The House of the Lord: A Study of Holy Sanctuaries, Ancient and Modern
by James E. Talmage
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Among the numerous sects and churches of the present day, the Latter-day Saints are distinguished as builders of Temples. In this respect they resemble Israel of olden time. It is not surprising that great and widespread interest is manifest respecting this peculiarity of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, nor that questions are continually arising as to the purpose and motive behind this great labor, and the nature of the ordinances administered in these modern Houses of the show more Lord. To answer some of these questions, and to place within the reach of earnest inquirers authentic information concerning the doctrine and practise of Temple ministration, this book has been written.By way of affording means of easy comparison between the Temple-building achievements of past and those of current time, a brief treatment of the sanctuaries of earlier dispensations has been included. While detailed information pertaining to ancient Temples and related sanctuaries is accessible to all, through cyclopedias, Bible dictionaries and works of more special scope, but little concerning the Temples of today and the sacred service therein rendered has been published in separate form. The official "History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" contains abundant data on the subject; but the information is distributed through many tomes, and is of access to comparatively few. show lessTags
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Solidly done-- but when did James E. Talmage do any different. Having recently taken an Old Testament class, some o the stories about Moses, David, and Solomon were fresh in my mind. I feel like this book should be updated with color photos, etc. And, can I please use the circular staircases sometime?
"The material in this publication has been taken from the book, 'The House of the Lord', written in 1912 by the late Elder James E. Talmage, a member of the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."
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- Original publication date
- 1912
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- Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 246.9589332 — Religion Christian practice & observance Use of art in Christianity
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- BX8643 .T4 .T3 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Christian Denominations Christian Denominations Protestantism Other Protestant denominations Mormons. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
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- Languages
- English
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- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 15
- ASINs
- 19
