“Hugh Nibley’s Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series at Brigham Young University.” Winter Semester, 1986, Maxwell Institute.
Published as Ancient Documents and the Pearl of Great Price.
Dr. Hugh W. Nibley, professor emeritus of ancient scriptures at Brigham Young University, gave the following twenty-six lectures in an honors class on The Pearl of Great Price. This class was videotaped in the Maesar Building during winter semester 1986 and the text was then transcribed and is included here in this book.
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See also: Teachings of the Pearl of Great Price (1986)
Keywords: Pearl of Great Price;Brigham Young;Pearl of Great Price
“Lecture 1—Restoring What Was Lost.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS).
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Keywords: Pearl of Great Price;Joseph Smith Translation;Book of Moses;Book of Abraham;Pearl of Great Price
“Lecture 2—Allegory and Rhetoric.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS).
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Keywords: allegory;rhetoric;Pearl of Great Price;Pearl of Great Price
“Lecture 3—Literalism.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS).
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Keywords: literalism;symbolism;historicity;Book of Moses;Book of Abraham;Pearl of Great Price
“Lecture 4—Preexistence.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS).
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Keywords: Preexistence;Premortal Life;Book of Abraham;Abraham 3;Pearl of Great Price
“Lecture 5—Cosmology.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS).
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Keywords: cosmology;Book of Abraham;Pearl of Great Price
“Lecture 6—The Creation.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS).
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Keywords: Creation;Book of Moses;Book of Abraham;Abraham 4;Moses 2;genesis;Pearl of Great Price
“Lecture 7—The Council.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS).
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Keywords: Book of Moses;Book of Abraham;Moses 4;Abraham 3;Council in Heaven;Premortal Life;Preexistence;Pearl of Great Price
“Lecture 8—The Council According to the Shabako Stone.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS).
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Keywords: Book of Moses;Book of Abraham;Moses 4;Abraham 3;Council in Heaven;Premortal Life;Preexistence;Shabako Stone;Pearl of Great Price
“Lecture 9—The Council According to the Shabako Stone (Continued).” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS).
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Keywords: Pearl of Great Price
“Lecture 10—The Babylon Creation Myth.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS).
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Keywords: Book of Moses;Enuma Elish;Creation;Moses 2;Genesis 1;Ancient Near East; Babylon; Pearl of Great Price
“Lecture 11—The Human Condition.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS).
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Keywords: Book of Moses;Moses 4;Genesis;Fall;mortal life;human condition;Pearl of Great Price
“Lecture 12—The Plurality of Worlds.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS).
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Keywords: Book of Moses;Moses 1;plurality of worlds;worlds without end;Pearl of Great Price
“Lecture 13—The Pearl of Great Price on the Plurality of Worlds.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS).
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Keywords: Book of Moses;Moses 1;plurality of worlds;worlds without end;Pearl of Great Price
“Lecture 14—Treasures in Heaven.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS).
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Keywords: Book of Moses;Moses 1;plurality of worlds;worlds without end;treasures in heaven;Pearl of Great Price
“Lecture 15—The Geological Problem.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS).
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Keywords: Book of Moses;Moses 4;Genesis;Pearl of Great Price
“Lecture 16—The Mountain of the Lord’s House.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS).
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Keywords: Pearl of Great Price;mountain of the Lord’s house;temple;Pearl of Great Price
“Lecture 17—The Heavenly Prologue.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS).
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Keywords: Book of Moses;Book of Abraham;Abraham 3;Moses 4;Pearl of Great Price
“Lecture 18—The Combat.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS).
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Keywords: Book of Moses;Moses 1;Satan;devil;Pearl of Great Price
“Lecture 19—Adam and Eve.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS).
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Keywords: Adam;Eve;Book of Moses;Pearl of Great Price
“Lecture 20—The Heritage of Cain.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS).
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Keywords: Book of Moses;Moses 5;Cain;Abel;Mahan Principle;curse;mark;Pearl of Great Price
“Lecture 21—The Eve Theme; The Book of Enoch.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS).
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Keywords: Moses 4;Eve;Enoch;Book of Moses;Moses 6;Genesis;Pearl of Great Price; Book of Moses; Enoch (Prophet)
“Lecture 22—Enoch.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS).
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Keywords: Enoch;Book of Moses;Pearl of Great Price; Book of Moses; Enoch (Prophet)
“Lecture 23—Abraham.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS).
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Keywords: Abraham;Book of Abraham;Pearl of Great Price; Abraham (Prophet)
“Lecture 24—The Destruction.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS).
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Keywords: Book of Moses;Noah;Flood;Moses 8;Genesis;Pearl of Great Price
“Lecture 25—Joseph Smith—Matthew.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS).
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Keywords: Joseph Smith–Matthew;Jesus Christ;Last Days;Matthew 24;Joseph Smith; Pearl of Great Price
“Lecture 26—Joseph Smith.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS).
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Keywords: Joseph Smith–History;Joseph Smith;Joseph Smith; Pearl of Great Price
