The theology of the LDS Priesthoods is an issue that I have dedicated a few blog posts on, and interacted with most of the criticisms Evangelicals and other detractors have raised, vis-à-vis biblical-exegetical, and historical issues. This page will link to the articles addressing these issues, and will be updated if/when new entries are posted (so this page will serve as a useful depository of sorts . . . )
Update: In early 2018, my book-length discussion of the Priesthood was published: After the Order of the Son of God: The Biblical and Historical Evidence for Latter-day Saint Theology of the Priesthood
Update: In early 2018, my book-length discussion of the Priesthood was published: After the Order of the Son of God: The Biblical and Historical Evidence for Latter-day Saint Theology of the Priesthood
Another note on απαραβατος in Hebrews 7:24
Non-Levitical Kohens and the etymology of Cumorah (cf. The Use of כמר KMR at Elephantine and the Etymology of "Cumorah")
Non-Levitical Kohens and the etymology of Cumorah (cf. The Use of כמר KMR at Elephantine and the Etymology of "Cumorah")
Hebrew and Greek lexical sources on דברה and ταξις (order) in Psalm 110:4 (109:4, LXX)
Jimmy Akin's Opening Statement to The Priesthood Debate
Insights into John 20:23
Additional Notes on Hebrews 7:12 and the Aaronic Priesthood
Jimmy Akin's Opening Statement to The Priesthood Debate
Insights into John 20:23
Additional Notes on Hebrews 7:12 and the Aaronic Priesthood
Priestly Sacrificial Language in 1 Clement
James 5:14-15 in Early Christianity
John H. Elliott vs. the Priesthood of All Believers in 1 Peter
Refuting James White on Hebrews 7:24
Answering Cecil Andrews on the LDS Priesthoods
Does Luke 9:49-50 refute the need for a New Covenant Priesthood?
Biblical Evidence of Multiple People Having Held the Melchizedek Priesthood
Response to The Narrows Church on the Melchizedek Priesthood
Galatians 1:1 and the Apostleship of Paul
Matthew 16:19 and the meaning of "keys," "binding," and "loosing"
Evangelical Apologist Shoots Himself in the Foot on the Levitical Priesthood
The Temple Veil and the Need for a Mediator
Isaiah 56:6-7 and the New Covenant Priesthood
απαραβατος in texts contemporary with Hebrews
The Melchizedek Priesthood and the Unique Office of Jesus Christ
Fireside on the Biblical Foundations of an Ordained Priesthood in the New Covenant
Arie W. Zwiep on Acts 1:21-22
William Riley on the Davidic King as a Priest in Psalm 110:4
Joshua G. Matthews on Jethro and the Melchizedek Priesthood
James 5:14-15 in Early Christianity
John H. Elliott vs. the Priesthood of All Believers in 1 Peter
Refuting James White on Hebrews 7:24
Answering Cecil Andrews on the LDS Priesthoods
Does Luke 9:49-50 refute the need for a New Covenant Priesthood?
Biblical Evidence of Multiple People Having Held the Melchizedek Priesthood
Response to The Narrows Church on the Melchizedek Priesthood
Galatians 1:1 and the Apostleship of Paul
Matthew 16:19 and the meaning of "keys," "binding," and "loosing"
Evangelical Apologist Shoots Himself in the Foot on the Levitical Priesthood
The Temple Veil and the Need for a Mediator
Isaiah 56:6-7 and the New Covenant Priesthood
απαραβατος in texts contemporary with Hebrews
The Melchizedek Priesthood and the Unique Office of Jesus Christ
Fireside on the Biblical Foundations of an Ordained Priesthood in the New Covenant
Arie W. Zwiep on Acts 1:21-22
William Riley on the Davidic King as a Priest in Psalm 110:4
Joshua G. Matthews on Jethro and the Melchizedek Priesthood
