5/24/2023 0 Comments Jesus the christ talmage![]() For example, Elder Talmage wrote that “the exact site of is at present unknown. There is no doubt that a reader of JTC would benefit immensely from this study guide. (I found the study questions pretty anodyne, although a few were thought-provoking.) While carefully honoring Elder Talmage at every turn, Holzapfel and Wayment are clearly more comfortable with ambiguity and less-than-perfect disciples than Talmage was. ![]() They conclude each chapter with a few study questions. These chapters discuss advances in biblical scholarship, new LDS revelations, and also devote quite a bit of time to the Joseph Smith Translation and other teachings from Joseph Smith which were not available to Elder Talmage. After a brief introduction which explains their purpose, they devote one short chapter to each chapter of JTC. Richard Holzapfel and Thomas Wayment have written a study guide that attempts to bring modern scholarship, revelation, and sensibilities to the reader of JTC. ![]() This fact makes many of my biblical studies friends cringe, because Elder Talmage’s work reflects one-hundred-year-old scholarship–with all of its limitations and biases. I don’t think it is an exaggeration to say that James Talmage’s Jesus the Christ (hereafter JTC) enjoys quasi-canonical status in the church. ![]()
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