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Shades this clearly Mormon related.
I suggest you do a simple Google search for "Kabbalah & Mormonism".
And I strongly recommend reading Lance Owen's seminal article, "Joseph Smith and the Kabbalah: The Occult Connection."
Philo would be the perfect person to read the books he just purchased and offer feedback on what others have already said regarding the impact of Jewish mysticism on Joseph Smith and Mormonism.
[MODERATOR NOTE: Please start threads having nothing to do with Mormonism in either the Spirit Paradise or Spirit Prison fora. That's what they're there for.]
Shades this clearly Mormon related.
I suggest you do a simple Google search for "Kabbalah & Mormonism".
And I strongly recommend reading Lance Owen's seminal article, "Joseph Smith and the Kabbalah: The Occult Connection."
Philo would be the perfect person to read the books he just purchased and offer feedback on what others have already said regarding the impact of Jewish mysticism on Joseph Smith and Mormonism.
Exactly my intentions, and I already have found some stunning new ways of looking at things, things I never have before supposed. The rest of you probably already have, but I am slow on the uptake, so I am catching up, but, truly, there are some incredible revelations of insights coming down the pipeline, truly. I am very most excited about it all......
Philo would be the perfect person to read the books he just purchased and offer feedback on what others have already said regarding the impact of Jewish mysticism on Joseph Smith and Mormonism.
Then he may start a new thread there at that time.
"It’s ironic that the Church that people claim to be true, puts so much effort into hiding truths."
--I Have Questions, 01-25-2024
Philo would be the perfect person to read the books he just purchased and offer feedback on what others have already said regarding the impact of Jewish mysticism on Joseph Smith and Mormonism.
Then he may start a new thread there at that time.
And my wife just smiled, pointed to the laundry, and yelled REPENT! Or at least make up for thine indiscretion...... and then she hugged me and said I had better read them for that price. Read them?! I'm gonna read, reference, cross reference, memorize, use, enjoy, share, write, and wear them out!!!
Life is good, what can I say? Now then, I gotta go get the clothes out of the wash and put it in the dryer, be back later with updates......
Hey can we talk about tshuva some time? Please, huh, can we, huh? Say yes.
Write back.
So it's official. I'm chopped liver. For real.
We only get stronger when we are lifting something that is heavier than what we are used to. ~ KF