I just want to take this time to say "thank you" again to all my followers, and wish everyone a wonderful 2018! 2017 was truly a great year for this blog, even resulting in the publication of two books:
I hope to continue blogging next year with as much frequency as 2017. Of course, I have to balance other things in my life, so if you wish to support this blog and my writing, feel free to make a donation via Paypal or Gofundme
I hope to write more books in the next few years on various issues (Christology; soteriology; a volume discussing Open Theism in light of LDS Scriptures and theology; a volume on the place of "Mormonism" within Christianity [the volume I hope to co-author with Tarik LaCour] and contribute to/edit a volume on Book of Mormon historicity).
On the topic of books, I have finished a volume that is, in part, a follow up to Not by Scripture Alone:
"After the Order of the Son of God": The Biblical and Historical Evidence for Latter-day Saint Theology of the Priesthood.
I hope it will be published in January 2018. Here is the table of contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Biblical Evidence for an Ordained, Ministerial Priesthood in the New Covenant from the Last Supper Accounts
Chapter 2: Are Melchizedek and Jesus the Same Person?
Chapter 3: Hebrews 7:12 and the Aaronic Priesthood
Chapter 4: Does 1 Peter 2:4-10 teach the “Priesthood of All Believers”?
Chapter 5: Insights into John 20:23, Christology, and the Confessing of Sins
Chapter 6: Galatians 1:1 and the Ordination of Paul to the Apostleship
Chapter 7: James 5:14-15 in Early Christianity
Chapter 8: Does Luke 9:49-50 refute the need for a New Covenant Priesthood?
Chapter 9: The Authority of the Church in the New Testament
Chapter 10: Full Refutation of the Protestant Interpretation of John 19:30
Chapter 11: The Rending of the Temple Veil, the Need for a Mediator, and the On-going Importance of Temple Worship After the Crucifixion
Chapter 12: Refuting a Criticism of the Latter-day Saint Interpretation of Malachi 4:5-6
Chapter 13: “Elias” as a “forerunner” in LDS Scripture
Chapter 14: Old Testament Practices and Mormonism
Chapter 15: Revelation 21:14—Evidence against LDS Ecclesiology? Ephesians 2:20--Evidence for LDS Ecclesiology?
Chapter 16: A Note on the Meaning of “Priest” and "Priesthood" in the Early Restored Church
Chapter 17: Responding to a Critic of Brigham Young being Joseph Smith's Proper Successor
Chapter 18: Joseph Smith seeing God the Father Before the Restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood
Chapter 19: Final Questions and Answers about Latter-day Saint Theology of the Priesthood
Appendix: Joseph Smith Worship? Responding to Criticisms of the Role and Status of the Prophet Joseph Smith in Latter-day Saint Theology
