A belief in the Resurrection does not have to include belief in the literal reanimation of Jesus' body, that his dead human body literally came back to life and walked out of the tomb. I suggest there are other ways of interpreting the Resurrection myth that are far less unbelievable in our modern age where [...]
Category: scriptures
Matthew 16:13-20, BHT: “Upon this Rock”
A new addition to the Bryce Haymond Translation (BHT). I had already translated it once before, but I added a new translation that suggests other interpretations. There is no one "right" translation. The scriptures are endlessly translatable, because the mystical is essentially ineffable, transcending all words, and so there are perhaps infinite layers of meaning [...]
Was Jesus’ First Instruction to “Repent”? A Contemplative Interpretation of the Greek
What was Jesus' first recorded teaching? It may not be what we think.
The Duality of Consciousness Remains Nondual: Jesus’ Intercessory Prayer, John 17 (BHT)
The duality of the world is nested within the nonduality or oneness of Ultimate Reality. Sages have been teaching and praying this for millennia, that we are this One, despite our apparent duality.
The Talismanic “Gold” Plates of Joseph Smith
I suggest that the physical object that Joseph had in his possession was not literally ancient gold plates, but plates of his own creation which talismanically represented the "gold plates" of his visions, aiding his mystical translation of those visions.
Genesis 1 BHT: God’s Incarnation in Creation
A new translation of Genesis 1, updating many ideas in terms of modern cosmology, but also in mystical terms of God's own Incarnation in and as the cosmos, and in all Life as well.
Joseph Smith’s First Vision in “Lehi’s” Vision of the Tree of Life: Part 1
Lehi's dream in the Book of Mormon might be an esoteric mystical-allegorical account of Joseph Smith's own First Vision.
Matthew 13:10-17 BHT: Why Jesus Teaches in Metaphors
A translation where Jesus talks about why he teaches using metaphors and other symbolic tools, like stories, etc.
Gospel of Thomas 3 BHT: Knowing the Kingdom in Your Self
A translation of a non-canonical saying from Jesus about the location of the kingdom and how to find it there.
1 Corinthians 12:12-31 BHT: The One and the Many
Paul talks about "Christ" as the One, and persons as the parts that make up that One.