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Abraham and His Family
In Scripture, History, and Tradition
Saturday, May 3, 2025 and Saturday, May 10, 2025
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The Interpreter Foundation,
Brigham Young University Religious Education,
Scripture Central, and FAIR
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Joseph Smith: A Life Lived in Crescendo
Edited by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw
Available Now
This two-volume set (1100 pages total) seeks to enrich study of the life and teachings of Joseph Smith through essays by knowledgeable and faithful scholars on selected punctuation marks of Joseph Smith’s final years in Nauvoo. While some of Joseph Smith’s contemporaries saw these events and doctrinal developments as evidence that he was a fallen prophet, modern Latter-day Saints, looking back, see them as a glorious culmination to a faithful life.
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Reprint: From Jared to Jacob: The Motif of Divine Ascensus and Descensus in Genesis, the Book of Moses, and the Enochic Tradition
Part of our book chapter reprint series, this article originally appeared in The Temple: Plates, Patterns, & Patriarchs, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and Jeffrey M. Bradshaw. For more information, go to...
The Heartland versus Mesoamerica — Part 6: Narrow Necks and Small Necks
Part 1 ⎜ Part 2 ⎜ Part 3 ⎜ Part 4 ⎜ Part 5 ⎜ Part 6 ⎜ Part 7 ⎜⎜ Part 8 ⎜ Part 9 ⎜ ...
Interpreter Radio Come, Follow Me: Doctrine & Covenants 51-57 for May 26 – June 1
In the May 4th Come, Follow Me segment of the Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts Martin Tanner, Hales Swift, and Brent Schmidt discuss the Come, Follow Me Doctrine & Covenants lesson for May 26 – June 1 covering D&C 51-57. You can listen to or download the...
Study and Teaching Helps: 2025 Doctrine & Covenants — D&C 51–57
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...
Interpreter Radio Show — May 11, 2025
In the May 11, 2025 episode of The Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts are Mark Johnson, Kevin Christensen, and Martin Tanner. They discuss the Come, Follow Me Doctrine & Covenants lesson for June 2 – June 8; the Abraham and His Family Conference; Matt...
Interpreting Interpreter: (Non-)Anachronisms – Metallurgy
This post is a summary of the article “Anachronisms: Accidental Evidence in Book of Mormon Criticisms — Chapter 3: Metals and Metallurgy” by Matthew Roper in Volume 65 of Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship. All of the Interpreting...
Anachronisms: Accidental Evidence in Book of Mormon Criticisms — Chapter 3: Metals and Metallurgy
[Editor’s Note: We are pleased to present chapter 3 from a book entitled Anachronisms: Accidental Evidence in Book of Mormon Criticisms. It is presented in serialized form in this volume of Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship.] [toggle...
Interpreting Interpreter: Joseph’s Fingerprints in the Book of Abraham
This post is a summary of the article “Joseph Smith Jr. as a Translator: The Book of Abraham as a Case Study” by Stephen O. Smoot in Volume 64 of Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship. All of the Interpreting Interpreter articles may be seen...
Joseph Smith Jr. as a Translator: The Book of Abraham as a Case Study
Abstract: This paper examines Joseph Smith’s approach to translation, using the Book of Abraham as a case study to explore the interplay between divine revelation and human participation in scriptural production. While the Book of Abraham incorporates both ancient and...
Reprint: “Eastward” in Genesis 2-4: An Exercise in Visual Discovery
Part of our book chapter reprint series, this article originally appeared in The Temple: Plates, Patterns, & Patriarchs, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and Jeffrey M. Bradshaw. For more information, go to...
The Heartland versus Mesoamerica — Part 5: The Narrow Strip of Wilderness
Part 1 ⎜ Part 2 ⎜ Part 3 ⎜ Part 4 ⎜ Part 5 ⎜ Part 6 ⎜ Part 7 ⎜⎜ Part 8 ⎜ Part 9 ⎜ ...
Interpreter Radio Come, Follow Me: Doctrine & Covenants 49-50 for May 19 – 25
In the April 27th Come, Follow Me segment of the Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts John Thompson and Martin Tanner discuss the Come, Follow Me Doctrine & Covenants lesson for May 19-25 covering D&C 49 and 50. You can listen to or download the Doctrine &...
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