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“A Life Lived in Crescendo”:
Selected Punctuation Marks of Joseph Smith’s Final Years
“A Life Lived in Crescendo”:A “Come, Follow Me” Virtual Fireside Series
Presented by
The Interpreter Foundation, Book of Mormon Central, FAIR, & Meridian Magazine
Next Fireside: This Sunday, October 31, at 6:00 PM
“All the Measures of Joseph” – Keys and Continuity in the Succession of 1844
with Ronald K. Esplin
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https://interpreterfoundation.org/conferences/a-life-lived-in-crescendo-firesides/
The Rise and Fall of Korihor, a Zoramite: A New Look at the Failed Mission of an Agent of Zoram
Abstract: The accounts of the Anti-Christ, Korihor, and of Alma’s mission to the Zoramites raise a variety of apparently unanswered questions. These involve Korihor’s origins, the reason for the similarity of his beliefs to those of the Zoramites, and why he...
Estimating the Evidence, Episode 16: On Varying and Variable Themes
It seems unlikely than an ancient book would have so many themes and ideas common to the early nineteenth century. Most critics will be quick to point out that the Book of Mormon contains elements that correspond to nineteenth-century religious and cultural thinking.
Nibley Lectures: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 5 (D&C 6-9)
During 1978, 1979, and 1980, Hugh Nibley taught a Doctrine and Covenants Sunday School class. Cassette recordings were made of these classes and some have survived and were recently digitized by Steve Whitlock. Most of the tapes were in pretty bad condition. The...
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 44 (D&C 124)
This is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 44, “A House unto My Name” on D&C 124. The panelists for this roundtable were Martin Tanner, Kris Frederickson and Mike Parker. This roundtable was extracted from the September...
Doctrine and Covenants Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 44
D&C 124:1-2 Nauvoo In 1839 the Saints were expelled from Missouri and the Prophet Joseph Smith and his associates were allowed to escape from imprisonment. Church leaders purchased property in Illinois and began to lay out the city of Nauvoo. Joseph traveled to...
Essay #77: Noah (Moses 8): Was Noah Drunk or in a Vision? (Genesis 9)
In the image above, we see an industrious Noah diligently tending his vineyard, in striking contrast to a later depiction in the same chapter that describes him as being in an inebriated stupor. Scholars have noted the odd inconsistency between these two scenes. Can these two opposing pictures of Noah be reconciled?
An Ishmael Buried Near Nahom
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Estimating the Evidence, Episode 15: On Trajectories of Truth
It seems unlikely that an allegedly fraudulent text could become more plausible after decades of intense critical examination. Over time, critics of the Book of Mormon have unearthed dozens of anachronisms and alleged historical errors within the book’s pages. In their turn, faithful scholars have demonstrated that most of those criticisms are unfounded, leading the book’s plausibility to increase substantially as the decades have passed.
Nibley Lectures: Come, Follow Me Lesson Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 43 (D&C 121-123)
During 1978, 1979, and 1980, Hugh Nibley taught a Doctrine and Covenants Sunday School class. Cassette recordings were made of these classes and some have survived and were recently digitized by Steve Whitlock. Most of the tapes were in pretty bad condition. The...
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