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The Gate of Heaven: Insights on the Doctrines and Symbols of the Temple

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This book stands alone as an interesting account of temples and temple symbolism throughout all of history. For the Latter-day Saint, it provides a greater insight into the temple on a more spiritual level - the book becomes more meaningful once one is familiar with the modern ordinances of the temple. Highly recommended for those who want a profound, scholarly approach to their temple studies, and those who would enjoy a faith-building reading experience. This is an outstanding resource for anyone interested in understanding more about the temple.

Matthew B. Brown is a brilliant theologian. I cannot recommend this book highly enough for those wish to have a deeper understanding of the history of temples and their rites. You absolutely must read the notes at the end of every chapter, you will not only learn more than you can ever imagine, you will be enriched and utterly fascinated. The scriptures become clearer as you delve further into this book. A must have for the serious religious library.

This was the first of Matthew Brown's books that I purchased and studied. Now I anxiously await as each new book arrives.

This book is easy to read and well documented. It gives evidence of the historical underpinnings of the temple rites and symbols. I highly recommend it.

As a non-Mormon researcher I can say that the clarity of the views enunciated by the author were very useful to me in trying to understand aspects of Mormonism in light of the history of ideas. It is not always easy to get a grasp of the actual contour of Mormon belief on some these issues related to Temple valences, and in this way this book was superlative in helping to do just that. I am grateful to the author for writing such a clear book.