Laurence Paul Hemming is Research Fellow at the Department of Organisation, Technology and Work in the Management School of Lancaster University.

The Reverend Dr. Hemming holds a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge (Peterhouse) 1999; a M.Phil. From the University of Oxford; and B.A., and (M.A.) Degrees in Philosophy and Theology, from the University of Oxford (Oriel College). Continue reading →

Margaret Barker is an unassuming British scholar whose primary engagement is with the Old Testament.  Her expertise and her research have led her, however, into the New Testament, and, more recently, into Mormon sources.  I say Mrs. Barker is unassuming.  By that I mean that her personal manner is utterly devoid of pomposity or egocentrism; but in her writing she is bold, direct, and has not hesitated to turn the world of Bible scholarship on its head. Continue reading →

Temple Studies is a relatively new field of Biblical study, focusing on the relationship between themes which underlie the older theology of the Bible and the theology of the First Temple, also called Solomon’s Temple.  This field has been pioneered by British Bible scholar Margaret Barker.  According to Dr. Barker’s website, Continue reading →