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Hugh Nibley Observed
Hugh Nibley ObservedEdited by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, Shirley S. Ricks, and Stephen T. Whitlock
Foreword by John W. Welch
Published by The Interpreter Foundation, Orem Utah in cooperation with Eborn Books, Salt Lake City, Utah
and in collaboration with Book of Mormon Central and FAIR
Softcover, PDF, Kindle and Audio Book editions available now, hardbound available soon
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An Ingenious and Inspiring Literary Analysis of Alma 30–42
Review of Mark A. Wrathall, Alma 30–63: A Brief Theological Introduction (Provo, UT: The Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, 2020). 176 pages. $9.95 (paperback). Abstract: Mark A. Wrathall’s analytic treatment of...
The Brass Plates: Can Modern Scholarship Help Identify Their Contents?
Abstract: The Book of Mormon contains little information about what the Brass Plates contain. Nephi said it was a larger record than the Hebrew Bible brought to America by the Gentiles. But it could not have contained the records of Old Testament...
“We Will Still Weep for Zion”: War and Wealth
This is the seventh of eight weekly blog posts published in honor of the life and work of Hugh Nibley (1910–2005). The series is in honor of the new, landmark book, Hugh Nibley Observed, available in softcover, hardback, digital, and audio editions.
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 21 (D&C 51-57)
This is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 21, “A Faithful, a Just, and a Wise Steward” on D&C 51-57. The panelists for this roundtable were Terry Hutchinson, John Gee and Kevin Christensen. This roundtable was extracted...
Doctrine and Covenants Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 21
D&C 51 Setting up the Law of Consecration It is right to try to figure things out “on your own” and move forward in accomplishing them. But it is also right to seek guidance from others and from the Lord. The heading for Section 51 tells us that the gathering...
Matthew Black and Mircea Eliade Meet Hugh Nibley
Abstract: As a graduate student, Gordon Thomasson had the opportunity to introduce two internationally renowned scholars to the publications and scholarship of Hugh Nibley: Matthew Black, an eminent scholar of ancient Enoch writings; and Mircea Eliade, famed chair of...
Essay #54: Moses Sees the Garden of Eden (Moses 3): Spiritual Creation (Moses 3:5–7)
This magnificent painting by Gaetano Previati shows the heavenly hosts as part of the light that appeared at the beginning of Creation. Some ancient sources assert that the heavenly hosts — variously described as including the angels, the sons of God, and/or the souls of humanity
Honoring Hugh Nibley — Again
Review of Hugh Nibley Observed, edited by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, Shirley Ricks, and Stephen Whitlock (Orem, UT: Interpreter Foundation, 2021). 820 pages. $45.00 (hardback), $35.00 (paperback). Abstract: Hugh Nibley Observed is the third assembly of essays...
Giving the Book of Ether its Proper Due
Review of Daniel L. Belnap, ed., Illuminating the Jaredite Records (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University / Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2020). 320 pages. Hardback, $27.95. Abstract: Illuminating the Jaredite Record collects ten...
“One Peep at the Other Side”: What Did Hugh Nibley’s Near-Death Experience Teach Him about the Purpose of Life?
This is the sixth of eight weekly blog posts published in honor of the life and work of Hugh Nibley (1910–2005). The series is in honor of the new, landmark book, Hugh Nibley Observed, available in softcover, hardback, digital, and audio editions. Besides those who actively oppose the idea that that a loving, personal God exists in heaven, there have also always been others to whom questions of this sort never even occur.
Interpreter Radio Show — May 2, 2021
You can listen to or download the May 2 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show below. It will also be included in our podcast feed (https://interpreterfoundation.org/feeds/podcast). The hosts were Neal Rappleye, Jasmin Rappleye, and Hales Swift. In this...
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 20 (D&C 49-50)
This is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 20, “That Which Is of God Is Light” on D&C 49-50. The panelists for this roundtable were Neal Rappleye, Jasmin Rappleye, and Hales Swift. This roundtable was extracted from the...
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