkness,
Sons of God,
Sons of Heaven,
Sons of Light,
spirit (and matter),
spirituality,
Teti,
the Gospel,
Tiamat,
Two Ways doctrine of the,
Watchers,
Watchers of Darkness
BYU Studies 7:1 (Autumn 1965): 3-27; reprinted in Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless (Prov: Religious Studies Center, 1978):21-47; CWHN 12:177-211. A talk given as the Second Annual BYU Faculty Lecture on March 17, 1965. — Midgley