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Interpreter Radio: The New Testament in Context Lesson 8
In the January 22 Come, Follow Me segment of the Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts Steve Densley, Mark Johnson, and Dan Peterson discuss New Testament lesson 8 on Matthew 5 and Luke 6, “Blessed Are Ye.” You can listen to or download the New Testament in Context...
New Testament Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 8
Luke 6:1-16 The Sabbath (see also Mark 2:23-27; 3:1-6) Read Luke 6:1-5, then verses 6-11, and consider what these two episodes can teach us about Sabbath behavior in our day (the story of David is found in 1 Samuel 21:1-6). Matthew 5:1-12 The Beatitudes / Introduction...
Interpreting Interpreter: Responding to Barker’s Critics
This post is a summary of the article “Twenty Years After “Paradigms Regained,” Part 2: Responding to Margaret Barker’s Critics and Why Her Work Should Matter to Latter-day Saints” by Kevin Christensen in Volume 55 of Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith...
Twenty Years After “Paradigms Regained,” Part 2: Responding to Margaret Barker’s Critics and Why Her Work Should Matter to Latter-day Saints
Abstract: Here I address specific criticisms of Margaret Barker’s work. First, I set the stage by discussing Thomas Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions as a map and compass for navigating this kind of controversy. I show how his...
Conference Talks: Life Sciences Panel Discussion
This panel, comprised of five Latter-day Saint scholars in the Life Sciences (Emily Bates, R. Paul Evans, Steven L. Peck, Michael R. Stark, and Trent D. Stephens), provides personal perspectives on the development of their ideas and their affinities for their professional work. Following these perspectives, they answer a pot pourri of audience questions.
Interpreter Radio Show — January 29, 2023
In this episode, our hosts are Martin Tanner, Terry Hutchinson, and John Gee, discussing controversies around the Book of Abraham. You can listen to or download the January 29th broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show below. These audio tracks are also included...
Interpreter Radio Show — January 22, 2023
In this episode, our hosts Steve Densley, Mark Johnson, and Dan Peterson discuss the Six Days in August film project, Dan's recent article in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship and Joseph Smith's First Vision. You can listen to or...
Interpreter Radio: The New Testament in Context Lesson 7
In the January 15 Come, Follow Me segment of the Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts Bruce Webster, Kris Frederickson, and Martin Tanner discuss New Testament lesson 7 covering John 2–4, “Ye Must Be Born Again”. You can listen to or download the New Testament in...
New Testament Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 7
John 2:1-11 The Wedding at Cana As noted previously, 93% of the Gospel of John is exclusive (not found in the other three Gospels), therefore this lesson will not cite nor cross-reference to Matthew, Mark, nor Luke. In John 2, Jesus and his disciples are “called” or...
Interpreting Interpreter: An Assyrian “Great Church”
This post is a summary of the article “Assyria and the “Great Church” of Nephi’s Vision” by Todd Uriona in Volume 55 of Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship. An introduction to the Interpreting Interpreter series is available at...
Assyria and the “Great Church” of Nephi’s Vision
Abstract: The Book of Mormon begins at a pivotal point in Israelite history and in the history of the ancient Near East more broadly. With the fall of Assyria and the power vacuum that grew out of Assyria’s demise, questions of sovereignty were of paramount...
New Testament Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 6
Note: Because of the understandably limited scope of the official Come, Follow Me curriculum, this resource will continue to include additional scripture references not found in the Church curriculum, when appropriate. Matthew 4:1-11 The Temptation of Jesus (see also...
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