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Bean, Willard W. A.B.C. History of Palmyra and the Beginning of “Mormonism”. Palmyra, N.Y.: Palmyra Courier Co., 1938.
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Writes concerning the early history of Palmyra, the arrival and history of the Smith family, Joseph Smith’s interest in the religious revival, the details of the First Vision, and the coming forth of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [77475]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1938-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Friend. “Aaron Teaches Lamoni’s Father.” Friend 23 (March 1993): 32-33.
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Scenes from Aaron’s conversion of King Lamoni’s father illustrated in color for children.

ID = [78950]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1993-03-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Reynolds, George. “Aaron, Son of Mosiah.” Juvenile Instructor 26 (1 November 1891): 650-53.
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Aaron chose missionary service over the opportunity to serve as king and suffered hardship and inhumane treatment to preach the gospel to the Lamanites. Though little is known about him, the Book of Mormon sets forth the greatness of his character.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
ID = [78951]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1891-11-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Reynolds, George. “Aaron, Son of Mosiah.” Juvenile Instructor 26, no. 21 (1891): 650-653.
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Aaron chose missionary service over the opportunity to serve as king and suffered hardship and inhumane treatment to preach the gospel to the Lamanites. Though little is known about him, the Book of Mormon sets forth the greatness of his character.

Keywords: Aaron (Son of King Mosiah), Missionary Work
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
ID = [75987]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1891-11-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:57
Christensen, Joe J. “‘Abiding by Its Precepts’” In Living the Book of Mormon: Abiding by Its Precepts, eds. Gaye Strathearn and Charles Swift. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2007.
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I submit that anyone who reads the Book of Mormon and receives a testimony of its truthfulness by the power of the Holy Ghost will be motivated to live a life more consistent with the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. He or she will become a better person. The Book of Mormon is action oriented. It is motivational. As long as the Spirit continues to strive with such individuals, their consciences will not let them be completely at peace until they improve their lives. Abiding by the precepts, teachings, and commandments taught so clearly in its pages will help a person proximately in this life and ultimately in the life to come. As a result, I resonate positively to the theme of this symposium: “Living the Book of Mormon: Abiding by Its Precepts.”

Keywords: Doctrine; Joseph; Jr.; Precept; Pride; Salvation; Scripture Study; Smith
Topics:    RSC Topics > G — K > Grace
RSC Topics > Q — S > Salvation
RSC Topics > Q — S > Sin
ID = [35800]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2007-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 46455  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:40
Gabbott, Mabel Jones. “Abinadi.” Children’s Friend 61 (September 1962): 44-45.
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A children’s story of Abinadi preaching to King Noah.

ID = [78952]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1962-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Cramer, Lew W. “Abinadi.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 1. New York: Macmillan, 1992.
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Keywords: Abinadi (Prophet), Martyrdom, Prophet
ID = [74159]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,eom  Size: 6565  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:27
Hopkin, Shon D., ed. Abinadi: He Came Among Them in Disguise. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2018.
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Under the guidance of some of the best thinkers on the Book of Mormon, the Abinadi narrative springs to life as each chapter approaches Abinadi’s story and words from a different perspective. Whether viewed through a sociopolitical, literary, theological, philosophical, or historical lens, new insights and a new appreciation for the richness of Abinadi’s discourse will help readers reignite their passion for the beauty and depth of the Book of Mormon. This volume is written for an informed, Latter-day Saint audience and seeks to make a contribution with other high-quality research and writing being done on the Book of Mormon. It is produced by members of Brigham Young University’s Book of Mormon Academy, a group of scholars dedicated to research on the Book of Mormon. Each of the members brings a different area of expertise to bear on the Abinadi narrative. As that narrative is viewed from a variety of angles, its richness, beauty, and profound meaning come more clearly into focus. ISBN 978-1-9443-9426-4

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [33206]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2018-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 10  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:20

Articles

Ludlow, Jared W. “‘A Messenger of Good and Evil Tidings’: A Narrative Study of Abinadi.” In Abinadi: He Came Among Them in Disguise, ed. Shon D. Hopkin, 1–26. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2018.
Topics:    RSC Topics > D — F > Death
RSC Topics > G — K > Justice
RSC Topics > L — P > Law of Moses
RSC Topics > Q — S > Repentance
RSC Topics > Q — S > Salvation
ID = [34307]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2018-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 60792  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:25
Belnap, Daniel L. “The Abinadi Narrative, Redemption, and the Struggle of Nephite Identity.” In Abinadi: He Came Among Them in Disguise, ed. Shon D. Hopkin, 27–66. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2018.
Topics:    RSC Topics > Q — S > Salvation
ID = [34308]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2018-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size: 97818  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:25
Judd, Frank F., Jr. “Conflicting Interpretations of Isaiah in Abinadi’s Trial.” In Abinadi: He Came Among Them in Disguise, ed. Shon D. Hopkin, 67–90. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2018.
Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah
RSC Topics > L — P > Law of Moses
RSC Topics > Q — S > Salvation
ID = [34309]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2018-01-01  Collections:  old-test,rsc-books  Size: 56216  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:25
Hilton, John, III. “Abinadi’s Legacy: Tracing His Influence through the Book of Mormon.” In Abinadi: He Came Among Them in Disguise, ed. Shon D. Hopkin, 93–116. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2018.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Book of Mormon
RSC Topics > A — C > Church Organization
RSC Topics > L — P > Prophets
ID = [34310]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2018-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size: 50746  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:25
Frederick, Nicholas J. “‘If Christ Had Not Come into the World’” In Abinadi: He Came Among Them in Disguise, ed. Shon D. Hopkin, 117–138. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2018.
Topics:    RSC Topics > D — F > Death
RSC Topics > Q — S > Resurrection
RSC Topics > Q — S > Salvation
ID = [34311]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2018-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 45929  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:25
Hopkin, Shon D. “Isaiah 52–53 and Mosiah 13–14.” In Abinadi: He Came Among Them in Disguise, ed. Shon D. Hopkin, 139–66. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2018.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
RSC Topics > A — C > Book of Mormon
Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah
RSC Topics > G — K > Heaven
RSC Topics > Q — S > Sabbath
RSC Topics > Q — S > Sin
ID = [34312]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2018-01-01  Collections:  bom,old-test,rsc-books  Size: 61788  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:25
Hull, Kerry. “An ‘East Wind’: Old and New World Perspectives.” In Abinadi: He Came Among Them in Disguise, ed. Shon D. Hopkin, 167–208. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2018.
ID = [34313]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2018-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 93943  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:25
Hull, Kerry, and Mark Alan Wright. “Ethnohistorical Sources and the Death of Abinadi.” In Abinadi: He Came Among Them in Disguise, ed. Shon D. Hopkin, 209–30. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2018.
Topics:    RSC Topics > D — F > Death
ID = [34314]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2018-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 44726  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:25
Easton-Flake, Amy. “Infant Salvation: Book of Mormon Theology in a Nineteenth-Century Context.” In Abinadi: He Came Among Them in Disguise, ed. Shon D. Hopkin, 233–62. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2018.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Atonement of Jesus Christ
RSC Topics > A — C > Baptism
RSC Topics > A — C > Book of Mormon
RSC Topics > D — F > Doctrine
RSC Topics > G — K > Grace
RSC Topics > Q — S > Salvation
RSC Topics > Q — S > Sin
ID = [34315]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2018-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size: 67909  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:25
Spencer, Joseph M. “As Though, As Though Not: Time, Being, and Negation.” In Abinadi: He Came Among Them in Disguise, ed. Shon D. Hopkin, 263–86. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2018.
Topics:    RSC Topics > Q — S > Sin
ID = [34316]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2018-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 59642  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:25
Friend. “Abinadi and King Noah.” Friend 12 (March 1982): 27-29.
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Cartoon for children presenting the story of Abinadi.

ID = [78953]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1982-03-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Welch, John W., Robert F. Smith, and Gordon C. Thomasson. “Abinadi and Pentecost.” In Reexploring the Book of Mormon: A Decade of New Research, ed. John W. Welch. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1992.
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Keywords: Abinadi (Prophet); Moses (Prophet); Pentecost; Psalms (Book)
ID = [66481]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:19
Parker, Jared T. “Abinadi on the Father and the Son: Interpretation and Application.” In Living the Book of Mormon: Abiding by Its Precepts, eds. Gaye Strathearn and Charles Swift. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2007.
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An important part of drawing nearer to God is coming to know and understand Him through the scriptures He has given us—especially the Book of Mormon, since it contains many plain and precious truths missing from our current Bible. Although most Book of Mormon passages are easy to understand, some are more difficult, such as Abinadi’s teachings about the Father and the Son in Mosiah 15:2–5. Yet Mormon’s inclusion of these words in his abridgment suggests that the Lord wants us to have these teachings and wants us to understand them. Accordingly, many have written about what Abinadi taught—that Jesus Christ is the Father and the Son—and have provided valuable insights and explanations. In these discussions, however, a satisfactory explanation of why Abinadi spoke this way appears to be unaddressed. Abinadi’s teachings can help us know God better and thereby draw nearer to Him if we (1) correctly interpret the why and what of his message and (2) apply his teachings in our study of the scriptures.

Keywords: Abinadi (Prophet); Application; God the Father; Godhead; Jesus Christ; Prophet; Role; Title; Trinity
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
RSC Topics > D — F > Elohim
RSC Topics > L — P > Old Testament
ID = [35809]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2007-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 35414  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:40
MacFarlane. “Abinadi the Martyr.” Contributor 10 (July 1889): 352-53.
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A poem telling the story of Abinadi, his preaching to King Noah, and his martyrdom.

ID = [78954]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1889-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
MacFarlane, A.N. “Abinadi the Martyr.” The Contributor 10, no. 9 (1889): 352-353.
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A poem telling the story of Abinadi, his preaching to King Noah, and his martyrdom.

Keywords: Abinadi (Prophet), Poetry
ID = [76013]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1889-07-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:57
LDS Perspectives [pseud. of Laura Harris Hales]. “Abinadi with Shon Hopkin.” The Interpreter Foundation website. February 28, 2018.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
ID = [5452]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2018-02-28  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 679  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:50
Robison, Pamela Kaye. Abinadi, Man of God. Independence, MO: Herald House, 1981.
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An illustrated storybook for children. Features an account of Abinadi, his preaching, and eventual martyrdom.

ID = [77476]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1981-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Seely, David Rolph. “Abinadi, Moses, Isaiah, and Christ: O How Beautiful Upon the Mountains Are Their Feet.” The 28th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1999.
Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah
ID = [38821]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1999-01-01  Collections:  bom,old-test,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:23:00
Smith, Andrew C. “Abinadi: A Minor Prophet, A Major Contributor.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 28 (2018): 261-272.
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Abstract: The new edited volume Abinadi: He Came Among Them in Disguise, from the Book of Mormon Academy, is a valuable contribution to Book of Mormon studies. It should find a wide audience and stimulate greater and deeper thinking about the pivotal contributions of Abinadi to the Book of Mormon. It should, however, not be considered the end of the conversation. This review discusses the volume’s importance within Book of Mormon scholarship generally. It also highlights certain valuable contributions from each of the authors, and points out places where more can be said and deeper analysis is needed.
Review of Shon D. Hopkin, ed. Abinadi: He Came Among Them in Disguise (Provo and Salt Lake City, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, and Deseret Book, 2018), 404 pp. $27.99.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
ID = [3654]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2018-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 26216  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:02
Matthews, Robert J. “Abinadi: Prophet and Martyr.” Ensign, April 1992.
ID = [50441]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1992-04-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 13678  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:19:54
Parker, Todd B. “Abinadi: The Man and the Message.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1996. Transcript of a lecture given at the FARMS Book of Mormon Lecture Series.
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Todd Parker discusses the meaning of Abinadi’s name and compares his circumstances to those of John the Baptist and his message to that of King Benjamin. He points out legal pretexts for Abinadi’s trial from Old Testament passages, and demonstrates how the priests of King Noah misunderstood the function of prophecy. Abinadi provides several examples of types and shadows pointing to the mission of Christ.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; Christ
ID = [8550]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1996-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-reports  Size: 213  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:07
Matthews, Robert J. “Abinadi: The Prophet and Martyr.” In The Book of Mormon: Mosiah, Salvation Only Through Christ eds. Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate, Jr., 91–111. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1991.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Book of Mormon
RSC Topics > D — F > Death
RSC Topics > L — P > Law of Moses
RSC Topics > L — P > Prophets
RSC Topics > Q — S > Resurrection
ID = [36834]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-bom,rsc-books  Size: 41696  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:46
Nyman, Monte S. “Abinadi’s Commentary on Isaiah.” In The Book of Mormon: Mosiah, Salvation Only Through Christ eds. Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate, Jr., 161–186. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1991.
Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah
Old Testament Topics > Book of Mormon and the Old Testament
ID = [36837]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bom,old-test,rsc-bom,rsc-books  Size: 47554  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:46
Sukys, Renata W. “Abinadi’s Teaching Style.” Ensign, April 1992.
ID = [50442]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1992-04-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 4511  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:19:54
Johnson, Sherrie Mills. “Abish, Lamanite Woman of God.” Friend 18 (February 1988): 48-49.
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A story for children depicting Ammon teaching the gospel to King Lamoni and recounting the testimony of Abish (Alma 19).

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [78955]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1988-02-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Bowen, Matthew L. “Abish, Theophanies, and the First Lamanite Restoration.” Religious Educator Vol. 19 no. 1 (2018).
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Conversion
ID = [38397]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2018-01-01  Collections:  bom,rel-educ  Size: 60191  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:57
Jensen, Robin Scott. “Abner Cole and The Reflector: Another Clue to the Timing of the 1830 Book of Mormon Printing.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 24, no. 1 (2015).
ID = [3332]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2015-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-jbms  Size: 15932  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:59
Barnett, Henry W. “The Aborigines of America.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 22, no. 17 (28 April 1860): 258-60.
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Old Testament and Book of Mormon prophecies provide answers to questions concerning the origins of the American Indians who are of the House of Israel. The record called the stick of Joseph came forth as the Book of Mormon.

ID = [80939]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1860-04-28  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:49
Etzenhouser, Rudolf, and Rondie S. Rudolph. “About Cumorah.” Saints’ Herald 50 (18 March 1903): 246-51.
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Believes that even though the major events of the Book of Mormon took place in South America, it would have been possible for the gold plates to have been brought to New York. Author argues, therefore, that the Hill Cumorah is in New York.

ID = [78956]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1903-03-18  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Brown, S. Kent, and Peter N. Johnson, eds. “About the Authors.” In Journey of Faith: From Jerusalem to the Promised Land
ID = [75530]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 2006-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:54
Budge, E. A. Wallis. “About the Book of Mormon.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 42, no. 3 (19 January 1880): 41-44.
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Presents a life sketch of the Alma family, many of whom became prophets. The life of Alma the Younger is compared to the Apostle Paul—both were called upon to repent and became great missionaries for the Lord. The prophecies of Alma are among the most numerous, important, and interesting in the Book of Mormon, and his inspired advice to his sons contains many doctrinal matters. Helaman the son of Helaman, grandson of Alma, carried on the work of righteousness in spite of the Gadianton robbers. His son Nephi was a great prophet who paved the way for the visit of Christ in America. Nephi’s brother Lehi and Lehi’s son Nephi were also great leaders.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman
ID = [80978]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1880-01-19  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:49
Deseret News. “About the Book of Mormon.” Deseret Weekly 54 (12 June 1897): 826.
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The connection of the Book of Mormon with Solomon Spaulding’s Manuscript Story was invented by E. D. Howe in his book, Mormonism Unveiled. Howe’s “book was a lie from beginning to end, and it is now pretty certain that Howe knew that it was a lie when he published it”

ID = [78957]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1897-06-12  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Crowley, Ariel L. About the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1961.
ID = [77188]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1961-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:05
Unattributed. About the Book of Mormon. Leatherhead, Surrey, England: West European Mission, 1965.
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A tract that describes the contents of the Book of Mormon, presents comments on the eleven witnesses, and introduces some archaeological proposals about metal plates.

ID = [77477]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1965-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Unattributed. “About the Book of Mormon: You Can Be Happier.” N.p.: West European Mission,n.d.
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A pamphlet that encourages Book of Mormon reading by providing interesting facts and an overview of its contents and the testimonies of the eleven witnesses.

ID = [77478]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Beardall, C. Douglas, and Jewel N. Beardall. About the Three Nephites. Provo, UT: LDS Book Publications, 1992.
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A discussion of the Three Nephites (3 Nephi 28:1-9). Presents a collection of some sixty different Three Nephites stories.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [77479]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Skousen, Royal. About this Online Edition of Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2014.
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The version available here online at Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture is a reproduction of the printed version of ATV, published in 2004–2009 by the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, now a part of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young University. No textual adjustments to the printed version have been made. ATV appears in six books and gives a complete analysis of all the important cases of textual variation (or potential variation) in the history of the Book of Mormon. It starts out with the title page of the Book of Mormon and the two witness statements, then turns to 1 Nephi and continues through the Book of Mormon to the end of Moroni.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [6742]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2014-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:59
Spendlove, Loren Blake. “Abraham’s Amen and Believing in Christ: Possible Applications in the Book of Mormon Text.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 49 (2021): 37-62.
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Abstract: Following the discovery of delocutive verbs and their likely usage in the Hebrew Bible, Meredith Kline proposed that the verb האמין (he’emin) in Genesis 15:6 — traditionally interpreted as a denominative verb meaning “he believed” — should be understood as a delocutive verb meaning “he declared ‘amen.’” Rather than reading Genesis 15:6 as a passive statement — Abraham believed in Yahweh — Kline argued that we should interpret this verse in the active sense, that Abraham vocally declared his amen in Yahweh’s covenantal promise. In this light, I have analyzed various passages in the Book of Mormon that utilize similar verbiage — “believe in Christ,” for example — to examine how their meanings might be enhanced by interpreting the verbs as delocutives rather than denominatives.

Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
ID = [6496]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal,old-test  Size: 62016  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:57
Moss, Robert H. The Abridger, A Novel of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Acme, 1989.
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A novel based on the life and character of the prophet Mormon.

ID = [78326]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1989-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:14
Olsen, Steven L. “Abridging the Records of the Zoramite Mission: Mormon as Historian.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 52 (2022): 183-190.
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Abstract: Since the mid-twentieth century, scholarly studies of the literary craftsmanship of biblical texts have revealed considerable insights into the intended purposes of the authors of these scriptural narratives. The present study applies the analytical methods of these studies to Mormon’s abridgment of Alma’s records of the Zoramite mission (Alma 31–35), revealing intricate patterns of literary conventions ranging from the most specific (e.g., diction, syntax, and figures of speech) to the most general (e.g., rhetoric, tone, and structural logic). From this perspective, Alma 31 provides a framework to distinguish Nephite and Zoramite religious practices and structure the narrative of the entire Zoramite mission, including the missionaries’ teachings. More broadly, Mormon’s account of the Zoramite mission sets the stage for the general degradation of Nephite society that focuses his abridgment of Nephi’s Large Plates for the next one hundred years.
[Editor’s Note: This article provides a good example of using literary analysis to enhance understanding of the scriptures. While it was previously published, it has not been widely accessible, and thus we have chosen to republish it to bring it to the attention of readers. It was first presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Mormon Letters, 25 January 1992, at Westminster College in Salt Lake City. An abridged and edited version was later published as “Patterns of Prayer: Humility or Pride,” Ensign 22, no. 8 (August 1992), 8–11, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1992/08/patterns-of-prayer-humility-or-pride. The original presentation was included in The Association for Mormon Letters Annual 1994, 212–15. The article is reprinted here with the permission of the author, with minor edits.]

Keywords: Book of Mormon; literary analysis; reprint; Zoramites
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [12560]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2022-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 17142  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:18:20
Smith, Daymon M. The Abridging Works: The Epic and Historic Book of Mormon Arranged in Sequence of Composition. CreateSpace, 2011.
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The record translated and published in 1830 as the Book of Mormon was composed by Mormon and other authors in some sequence. Here at last we can read the text in its sequence of composition. The result is an utterly original reading of the Book of Mormon. This reading reveals surprises within the text itself. The biography of Mormon composed over three decades shapes the historical narrative; an original introduction to the earliest (and lost) abridgment is recovered from what is now called 3 Nephi; and a groundbreaking revision of the received tradition regarding the Small and Large Plates of Nephi is brought forward. Additional essays by the editor introduce evidence for an order of composition by Mormon, Moroni, and others. Material is presented that 1 Nephi was added in June 1829, and compiled from additional plates recovered from Cumorah. Other essays give new insights into the role of lineage in the transmission of records, speculate on an alternate history of the “lost leaves” of 1828, and introduce a theory of translation essential for scholarly study of the Book of Mormon. And happily, the text has been freed from the constraints of column and verse, and oriented to the epic and historic genres more appropriate for its wingspan and tragic grandeur, for appreciating the complexity of its composition. [Publisher]

Keywords: Book of Mormon; Book of Mormon, textual development; Book of Mormon, literary context; Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith’s translation of; Book of Mormon, historicity
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [81516]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2011-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:53
Black, Sharon, Bradley R. Wilcox, Wendy Baker Smemoe, and Bruce L. Brown. “Absence of ‘Joseph Smith’ in the Book of Mormon.” Religious Educator Vol. 17 no. 2 (2016).
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Book of Mormon
RSC Topics > A — C > Church History 1820–1844
RSC Topics > G — K > Joseph Smith
RSC Topics > Q — S > Scriptures
ID = [38447]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2016-01-02  Collections:  bom,rel-educ  Size: 45709  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:57
Cannon, George Q. “The Abundant Testimonies to the Work of God, Etc.” In Journal of Discourses, Volume 22. 1882, 252–259.
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Discourse by President George Q. Cannon, delivered in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Sunday Afternoon, September 18, 1881. Reported By: John Irvine.

ID = [29468]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1881-08-18  Collections:  bom,jnl-disc  Size: 26478  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:20:39
Stenson, Matthew Scott. “‘According to the Spirit of Revelation and Prophecy’: Alma2’s Prophetic Warning of Christ’s Coming to the Lehites (and Others).” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 55 (2023): Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 55 (2023): 107-168.
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Abstract: Some students of the Book of Mormon have felt that while the coming of the Lord to the Lehites was clearly revealed to and taught by Nephi1, those prophecies having to do with the subject may not have been widely circulated or continuously preserved among the Nephites, while others have argued for continuity of knowledge about Nephi1’s prophecies among writers and their contemporary audiences. Reexamination of the Book of Mormon in light of these issues reveals that the teaching that Christ would appear among the Lehites was actually taught with some consistency by Alma2 and was, it would seem, common knowledge among the Nephites. It appears that the predicted coming was well established, even if the nature of it was not. Specifically, I argue that Alma2 often taught of the coming of Christ to the Lehites but in context with other events such as Jesus’s coming to the Jews and to others not of the known fold. To make this case, I concentrate on Alma2’s writings, especially those in Alma 5 (borrowing liberally also from Alma 7, 13, 16, 39, Helaman 16:4–5, 13–14, and 3 Nephi 8–10). Alma 5 houses many prophetic statements that urgently point to the coming of the Lord to the Nephite church. The value of this approach is to attempt to demonstrate that Alma 5 contains more than has been supposed and, in effect, challenges claims for discontinuity in the middle portion of the Nephite record. This approach should tend to renew our interest in the other nuanced teachings of the prophet Alma2 and others. Yea, thus sayeth the Spirit: Repent, all ye ends of the earth, for the kingdom of heaven is soon at hand; yea, the Son of God cometh in his glory, in his might, majesty, power, and dominion. Yea, my beloved brethren, I say unto you, that the [Page 108]Spirit sayeth: Behold the glory of the King of all the earth; and also the King of heaven shall very soon shine forth among all the children of men. (Alma 5:50)

Keywords: Alma; Book of Mormon; Christ
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman
Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [81230]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2023-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 162315  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:50
Taeger, Stephan. “According to Their Faith: Alma and Amulek Typify Jesus in Overcoming Evil.” In I Glory in My Jesus: Understanding Christ in the Book of Mormon, eds. Hilton, John, III, Nicholas J. Frederick, Mark D. Ogletree, and Krystal V. L. Pierce. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2023.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [81586]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2023-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:53
Wright, Mark Alan. “‘According to Their Language, unto Their Understanding’: The Cultural Context of Hierophanies and Theophanies in Latter-day Saint Canon.” Studies in the Bible and Antiquity 3 no. 1 (2011).
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The prophet Nephi declared that the Lord speaks to his people “according to their language, unto their understanding” (2 Nephi 31:3). Religious beliefs are an integral part of a culture’s shared “language,” and the ways in which individuals interpret supernatural manifestations is typically mediated through their cultural background. The hierophanies recorded in Latter-day Saint canon directly reflect the unique cultural background of the individuals who witnessed them. This paper analyzes several distinct hierophanies witnessed by prophets in both the Old and New Worlds and discusses the cultural context in which such manifestations occur, which aids modern readers in obtaining a greater understanding of the revelatory process recounted in these texts.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
ID = [7028]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2011-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-sba  Size: 33024  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:00
Hunt, C. J. “An Acknowledgment to John Whitmer: One of the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon.” Saints’ Herald 97 (6 February 1950): 131.
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John Whitmer saw and handled the plates in 1829 and assisted Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in the final preparation of the Book of Mormon manuscript. In his later years, he affirmed his testimony many times.

Topics:    Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > The Eight Witnesses
ID = [78992]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1950-02-06  Collections:  bom,history-1820,witnesses  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Scripture Central. “Acquiring Spiritual Knowledge: Act in Faith.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #260. January 11, 2017.
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Keywords: Faith; Jesus Christ; Prayer; Holy Ghost; Revelation; Nephi; Laman; Lemuel; Zeezrom; Lamoni; King Lamoni; Alma; Aaron; Nephites; Lamanites; Liahona; Lehi; Covenants
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [8076]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2017-01-11  Collections:  bmc-knowhys,bom  Size: 11053  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:04
Aston, Warren P. “Across Arabia with Lehi and Sariah: ‘Truth Shall Spring out of the Earth’” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 15 no. 2 (2006).
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Utilizing techniques adapted from literary criticism, this paper investigates the narrative structure of the Book of Mormon, particularly the relationship between Nephi’s first-person account and Mormon’s third-person abridgment. A comparison of the order and relative prominence of material from 1 Nephi 12 with the content of Mormon’s historical record reveals that Mormon may have intentionally patterned the structure of his narrative after Nephi’s prophetic vision—a conclusion hinted at by Mormon himself in his editorial comments. With this understanding, readers of the Book of Mormon can see how Mormon’s sometimes unusual editorial decisions are actually guided by an overarching desire to show that Nephi’s prophecies have been dramatically and literally fulfilled in the history of his people.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [3189]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2006-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-jbms  Size: 37175  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:58
Sweat, Anthony. “Active Learning and the Savior’s Nephite Ministry.” Religious Educator Vol. 10 no. 3 (2009).
Topics:    RSC Topics > L — P > Learning
RSC Topics > T — Z > Teaching the Gospel
ID = [38281]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2009-01-03  Collections:  bom,rel-educ  Size: 28039  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:56
West, Sandee Gladden. “The Ad.” Ensign, August 1990.
ID = [49646]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1990-08-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 2422  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:13:28
Williams, Samuel Cole, ed. Adair’s History of the American Indians. Johnson City, TN: Watauga Press, 1930.
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A reprint of Adair’s work with an index, extended notes by the editor of Adair’s original notes, and an introduction giving an account of Adair and the book.

ID = [77480]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1930-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Hafen, Bruce C., and Marie K. Hafen. “Adam, Eve, the Book of Moses, and the Temple: The Story of Receiving Christ’s Atonement.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 46 (2021): 157-200.
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Abstract: The authors begin by highlighting the importance of Book of Moses research that has discovered plausible findings for its historicity, rendering it at least reasonable to give the benefit of the doubt to sacred premises — even if, ultimately, the choice of premises is just that, a choice. Emphasizing the relevance of the Book of Moses to the temple, they note that the Book of Moses is not only an ancient temple text, but also the ideal scriptural context for a modern temple preparation course. Going further, the authors address an important question raised by some who have asked: “Since Christ is at the center of the gospel, why doesn’t the temple endowment teach the story of the life of Christ? What’s all this about Adam and Eve?” The answer given in detail in the paper is as follows: “The story of the life of Christ is the story of giving the Atonement. And the story of Adam and Eve is the story of receiving the Atonement. Their story is our story, too.”
[Editor’s Note: Part of our book chapter reprint series, this article is reprinted here as a service to the Latter-day Saint community. Original pagination and page numbers have necessarily changed, otherwise the reprint has the same content as the original.
See Bruce C. Hafen and Marie K. Hafen, “Adam, Eve, the Book of Moses, and the Temple: The Story of Receiving Christ’s Atonement,” in Tracing Ancient Threads in the Book of Moses: Inspired Origins, Temple Contexts, and Literary Qualities, edited by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, David R. Seely, John W. Welch and Scott Gordon (Orem, UT: The Interpreter Foundation; Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central; Redding, CA: FAIR; Tooele, UT: Eborn Books, 2021), page numbers forthcoming. Further information at https://interpreterfoundation.org/books/ancient-threads-in-the-book-of-moses/.]Historicity and Plausibility of the Book of Moses.

Topics:    Book of Moses Topics > Chapters of the Book of Moses > Moses 4–6:12 — Grand Council in Heaven, Adam and Eve
Book of Moses Topics > Temple Themes in the Book of Moses and Related Scripture
ID = [3387]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 64126  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:59
Ricks, Stephen D. “Adam’s Fall in the Book of Mormon, Second Temple Judaism, and Early Christianity.” In The Disciple as Scholar: Essays on Scripture and the Ancient World in Honor of Richard Lloyd Anderson, edited by Stephen D. Ricks, Donald W. Parry, and Andrew H. Hedges, 595–605. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000.
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Keywords: Early Christianity; Fall of Adam; Second Temple Judaism
ID = [67909]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2000-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books,old-test  Size: 20521  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:29
Lewis, William, Jr. “An Adaptation of the Book of Mormon for Radio.” M.A. thesis, Northwestern University, 1948.
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A series of dramatic scripts based on the Book of Mormon, designed as radio programs. Music, sound effects, and dialogue are features of the thesis.

ID = [78993]  Status = Type = thesis  Date = 1948-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Ball, Isaac B. “Additional Internal Evidence of the Authenticity of the Book of Mormon I.” Improvement Era 34, no. 7 (1931): 387-389, 428-429.
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This series defends the reality of the natural catastrophes described in 3 Nephi 8-10. It quotes descriptions of more recent hurricanes and earthquakes to show how similar the details are and how accurate the Book of Mormon account is. The account in 3 Nephi 8-10 is so accurate that neither Joseph Smith nor Oliver Cowdery could have had sufficient knowledge of the facts of natural disasters to have invented this description. The first part covers hurricanes.

Keywords: 3 Nephi, Earthquake, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Volcanic Eruption
Topics:    Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > Oliver Cowdery
Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [76776]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1931-05-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,history-1820,improvement-era,witnesses  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:02
Ball, Isaac B. “Additional Internal Evidence of the Authenticity of the Book of Mormon II.” Improvement Era 34, no. 8 (1931): 457-459, 494-495.
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This series defends the reality of the natural catastrophes described in 3 Nephi 8-10. Quotes descriptions of more recent hurricanes and earthquakes to show how similar the details are and how accurate the Book of Mormon account is. The account in 3 Nephi 8-10 is so accurate that neither Joseph Smith nor Oliver Cowdery could have had sufficient knowledge of the facts of natural disasters to have invented this description. The second part covers earthquakes.

Keywords: 3 Nephi, Earthquake, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Volcanic Eruption
Topics:    Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > Oliver Cowdery
Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [77106]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1931-06-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,history-1820,improvement-era,witnesses  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:05
Hoskisson, Paul Y. “Additional Janus Parallels in the Book of Mormon.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 47 (2021): 81-90.
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Abstract: A little more than 40 years ago, Cyrus Gordon discovered and described for the first time an ancient literary technique which he had found in the Hebrew Bible, and he gave it a name — a Janus parallel. That is why no one, more than 40 years ago, could have faked a Hebrew Janus parallel in an English translation of an ancient document. But, as I reasoned, if Janus parallels were a Hebrew literary device at the time Lehi left Jerusalem (for an analog see chiasmus), then such parallels probably can be found in the Book of Mormon. In this article I describe the technical methodology for discovering Janus parallels in an English translation, and I provide two new examples.


Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [4621]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 17094  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:06
Goodwin, Samuel H. “Additional Studies in Mormonism and Masonry.” Salt Lake City: n.p., 1932.
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An historical look at the anti-Masonic and historical factors present in up-state New York in the late 1820s following the murder of William Morgan. The author asserts that the Book of Mormon incorporates these factors into its discussion of the Gadianton robbers. A summary of the arguments for the “Gadianton-Mason” in the Book of Mormon.

ID = [77481]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1932-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Horne, Dennis B. “Additional Witnesses of the Coming Forth and Content of the Book of Mormon.” The Interpreter Foundation website. April 20, 2016.
Topics:    Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > General Articles
Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > The Other Witnesses
ID = [4845]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2016-04-20  Collections:  bom,history-1820,interpreter-website,witnesses  Size: 18658  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:07
Whitmer, John. “Address.” Messenger and Advocate Vol. 2, no. 6: March 1836: 285-88.
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Reiterates his testimony as one of the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon. Testimony is borne with conviction.

Topics:    Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > The Eight Witnesses
ID = [80871]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1835-09-01  Collections:  bom,history-1820,mess-adv,witnesses  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:48
Lee, Harold B. Address Delivered by Elder Harold B. Lee. Cambridge, MA: New England Mission, 21 May 1962.
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An address to missionaries on the angel “flying in the midst of heaven” (Moroni) and the Book of Mormon containing the fullness of the gospel.

ID = [77482]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1962-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Whitmer, David K. “An Address to All Believers in Christ. By a Witness to the Divine Authenticity of the Book of Mormon.” Richmond, MO: n.p., 1887.
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This pamphlet was circulated to refute the claim that the Three Witnesses had denied their testimonies. In spite of his negative feelings toward the Church, David Whitmer strongly testifies of the divine origin of the Book of Mormon. He refutes the Solomon Spaulding manuscript theory and applauds the character of the witnesses. The Book of Mormon denounces the iniquity of polygamy.

ID = [77503]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1887-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Shaw, W. E. “Address to the Book of Mormon.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 9, no. 3 (1 February 1847): 44.
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A nine-stanza poem dedicated to the Book of Mormon. The ninth stanza summarizes the entire poem: “Now I behold thee, open to my gaze, The Stick of Ephraim sent in these last days, To warn the nations, gather Israel in, Bring Christ to earth, and make an end of sin”

ID = [80974]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1847-02-01  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:49
Snow, Erastus, and Benjamin Winchester. “An Address to the Citizens of Salem (Mass.) and Vicinity.” Times and Seasons Vol. 3, no. 1: November 15, 1841: 578-84.
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Part of an open letter proclaiming the message of the Restoration. Shows the Book of Mormon to be a fulfillment of prophecy. Addresses the objection concerning the anathema of adding to the book of Revelation. Quotes Parley P. Pratt regarding the Book of Mormon as a record of ancient America.

ID = [80887]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1842-01-15  Collections:  bom,times-seasons  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:48
Butler, John M. “Addressing Questions Surrounding the Book of Mormon and DNA Research.” The FARMS Review 18, no. 1 (2006): 101-108.
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Butler discusses the premises of the DNA argument between supporters and critics of the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: DNA; Genetics; Jaredite; Lehite; Mulekite; Native Americans
ID = [528]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2006-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-review  Size: 16786  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:41
Relief Society Magazine. “The Advent of the Prince of Peace.” Relief Society Magazine 5 (December 1918): 709-12.
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3 Nephi 8 records the great calamity and destruction that occurred at the coming of Christ to America. Similar destructive occurrences will occur before Christ’s Second Coming to the world. Drawing parallels between the two comings of Jesus assists those of the latter-days to prepare for his coming.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [80257]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1918-12-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Gatrost, Michael. “An Adventure with the Book of Mormon at Graceland College.” The Witness: Newsletter of the Foundation for Research on Ancient America 76 (Spring 1992): 4-5.
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Reports upon a Book of Mormon Conference that was held at Graceland College for young men and women of the RLDS church. The Book of Mormon is a valuable treasure to be shared.

ID = [78994]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1992-04-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Hawthornthwaite, Samuel. Adventures among the Mormons. Manchester: By the author, 1857.
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A polemical work against Mormonism, written by a former Mormon. The Book of Mormon condemns polygamy. The book contains various anachronisms, including the mention of the Mariner’s compass and the use of scimitars hundreds of years before they were ever in use. The character of the Book of Mormon witnesses is discredited. Modern terms such as “priestcraft,” “lawyers,” and”machinery” found in the Book of Mormon are considered to be proof of forgery. The Jaredite barges are ridiculed by the author as well.

ID = [77483]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1857-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Anway, Joseph H., and Carol Anway. Adventures in a New Land: An Overview of the Book of Mormon. Independence, MO: Herald House, 1987.
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A Book of Mormon study guide consisting of thirty-four lessons. Also includes author’s interpretations of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [77484]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Saints’ Herald. “An Advertiser and the Book of Mormon.” Saints’ Herald 49 (11 June 1902): 572.
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A plea is made to all saints to await the great judgment of God, when the enemies of the Book of Mormon will be judged and the saints vindicated. There are righteous causes that cannot be tried in the tribunals of men.

ID = [78995]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1902-06-11  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
LeBaron, E. Dale. “African Converts Without Baptism.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, November 3, 1998.
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Keywords: Baptism; Book of Mormon; Conversion; History
ID = [69178]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1998-11-03  Collections:  bom,byu-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:38
Ludlow, Jared W. “‘After All We Can Do’ (2 Nephi 25:23).” Religious Educator Vol. 18 no. 1 (2017).
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
RSC Topics > G — K > Grace
RSC Topics > L — P > Obedience
ID = [38426]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2017-01-01  Collections:  bom,rel-educ  Size: 36927  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:57
O’Neill, Michael. “After the Book of Mormon, What? An Introduction to the Works of Ixtlilxochitl.” California Intermountain News (23 September 1976): 4.
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Archaeologists have largely suppressed the writings of Ixtlilxochitl, considering them to be “baseless dreams of poetic fancy”

ID = [78958]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1976-09-23  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Shannon, Avram R. “After Whose Order?: Kingship and Priesthood in the Book of Mormon.” BYU Studies Quarterly 60, no. 4 (2021): 75-91.
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This article illustrates the Nephite notions of priesthood and church in order to show that the Book of Mormon conception of priesthood is based on Judahite notions of kingly priesthood and ideas firmly rooted in the biblical law of Moses and the Sinai Covenant. This is the underlying idea behind Alma2’s discussion of Melchizedek in Alma 13. In this article, I first look at “priest” in the biblical record and tradition. I follow this with a discussion of Book of Mormon “priesthood” notions up to Alma1 and Alma2 (including the interaction with Nehor). Finally, I examine the conflict between Alma2 and the Nehorite people of Ammonihah, where Alma2 draws on a narrative expansion of the Melchizedek tradition in Genesis 14 to make his point about his priesthood order and its superiority to the order of Nehor.

Keywords: Alma the Younger; Ammonihah (City of); Melchizedek (King of Salem); Nephite Kingship; Order of Nehor; Priesthood
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [10540]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2021-01-04  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,byu-studies  Size: 27904  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:18:07
Ludlow, Victor L. “Agency—It’s Our Choice: Book of Mormon Insights.” In Living the Book of Mormon: Abiding by Its Precepts, eds. Gaye Strathearn and Charles Swift. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2007.
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The choices we make may not affect the future history of our nation, but they do impact our personal destiny and influence those in our families and other circles of influence. Indeed, the cause-effect relationship of our choices is a major message of the Book of Mormon. In its pages, we learn about the nature of human agency and the enduring consequences of our choices. This chapter will discuss what agency is; how, where, and by whom various principles of agency are taught; and how understanding and applying the basic elements of agency will bring us nearer to God.

Keywords: Agency; Free Will
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Agency
RSC Topics > A — C > Book of Mormon
RSC Topics > D — F > Eternal Life
ID = [35805]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2007-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 26685  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:40
Stoker, Kevin, Kellene Ricks, and John H. Hart. “Aggression—Beginning of End.” Church News 58 (12 November 1988): 14.
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Tells how the Nephites started declining when they became the aggressors by attacking the Lamanites.

ID = [78959]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-11-12  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Harris, Franklin S. “Agricultural Conditions in Book of Mormon Times.” Improvement Era 17, no. 2 (1913): 97-100.
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This article argues that Book of Mormon references and archaeological evidences (i.e. complex irrigation systems and terraces) from early agricultural sites demonstrate advanced knowledge and practice in tilling the land among the Nephite peoples.

Keywords: Agriculture, Ancient America - Mesoamerica, Archaeology, External Evidence, Irrigation
ID = [77119]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1913-12-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:05
Reynolds, George. “Agriculture among the Nephites.” Juvenile Instructor 15 (15 March 1880): 71.
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Deals with aspects of agriculture in the Book of Mormon.

ID = [78960]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1880-03-15  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Reynolds, George. “Agriculture among the Nephites.” Juvenile Instructor 15, no. 6 (1880): 71.
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Deals with aspects of agriculture in the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: Agriculture
ID = [75914]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1880-03-15  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:56
Relief Society Magazine. “Agriculture and Stock Raising Among Book of Mormon Peoples.” Relief Society Magazine 5 (May 1918): 291-94.
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Pioneers and New World peoples often place an emphasis on agriculture when settling a new land. Such was the case with the Book of Mormon peoples who brought fruits and grains to America.

ID = [78961]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1918-05-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Ball, Terry B., and Wilford M. Hess. “Agriculture in Lehi’s World: Some Textual, Historical, Archaeological, and Botanical Insights.” In Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem, eds. John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely, and Jo Ann H. Seely, 149—92. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Flora and Fauna
ID = [39690]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:23:03
Reynolds, George. “Akish, the Jaredite.” Juvenile Instructor 26 (15 October 1891): 631-33.
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An article for youth that draws attention to the fact that the downfall of the Jaredites was due to their desire to have a king rule over them. King Akish’s deeds of cruelty, treachery, and iniquity created a kingdom so filled with corruption and secret societies that civil war broke out and ended only after the destruction of the nation.

ID = [78962]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1891-10-15  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Reynolds, George. “Akish, the Jaredite.” Juvenile Instructor 26, no. 20 (1891): 631-633.
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An article for youth that draws attention to the fact that the downfall of the Jaredites was due to their desire to have a king rule over them. King Akish’s deeds of cruelty, treachery, and iniquity created a kingdom so filled with corruption and secret societies that civil war broke out and ended only after the destruction of the nation.

Keywords: Akish (Son of Kimnor), Jaredite, Kingship, Secret Combinations, Wickedness
ID = [75986]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1891-10-15  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:57
Nelson, Fred W. “Alan C. Miner. Step by Step through the Book of Mormon: The Story in Scriptures--A Geographical, Cultural, and Historical System of Understanding and Step by Step through the Book of Mormon: A Cultural Commentary, Part 1--Through the Wilderness to the Promised Land.” FARMS Review of Books 9, no. 1 (1997): Article 7.
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Review of Step by Step through the Book of Mormon: The Story in Scriptures? A Geographical, Cultural, and Historical System of Understanding (1996), and Step by Step through the Book of Mormon: A Cultural Commentary, Part 1?Through the Wilderness to the Promised Land (1996), by Alan C. Miner

ID = [260]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1997-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-review  Size: 7515  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:39
McKinlay, Daniel B. “Alan Goff, ‘A Hermeneutic of Sacred Texts: Historicism, Revisionism, Positivism, and the Bible and the Book of Mormon?’” Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 2 (1990): Article 12.
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Review of “A Hemeneutic of Sacred Texts: Historicism, Revisionism, Postitiveism, and the Bible and Book of Mormon” (1989), by Alan Goff.

ID = [68]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1990-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-review  Size: 25257  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:38
Smith, R. H. “Albino Zunis.” Juvenile Instructor 13 (1 April 1878): 81-82.
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Infers that albino Indians are a genetic reminder of an earlier lighter-skinned ancestry.

ID = [78963]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1878-04-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Smith, R.H. “Albino Zunis.” Juvenile Instructor 13, no. 7 (1878): 81-82.
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Keywords: Ancient America, Native Americans, Skin Color, Zuni
ID = [75896]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1878-04-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:56
Sorensen, S. K. “Alexander Campbell on the Book of Mormon.” Saints’ Herald 52 (13 September 1905): 879.
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An apologetic piece that responds to a pamphlet written by Alexander Campbell, who charged that Joseph Smith was the author of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [78964]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1905-09-13  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Millet, Robert L. “Alive in Christ: the Salvation of Little Children.” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, ed. Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate Jr., 1–17. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1995.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Atonement of Jesus Christ
RSC Topics > A — C > Baptism
RSC Topics > D — F > Doctrine
RSC Topics > D — F > Fall of Adam and Eve
RSC Topics > Q — S > Resurrection
RSC Topics > Q — S > Salvation
RSC Topics > Q — S > Sin
ID = [36708]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1995-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-bom,rsc-books  Size: 40811  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:46
Newell, Lloyd D. “‘All Are Alike unto God’: Equality and Charity in the Book of Mormon.” In Living the Book of Mormon: Abiding by Its Precepts, eds. Gaye Strathearn and Charles Swift. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2007.
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Equality and charity are two expressions of the same principle—both require humility and meekness; both are central to the message of the Book of Mormon. With distinct clarity, the Book of Mormon teaches over and over again that “all are alike unto God,” and this simple truth is the antidote for many of the pride problems that keep people from coming unto Christ and from extending service and love to all of His children. Whenever an individual or a nation achieves greatness in the Book of Mormon, it is because the people are free with their substance and treat each other as equals. In contrast, the many tragic pitfalls of pride that the Book of Mormon outlines can be traced to a person or persons withholding charity and thinking they are above another. Alma’s deep sorrow was because of the “great inequality among the people, some lifting themselves up with their pride, despising others, turning their backs upon the needy and the naked and those who were hungry, and those who were athirst, and those who were sick and afflicted”. In the kingdom of God, righteousness and devotion are what matter—not prestige, power, or possessions. Love, compassion, and abundance of heart characterize the real Christian, not acquisitiveness and selfishness. The Book of Mormon declares that the true Saints of God are those who put “off the natural man” and become “new creatures” in Christ—”submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love”.

Keywords: Charity; Equality; Jesus Christ; Pride
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > A — C > Charity
RSC Topics > L — P > Love
ID = [35814]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2007-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 30606  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:40
Smith, Gregory L. “‘All Bleeding Stops . . . Eventually’: Helaman’s Warriors and Modern Principles of Trauma Revisited.” In Steadfast in Defense of Faith: Essays in Honor of Daniel C. Peterson, eds. Ricks, Shirley S., Stephen D. Ricks, and Louis C. Midgley. Orem and Salt Lake City, UT: The Interpreter Foundation and Eborn Books, 2023.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman
ID = [77305]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2023-08-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:06
Hilton, John L., and Ken Jenkins. “All Book of Mormon References by Author and Literary Form: A Full Listing of Book of Mormon References by Author and Literary Form.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1983.
ID = [8397]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1983-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-reports  Size: 998  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:06
Peterson, Daniel C. “‘All Can Partake, Freely’” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 42 (2021): vii-xiv.
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Abstract: The Interpreter Foundation welcomes faithful ideas, insights, and manuscripts from people of all backgrounds. In this brief essay, I share some that were recently shared with me regarding Lehi’s vision of the tree of life, as recorded in 1 Nephi 8. Among other things, Lehi seems to have been shown that the divine offer of salvation extends far beyond a small elite. As Peter exclaims in the King James rendering of Acts 10:34, “God is no respecter of persons.” Other translations render the same words as saying that he doesn’t “play favorites” or “show partiality.” The passage in James 1:5 with which the Restoration commenced clearly announces that, if they will simply ask, God “giveth to all men liberally.”.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [3432]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal,peterson  Size: 16216  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:00
Oaks, Dallin H. “All Men Everywhere.” Delivered at the Sunday Morning Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 2006.
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Again and again the Book of Mormon teaches that the gospel of Jesus Christ is universal in its promise and effect.

ID = [20224]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2006-04-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 13460  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:19:28
Pratt, Orson. “All Men to Be Judged Out of the Books—Adam the Ancient of Days—In the Days of Enoch the Righteous Gathered Together From the Ends of the Earth to One Place—The Great Prophet Joseph Smith Raised Up By God to Reveal Hidden Mysteries.” In Journal of Discourses, Volume 17. 1875, 181–188.
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Discourse by Elder Orson Pratt, delivered at the Adjourned Semi-Annual Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, in the New Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Sunday Morning, October 11, 1874. Reported By: David W. Evans.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [29224]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1874-10-11  Collections:  bom,jnl-disc,pratt-orson  Size: 23741  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:20:37
Hedges, Andrew H. “All My Endeavors to Preserve Them: Protecting the Plates in Palmyra, 22 September-December 1827.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 8 no. 2 (1992).
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After Joseph Smith received the gold plates from the angel Moroni, he had to take great measures to protect them from people who wanted to steal them for their monetary value. Although Joseph did not leave much documentation of such experiences, the people who were closely associated with him at the time did. Using what records still exist, Hedges pieces together some of the stories of Joseph’s challenges in obtaining and protecting the gold plates.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [3006]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-jbms  Size: 51188  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:57
Clark, J. Reuben, Jr. “‘All Roads Lead to Rome’” Improvement Era 63, no. 6 (1960): 398-399.
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This article discusses Lehi’s vision, Christ’s Sermon at the Temple to the Nephites, and emphasizes the correctness of the Book of Mormon translation. The Book of Mormon, when used in concert with the Bible, will guide individuals to the one and only road to heaven.

Keywords: Book of Mormon Translation, Lehi\',s Dream, Sermon at the Temple, Sermon on the Mount, Tree of Life
ID = [76841]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1960-06-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:03
Raish, Martin H. “All That Glitters: Uncovering Fool’s Gold in Book of Mormon Archaeology.” Sunstone 6 (January 1981): 10-15.
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Poor LDS scholarship has damaged Book of Mormon credibility. Raish points out several types of errors: reliance on archaeologists to lend credibility, faulty footnotes, the use of pictures not related to scriptures with which they are associated, and publishing unauthenticated artifacts that sometimes turn out to be fraudulent.

ID = [78965]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1981-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Raish, Martin H. “All That Glitters: Uncovering Fool’s Gold in Book of Mormon Archaeology.” Sunstone 6, no. 1 (January 1981): 10-15.
ID = [77240]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1981-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:06
Billings, Jacob. “All things denote there is a God: Lehi’s discourse on natural theology in 2nd Nephi 2.” Paper presented at the 2023 FAIR Defending the Book of Mormon Conference. September 22-23, 2023.
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A common critique of religion is that there is simply no evidence to support religious claims. This stance, widely used to discredit religious arguments, questions the rationality of faith. However, within the context of the LDS tradition, the prophet Lehi’s discourse in 2nd Nephi 2 counters this skepticism by employing natural theology. Lehi’s approach relies on causality, observing motion and cause-and-effect relationships in the universe to substantiate a basis for religious belief. This contrasts revealed truth with truths derived from empirical observation. Lehi’s discourse introduces the cosmological argument of contingency, asserting that a necessary being exists beyond the chain of contingent causes. He argues that everything contingent depends on something else infinitely, ultimately leading to a necessary cause — God — to explain existence.

ID = [81872]  Status = Type = talk,website article  Date = 2023-09-22  Collections:  bom,fair-conference  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:55
Roundy, Bruce A., and Robert J. Norman. “‘All Things Denote There is a God’: Seeing Christ in the Creation.” Religious Educator 6, no. 2 (2005): 51–62.
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The Lord told Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery, “Look unto me in every thought” (D&C 6:36). In the ordinance of the sacrament we covenant each week to “always remember him,” that we “may always have his Spirit” to be with us (D&C 20:77). The Book of Mormon testifies that “all things denote there is a God; yea, even the earth, and all thing that are upon the face of it” (Alma 30:44). Thus, God has given all things as a type or representation of Christ to help us remember Him (see 2 Nephi 11:4; Helaman 8:24). The key to understanding the things of God is to see Christ in them, including His creations.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman
ID = [4697]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2005-01-01  Collections:  bom,d-c,moses  Size: 26879  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:06
Taylor, John H. “All Things Governed By Law—All Intelligence and Blessings Have Emanated From God—Man’s Free Agency Should Not Be Interfered With—The Opponents of the Kingdom of God Should Not Be Allowed to Teach Our Children—Necessity of All Being Subject to Legitimate Authority.” In Journal of Discourses, Volume 20. 1880, 129–137.
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Discourse by President John Taylor, delivered at Bountiful, Davis County, on Sunday Afternoon, December 1, 1878. Reported By: Geo. F. Gibbs.

ID = [29362]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1878-12-01  Collections:  bom,jnl-disc  Size: 25980  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:20:38
Bates, Douglas. “All Things Shall Work Together for Your Good.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, July 24, 2003.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [70354]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2003-07-24  Collections:  bom,byuh-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:20:57
Tanner, Susan W. “All Things Shall Work Together for Your Good.” Delivered at the General Young Women Meeting of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 2004.
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As we search, pray, and believe, we will recognize miracles in our lives and become miracle workers in the lives of others.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [19799]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2004-04-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 10967  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:17:38
Tanner, Susan W. “All Things Shall Work Together for Your Good.” Ensign, May 2004.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [56062]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2004-05-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 10886  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:20:38
Anderson, Douglas D. “‘All Things Shall Work Together for Your Good’” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, January 25, 2011.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [70355]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2011-01-26  Collections:  bom,byuh-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:20:57
Martino, James B. “All Things Work Together for Good.” Delivered at the Sunday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 2010.
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We may never know in this life why we face what we do, but we can feel confident that we can grow from the experience.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [21211]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2010-04-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 7797  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:19:30
Martino, James B. “All Things Work Together for Good.” Ensign, May 2010.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [58770]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2010-05-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 8006  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:20:57
Brown, Harold C. “All Things Work Together for Good.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Idaho, June 4, 2013.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [72644]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2013-06-04  Collections:  bom,byui-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:16
Swift, Hales. “All We Can/Could Do Is Repentance (Alma 24).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 29, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [6473]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-06-29  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 4764  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:57
Ricks, Shirley S. “Allan K. Burgess and Max H. Molgard, Fun for Family Night: Book of Mormon Edition.” Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 3 (1991): Article 5.
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Review of Fun for Family Night: Book of Mormon Edition (1990), by Allan K. Burgess and Max H. Molgard.

ID = [92]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-review  Size: 6800  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:38
Snow, Edward. “Allan K. Burgess, Living the Book of Mormon: A Guide to Understanding and Applying Its Principles in Today’s World.” Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 4 (1992): Article 41.
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Review of Living the Book of Mormon: A Guide to Understanding and Applying Its Principles in Today's World (1991), by Allen K. Burgess.

ID = [116]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-review  Size: 2481  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:38
Livingstone, Amy L. “Allan K. Burgess. Timely Truths from the Book of Mormon.” FARMS Review of Books 9, no. 1 (1997): Article 4.
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Review of Timely Truths from the Book of Mormon (1995), by Allan K. Burgess

ID = [257]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1997-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-review  Size: 6205  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:39
Stayner, Charles W. Alleged “Objectionable Features” In The Religion of The Latter-day Saints. Liverpool: Albert Carrington,n.d.
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One of the most “objectionable features” of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the Book of Mormon. The book is not a substitute for the scriptures.

ID = [77485]  Status = Type = book  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Seely, David Rolph. “The Allegory of the Olive Tree and the Use of Related Figurative Language in the Ancient Near East and the Old Testament.” In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 290-303. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1994.
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Keywords: Allegory of the Olive Tree; Ancient Near East; Figurative Language; Olive Tree
ID = [75490]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:54
Welch, John W. “The Last Words of Cenez and the Book of Mormon.” In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 305-321. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1994.
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Keywords: Cenez; Prophet; Zenock/Zenoch (Prophet); Zenos (Prophet)
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
ID = [75491]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:54
Hoskisson, Paul Y. “The Allegory of the Olive Tree in Jacob.” In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 70-103. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1994.
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Keywords: Allegory of the Olive Tree; Jacob (Son of Lehi); Olive Tree
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
ID = [75485]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:54
Swift, Hales. “An Allegory of the Olive Tree Potpourri – Some Notes on Jacob 5.” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 26, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
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Ricks, Stephen D., and John W. Welch, eds. The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book Company/Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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In the Book of Mormon, the allegory of the olive tree—written by a prophet named Zenos and later quoted by the prophet Jacob to his people—stands out as a unique literary creation worthy of close analysis and greater appreciation. Besides its exceptional length and exquisite detail, this text conveys important teachings, deep emotion, and wisdom related to God’s tender devotion and aspirations for the house of Israel on earth. In The Allegory of the Olive Tree, 20 scholars shed light on the meaning, themes, and rhetorical aspects of the allegory, as well as on its historical, cultural, and religious backgrounds. In so doing, they offer answers to questions about the significance of olive tree symbolism in the ancient Near East, who Zenos was, the meaning of the allegory, what it teaches about the relationship between God and his people, how it might relate to other ancient texts, the accuracy of the horticultural and botanical details in the text, and much more.

Keywords: Allegory; Allegory of the Olive Tree; Jacob (Son of Lehi); Olive Culture; Zenos (Prophet)
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
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Articles

Madsen, Truman G. “The Olive Press: A Symbol of Christ.” In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 1-10. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1994.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Jesus Christ, the God of the Old and the New Testament
Old Testament Topics > Types and Symbols
ID = [67899]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size: 17310  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:29
Thomas, M. Catherine. “Jacob’s Allegory: The Mystery of Christ.” In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 11-20. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1994.
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Keywords: Allegory of the Olive Tree; Jacob (Son of Lehi); Zenos (Prophet)
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
ID = [75482]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:54
Reynolds, Noel B. “Nephite Uses and Interpretations of Zenos.” In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 21-49. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1994.
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Keywords: Interpretation; Prophet; Zenos (Prophet)
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
ID = [75483]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:54
Underwood, Grant. “Jacob 5 in the Nineteenth Century.” In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 50-69. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1994.
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Keywords: Botany; Horticulture; Jacob (Son of Lehi); Olive Tree; Zenos (Prophet)
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
ID = [75484]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:54
Skousen, Royal. “Jacob 4–6: Substantive Textual Variants between Manuscripts and Editions.” In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 105-139. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1994.
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Keywords: Critical Text; Jacob (Son of Lehi); Textual History; Textual Variants
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
ID = [75486]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:54
King, Arthur Henry. “Language Themes in Jacob 5: ‘The Vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel’ (Isaiah 5:7).” In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 140-173. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1994.
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Keywords: Gathering of Israel; House of Israel; Vineyard
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
ID = [75487]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:54
Welch, John W. “Words and Phrases in Jacob 5.” In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 174-184. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1994.
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Keywords: Allegory of the Olive Tree; Jacob (Son of Lehi); Prophet; Zenos (Prophet)
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
ID = [75488]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:54
Peterson, Daniel C., and John Gee. “Graft and Corruption: On Olives and Olive Culture in the Pre-Modern Mediterranean.” In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, ed. Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 186–247. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1994.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Book of Mormon and the Old Testament
Old Testament Topics > Flora and Fauna
ID = [67900]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test,peterson  Size: 125665  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:29
Hall, John Franklin. “The Olive in Greco-Roman Religion.” In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 248-261. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1994.
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Keywords: Ancient Near East; Olive; Religion; Symbolism
ID = [75489]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:54
Parry, Donald W. “Ritual Anointing with Olive Oil in Ancient Israelite Religion.” In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, ed. Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 262–89. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1994.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Olive Oil
ID = [67898]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  bom,old-test  Size: 52621  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:29
Welch, John W., and David Rolph Seely. “Zenos and the Texts of the Old Testament.” In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, ed. Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 322—46. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book; Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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The chronology of the use of plant imagery

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
Old Testament Scriptures > Psalms/Proverbs/Ecclesiastes/Song of Solomon
Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah
Old Testament Topics > Book of Mormon and the Old Testament
Old Testament Topics > Types and Symbols
ID = [67901]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test,welch  Size: 43618  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:29
Faulconer, James E. “The Olive Tree and the Work of God: Jacob 5 and Romans 11.” In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 347-366. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1994.
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Keywords: Allegory of the Olive Tree; Gathering of Israel; Missionary Work; Olive Tree
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
ID = [75492]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:54
Gillum, Gary P. “Romans 11:17–24: A Bibliography of Commentaries.” In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 367-372. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1994.
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Keywords: Allegory of the Olive Tree; Bibliography; Commentary; Olive Tree
ID = [75493]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:54
Tvedtnes, John A. “Borrowings from the Parable of Zenos.” In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, ed. Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 373—426. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book; Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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Keywords: Allegory of the Olive Tree; Olive Tree; Parable; Zenos (Prophet)
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
Old Testament Scriptures > Jeremiah/Lamentations
Old Testament Scriptures > Ezekiel
Old Testament Topics > Book of Mormon and the Old Testament
ID = [67902]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  bom,old-test  Size: 103677  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:29
Tvedtnes, John A. “Olive Oil: Symbol of the Holy Ghost.” In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, ed. Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 427—59. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book; Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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Olive oil in anointing, washings and anointing, baptism, and the tree of life

Keywords: Holy Ghost; Olive; Olive Oil; Olive Tree; Symbolism
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Olive Oil
Old Testament Topics > Types and Symbols
ID = [67903]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  bom,old-test  Size: 62303  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:29
Ricks, Stephen D. “Olive Culture in the Second Temple Era and Early Rabbinic Period.” In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 460-475. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1994.
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Keywords: Ancient Israel; Ancient Near East; Arabia; Old World; Olive
ID = [75494]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:54
Tvedtnes, John A. “Vineyard or Olive Orchard?” In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, ed. Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 477—83. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book; Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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Keywords: Allegory of the Olive Tree; Olive Tree; Vineyard
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Flora and Fauna
ID = [67904]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  bom,old-test  Size: 12595  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:29
Hess, Wilford M., Daniel J. Fairbanks, John W. Welch, and Jonathan K. Driggs. “Botanical Aspects of Olive Culture Relevant to Jacob 5.” In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, ed. Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 484—562. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book; Provo,Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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Keywords: Ancient Israel; Ancient Near East; Arabia; Botany; Horticulture; Olive Tree
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
Old Testament Topics > Flora and Fauna
ID = [67905]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  bom,old-test,welch  Size: 138609  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:29
Honey, David B. “The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5.” BYU Studies 35, no. 1 (1995): 238.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
Old Testament Topics > Types and Symbols
ID = [12109]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1995-01-04  Collections:  bom,byu-studies  Size: 17616  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:18:18
Lambert, L. Gary. “Allegory of Zenos.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 1. New York: Macmillan, 1992.
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Keywords: Allegory, Prophets, Zenos (Prophet)
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
ID = [74187]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,eom  Size: 5955  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:27
Gabbott, Mabel Jones. “Alma.” Children’s Friend 61 (October 1962): 12-13.
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A children’s story of how Alma believed Abinadi and then organized the Church of Christ after preaching in secret to the people.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [78966]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1962-10-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Robison, Pamela Kaye. Alma. Independence, MO: Herald House, 1985.
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A fictional account of Alma1 who fled the presence of King Noah and followed the prophet Abinadi.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [77486]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1985-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Hardy, Grant R. “Alma.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [37212]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:49
Lambert, L. Gary. “Alma 1.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 1. New York: Macmillan, 1992.
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Keywords: Alma the Elder, Prophet
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [74188]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,eom  Size: 5755  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:27
Turley, Kylie Nielson. Alma 1-29: a brief theological introduction. (Provo, UT: Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, 2020).
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Alma is an idolatrous man—until an angel’s rebuke leads to repentance and two decades of righteous service in realms both political and religious. But Alma’s past haunts him. He abdicates political power in order to focus more fully on his ministry. When war against Nephite dissenters shatters the community, he laments. In this brief theological introduction to the first twenty-nine chapters of the book of Alma, literary scholar Kylie Nielson Turley considers how Alma’s profound transformation from anti-Christ to high priest of the church of God can deepen our understanding of Christ’s mercy. What if God forgives and forgets but humans do not? Does following God ensure a less painful life? Is it faithless to mourn, question, or cry out when beset by sin, violence, or death? Turley foregrounds Alma as a man who sinned grievously and who was grievously sinned against, a man who found hope and healing in the darkest abyss, a man whose words offer hope and healing to a burdened world.

ID = [82542]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  bom,mi  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:00
Ensign. “Alma 13–16.” Ensign June 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [63528]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2020-06-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 3177  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:35
Ensign. “Alma 17–22.” Ensign June 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [63529]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2020-06-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 2953  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:35
Millet, Robert L. “Alma 2.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 1. New York: Macmillan, 1992.
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Keywords: Alma the Younger, Prophet
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [74189]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,eom  Size: 8378  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:27
Ensign. “Alma 23–29.” Ensign July 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [63579]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2020-07-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 3064  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:35
Wrathall, Mark A. Alma 30-63: a brief theological introduction. (Provo, UT: Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, 2020).
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Alma the Younger is forever changed by an overwhelming personal experience with God’s mercy—a mercy capable of overpowering justice and giving Alma the means to exercise faith unto repentance. Driven by his new desire to share the joy that God’s mercy brings, Alma confronts the apostate Korihor, preaches a sermon on faith to the Zoramite outcasts, and encourages and consoles his sons. His ministry cannot be understood apart from the miraculous transformation initiated and powered by God’s mercy. In this brief introduction to the second half of the book of Alma, philosopher Mark Wrathall painstakingly works out the logic of Alma’s understanding of faith, justice, mercy, and the final judgment and restoration of all things, encouraging readers to receive salvation today.

ID = [82543]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  bom,mi  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:00
Ensign. “Alma 30–31.” Ensign July 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [63580]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2020-07-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 2364  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:35
Barberi, E. James. “Alma 32 Changed My Disposition—and My Life.” Ensign, September 1976.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [43338]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1976-09-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 5340  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:12:49
Ensign. “Alma 32–35.” Ensign July 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [63581]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2020-07-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 2441  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:35
Tolley, Kevin L. “Alma 36: A Call to Repentance, a Prophetic Call.” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > Q — S > Repentance
ID = [34082]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 47910  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:23
Swift, Hales. “Alma 36: Christ as Turning Point.” The Interpreter Foundation website. July 20, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [6476]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-07-20  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 7550  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:57
Ensign. “Alma 36–38.” Ensign July 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [63582]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2020-07-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 2901  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:35
Ball, Terry B. “Alma 39: A Model for Teaching Morality.” Religious Educator Vol. 2 no. 2 (2001).
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > A — C > Chastity
RSC Topics > L — P > Plan of Salvation
RSC Topics > Q — S > Repentance
RSC Topics > Q — S > Sin
ID = [38088]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2001-01-02  Collections:  bom,rel-educ  Size: 27619  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:55
Ensign. “Alma 39–42.” Ensign August 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [63623]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2020-08-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 2731  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:35
Ensign. “Alma 43–52.” Ensign August 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [63624]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2020-08-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 2695  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:35
Swift, Hales. “Alma 44: Just and Unjust War, Simile Curses, and Repentance.” The Interpreter Foundation website. August 11, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [6478]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-08-11  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 7613  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:57
Ensign. “Alma 53–63.” Ensign August 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [63625]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2020-08-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 2952  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:35
Swift, Hales. “Alma 55:4-9: Nephite and Lamanite Differences More about Sound than Look.” The Interpreter Foundation website. August 11, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [6479]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-08-11  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 3524  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:57
Ensign. “Alma 5–7.” Ensign June 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [63526]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2020-06-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 2608  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:35
Ensign. “Alma 8–12.” Ensign June 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [63527]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2020-06-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 3163  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:35
Petersen, Mark E. Alma and Abinadi. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1983.
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Contains narration and commentary on Book of Mormon passages about Alma and Abinadi. Chapters include: “Abinadi the Martyr,” “Alma’s Ministry,” “Alma the Younger,” “Amlici’s Rebellion,” and “The Zoramite Apostasy”

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [77487]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1983-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Pearce, Virginia H. “Alma and Amulek Teach the Zoramites to Pray.” Friend 22 (February 1992): 12-13.
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Alma and Amulek preached to the Zoramites and taught them how to pray. Stresses the importance of prayer and gives the basic steps of how to offer a prayer.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [78967]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1992-02-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Judd, Frank F., Jr. “Alma and the Sacred Things.” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > G — K > Gold Plates
ID = [34076]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 52960  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:23
Ogletree, Mark D. “Alma as an Intentional Father.” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > L — P > Parenting
RSC Topics > Q — S > Repentance
RSC Topics > T — Z > Testimony
ID = [34083]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 37297  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:23
Reynolds, George. “The Alma Family.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 42, no. 3-18 (19 January—3 May 1880): 33-37, 49-52, 65-68, 81-84, 97-101, 129-31, 145-47, 160-64, 177-79, 193-95, 225-26, 241-43, 257-58, 278-79.
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Presents a life sketch of the Alma family, many of whom became prophets. The life of Alma the Younger is compared to the Apostle Paul—both were called upon to repent and became great missionaries for the Lord. The prophecies of Alma are among the most numerous, important, and interesting in the Book of Mormon, and his inspired advice to his sons contains many doctrinal matters. Helaman the son of Helaman, grandson of Alma, carried on the work of righteousness in spite of the Gadianton robbers. His son Nephi was a great prophet who paved the way for the visit of Christ in America. Nephi’s brother Lehi and Lehi’s son Nephi were also great leaders.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman
ID = [80977]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1880-01-19  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:49
Neilson, Reid L. “Alma O. Taylor’s Fact-Finding Mission to China.” BYU Studies 40, no. 1 (2001): 176.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [11690]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2001-01-01  Collections:  bom,byu-studies  Size: 48325  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:18:15
Widtsoe, John A. “Alma Speaks to the Twentieth Century.” Improvement Era 31, no. 1 (1927): 20-31.
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This article states that Alma the Younger taught principles that are relevant in our day. The combined teachings of Alma connect the premortal life, present day, and future life. Alma’s teachings deal with such concepts as the Fall and redemption, the nature of the priesthood, the final judgment, humility, faith, and prayer.

Keywords: Alma the Younger, Fall of Adam, Premortal Existence, Prophecy
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [76774]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1927-11-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:02
Friend. “Alma Teaches About Faith.” Friend 23 (November 1993): 15.
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Color illustrations for children of scenes from Alma’s sermon on faith.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [78968]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1993-11-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Bassett, Arthur R. “Alma the Elder.” Ensign, February 1977.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [43516]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1977-02-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 20492  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:12:50
Marsden, Carlyle. “Alma the Son of Alma, a cantata, text Book of Mormon: Book of Alma for chorus, solo voices, and organ.” M.S. thesis, University of Utah, 1952.
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Musical selections for chorus, solo voices, and the organ.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [78969]  Status = Type = thesis  Date = 1952-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Thomas, M. Catherine. “Alma the Younger (Parts 1 & 2).” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1996. Transcript of a lecture given at the FARMS Book of Mormon Lecture Series.
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Catherine Thomas places Alma and his teachings within the context of the premortal existence to show his concern for the plan of redemption. She notes that some spirits were notably more responsive in their faith than others and that Israel was there organized. Alma’s discourses are set against his dramatic conversion, from a condition of abject wickedness to that of a highly motivated saint. His transformation serves as a model of encouragement for the lost soul seeking a higher state.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; Teachings
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [8605]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1996-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-reports  Size: 213  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:07
Perkins, Jerome M. “Alma the Younger: A Disciple’s Quest to Become.” In Living the Book of Mormon: Abiding by Its Precepts, eds. Gaye Strathearn and Charles Swift. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2007.
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One of the key messages of the Book of Mormon is that the human soul must change, must progress, must become. The Book of Mormon is, in effect, a handbook of change, with the Lord seeking to motivate mighty change within us by using the lives and teachings of the Book of Mormon protagonists as the means to teach us how to become. At the heart of the Book of Mormon, in the books of Mosiah and Alma, Alma the Younger makes the subject of change, progression, and becoming the very essence of his life and sermons, and thus Alma the Younger becomes a quintessential standard of how to become like God.

Keywords: Alma the Younger; Conversion; Discipleship
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > G — K > Humility
ID = [35810]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2007-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 24969  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:40
Rees, Robert A. “Alma the Younger’s Seminal Sermon at Zarahemla.” In Bountiful Harvest: Essays in Honor of S. Kent Brown, edited by Skinner, Andrew C., Davis, D. Morgan, and Griffin, Carl. Provo, UT: Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, 2011.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [81776]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2011-01-01  Collections:  bom,mi  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:54
Bowen, Matthew L. “Alma — Young Man, Hidden Prophet.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 19 (2016): 343-353.
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Abstract: The biographical introduction of Alma the Elder into the Book of Mormon narrative (Mosiah 17:2) also introduces the name Alma into the text for the first time, this in close juxtaposition with a description of Alma as a “young man.” The best explanation for the name Alma is that it derives from the Semitic term ǵlm (Hebrew ʿelem), “young man,” “youth,” “lad.” This suggests the strong probability of an intentional wordplay on the name Alma in the Book of Mormon’s underlying text: Alma became “[God’s] young man” or “servant.” Additional lexical connections between Mosiah 17:2 and Mosiah 14:1 (quoting Isaiah 53:1) suggest that Abinadi identified Alma as the one “to whom” or “upon whom” (ʿal-mî) the Lord was “reveal[ing]” his arm as Abinadi’s prophetic successor. Alma began his prophetic succession when he “believed” Abinadi’s report and pled with King Noah for Abinadi’s life. Forced to flee, Alma began his prophetic ministry “hidden” and “concealed” while writing the words of Abinadi and teaching them “privately.” The narrative’s dramatic emphasis on this aspect of Alma’s life suggests an additional thread of wordplay that exploits the homonymy between Alma and the Hebrew root *ʿlm, forms of which mean “to hide,” “conceal,” “be hidden,” “be concealed.” The richness of the wordplay and allusion revolving around Alma’s name in Mosiah 17–18 accentuates his importance as a prophetic figure and founder of the later Nephite church. Moreover, it suggests that Alma’s name was appropriate given the details of his life and that he lived up to the positive connotations latent in his name.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [3768]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 25283  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:02
Sharp, Ryan H. “Alma, Ambiguity, and the Development of Doctrinal Understanding.” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [34071]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 44717  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:23
Holland, Jeffrey R. “Alma, Son of Alma.” Ensign, March 1977.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [43588]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1977-03-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 24745  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:12:51
Zobell, Levi A. Alma, Son of Alma: A Story of a Prophet Statesman among the Aboriginese of the Americas. Salt Lake City: Vanity, 1937.
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A biography of Alma the Younger, employing paraphrases from the Book of Mormon. Includes a section containing the sayings of Alma.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [77488]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1937-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Gabbott, Mabel Jones. “Alma, the Younger.” Children’s Friend 61 (December 1962): 18-19.
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A children’s story of the angel that appeared to Alma the Younger and the four sons of Mosiah and how they were converted by this experience.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [78970]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1962-12-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Orden, Dell Van. “Almanacs.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 1. New York: Macmillan, 1992.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [74190]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,eom  Size: 2335  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:27
Whittaker, David J. “Almanacs in the New England Heritage of Mormonism.” BYU Studies 29, no. 4 (1989): 89.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [10146]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1989-01-04  Collections:  bom,byu-studies  Size: 1625  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:18:04
Stenson, Matthew Scott. “Alma’s Attempt to Loose Corianton’s Mind from Zoramite Chains.” Religious Educator Vol. 21 no. 2 (2020).
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > D — F > Doctrine
RSC Topics > G — K > Justice
RSC Topics > Q — S > Restoration of the Gospel
RSC Topics > Q — S > Resurrection
ID = [38334]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2020-01-02  Collections:  bom,rel-educ  Size: 42827  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:56
Taeger, Stephan. “Alma’s Chiasmus as Transformative Vicarious Experience.” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > A — C > Conversion
ID = [34088]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 32298  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:23
Brown, S. Kent. “Alma’s Conversion.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators,, 246–61. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Atonement of Jesus Christ
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > A — C > Conversion
RSC Topics > G — K > Hell
RSC Topics > G — K > Humility
ID = [36167]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size: 32579  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:43
Brown, S. Kent. “Alma’s Conversion: Reminiscences in His Sermons.” In The Book of Mormon: Alma, the Testimony of the Word, eds. Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate Jr. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1992.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Atonement of Jesus Christ
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > A — C > Conversion
ID = [36785]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-bom,rsc-books  Size: 31997  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:46
Brown, S. Kent. “Alma’s Conversion: Reminiscences in His Sermons.” In From Jerusalem to Zarahemla: Literary and Historical Studies of the Book of Mormon, 113–127. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1998.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > A — C > Conversion
RSC Topics > G — K > Hell
ID = [36651]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1998-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size: 32650  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:45
Conkling, J. Christopher. “Alma’s Enemies: The Case of the Lamanites, Amlicites, and Mysterious Amalekites.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 14, no. 1 (2005): 108-117, 130-132.
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In Alma 21 a new group of troublemakers is introduced—the Amalekites—without explanation or introduction. This article offers arguments that this is the same group called Amlicites elsewhere and that the confusion is caused by Oliver Cowdery’s inconsistency in spelling. If this theory is accurate, then Alma structured his narrative record more tightly and carefully than previously realized. The concept also challenges the simplicity of the good Nephite/bad Lamanite rubric so often used to describe the players in the book of Mormon.

Keywords: Amalekite (Nephite Apostate Group); Amlicite; Apostasy; Cowdery; Critical Text; Oliver; Spelling; Translation
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [3163]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2005-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-jbms  Size: 52368  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:58
Hardy, Heather. “Alma’s Experiment in Faith: A Broader Context.” Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 44, no. 3 (Fall, 2011): 67-91.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [81998]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2011-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:56
Turley, Kylie N. “Alma’s Hell: Repentance, Consequence, and the Lake of Fire and Brimstone.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 28 (2019).
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Alma The Younger’s missionary journey to Ammonihah is one of the most disturbing episodes in the Book of Mormon: scriptures are burned (Alma 14:8); converted males are “cast out” and stoned by former friends (Alma 14:7); Amulek, a respected citizen, and Alma, high priest of the church and retired chief judge, are spit upon, mocked, imprisoned, stripped naked, humiliated, starved, and beaten (Alma 14:4-22); and innocent women and children are “cast into the fire” and burned to death (Alma 14:8). Alma and Amulek are “carried… forth to the place of martyrdom;’ and forced to “witness” (Alma 14:9) the “pains of the women and children’’ as they are “consuming in the fire” (Alma 14:10). These events, the Ammonihahite disregard for human life, and the fire are horrifying and extraordinarily cruel.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [81921]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-jbms  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:55
Ludlow, Jared W. “Alma’s Loving Counsel to His Sons about the Law of Justice.” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Adversity
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > G — K > Happiness
RSC Topics > G — K > Judgment
RSC Topics > G — K > Justice
RSC Topics > L — P > Mercy
RSC Topics > Q — S > Repentance
RSC Topics > Q — S > Restoration of the Gospel
RSC Topics > Q — S > Salvation
ID = [34073]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 40566  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:23
Goff, Alan. “Alma’s Prophetic Commissioning Type Scene.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 51 (2022): 115-164.
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Abstract: The story often referred to as Alma’s conversion narrative is too often interpreted as a simplistic plagiarism of Paul’s conversion-to-Christianity story in the book of Acts. Both the New and Old Testaments appropriate an ancient narrative genre called the prophetic commissioning story. Paul’s and Alma’s commissioning narratives hearken back to this literary genre, and to refer to either as pilfered is to misunderstand not just these individual narratives but the larger approach Hebraic writers used in composing biblical and Book of Mormon narrative. To the modern mind the similarity in stories triggers explanations involving plagiarism and theft from earlier stories and denies the historicity of the narratives; ancient writers — especially of Hebraic narrative — had a quite different view of such concerns. To deny the historical nature of the stories because they appeal to particular narrative conventions is to impose a mistaken modern conceptual framework on the texts involved. A better and more complex grasp of Hebraic narrative is a necessary first step to understanding these two (and many more) Book of Mormon and biblical stories.
The idea of conversion has both a history and a geography.1

Keywords: Alma; Book of Mormon; conversion; prophetic commissioning
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [12570]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2022-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 112936  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:18:20
Brown, Amanda Colleen. “Alma’s Reality: Reading Alma as Sinful, Repentant, Traumatized, Questioning, and Righteous.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 46 (2021): 249-252.
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Review of Kylie Nielson Turley, Alma 1–29: A Brief Theological Introduction (Provo, UT: The Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, 2020). 162 pages. $9.95 (paperback).
Abstract: Kylie Nielson Turley delves deep into the conversion and ministry of Alma the Younger, reading new life into a well-known narrative. By analyzing Alma’s story with the full weight of his humanity in mind, she breathes emotion into Alma’s conversion and missionary efforts. Her efforts to read Alma without a veneer of superhumanity result in a highly relatable figure who has known wickedness, repentance, loss, depression, and righteousness.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [3391]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 4887  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:00
Ball, Terry B. “Alma’s Reform of Zarahemla: A Model for Activation.” In Living the Book of Mormon: Abiding by Its Precepts, eds. Gaye Strathearn and Charles Swift. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2007.
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Just as modern missionaries can learn much from the methods of the sons of Mosiah, we can learn much about strengthening wavering members from the example of Alma the Younger in his remarkable reform of the Nephites in Zarahemla. A careful study of Alma 4–16 shows that Alma the Younger models many important principles of activation that are helpful to us today. This study examines principles of activation derived from the account of Alma’s labors among the apostate Nephites, particularly in the city of Zarahemla in Alma 4 and 5.

Keywords: Alma the Younger; Conversion; Missionary Work; Zarahemla (Polity)
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [35813]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2007-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 22048  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:40
Swift, Hales. “Alma’s Testimony of Christ’s Birth and Mission (Alma 7).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 1, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [6469]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-06-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 4973  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:57
Allred, Philip A. “Alma’s Use of State in the Book of Mormon.” In Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon: The FARMS Updates of the 1990s, edited by Welch, John W., and Melvin J. Thorne, 157-163. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999.
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Keywords: Alma the Younger; Authorship; Corianton (Son of Alma); Doctrine; Postmortal Life; Resurrection; State
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [75677]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1999-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size: 12038  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:55
Allred, Philip A. “Alma’s Use of State in the Book of Mormon: Evidence of Multiple Authorship.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 5 no. 1 (1996).
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Alma’s distinctive use of the word state in the Book of Mormon is present in his unique concentration of state, his tendency to reword with state, and his treatment of a shared topic involving state.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [2926]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1996-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-jbms  Size: 15073  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:56
Hanks, Marion D. “Alone in the Moonlight.” Improvement Era 64, no. 4 (1961): 238-239, 262.
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This article states that experiencing soul satisfying circumstances is better when one is not alone. Sharing such experiences with loved ones increases the satisfaction, as is exemplified in the Book of Mormon. Examples of such phenomena include Lehi, who tastes of the fruit of the Tree of Life and desires to share; Enos, who prays for his brethren; and the sons of Mosiah and Alma, who shared their experiences as missionaries following their conversion.

Keywords: Alma the Younger, Enos (Son of Jacob), Lehi (Prophet), Lehi',s Dream, Missionary Work, Relationships, Sons of Mosiah, Tree of Life
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [76970]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1961-04-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:04
Worthen, Kevin J. “Alumni of Your Alma Mater.” Commencement, Brigham Young University, August 17, 2017.
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In this setting today it is worth noting that the two terms we hear often at graduation—alma mater and alumni—both originally referred to a special relationship, one very much like but also different from that between a parent and a child.

Keywords: Education
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [70078]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2017-08-17  Collections:  bom,byu-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:20:55
Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “The Alvin Smith Story: Fact and Fiction.” Ensign, August 1987.
ID = [48227]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1987-08-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 67248  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:13:18
Richards, A. LeGrand. “‘… Always Be a Missionary’” Improvement Era 61, no. 12 (1958): 960, 962, 964.
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As a part of the restoration of the gospel, the Book of Mormon became the companion volume of the Bible. No one who reads the Bible sincerely can deny that a volume of scripture is needed to record the fulfillment of the promises made to Joseph.

Keywords: Book of Mormon, Missionary Work, Testimony
ID = [77133]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1958-12-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:05
Frischknecht, David L. “Always Pray unto the Father in My Name (3 Nephi 18:19).” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Idaho, February 12, 2013.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [72629]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2013-02-12  Collections:  bom,byui-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:16
Pratt, Orson. “America a Choice Land—Its Aborigines.” In Journal of Discourses, Volume 12. 1869, 338–346.
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Discourse by Elder Orson Pratt, delivered in the Old Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Sunday, Dec. 27, 1868. Reported By: David W. Evans.

ID = [29003]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1868-12-27  Collections:  bom,jnl-disc,pratt-orson  Size: 28198  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:20:35
Gordon, Cyrus H. “America and the Ecumene of the Old Testament.” Society for Early Historic Archaeology Newsletter 125 (July 1971): 1-10.
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Shows many similarities between aspects of life in the Mediterranean world and ancient America, including linguistic similarities.

ID = [78971]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1971-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:18
Archambault, Hubert J. “America or the Precious Things of Heaven.” Pamphlet. Rock Island, IL: n.p., n.d.
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The author encourages people to accept the Book of Mormon yet reject the LDS church because the devil has used the uninspired Pearl of Great Price and Doctrine and Covenants to dilute the message of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [77489]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom,d-c  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Christofferson, D. Todd. “’America Reads’ and the Book of Mormon.” Religious Educator 18, no. 2 (1905): 1-13.
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Between 1828 and 1831, the American Bible Society launched an aggressive campaign to put a copy of the Old and New Testament in every American home. During those three years, over 500,000 copies of “the Good Book” were printed and distributed across the country, illustrating just how much Protestant Americans considered themselves to be a God-fearing and Bible-believing people. At the same time of the American Bible Society’s ambitious initiative, a young man named Joseph Smith from upstate New York was translating and printing an additional sacred book of scripture, eventually published as the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: Book of Mormon, Bible and; Smith, Joseph, Jr., persecutors; Book of Mormon, use and influence; Smith, Joseph, Jr., Bible and; Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith’s translation of
ID = [82066]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1905-07-09  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Christofferson, D. Todd. “‘America Reads’ and the Book of Mormon.” Religious Educator Vol. 18 no. 2 (2017).
Topics:    RSC Topics > G — K > Gold Plates
ID = [38413]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2017-01-02  Collections:  bom,rel-educ  Size: 28986  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:57
Petersen, Mark E. “America Testifies of Christ.” Delivered at the Sunday Morning Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 1967.
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This article is for the general reader, testimonies of Christopher Columbus, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and ancient traditions from Alaska to Chile regarding the Great White God are discussed. There are limited references.

Keywords: Christopher; Columbus; New World; Quetzalcoatl; Testimony
ID = [27844]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1967-04-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,general-conference  Size: 13485  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:20:29
Richards, A. LeGrand. “America, a Land of Promise.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, April 16, 1957.
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Keywords: America; Book of Mormon; Commandments
ID = [68097]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1957-04-16  Collections:  bom,byu-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:30
Elliott, David C. “America: God’s Promised Land for the Gathering and Redemption of Israel.” Zarahemla Record 29-31 (Summer, Fall 1985, Winter 1986): 14-17, 22.
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Through Bible and Book of Mormon references, Elliott claims that “the history of America and the history of the Israelite peoples have been inseparably entwined together” Both the land of Israel and the land of America are lands of promise, both have a city called Jerusalem, and both are gathering places for the House of Israel. America will play a major role in the redemption of the world.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [78972]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1985-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Sjodahl, Janne M. “America: Is It a Book of Mormon Name?” Improvement Era 24, no. 2 (1920): 130-143.
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This article attempts to link the name “America” with a cognate form of the name Mulek, a pre-Christian traveler to the western hemisphere. The author rejects the concept that America was named in honor of Amerigo Vespucci, as has been often assumed.

Keywords: America, Mulek (Son of King Zedekiah), Onomastics
ID = [77073]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1920-12-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:05
Benson, Ezra Taft. “America: Land of the Blessed.” Delivered at the Monday Morning Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 1948.
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This article discusses how Book of Mormon prophets proclaimed the Lord’s intent to protect the blessed land of America. The brother of Jared, Nephi, Joseph Smith, and others spoke concerning America’s great destiny. Man-made governments often threaten the foundation of liberty. Though the Constitution will “hang by a thread,” the promise guarantees that the thread will not break.

Keywords: America; Promised Land; U.S. Constitution; United States
ID = [26624]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1948-04-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,general-conference  Size: 13618  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:20:21
Jakeman, M. Wells. “American Anthropology and Book of Mormon.” Deseret News Church Section(25 June 1938): 3, 6.
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Analyzes American anthropology, and concludes that recent findings correspond with Book of Mormon descriptions.

ID = [78977]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1938-06-25  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Shook, Charles A. American Anthropology Disproving the Book of Mormon. Cleveland: The Utah Gospel Mission, 1930.
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A polemical tract against the Book of Mormon attempting to demonstrate that many of its claims are false and unsupported by archaeological evidence. Author asserts that there is no evidence for the Hebrew origin of the American Indian, pre-columbian iron and steel, transoceanic migration, and Egyptian language in American white Indians. Other alleged anachronisms are noted.

ID = [77496]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1930-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Priest, Josiah. American Antiquities. Albany, NY: Hoffman and White, 1833.
ID = [77207]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1833-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:06
Times and Seasons. “American Antiquities.” Times and Seasons Vol. 3, no. 18: July 15, 1842: 858-60.
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Presents a comparison of many of the metals, animals, and plants mentioned in the Book of Mormon with similar things found in the United States.

ID = [80886]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1842-01-01  Collections:  bom,times-seasons  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:48
Priest, Josiah, and Thomas Ward. “American Antiquities.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 7, no. 5 (1 March 1846): 67-71.
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Tells of ancient American Indian ruins that show remnants of several large cities. This, as well as other American antiquities, helps support the Book of Mormon. Joseph Smith did not get his idea “to write” the Book of Mormon from this evidence because it did not come out until after the Book of Mormon was published.

ID = [80972]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1846-03-01  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:49
Priest, Josiah, and Thomas Ward. “American Antiquities.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 7, no. 6 (15 March 1846): 85-87.
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Millennial Star editor quotes writings by Josiah Priest and others concerning mounds found in the U.S., and then quotes excerpts from the book of Alma dealing with Moroni and his fortifications.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [80971]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1846-03-15  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:49
F., J. B. “American Antiquities.” Juvenile Instructor 19 (15 July 1884, 1 August 1884, 15 August 1884): 222, 235, 250-51.
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Correct answers concerning the origins of past civilizations in the Americas were not found until the Book of Mormon was published. Discusses mounds in North and South America. Notes distinct historical periods in Mexico, Central America, and Peru.

ID = [78978]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1884-07-15  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
F., J.B. “American Antiquities.” Juvenile Instructor 19, no. 14 (1884): 222.
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Correct answers concerning the origins of past civilizations in the Americas were not found until the Book of Mormon was published. Discusses mounds in North and South America. Notes distinct historical periods in Mexico, Central America, and Peru.

Keywords: Ancient America, Book of Mormon Geography – Heartland, Mesoamerica, North America, South America
ID = [75940]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1884-07-15  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:56
F., J.B. “American Antiquities (Concluded).” Juvenile Instructor 19, no. 16 (1884): 250-251.
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Correct answers concerning the origins of past civilizations in the Americas were not found until the Book of Mormon was published. Discusses mounds in North and South America. Notes distinct historical periods in Mexico, Central America, and Peru.

Keywords: Ancient America, Book of Mormon Geography – Heartland, Mesoamerica, North America, South America
ID = [75942]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1884-08-15  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:56
F., J.B. “American Antiquities (Continued).” Juvenile Instructor 19, no. 15 (1884): 235.
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Correct answers concerning the origins of past civilizations in the Americas were not found until the Book of Mormon was published. Discusses mounds in North and South America. Notes distinct historical periods in Mexico, Central America, and Peru.

Keywords: Ancient America, Book of Mormon Geography – Heartland, Mesoamerica, North America, South America
ID = [75941]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1884-08-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:56
Priest, Josiah. American Antiquities and Discoveries in the West. Albany, NY: Hoffman and White, 1837.
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Contains information about “traces of an Egyptian custom in Kentucky,” “traits of the Mosaic history found” among the Indians of Mexico, and the “great stone calendar of the Mexicans”

ID = [77497]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1837-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Smith, Don Carlos, and Ebenezer Robinson. “American Antiquities-More Proofs of the Book of Mormon.” Vol. 2, no. 16: June 15, 1841: 440-42.
ID = [76436]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1841-06-15  Collections:  bom,times-seasons  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:00
Millennial Star Staff. “American Antiquities: Corroborative of the Book of Mormon.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 21, no. 1 - 22, no. 22 (1 January 1859—2 June 1860): 12-14, 28-30, 48-50, 64-66 161-63, 177-78, 193-94, 209-210, 226-27, 240-42, 258, 273-74, 306-7, 321-23, 370-71, 401-3, 433-34, 449-51, 467, 513-14, 546, 577-79, 593-95, 625-26, 657-58, 689-91, 706, 737-38, 786- 87, 818-19, 835-36, 13-14, 30, 61-63, 77-78, 93-94, 124-27, 173-75, 158-59, 188-90, 206-7, 220-23, 237-39, 285-86, 300-301, 316-18, 349-50.
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Provides evidence to confirm the authenticity of the Book of Mormon. Describes the contents of the Book of Mormon and archaeological findings and discoveries, such as ancient cities, temples, altars, tools, and wells.

ID = [80938]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1859-01-01  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:49
Vogel, Dan, and Brent Lee Metcalfe. American Apocrypha: Essays on the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books, 2002.
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“A fine line divides scripture from non-scripture, writes Robert M. Price in American Apocrypha. There are books that are not in the Bible that are as powerful and authoritative as anything in the canon. At the same time, much of the Bible was written centuries after the events it narrates by scribes using fictitious names. Clearly, the hallmark of scripture is not historical accuracy but rather its spiritual impact on individuals; exclusion from the canon is not reason to dismiss a book as heretical. Consider the Book of Mormon, first published in 1830. The nature of this volume—in particular its claim to antiquity—is the theme of nine ground-breaking essays in American Apocrypha. Thomas W. Murphy discusses the Book of Mormon’s view that American Indians are descendants of ancient Hebrews. In recent DNA tests, Native Americans have proven to be of Siberian ancestry and not of ancient Jewish or Middle Eastern descent. Nor is the Book of Mormon a traditional translation from an ancient document, writes David P. Wright, as indicated by the underlying Hebrew in the book’s Isaiah passages. Other contributors to American Apocrypha explore the evolution of ideas in the Book of Mormon during the course of its dictation.” [Publisher]

Keywords: Book of Mormon, commentaries; Book of Mormon, miscellaneous; Book of Mormon; Book of Mormon, authorship; Book of Mormon, textual development; Book of Mormon, literary context; Book of Mormon, historicity
ID = [81495]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2002-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 9  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:52

Articles

Firmage, Edwin, Jr. “Historical Criticism and the Book of Mormon: A Personal Encounter.” In American Apocrypha: Essays on the Book of Mormon, edited by Dan Vogel and Brent Lee Metcalfe, 1-16. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2002.
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“The remaining pages of this essay will present a few of what, for me in 1984, were discoveries of some importance. These do not by any means constitute a comprehensive explanation of the Book of Mormon. Nor are they offered as proofs of my thesis that the book is modern, but as examples of how the assumption that it is modern resolves otherwise significant difficulties.” [From author’s introduction]

Keywords: Book of Mormon, controversies; Book of Mormon, origins; Book of Mormon, historicity; Book of Mormon, authorship
ID = [82084]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2002-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Dunn, Scott C. “Automaticity and the Dictation of the Book of Mormon.” In American Apocrypha: Essays on the Book of Mormon, edited by Dan Vogel and Brent Lee Metcalfe, 17-46. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2002.
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“In this essay, automatic writing refers to the ability to write or dictate text in a relatively rapid, seemingly effortless and fluent manner with no sense of control over the content. A consideration of this phenomenon is important for Mormons since a number of authors have asserted that this was the method through which Joseph Smith produced the Book of Mormon. Such a claim, if correct, can have important implications for the way Latter-day Saints approach their scriptures.” [pp.18-19]

Keywords: Book of Mormon, controversies; Automatic Writing; Book of Mormon, authorship
ID = [82087]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2002-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Murphy, Thomas W. “Lamanite Genesis, Genealogy, and Genetics.” In American Apocrypha: Essays on the Book of Mormon, edited by Dan Vogel and Brent Lee Metcalfe, 47-77. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2002.
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“This essay outlines two insights into the geography and history of human genes and their implications for Mormon thought. If the embrace of DNA research has an impact on Mormon views, it will likely propel new approaches to scripture and history already underway in intellectual circles. First, genalogical data inscribed in genes suggest to current researchers that humans and chimpanzees share a common ancestor that lived in Africa between 5 and 7 million years ago. This adds to an abundance of archaeological and other data pointing to the same conclusion and adds to the challenges one encounters in trying to uphold scriptural literalism. Second, new genetic clues are being discovered that confirm scientific views about ancient migration patterns. Ancestors of Native Americans seem to have separated from their Asian neighbors about 40,000-50,000 years ago and from each other in what may have been three or more separate waves of migration 7,000-15,000 years ago. No link between American Indians and ancient Israelites is evident in the data.” [From author’s introduction]

Keywords: Book of Mormon, origins; Book of Mormon, Native Americans and; Native Americans, Mormon views of; Book of Mormon, historicity
ID = [82088]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2002-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Vogel, Dan, and Brent Lee Metcalfe. “The Validity of the Witnesses’ Testimonies.” In American Apocrypha: Essays on the Book of Mormon, edited by Dan Vogel and Brent Lee Metcalfe, 79-121. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2002.
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“In this essay I will examine the published testimonies of the witnesses, as well as other related historical sources, to try to determine more accurately the nature of their experiences. Hence, I will not explore the question of the witnesses’ honesty and trustworthiness; this has been exploited at great length by those whose intent has been to present a false dichotomy: either the witnesses told the truth about their experiences, and therefore Joseph Smith’s claims about the plates are true, or they lied and the plates never existed. This either/or reduction misrepresents the situation facing those who wish to examine the historical nature of these events.” [From author’s introduction]

Keywords: Whitmer, David; Whitmer, Peter, Jr.; Harris, Martin; Whitmer, John; Whitmer, Jacob; Book of Mormon, witnesses; Whitmer, Christian; Smith, Joseph, Sr.; Page, Hiram; Smith, Hyrum (1800-1844); Smith, Samuel H.; Cowdery, Oliver
Topics:    Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > General Articles
ID = [82086]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2002-01-01  Collections:  bom,witnesses  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Smith, George D., Jr. “B. H. Roberts: Book of Mormon Apologist and Skeptic.” In American Apocrypha: Essays on the Book of Mormon, edited by Dan Vogel and Brent Lee Metcalfe, 123-155. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2002.
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“Brigham Henry Roberts developed the primary apologetic arguments used to define the antiquity of the Book of Mormon, a book most Latter-day Saints believe narrates the story of the ancestors of the American Indian. While speaking to the Church as a general authority, Roberts addressed the book as an ancient record; privately, however, he voiced doubts. In the last twelve years of his life, he encountered questions about Book of Mormon language, archeology, and geography that he could not answer. As he reexamined his earlier writings on the subject, he turned to his colleagues with two critical treatises that asked whether the prophet had created a ’wonder tale’ which, ’I sorrowfully submit, points to Joseph Smith’ as its author. He expressed his public faith and private doubts to the end of his life.” [From author’s introduction]

Keywords: Book of Mormon, controversies; Roberts, B. H., Book of Mormon and; Internal conflict, intellectual
ID = [82090]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2002-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Wright, David P. “Isaiah in the Book of Mormon: Or Joseph Smith in Isaiah.” In American Apocrypha: Essays on the Book of Mormon, edited by Dan Vogel and Brent Lee Metcalfe, 157-234. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2002.
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“A major question in Book of Mormon scholarship is whether the several chapters or passages of Isaiah cited and paraphrased in the book derive from an ancient text or whether they have been copied with some revision from the King James Version of the Bible. The BoM narrative would have us believe the former, that its citations of Isaiah come directly or ultimately from the brass plates of Laban or from Jesus’ recitation where, according to the BoM, he visited the New World peoples shortly after his death. Closer study shows that despite the intent of the story, the Isaiah of the BoM is a revision of the KJV and not a translation of an ancient document. This essay seeks to review and enlarge upon the evidence of this conclusion. It focuses on internal textual evidence where the BoM’s Isaiah appears to reflect or respond to the peculiarities and idiom of the KJV text. This analysis demonstrates how intricately and fully the BoM Isaiah is tied to the KJV. The last section reviews and shows the weakness of arguments that the BoM has parallels with ancient manuscripts and translations or that its variants reflect elements of Hebrew style and language.” [From author’s introduction]

Keywords: Smith, Joseph, Jr., Bible and; Bible, use and influence; Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith’s translation of
ID = [82092]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2002-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Staker, Susan. “Secret Things, Hidden Things: The Seer Story in the Imaginative Economy of Joseph Smith.” In American Apocrypha: Essays on the Book of Mormon, edited by Dan Vogel and Brent Lee Metcalfe, 235-274. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2002.
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“Those who associated with Joseph Smith during the spring and summer of 1829 remembered that he used a ’seer stone’ to dictate both the Book of Mormon and his early revelations. This fact orients Joseph Smith’s biography in crucial and important ways, pointing not only backward to his youthful career as glass-looker and treasure seer but forward as well to his emerging work as translator, prophet, seer, and Moses-like leader of a community of believers. This continuity was important for early believers, coming as they did from a world similar to Smith’s where the line between magic and religion was fluid and inspiring, not dangerous or degrading.

Keywords: Seer stones; Book of Mormon, origins; Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith’s translation of
ID = [82091]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2002-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Vogel, Dan. “Echoes of Anti-Masonry: A Rejoinder to Critics of the Anti-Masonic Thesis.” In American Apocrypha: Essays on the Book of Mormon, edited by Dan Vogel and Brent Lee Metcalfe, 275-320. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2002.
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“In recent years Mormon apologists have begun to challenge what many researchers, myself included, long regarded as obvious: the Book of Mormon’s reflection of the cultural milieu of early nineteenth-century America, particularly the anti-Masonic controversy that pervaded westen New York during the late 1820s. If the similarities between Masonry and the secret societies described in the book are not apparent to some modern readers, they were to its first readers, Mormon and non-Mormon, who almost immediately associated its warnings of latter-day ’secret combinations’ with the dreaded Masons. Despite the book’s use of the term ’secret combinations’--a favorite anti-Masonic epithet--several scholars now, for various reasons, object to the connection and, in some instances, offer alternative interpretations. In particular, I will examine and respond to the arguments put forth by Richard L. Bushman, Blake T. Ostler, D. Michael Quinn, and Daniel C. Peterson.” [From author’s introduction]

Keywords: Peterson, Daniel C.; Quinn, D. Michael; Freemasonry; Book of Mormon, anti-Masonry; Ostler, Blake T.; Bushman, Richard L.
ID = [82085]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2002-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Price, Robert M. “Joseph Smith: Inspired Author of the Book of Mormon.” In American Apocrypha: Essays on the Book of Mormon, edited by Dan Vogel and Brent Lee Metcalfe, 321-366. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2002.
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“The trembling hands of young Joseph Smith uncovered the buried golden plates of Mormon and Moroni, lost chapters of an undreamed-of history of Israelite tribes and the Christian Savior in the New World. As the depraved Lamanite had purused the Nephite Mormon and his son to death, so did young Smith feel besieged by the competing claims of rival evangelists and revivalists in his ’Burned-Over District.’ It was no surprise that the analogous tale told in the plates struck a note deep within him. And as the Nephites had long survived as a parallel branch of biblical Israel in the western hemisphere, so would the Church of the Latter-day Saints make its lonely but triumphant way through the generations as a parallel version of the Christian religion shared, at arm’s length, by most other Americans.”

Keywords: Book of Mormon, controversies; Book of Mormon, origins; Historic archaeology, Book of Mormon; Book of Mormon, authorship
ID = [82089]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2002-01-01  Collections:  bom,smith-joseph-jr  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Kinney, Inez. “American Archaeology: The Pre-Incas Emerge.” Saints’ Herald 89 (12 September 1942): 1163-64, 1171.
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Pachacamac, a deity of the Incas, and the ancient ruins of his cities and temple remind one of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [78979]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1942-09-12  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Shalev, Eran. “An American Book of Chronicles: Pseudo-​Biblicism and the Cultural Origins of The Book of Mormon.” In Americanist Approaches to the Book of Mormon, edited by Elizabeth Fenton, and Jared Hickman. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
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This chapter examines the Book of Mormon in light of the popular pseudo-biblical genre of the time period in which it was published. It hypothesizes that the Book of Mormon could not have gained the traction it did if not for the existence of contemporary texts written in biblical style.

Keywords: Book of Mormon, textual parallels; Book of Mormon, Bible and; Book of Mormon; Book of Mormon, literary context; Book of Mormon, American setting
ID = [82104]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Bates, Ernest Sutherland. American Faith. New York: Norton, 1940.
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A polemical work that discusses Mormonism on pages 341-58. The author considers the Book of Mormon “an unsuccessful imitation of the style of the King James Version” of the Bible. After a brief review of the Book of Mormon’s contents the author notes alleged anachronisms such as biblical plagiarism, quotations from Shakespeare, and others. Reference is also made to the incident of Anthon’s 1834 denial of the “sealed book”

ID = [77498]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1940-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Sperry, Sidney B. “The American Gospel.” Deseret News Church Section (18 January 1947): 10, 12.
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Explains that the American gospel is the gospel taught by Jesus Christ when he administered to the Nephites on the American continent. Many of the principles Jesus taught were the same as he had taught in the Holy Land among the Jews.

ID = [80258]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1947-01-18  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Unattributed. American Heritage News. Sampson Co., NC: Piney Green Press, 1976.
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A whimsical newspaper-like publication that describes Book of Mormon events as if they were happening today. Cartoon drawings are included.

ID = [77499]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1976-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Benson, Ezra Taft. “The American Heritage of Freedom—A Plan of God.” Delivered at the Saturday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 1961.
ID = [27454]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1961-10-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 26556  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:20:26
Petersen, Mark E. “American History and Nephi’s Vision.” Church News 3 (25 March 1933): 4, 5, 8.
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Compares Nephi’s vision (1 Nephi 13) to the manner in which history unfolded on the American continent. Columbus was inspired, the Pilgrims came out of captivity, the gentiles fought against England, and America became a land of liberty and prosperity as Nephi prophesied.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [78980]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1933-03-25  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Cowan, Richard O. “American History Foreseen by Nephi.” Instructor 101 (September 1966): 328-29.
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The remarkable vision of Nephi in 1 Nephi 13 speaks concerning the Savior’s visit to America, Columbus’ crossing the ocean, and the “plain and precious” truths of the gospel in the Book of Mormon that would come forth.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [78981]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1966-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Haws, Virgil. “The American Indian and the Blood Groups.” UASN Misc. Papers 18 (December 1956).
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A report on blood type analyses used to determine the origins of the American Indians. A lack of B-type blood, which is outstanding in Asiatic areas, indicates that most American Indians are probably not of Mongoloid descent. Transoceanic crossings, espoused in the Book of Mormon, are discussed as a possible source for American Indian origins.

ID = [80259]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1956-12-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Pratt, Noel B. The American Indian Bible. Alexandria, VA: Free Bible Foundation,n.d.
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Presents the first section of 1 Nephi as the “book of Lehi” Says nothing about the name Book of Mormon, its origins, or Joseph Smith, but entitles his series the American Indian Bible. Has no commentary or notes.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [78327]  Status = Type = book  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:14
Larsen, Dean L. American Indians Today. Provo, UT: Extension Publications, 1965.
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A booklet containing four lectures on the Indians. Author endeavors to identify the American Indians, deals with the condition and status of the North American Indians as of 1964, discusses the LDS Indian programs, and is concerned with the ways in which the Caucasian sector of the Church can be of service to the Indians.

ID = [77500]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1965-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Talmage, James E. “The American Nation in Prophecy.” Deseret News Church Section (26 July 1930): 6.
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Says that the Book of Mormon prophesied of the American nation, the United States—the struggle for independence, the establishment of democracy, and that no king would rule over the land.

ID = [80260]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1930-07-26  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Millennial Star Staff. “American Warfare.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 36, no. 27 (7 July 1874): 417-20.
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Compares the attitudes of the people during the Civil War with people who fought in Book of Mormon wars. During the Civil War, Americans fought to the bitter end rather than surrendering when they saw that they would suffer defeat. Similar attitudes prevailed in the Book of Mormon when the Lamanites destroyed all the Nephites (Mormon 6) and the Jaredites slaughtered one another (Ether 15).

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [80961]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1874-07-07  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:49
Fenton, Elizabeth, and Jared Hickman, eds. Americanist Approaches to The Book of Mormon. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
ID = [77501]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 17  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08

Articles

Williams, R. J. “The Ghost and the Machine: Plates and Paratext in The Book of Mormon.” In Americanist Approaches to the Book of Mormon, edited by Elizabeth Fenton, and Jared Hickman. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
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In this chapter, the author discusses attempts to examine the nature of the Book of Mormon without considering its historicity. The author concludes that it is impossible to separate the work from its own historicity, and that part of the book’s value lies in that fact.

Keywords: Book of Mormon, printing; Book of Mormon, literary context; Book of Mormon; Book of Mormon, historicity
ID = [82109]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Sayre, Jillian J. “Books Buried in the Earth: The Book of Mormon, Revelation, and the Humic Foundations of the Nation.” In Americanist Approaches to the Book of Mormon, edited by Elizabeth Fenton, and Jared Hickman. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
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This chapter examines the importance of written text in the Book of Mormon and the way in which its writers transcend time, communicating directly with readers in the present day. It argues that the Latter-day Saint community is influenced largely by voices from the past, and that similarly, America’s national culture formed due to the societal connections created by print culture.

Keywords: Social and cultural history; Social and cultural history, American setting; Book of Mormon
ID = [82102]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Gutjahr, Paul. “Orson Pratt’s Enduring Influence on The Book of Mormon.” In Americanist Approaches to the Book of Mormon, edited by Elizabeth Fenton, and Jared Hickman. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
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This chapter explores Orson Pratt’s significant influence on textual aspects of the Book of Mormon, describing various editions of the book he was directly involved in editing. It emphasizes his attention to ease of access and understanding for readers.

Keywords: Book of Mormon, printing; Book of Mormon, editions and translations; Book of Mormon; Book of Mormon, Orson Pratt and
ID = [82099]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Hardy, Grant R. “The Book of Mormon and the Bible.” In Americanist Approaches to the Book of Mormon, edited by Elizabeth Fenton, and Jared Hickman. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
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This chapter draws parallels between the Book of Mormon and the Bible, examining the two from multiple perspectives including Americanism, diction, and intertextuality.

Keywords: Book of Mormon, textual parallels; Book of Mormon, Bible and; Book of Mormon
ID = [82100]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Brown, Samuel Morris. “‘To Read the Round of Eternity’: Speech, Text, and Scripture in The Book of Mormon.” In Americanist Approaches to the Book of Mormon, edited by Elizabeth Fenton, and Jared Hickman. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
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This chapter explores the relationship between oral and written communication, claiming that the Book of Mormon argues against scripture’s ability to stand alone. It discusses the corruptibility of written text and the importance of a modern seer in rendering ancient scripture relevant and understandable.

Keywords: Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith’s translation of; Book of Mormon; Book of Mormon, comparative linguistics
ID = [82094]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Scales, Laura Thiemann. “‘The Writing of the Fruit of Thy Loins’: Reading, Writing, and Prophecy in The Book of Mormon.” In Americanist Approaches to the Book of Mormon, edited by Elizabeth Fenton, and Jared Hickman. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
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“The Book of Mormon is the story of how ancient Israelites established a civilization in the Americas, but it is also the story of the book itself : how the records were acquired, composed, labored over, protected, lost, abridged, preserved for a thousand years, and finally buried so that the plates could, as prophesied, be discovered by Joseph Smith centuries later. The prominence of the reader and writer is not just an incidental feature of this scripture, but is essential to the Mormon understanding of the relationship between human and divine. This essay identifies three key narrative features of The Book of Mormon : the centrality of readers and witnesses to the creation of scripture, the primacy of the act of writing in revelation and prophecy, and the mediation that allows a single person to inhabit multiple narrative categories. Biblical prophets, especially “writing prophets” like Jeremiah and Ezekiel, share some features with the prophets of The Book of Mormon , such as first-​person narration and dialogue with God. Yet there is little biblical precedent for The Book of Mormon’s intense focus on its own textuality and its own narrative practices or for the ways in which prophets transcend their passive, anointed roles and become authors of scripture in their own right. Its insistent textuality does, however, link The Book of Mormon to other scriptural and prophetic forms that arose in the antebellum United States. While the Mormon prophets vary in their literary style, narrative techniques, and personal presence, the centrality of reading, writing, and the system of scripture-​craft is persistent.” [Author]

Keywords: Book of Mormon, textual development; Book of Mormon, literary context; Book of Mormon
ID = [82103]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Shreve, Grant. “Nephite Secularization ; or, Picking and Choosing in The Book of Mormon.” In Americanist Approaches to the Book of Mormon, edited by Elizabeth Fenton, and Jared Hickman. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
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This chapter describes secularization among the Nephites. It claims that the Book of Mormon attempts to solve problems of secularity faced by Joseph Smith in early 19th-century America.

Keywords: Smith, Joseph, Jr.; Book of Mormon, use and influence; Book of Mormon
ID = [82105]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Bentley, Nancy. “Kinship, The Book of Mormon, and Modern Revelation.” In Americanist Approaches to the Book of Mormon, edited by Elizabeth Fenton, and Jared Hickman. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
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“In this essay I examine The Book of Mormon as a latter-​day Book of the Dead, a purportedly ancient text that reveals truths for a modern world. Unlike the Egyptian Book of the Dead, in The Book of Mormon the keys to securing a place in the afterlife are not spells or incantations but—​as befits a modern people—​a true knowledge of American history and a Christian reformation of family and kin life that is necessary for salvation. The distinctive way it connects ancient and modern worlds can be illuminated through comparison with other contemporary efforts to join the living and the dead. I compare The Book of Mormon with Morgan’s secular ethnology and (more briefly) with the New Religion founded by Handsome Lake, two other transformations of kinship thinking that were rooted in western New York and that rested on textualizing voices of the dead. In all three cases, spiritual truths encrypted in the deep past are cross-​fertilized with the modern doctrine of self-​making through contract. The disparities among them, however, can teach us as much about secularity as it does about American religion.” [Author]

Keywords: Kinship; Native Americans, Mormons and; Book of Mormon, Native Americans and; Book of Mormon
ID = [82093]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Coviello, Peter. “How the Mormons Became White: Scripture, Sex, Sovereignty.” In Americanist Approaches to the Book of Mormon, edited by Elizabeth Fenton, and Jared Hickman. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
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This chapter discusses race in the Book of Mormon, claiming that while racism is prevalent in the book, another defining theme is that of the self-destruction of an imperialist society. This chapter also comments on relations between Latter-day Saint colonists and Native Americans.

Keywords: Native Americans, Mormons and; Imperialism; Book of Mormon; Native Americans, Mormon views of
ID = [82095]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Fenton, Elizabeth. “Nephites and Israelites: The Book of Mormon and the Hebraic Indian Theory.” In Americanist Approaches to the Book of Mormon, edited by Elizabeth Fenton, and Jared Hickman. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
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This chapter discusses the origins of Native Americans. It claims that in providing for a Hebraic origin of Native Americans, the Book of Mormon opens the door for other peoples, histories, and texts to be revealed.

Keywords: Book of Mormon, Native Americans and; Book of Mormon; Native Americans, origins of
ID = [82097]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Spencer, Joseph M., and Kimberly M. Berkey. “‘Great Cause to Mourn’: The Complexity of The Book of Mormon’s Presentation of Gender and Race.” In Americanist Approaches to the Book of Mormon, edited by Elizabeth Fenton, and Jared Hickman. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
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This chapter discusses gender and race in the Book of Mormon through the teachings of Samuel and Jacob, examining the way each prophet speaks to and about women and racial “others.”

Keywords: Race relations; Gender roles; Book of Mormon, women; Book of Mormon
ID = [82106]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Thayne, Stanley J. “‘We’re Going to Take Our Land Back Over’: Indigenous Positionality, the Ethnography of Reading, and The Book of Mormon.” In Americanist Approaches to the Book of Mormon, edited by Elizabeth Fenton, and Jared Hickman. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
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This chapter argues that Indigenous Americans-- by virtue of being Indigenous-- are positioned significantly in relation to the Book of Mormon. The chapter provides a reading of the Book of Mormon by a Catawba woman, examining her perspective on passages regarding Gentiles, Zionism, and geography.

Keywords: Book of Mormon, Native Americans and; Native Americans, origins of; Native Americans, Catawba
ID = [82107]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Givens, Terryl L. “The Book of Mormon and the Reshaping of Covenant.” In Americanist Approaches to the Book of Mormon, edited by Elizabeth Fenton, and Jared Hickman. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
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“Jan Shipps noted decades ago that the appearance of The Book of Mormon in 1830 was so shrouded in supernatural claims involving gold plates, “magic spectacles,” and ancient Christians that many non-​Mormons “wonder how any intelligent person could ever accept it as true.” One answer may be found in the ways in which the record appropriates and reshapes an extensive language and theology of covenant that would have been powerfully resonant to nineteenth-​century readers. The Book of Mormon emerges in the context of the period’s pervasive pseudo-​biblicism and, more particularly, within a long tradition of covenantal rhetoric. The book is replete with Midrash-​like texts built around Isaiah, aspects of Israelite religion, Jewish protagonists, and temple building. At the same time, the book is introduced by its final editor as an assurance to an American remnant of Israel of “the covenants of the Lord, that they are not cast off.” The term covenant further occurs almost 200 times—​ but undergoes particular permutations that endow the concept with recontextualized and therefore new shades of meaning. A consideration of the scripture’s engagement with and reconfigurations of covenant theology can go a long way, then, toward explaining its initial successful reception. The Book of Mormon’s new covenant theology also proves absolutely essential to Smith’s own restoration project—​which would consist of implementing his particular vision of the gospel as the “new and everlasting covenant.” Finally, The Book of Mormon serves the essential function of Puritan covenant theology by itself embodying an alternative means of salvational certitude, both in its alleged concrete facticity and in modeling the possibility of personal, dialogic revelation from God to each seeking individual.” [Author]

Keywords: Doctrinal history, covenant theology; Smith, Joseph, Jr.; Book of Mormon, textual development; Book of Mormon
ID = [82098]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Easton-Flake, Amy. “‘Arise From the Dust, My Sons, and Be Men’: Masculinity in The Book of Mormon.” In Americanist Approaches to the Book of Mormon, edited by Elizabeth Fenton, and Jared Hickman. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
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This chapter compares masculinity in the Book of Mormon with the masculine ideals of the 19th century. “The Book of Mormon’s prescription for ideal manhood critiques the American culture that it enters, engages with some of the most pressing religious and gender questions of the nineteenth century (such as continuing revelation, sola scriptura, increasing materialism, and changing gender dynamics and responsibilities), and provides the precedent for the religion Joseph Smith founded—​ a religion that, in its nineteenth-​century context, called for its followers to gather to communal societies, to labor spiritually to convert others to their faith, to place fathers as the moral heads of the home, and to seek direct communication with the Lord. To learn how to succeed at such aspirations, nineteenth-​century Church members needed only to look to the examples of their spiritual forefathers in The Book of Mormon.” [Author]

Keywords: Gender roles; Masculinity; Book of Mormon
ID = [82096]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Hutchins, Zachary McLeod. “‘I Lead the Way, like Columbus’: Joseph Smith, Genocide, and Revelatory Ambiguity.” In Americanist Approaches to the Book of Mormon, edited by Elizabeth Fenton, and Jared Hickman. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
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This introduction gives an overview of the Book of Mormon and its origins. It describes the unique aspects the Book of Mormon presents to Americanist literary critics, including that of its claim to divine origin, its anachronism, and its centrality to the foundation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Keywords: Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith’s translation of; Book of Mormon; Book of Mormon, American setting; Book of Mormon, historicity
ID = [82101]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Whitley, Edward Keyes. “Book of Mormon Poetry.” In Americanist Approaches to the Book of Mormon, edited by Elizabeth Fenton, and Jared Hickman. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
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This chapter explores elements of Book of Mormon poetry including symbols, form, and allusion.

Keywords: Literary arts; Book of Mormon; Literary arts, poetry
ID = [82108]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Farnsworth, Dewey, and Edith Wood. The Americas Before Columbus. El Paso, TX: Farnsworth Publishing, 1947.
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A presentation of photographs, notes, and comments dealing with ancient South and Central America. Discusses Hebrew and Egyptian parallels in the New World, four brothers as founders of the early South American culture, Christianity before Columbus, cement roads, and the use of metal. This work is reviewed in S.515.

ID = [78328]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1947-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:14
Sorenson, Donna D. “America—A Choice Land.” Relief Society Magazine 27 (May 1940): 343-44.
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The Book of Mormon prophesied of Christopher Columbus and declares America to be “a choice land,” “a land of liberty” The fulfillment of this promise rests upon obedience to Jesus Christ by those who occupy the land.

ID = [78976]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1940-05-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Ricks, Joel E. “America’s Ancient Inhabitants.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 55, no. 42-44 (16, 23, 30 October 1893): 672-75, 695-98, 711-14.
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A report of the author’s explorations in Salt River Valley, Arizona, wherein he hypothesizes that the inhabitants of Salt River Valley came from Hagoth’s voyages to the north country (Alma 63). The peoples had buildings and temples made of cement and probably used metal.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [81005]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1893-10-16  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:49
Unattributed. America’s Ancients Speak From the Dust. Los Angeles: California Mission, 1950?.
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A missionary tract covering the origin of the Book of Mormon, the Book of Mormon witnesses, archaeological facts, and several biblical proof texts.

ID = [77490]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1950-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Bankhead, Reid E. “America’s Decision About Christ.” In The Ninth Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium: The Book of Mormon, edited by A. Gary Anderson, 1-10. Provo, UT: Religious Instruction, Brigham Young University, 1982.
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Those who reject the Book of Mormon will be brought into captivity, spiritually and temporally. The early Latter-day Saints left the inhabited areas of America because of the rejection of the Book of Mormon and of Christ by the American people.

ID = [81062]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1982-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:49
Romney, Marion G. “America’s Fate and Ultimate Destiny.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, May 2, 1976.
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In God’s economy, America is now and has always been a choice and favored land. God has decreed for her a final, great, and glorious destiny.

Keywords: America; Podcast: Classic Speeches
ID = [68457]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1976-05-02  Collections:  bom,byu-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:33
Weiner, George. “America’s Jewish Braves.” Mankind 4 (n.d.): 56-64.
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In 1644 Antonio de Montezinos, a Jewish adventurer, declared he had found the lost Ten Tribes in America. The Spanish, who in the Inquisition tried to eliminate Jewish influence, continued to do so in America. They destroyed artifacts and architecture that made the link. The belief that the Lost Ten Tribes were in America has had a profound influence on the history of the world. Among the books written supporting this theory, the Book of Mormon is a significant work.

ID = [78973]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Blumenschien, Marian. “America’s Legacy from Sumer.” Saints’ Herald 123 (August 1976): 476-79.
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Compares the studies of Samuel N. Kramer on the Sumerian culture at the time of the tower of Babel with the Jaredite culture as explained in the Book of Mormon.

ID = [78974]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1976-08-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Velt, Harold Iven. America’s Lost Civilizations. Independence, MO: Herald House, 1948-1949.
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The high culture and notable achievements found in the archaeology of early American civilizations are outlined and shown to be consistent with the description of civilization found in the Book of Mormon. Christian influence in America before Columbus and Hebrew/Egyptian origins of American aborigines are also discussed in relation to the Book of Mormon.

ID = [77491]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1949-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Buchanan, Golden R. America’s Scripture. Salt Lake City: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, n.d.
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A tract written to non-LDS presenting an overview of the coming forth and the contents of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [77492]  Status = Type = book  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Kirkham, Francis W. “America’s Strangest Book.” Deseret News Church Section (22 September—10 November 1934; 1, 15, 22 December 1934; 5, 19, 26 January, 1935; 9 February 1935): 1, 8, 5, 8, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 8, 7, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7.
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Fifteen-part series. Joseph Smith was unshakable in his faith that the Book of Mormon was “the most correct book” The observations of the critics of the Book of Mormon by D. H. Bays, Rev. M. T. Lamb, the Wayne Sentinel, and the Palmyra Reflector show that the book is either true or false. The Book of Mormon is evidence of divine intervention. Reprints articles from the Wayne Sentinel dated September 16, 1829—January 2, 1830, that are infiammatory and derogatory toward the Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith. Contains facts concerning the translation and publication process of the Book of Mormon. Includes Joseph Smith’s own words concerning commencement of the translation with Oliver Cowdery as scribe, the move to Fayette, New York, and publication by E. B. Grandin. Quotes extensively from Lucy Mack Smith concerning Joseph’s reception of the plates, the work of translation, the loss of the 116 pages of manuscript, and Martin Harris’s donation of money for the Book of Mormon. John S. Reed, Esq., a nonmember, delivered testimony before the state convention at Nauvoo in 1844 that Joseph had received the plates. Quotes several authors to prove that it was well-known that Joseph Smith had the plates prior to the publication of the Book of Mormon. Both friend and foe declared Joseph unlearned and devoid of the ability to write the Book of Mormon. Earnest seekers of truth and the knowledge of God acknowledge the Book of Mormon as a divine witness of Jesus Christ.

ID = [78975]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1934-09-22  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Driggs, H. Wayne. “America’s Witness for Christ: a pageant from the stick of Joseph, known to the world as the Book of Mormon.” N.p.: n.p.,n.d.
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This collection includes a script for a pageant entitled The Book of Mormon. It explains the meaning and purpose of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [77493]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Hansen, Harold I. “America’s Witness for Christ: Based on the Book of Mormon.” N.p., 1958.
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Contains the script to the Hill Cumorah pageant.

ID = [77494]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1958-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Wallace, Arthur, ed. America’s Witness for Jesus Christ: The Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Utah Publishers Press, 1978.
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An abridged version of the Book of Mormon with an emphasis on Christ-related material. Also includes an index of name-titles used in the Book of Mormon to describe Christ.

ID = [77495]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1978-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Stott, G. St. John. “Amerindian Identity, the Book of Mormon, and the American Dream.” Journal of American Studies of Turkey 19 (2004): 21-33.
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“In 1829 William Apess (1798-1839) published his autobiography, Son of the Forest, in which he foresaw Native Americans flocking to accept Christianity and ’occupy[ing] seats in the kingdom’ before his white readers would (O’Connell 51). The following year—but without any knowledge of Apess’ work — Joseph Smith, Jr. (1805-44) published the Book of Mormon, in which he foresaw the same, and indeed went further. As well as anticipating their conversion, Smith envisioned Native Americans both building an American New Jerusalem and acting as God’s scourge, executing divine judgment on an apostate United States (Stott “New Jerusalem” 75-76). Unlike those of his generation whose valuation of Indianness ’went hand in hand with the dispossession and conquest of actual Indian people’ (Deloria 182), Smith foresaw the dispossession and conquest of the whites. The work’s radicalism should not be exaggerated : it would mix eighteenth-century environmentalism with the covenant theology of the Old Testament, and Smith would have no qualms in reporting that the dark coloration of Native Americans was evidence of a curse. Nevertheless, that he made no attempt in his early thought to follow precedent and appropriate the Abrahamic myth for European Americans, but instead saw God working through the American Indian, is remarkable. It is fully understandable that Apess, a Pequot brought up by white families and converted to Methodism, would talk of Christianity as a means to the redemption of his people; less so that Smith would argue that the future of white America depended on the continent’s native population. In what follows I begin with the curse and move to the eschatology in order to explain Smith’s reasons for thinking so, and for believing — only fifty years after the Revolution — that the American Dream was morally bankrupt.” [Author]

Keywords: Smith, Joseph, Jr., Native Americans and; Book of Mormon, Native Americans and; Native Americans; Native Americans, Mormon views of
ID = [82056]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:56
McMurtry, Benjamin. “The Amlicites and Amalekites: Are They the Same People?” Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 25 (2017): 269-281.
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Abstract: Royal Skousen’s Book of Mormon Critical Text Project has proposed many hundreds of changes to the text of the Book of Mormon. A subset of these changes does not come from definitive evidence found in the manuscripts or printed editions but are conjectural emendations. In this paper, I examine one of these proposed changes — the merging of two dissenting Nephite groups, the Amlicites and the Amalekites. Carefully examining the timeline and geography of these groups shows logical problems with their being the same people. This paper argues that they are, indeed, separate groups and explores a plausible explanation for the missing origins of the Amalekites.

Keywords: Amalekite (Nephite Apostate Group); Amlicite; Critical Text; Translation
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [3697]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2017-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 29692  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:02
Gabbott, Mabel Jones. “Ammon.” Children’s Friend 62 (February 1963): 18-19.
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A children’s story of Ammon teaching among the Lamanites.

ID = [78982]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1963-02-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Rees, Robert A. “Ammon.” Ensign, June 1977.
ID = [43714]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1977-06-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 20628  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:12:52
Welch, John W., and John M. Lundquist. “Ammon and Cutting Off the Arms of Enemies.” In Reexploring the Book of Mormon: A Decade of New Research, ed. John W. Welch. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1992.
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Keywords: Ammon (Son of King Mosiah); Ancient Egypt; Ancient Near East; Warfare
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
ID = [66494]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:19
Yerman, Bruce E. “Ammon and the Mesoamerican Custom of Smiting off Arms.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 8 no. 1 (1992).
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Ammon, a Nephite missionary who chose to serve a Lamanite king as his servant, gained fame by cutting off the arms of the king’s enemies. The practice of smiting off arms of enemies as trophies fits a cultural pattern known among the later Aztecs and Maya in pre-Spanish Mesoamerica.

ID = [2996]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-jbms  Size: 9316  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:57
Friend. “Ammon Meets King Lamoni’s Father.” Friend 23 (January 1993): 40-41.
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Scenes from Ammon’s encounter with King Lamoni’s father illustrated in color for children.

ID = [78983]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1993-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Avant, Gerry. “Ammon Received Spirit of Prophecy, Revelation after Much Study, Faith.” Church News 58 (14 May 1988): 14.
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Relates Ammon’s fourteen years of unselfish missionary service.

ID = [78984]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-05-14  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Cummins, Lawrence E. “Ammon the Valiant.” Friend 15 (May 1985): 48-49.
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Deals with the story of Ammon, the son of Mosiah, who served King Lamoni, and the subsequent conversion of the king, his family, and the people (Alma 17-19).

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [78985]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1985-05-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Thomsen, Blaine C. The Ammonite. Independence, MO: Herald House, 1979.
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A fictional story of Jothan, an iron worker of King Lamoni’s court who fashioned an important sword, and of Ammon who became a shepherd for Lamoni. This work is reviewed in S.085.

ID = [78329]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1979-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:14
Boyce, Duane. “The Ammonites Were Not Pacifists.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 20 (2016): 293-313.
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Abstract: Although it is common to believe that the Ammonites were pacifists, the report of their story demonstrates that this is a mistake. Appreciating the Ammonites’ non-pacifism helps us think more clearly about them, and it also explains several features of the text. These are textual elements that surprise us if we assume that the Ammonites were pacifists, but that make perfect sense once we understand that they were not. Moreover, in addition to telling us that the Ammonites were not pacifists, the text also gives us the actual reason the Ammonites came to eschew all conflict — and we learn from this why significant prophetic leaders (from King Benjamin to Alma to Mormon) did not reject the sword in the same way. The text also reveals the intellectual flaw in supposing that the Ammonites’ early acts of self-sacrifice set the proper example for all disciples to follow.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [3752]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 53122  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:02
Hanson, Paul M. “Among Ancient American Cities No. 1-11.” Saints’ Herald 76 (13 February—29 May 1929): 184-87, 213-15, 244, 269-70, 301-302, 328-30, 517-20, 553-55, 561, 588-91, 619-21, 640, 645-48.
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Reprints of letters that describe the ruins of Central America: Teotihuac‡n, Tula, Copan, Quirigua, Palenque, Uxmal, and others. Includes photographs. He relates Central American Culture and religion with Near Eastern Culture and religion, quoting such authors as Bancroft, Humboldt, and Lord Kingsborough, among others, to back his claims. Equates Quetzalcoatl with Jesus Christ whose visit to America is recorded in 3 Nephi 11 in the Book of Mormon.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [78986]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1929-02-13  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Tiffany, Joel. “Among the Mormons (An Interview with Martin Harris).” Tiffany’s Monthly 5(May-July 1859): 46-51, 119-21, 163.
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Tells about Joseph Smith’s use of a seer stone to translate the Book of Mormon. Calls the character of Joseph Smith into question but bears witness that the Book of Mormon is the work of God.

Topics:    Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > Martin Harris
ID = [78987]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1859-05-01  Collections:  bom,history-1820,witnesses  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Wallace, Anthony. Among the Seneca Indians of New York. Fresno, CA: Book of Mormon Foundation, 1960.
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Events and predictions of the Book of Mormon are closely related to events that transpired among the Seneca Indians in the years 1798 and 1815.

ID = [77502]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1960-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Reynolds, George. “Amulek.” Juvenile Instructor 10, no. 3 (1875): 35-36.
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Biographical sketch of Amulek who was a man “of liberal education, of great faith, of unswerving integrity, and untiring zeal for the cause of truth.” Also discusses Alma, Zeezrom, and the divine justice displayed in the destruction of Ammonihah.

Keywords: Alma the Younger, Amulek, Conversion, Integrity, Missionary Work, Zeezrom
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [75827]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1875-02-06  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:56
Reynolds, George. “Amulek.” Juvenile Instructor 10 (6 February 1875): 35-36.
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Biographical sketch of Amulek who was a man “of liberal education, of great faith, of unswerving integrity, and untiring zeal for the cause of truth” Also discusses Alma, Zeezrom, and the divine justice displayed in the destruction of Ammonihah.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [78988]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1875-02-06  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Gabbott, Mabel Jones. “Amulek.” Children’s Friend 62 (January 1963): 18-19.
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A children’s story of Amulek.

ID = [78989]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1963-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Duckwitz, Norbert H. O. “Amulek.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 1. New York: Macmillan, 1992.
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Keywords: Amulek, Prophet
ID = [74194]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,eom  Size: 2564  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:28
Avant, Gerry. “Amulek Becomes Fellow Laborer on Alma’s Mission.” Church News 58 (7 May 1988): 14.
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Alma and Amulek share common experiences before and during their missionary experiences.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [78990]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-05-07  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Church News. “Amulek: Receives Call.” Church News 38 (5 October 1968): 16.
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Recounts the story of Amulek, a missionary companion to Alma in the city of Ammonihah whose call came from God through an angel.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [78991]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1968-10-05  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Bolton, Andrew. “Anabaptism, the Book of Mormon, and the Peace Church Option.” Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 37, no. 1 (Spring, 2004): 75-94.
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Bolton discusses similarities that exist between the Anabaptists and the Latter-day Saints, and explores the presence of Anabaptist themes in the Book of Mormon. The themes of believer’s baptism, questions of the sword, mutual aid and community, salvation, grace and works, keeping the commandments, and church order are all examined. Bolton contends that while Joseph Smith initially embraced the peace advocated by these themes, he eventually adopted a stance of ’justified’ violence. In spite of the legacy left by this example, all Latter-day Saints can, Bolton believes, learn from these themes to ’more fully find the way of Jesus’ by wholeheartedly opposing violence and embracing the ’peace church’ option.

Keywords: Comparative religion, Anabaptism; Doctrinal history, peace; Crime and violence
ID = [81987]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2004-03-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:56
Moore, C. E. “Anachronisms and the Book of Mormon.” Improvement Era 52, no. 10 (1949): 644, 659-660.
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This article argues that there is a marked absence of anachronisms in the Book of Mormon. One method of detecting a fraudulent historical document is to examine it for anachronisms. It is almost impossible to keep such errors from slipping into documents when one is producing the document in a time period other than that about which it is being written.

Keywords: Adieu, Authenticity, Book of Mormon Anachronisms, Book of Mormon Authorship, Linguistic Analysis, Linguistics
ID = [77004]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1949-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:04
Gardner, Brant A. “Anachronisms in the Book of Mormon.” In A Reason for Faith, ed. Laura H. Hales. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2016.
ID = [34622]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:27
Jenkins, Joseph A. “An Analysis from a Teacher’s Perspective.” FARMS Review of Books 13, no. 2 (2001): 57-58.
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Review of Charting the Book of Mormon (1999), by John W. Welch and J. Gregory Welch

Keywords: Scripture Study; Study Aid
ID = [387]  Status = Type = review  Date = 2001-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-review  Size: 3644  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:40
Smith, Julie M. “An Analysis of Benjaminite and Markan Christology.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 26 (2017).
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The term Christology refers to the presentation of the life and nature of Jesus Christ. The purpose of this essay is to explore King Benjamin’s Christology (see Mosiah 3), to consider its similarities to that found in the Gospel of Mark, and to explore some implications of Benjamin’s Christology. Christology is often described as being on a continuum from low (which emphasizes the human nature of Jesus) to high (which emphasizes his divine nature). It is definitely the case that Benjamin’s description of Jesus contains elements of a high Christology since he begins by describing Jesus as “the Lord Omnipotent who reigneth, who was, and is from all eternity to all eternity” (Mosiah 3:5). Yet the very next line describes Jesus as “dwell[ing] in a tabernacle of clay” (Mosiah 3:5), which reflects a decidedly low Christology. This emphasis on the mortal nature of Jesus continues as Benjamin relates at length Jesus’s physical suffering (see Mosiah 3:7).

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Omni
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
ID = [81899]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2017-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-jbms  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:55
Arp, Nathan J. “An Analysis of Mormon’s Narrative Strategies Employed on the Zeniffite Narrative and Their Effect on Limhi.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 59 (2023): Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 59 (2023): 159-190.
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Abstract: The prophet Mormon’s editorial skill brings the narrative of the Zeniffites alive with a complex tumble of viewpoints, commentary, and timelines. Mormon seems to apply similar narrative strategies as those used in the Bible in his approach to abridging the history of his people. A comparative reading of the various accounts in the Zeniffite story provides the close reader with a deep picture of Limhi, the tragic grandson of the founding king, Zeniff, and the son of the iniquitous King Noah. Noah’s wicked rule brought his people into bondage. His conflicted son Limhi’s efforts to free the people, although well meaning, often imperiled his people. Fortunately, Limhi’s proclivity for making poor judgments did not extend to his acceptance of the gospel. In fact, coexistent with the repeated errors Limhi makes in the narrative lies one of his greatest strengths, his willingness to accept correction. This is a vital characteristic necessary for the repentance required by the gospel of Jesus Christ. This is what redeemed Limhi from his comedy of errors. It is this quality that can also redeem us all. Limhi’s love for his father, in the end, did not doom him to make the same mistakes Noah did. When the messengers from God came, Limhi listened and accepted their message. Mormon’s characterization strategies described here are a credit to his art and support the hypothesis that he is an inheritor of the poetics of biblical narrative. His narrative strategies not only characterize the cast in his narrative, but also characterize him. The care Mormon took in crafting his abridgment reveal his observational prowess. He saw God’s hand in his people’s history, and he went to great lengths to teach his readers how to see it too. His characterization of Limhi is a personal message about how wickedness and tyranny affect individuals.

Keywords: Alma; Book of Mormon; Limhi; Mormon; Mosiah
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [81881]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2023-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 80277  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:55
Stott, Douglas W. “An Analysis of Possible Prophetic Techniques Employed by Mormon in Abridging the Nephite Record for Latter-day Readers.” N.p., 1982.
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Delineates the parts of the Book of Mormon worked on by Mormon. Discusses the lost 116 pages. Refers to the “types” or “situation symbols” from the Old World carried through the Book of Mormon. Points out relevant passages for today’s world.

ID = [77504]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1982-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Holland, Jeffrey R. “An Analysis of Selected Changes in Major Editions of the Book of Mormon, 1830-1920.” Master’s thesis, Provo, UT: Brigham Young University, 1966.
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Keywords: Book of Mormon, textual development; Book of Mormon, editions and translations
ID = [81558]  Status = Type = thesis  Date = 1966-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:53
Holland, Jeffrey R. “An Analysis of Selected Changes in Major Editions of the Book of Mormon: 1830- 1920.” M.A. thesis, Brigham Young University, 1966.
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Compares the changes of a number of LDS editions of the Book of Mormon, including the first three editions (1830, 1837, and 1840) published under the direction of Joseph Smith, the third British edition (1852) edited by Franklin D. Richards, Orson Pratt’s 1879 revision that introduced a new chapter and verse system, and James E. Talmage’s 1920 version. The author displays 156 textual differences between these editions. Only a sampling of differences is provided with no intent to be systematic or complete.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [78996]  Status = Type = thesis  Date = 1966-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Burgon, Glade L. “An Analysis of Style Variations in the Book of Mormon.” M.A. thesis, Brigham Young University, 1958.
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Reviews the style, vocabulary, and unique characteristics of the various books within the Book of Mormon. Concludes that the books were authored by a number of writers rather than a single writer, Joseph Smith.

ID = [78997]  Status = Type = thesis  Date = 1958-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Skousen, Royal. Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon Part Five: Alma 56 – 3 Nephi 18. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2008.
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The version available here online at Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture is a reproduction of the printed version of ATV, published in 2004–2009 by the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, now a part of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young University. No textual adjustments to the printed version have been made.

Keywords: Book of Mormon Translation; Critical Text; Grammar; Joseph; Jr.; Smith; Textual Variants
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [6747]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2014-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,interpreter-website  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:59
Skousen, Royal. Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon Part Four: Alma 21–55. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2007.
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The version available here online at Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture is a reproduction of the printed version of ATV, published in 2004–2009 by the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, now a part of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young University. No textual adjustments to the printed version have been made.

Keywords: Book of Mormon Translation; Critical Text; Grammar; Joseph; Jr.; Smith; Textual Variants
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [6746]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2014-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,interpreter-website  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:59
Skousen, Royal. Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon Part One: 1 Nephi 1 – 2 Nephi 10. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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The version available here online at Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture is a reproduction of the printed version of ATV, published in 2004–2009 by the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, now a part of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young University. No textual adjustments to the printed version have been made. ATV appears in six books and gives a complete analysis of all the important cases of textual variation (or potential variation) in the history of the Book of Mormon. It starts out with the title page of the Book of Mormon and the two witness statements, then turns to 1 Nephi and continues through the Book of Mormon to the end of Moroni.

Keywords: 1 Nephi; 2 Nephi; Critical Text; Grammar; Joseph; Jr.; Smith; Structure; Translation
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [6743]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2014-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,interpreter-website  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:59
Skousen, Royal. Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon Part Six: 3 Nephi 19 – Moroni 10. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2009.
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The version available here online at Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture is a reproduction of the printed version of ATV, published in 2004–2009 by the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, now a part of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young University. No textual adjustments to the printed version have been made. ATV appears in six books and gives a complete analysis of all the important cases of textual variation (or potential variation) in the history of the Book of Mormon. It starts out with the title page of the Book of Mormon and the two witness statements, then turns to 1 Nephi and continues through the Book of Mormon to the end of Moroni.

Keywords: 3 Nephi; 4 Nephi; Critical Text; Ether; Grammar; Joseph; Jr.; Mormon; Moroni; Smith; Structure; Translation
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > 4 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [6748]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2014-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,interpreter-website  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:59
Skousen, Royal. Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon Part Three: Mosiah 17 – Alma 20. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2006.
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The version available here online at Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture is a reproduction of the printed version of ATV, published in 2004–2009 by the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, now a part of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young University. No textual adjustments to the printed version have been made. ATV appears in six books and gives a complete analysis of all the important cases of textual variation (or potential variation) in the history of the Book of Mormon. It starts out with the title page of the Book of Mormon and the two witness statements, then turns to 1 Nephi and continues through the Book of Mormon to the end of Moroni.

Keywords: Book of Mormon Translation; Critical Text; Grammar; Joseph; Jr.; Smith; Textual Variants
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [6745]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2014-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,interpreter-website  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:59
Skousen, Royal. Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon Part Two: 2 Nephi 11 – Mosiah 16. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.
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The version available here online at Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture is a reproduction of the printed version of ATV, published in 2004–2009 by the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, now a part of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young University. No textual adjustments to the printed version have been made. ATV appears in six books and gives a complete analysis of all the important cases of textual variation (or potential variation) in the history of the Book of Mormon. It starts out with the title page of the Book of Mormon and the two witness statements, then turns to 1 Nephi and continues through the Book of Mormon to the end of Moroni.

Keywords: 2 Nephi; Critical Text; Enos; Grammar; Jacob; Jarom; Joseph; Jr.; Mosiah; Omni; Smith; Structure; Translation; Words of Mormon
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jarom
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Omni
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Words of Mormon
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [6744]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2014-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,interpreter-website  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:59
Roberts, B. H. “Analysis of the Book of Mormon.” Contributor 10 (February 1889): 126-30.
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Gives an analysis of the composition of the Book of Mormon, provides an explanation of Mormon’s work of abridgment, identifies the contributors to the Book of Mormon text, and presents a comparison of the Book of Mormon Isaiah with the biblical Isaiah.

ID = [79018]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1889-02-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Roberts, B. H. “An Analysis of the Book of Mormon.” The Contributor 10, no. 4 (1889): 126-130.
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Gives an analysis of the composition of the Book of Mormon, provides an explanation of Mormon’s work of abridgment, identifies the contributors to the Book of Mormon text, and presents a comparison of the Book of Mormon Isaiah with the biblical Isaiah.

Keywords: Abridgment, Book of Mormon Authorship, Isaiah (Prophet)
ID = [76461]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1889-02-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,roberts  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:00
Roberts, B. H. “An Analysis of the Book of Mormon.” The Contributor 10, no. 4 (1889): 126-130.
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Gives an analysis of the composition of the Book of Mormon, provides an explanation of Mormon’s work of abridgment, identifies the contributors to the Book of Mormon text, and presents a comparison of the Book of Mormon Isaiah with the biblical Isaiah.

Keywords: Abridgment, Book of Mormon Authorship, Isaiah (Prophet)
ID = [76006]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1889-02-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,roberts  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:57
Roberts, B. H. “Analysis of the Book of Mormon.” In Scrap Book of Mormon Literature, compiled by Ben E. Rich, 1:154-61. 2 vols. Chicago, IL: Etten, 1913.
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Gives an analysis of the composition of the Book of Mormon, provides an explanation of Mormon’s work of abridgment, identifies the contributors to the Book of Mormon text, and presents a comparison of the Book of Mormon Isaiah with the biblical Isaiah.

ID = [79017]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1913-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Ziegler, Wesley. An Analysis of the Book of Mormon. 2nd ed. Pasadena, CA: Publication Press, 1947.
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A polemical work that asserts that the Book of Mormon was inspired by Satan.

ID = [77505]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1947-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Roberts, B. H. Analysis of the Book of Mormon: Suggestions to the Reader. Salt Lake City: Deseret News Co.,n.d.
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Examines the structure of the Book of Mormon—the first section of the Book of Mormon represents a verbatim translation of the “smaller plates” of Nephi and the remainder is an abridgment with comments, warnings, prophecies, and admonitions mixed with narrative by Mormon and his son Moroni. Compares biblical passages with similar verses quoted in the Book of Mormon.

ID = [77539]  Status = Type = book  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom,roberts  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Roberts, B. H. An Analysis of the Book of Mormon: Suggestions to the Reader. Liverpool: Millennial Star Office, 1888.
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Keywords: Abridgment, Early Church History, History, Large Plates, Lost 116 Pages, Mormon, Small Plates, Translation
ID = [75410]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1888-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,roberts  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:53
Roberts, B. H. An Analysis of the Book of Mormon: Suggestions to the Reader. Liverpool: Millennial Star Office, 1888.
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Keywords: Abridgment, Early Church History, History, Large Plates, Lost 116 Pages, Mormon, Small Plates, Translation
ID = [76462]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1888-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,roberts  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:00
Cheesman, Paul R. “An Analysis of the Kinderhook Plates.” N.p., n.d.
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A thorough analysis of the history and authenticity of the Kinderhook plates is presented. The author concludes that the evidence is inconclusive as to whether or not they are authentic. Includes extensive appendix of known data on the problem.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [77506]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Krueger, John R. An Analysis of the Names of Mormonism. Bloomington: Selbstverlag Press, 1979.
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A study of the proper names extant in the Book of Mormon. Author notes that over 140 biblical names occur in the Book of Mormon, while over 188 Book of Mormon names are nonbiblical. After a technical analysis the writer suggests that efforts “should be directed towards linking up the non-biblical names with names found in post-biblical literature, Talmudic materials, other Semitic languages; and particularly, in materials about South American and North American proto-languages”

ID = [77507]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1979-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Merrill, Alton D. “An Analysis of the Papers and Speeches of Those Who Have Written or Spoken about the Book of Mormon Published During the Years of 1830 to 1855 and 1915 to 1940 to Ascertain the Shift in Emphasis.” M.A. thesis, Brigham Young University, 1940.
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Provides a bibliographic listing of articles on the Book of Mormon that were published in Church periodicals during the years named in the title of the work, also presents comparisons of themes emphasized in one period over against the other.

ID = [78998]  Status = Type = thesis  Date = 1940-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Spencer, Joseph M. The Anatomy of Book of Mormon Theology, Volume Two. Salt Lake City, UT: Greg Kofford Books, Inc, 2021.
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“Few scholars of the Book of Mormon have read this volume of scripture as closely and rigorously as Joseph M. Spencer. And of those, none have devoted as much time and effort as he to a theological reading of that sacred text—that is, as Spencer writes, ’how it might shape responsible thinking about questions pertaining to the life of religious commitment’ (p. 1:173). The Anatomy of Book of Mormon Theology divides into two volumes exploring and thinking about these pertinent questions. Whereas the first volume principally contains essays that deal with relatively traditional theological questions and concerns, the essays in this volume ask about what new worlds might be discovered in doing theological work on the Book of Mormon, focusing on what Spencer calls ’microscopic’ and ’macroscopic’ theological readings of the text. Essays in the first set examine no more than a verse of the Book of Mormon—more often just a single phrase or two—to see what theological implications lie within the details of the text. The second set of essays ask questions about the shape and intentions of the whole of the Book of Mormon, as this can be discerned through the ways it deploys biblical texts—and especially the writings of Isaiah. A third set of essays follows the two on microscopic and macroscopic styles of theology and are invitations to blur the boundaries that separate different styles of Book of Mormon scholarship. These final essays call on Book of Mormon scholars to move closer to theology and calls on theologians to move closer to the Book of Mormon.” [Publisher]

Keywords: Mormon thought, theology; Doctrine, Book of Mormon; Book of Mormon; Mormon thought
ID = [81525]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:53
Spencer, Joseph M. The Anatomy of Book of Mormon Theology: Volume One. Salt Lake City, UT: Greg Kofford Books, Inc, 2021.
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“Few scholars of the Book of Mormon have read this volume of scripture as closely and rigorously as Joseph M. Spencer. And of those, none have devoted as much time and effort as he to a theological reading of that sacred text--that is, as Spencer writes, ’how it might shape responsible thinking about questions pertaining to the life of religious commitment’ (p. 1:173). The Anatomy of Book of Mormon Theology divides into two volumes exploring and thinking about these pertinent questions. Each concerns a different part of the defense of the claim that theology is and ought to be particularly important for Book of Mormon studies. In this first volume, Spencer gathers early essays in which he gestures toward theological interpretation without knowing how to defend it; essays about why theology is important to Book of Mormon scholarship and how to ensure that it does not overstep its boundaries; and essays that do theological work on the Book of Mormon in relatively obvious ways or with relatively traditional topics. The last category of essays divides into two subcategories: essays specifically on the central theological question of Jesus Christ’s atonement, as the Book of Mormon understands it; and essays on a variety of traditional theological topics, again as the Book of Mormon understands them.” [Publisher]

Keywords: Mormon thought, theology; Doctrine, Book of Mormon; Book of Mormon; Mormon thought
ID = [81524]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:53
Young, Levi Edgar. “Ancient America.” Young Woman’s Journal 28 (August 1917): 482-87.
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Concentrating on archaeological finds in Mexico, Yucatan, Central America, and Peru, this article presents the civilizations of ancient America as evidence of the grandeur of pre-Columbian America.

ID = [79019]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1917-08-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Ferguson, Thomas Stuart, and Milton R. Hunter. Ancient America and the Book of Mormon. Oakland, CA: Kolob, 1950.
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The Spanish conquest of Mexico resulted in the deliberate destruction of almost all written native records. Fortunately there were some who remembered the contents of the destroyed records. One of those was Ixtililxochitl who wrote as best he could a history of ancient America. This book uses parallel quotations from the Works of Ixtililxochitl and the Book of Mormon. Striking similarities confirm to a remarkable degree the story of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [77540]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1950-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Hunter, Milton R., and Thomas Stuart Ferguson. Ancient America and the Book of Mormon. Oakland, CA: Kolob Book, 1950.
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A comparison between the Book of Mormon and Spanish, Mexican, and Guatemalan sources, such as Works of Ixtlilxochitl, Popul Vuh, and Totonicapan. Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon independently, with no help from historical sources, as most lay unpublished in archives or had not reached the United States.

ID = [77541]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1950-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Sorenson, John L. “Ancient America and the Book of Mormon Revisited.” Dialogue 4 (Summer 1969): 80-94.
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Notes shared patterns between ancient Mesoamerica and the Near East in the following areas: architecture, astronomy, calendrical systems, writing, burial practices, use of incense, figurines, sacrifice, ritual washing, sanek symbolism, tees, and kingship complex. These connections indicate that the Book of Mormon is an ancient text.

ID = [79020]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1969-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Robinson, J. A. “Ancient America Contributes to the Health and Comfort of the World.” Saints’ Herald 82 (8 October 1935): 1294.
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Describes how two herbs—cascara sagrade and quinine—have helped current civilization. He sees this as a contribution made by the descendants of Book of Mormon peoples.

ID = [79021]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1935-10-08  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Monson, Leland H. Ancient America Speaks. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1958.
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This book wishes to motivate members of the Church to read the Book of Mormon with greater benefit. The Book of Mormon is directed to the Lamanites, Jews, and Gentiles; the author provides biographical sketches of prominent figures, expounds on character traits, and treats selected doctrinal themes.

ID = [77542]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1958-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Dibble, Charles E. “Ancient America: In the Light of Recent Findings.” Improvement Era 44, no. 1 (1941): 1.
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A series of brief comments in which the author presents archaeological findings, architectural notes, and myths and legends that deal indirectly with the Book of Mormon. Dibble discusses the wheel, ancient irrigation methods, metals, Mexican and Mayan codices, Quetzalcoatl, ancient buildings, and numerous other related items. The second part covers Mayan glyphs.

Keywords: Ancient America – Mesoamerica, Language – Mayan, Native Americans – Maya, Writing System
ID = [76965]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1941-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:04
Ward, John H. “Ancient American Civilization.” Juvenile Instructor 18, no. 1 (1883): 4-7.
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Relates the Book of Mormon to archaeological finds throughout the Americas. Discusses marriage customs, baptism, and legends. Adds information about the Mexican calendar, textiles, and landscaping.

Keywords: Agriculture, Ancient America, Archaeology, Baptism, Calendar System, Marriage, Mythology, Textiles
ID = [75936]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1883-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:56
Ward, John H. “Ancient American Civilization.” Juvenile Instructor 18 (1 January 1883): 4-7.
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Relates the Book of Mormon to archaeological finds throughout the Americas. Discusses marriage customs, baptism, and legends. Adds information about the Mexican calendar, textiles, and landscaping.

ID = [79022]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1883-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Saints’ Herald. “An Ancient American Civilization.” Saints’ Herald 71 (2 January 1924): 3.
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According to some archaeologists’ interpretation of an ancient Mayan calendar, the earliest known date in America was August 6, 613 B.C. This date helps to support the Book of Mormon.

ID = [78999]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1924-01-02  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Mowbray, C. P. Ancient American Civilization: Ruins, Hieroglyphs, Writings, etc. South Africa: South African Mission, 1932.
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A missionary tract that describes some of the ruins of Yucatan and Guatemala. Presents an overview of the contents of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [77543]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1932-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Newberry, S. “Ancient American Civilizations.” Deseret Weekly 44 (4 June 1892): 771-72.
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Refers to an article in the June, 1892 issue of Popular Science Monthly by S. Newberry, whose description of ancient civilizations of Latin America harmonize with information in the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79023]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1892-06-04  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Cheesman, Paul R., and Millie Foster Cheesman. Ancient American Indians: Their Origins, Civilizations and Old World Connections. Bountiful, UT: Horizon, 1991.
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The goals of the authors are to show “(1) the origins of the American Indians, (2) cultural parallels between the Old and the New World, and (3) temples, mounds, and ruins in prehistoric North America” Includes photographs and illustrations. This work is reviewed in R.007.

ID = [77544]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Sorenson, John L. “Ancient American Inscriptions: Plow Marks or History?” BYU Studies 33, no. 3 (1993): 639.
ID = [12217]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1993-01-03  Collections:  bom,byu-studies,sorenson  Size: 1463  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:18:19
Robinson, Christine H. “Ancient American Races.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 50, no. 3 (16 January 1888): 33-36.
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A report of Professor Chad H. Robinson’s lecture on the ancient American races. At a Salt Lake City theatre he displayed five mummified Olmec people that were discovered in Arizona. These mummies are of a white race that existed in ancient America. The article describes the discovery of manuscripts and artifacts in Central and South America that support the Book of Mormon.

ID = [80993]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1888-01-16  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:49
Jakeman, M. Wells. “Ancient American Religious Art.” University Archaeological Society Newsletter 4 (20 January 1952): 9.
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Ancient art objects in the Americas correspond to Book of Mormon symbols, i.e., the brazen serpent and the tree of life.

ID = [79024]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1952-01-20  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Lesueur, James W. “Ancient American Ruins and Their Story.” Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine (January 1920): 28-33.
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Some traditions of the Native Americans speak of people of the American continent who were descendants of Shem and were scattered at the time of “the confusion of tongues,” of people who believed they descended from the Jews and had preserved traditions of Moses and a miraculous crossing of the Red Sea. Joseph Smith brought forth the Book of Mormon by the power of God and it explains the ruins and ends the mystery surrounding them.

ID = [79025]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1920-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Sorenson, John L. An Ancient American Setting for the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book and The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1985.
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A treatment of geography that settles on a “plausible” scene in Mesoamerica (the Grijalva River as the Sidon), treats the nature of “history” in the scripture, and discusses how scholars learn about the ancient world. Specific data from external studies are then used to shed light on the Nephite record book by book. This work is reviewed in W.058, and in A.079.

ID = [77508]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1985-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Gunnell, Frank H. “Ancient Americans.” Improvement Era 35, no. 12 (1932): 732.
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Human bones found in caves along the Sac River near Osceola, Missouri, date to “pre-Indian” times, which Gunnell suggests may be of interest to readers of the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: Ancient America – North America, Archaeology
ID = [77107]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1932-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:05
Saints’ Herald. “Ancient Andean Cities Unearthed.” Saints’ Herald 88 (15 March 1941): 332.
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The discovery of ancient American cities, temples, and other archaeological items will bring about a universal acceptance of the Book of Mormon. It may then fulfill its purpose to convince the Lamanite, the Jew, and the Gentile that Jesus is the Christ.

ID = [79026]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1941-03-15  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Talmage, James E. “The Ancient Apostles and the Nephite Twelve.” Deseret News Church Section (27 August 1932): 1, 2.
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Compares the Twelve Apostles who were with Christ during his ministry with the Nephite twelve that Christ ordained in the Americas, and discusses their relationship, positions, and responsibilities.

ID = [80261]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1932-08-27  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Baker, H. E. “Ancient Arizona and the Book of Mormon.” Contributor 15 (1893-94): 41-49, 91-97, 214-19, 313-23.
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Describes the culture of the Zuni tribe located in the four corners region of the United States and concludes that because of their civilized lifestyle they must have been of Nephite descent.

ID = [79027]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1893-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Scott, George L. “Ancient Artifacts Confirm Book of Mormon History.” Church News 33 (14 September 1963): 8-9.
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Discusses how certain Latin American artifacts confirm the Book of Mormon. Contains several pictures.

ID = [79028]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1963-09-14  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Kerr, Todd R. “Ancient Aspects of Nephite Kingship in the Book of Mormon.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 1, no. 1 (1992): 85-118.
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Nephite kings were expected to fulfill the same roles that kings played in other ancient civilizations— commander of the military forces, chief judicial official, and leader of the national religion. A king’s success depended not only on the extent to which he performed each role, but also on the motives behind his service. Selfless rule by Benjamin-type kings commanded the respect and praise of the people, while King Noah’s quest for personal gain roused Old World disdain for the monarch. The Nephite experiment with kingship confirms that between “kings and tyrants there’s this difference known; kings seek their subject’s good; tyrants their own” (Robert Herrick, 1591–1674).

Keywords: Ancient; King Benjamin; King Noah; Kingship; Nephite; Old World
ID = [2817]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-jbms  Size: 75971  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:56
Bean, Willard W. “Ancient Battlefields Puzzle U.S. Historians: Ruins Found in New York Tell of Carnage.” Deseret News Church Section (16 August 1941): 4, 5.
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Book of Mormon accounts of the final battles of the Nephites are compared with historical reports of DeWitt Clinton and O. Turner who tell of formidable fortresses with deep trenches, double walls, mass graves, and rusted tools in the state of New York.

ID = [79029]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1941-08-16  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Quinn, D. Michael. “The Ancient Book of Mormon As Tribal Narrative.” Sunstone 137 (2005-05-01): 67.
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Keywords: Book of Mormon, textual criticism; Lamanite, terminology; DNA; Native Americans, Mormon views of; Book of Mormon, historicity
ID = [81991]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2005-05-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:56
Wright, H. Curtis. “Ancient Burials of Metal Documents in Stone Boxes.” In By Study and Also By Faith, Volume 2, edited by John M. Lundquist and Stephen D. Ricks, 273-334. Vol. 2. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1990.
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This paper is an expanded version of a paper presented earlier at the Library History Seminar VI in March 1980.
This paper deals with the persistence of a strange documentary custom of the Mesopotamian kings, which led to numerous burials of metallic documents (often encased in stone boxes or other special containers) and were concealed in the foundations or other inaccessible recesses of temples and palaces.

Keywords: Hidden Records; Metal Plates; Recordkeeping
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Hugh Nibley > Scholarship, Footnotes, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, CWHN, Editing > Book of Mormon
ID = [2361]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1990-01-02  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:53
Hanson, Paul M. “Ancient Christian Influence among the Mayas.” Saints’ Herald 85 (15 January 1938): 71-74.
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Friar Diego de Landa’s book, Yucatan Before and After the Conquest, recently published, reveals that most of the writings of the Mayas were destroyed by de Landa because he considered them workings of the devil that stood in the way of the native’s conversion to Christianity. The information that was preserved tells of communal living, reckoning of time, festivals, sacraments, worship of one supreme God, baptism, immortality of the soul, and creation of the world. This new publication verifies the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79030]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1938-01-15  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Millennial Star Staff. “Ancient Cities of Arizona.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 36, no. 33 (18 August 1874): 516-18.
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Considers a chain of ancient cities located about a mile apart in Arizona and New Mexico and the artifacts found there. Looks at their sophisticated tools, reservoirs, place of worship, and other items.

ID = [80960]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1874-08-18  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:49
Christensen, Ross T. “Ancient Diffusion from Mesoamerica to the ‘Mound Area’ of Eastern United States; an Annotated Bibliography.” Bulletin of the UASN 1 (May 1950): 13-19.
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Provides an annotated bibliography on mounds found in the United States.

ID = [79031]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1950-05-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Reynolds, Noel B. “The Ancient Doctrine of the Two Ways and the Book of Mormon.” BYU Studies Quarterly 56, no. 3 (2017): 49-78.
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The Bible describes a bifurcated world in which God bids, commands, and teaches the people he has created to follow him in the way of righteousness, and in which the devil leads people into wickedness. This way of seeing things surfaces explicitly in various texts and is known among scholars as the Doctrine of the Two Ways. While the same teaching has been noticed in the Book of Mormon, there is as yet no study that examines the Book of Mormon presentations systematically to identify the ways in which they might follow any of the ancient versions of the Two Ways doctrine, or the ways in which these might feature original formulations. In this article, Noel Reynolds shows that the Book of Mormon writers did retain most elements of the earliest biblical teaching, but with enriched understandings and original formulations of the Doctrine of the Two Ways in their prophetic teachings. He documents twelve exemplary passages in the Book of Mormon that explicitly refer to two paths or ways and assesses the extent to which these follow or vary from each other or from Jewish and Christian models.

Keywords: Ancient Near East; Church of the Devil; Commandment; Doctrine; Jacob (Son of Lehi); Jesus Christ; King Benjamin; Lehi (Prophet); Mormon (Prophet); Nephi (Son of Helaman); Nephi (Son of Lehi); Opposition: Church of the Lamb of God; Righteousness; Two Ways; Wickedness
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman
ID = [10680]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2017-01-03  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,byu-studies  Size: 64021  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:18:08
Peterson, Daniel C. “Ancient Documents and Latter-day Saint Scholarship.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, August 3, 1999. This paper was presented at a Brigham Young University devotional on 3 August 1999.
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Daniel Peterson discusses recent research that supports a spiritual witness for the Book of Mormon, including the following: Joseph Smith’s lack of schooling, his supposed misnaming of Jesus’ birthplace, the translation process, studies of chiasmus, possible locations for Book of Mormon events, and ancient manuscripts that are consistent with Book of Mormon accounts about document practices and beliefs of past civilizations.

Keywords: Mormon Studies
ID = [8557]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1999-08-03  Collections:  bom,farms-reports,peterson  Size: 998  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:07
Sorenson, John L. “Ancient Europeans in America?” In Reexploring the Book of Mormon: A Decade of New Research, ed. John W. Welch. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1992.
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Keywords: Ancient America - North America; Transoceanic Contact; Transoceanic Voyage
ID = [66472]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,sorenson  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:19
Kelson, John H. “Ancient Fortifications: A Testimony to the Truth of the Book of Mormon.” Deseret Weekly 43 (19 September 1891, 3 October 1891): 385-86, 449-50.
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Relates the mounds found in the United States to war sites in the Book of Mormon. Also discusses anthropological aspects of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79032]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1891-09-19  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Hardy, Grant R. “Ancient History and Modern Commandments: The Book of Mormon in Comparison with Joseph Smith’s Other Revelations.” In Producing Ancient Scripture: Joseph Smith’s Translation Projects and the Making of Mormon Christianity, edited by Mark Ashurst-McGee, Michael Hubbard MacKay and Brian M. Hauglid, 205–227. Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah Press, 2020.
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Topics:    Book of Moses Topics > Joseph Smith Translation (JST) > Translation
ID = [2592]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  bom,moses  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Sjodahl, Janne M. “Ancient Indian Literature.” Improvement Era 29, no. 11 (1926): 1035-1042.
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This article refers to the record-keeping habits of the inhabitants of the Americas as discovered by European observers. An English translation of several records is given, and a kinship shown between traditions among the American pre-European peoples and the milieu from which the Book of Mormon emerged.

Keywords: Pre-Columbian American History, Pre-Columbian Contact, Recordkeeping
ID = [76916]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1926-09-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:03
Rust, Richard Dilworth. “Ancient Literary Forms in the Book of Mormon.” FARMS Review of Books 14, no. 1-2 (2002): 83-90.
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Review of Finding Biblical Hebrew and Other Ancient Literary Forms in the Book of Mormon (1999), by Hugh W. Pinnock

Keywords: Literature; Parallelism; Repetition; Structure
ID = [403]  Status = Type = review  Date = 2002-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-review  Size: 8443  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:40
Jakeman, M. Wells. “Ancient Maya Hieroglyphic Writings and Their Decipherment and Study.” University Archaeological Society Newsletter 44 (27 September 1957): 2-4.
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The Book of Mormon records that there are records “of every kind” written (Helaman 3:15). Ancient Maya hieroglyphs are found on stelae, codices, vases, and on walls and steps of temples. The Mayan calendar found to be more accurate than its European counterpart dates to pre-Book of Mormon times. It is difficult to correlate it with the European calendar.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman
ID = [79034]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1957-09-27  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Jakeman, M. Wells. “Ancient Maya Hieroglyphic Writings and Their Decipherment and Study.” In Progress in Archaeology: An Anthology, edited by Christensen, Ross T., 128-30. Provo, UT: Brigham Young University, 1963.
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The Book of Mormon records that there are records “of every kind” written (Helaman 3:15). Ancient Maya hieroglyphs are found on stelae, codices, vases, and on walls and steps of temples. The Mayan calendar found to be more accurate than its European counterpart dates to pre-Book of Mormon times. It is difficult to correlate it with the European calendar.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman
ID = [79033]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1963-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Lesh, Ralph F. Ancient Mesoamerica: A Preliminary Study of Book of Mormon Geography. Independence, MO: Zarahemla Research Foundation, 1980.
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Large map of Central America showing the migration routes of the Book of Mormon peoples. Uses double arrows to indicate a northward direction as well as a true north to accommodate directions used in the Book of Mormon. Identifies the “Narrow Neck” with the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.

ID = [77545]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1980-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Nyman, Monte S. “Ancient Message ‘Book for Our Day’” Church News 58 (2 January 1988): 14.
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Shows how the four Book of Mormon abridgers—Nephi, Jacob, Mormon, and Moroni—saw our day and directed their writings accordingly.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
ID = [79035]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-01-02  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
O’Neill, Michael. “Ancient Mexican Myths Parallel Bible Stories.” California Intermountain News (30 December 1976): 5.
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States that the writings of Ixtlilxochitl contain biblical stories that parallel ancient Mexican myths, e.g., concerning original sin and the flood.

ID = [79036]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1976-12-30  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Jakeman, M. Wells. “The Ancient Middle-American Calendar System: Its Origin and Development.” University Archaeological Society Newsletter 31 (9 December 1955): 1-2.
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Evidence shows that in middle America the calendar was first developed in the Lehite- Mulekite period. Calendars duplicate the ancient Israelite system. There is evidence of a final migration from Central America into Mexico that corresponds with the final migration of the Nephites in A.D. 327. The birth of the Christ-like god took place on April 6, A.D. 2, in correspondence with Joseph Smith’s revelation (D&C 20:1).

ID = [80262]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1955-12-09  Collections:  bom,d-c  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Paul, James P. “The Ancient Mounds of Ohio.” Young Woman’s Journal 29 (March 1918): 133-36.
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Considers that the mounds in Ohio had their origins with Book of Mormon peoples.

ID = [80263]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1918-03-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Welch, John W. “Ancient Near Eastern Law and the Book of Mormon.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1982.
ID = [1518]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1982-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-reports,welch  Size: 31345  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:47
Welch, John W. “Ancient Near Eastern Law and the Book of Mormon.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1984.
ID = [1537]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1984-07-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-reports,welch  Size: 31671  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:48
Snow, Harold L. “Ancient Pictographs of Southern Utah.” Improvement Era 30, no. 2 (1926): 163-165.
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In this article, corresponding words in ancient near Eastern languages and those of American Indians is seen as evidence of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon because Latter-day Saints believe the book is a sacred history of ancient inhabitants of America who came from Jerusalem.

Keywords: Characters, Pre-Columbian American History, Writing System
ID = [76987]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1926-12-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:04
Pratt, Orson. “The Ancient Prophecies.” In Journal of Discourses, Volume 2. 1855, 284–298.
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A Discourse by Elder Orson Pratt, Delivered in the Tabernacle, Great Salt Lake City, January 7, 1855. Reported By: G. D. Watt.

Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah
ID = [28329]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1855-01-07  Collections:  bom,jnl-disc,old-test,pratt-orson  Size: 51035  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:20:31
Taylor, John. “Ancient Records.” Times and Seasons Vol. 4, no. 12: May 1, 1843: 185-87.
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An account of the discovery of the Kinderhook plates—six brass plates held together by a ring. R. Wiley discovered them in a mound and hoped that Joseph Smith would be able to decipher them and that they would prove the authenticity of the Book of Mormon.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [80896]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1843-05-15  Collections:  bom,times-seasons  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:48
Petersen, Mark E. “Ancient Records and the Book of Mormon.” Delivered at the Sunday Morning Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 1957.
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This article states that a testimony of the Book of Mormon comes by the Spirit (Moroni 10:4) and not from scientific research, nor from argument. And yet, the author claims, modern findings are vindications or supports to one’s testimony. Such evidences are cement buildings, gold plates with ancient inscriptions, and stone boxes as depositories of metal records.

Keywords: Cement; Cement Box; External Evidence; Gold Plates; Spirit of Truth; Testimony
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [27197]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1957-04-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,general-conference  Size: 11816  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:20:25
Maxwell, Neal A. “An Ancient Record—with Relevancy.” Instructor 105 (July 1970): 240-41.
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Discusses the Book of Mormon as an ancient record that was predestined to come forth in this day and is a work relevant to our day.

ID = [79000]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1970-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Taylor, John. “Ancient Ruins.” Times and Seasons Vol. 5, no. 1: January 1, 1844: 390-91, 744-48.
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Supports the case that archaeology proves the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon. Cites as an example the ruins of ancient cities, castles, and temples lying near Santa Fe, Texas.

ID = [80898]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1844-01-01  Collections:  bom,times-seasons  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:48
Taylor, J. “Ancient Ruins.” Times and Seasons Vol. 5, no. 23: December 15, 1844: 744-48.
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The immense ruins in Central America should dispel any doubts that the Book of Mormon records the history of ancient civilizations of America.

ID = [80900]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1844-12-15  Collections:  bom,times-seasons  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:48
Jenson, Andrew. “Ancient Ruins in South America Evidence of Divine Authenticity of the Book of Mormon.” Liahona 21 (23 October 1923; 6 November 1923): 153-59, 182-84.
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Author recalls his visit to South America and suggests several possible connections between South American archaeological ruins and the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79037]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1923-10-23  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Taylor, John. “Ancient Ruins in Texas.” Times and Seasons Vol. 5, no. 15: August 15, 1844: 622-23.
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Supports the case that archaeology proves the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon. Cites as an example the ruins of ancient cities, castles, and temples lying near Santa Fe, Texas.

ID = [80899]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1844-08-15  Collections:  bom,times-seasons  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:48
Ballard, Melvin J. “Ancient Ruins of South America: Some External Evidences Supporting the Story of the Book of Mormon.” Improvement Era 30, no. 11 (1927): 960-973.
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This piece is largely an account (accompanied by photographs) of a trip by the author to ancient ruins in the Andes Plateau. Monoliths and the ruins of temples in the sites of three ancient cities are described. The workmanship of the ruins is marvelous, states the author, and comparable to ancient Egyptian buildings.

Keywords: Ancient America – South America, Ancient Egypt, Archaeology, External Evidence, Native Americans – Incas, Pre-Columbian American History, South America
ID = [77152]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1927-09-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:05
Scott, George L. “Ancient Ruins Testify of Gospel Teachings.” Church News 33 (23 March 1963): 8-9.
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Tells about baptismal fonts that existed among the QuichŽ Mayas in Guatamala and another font is identified in Peru.

ID = [79038]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1963-03-23  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Riddick, Jared. “An Ancient Survival Guide: John Bytheway’s Look at Moroni.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 30 (2018): 1-4.
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Abstract: Moroni’s years of wandering alone after the battle of Cumorah have been often discussed, but not in the context of how they impacted his writing and editorial work. John Bytheway’s latest offering provides us insight into the man Moroni and how his isolation impacted the material that he left for his latter-day readers.
Review of John Bytheway, Moroni’s Guide to Surviving Turbulent Times. (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017). 159 pp., $11.99.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mormon
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [3602]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2018-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 5148  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:01
Bokovoy, David E. “Ancient Temple Imagery in the Sermons of Jacob.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 46 (2021): 31-46.
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Abstract: This essay makes a compelling argument for Jacob, the brother of Nephi, having deep knowledge of ancient Israelite temple ritual, concepts, and imagery, based on two of Jacob’s sermons in 2 Nephi 9 and Jacob 1-3. For instance, he discusses the duty of the priest to expiate sin and make atonement before the Lord and of entering God’s presence. Jacob quotes temple-related verses from the Old Testament, like Psalm 95. The allusions to the temple are not forced, but very subtle. Of course, Jacob’s central topic, the atonement, is a temple topic itself, and its opposite, impurity, is also expressed by Jacob in terms familiar and central to an ancient temple priest. The temple is also shown as a gate to heaven.
[Editor’s Note: Part of our book chapter reprint series, this article is reprinted here as a service to the LDS community. Original pagination and page numbers have necessarily changed, otherwise the reprint has the same content as the original.
See David E. Bokovoy, “Ancient Temple Imagery in the Sermons of Jacob,” in Temple Insights: Proceedings of the Interpreter Matthew B. Brown Memorial Conference, “The Temple on Mount Zion,” 22 September 2012, ed. William J. Hamblin and David Rolph Seely (Orem, UT: The Interpreter Foundation; Salt Lake City: Eborn Books, 2014), 171–186. Further information at https://interpreterfoundation.org/books/temple-insights/.].

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
ID = [3382]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 34534  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:59
Interpreter Foundation. “Ancient Temple Themes in the Book of Mormon.” The Interpreter Foundation website. December 28, 2013.
ID = [4820]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2013-12-28  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 631  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:07
Brown, Matthew B., Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, Stephen D. Ricks, and John S. Thompson, eds. Ancient Temple Worship: Proceedings of the Expound Symposium, 14 May 2011. Temple on Mount Zion 1. Orem and Salt Lake City, UT: The Interpreter Foundation and Eborn Books, 2014.
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The first volume in a series by Eborn Books and The Interpreter Foundation. The second title in this series is TEMPLE INSIGHTS. The Interpreter Foundation is a new organization, much like FARMS [The Foundation of Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.] Contributors and Chapters: 1. Cube, Gate and Measuring Tools: A Biblical Pattern, by Matthew B. Brown. 2. The Tabernacle: Mountain of God in the Cultus of Israel, by L. Michael Morales. 3. Standing in the Holy Place: Ancient and Modern Reverberations, by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw. 4. Understanding Ritual Hand Gestures of the Ancient World, by David Calabro. 5. The Sacred Embrace and the Sacred Handclasp, by Stephen D. Ricks. 6. Ascending into the Hill of the Lord: What the Psalms Can Tell Us, by David J. Larsen. 7. The Sod of YHWH and the Endowment, by William J. Hamblin. 8. Temples All the Way Down: Notes on the Mi\'raj of Muhammad, by Daniel C. Peterson. 9. The Lady at the Horizon: Egyptian Tree Goddess Iconography, by John S. Thompson. 10. Nephite Daykeepers: Ritual Specialists in Mesoamerica, by Mark Alan Wright. 11. Is Decrypting the Genetic Legacy of America\'s Indigenous Populations Key to the Historicity of the Book of Mormon? by Ugo A. Perego and Jayne E. Ekins.

ID = [6735]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2014-01-01  Collections:  bom,bradshaw,interpreter-website  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:59
Nibley, Hugh W. “Ancient Temples: What Do They Signify?” Ensign, September 1972, 45–49.
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Original article.
These are comments about the roles of ancient temples in general, with an emphasis on Mesoamerican temples as centers of religion, culture, the arts, and world view.

Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Temple and Tabernacle
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples
ID = [1004]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1972-09-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,ensign,nibley,old-test  Size: 15589  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:44
Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 14: Ancient Temples: What Do They Signify?” In The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 8. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Reprint of the 1972 Ensign article.
These are comments about the roles of ancient temples in general, with an emphasis on Mesoamerican temples as centers of religion, culture, the arts, and world view.

Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Temple and Tabernacle
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples
ID = [2094]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1989-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:51
Nibley, Hugh W. “Ancient Temples: What Do They Signify?” In Temples of the Ancient World, edited by Donald W. Parry, 399—410. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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This article first appeared in the Ensign (September 1972), 46–49. It was reprinted in The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 8, 265–73.
These are comments about the roles of ancient temples in general, with an emphasis on Mesoamerican temples as centers of religion, culture, the arts, and world view.

Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Temple and Tabernacle
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Classical Studies, Egyptian Studies
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples
ID = [826]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:43
Tvedtnes, John A. “Ancient Texts in Support of the Book of Mormon.” In Echoes and Evidences of the Book of Mormon, edited by Parry, Donald W., Daniel C. Peterson, and John W. Welch, 231-260. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2002.
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Keywords: Abinadi (Prophet); Hidden Records; Jaredite Barges; John the Beloved; Joseph (of Egypt); Laban; Moses (Prophet); Reformed Egyptian; Translation/Transfiguration; Zemnarihah
ID = [75595]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2002-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size: 51547  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:54
Green, Dee F. “Ancient Trans-Pacific Migration.” University Archaeological Society Newsletter 70 (25 November 1960): 1-6.
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Recent finds have renewed consideration of the possibility of transoceanic crossings and Old World infiuence in the New World in pre-Columbian times. A new theory is emerging that looks at three possibilities: the infiuence of the Old World via the Bering Strait, independent origins, and transoceanic crossings.

ID = [79039]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1960-11-25  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Sorenson, John L. “Ancient Voyages Across the Ocean to America: From ‘Impossible’ to ‘Certain’” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 14, no. 1 (2005): 4-17, 124-125.
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In the past, experts have assumed that primitive sailors would have found it impossible to cross the oceans between the Old World and the New. However, John Sorenson here concludes that the evidence for transoceanic contacts now drowns out the arguments of those who have seen the New World as an isolated island until ad 1492. Sorenson’s arguments are based on evidences from Europe, Asia, and Polynesia of the diffusion of New World plants and infectious organisms. His research identifies evidence for transoceanic exchanges of 98 plant species, including tobacco and peanuts. The presence of hookworm in both the Americas and the Old World before Columbus also serves as evidence to establish transoceanic contact.

Keywords: Contact; Isolation; New World; Old World; Transoceanic Voyage; Voyage
ID = [3154]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2005-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-jbms,sorenson  Size: 58518  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:58
Cheesman, Paul R. “Ancient Writing in the Americas.” Brigham Young University Studies 13, no. 1 (1972): 80-90.
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After approximately 140 years, public and scholarly opinion are finally beginning to concede the possibility that writing did indeed exist among the ancient Americans. While I have been waiting for this shift to occur among those who don’t have the Mormons’ axe to grind, I have been collecting every available evidence to support my belief in the existence of such writing. My own findings and the findings of others not only establish the fact that writing did exist in ancient America, but they also indicate that metal plates were frequently used as a medium for this writing and that the writings themselves often denote Old World, specifically Hebrew, origins.

Keywords: Ancient America; Mesoamerica; Writing System
ID = [9543]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1972-01-04  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,byu-studies  Size: 666  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:14
Cheesman, Paul R. “Ancient Writing on Metal Plates.” Ensign, October 1979.
ID = [44674]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1979-10-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 3060  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:13:00
Cheesman, Paul R. Ancient Writing on Metal Plates: Archaeological Findings Support Mormon Claims. Bountiful, UT: Horizon, 1985.
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The Book of Mormon was translated from gold plates. Correspondingly, many examples of writings on metal plates and other pre-Columbian writings have been discovered since the time of Joseph Smith. Such items lend credence to the gold plates of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [77546]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1985-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Evening and Morning Star. “And Also the Testimony of Eight Witnesses.” Evening and Morning Star Vol. 1, no. 8: January 1833.
Topics:    Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > The Eight Witnesses
ID = [76391]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1833-01-01  Collections:  bom,em-star,history-1820,witnesses  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:59
Bowen, Matthew L. “And Behold, They Had Fallen to the Earth: An Examination of Proskynesis in the Book of Mormon.” Studia Antiqua : The Journal of the Student Society for Ancient Studies 4, no. 1 (April, 2005): 181-5.
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This paper examines the use of proskynesis, or ritual prostration, in the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: Book of Mormon, Bible and; Ritualization
ID = [82044]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2005-04-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:56
Bowen, Matthew L. “‘And He Was a Young Man’: The Literary Preservation of Alma’s Autobiographical Wordplay.” Insights 30, no. 4 (2010).
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Thanks to the work of Hugh Nibley, Paul Hoskisson, Terrence Szink, and others, the plausibility of Alma as a Semitic name is no longer an issue. Hoskisson has noted that “Alma” derives from the root ‘lm (< *ǵlm) with the meaning “youth” or “lad,” corroborating Nibley’s earlier suggestion that “Alma” means “young man” (cf. Hebrew ‘elem,עלם). Significantly, “Alma” occurs for the first time in the Book of Mormon text as follows: “But there was one among them whose name was Alma, he also being a descendant of Nephi. And he was a young man, and he believed the words which Abinadi had spoken” (Mosiah 17:2; emphasis in all scriptural citations is mine). This first occurrence of “Alma” is juxtaposed with a description matching the etymological meaning of the name, suggesting an underlying wordplay: Alma (‘lm’) was an ‘elem. A play on words sharing a common root is a literary technique known as polyptoton.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; text; wordplay; Alma
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [66956]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2010-01-04  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:22
Belnap, Daniel L. “‘And he was Anti-Christ’: The Significance of the Eighteenth Year of the Reign of the Judges, Part 2.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 28 (2019).
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For the Nephites, the sixteenth year of the reign of the judges was tremendously difficult. The arrival of the people of Ammon, in itself an incredible disruption of Nephite society, precipitated a battle, which Mormon describes as a “tremendous battle; yea, even such an one as never had been known among all the people in the land from the time Lehi left Jerusalem’’ (Alma 28:2). The dead, we are told, were not counted due to their enormous number. These events compounded the pre-existing struggles that resulted from the sociopolitical fallout from the reforms of Mosiah. Though Alma 30:5 suggests that all is well in Zarahemla during the seventeenth year of the reign of the judges, the events of the next year and half, the eighteenth year, belie this peace. Within this span, the Nephites exploded in two separate, but related, political conflagrations: (1) the secession of the inhabitants of Antionum from the greater Nephite community, and (2) the civil war spearheaded by Amalickiah. But prior to both of these events came Korihor.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [81924]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-jbms  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:55
Bush, Edna K. “And It Came to Pass.” Dialogue 10 (Autumn 1977): 139-42.
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Analyzes the modern English edition of the Book of Mormon called the “reader’s edition,” published in 1966 by the RLDS church.

ID = [79040]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1977-10-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
McGavin, E. Cecil, and Arch S. Reynolds. “‘And It Came to Pass’” Deseret News Church Section (13 November 1938): 2, 7.
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Discusses the phrase “and it came to pass” in the Book of Mormon and its importance as a token of Hebrew abridgment.

ID = [78814]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1938-11-13  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:17
Belnap, Daniel L. “‘And it came to pass…’: The Sociopolitical Events in the Book of Mormon Leading to the Eighteenth Year of the Reign of the Judges.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 23 no. 1 (2014).
ID = [3312]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2014-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-jbms  Size: 102071  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:59
Belnap, Daniel L. “‘And Now My Son, I Have Somewhat More to Say’: Corianton’s Concerns, Alma’s Theology, and Nephite Tradition.” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Agency
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > G — K > Justice
RSC Topics > L — P > Mercy
RSC Topics > Q — S > Repentance
RSC Topics > Q — S > Restoration of the Gospel
RSC Topics > Q — S > Resurrection
ID = [34078]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 65712  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:23
Robinson, Christine H. “And the Book of Mormon and the Holy Scriptures Are Given of Me for Your Instruction.” Relief Society Magazine 46 (December 1959): 845-46.
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The Lord has preserved the scriptures for the inspiration and instruction of his children. This divine preservation is particularly evident in the Book of Mormon. The Nephite prophets tell of the importance of the brass plates and the records they kept. We show appreciation by reading their records.

ID = [79041]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1959-12-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Romney, Marion G. “And the Lamanites Shall Blossom as the Rose.” Improvement Era 66, no. 6 (June 1963): 498-501.
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The Lamanites are promised that the covenants made to their fathers will be fulfilled, that a remnant would receive the Book of Mormon, and would associate with other members of the house of Israel in the building of their inheritance in the land of America.

ID = [81288]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1963-06-01  Collections:  bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:51
Romney, Marion G. “‘And the Lamanites Shall Blossom as the Rose’” Delivered at the Saturday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 1963.
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The Lamanites are promised that the covenants made to their fathers will be fulfilled, that a remnant would receive the Book of Mormon, and would associate with other members of the house of Israel in the building of their inheritance in the land of America.

Keywords: Covenant; Lamanites; Native Americans; Prophecy
ID = [27555]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1963-04-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,general-conference  Size: 13310  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:20:27
Bowen, Matthew L. “‘And the Meek Also Shall Increase’: The Verb yāsap in Isaiah 29 and Nephi’s Prophetic Allusions to the Name Joseph in 2 Nephi 25–30.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 30 (2018): 5-42.
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Abstract: Beyond his autobiographic use of Joseph’s name and biography, Nephi also considered the name Joseph to have long-term prophetic value. As a Semitic/Hebrew name, Joseph derives from the verb yāsap (to “add,” “increase,” “proceed to do something,” “do something again,” and to “do something more”), thus meaning “may he [God] add,” “may he increase,” or “may he do more/again.” Several of the prophecies of Isaiah, in which Nephi’s soul delighted and for which he offers extensive interpretation, prominently employ forms of yāsap in describing iterative and restorative divine action (e.g., Isaiah 11:11; 26:15; 29:14; cf. 52:1). The prophecy of the coming forth of the sealed book in Isaiah 29 employs the latter verb three times (Isaiah 29:1, 14, and 19). Nephi’s extensive midrash of Isaiah 29 in 2 Nephi 25–30 (especially 2 Nephi 27) interpretively expands Isaiah’s use of the yāsap idiom(s). Time and again, Nephi returns to the language of Isaiah 29:14 (“I will proceed [yôsīp] to do a marvelous work”), along with a similar yāsap-idiom from Isaiah 11:11 (“the Lord shall set his hand again [yôsîp] … to recover the remnant of his people”) to foretell the Latter-day forthcoming of the sealed book to fulfill the Lord’s ancient promises to the patriarch. Given Nephi’s earlier preservation of Joseph’s prophecies regarding a future seer named “Joseph,” we can reasonably see Nephi’s emphasis on iterative divine action in his appropriation of the Isaianic use of yāsap as a direct and thematic allusion to this latter-day “Joseph” and his role in bringing forth additional scripture. This additional scripture would enable the meek to “increase,” just as Isaiah and Nephi had prophesied. “May [God] Add”/“May He Increase”.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah
ID = [3603]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2018-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal,old-test  Size: 63321  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:01
Spendlove, Loren Blake. “And the One Pointed the Way: Issues of Interpretation and Translation Involving the Liahona.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 45 (2021): 1-36.
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Abstract: In describing the operation of the spindles in the Liahona, Nephi’s statement that “the one pointed the way” in 1 Nephi 16:10 is frequently taken to mean that one of the two spindles indicated the direction to travel. However, Nephi’s apparent use of the Hebrew word האחד (ha’echad)
may imply a different mechanism in which the direction was being shown when both operated as one. If so, there may be added symbolism of unity and oneness inherent in Nephi’s and Alma’s descriptions of the Liahona. Additionally, I provide a detailed analysis of words and phrases used by Nephi and Alma to describe the Liahona which potentially reveal intriguing Hebrew wordplay in the text.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [3395]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 64315  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:00
Magleby, Kirk A. “And the Waters Prevailed: Some Andean Indian Versions of the Flood.” New Era 13 (January-February 1983): 9-12.
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North, Central, and South American Indians all “preserved the story of the flood” Their deluge accounts share with the Bible three main themes: “(1) mankind becomes wicked and offends the Gods, (2) a worldwide flood destroys sinners and purifies the earth, and (3) one righteous family or group is spared to begin a new, improved human race” Samples of the writings of early American explorers relating to Indian traditions about the flood are given.

ID = [79042]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1983-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Magleby, Kirk. “And the Waters Prevailed”: Some Andean Indian Versions of the Flood.” New Era 13, no. 1-2 (1983): 9-12.
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North, Central, and South American Indians all “preserved the story of the flood.” Their deluge accounts share with the Bible three main themes: “(1) mankind becomes wicked and offends the Gods, (2) a worldwide flood destroys sinners and purifies the earth, and (3) one righteous family or group is spared to begin a new, improved human race.” Samples of the writings of early American explorers relating to Indian traditions about the flood are given.

Keywords: Ancient America, Great Flood, Native Americans, Oral Tradition, South America
ID = [76597]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1969-12-31  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:01
Bowen, Matthew L. “‘And There Wrestled a Man with Him’ (Genesis 32:24): Enos’s Adaptations of the Onomastic Wordplay of Genesis.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 10 (2014): 151-160.
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Abstract: In this brief note, I will suggest several instances in which the Book of Mormon prophet Enos utilizes wordplay on his own name, the name of his father “Jacob,” the place name “Peniel,” and Jacob’s new name “Israel” in order to connect his experiences to those of his ancestor Jacob in Genesis 32-33, thus infusing them with greater meaning. Familiarity with Jacob and Esau’s conciliatory “embrace” in Genesis 33 is essential to understanding how Enos views the atonement of Christ and the ultimate realization of its blessings in his life.

Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
ID = [4298]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2014-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal,old-test  Size: 17781  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:03
Bowen, Matthew L. “‘And They Shall Be Had Again’: Onomastic Allusions to Joseph in Moses 1:41 in View of the So-called Canon Formula.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 32 (2019): 297-304.
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Abstract: Moses 1:41 echoes or plays on the etymological meaning of the name Joseph — “may he [Yahweh] add,” as the Lord foretells to Moses the raising up of a future figure through whom the Lord’s words, after having been “taken” (away) from the book that Moses would write, “shall be had again among the children of men.” Moses 1:41 anticipates and employs language reminiscent of the so-called biblical canon formulas, possible additions to biblical texts meant to ensure the texts’ stability by warning against “adding” or “diminishing” (i.e., “taking away”) from them (e.g., Deuteronomy 4:2; 5:22 [MT 5:18]; 12:32 [MT 13:1]; cf. Revelation 22:18– 19). This article presupposes that the vision of Moses presents restored text that was at some point recorded in Hebrew.

Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
Old Testament Scriptures > Deuteronomy
Book of Moses Topics > Chapters of the Book of Moses > Moses 1 — Visions of Moses
ID = [3584]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal,moses,old-test  Size: 17297  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:01
Aston, Warren P., and Michaela J. Aston. “And We Called the Place Bountiful: The End of Lehi’s Arabian Journey.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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A summary of the scriptural and historical evidences concerning the Arabian Bountiful, with an evaluation of all possible coastal locations on the Arabian peninsula based upon exploratory fieldwork by the authors in the Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Yemen from 1984 to 1990. The study concludes that an objective and precise identification of Bountiful with a present-day location is now feasible and introduces data on physical traces revealing very early human involvement at the site.

ID = [8613]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-reports  Size: 998  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:08
Christian, Wendy Hamilton. “‘And Well She Can Persuade’: The Power and Presence of Women in the Book of Mormon.” MA thesis, Provo, UT: Brigham Young University, 2002.
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This work is the first of its kind on women in the Book of Mormon. It (1) is an exhaustive treatment of the book’s female characters, (2) analyzes how women function in the text, and (3) delineates the text’s female-inclusive language. This thesis contains a complete list and discussion of the identifiable women in the Book of Mormon (Chapter 1); provides a compilation and treatment of the book’s gender-inclusive language—comprising over 200 words and more than 5,000 references to them—and its bearing on the doctrines and depictions of women in the narrative (Chapter 2); and illustrates the significant influence individual women had on the Nephite-Lamanite-Jaredite civilization (Chapter 3). This study concludes with a chapter that attempts to account for the scarcity of women’s stories in the narrative and the minimal knowledge we are provided about them compared to men. Readers will find overwhelming evidence from this thesis that women figure more prominently in the narrative than we often realize. This work offers a compelling argument for the pervasive and powerful presence of women in the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: Gender roles; Book of Mormon, women; Book of Mormon
ID = [81549]  Status = Type = thesis  Date = 2002-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:53
Youngreen, Buddy. “And Yet Another Copy of the Anthon Manuscript.” Brigham Young University Studies 20, no. 4 (1980): 346.
ID = [9176]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1980-01-03  Collections:  bom,byu-studies  Size: 1376  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:12
Crowley, Elmer S. “An Angel from on High.” Improvement Era 51, no. 9 (1948): 556-557, 590.
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This article discusses the life and mission of the angel Moroni, his visits with Joseph Smith, and his role in the translation of the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: Angel Moroni, Book of Mormon Translation, Restoration, Smith, Joseph, Jr.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [77112]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1948-09-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:05
Hinckley, Gordon B. “‘An Angel from on High, the Long, Long Silence Broke’” Ensign, November 1979.
ID = [44701]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1979-11-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 10254  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:13:00
Sharp, W. H. H. “The Angel Moroni.” Contributor 1 (March 1880): 142-43.
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Quotes Revelation 14:6-8 and explains that Moroni was the angel who held the keys of the gospel and came to earth in the latter days to commit them to Joseph Smith. Gives a biographical outline of Moroni’s mortal life and discusses his latter-day work in bringing the Book of Mormon to light.

ID = [80264]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1880-03-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Sharp, W.H.H. “The Angel Moroni.” The Contributor 1, no. 6 (1880): 142-143.
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Quotes Revelation 14:6-8 and explains that Moroni was the angel who held the keys of the gospel and came to earth in the latter days to commit them to Joseph Smith. Gives a biographical outline of Moroni’s mortal life and discusses his latter-day work in bringing the Book of Mormon to light.

Keywords: Angel Moroni, Moroni (Son of Mormon), Restoration
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [76463]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1880-03-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:00
Sharp, W.H.H. “The Angel Moroni.” The Contributor 1, no. 6 (1880): 142-143.
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Quotes Revelation 14:6-8 and explains that Moroni was the angel who held the keys of the gospel and came to earth in the latter days to commit them to Joseph Smith. Gives a biographical outline of Moroni’s mortal life and discusses his latter-day work in bringing the Book of Mormon to light.

Keywords: Angel Moroni, Moroni (Son of Mormon), Restoration
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [75989]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1880-03-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:57
Rudd, Glen L. “The Angel Moroni.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Idaho, March 11, 2003.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [71723]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2003-03-11  Collections:  bom,byui-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:08
Petersen, Mark E. “The Angel Moroni Came!” Delivered at the Saturday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 1983.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [15246]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1983-10-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 15053  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:17:27
Petersen, Mark E. “The Angel Moroni Came!” Ensign, November 1983.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [46439]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1983-11-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 14911  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:13:06
Maxwell, Cory H. “Angel Moroni Statue.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 1. New York: Macmillan, 1992.
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Keywords: Angel Moroni, Architecture
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [74196]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,eom  Size: 1759  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:28
Ensign. “Angel Moroni Statue Placed on Spire of Washington Temple.” Ensign July 1973.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [41774]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1973-07-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 3490  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:12:38
Ensign. “Angel Moroni Statues Placed atop Three Temples.” Ensign December 2001.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [55051]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2001-12-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 1496  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:20:30
Unattributed. The Angel Moroni: Fact or Fiction. Hemet, CA: Christian Tract Society,n.d.
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A pamphlet that warns Mormons against believing in the Book of Mormon and the Angel Moroni, for the Book of Mormon is not even good fiction.

ID = [78330]  Status = Type = book  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:14
Roberts, David L. The Angel Nephi Appears to David L. Roberts Series: The True Doctrine of Christ Restored, No. 8. Nashport, OH: Vanity,n.d.
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The founder of the True Church of Jesus Christ Restored claims to have had visitations of Nephi and Elijah.

ID = [78331]  Status = Type = book  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:14
Grant, Carter E. “An Angel Visited This Home.” Improvement Era 66, no. 3 (1963): 168-172, 190, 192, 194, 196.
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This article is a photographic essay regarding the Joseph Smith Jr. home, where the angel Moroni visited. It includes details of activities outside the home as well as a discussion of the translation of the gold plates.

Keywords: Angel Moroni, Book of Mormon Translation, Hale, Emma, Harmony, PA, Latter-day Saint History (1820-1846), Smith, Joseph, Jr.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [77069]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1963-03-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:05
Towne, C. S. The Angelic Ministry of Mormonism Weighed in the Balance. McMinnville, TN: Standard House, 1902.
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A polemical tract against Mormonism. The writer notes problems with the claims of Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon witnesses regarding the revelatory events surrounding the coming forth of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [78332]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1902-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:14
Larsen, David J. “Angels among Us: The Use of Old Testament Passages as Inspiration for Temple Themes in the Dead Sea Scrolls.” Studies in the Bible and Antiquity 5 no. 1 (2013).
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A number of texts from the Qumran scrolls demonstrate the community’s interest in heavenly ascent and in communion with angels. This article lays out a pattern observable in some of the poetic/liturgical texts (for example, the Hodayot and other noncanonical psalms) in which the leader of the community is taken up into the divine council of God to be taught the heavenly mysteries, is appointed a teacher of those mysteries, and is then commissioned to share the teachings with his followers. Upon learning the mysteries, the followers are enabled to likewise ascend to heaven to praise God with the angels. In some texts, the human worshippers appear to undergo a transfiguration so that they become like the heavenly beings. This article further illustrates how these elements can be found together in a liturgical text known as the Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice; their collective presence suggests that all were part of a ritual sequence. Finally, the article argues that these same elements, or traditions related to them, can be found in passages from the Old Testament.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [7041]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2013-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-sba,old-test  Size: 44764  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:01
Demos, Rosemary. “Angels and a Theology of Grace.” In A Preparatory Redemption: Reading Alma 12-13, edited by Bowman, Matthew, and Demos, Rosemary. Provo, UT: Neal A. Maxwell Institute, 2018.
ID = [81738]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2018-01-01  Collections:  bom,mi  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:54
Tvedtnes, John A. “Angels as Guardians of Hidden Books.” In The Book of Mormon and Other Hidden Books: “Out of Darkness Unto Light”, edited by , 75-107. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000.
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Keywords: Ancient Near East; Angel Moroni; Angels; Apocalypse of Paul; Dream; Early Christianity; Hidden Records; Islam; John the Beloved; Judaism; Lehi (Prophet); Middle Ages; Muhammed; Paul the Apostle; Three Witnesses; Vision; Whitmer; Mary
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [75607]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2000-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:54
Taylor, Arthur B. “The Angel’s Message; the Everlasting Gospel.” Saints’ Herald 85 (10 September 1938): 1167-69.
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Contains a rehearsal of the great apostasy and events related to the Restoration, including the coming forth of the Book of Mormon from the hands of the angel Moroni. The book contains the message of the everlasting gospel.

ID = [80265]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1938-09-10  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Church News. “The Angel’s Visits.” Church News 43 (22 September 1973): 16.
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Celebrates the angel Moroni’s first visit to Joseph Smith and his delivering the plates to Joseph Smith.

ID = [80266]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1973-09-22  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Sorenson, John L. “Animals in the Book of Mormon: An Annotated Bibliography.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1992.
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This annotated bibliography compiled by John Sorenson makes accessible a range of information about animals in the Book of Mormon. It also includes an appendix of animal references in the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; Reviews and Bibliographies; Ancient America - Mesoamerica; Ancient America - North America; Ancient America - South America; Animal Husbandry; Bibliography; Ecology; Elephants; Horses
ID = [8593]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-reports,sorenson  Size: 209  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:07
Miller, Wade E. “Animals in the Book of Mormon: Challenges and Perspectives.” The Interpreter Foundation website. April 21, 2014.
ID = [4832]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2014-04-21  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 64889  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:07
Miller, Wade E., and Matthew P. Roper. “Animals in the Book of Mormon: Challenges and Perspectives.” BYU Studies Quarterly 56, no. 4 (2017): 133.
ID = [10671]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2017-01-04  Collections:  bom,byu-studies  Size: 64988  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:18:08
Turner, Denise. “Anna’s Book of Mormon Christmas.” Ensign, December 1990.
ID = [49805]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1990-12-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 7022  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:13:29
Hardy, Grant R. The Annotated Book of Mormon. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2023.
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“This is the first fully annotated, academic edition of the Book of Mormon in its 200-year history. Modelled after the Oxford line of annotated Bibles, it provides readers with the information they need to understand this classic text of American religious history. This edition reformats the complete scriptural text in the manner of modern Bible translations with paragraphs, quotation marks, poetic stanzas, and section headings, all of which clarify the book’s complicated narrative structure. As a result, readers experience a more accessible and readable presentation than the standard version. Annotations explain the meaning and context of specific passages, delineate extended arguments, identify rhetorical patterns, explore theological implications, highlight ancient and modern parallels, and point out intertextual connections, particularly with the Bible. “The Book of Mormon is subdivided into internal books; in this edition, each book is preceded by an introduction that discusses its key themes and literary features, at the same time offering a quick overview of major figures, events, and sermons. The three primary narrators--Nephi, Mormon, and Moroni--receive special attention. In addition to the annotations, which focus on the text itself, there are twelve general essays that introduce readers to various ongoing conversations about the text. There are also several maps and charts, as well as a comprehensive list of biblical quotations and allusions. The editorial material is informed by contemporary biblical and historical scholarship; while it deals forthrightly with both the strengths and weaknesses of the narrative, it nevertheless treats the Book of Mormon as a sacred text, worthy of careful study and respect.” [Summary from Amazon]

Keywords: Book of Mormon, Study; Book of Mormon, commentaries; Book of Mormon, narrative criticism; Book of Mormon, use and influence; Book of Mormon; Book of Mormon, textual development; Book of Mormon, editions and translations; Book of Mormon, historicity
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [81482]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2023-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:52
Interpreter Foundation. “Announcing a Conference: Exploring the Complexities in the English Language of the Book of Mormon.” The Interpreter Foundation website. February 16, 2015.
ID = [5791]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2015-02-16  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 760  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:52
Interpreter Foundation. “Announcing the Online Edition of Royal Skousen’s Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon.” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 7, 2014.
ID = [5777]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2014-10-07  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 947  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:52
Rust, Richard Dilworth. “Annual FARMS Lecture: The Book of mormon, Designed for Our Day.” In Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 2 (1990): Article 0.
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Rust, in the third annual FARMS Book of Mormon lecture delivered on 27 February 1990, examin3ed literary aspects of the book that develop the primary purposes set out on the title page. He discussed the elements characteristic of an epic that will allow modern-day Lamanites to trust in the Lord's deliverance and detailed literary (especially poetic) presentations of the covenants in the Book of Mormon. Literary elements combine with the influence of the Spirit to testify of the purposes of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [88]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1990-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-review  Size: 54953  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:38
Skousen, Royal. “Another Account of Mary Whitmer’s Viewing of the Golden Plates.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 10 (2014): 35-44.
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Carl T. Cox has graciously provided me with a new account of Moroni showing the Book of Mormon plates to Mary Whitmer (1778-1856), wife of Peter Whitmer Senior. Mary was the mother of five sons who were witnesses to the golden plates: David Whitmer, one of the three witnesses; and Christian Whitmer, Jacob Whitmer, John Whitmer, and Peter Whitmer Junior, four of the eight witnesses.
For a long time we have known that Mary Whitmer was also shown the plates. These accounts are familiar and derive from David Whitmer and John C. Whitmer (the son of John Whitmer). For comparison’s sake, I provide here two versions of their accounts (in each case, I have added some paragraphing).

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > The Other Witnesses
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [4293]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2014-01-01  Collections:  bom,history-1820,interpreter-journal,witnesses  Size: 13283  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:03
Treat, Raymond C. “Another Ancient Pattern: Chiastic Structure in the Book of Mormon.” Zarahemla Record 17, 18 (Summer/Fall 1982): 8-12.
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A brief review of an ancient literary form known as chiasmus. The material presented offers insight into the structure and history of chiasmus and its occurrence in the Book of Mormon as additional evidence to the book’s historical authenticity.

ID = [79044]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1982-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Smith, Joseph, Jr., and Fred Madison Smith, eds. “Another Book of Mormon Vindication.” Saints’ Herald 47 (24 October 1900): 686-87.
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Reprint of an article from Inter-Ocean (23 September 1900), which tells of a discovery of nearly 2,000 human skeletons in Galveston, Texas. Scientists were of the opinion that the city was destroyed by a giant tidal wave. The Saints’ Herald article proposes that this occurred during the destruction at the time of Shiz and Coriantumr.

ID = [79045]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1900-10-24  Collections:  bom,smith-joseph-jr  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Pierce, Norman C. “Another Cumorah, Another Joseph.” N.p., 1954.
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A geographical and archaelogoical look at events found in the Book of Mormon. Author argues for the existence of two Cumorahs, one in Palmyra, New York, and the other in Central America. Suggests that the existing oceanic currents aided the Nephites and Jaredites in their destinations from the Old to the New World. Sees a connection between the mound builders of Mississippi and Ohio Valleys and the mass migration of Hagoth and the other boats to the land northward.

ID = [77547]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Evans, Richard P. “Another Evidence.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 100, no. 43 (27 October 1938): 674-75.
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Having spent most of his life in Shiprock, New Mexico, the author explains the history of the American Indian through his knowledge of the Book of Mormon. He cites a knowledge of the cross symbol among pre-Columbian Indians.

ID = [81299]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1938-10-27  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:51
Millennial Star Staff. “Another Evidence for the Book of Mormon.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 95, no. 2 (12 January 1933): 24-25.
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Announces The Great Migration, by J. Fitzgerald Lee, which is a scholarly book with the hypothesis that the Hebrew race originated in America and migrated there from Asia. Concludes that this “unwittingly testifies to the truth of the Book of Mormon”

ID = [81420]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1933-01-12  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:52
Brannan, Samuel. “Another Evidence of the Book of Mormon.” The Prophet Vol. “L” (8 March 1845): 1.
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Compares the story of the brother of Jared and his family with a Scythian/ Phoenician historical account that possesses similar elements, i.e., building a tower, the confusion of tongues, and a family whose language was preserved.

ID = [79046]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1845-03-08  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Treat, Raymond C. “Another Hebrew Breakthrough: The Importance of Midrash.” Zarahemla Record 57 (October 1991): 1.
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Reports that Angela Crowell’s identification of midrash in the Book of Mormon brings new understanding of the book’s Hebraic structure.

ID = [79047]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1991-10-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Carr, Stephen L. “Another Idea for Nephi’s Ship.” Book of Mormon Archaeological Forum, 2012.
ID = [66562]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2012-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size: 45257  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:20
Simmons, Verneil W. “Another Look at the Book of Mormon Ministry of Christ.” Zarahemla Record 29-31 (Summer, Fall 1985, Winter 1986): 1-3, 23.
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Suggests that Christ appeared to the Nephites on Rosh Hashanah (near September 22). The institution of the sacrament among the Nephites is compared to the last supper. Warns against the changing of ordinances.

ID = [79048]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1985-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Gee, John. “Another Note on the Three Days of Darkness.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 6 no. 2 (1997).
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The fragmentary text on a stele erected at Karnak seems to be connected with the volcanic eruption on Thera. The phraseology in many instances bears uncanny resemblance to the Book of Mormon account of the destruction in the Americas at the time of the crucifixion.

Keywords: Book of Mormon Geography; Geology; Weather
ID = [2965]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1997-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-jbms  Size: 19680  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:57
Gee, John. “Another Note on the Three Days of Darkness.” In Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon: The FARMS Updates of the 1990s, edited by Welch, John W., and Melvin J. Thorne, 219-227. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999.
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Keywords: Book of Mormon Geography; Geology; Weather
ID = [75689]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1999-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size: 12982  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:55
Improvement Era. “Another Proof of the Truth of the Book of Mormon.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 12, no. 10, May 15, 1850, 159.
ID = [75393]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1850-05-15  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:53
Bousquet, George H. “Another Scholar Speaks! The Rigdon-Spaulding Theory Re-examined.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 96, no. 40 (4 October 1934): 626-30.
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A non-Mormon scholar states that the Spaulding theory is false and that Joseph Smith is not a fraud, arguing that the Book of Mormon witnesses who left the Church would have exposed the Book of Mormon story if it truly were fraudulent.

Topics:    Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > The Three Witnesses
ID = [81437]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1934-10-04  Collections:  bom,history-1820,millennial-star,witnesses  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:52
Gardner, Brant A. “Another Suggestion for Reading 1 Nephi 1: 1-3.” The Interpreter Foundation website. January 18, 2014.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [4828]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2014-01-18  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 7951  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:07
Church News. “Another Testament.” Church News 58 (23 January 1988): 16.
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Explains why the phrase “Another Testament of Jesus Christ” is an appropriate subtitle to the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79049]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-01-23  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Millet, Robert L. “Another Testament of Jesus Christ.” In The Book of Mormon: First Nephi, the Doctrinal Foundation, eds. Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate Jr. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1989.
ID = [36898]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1989-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-bom,rsc-books  Size: 34144  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:47
Hardy, Heather. “Another Testament of Jesus Christ: Mormon’s Poetics.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 16, no. 2 (2007): 16-27, 93-95.
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The Book of Mormon is clearly a didactic text, with its narrators using plainness, explicitness, and repetition to keep the message clear and straightforward. However, Hardy offers a more in-depth analysis of the text’s rhetorical design that also reveals it as a literary text. The Book of Mormon is both a primer for judgment and a guidebook for sanctification. Parallel narratives are compared through clusters of similar narrative elements or phrasal borrowing between the multiple accounts. In Mosiah, Mormon tells the story of the bondage and delivery of Alma and his people after recounting the story of the bondage of the people of Limhi. Hardy explains that ambiguity, indirection, comparison, and allusions are all used to suggest the larger context of these two narratives. The ability to read the book as a guidebook for sanctification, rather than just as a straightforward didactic primer, will provide insight and guidance in the process of living a faithful life.

Keywords: Alma the Younger; Another Testament of Jesus Christ; Bondage; Context; Delivery; Didactic; Judgment; King Limhi; Mormon; Narrative; People of Limhi; Poetic; Poetry; Sanctification
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [3212]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2007-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-jbms  Size: 65869  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:58
Oaks, Dallin H. “‘Another Testament of Jesus Christ’” Devotional, Brigham Young University, June 6, 1993.
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The subject I believe we have neglected is the Book of Mormon’s witness of the divinity and mission of Jesus Christ and our covenant relationship to him.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; Discipleship; Jesus Christ; Collection: Jesus Christ; Our Savior and Redeemer; Collection: Joseph Smith the Prophet; Podcast: Come; Follow Me; Podcast: Jesus Christ; Our Savior and Redeemer
ID = [68964]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1993-06-06  Collections:  bom,byu-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:37
Peterson, J. W. “Another Testimony.” Deseret Weekly 48 (27 January 1894): 179.
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A newspaper article from Zion’s Ensign that contains an interview with William Smith, brother of Joseph Smith. Discusses the frock covering the plates, Joseph Smith’s character, and Reverend Lane’s impetus that led to the first vision.

ID = [79050]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1894-01-27  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Smith, Joseph, Jr., and Fred Madison Smith, eds. “Another Testimony for the Book of Mormon.” Saints’ Herald 47 (11 July 1900): 445.
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Report and commentary on an article from the Denver Republican (9 June 1900), which told of a trip that E. S. Compston of Harvard University made to Central America. Compston reported that he saw many similarities to the Book of Mormon but believed that Joseph Smith learned about these ruins from a traveler; yet many of the places Compston visited had never been viewed before.

ID = [79051]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1900-07-11  Collections:  bom,smith-joseph-jr  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Saints’ Herald. “Another Version of the Book of Mormon.” Saints’ Herald 48 (28 August 1901): 695.
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Reprint of an article that appeared 18 August 1901 in the Denver Times. Tells of the claim of Mrs. Diadama Whitney Chittenden that Joseph Smith was working for a millwright named Spafford in Salem, Ohio, when Joseph stole the unpublished manuscripts that Spafford had composed. Joseph Smith then published the Book of Mormon using Spafford’s manuscript as the greater part of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79052]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1901-08-28  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Millennial Star Staff. “Another Witness.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 100, no. 8 (24 February 1938): 120-21.
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Stresses that the Book of Mormon, which has come through the house of Joseph, stands as a second witness of Jesus Christ.

ID = [81295]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1938-02-24  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:51
Taylor, John. “Another Witness for the Book of Mormon.” Times and Seasons Vol. 6, no. 9: May 15, 1845: 906-7.
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Suggests that the ruins of a wall of earth discovered in Michigan is evidence that an extinct race built the wall.

ID = [80901]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1845-05-15  Collections:  bom,times-seasons  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:48
Times and Seasons. “Another Witness for the Book of Mormon.” Times and Seasons Vol. 6, no. 9: May 15, 1845.
ID = [76450]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1845-05-15  Collections:  bom,times-seasons  Size:   Children: 1  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:00
Howard, Richard P. “Another Witness to the Book of Mormon.” Saints’ Herald 129 (1982): 28.
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Keywords: Book of Mormon, witnesses; Smith, Lucy Mack
ID = [82070]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1982-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Treat, Raymond C., and Mary K. Leeding. “Another ‘Wise Purpose’ for the Small Plates.” Zarahemla Record 11 (Winter 1981): 1-2.
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Discusses a possible “wise purpose” for the small plates. Since Nephi and Lehi experienced Jerusalem and the Old World their writings have a more distinct Jewish flavor to them. This is essential for a witness to Jews that Jesus is the Messiah and that the Book of Mormon is true.

ID = [79043]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1981-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Merkley, Heloise Day. “The Answer.” Improvement Era 31, no. 4 (1928): 308-315.
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This article is a one-act play of the first Christmas in America taken from the book of Alma.

Keywords: Book of Mormon Fiction, Christmas, Fiction
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [77079]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1928-02-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:05
Harder, Erika. “An Answer Like a Splash of Fire.” Ensign, December 1983.
ID = [46477]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1983-12-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 3537  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:13:06
Taylor, John. Answer to Some False Statements and Misrepresentations Made by the Rev. Robert Heys, Wesleyan Minister, in an Address to History Society in Douglas and its Vicinity, on the Subject of Mormonism. Nauvoo: Penrice and Wallace, 1840.
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Argues against false statements made regarding the coming forth of the Book of Mormon and the idea that Sidney Rigdon had altered the Spaulding manuscript to produce the Book of Mormon.

ID = [77548]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1840-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Kirkham, Francis W. “Answering an Important Question: Did Joseph Smith Obtain the Information in the Book of Mormon about the Origin of the People Who Once Lived in America from Books Published before 1830?” Deseret News Church Section (16 March 1935): 2, 6, 8.
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Few books on the origin of American Indians were available in 1830 (James Adair, 1765; A View of the Hebrews, Ethan Smith, 1823; The Star of the West, Elias Boudinot, 1816). There is little evidence that Joseph Smith had access to these books because any information available would have related to American Indians in the United States east of the Mississippi. Information dealing with Mexico and Central America would have still been hidden in Spanish libraries.

ID = [79053]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1935-03-16  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Stenson, Matthew Scott. “Answering for His Order: Alma’s Clash with the Nehors.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 2 (2016): 127.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [10766]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2016-01-02  Collections:  bom,byu-studies  Size: 52031  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:18:09
McKeever, Bill. Answering Mormons’ Questions: Simple Biblical Explanations to the Most Common Questions That Mormons Ask. Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House, 1991.
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Questions 20, 34, and 35 deal with the Book of Mormon: the traditional Mormon interpretation of Ezekiel 37:16-17 is erroneous and the proper interpretation refers to the nations of Israel and Judah; praying about the Book of Mormon is not necessary since the Bible warns against those who preach any other gospel than what has been preached in the Bible; the Book of Mormon is not inspired of God as John 1:18 says that “no man hath seen God at any time” and since Joseph Smith claims to have seen God, he is a false prophet.

ID = [77550]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
McKeever, Bill. Answering Mormon’s Questions: Bible Explanations to Mormon Misinterpretations. United States: William McKeever, 1981.
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A polemical work against Mormonism, which responds to various questions often asked by Mormons dealing with the Bible and Mormon scripture.

ID = [77549]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1981-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Fisk, Samuel. Answering the Book of Mormon’s Challenge. La Mesa, CA: Utah Christian Tract Society, 1978.
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A tract that argues against Moroni’s admonition to read the Book of Mormon (Moroni 10:4-5) and warns people against reading the book. The Book of Mormon is not doctrinally correct and its teachings do not accord with the Bible.

ID = [77551]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1978-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Stubbs, Brian D. “Answering the Critics in 44 Rebuttal Points.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 37 (2020): 237-292.
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Abstract: After publishing several articles in peer-reviewed journals, the author published Uto-Aztecan: A Comparative Vocabulary (2011), the new standard in comparative Uto-Aztecan, favorably reviewed and heartily welcomed by specialists in the field. Four years later, another large reference work, Exploring the Explanatory Power of Semitic and Egyptian in Uto-Aztecan (2015), was also favorably reviewed but not as joyfully welcomed among specialists as its predecessor. While some saw it as sound, more were silent. Some disliked the topic, but no one produced substantive refutations of it. In August 2019, Chris Rogers published a review, but John S. Robertson’s response to Rogers’s review and my response in the first 24 items rebutted below shed new light on his criticisms. Following on the heels of Rogers’s review, Magnus Pharao Hansen, specializing in Nahuatl, blogged objections to 14 Nahuatl items among the 1,528 sets. Rogers’s and Hansen’s articles gave rise to some critical commentary as well as to a few valid questions. What follows clarifies the misconceptions in Rogers’s review, responds to Hansen’s Nahuatl issues, and answers some reasonable questions raised by others.
Editor’s Note: Critics of the Book of Mormon often argue that no evidence exists for contact between the ancient Near East and the Americas. Accordingly, proof of such contact would demolish a principal objection to Joseph Smith’s prophetic claims. If the thesis of Brian Stubbs’s works is correct, he has furnished precisely that proof. As might be expected, Stubbs’s efforts have drawn criticism from some, but not all, of his linguistic peers. This article represents a response by Stubbs to those criticisms. Stubbs’s works are admittedly complex and highly technical. They are, therefore, difficult, and it can take quite a bit of work for a reader to assimilate and understand the implications of his arguments. That very complexity and difficulty, though, precludes dismissal of Stubbs’s works out of hand. Has Stubbs proved the Book of Mormon true? No, but his data suggest that speakers of both Egyptian and a Semitic language came into contact with Uto-Aztecan speakers at roughly the same time as Book of Mormon events purportedly occurred and that a distinct Semitic infusion occurred at a different point. Stubbs’s work is important and it deserves careful, reasoned consideration by scholars and lay readers alike.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Topics > Criticisms and Apologetics > Reviews
ID = [3514]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 64193  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:00
Pearson, Howard. “Answers in Book of Mormon.” Church News 42 (22 April 1972): 12.
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The Book of Mormon provides answers concerning the origin of the early inhabitants of America.

ID = [79054]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1972-04-22  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Sperry, Sidney B. Answers to Book of Mormon Questions. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1967.
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Resolves diverse questions about the Book of Mormon text as it relates to the Pentateuch, the writings of Isaiah, Shakespearean quotations, New Testament citations, domesticated animals, and others. This work is reviewed in S.511.

ID = [77552]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1967-01-01  Collections:  bom,sperry  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Improvement Era. “Answers to Interesting Questions.” Improvement Era 2, no. 6 (April 1899): 467-472.
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This article discusses why parts of Moroni 7 and 10 are similar to sections of I Corinthians 12 and 13. It also answers why the Book of Mormon is called the stick of Ephraim, given the fact that Lehi was a descendant of Manasseh.

Keywords: 1 Corinthians, Manasseh (Tribe), Moroni (Son of Mormon), Paul the Apostle, Stick of Ephraim
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [75789]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1899-04-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:55
Cheesman, Paul R. “Answers to Questions Regarding Archaeological Evidences of the Book of Mormon.” New Era 5 (March 1975): 49-50.
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Gives evidences of a high civilization in Meso and South America, including towers seen by Cortez, highways up to 9,000 miles in length that cross South America, and metallurgy including gold, silver, and copper all of which lend support to the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79055]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1975-03-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Call, Gail. “Antenantiosis in the Book of Mormon.” In Reexploring the Book of Mormon: A Decade of New Research, ed. John W. Welch. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1992.
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Keywords: Antenantiosis; Jacob (Son of Lehi)
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
ID = [66468]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:19
E., A. “The Anthon Account.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 113, no. 9 (September 1951): 206-7, 224.
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Isaiah saw the great work of the Book of Mormon and prophesied concerning Martin Harris’s visit with Professor Anthon (Isaiah 29:11-12). The article contains Martin Harris’s account of this visit. Edward Stevenson wrote that Martin Harris saw his visit as a fullillment to Isaiah’s prophecy. Metallic sheets discovered in Iran buried in the palace of Darius verify the statements made by Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon about metal records.

Topics:    Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > Martin Harris
ID = [81312]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1951-09-01  Collections:  bom,history-1820,millennial-star,witnesses  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:51
Crowley, Ariel L. “The Anthon Transcript.” Improvement Era 45, no. 1-3 (January-March 1942): 14-15, 58-60, 76-80, 124-125, 150-151, 182-183.
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Tells of Joseph Smith’s desire to have someone examine characters copied from the gold plates. Reprints a portion of Joseph Smith’s history dealing with the visit of Martin Harris to Charles Anthon. Also contains a letter sent to John A. Widtsoe by Frederick M. Smith of the Reorganized Church stating that the original copy of the Egyptian characters made by Joseph Smith is in the hands of the Reorganized Church. Tells of several different copies of the Egyptian characters in existence and gives examples of people verifying the genuineness of the characters as Egyptian.

ID = [81277]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1942-01-01  Collections:  bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:51
Crowley, Ariel L. “The Anthon Transcript, Part IV.” Improvement Era 47, no. 9 (September 1944): 542, 576-83.
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Presents a character-by- character analysis and interpretation of the Anthon transcript and concludes that a translation is still confronted with “formidable obstacles,” but that it is clearly Egyptian and “most closely akin to demotic”

ID = [81278]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1944-09-01  Collections:  bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:51
Crowley, Ariel L. “The Anthon Transcript.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Significant Articles from the Pages of the Improvement Era, eds. Doyle L. Green, and Marba C. Josephson, 67-76. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1959.
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Tells of Joseph Smith’s desire to have someone examine characters copied from the gold plates. Reprints a portion of Joseph Smith’s history dealing with the visit of Martin Harris to Charles Anthon. Also contains a letter sent to John A. Widtsoe by Frederick M. Smith of the Reorganized Church stating that the original copy of the Egyptian characters made by Joseph Smith is in the hands of the Reorganized Church. Tells of several different copies of the Egyptian characters in existence and gives examples of people verifying the genuineness of the characters as Egyptian.

ID = [81036]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1959-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:49
Bachman, Danel W. “Anthon Transcript.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 1. New York: Macmillan, 1992.
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Keywords: Anthon Transcript
ID = [74199]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,eom  Size: 5261  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:28
Crowley, Ariel L. “The Anthon Transcript and the Maya Glyphs.” Improvement Era 55, no. 9 (1952): 644-645.
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This article discusses A. Hiatt Verrill’s work, Old Civilizations of the New World, which reproduces an “inscription found at Sahhuayacu, Peru” that closely approximates “the script of the Anthon Transcript.” The author argues that the Mayan people did not progress from pictographs to a linear script, but possessed a linear, semicursive script from its early history.

Keywords: Ancient America – Mesoamerica, Anthon Transcript, Characters, Language – Mayan, Native Americans – Maya, Writing System
Topics:    Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > Martin Harris
ID = [77157]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1952-09-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,history-1820,improvement-era,witnesses  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:05
Kimball, Stanley H. B. “The Anthon Transcript: Egyptian, Mesoamerican or Phoenician?” Society for Early Historic Archaeology Newsletter 126 (August 1971): 1-5.
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A look at the relationship of the characters in the Anthon transcript to ancient Egyptian, Mesoamerican, and Phoenician scripts. The author concludes that while there are similarities between the characters in the Anthon transcript and Semitic languages, little more has been done by scholars than to define the problems. Much research remains to be done.

ID = [80267]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1971-08-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Kimball, Stanley B. “The Anthon Transcript: People, Primary Sources, and Problems.” Brigham Young University Studies 10, no. 3 (1970): 325.
ID = [9675]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1970-01-02  Collections:  bom,byu-studies  Size: 359  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:15
Sloan, David E. “The Anthon Transcripts and the Translation of the Book of Mormon: Studying It Out in the Mind of Joseph Smith.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 5, no. 2 (1996): 57-81.
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Prophesying of the coming forth of the Book of Mormon, Nephi foretold that an unlearned man would be asked by God to read the words of a book after a learned man had failed to do so. The unlearned man was initially unwilling, claiming, “I am not learned” (2 Nephi 27:19). One interpretation of Nephi’s account is that Joseph Smith could not translate the Book of Mormon before the meeting of Martin Harris and Charles Anthon. Early historical accounts are consistent with this interpretation. However, according to Joseph Smith—History 1:64, Harris did take a translation to Anthon. Although this translation has not been found, evidence exists of similarities between this document and documents produced during the preliminary stages of the translation of the Book of Abraham. These similarities suggest that the document taken to Anthon was a preliminary and unsuccessful attempt to translate the Book of Mormon, during which Joseph Smith studied the translation problem out in his own mind as he qualified himself to receive the revealed translation from God.

Keywords: Anthon; Anthon Transcript; Charles; Early Church History; Harris; Joseph; Jr.; Martin; Nephi (Son of Lehi); Prophecy; Prophet; Smith; Translation
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > Martin Harris
ID = [2934]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1996-01-01  Collections:  abraham,bmc-archive,bom,farms-jbms,history-1820,witnesses  Size: 63476  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:56
Jones, Carl Hugh. “The ‘Anthon Transcript’ and Two Mesoamerican Cylinder Seals.” Society for Early Historic Archaeology Newsletter 122 (September 1970): 1-8.
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A comparison of the “characters” from the Anthon transcript with two Mesoamerican scripts. The author concludes that the characters are similar.

ID = [80245]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1970-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Porter, Bruce D. “Anthony E. Larson, parallel Histories: The Nephites and the Americans.” Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 3 (1991): Article 9.
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Review of Parallel Histories: The Nephites and the Americans (1989), by Anthony E. Larson.

ID = [96]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-review  Size: 8565  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:38
Dibble, Charles E. “Anthropological Conference.” Improvement Era 46, no. 9 (1943): 522.
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A series of brief comments in which the author presents archaeological findings, architectural notes, and myths and legends that deal indirectly with the Book of Mormon. Dibble discusses the wheel, ancient irrigation methods, metals, Mexican and Mayan codices, Quetzalcoatl, ancient buildings, and numerous other related items. The twenty-sixth part covers the proceedings of an anthropological conference.

Keywords: Ancient America – Mesoamerica, Anthropology, Archaeology, Mexico
ID = [77082]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1943-09-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:05
Lund, Gerald N. “An Anti-Christ in the Book of Mormon—The Face May Be Strange, but the Voice Is Familiar.” In The Book of Mormon: Alma, the Testimony of the Word, eds. Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate Jr. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1992.
Topics:    RSC Topics > D — F > Devil
ID = [36783]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-bom,rsc-books  Size: 36721  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:46
Avant, Gerry. “‘Anti-Christs’ Are Still Present, Active.” Church News 58 (6 August 1988): 12.
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Lists nine ways to guard against the influences of anti-Christs in modern days.

ID = [78815]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-08-06  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:17
Call, Lamoni. “Anti-Mormon Queries.” Bountiful, UT: n.p., 1900.
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A four-page polemical tract asking questions about the Urim and Thummim, the translation processes, and the changes in the Book of Mormon.

ID = [77553]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1900-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Vogel, Dan. “Anti-Universalist Rhetoric in the Book of Mormon.” In New Approaches to the Book of Mormon: Explorations in Critical Methodology, edited by Metcalfe, Brent Lee, 21-52. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1993.
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“That the Book of Mormon claims to be a divinely inspired translation of an ancient American record presents an unusual situation for modern researchers in evaluating and interpreting its contents. But I believe there is a common ground on which Mormon and non-Mormon scholars can discuss the Book of Mormon in its nineteenth-century context without necessarily making conclusions about its historicity.” [From Author]

Keywords: Rhetoric; Non-Mormon churches, Universalists; Book of Mormon, use and influence
ID = [82122]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1993-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Frandsen, Russell M. “Antichrists.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 1. New York: Macmillan, 1992.
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Keywords: Antichrist, Korihor, Nehor, Sherem
ID = [74201]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,eom  Size: 4022  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:28
Kelley, E. L. Antiquarian Evidences Concerning the Book of Mormon. Independence, MO: Ensign, 1896.
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Speaks about the validity of the Bible and argues that God has spoken to the ancient western world as well as set forth in the Book of Mormon. Adduces archaeological evidence and arguments of reason to defend the Book of Mormon.

ID = [77554]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1896-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Sheen, Isaac. “Antiquarian Evidences of the Book of Mormon.” True L.D.S. Herald 9-10 (May-August 1866): 130-33, 147-50, 163-65, 178-83, 3-5, 20-23, 35-36.
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Archaeological and historical concepts associated with the Americas and parallels between the Old and New Worlds (i.e., Hebrew and Egyptian languages and customs found among the Indians) are discussed in light of many claims made in the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79056]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1866-05-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Unattributed. “Antiquarian Evidences of the Truth of the Book of Mormon.” True LDS Herald 9 (1 June 1866): 163-65.
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The author presents extracts from a work called An Enquiry into the Origin of the Antiquities of America, by John Delafield Jr., which shows similarities between ancient Americans, Egyptians, and Hindostans. These evidences are used to support various claims of the Book of Mormon concerning its Egyptian influence.

ID = [79057]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1866-06-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Parry, Donald W. “Antithetical Parallelism in the Book of Mormon.” In Reexploring the Book of Mormon: A Decade of New Research, ed. John W. Welch. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1992.
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Keywords: Antithetical Parallelism; Parallelism
ID = [66490]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:19
West, Camille G. “Antonio’s Book.” Ensign, March 1991.
ID = [49910]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1991-03-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 9779  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:13:30
Harris, Llewellyn. “Apache Indians.” Juvenile Instructor 16 (15 September 1881): 209.
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In the traditions of the Apache all the Indian tribes long ago combined against a white group and exterminated almost all of them. Due to this great sin the Great Spirit allowed the Spaniards to drive them from their homes. A good book once held by their ancestors was lost long ago.

ID = [79058]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1881-09-15  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Nibley, Hugh W. “The Apocrypha and the Book of Mormon.” 1 p. typescript from cassette tape, incomplete.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha [including intertestamental books and the Dead Sea Scrolls]
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
ID = [1846]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:49
Nibley, Hugh W. “The Apocrypha and the Book of Mormon.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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An edited version of an incomplete typescript.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Ancient Texts
Old Testament Topics > Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha [including intertestamental books and the Dead Sea Scrolls]
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
ID = [2047]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1988-01-01  Collections:  bom,mi,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:51
LDS Perspectives [pseud. of Laura Harris Hales]. “The Apocrypha with Jared Ludlow.” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 24, 2018.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha [including intertestamental books and the Dead Sea Scrolls]
ID = [5472]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2018-10-24  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website,old-test  Size: 4211  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:51
Metcalfe, Brent Lee. “Apologetic and Critical Assumptions about Book of Mormon Historicity.” Dialogue 26 (Fall 1993): 153—84.
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An attack on the assumptions made by “apologetics” in asserting the historicity of the Book of Mormon. Special attention is paid to showing the inconsistencies in the apologetics methodology and hermeneutics, especially in the areas of chiasmus in the text and a Book of Mormon geography limited to Mesoamerica. The author also shows the contradictions inherent in any attempt to reconcile apologetic and critical methodologies.

ID = [79059]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1993-10-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Peterson, Daniel C. “An Apologetically Important Nonapologetic Book.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 25, no. 1 (2016): 52-75.
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In Understanding the Book of Mormon, Grant Hardy applies his unusual background in the history of historiography to the Book of Mormon, using the same techniques of literary analysis that are fruitfully employed in the study of classical Chinese, classical Greek, and other historical writing. He is able to identify very distinct historiographical approaches for Nephi, Mormon, and Moroni. While he brackets the question of whether or not they were actually distinct historical persons, the most intuitively obvious reading of his work strongly suggests that they were—a proposition that has profound implications for the controversy surrounding the origin and authorship of the Book of Mormon

Keywords: Apologetics; Historicity; Mormon (Prophet); Moroni (Son of Mormon); Narrator; Nephi (Son of Lehi); Scripture Study
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [3341]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-jbms,peterson  Size: 54152  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:59
Smoot, Stephen O. “Apologetics and Antiquity: Book of Mormon Reception, 1830–1844.” Journal of Mormon History 48, no. 4 (Fall, 2022): 1-31.
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This article examines the early reception of the Book of Mormon and efforts by both believers and detractors to explain its origins. It specifically recounts the efforts of William W. Phelps, the pamphleteering of Parley and Orson Pratt, and the work of Stephens and Catherwood describing their explorations in Central America.

Keywords: Book of Mormon, controversies; Book of Mormon, origins; Publications (Mormon), pamphlets; Book of Mormon; Historic archaeology, Book of Mormon
ID = [82027]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2022-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:56
Hullinger, Robert N. “An Apologist for Jesus Christ: The Purpose and Function of Joseph Smith’s Theology.” M.A. thesis, Pacific Lutheran Theological Institute, 1969.
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The author proposes that Joseph Smith fabricated the Book of Mormon in an attempt to combat the works of Thomas Paine and others. He enumerates various environmental influences that he feels were incorporated into the text of the Book of Mormon, such as anti- Masonry, Hebrew origin of the Indians, Ethan Smith’s View of the Hebrews, and others. The Book of Mormon is seen as false, but a well intentioned attempt to stimulate greater faith among early nineteenth-century Americans.

ID = [79001]  Status = Type = thesis  Date = 1969-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Hamblin, William J. “An Apologist for the Critics: Brent Lee Metcalfe’s Assumptions and Methodologies.” Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 6, no. 1 (1994): 434-523.
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Review of “Apologetic and Critical Assumptions about Book of Mormon Historicity” (1993), by Brent Lee Metcalfe.

Keywords: Apologetics; Criticism; Historicity
ID = [176]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-review  Size: 178546  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:38
McGavin, E. Cecil. An Apology for the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1930.
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The relationship of the Book of Mormon to the Bible from the standpoint of literary accuracy is discussed. The author justifies the textual changes in the Book of Mormon by rehearsing a historical trail of changes made in the English Bible.

ID = [77509]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1930-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Rushton, J. W. The Apostasy and the Restoration. Independence, MO: Herald House, 1957.
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A pamphlet containing a reprint of articles published in the Saints Herald in October 1903. The Book of Mormon was an important part of the Restoration.

ID = [78333]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1957-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:14
Rushton, J. W. “The Apostasy and the Restoration, Part Two.” Saints’ Herald 50 (21 October 1903): 986-89.
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The Book of Mormon was an important part of the Restoration, as it revealed the origin and the fullness of the gospel delivered to the former inhabitants of America. When Moroni appeared to Joseph Smith to reveal the location of the plates, he quoted many Bible prophecies that the book would fulfill.

ID = [80268]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1903-10-21  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Cannon, George Q. “Apostasy and Treason.” Juvenile Instructor 6, no. 3 (1871): 23.
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Lengthy retelling of the conflict of Amalickiah and Ammoron against Moroni, Teancum, and Lehi.

Keywords: Amalickiah, Apostasy, Lehonti, Warfare
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [75808]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1871-02-04  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:55
Juvenile Instructor. “Apostasy and Treason.” Juvenile Instructor 6 (4 February 1871, 18 February 1871, 4 March 1871, 18 March 1871, 1 April 1871): 23, 26-27, 38-39, 42-43, 54-55.
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Lengthy retelling of the conflict of Amalickiah and Ammoron against Moroni, Teancum, and Lehi.

ID = [79060]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1871-02-04  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Cannon, George Q. “Apostasy and Treason (Concluded).” Juvenile Instructor 6, no. 7 (1871): 54-55.
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Lengthy retelling of the conflict of Amalickiah and Ammoron against Moroni, Teancum, and Lehi.

Keywords: Ammoron, Apostasy, Captain Moroni, Teancum (Nephite Captain), Warfare
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [75812]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1871-04-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:55
Cannon, George Q. “Apostasy and Treason (Continued).” Juvenile Instructor 6, no. 4 (1871): 26-27.
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Lengthy retelling of the conflict of Amalickiah and Ammoron against Moroni, Teancum, and Lehi.

Keywords: Amalickiah, Captain Moroni, Warfare
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [75809]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1871-02-18  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:55
Cannon, George Q. “Apostasy and Treason (Continued).” Juvenile Instructor 6, no. 5 (1871): 38-39.
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Lengthy retelling of the conflict of Amalickiah and Ammoron against Moroni, Teancum, and Lehi.

Keywords: Amalickiah, Captain Moroni, Teancum (Nephite Captain), Warfare
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [75810]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1871-03-04  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:55
Cannon, George Q. “Apostasy and Treason (Continued).” Juvenile Instructor 6, no. 6 (1871): 42-43.
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Lengthy retelling of the conflict of Amalickiah and Ammoron against Moroni, Teancum, and Lehi.

Keywords: Ammoron, Captain Moroni, Teancum (Nephite Captain), Warfare
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [75811]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1871-03-18  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:55
Thompson, A. Keith. “Apostate Religion in the Book of Mormon.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 25 (2017): 191-226.
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Abstract: Nephite missionaries in the first century BC had significant difficulty preaching the gospel among Nephites and Lamanites who followed Zoramite and Nehorite teaching. Both of these groups built synagogues and other places of worship suggesting that some of their beliefs originated in Israelite practice, but both denied the coming or the necessity of a Messiah. This article explores the nature of Zoramite and Nehorite beliefs, identifies how their beliefs and practices differed from orthodox Nephite teaching, and suggests that some of these religious differences are attributable to cultural and political differences that resonate in the present

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [3693]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2017-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 64601  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:02
Avant, Gerry. “Apostates Sway Lamanites from Gospel Truths.” Church News 58 (28 May 1988): 14.
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The apostate Amalekites and Amulonties influenced the Lamanites to practice wickedness.

ID = [79061]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-05-28  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Ensign. “An Apostate—but a Friend to the Book of Mormon.” Ensign February 1986.
ID = [47471]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1986-02-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 3545  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:13:13
Scripture Central. “An Apostle’s Witness.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #2. January 2, 2016.
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Keywords: Jeffrey R. Holland; Apostle; Witness; Joseph Smith; Testimony; Book of Mormon; General Conference; Church History; General Authority; Restoration
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
ID = [8334]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2016-01-02  Collections:  bmc-knowhys,bom  Size: 4842  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:06
Ash, Michael R. “The apparent genetic discrepancy between Mormon’s narrative and the origin of Native Americans.” Paper presented at the 2023 Fair Conference. August, 2023.
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Brother Ash discusses the feasibility of DNA proving or disproving the Book of Mormon.

ID = [82551]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2023-08-01  Collections:  bom,fair-conference  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:00
Ash, Michael R., and Ugo A. Perego. “The Apparent Genetic Discrepancy between Mormon’s Narrative and the Origin of Native Americans.” In Steadfast in Defense of Faith: Essays in Honor of Daniel C. Peterson, eds. Ricks, Shirley S., Stephen D. Ricks, and Louis C. Midgley. Orem and Salt Lake City, UT: The Interpreter Foundation and Eborn Books, 2023.
ID = [77304]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2023-08-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:06
Jackson, Kent P. “The Appearance of Moroni to Joseph Smith.” In The Pearl of Great Price, Studies in Scripture, Volume 2, ed. Robert L. Millet and Kent P. Jackson, 339–66. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1985.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
Old Testament Topics > Restoration and Joseph Smith
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Brown, S. Kent, and Peter N. Johnson, eds. “Appendix 1.” In Journey of Faith: From Jerusalem to the Promised Land
ID = [75528]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 2006-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:54
Nibley, Hugh W. “Appendix 1 - The Archaeological Problem.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
Book of Mormon archaeologists have often been disappointed in the past because they have consistently looked for the wrong things. We should not be surprised at the lack of ruins in America in general. Actually the scarcity of identifiable remains in the Old World is even more impressive. In view of the nature of their civilization, one should not be puzzled if the Nephites had left us no ruins at all. People underestimate the capacity of things to disappear and do not realize that the ancients almost never built of stone. Many a great civilization has left behind not a single recognizable trace of itself. We must stop looking for the wrong things.

Keywords: Ancient America; Ancient Near East; Archaeology
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics > Archaeology, External Evidences, Geography
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Spencer, Joseph M., and Jenny Webb. “Appendix 1: Nephi’s Text and Its Sources.” In Reading Nephi Reading Isaiah: 2 Nephi 26-27, edited by Spencer, Joseph M., and Webb, Jenny. Sheffield, UK: Salt Press, 2016.
ID = [81840]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,mi  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:55
Booras, Steven W. “Appendix 1: The Book of Mormon and the Apocalypse of Paul.” In The Book of Mormon and Other Hidden Books: “Out of Darkness Unto Light”, edited by , 183-194. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000.
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Keywords: Angel; Angel Moroni; Apocalypse of Paul; Hidden Records; Metal Plates; Paul the Apostle; Vision
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [75614]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2000-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:54
Brown, S. Kent, and Peter N. Johnson, eds. “Appendix 2.” In Journey of Faith: From Jerusalem to the Promised Land
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Tvedtnes, John A. “Appendix 2: Glowing Stones in Ancient and Medieval Lore.” In The Book of Mormon and Other Hidden Books: “Out of Darkness Unto Light”, edited by , 195-225. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000.
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Keywords: Ancient Near East; Gazelem; Idolatry; Jaredite Stones; Judaism; Middle Ages; Nephite Interpreters; Noah' s Ark; Teraphim; Urim and Thummim
ID = [75615]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2000-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:54
Nibley, Hugh W. “Appendix 2: How Far to Cumorah?” In Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 5. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Places > New World > Cumorah
ID = [2028]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1988-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:51
Spencer, Joseph M., and Jenny Webb. “Appendix 2: Isaiah Appropriated.” In Reading Nephi Reading Isaiah: 2 Nephi 26-27, edited by Spencer, Joseph M., and Webb, Jenny. Sheffield, UK: Salt Press, 2016.
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Spencer, Joseph M., and Jenny Webb. “Appendix 3: Isaiah Edited.” In Reading Nephi Reading Isaiah: 2 Nephi 26-27, edited by Spencer, Joseph M., and Webb, Jenny. Sheffield, UK: Salt Press, 2016.
ID = [81842]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,mi  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:55
Spencer, Joseph M., and Jenny Webb. “Appendix 4: Cross-References.” In Reading Nephi Reading Isaiah: 2 Nephi 26-27, edited by Spencer, Joseph M., and Webb, Jenny. Sheffield, UK: Salt Press, 2016.
ID = [81843]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,mi  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:55
Spencer, Joseph M., and Jenny Webb. “Appendix 5: Further Reading.” In Reading Nephi Reading Isaiah: 2 Nephi 26-27, edited by Spencer, Joseph M., and Webb, Jenny. Sheffield, UK: Salt Press, 2016.
ID = [81844]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,mi  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:55
Nibley, Hugh W. “Appendix: Comparison of Editions.” In Since Cumorah: The Book of Mormon in the Modern World, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 7, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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A hundred years ago, the Book of Mormon was regarded by the scholarly world as an odd text that simply did not fit their understanding of the ancient world. Since that time, however, numerous ancient records have come to light, including the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi texts. These discoveries have forced scholars to change their views of history, and they place the Book of Mormon in a new light as well. That is why respected Latter-day Saint scholar Hugh Nibley wrote Since Cumorah, a brilliant literary, theological, and historical evaluation of the Book of Mormon as an ancient book.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > History of Translation and Publication
ID = [2079]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1988-01-02  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:51
Unattributed. “Appendix: Complete Text of Benjamin’s Speech with Notes and Comments.” In King Benjamin’s Speech: “That Ye May Learn Wisdom”, edited by Welch, John W., and Stephen D. Ricks, 479-616. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1998.
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Keywords: Doctrine; King Benjamin; Revelation; Speech
ID = [75722]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1998-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size: 291180  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:55
Nibley, Hugh W. “Appendix: Echoes and Evidences from the Writings of Hugh Nibley.” In Echoes and Evidences of the Book of Mormon, edited by Parry, Donald W., Daniel C. Peterson, and John W. Welch, 453-506. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2002.
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A discussion of evidence of the Book of Mormon’s authenticity.

Keywords: Ancient Near East; Arabia; Historicity; Scholarship
ID = [75601]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2002-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books,nibley  Size: 56445  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:54
Nibley, Hugh W. “Appendix: The Archaeological Problem.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
The Book of Mormon is so often taken to task by those calling themselves archaeologists that it is well to know just what an archaeologist is and does. Book of Mormon archaeologists have often been disappointed in the past because they have consistently looked for the wrong things. We should not be surprised at the lack of ruins in America in general. Actually the scarcity of identifiable remains in the Old World is even more impressive. In view of the nature of their civilization one should not be puzzled if the Nephites had left us no ruins at all. People underestimate the capacity of things to disappear, and do not realize that the ancients almost never built of stone. Many a great civilization which has left a notable mark in history and literature has left behind not a single recognizable trace of itself. We must stop looking for the wrong things.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Archaeology
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics > Archaeology, External Evidences, Geography
ID = [2062]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1988-01-01  Collections:  bom,mi,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:51
Frederick, Nicholas J. “Appendix: The Bible and the Book of Mormon: A Review of Literature.” In They Shall Grow Together, eds. Charles Swift and Nicholas J. Frederick. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2022.
ID = [33829]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2022-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:22
Reynolds, George. “Appendix: The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon in the Latter Days.” In The Story of the Book of Mormon, 488-494. Salt Lake City: Joseph Hyrum Parry, 1888.
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Keywords: Cowdery, Oliver, Early Church History, Eight Witnesses, Harris, Martin, Smith, Joseph, Jr., Three Witnesses, Translation, Whitmer, David
ID = [76179]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1888-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:58
Swift, Hales. “The Application of the Law of Witnesses in 2 Nephi 27 and 28.” The Interpreter Foundation website. February 24, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
ID = [6455]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-02-24  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 8219  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:57
Kimball, Heber C. “Application of the Words of Helaman to the Condition of the Latter-day Saints.” In Journal of Discourses, Volume 4. 1857, 45–49.
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Remarks by President H. C. Kimball, Delivered in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, September 21, 1856. Reported By: J. V. Long.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman
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Church News. “Applying Ancient Writ in Latter Days.” Church News 56 (2 November 1986): 7.
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Excerpts from the 1986 Book of Mormon Symposium. The liahona was more than a compass, it provided spiritual guidance. The wilderness represents the fight between good and evil. Mormon protected and abridged the Book of Mormon through much of his life to bless future generations. God will fulfill his covenants with Israel. The Book of Mormon is the true testament of Christ.

ID = [79062]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1986-11-02  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Church News. “Appreciation for Book of Mormon Deepens with Re-reading, Stake Finds.” Church News 57 (27 February 1987): 4.
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The Kamus Stake in Utah was challenged to read the Book of Mormon. Many people accepted the challenge and their understanding and love for the book increased.

ID = [79063]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1987-02-27  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Matthews, Robert J. “An Appreciation for the Book of Mormon.” In The Ninth Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium: The Book of Mormon, edited by A. Gary Anderson, 18-27. Provo, UT: Religious Instruction, Brigham Young University, 1982.
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Speaks about themes covered in the Book of Mormon: the mission of Christ, the Fall and the Atonement, salvation only through Christ, the nature of God, the devil, spiritual gifts, the ministry of angels, and the philosophies of men. Includes a table listing the names of Christ in the Book of Mormon.

ID = [81065]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1982-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:50
Monson, Leland H. “An Appreciation of the Book of Mormon.” Relief Society Magazine 39 (June 1952): 364-66.
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A lessening of belief in “the divine Christ” began in the seventeenth century. By Joseph Smith’s day “higher criticism” of the Bible, like a snake coiled, was squeezing the life blood out of Christianity. The Book of Mormon came forth to reaffirm the divinity of Christ. In 1946, the New York Times Book Review listed the Book of Mormon thirty-eighth on the list of books that have most influenced America.

ID = [79002]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1952-06-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Parry, Donald W. “An Approach to Isaiah Studies.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 34 (2020): 245-264.
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Review of Joseph M. Spencer, The Vision of All: Twenty-Five Lectures on Isaiah in Nephi’s Record (Salt Lake City: Greg Kofford Books, 2016). 318 pages. $59.95 (hardback); $29.95 paperback.
Abstract: This review makes a case, briefly, for the unmistakable presence of Jesus Christ in Isaiah’s text, which case is based on a corpus linguistic-based description of the Hebrew Bible, equivalent designations of deific names, self-identification declarations by the Lord, and more. And, importantly, one can never set aside the multiple teachings and testimonies of our modern prophets and apostles regarding Isaiah’s prophecies of Jesus Christ. Moreover, in my view, a knowledge of biblical Hebrew helps us to penetrate the very depths and heights of Isaiah’s text.

Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah
Book of Mormon Topics > Criticisms and Apologetics > Book Reviews
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Approach to John Gee, Guide to the Joseph Smith Papyri.” FARMS Review of Books 13, no. 2 (2001): Article 9.
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Since 1989, the Review of Books on the Book of Mormon has published review essays to help serious readers make informed choices and judgments about books and other publications on topics related to the Latter-day Saint religious tradition. It has also published substantial freestanding essays that made further contributions to the field of Mormon studies. In 1996, the journal changed its name to the FARMS Review with Volume 8, No 1. In 2011, the journal was renamed Mormon Studies Review.
A review of A Guide to the Joseph Smtih Papyri (2000) by John Gee.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Reviews and Forewords of Others’ Works > John Gee
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Wood, John Karl. “An Approach to the Book of Mormon.” Logan, UT: n.p., 1949.
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Notes that relatively few people read the entire Book of Mormon. Suggests that readers might dispel this problem by learning about Mormon and his interests, which the author explains in summary form.

ID = [77510]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1949-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Nibley, Hugh W. An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
An Approach to the Book of Mormon was mentioned by Marvin S. Hill in an essay entitled “The Historiography of Mormonism,” Church History 28/4 (December 1959): 418–26. Hill seems to have preferred to account for the Book of Mormon with what he called “the Smith hypothesis,” which is the attempt to understand the Book of Mormon as a product of Joseph’s presumably fertile imagination coupled with an unusual responsiveness to his own environment. Hill introduced his comments on Nibley’s work by observing that the conflict between Gentiles and Latter-day Saints is also evident among historians, who are “generally divided into two distinct groups, forging a cleavage of sentiment which is evident in the debates over the origin of the Book of Mormon” (418). According to Hill, the issue “of primary importance is the nature of that unique American scripture, the Book of Mormon. Acclaimed by the faithful as a sacred history of a Christian people in ancient America, the book has been labeled a fraud by non-believers.” “The case for the Latter-day Saints,” Hill acknowledged, “has been stated often, but with no greater sophistication than that exhibited by Hugh Nibley of Brigham Young University in his Approach to the Book of Mormon” (1957). He reviews the culture of the ancient Near East to find that in theme, the details of its narrative, and its use of place and proper names, the Book of Mormon is authentic. He states that the marks of genuine antiquity in the record could not have been imitated by anyone in 1830. However intimate his knowledge of ancient history may be, certain difficulties exist in his argument. He cites many phenomena that seem as much American as they do ancient and exaggerates the significance of details that are hazy or all but lacking. Invariably he handles his topic in an authoritarian fashion, never indicating that some points may be open to question (418).

Hill’s effort to show that “many phenomena,” which Nibley thinks are typical of the ancient Near East, “seem as much American as they do ancient” is supported by citing pp. 140, 202–16, 339, and 348 in Nibley’s book. Hill did not indicate what on those pages supports his assertions, and those pages seem to have been drawn almost at random from Nibley’s book (see 425, n. 3). Hill disagrees with Nibley’s having conceived Lehi as a merchant and also about his drawing parallels between the community at Qumran and “the society described in Alma 23” (see 425, n. 4).

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
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Articles

Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 1 - Introduction.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
This is a general introduction to the lessons. It declares the purpose of the course as being to illustrate and explain the Book of Mormon, rather than to prove it. In many ways the Book of Mormon remains an unknown book, and the justification for these lessons lies in their use of neglected written materials, including ancient sources, which heretofore have not been consulted in the study of the Book of Mormon. In spite of the nature of the evidence to be presented, the average reader is qualified to pursue this course of study, though he is warned to avoid the practice common among the more sophisticated critics of the Book of Mormon of judging that book not in the light of the ancient times in which it purports to have been written but in that of whatever period the critic himself arbitrarily chooses as the time of its production. The Book of Mormon must be read as an ancient, not as a modern book. Its mission, as described by the book itself, depends in great measure for its efficacy on its genuine antiquity. After stating this purpose, the present lesson ends with discussion of the “Great Retreat” from the Bible, which is in full swing in our day and can only be checked in the end by the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: Historicity
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
ID = [1670]  Status = Type = Church Article  Date = 1957-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 25896  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:48
Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 2 - A Time for Re-Examination.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
“The Book of Mormon can and should be tested. It invites criticism, and the best possible test for its authenticity is provided by its own oft-proclaimed provenance in the Old World. Since the Nephites are really a branch broken off from the main cultural, racial, and religious stock, that provenance can be readily examined.” In case one thinks the Book of Mormon has been adequately examined in the past, it is well to know that today all ancient records are being read anew in the light of new discoveries. In this lesson we discuss some of the overthrows of the last decades that make it necessary to undertake the thoroughgoing re-evaluation of ancient records, including the Bible. The old evolutionary interpretation is being re-examined, while in its place is coming the realization that all ancient records can best be understood if they are read as a single book.

Keywords: Ancient Near East; Historicity
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
ID = [1681]  Status = Type = Church Article  Date = 1957-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 27780  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:49
Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 3 - An Auspicious Beginning.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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The note of universalism is very strong in the Book of Mormon, while the conventional views of tribal and national loyalties are conspicuously lacking. This peculiar state of things is an authentic reflection of actual conditions in Lehi’s world. Lehi, like Abraham, was the child of a cosmopolitan age. No other time or place could have been more peculiarly auspicious for the launching of a new civilization than the time and place in which he lived. It was a wonderful age of discovery, an age of adventurous undertakings in all fields of human endeavor, of great economic and colonial projects. At the same time the great and brilliant world civilization of Lehi’s day was on the very verge of complete collapse, and men of God like Lehi could see the hollowness of the loudly proclaimed slogans of peace (Jer. 6:14, 8:11) and prosperity. (2 Ne. 28:21.) Lehi’s expedition from Jerusalem in aim and method was entirely in keeping with the accepted practices of his day.
A discussion of Lehi’s beginnings, including what the world Lehi knew was like and how it was on the verge of collapse. It shows that Lehi’s expedition was entirely in keeping with the accepted practices of his day.

Keywords: Ancient Near East; Jerusalem (Old World); Lehi (Prophet); Universalism
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
ID = [1739]  Status = Type = Church Article  Date = 1957-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 25174  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:49
Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 4 - Lehi as a Representative Man.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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There are many indications in the book of First Nephi that Lehi was a merchant. That title meant a great deal in Lehi’s day; there is ample evidence that the greatest men of the ages engaged in the type of business activities in which Lehi himself was occupied. But along with that, these same men were great colonizers, seekers after wisdom, political reformers, and often religious founders. Here we see that Lehi was a typical great man of one of the most remarkable centuries in human history, and we also learn how he was delivered from the bitterness and frustration that beset all the other great men of his time.
“Here we see that Lehi was a typical great man of one of the most remarkable centuries in human history, and we also learn how he was delivered from the bitterness and frustration that beset all the other great men of his time.

Keywords: Lehi (Prophet)
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
ID = [1740]  Status = Type = Church Article  Date = 1957-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 19284  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:49
Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 5 - Lehi’s Affairs, 1. The Jews and the Caravan Trade.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
Only within the last few years has it been realized that the ancient Hebrews were not the primitive agricultural people that scholars had always supposed they were, but among other things that they were always very active in trade and commerce. Their commercial contracts reached for many hundreds of miles in all directions, which meant an extensive caravan trade entailing constant dealings with the Arabs. In Lehi’s day the Arabs had suddenly become very aggressive and were pushing Jewish merchants out of their favored positions in the deserts and towns of the north. To carry on large-scale mercantile activities with distant places, it was necessary for merchants to have certain personal and official connections in the cities in which they did business; here we mention the nature of such connections. Jewish merchants were very active in Arabia in Lehi’s day, diligently spreading their religion wherever they went and settling down not only as tradesmen in the towns but as permanent cultivators and colonizers in the open country. Lehi’s activity in this regard is more or less typical and closely resembles that of his predecessor Jonadab ben Rekhab.

Keywords: Ancient Near East; Arabia; Jerusalem (Old World); Lehi (Prophet); Trade
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
ID = [1741]  Status = Type = Church Article  Date = 1957-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 23219  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:49
Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 6 - Lehi’s Affairs, 2. Lehi and the Arabs.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
Here we discuss Lehi’s personal contacts with the Arabs, as indicated by his family background and his association with Ishmael, whose descendants in the New World closely resemble the Ishmaelites (Bedouins) of the Old World. The names of Lehi and some of his sons are pure Arabic. The Book of Mormon depicts Lehi as a man of three worlds, and it has recently become generally recognized that the ancient Hebrews shared fully in the culture and traditions of the desert on the one hand and in the cultural heritage of Egypt on the other.

Keywords: Ancient Egypt; Arabia; Ishmael; Lehi (Prophet)
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 7 - Lehi’s Affairs, 3. Dealings with Egypt.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
The Book of Mormon insists emphatically and specifically that Lehi had acquired at least a veneer of Egyptian culture. Only within the last few decades have students come to appreciate the intimate cultural ties between Egypt and Palestine in Lehi’s day. Here we note some of the discoveries that have brought about that surprising realization. Though Lehi’s loyalty to Egypt seems mainly cultural, there is a good deal in the Book of Mormon to indicate business ties as well. Here we present two documents describing business dealings between Egypt and Palestine in ancient times: the one depicts the nature of overland traffic between two regions, the other gives a picture of trade by sea. That Lehi was interested also in the latter type of commerce is apparent from the prominence of the name of Sidon in the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: Ancient Egypt; Arabia; Lehi (Prophet); Trade
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 8 - Politics in Jerusalem.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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From Nephi we learn that the Elders of the Jews were running things and that these Elders hated Lehi. From other sources, it is known that Jerusalem at the time actually was under the control of the Sarim, an upstart aristocracy that surrounded and dominated the weak king and hated and opposed both the prophets and the old aristocratic class to which Lehi belonged. This accounts for Nephi’s own coldness toward “the Jews at Jerusalem.” Among the considerable evidence in the Book of Mormon that identifies Lehi with the old aristocracy, the peculiar conception and institution of “land of one’s inheritance” deserved special mention. Also the peculiar relationship between city and country has now been explained, and with it the declaration of the Book of Mormon that Christ was born in the land of Jerusalem becomes a strong argument in support of its authenticity. Another significant parallel between the Book of Mormon and the political organization of Jerusalem in Lehi’s day is the singular nature and significance of the office of judges. The atmosphere of Jerusalem as described in the first chapters of the Book of Mormon is completely authentic, and the insistence of Nephi on the greatness of the danger and the completeness of the destruction of Judah has recently been vindicated by archaeological finds.
Nephi tells us a great deal about conditions in Jerusalem in his day. Lessons 8, 9, and 10 take a closer look at the city on the eve of its overthrow.

Keywords: Jerusalem (Old World); Lehi (Prophet); Nephi (Son of Lehi); Politics
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 9: Escapade in Jerusalem.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
There is no more authentic bit of Oriental “culture-history” than that presented in Nephi’s account of the brothers’ visits to the city. Because it is so authentic it has appeared strange and overdrawn to western critics unacquainted with the ways of the East, and has been singled out for attack as the most vulnerable part of the Book of Mormon. It contains the most widely discussed and generally condemned episode in the whole book, namely, the slaying of Laban, which many have declared to be unallowable on moral grounds and inadmissible on practical grounds. It is maintained that the thing simply could not have taken place as Nephi describes it. In this lesson, these objections are answered.

Keywords: Jerusalem (Old World); Laban; Nephi (Son of Lehi)
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 10 - Portrait of Laban.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
Laban is described very fully, though casually, by Nephi and is seen to be the very type and model of a well-known class of public official in the Ancient East. Everything about him is authentic. Zoram is another authentic type. Both men provide food for thought to men of today: both were highly successful yet greatly to be pitied. They are representatives and symbols of a decadent world. Zoram became a refugee from a society in which he had everything, as Lehi did, because it was no longer a fit place for honest men. What became of “the Jews at Jerusalem” is not half so tragic as what they became. This is a lesson for Americans.

Keywords: Jerusalem (Old World); Laban; Symbolism; Zoram (Servant of Laban)
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 11 - The Flight into the Wilderness.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
To appreciate the setting of much of Book of Mormon history it is necessary to get a correct idea of what is meant by wilderness. That word has in the Book of Mormon the same connotation as in the Bible and usually refers to desert country. Throughout their entire history, the Book of Mormon people remain either wanderers in the wilderness or dwellers in close proximity to it. The motif of the Flight into the Wilderness is found throughout the book and has great religious significance as the type and reality of the segregation of the righteous from the wicked and the position of the righteous man as a pilgrim and an outcast on the earth. Both Nephites and Lamanites always retained their nomadic ways.

Keywords: Arabia; Wilderness
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 12 - The Pioneer Tradition and the True Church.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
The Israelites always looked back upon the days of the wandering in the wilderness as the true schooling of the Chosen People and the time when they were most nearly fulfilling the measure of their existence. The concept of man as a wanderer and an outcast in a dark and dreary world is as old as the records of the human race. The desert has always had two aspects, that of refuge and asylum on the one hand, and of trial and tribulation on the other: in both respects, it is a place where God segregates and tests his people. Throughout the history of Israel, zealous minorities among the people have gone out into the wilderness from time to time in an attempt to get back to the ways of the Patriarchs and to live the old Law in its purity, fleeing from Idumea or the wicked world. This tradition remained very much alive among the early Christians and is still a part of the common Christian heritage, as can be seen from numerous attempts of Christian groups to return to the ways of Israel in the desert. Only the restored Church of Jesus Christ, however, has found itself in the actual position of the ancient saints, being literally driven out into the desert.

Keywords: Early Christian History; Wilderness
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 13 - Churches in the Wilderness.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
As outcasts and wanderers, the Nephites took particular pains to preserve unbroken the records and traditions that bound them to their ancestors in the Old World. Special emphasis is laid in the Book of Mormon on one particular phase of the record; namely, the care to preserve intact that chain of religious writing that had been transmitted from generation to generation by these people and their ancestors “since the world began.” The Book of Mormon is a religious history. It is specifically the history of one religious community, rather than of a race or nation, beginning with the “people of Nephi,” who became established as a special minority group at the very beginning of Book of Mormon times. The Nephite prophets always preached that the nation could only maintain its integrity and its very existence by remaining a pious religious society. Alma founded a church based on religious traditions brought from the Old World: it was a Church in the Wilderness, a small group of pious dissenters who went forth into the desert for the purpose of living the Law in its fullness. This church was not unique among the Nephites; other “churches of anticipation” flourished in the centuries before Christ, and after Christ came many churches carrying on in the apocalyptic tradition.

Keywords: Alma the Elder; Apocalypticism; Church of Anticipation; Recordkeeping; Wilderness
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 14 - Unwelcome Voices from the Dust.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
The mystery of the nature and organization of the Primitive Church has recently been considerably illuminated by the discovery of the so-called Dead Sea Scrolls. There is increasing evidence that these documents were deliberately sealed up to come forth at a later time, thus providing a significant parallel to the Book of Mormon record. The Scrolls have caused considerable dismay and confusion among scholars, since they are full of things generally believed to be uniquely Christian, though they were undoubtedly written by pious Jews before the time of Christ. Some Jewish and Christian investigators have condemned the Scrolls as forgeries and suggest leaving them alone on the grounds that they don’t make sense. Actually they make very good sense, but it is a sense quite contrary to conventional ideas of Judaism and Christianity. The Scrolls echo teachings in many apocryphal writings, both of the Jews and the Christians, while at the same time showing undeniable affinities with the Old and the New Testament teachings. The very things which made the Scrolls at first so baffling and hard to accept to many scholars are the very things which in the past have been used to discredit the Book of Mormon. Now the Book of Mormon may be read in a wholly new light, which is considered here in lessons 14, 15, 16, and 17.

Keywords: Apocrypha; Dead Sea Scrolls; Hidden Records; Recordkeeping
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 15 - Qumran and the Waters of Mormon.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
Alma’s church in the wilderness was a typical “church of anticipation.” In many things it presents striking parallels to the “church of anticipation” described in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Both had gone forth into the wilderness in order to live the Law in its fullness, being dissatisfied with the official religion of the time, which both regarded as being little better than apostasy. Both were persecuted by the authorities of the state and the official religion. Both were strictly organized along the same lines and engaged in the same type of religious activities. In both the Old World and the New, these churches in the wilderness were but isolated expressions of a common tradition of great antiquity. In the Book of Mormon, Alma’s church is clearly traced back to this ancient tradition and practice, yet until the recent discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, no one was aware of its existence. We can now read the Book of Mormon in a totally new context, and in that new context, much that has hitherto been strange and perplexing becomes perfectly clear.

Keywords: Alma the Elder; Church of Anticipation; Dead Sea Scrolls; Waters of Mormon; Wilderness
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 16 - The Apocrypha and the Book of Mormon.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
In the light of the Dead Sea Scrolls, all the Apocryphal writings must be read again with a new respect. Today the correctness of the 91st Section of the Doctrine and Covenants as an evaluation of the Apocrypha is vindicated with the acceptance of an identical view by scholars of every persuasion, though a hundred years ago, the proposition set forth in the Doctrine and Covenants seemed preposterous. What all the apocryphal writings have in common with each other and with the scriptures is the Apocalyptic or eschatological theme. This theme is nowhere more fully and clearly set forth than in the Book of Mormon. Fundamental to this theme is the belief in a single prophetic tradition handed down from the beginning of the world in a series of dispensations but hidden from the world in general and often confined to certain holy writings. Central to the doctrine is the Divine Plan behind the creation of the world that is expressed in all history and revealed to holy prophets from time to time. History unfolds in repeating cycles in order to provide all men with a fair and equal test in the time of their probation. Every dispensation, or “Visitation,” it was taught, is followed by an apostasy and a widespread destruction of the wicked, and ultimately by a refreshing or a new visitation.

Keywords: Apocalypticism; Apocrypha; Apostasy; Plan of Salvation
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha [including intertestamental books and the Dead Sea Scrolls]
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 17 - A Strange Order of Battle.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
This lesson is on an unusual theme. The Book of Mormon story of Moroni’s “Title of Liberty” gives valuable insight into certain practices and traditions of the Nephites, which they took as a matter of course but which are totally unfamiliar not only to the modern world but to the world of Biblical scholarship as well. Since it is being better recognized every day that the Bible is only a sampling (and a carefully edited one) of but one side of ancient Jewish life, the Book of Mormon must almost unavoidably break away from the familiar things from time to time, and show us facets of Old World life untouched by the Bible. The “Title of Liberty” story is a good example of such a welcome departure from beaten paths, being concerned with certain old Hebrew traditions which were perfectly familiar to the Nephites but are nowhere to be found either in the Bible or in the apocryphal writings. These traditions, strange as they are, can now be checked by new and unfamiliar sources turned up in the Old World and are shown to be perfectly authentic.

Keywords: Apocrypha; Captain Moroni; Title of Liberty; Warfare
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 18 - Life in the Desert, 1. Man versus Nature.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
In Nephi’s description of his father’s eight years of wandering in the desert, we have an all but foolproof test for the authenticity of the Book of Mormon. It can be shown from documents strewn down the centuries that the ways of the desert have not changed, and many first-hand documents have actually survived from Lehi’s age and from the very regions in which he wandered. These inscriptions depict the same hardships and dangers as those described by Nephi and the same reaction to them. A strong point for the Book of Mormon is the claim that Lehi’s people survived only by “keeping to the more fertile parts of the wilderness,” since that is actually the custom followed in those regions, though the fact has only been known to westerners for a short time. Nephi gives us a correct picture of hunting practices both as to weapons and methods used. Even the roughest aspects of desert life at its worst are faithfully and correctly depicted.

Keywords: Arabia; Lehi (Prophet); Wilderness
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 19 - Life in the Desert, 2. Man versus Man.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
A valuable passage about fire-making in 1 Nephi furnishes the perfect clue to the nature of Lehi’s contacts in the desert. He avoided all contact whenever possible. This behavior is perfectly consistent with the behavior of modern Arabs and with known conditions in the desert in Lehi’s day. The whole story of Lehi’s wandering centers about his tent, which in Nephi’s account receives just the proper emphasis and plays just the proper role. Another authentic touch is Lehi’s altar-building and sacrificing. The troubles and tensions within Lehi’s own family on the march, and the way they were handled and the group led and controlled by Lehi’s authority are entirely in keeping with what is known of conditions both today and in ancient times. The description of the role and the behavior of women in 1 Nephi are also perfectly consistent with what is known of actual conditions from many sources.

Keywords: Arabia; Lehi (Prophet); Wilderness; Women
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 20 - Life in the Desert, 3. Lehi’s Dream.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
Long ago Sigmund Freud showed that dreams are symbolic, that they take their familiar materials from everyday life and use them to express the dreamer’s real thoughts and desires. Lehi’s dreams have a very authentic undertone of anxiety, of which the writer of 1 Nephi himself seems not fully aware; they are the dreams of a man heavily burdened with worries and responsibilities. The subjects of his unrest are two: the dangerous project he is undertaking and the constant opposition and misbehavior of some of his people, especially his two eldest sons. It may be instructive for the student to look for these two themes in the dreams discussed here. This lesson is devoted to pointing out the peculiar materials of which Lehi’s dreams are made: the images, situations, and dream-scenery, which, though typical, can only come from the desert world in which Lehi was wandering. These thirteen snapshots of desert life are submitted as evidence for that claim.

Keywords: Dream; Lehi (Prophet); Symbolism; Vision; Wilderness
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 21 - Life in the Desert, Lehi the Poet: A Desert Idyll.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
One of the most revealing things about Lehi is the nature of his great eloquence. It must not be judged by modern or western standards, as people are prone to judge the Book of Mormon as literature. In this lesson, we take the case of a bit of poetry recited extempore by Lehi to his two sons to illustrate certain peculiarities of the Oriental idiom and especially to serve as a test-case in which a number of very strange and exacting conditions are most rigorously observed in the Book of Mormon account. Those are the conditions under which ancient desert poetry was composed. Some things that appear at first glance to be most damning to the Book of Mormon, such as the famous passage in 2 Nephi 1:14 about no traveler returning from the grave, turn out on closer inspection to provide striking confirmation of its correctness.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 22 - Proper Names in the Book of Mormon.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
In this lesson, we test certain proper names in the Book of Mormon in the light of actual names from Lehi’s world, unknown in the time of Joseph Smith. Not only do the names agree but the variations follow the correct rules, and the names are found in correct statistical proportions, the Egyptian and Hebrew types being of almost equal frequency, along with a sprinkling of Hittite, Arabic, and Greek names. To reduce speculation to a minimum, the lesson is concerned only with highly distinctive and characteristic names and to clearly stated and universally admitted rules. Even so, the reader must judge for himself. In case of doubt, he or she is encouraged to correspond with recognized experts in the languages concerned. The combination of the names Laman and Lemuel, the absence of Baal names, the predominance of names ending in -iah, such facts as those need no trained philologist to point them out; they can be demonstrated most objectively, and they are powerful evidence in behalf of the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: Name
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 23 - Old World Ritual in the New World.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
In the writer’s opinion, this lesson presents the most convincing evidence yet brought forth for the authenticity of the Book of Mormon. Very likely, the reader will be far from sharing this view, since the force of the evidence is cumulative and based on extensive comparative studies that cannot be fully presented here. Still the evidence is so good, and can be so thoroughly tested, that we present it here for the benefit of the reader who wishes to pursue the subject further. Since Gressmann, Jeremias, Mowinckel, and many others began their studies at the start of the century, a vast literature on the subject of the Great Assembly at the New Year and the peculiar and complex rites performed on that occasion has been brought forth. Yet nowhere can one find a fuller description of that institution and its rites than in the Book of Mormon. Since “patternism” (as the awareness of a single universal pattern for all ancient year rites is now being called) is a discovery of the last thirty years, the fact that the now familiar pattern of ritual turns up in a book first published almost 130 years ago is an extremely stimulating one. For it is plain that Mosiah’s account of the Great Year Rite among the Nephites is accurate in every detail, as can be checked by other year-rites throughout the world.

Keywords: King Benjamin; King Benjamin’s Speech; King Mosiah; Ritual
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 24 - Ezekiel 37:15–23 as Evidence for the Book of Mormon.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
The Latter-day Saint claim that Ezekiel’s account of the Stick of Joseph and the Stick of Judah is a clear reference to the Book of Mormon has, of course, been challenged. There is no agreement among scholars today as to what the prophet was talking about, and so no competing explanation carries very great authority. The ancient commentators certainly believed that Ezekiel was talking about books of scripture, which they also identify with a staff or rod. As scepters and rods of identification the Two Sticks refer to Judah and Israel or else to the Old Testament and the New. But in this lesson, we present the obvious objections to such an argument. The only alternative is that the Stick of Joseph is something like the Book of Mormon. But did the ancient Jews know about the Lord’s people in this hemisphere? The Book of Mormon says they did not, but in so doing specifies that it was the wicked from whom that knowledge was withheld. Hence it is quite possible that it was had secretly among the righteous, and there is actually some evidence that this was so.

Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Ezekiel
Old Testament Topics > Book of Mormon and the Old Testament
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 25 - Some Test Cases from the Book of Ether.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
In this lesson, we pick out some peculiar items in the Book of Ether to show how they vindicate its claim to go back to the very dawn of history. First, the account of the great dispersion has been remarkably confirmed by independent investigators in many fields. Ether, like the Bible, tells of the Great Dispersion, but it goes much further than the Bible in describing accompanying phenomena, especially the driving of cattle and the raging of terrible winds. This part of the picture can now be confirmed from many sources. In Ether, the reign and exploits of King Lib exactly parallel the doings of the first kings of Egypt (entirely unknown, of course, in the time of Joseph Smith) even in the oddest particulars. The story of Jared’s barges can be matched by the earliest Babylonian descriptions of the ark, point by point as to all peculiar features. There is even ample evidence to attest the lighting of Jared’s ships by shining stones, a tradition that in the present century has been traced back to the oldest versions of the Babylonian Flood Story.

Keywords: Great Flood; Jaredite; Jaredite Barges; Jaredite Stones; Lib (Jaredite); Noah’s Ark
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 26 - The Way of the ‘Intellectuals’” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls has brought to light the dual nature of ancient Judaism, in which “the official and urban Judaism” is pitted against the more pious Jews “intent on going back to the most authentic sources of Jewish religion . . . in contrast to the rest of backsliding Israel” (Moscati). The official Judaism is the work of “intellectuals” who are not, however, what they say they are, namely seekers after truth, but rather ambitious men eager to gain influence and followers. The Book of Mormon presents a searching study of these people and their ways. There is the devout Sherem, loudly proclaiming his loyalty to the Church and his desire to save it from those who believe without intellectual proof. There is Alma, who represents the rebellion of youth against the teachings of the fathers. There is Nehor, the Great Liberal, proclaiming that the Church should be popular and democratic, but insisting that he as an intellectual be given special respect and remuneration. There is Amlici, whose motive was power and whose tool was intellectual appeal. There is Korihor, the typical Sophist. There is Gadianton whose criminal ambitions where masked by intellectual respectability. For the Old World an exceedingly enlightening tract on the ways of the intellectuals is Justin Martyr’s debate with Trypho, and also an interesting commentary on the Book of Mormon intellectuals whose origin is traced directly back to the “Jews at Jerusalem.”
A commentary on the “intellectuals” of the official Judaism and suggests that they were not seekers after truth but were rather ambitious men eager to gain influence and followers.

Keywords: Alma the Younger; Amlici; Apostasy; Dead Sea Scrolls; Gadianton (Leader of Robbers); Justin Martyr; Korihor; Nehor; Sherem; Trypho
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 27 - The Way of the Wicked.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
Crime has a conspicuous place in the Book of Mormon. It is organized crime and for the most part singularly respectable. Here we trace the general course of criminal doings in the Book of Mormon, showing that the separate events and periods are not disconnected but represent a single great tradition. Petty crime is no concern of the Book of Mormon, but rather wickedness in high places. The Book of Mormon tells us how such comes into existence and how it operates, and how it manages to surround itself with an aura of intense respectability and in time to legalize its evil practices. Finally, the whole history of crime in the Book of Mormon is directed to our own age, which is described at the end of the book in unmistakable terms.

Keywords: Apostasy; Corruption; Secret Combinations; Wickedness
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 28 - The Nature of Book of Mormon Society.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
The long summary at the end of this chapter tells what it is about. It is a general picture of Nephite culture, which turns out to be a very different sort of thing from what is commonly imagined. The Nephites were a small party of migrants laden with a very heavy and complete cultural baggage. Theirs was a mixed culture. In America, they continued their nomadic ways and lived always close to the wilderness, while at the same time building cities and cultivating the soil. Along with much local migration attending their colonization of the new lands, these people were involved in a major population drift towards the north. Their society was organized along hierarchical lines, expressed in every phase of their social activity.

Keywords: Agriculture; Nomadism; Population Size; Social Hierarchy
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 29 - Strategy for Survival.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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Beginning with a mobile defense, the Nephites soon adopted the classic system of fortified cities and strong places, their earth-and-wood defenses resembling those found all over the Old World. Settled areas with farms, towns, and a capital city were separated from each other by considerable stretches of uninhabited country. The greatest military operation described in the Book of Mormon is the long retreat in which the Nephites moved from one place to another in the attempt to make a stand against the overwhelmingly superior hereditary enemy. This great retreat is not a freak in history but has many parallels among the wars and migrations of nations. There is nothing improbable or even unusual in a movement that began in Central America and after many years ended at Cumorah.
Discusses the Nephite strategy for defense and compares it with wars and migrations of nations throughout time.

Keywords: Book of Mormon Geography; Fortifications; Hill Cumorah; Migration; Warfare
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
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Nibley, Hugh W. An Approach to the Book of Mormon. 2nd ed. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1964. xxii + 416 pp.
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Originally published in 1957.
This edition contains a “Preface to Second Edition” by Hugh Nibley and one new chapter, entitled “Strange Ships and Shining Stones,” which is reproduced from a 1959 publication. The questions appended to each chapter in the 1957 edition have been deleted and the pagination of the two editions is different.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
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Nibley, Hugh W. An Approach to the Book of Mormon. The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 6. Edited by John W. Welch. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988. xvii + 541 pp.
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Originally published in 1957 as a Melchizedek Priesthood manual. A revised edition of the book was published under the same title by the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the lesson manual for the Melchizedek Priesthood quorums in 1957; a second edition was printed by Deseret Book in 1964; and it was reprinted in 1976 in the Classics of Mormon Literature series.
An Approach to the Book of Mormon is Dr. Hugh Nibley’s classic work on the Book of Mormon. A gifted scholar with expertise in ancient languages, literature, and history, Nibley shows numerous details in the Book of Mormon narrative to be in accord with cultural traits of the Middle East.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley (CWHN)
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Foreword to the First Edition.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
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Smith, Joseph Fielding. “Preface to the First Edition.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
An introduction to the first edition of An Approach to the Book of Mormon by Hugh Nibley.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Preface to the 1964 Edition.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
An introduction to the 1964 edition naming the impacts of the manual up to that point.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Introduction to an Unknown Book.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
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Nibley, Hugh W. “A Time for Reexamination.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
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Nibley, Hugh W. “An Auspicious Beginning.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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Originally published as “Lesson 3—An Auspicious Beginning“ in 1957.
The note of universalism is very strong in the Book of Mormon, while the conventional views of tribal and national loyalties are conspicuously lacking. This peculiar state of things is an authentic reflection of actual conditions in Lehi’s world. Lehi, like Abraham, was the child of a cosmopolitan age. No other time or place could have been more peculiarly auspicious for the launching of a new civilization than the time and place in which he lived. It was a wonderful age of discovery, an age of adventurous undertakings in all fields of human endeavor, of great economic and colonial projects. At the same time the great and brilliant world civilization of Lehi’s day was on the very verge of complete collapse, and men of God like Lehi could see the hollowness of the loudly proclaimed slogans of peace (Jer. 6:14, 8:11) and prosperity (2 Ne. 28:21). Lehi’s expedition from Jerusalem in aim and method was entirely in keeping with the accepted practices of his day.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lehi as a Representative Man.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
Here we see that Lehi was a typical great man of one of the most remarkable centuries in human history, and we also learn how he was delivered from the bitterness and frustration that beset all the other great men of his time.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Jews and the Caravan Trade.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lehi and the Arabs.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
Here we discuss Lehi’s personal contacts with the Arabs, as indicated by his family background and his association with Ishmael, whose descendants in the New World closely resemble the Ishmaelites (Bedouins) of the Old World.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Dealings with Egypt.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Places > Old World > Egypt
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Politics in Jerusalem.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
An investigation into the peculiar social organization of Jerusalem and the social and political struggles that racked the city just before its fall.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Escapade in Jerusalem.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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Originally published in An Approach to the Book of Mormon (1957).
“There is no more authentic bit of Oriental ““culture-history” than that presented in Nephi’s account of the brothers’ visits to the city. Because it is so authentic, it has appeared strange and overdrawn to western critics unacquainted with the ways of the
East and has been singled out for attack as the most vulnerable part of the Book of Mormon. It contains the most widely discussed and generally condemned episode in the whole book, namely, the slaying of Laban, which many have declared to be unallowable on moral grounds and inadmissible on practical grounds. It is maintained that the thing simply could not have taken place as Nephi describes it. In this lesson, these objections are answered.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > 1 Nephi
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Places > Old World > Jerusalem
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Portrait of Laban.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
A study of Laban as an authentic man and what happened to the Jews at Jerusalem.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Flight into the Wilderness.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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Originally published as a lesson in An Approach to the Book of Mormon (1957).
To appreciate the setting of much of Book of Mormon history, it is necessary to get a correct idea of what is meant by “wilderness”. That word has in the Book of Mormon the same connotation as in the Bible and usually refers to desert country. Throughout their entire history, the Book of Mormon people remain either wanderers in the wilderness or dwellers in close proximity to it. The motif of the Flight into the Wilderness is found throughout the book and has great religious significance as the type and reality of the segregation of the righteous from the wicked and the position of the righteous man as a pilgrim and an outcast on the earth. Both Nephites and Lamanites always retained their nomadic ways.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > 1 Nephi
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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Pioneer Tradition and the True Church.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
A comparison between the Israelites many exoduses and the pioneers of The Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Churches in the Wilderness.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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Originally printed in An Approach to the Book of Mormon (1957).
Long before the Dead Sea Scrolls were found, Robert Eisler called attention to the existence of societies of ancient sectaries, including the early Christians, who fled to the desert and formed pious communities there after the manner of the order of Rekhabites (Jeremiah 35). More recently, E. Kdsemann and U. W. Mauser have taken up the theme, and the pope himself has referred to his followers as “the Wayfaring Church,” of all things. No aspect of the gospel is more fundamental than that which calls the Saints out of the world; it has recently been recognized as fundamental to the universal apocalyptic pattern and is now recognized as a basic teaching of the prophets of Israel, including the Lord Himself. It is the central theme of the Book of Mormon, and Lehi’s people faithfully follow the correct routine of flights to the desert as their stories now merge with new manuscript finds from the Dead Sea and elsewhere. And while many Christian communities have consciously sought to imitate the dramatic flight into the wilderness, from monastic orders to Pilgrim fathers, only the followers of Joseph Smith can claim the distinction of a wholesale, involuntary, and total expulsion into a most authentic wilderness. Now, the Book of Mormon is not only a typical product of a religious people driven to the wilds (surprisingly we have learned since 1950 that such people had a veritable passion for writing books and keeping records) but it actually contains passages that match some of the Dead Sea Scrolls almost word for word. Isn’t that going a bit too far? How, one may ask, would Alma be able to quote from a book written on the other side of the world among people with whom his own had lost all contact for five hundred years? Joseph Smith must have possessed supernatural cunning to have foreseen such an impasse, yet his Book of Mormon explains it easily: Alma informs us that the passages in question are not his, but he is quoting them directly from an ancient source, the work of an early prophet of Israel named Zenos. Alma and the author of the Thanksgiving Scroll are drawing from the same ancient source. No wonder they sound alike.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Dead Sea Scrolls
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Enoch
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Unwelcome Voices from the Dust.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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The mystery of the nature and organization of the Primitive Church has recently been considerably illuminated by the discovery of the so-called Dead Sea Scrolls. There is increasing evidence that these documents were deliberately sealed up to come forth at a later time, thus providing a significant parallel to the Book of Mormon record. The Scrolls have caused considerable dismay and confusion among scholars, since they are full of things generally believed to be uniquely Christian, though they were undoubtedly written by pious Jews before the time of Christ. Some Jewish and Christian investigators have condemned the Scrolls as forgeries and suggest leaving them alone on the grounds that they don’t make sense. Actually they make very good sense, but it is a sense quite contrary to conventional ideas of Judaism and Christianity. The Scrolls echo teachings in many apocryphal writings, both of the Jews and the Christians, while at the same time showing undeniable affinities with the Old and the New Testament teachings.
The very things which made the Scrolls at first so baffling and hard to accept to many scholars are the very things which in the past have been used to discredit the Book of Mormon. Now the Book of Mormon may be read in a wholly new light, which is considered here in lessons 14, 15, 16, and 17.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Qumran and the Waters of Mormon.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
Alma’s church in the wilderness was a typical “church of anticipation”. In many things it presents striking parallels to the “church of anticipation” described in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Both had gone forth into the wilderness in order to live the Law in its fullness, being dissatisfied with the official religion of the time, which both regarded as being little better than apostasy. Both were persecuted by the authorities of the state and the official religion. Both were strictly organized along the same lines and engaged in the same type of religious activities. In both the Old World and the New these churches in the wilderness were but isolated expressions of a common tradition of great antiquity. In the Book of Mormon Alma’s church is clearly traced back to this ancient tradition and practice, yet until the recent discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls no one was aware of its existence. We can now read the Book of Mormon in a totally new context, and in that new context much that has hitherto been strange and perplexing becomes perfectly clear.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
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Nibley, Hugh W. “A Strange Order of Battle.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
This lesson is on an unusual theme. The Book of Mormon story of Moroni’s “Title of Liberty” gives valuable insight into certain practices and traditions of the Nephites which they took as a matter of course but which are totally unfamiliar not only to the modern world but to the world of Biblical scholarship as well. Since it is being better recognized every day that the Bible is only a sampling (and a carefully edited one) of but one side of ancient Jewish life, the Book of Mormon must almost unavoidably break away from the familiar things from time to time, and show us facets of Old World life untouched by the Bible. The “Title of Liberty” story is a good example of such a welcome departure from beaten paths, being concerned with certain old Hebrew traditions which were perfectly familiar to the Nephites but are nowhere to be found either in the Bible or in the apocryphal writings. These traditions, strange as they are, can now be checked by new and unfamiliar sources turned up in the Old World, and shown to be perfectly authentic.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Man Versus Nature.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
Discusses Nephi’s description of his father’s eight years of wandering in the desert versus what we know of the desert today and suggests that this gives us an all but foolproof test for the authenticity of the Book of Mormon.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Man Versus Man.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
A discussion of Lehi’s avoidance with contact of other humans and suggests that, from what we know today, this is consistent with the behavior of modern Arabs and with known conditions in the desert in Lehi’s day.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lehi’s Dream.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
This lesson is devoted to pointing out the peculiar materials of which Lehi’s dreams are made, the images, situations, and dreamscenery which though typical come from the desert world in which Lehi was wandering. These thirteen snapshots of desert life are submitted as evidence for that claim.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
ID = [2051]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1988-01-01  Collections:  bom,mi,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:51
Nibley, Hugh W. “Lehi the Poet—A Desert Idyll.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
Discusses Lehi’s eloquence an dsuggests that while it may appear at first glance to be most damning to the Book of Mormon, on closer inspection, it provides striking confirmation of its correctness.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Proper Names in the Book of Mormon.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
In this document, we test certain proper names in the Book of Mormon in the light of actual names from Lehi’s world, unknown in the time of Joseph Smith. Not only do the names agree, but the variations follow the correct rules and the names are found in correct statistical proportions, the Egyptian and Hebrew types being of almost equal frequency, along with a sprinkling of Hittite, Arabic, and Greek names. To reduce speculation to a minimum, the lesson is concerned only with highly distinctive and characteristic names, and to clearly stated and universally admitted rules. Even so, the reader must judge for himself. In case of doubt he is encouraged to correspond with recognized experts in the languages concerned. The combination of the names Laman and Lemuel, the absence of Baal names, the predominance of names ending in -iah such facts as those need no trained philologist to point them out; they can be demonstrated most objectively, and they are powerful evidence in behalf of the Book of Mormon.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics > Names
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Old World Ritual in the New World.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
“In the writer’s opinion, this lesson presents the most convincing evidence yet brought forth forthe authenticity of the Book of Mormon. Very likely the reader will be far from sharing this view, since the force of the evidence is cumulative and is based on extensive comparative studies which cannot be fully presented here. Still the evidence
is so good, and can be so thoroughly tested, that we present it here for the benefit of the reader who wishes to pursue the subject further.“

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Ezekiel 37:15–23 As Evidence for the Book of Mormon.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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Originally published as a lesson in An Approach to the Book of Mormon (1957).
The Latter-day Saint claim that Ezekiel’s account of the Stick of Joseph and the Stick of Judah is a clear reference to the Book of Mormon has, of course, been challenged. There is no agreement among scholars today as to what the prophet was talking about, and so no competing explanation carries very great authority. The ancient commentators certainly believed that Ezekiel was talking about books of scripture, which they also identify with a staff or rod. As scepters and rods of identification the Two Sticks refer to Judah and Israel or else to the Old Testament and the New. But in this lesson we present the obvious objections to such an argument. The only alternative is that the Stick of Joseph is something like the Book of Mormon. But did the ancient Jews know about the Lord’s people in this hemisphere? The Book of Mormon says they did not, but in so doing specifies that it was the wicked from whom that knowledge was withheld. Hence it is quite possible that it was had secretly among the righteous, and there is actually some evidence that this was so.

Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Ezekiel
Old Testament Topics > Book of Mormon and the Old Testament
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament > Characters > Ezekiel
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics
ID = [2055]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1988-01-01  Collections:  bom,mi,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:51
Nibley, Hugh W. “Some Test Cases from the Book of Ether.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
In this lesson we pick out some peculiar items in the Book of Ether to show how they vindicate its claim to go back to the very dawn of history. First, the account of the great dispersion has been remarkably confirmed by independent investigators in many fields. Ether like the Bible tells of the Great Dispersion, but it goes much further than the Bible in describing accompanying phenomena, especially the driving of cattle and the raging of terrible winds. This part of the picture can now be confirmed from many sources. In Ether the reign and exploits of King Lib exactly parallel the doings of the first kings of Egypt (entirely unknown, of course, in the time of Joseph Smith) even in the oddest particulars. The story of Jared’s barges can be matched by the earliest Babylonian descriptions of the ark, point by point as to all peculiar features. There is even ample evidence to attest the lighting of Jared’s ships by shining stones, a tradition which in the present century has been traced back to the oldest versions of the Babylonian Flood Story.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
ID = [2056]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1988-01-01  Collections:  bom,mi,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:51
Nibley, Hugh W. “Strange Ships and Shining Stones (A Not So Fantastic Story).” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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Reprinted from A Book of Mormon Treasury: Selections from the Papers of the Improvement Era.
Compares the ships of the Jaredites with boats from Mesopotamia and the Gilgamesh Epic, and the sixteen stones of the brother of Jared with shining stones reported in the pseudepigrapha, Jerusalem Talmud, and by Greek historians.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > Ether
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Peoples > Jaredites
ID = [2057]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1988-01-01  Collections:  bom,mi,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:51
Nibley, Hugh W. “The Way of the ‘Intellectuals’” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
A discussion of people throughout the Book of Mormon who appeal to “intellectuals” and how that is traced back to the “Jews of Jerusalem.”

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
ID = [2058]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1988-01-01  Collections:  bom,mi,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:51
Nibley, Hugh W. “The Way of the Wicked.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
An exploration of crime in the Book of Mormon.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
ID = [2059]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1988-01-01  Collections:  bom,mi,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:51
Nibley, Hugh W. “The Nature of Book of Mormon Society.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
The long summary at the end of this chapter tells what it is about. It is a general picture of Nephite culture, which turns out to be a very different sort of thing from what is commonly imagined. The Nephites were a small party of migrants laden with a very heavy and complete cultural baggage. Theirs was a mixed culture. In America they continued their nomadic ways and lived always close to the wilderness, while at the same time building cities and cultivating the soil. Along with much local migration attending their colonization of the new lands, these people were involved in a major population drift towards the north. Their society was organized along hierarchical lines, expressed in every phase of their social activity.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Strategy for Survival.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
Beginning with a mobile defense, the Nephites soon adopted the classic system of fortified cities and strong places, their earth-and-wood defenses resembling those found all over the Old World. Settled areas with farms, towns, and a capital city were separated from each other by considerable stretches of uninhabited country. The greatest military operation described in the Book of Mormon is the long retreat in which the Nephites moved from one place to another in the attempt to make a stand against the overwhelmingly superior hereditary enemy. This great retreat is not a freak in history but has many parallels among the wars and migrations of nations. There is nothing improbable or even unusual in a movement that began in Central America and after many years ended at Cumorah.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
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Washburn, Jesse A., and Jesse N. Washburn. An Approach to the Study of Book of Mormon Geography. Provo, UT: NE, 1939.
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The author believes the geographical background of Book of Mormon events influences other aspects of the record, such as doctrinal interpretations. Scriptural references of the travel and place locations of the Jaredites, Mulekites, Nephites, and Lamanites are enhanced by discussion of population sizes, simple maps, and other illustrations.

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Washburn, Jesse N., and J. A. Washburn. An Approach to the Study of the Book of Mormon Geography. New Era Publishing, 1939.
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Keywords: Mormon thought, Book of Mormon geography; Book of Mormon, miscellaneous; Book of Mormon; Historical geography; Book of Mormon, historicity
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Washburn, J. A. An Approach to the Study of the Book of Mormon Geography. Whitefish, Montana: Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2004.
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“This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.” [Publisher]

Keywords: Mormon thought, Book of Mormon geography; Book of Mormon, miscellaneous; Book of Mormon; Historical geography; Book of Mormon, historicity
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Treat, Raymond C. “Approaches to Studying the Book of Mormon.” Zarahemla Record 19-21 (Winter, Spring, and Summer 1983): 10-13.
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The Book of Mormon is important and relevant today. The article outlines several different methods of Book of Mormon study and the merits of each: “the straight through method,” “reading the research of others,” “the topical method,” examining definitions and synonyms, and pondering.

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Smoot, Stephen O. “Approaching Abinadi.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 28 (2018): 257-260.
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Abstract: The recently released Abinadi: He Came Among Them in Disguise, a new book from Brigham Young University’s Book of Mormon Academy, offers readers multidisciplinary approaches to Mosiah 11–17 that highlight the literary, historical, and doctrinal richness of the story of Abinadi. Students and scholars of the Book of Mormon are sure to benefit greatly from this new volume.
Review of Shon D. Hopkin, ed. Abinadi: He Came Among Them in Disguise (Provo and Salt Lake City: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, and Deseret Book, 2018), 404 pp. $27.99.
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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
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Blumell, Lincoln H., Matthew J. Grey, and Andrew H. Hedges, eds. Approaching Antiquity: Joseph Smith and the Ancient World. Proceedings of the 2013 BYU Church History Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015.
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The 2013 BYU Church History Symposium This volume is a collection of essays by prominent LDS scholars–including keynote speakers Richard Bushman and David Holland–that discuss the interest in the ancient world shared by Joseph Smith and the early Latter-day Saints. Topics include Joseph Smith’s fascination with the ancient Americas, his interaction with the Bible, his study of Hebrew and Greek, his reading of Jewish and Christian apocryphal writings, and his work with the Book of Abraham in the context of nineteenth-century Egyptology. Together, these essays demonstrate that Joseph Smith’s interests in antiquity played an important role in his prophetic development as he sought to recover ancient scripture, restore the ancient Church, and bring the Latter-day Saints into fellowship with the sacred past. ISBN 978‐0‐8425‐2966‐2

Topics:    Book of Moses Topics > Basic Resources > Surveys and Perspectives on Ancient Sources from Outside the Bible
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
Book of Moses Topics > Joseph Smith Translation (JST) > Historicity and Ancient Threads — General Issues
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Articles

Wayment, Thomas A. “Joseph Smith’s Developing Relationship with the Apocrypha.” In Approaching Antiquity: Joseph Smith and the Ancient World, Brigham Young University Church History Symposium, eds. Lincoln H. Blumell, Matthew J. Grey and Andrew H. Hedges, 331–355. Provo and Salt Lake City, UT: BYU Religious Studies Center and Deseret Book, 2015.
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Several approaches to interpreting Joseph Smith’s use of the so-called Jewish and Christian apocryphal literature have been employed both by critics of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (hereafter LDS), and by those professing faith in the Church and whose interests may be classified as apologetic. These approaches span the range of being probative of Joseph Smith’s restoration of lost texts and scripture and being dismissive of Mormonism generally, because its sacred religious texts are founded on flagrant plagiarism of apocryphal literature.[1] Before one can answer the most important historical question at hand, how Joseph Smith used the Apocrypha and what relationship that body of literature had to early Mormon writings, it seems prudent to first of all establish some controls on the discussion. This is necessary because previous discussions have largely contented themselves with drawing out parallels between apocryphal writings and early Mormon publications without any discussion of whether or not Joseph Smith had access to the texts under discussion. Moreover, a wide variety of modern translations of ancient apocryphal texts are often employed when there is no possible way that someone living in the early nineteenth century could have known them. This is particularly important when citing phrases or words that Joseph Smith might have incorporated into the language of his revelations.

Topics:    Book of Moses Topics > Basic Resources > Surveys and Perspectives on Ancient Sources from Outside the Bible
Old Testament Topics > Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha [including intertestamental books and the Dead Sea Scrolls]
RSC Topics > A — C > Bible
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
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Bushman, Richard Lyman. “Joseph Smith’s Place in the Study of Antiquity in Antebellum America.” In Approaching Antiquity: Joseph Smith and the Ancient World, eds. Lincoln H. Blumell, Matthew J. Grey, and Andrew H. Hedges. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015.
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Holland, David F. “American Visionaries and Their Approaches to the Past.” In Approaching Antiquity: Joseph Smith and the Ancient World, eds. Lincoln H. Blumell, Matthew J. Grey, and Andrew H. Hedges. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Bible
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Bennett, Richard E. “‘A Very Particular Friend’—Luther Bradish.” In Approaching Antiquity: Joseph Smith and the Ancient World, eds. Lincoln H. Blumell, Matthew J. Grey, and Andrew H. Hedges. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015.
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MacKay, Michael Hubbard. “‘Git Them Translated’: Translating the Characters on the Gold Plates.” In Approaching Antiquity: Joseph Smith and the Ancient World, eds. Lincoln H. Blumell, Matthew J. Grey, and Andrew H. Hedges. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015.
Topics:    RSC Topics > G — K > Gold Plates
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Wright, Mark Alan. “Joseph Smith and Native American Artifacts.” In Approaching Antiquity: Joseph Smith and the Ancient World, eds. Lincoln H. Blumell, Matthew J. Grey, and Andrew H. Hedges. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Book of Mormon
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Roper, Matthew P. “Joseph Smith, Central American Ruins, and the Book of Mormon.” In Approaching Antiquity: Joseph Smith and the Ancient World, eds. Lincoln H. Blumell, Matthew J. Grey, and Andrew H. Hedges. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Book of Mormon
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Jackson, Kent P. “Joseph Smith’s Biblical Antiquity.” In Approaching Antiquity: Joseph Smith and the Ancient World, eds. Lincoln H. Blumell, Matthew J. Grey, and Andrew H. Hedges. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Bible
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Frederick, Nicholas J. “Of ‘Life Eternal’ and ‘Eternal Lives’: Joseph Smith’s Engagement with the Gospel of John.” In Approaching Antiquity: Joseph Smith and the Ancient World, eds. Lincoln H. Blumell, Matthew J. Grey, and Andrew H. Hedges. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015.
Topics:    RSC Topics > D — F > Eternal Life
RSC Topics > G — K > Grace
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Bowman, Matthew. “The Spectrum of Apostasy: Mormonism, Early Christianity and the Quest for True Religion in Antebellum America.” In Approaching Antiquity: Joseph Smith and the Ancient World, eds. Lincoln H. Blumell, Matthew J. Grey, and Andrew H. Hedges. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Apostasy
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Grey, Matthew J. “‘The Word of the Lord in the Original’: Joseph Smith’s Study of Hebrew in Kirtland.” In Approaching Antiquity: Joseph Smith and the Ancient World, eds. Lincoln H. Blumell, Matthew J. Grey, and Andrew H. Hedges. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015.
Topics:    RSC Topics > D — F > Fall of Adam and Eve
RSC Topics > L — P > Learning
ID = [34696]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2015-01-01  Collections:  church-history,rsc-books,rsc-church-history,rsc-video  Size: 110411  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:27
Welch, John W. “Joseph Smith’s Awareness of Greek and Latin.” In Approaching Antiquity: Joseph Smith and the Ancient World, eds. Lincoln H. Blumell, Matthew J. Grey, and Andrew H. Hedges. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Bible
ID = [34697]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2015-01-01  Collections:  church-history,rsc-books,rsc-church-history,rsc-video,smith-joseph-jr,welch  Size: 48962  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:27
Blumell, Lincoln H. “Palmyra and Jerusalem: Joseph Smith’s Scriptural Texts and the Writings of Flavius Josephus.” In Approaching Antiquity: Joseph Smith and the Ancient World, eds. Lincoln H. Blumell, Matthew J. Grey, and Andrew H. Hedges. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Bible
RSC Topics > A — C > Book of Abraham
RSC Topics > A — C > Creation
ID = [34699]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2015-01-01  Collections:  church-history,rsc-books,rsc-church-history,rsc-video  Size: 105559  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:27
Heal, Kristian S. “Patristic Writings in Early Mormon Periodicals.” In Approaching Antiquity: Joseph Smith and the Ancient World, eds. Lincoln H. Blumell, Matthew J. Grey, and Andrew H. Hedges. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Apostasy
RSC Topics > A — C > Baptism for the Dead
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Gee, John. “Joseph Smith and Ancient Egypt.” In Approaching Antiquity: Joseph Smith and the Ancient World, eds. Lincoln H. Blumell, Matthew J. Grey, and Andrew H. Hedges. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015.
ID = [34701]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2015-01-01  Collections:  church-history,rsc-books,rsc-church-history,rsc-video,smith-joseph-jr  Size: 40622  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:27
Muhlestein, Kerry. “Joseph Smith’s Biblical View of Egypt.” In Approaching Antiquity: Joseph Smith and the Ancient World, eds. Lincoln H. Blumell, Matthew J. Grey, and Andrew H. Hedges. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015.
ID = [34702]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2015-01-01  Collections:  church-history,rsc-books,rsc-church-history,rsc-video,smith-joseph-jr  Size: 45530  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:27
Hauglid, Brian M. “The Book of Abraham and the Egyptian Project: ‘A Knowledge of Hidden Languages’” In Approaching Antiquity: Joseph Smith and the Ancient World, eds. Lincoln H. Blumell, Matthew J. Grey, and Andrew H. Hedges. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Book of Abraham
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Hardy, Grant R. “Approaching Completion: The Book of Mormon Critical Text Project: A Review of Royal Skousen’s Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon and The History of the Text of the Book of Mormon: Grammatical Variation.” BYU Studies Quarterly 57, no. 1 (2018): 159.
ID = [10652]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2018-01-01  Collections:  bom,byu-studies  Size: 54449  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:18:08
Pierce, Krystal V. L., and David Rolph Seely, eds. Approaching Holiness: Exploring the History and Teachings of the Old Testament. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2021.
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This volume aims to assist in the personal and family study of the history and teachings of the Old Testament. The book gathers some of the clearest writings on the Old Testament that have been published by the Religious Studies Center at Brigham Young University. The Old Testament is not only foundational to our understanding of the birth, life, atonement, crucifixion, and resurrection of the Savior, as found in the New Testament, the Book of Mormon, and other scripture, but it also teaches us about God, our faith history, and the spiritual heritage of the house of Israel. ISBN 978-1-9503-0420-2

ID = [33164]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  bom,old-test,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 20  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:19

Articles

Condie, Spencer J. “‘I Will Write My Law in Their Hearts’” In Approaching Holiness, eds. Krystal V. L. Pierce and David Rolph Seely. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2021.
ID = [33865]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:22
Seely, Jo Ann H., and David Rolph Seely. “Jesus the Messiah: Prophet, Priest and King.” In Approaching Holiness, eds. Krystal V. L. Pierce and David Rolph Seely. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2021.
ID = [33866]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:22
Jackson, Kent P. “The Old Testament and Easter.” In Approaching Holiness, eds. Krystal V. L. Pierce and David Rolph Seely. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2021.
ID = [33867]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  old-test,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:22
Belnap, Daniel L. “‘How Excellent Is Thy Lovingkindness’: The Gospel Principle of Hesed.” In Approaching Holiness, eds. Krystal V. L. Pierce and David Rolph Seely. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2021.
ID = [33868]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:22
Pike, Dana M. “Biblical Hebrew Words You Already Know and Why They Are Important.” In Approaching Holiness, eds. Krystal V. L. Pierce and David Rolph Seely. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2021.
ID = [33869]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:22
Calabro, David M. “Gestures of Praise: Lifting and Spreading the Hands in Biblical Prayer.” In Approaching Holiness, eds. Krystal V. L. Pierce and David Rolph Seely. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2021.
ID = [33870]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:22
Muhlestein, Kerry. “Recognizing the Everlasting Covenant in the Scriptures.” In Approaching Holiness, eds. Krystal V. L. Pierce and David Rolph Seely. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2021.
ID = [33871]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:22
Benson, RoseAnn. “The Marriage of Adam and Eve: Ritual and Literary Elements.” In Approaching Holiness, eds. Krystal V. L. Pierce and David Rolph Seely. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2021.
ID = [33872]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:22
Lane, Jennifer Clark. “The Whole Meaning of the Law: Christ’s Vicarious Sacrifice.” In Approaching Holiness, eds. Krystal V. L. Pierce and David Rolph Seely. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2021.
ID = [33873]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:22
Lund, Robert E. “Teaching Old Testament Laws.” In Approaching Holiness, eds. Krystal V. L. Pierce and David Rolph Seely. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2021.
ID = [33874]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  old-test,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:22
Pierce, Krystal V. L. “The Gēr in the Pentateuch and the Book of Mormon: Refugee Treatment under the Mosaic Law.” In Approaching Holiness, eds. Krystal V. L. Pierce and David Rolph Seely. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2021.
ID = [33875]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:22
Strathearn, Gaye. “‘Holiness to the Lord’ and Personal Temple Worship.” In Approaching Holiness, eds. Krystal V. L. Pierce and David Rolph Seely. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2021.
ID = [33876]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:22
Shannon, Avram R. “‘Come Near unto Me’: Guarded Space and Its Mediators in the Jerusalem Temple.” In Approaching Holiness, eds. Krystal V. L. Pierce and David Rolph Seely. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2021.
ID = [33877]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:22
Skinner, Andrew C. “Seeing God in His Temple: A Significant Theme in Israel’s Psalms.” In Approaching Holiness, eds. Krystal V. L. Pierce and David Rolph Seely. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2021.
Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Psalms/Proverbs/Ecclesiastes/Song of Solomon
ID = [33878]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  old-test,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:22
Hopkin, Shon D., and J. Arden Hopkin. “The Psalms Sung: The Power of Music in Sacred Worship.” In Approaching Holiness, eds. Krystal V. L. Pierce and David Rolph Seely. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2021.
Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Psalms/Proverbs/Ecclesiastes/Song of Solomon
ID = [33879]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  old-test,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:22
Ball, Terry B. “Isaiah and the Messiah.” In Approaching Holiness, eds. Krystal V. L. Pierce and David Rolph Seely. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2021.
Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah
ID = [33880]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  old-test,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:22
Rennaker, Jacob A. “Approaching Holiness: Sacred Space in Ezekiel.” In Approaching Holiness, eds. Krystal V. L. Pierce and David Rolph Seely. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2021.
ID = [33881]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:22
Schade, Aaron P. “The Imagery of Hosea’s Family and the Restoration of Israel.” In Approaching Holiness, eds. Krystal V. L. Pierce and David Rolph Seely. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2021.
Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Twelve Minor Prophets
ID = [33882]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  old-test,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:22
Sears, Joshua M. “‘O Lord God, Forgive!’: Prophetic Intercession in Amos.” In Approaching Holiness, eds. Krystal V. L. Pierce and David Rolph Seely. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2021.
Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Twelve Minor Prophets
ID = [33883]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  old-test,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:22
Pierce, George A. “Understanding Micah’s Lament for Judah (Micah 1:10–16) through Text, Archaeology, and Geography.” In Approaching Holiness, eds. Krystal V. L. Pierce and David Rolph Seely. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2021.
Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Twelve Minor Prophets
ID = [33884]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  old-test,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:22
Welch, John W. “Approaching New Approaches.” Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 6, no. 1 (1994): 145-186.
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Review of New Approaches to the Book of Mormon: Explorations in Critical Methodology (1993), edited by Brent Lee Metcalfe.

Keywords: Criticism; Historicity; Methodology
ID = [168]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-review,welch  Size: 105467  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:38
Townsend, Colby J. “Appropriation and Adaptation of J Material in the Book of Mormon.” Thesis for Honors Degree, Bachelor of Arts, Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies, World Languages and Cultures, University of Utah, 2016.
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This study explores the influence of the King James Bible (KJV) on the Book of Mormon (BM) by examining how the BM appropriates and adapts the text of the J source of the Pentateuch-a narrative strand from Genesis to Deuteronomy-and weaves phrases, ideas, motifs, and characters into the text. I identify the full range of influence of the J source of the Pentateuch on the text of the BM in Part II, and then analyze the use of Gen. 2-4 in its own literary context, in ancient sources, and finally in the BM. Through close reading and analysis the study highlights the gaps between the meaning of Gen. 2-4 in its own literary context and the way that the BM interprets its themes and overall message. The BM employs a thoroughly 19th century American- Christian worldview in both its use of the J source and its interpretation of that important text. This study has important implications for BM studies broadly and for historical-critical studies of the BM in particular. Moving forward, BM studies will need to grapple with the heavy influence that the KJV had on the composition of the BM. Past studies have identified limited influence of the KJV on the text for several reasons, but whatever the reasons it is clear that there are specific ways to move the field forward. Studies have focused on the block quotations of Isaiah in the BM, and some have explored the use of Sermon on the Mount in 3 Nephi and other portions of the text. Unfortunately, there are very few studies that have attempted to broaden the scope and look at the influen ce of a larger section of the KJV and its more subtle uses throughout the entire BM It is my hope that this study can be a stepping-stone of sorts for future work. I have looked specifically at how the BM uses parts of Genesis through Deuteronomy, but this leaves the door open to exploring the influence of any and all of the other parts of the KJV and their influence on the text of the BM.

Keywords: 2 Nephi; 3 Nephi; Documentary Hypothesis; Intertextuality; Isaiah; King James Bible; Sermon on the Mount; Source Criticism; Textual Criticism
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
Book of Moses Topics > Literary and Textual Studies of the Book of Moses
ID = [2690]  Status = Type = thesis  Date = 2016-05-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,moses  Size: 451049  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:55
Cheney, Richard L. “April 2007 Commencement Address.” Commencement, Brigham Young University, April 26, 2007.
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As you leave your alma mater, you’ll carry many fond memories of your years on this campus. You’ll recall the long hours of hard work in the library and the lab, the sound of the national anthem in the morning and evening, and the teachers and the friends who have enriched your life.

Keywords: Gratitude; Opportunity
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
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Brown, S. Kent. “Arabia and the Book of Mormon.” Paper presented at the 2001 FairMormon Conference Conference. August, 2001.
ID = [32366]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2001-08-01  Collections:  bom,fair-conference  Size: 37575  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:17
Aston, Warren P. “The Arabian Bountiful Discovered? Evidence for Nephi’s Bountiful.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 7 no. 1 (1998).
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According to the Book of Mormon, a land named “Bountiful” was a fertile site on the Arabian Peninsula with timber, fresh water, and ore where Nephi built a ship to carry Lehi’s group to the New World. In the seemingly barren land of the southern Arabian peninsula, a site that appears to correspond to the description in Nephi’s record has been identified on the remote southern coast of the country of Oman. Kharfot may not be the exact location of Bountiful, but its discovery does show that a place matching the criteria for Bountiful does exist.

ID = [2974]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1998-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-jbms  Size: 25388  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:57
Aston, Warren P. “Arabia’s Hidden Valley: A unique habitat in Dhofar captures Arabia’s past [English].” WildLife Middle East News, vol. 6 no. 4, 2-4 and front cover. Dubai: Wildlife Middle East News, March 2013.
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A brief introduction to the most fertile coastal location in Arabia, Khor Kharfot, highlighting its unusual flora and fauna and the reasons it remains little known even now. In English and Arabic

ID = [66572]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2013-03-01  Collections:  bom  Size: 11897  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:20
Dibble, Charles E. “The Arch and the Wheel in Ancient America.” Improvement Era 46, no. 7 (1943): 387.
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A series of brief comments in which the author presents archaeological findings, architectural notes, and myths and legends that deal indirectly with the Book of Mormon. Dibble discusses the wheel, ancient irrigation methods, metals, Mexican and Mayan codices, Quetzalcoatl, ancient buildings, and numerous other related items. The twenty-fourth part covers archaeological findings about the use of arches and wheels in Ancient America.

Keywords: Ancient America – Mesoamerica, Architecture, Native Americans – Maya, Wheels
ID = [76798]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1943-07-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:02
Adams, William James, Jr., and Ray T. Matheny. “Archaeological and Cryptological Analyses of the Manti Inscriptions.” Utah Historical Quarterly 44 (Spring 1976): 133-40.
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The Manti Sanpete County, Utah, inscriptions include eight limestone tablets discovered in 1963, four additional tablets found in 1970, and small lead plates situated in a lead box discovered in 1977. The authors conclude that all three finds were “fraudulently manufactured”

ID = [79065]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1976-04-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Sjodahl, Janne M. “Archaeological Finds in Arizona.” Improvement Era 28, no. 9 (1925): 813-821.
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Several crosses with Latin inscriptions, a spear, and sword that were excavated near Tucson, Arizona, are discussed as possible evidence for pre-Columbian contact between the Americas and Europe. The author speculates that a reference to a “mountain” in the inscriptions may be connected to the Hill Cumorah mentioned in the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: Archaeology, Pre-Columbian American History, Pre-Columbian Contact
ID = [76964]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1925-07-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:04
Jones, Carl Hugh. “The Archaeological Paintings of George M. Ottinger.” In 14th Annual Symposium on Archaeology of the Scriptures (13 April 1963): 5-11.
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Paintings and illustrations that include Lehi preaching in Jerusalem, the destruction of Zarahemla, Nephi’s vision, building the temple at Nephi, offering sacrifice as a token of gratitude, and others.

ID = [80269]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1963-04-13  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Keir, James F. “Archaeological Proofs of Christ in America.” Saints’ Herald (25 January 1941): 113-14.
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Contains quotes from archaeological books and newspaper articles that deal with the bearded white god, Quetzalcoatl, who was born of a virgin and was associated with the cross. Christ visited in America and these beliefs are relics of this visit.

ID = [79066]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1941-01-25  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Sjodahl, Janne M. “Archaeological Research and the Book of Mormon.” Improvement Era 25, no. 12 (October 1922): 1104-7.
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Takes the position that contemporary archaeology corroborates the claim that Book of Mormon peoples had Middle Eastern roots.

ID = [81267]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1922-10-01  Collections:  bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:51
Saints’ Herald. “Archaeological Support of Book of Mormon Dates.” Saints’ Herald 78 (11 March 1931): 239.
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Reprinted from the Kansas City Star, 24 February 1931, wherein Alberto R. Escalona, Mexican archaeologist, is quoted as saying “the Mayas arrived in Yucatan about 275 B.C” The date provided by Escalona coincides approximately with proposed Book of Mormon dates.

ID = [79067]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1931-03-11  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Relief Society Magazine. “Archaeological Testimony of the Book of Mormon.” Relief Society Magazine 7 (November 1920): 665-71.
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Draws parallels between Book of Mormon peoples and ancient civilizations in Central and South America. Twelve reasons are given why Catlin, in the work entitled North American Indians, thought that the American Indians were descendants of the Hebrews.

ID = [79068]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1920-11-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Clark, John E. “Archaeological Trends and the Book of Mormon Origins.” BYU Studies 44, no. 4 (2005): 83.
ID = [11435]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2005-01-04  Collections:  bom,byu-studies  Size: 29700  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:18:14
Chadwick, Jeffrey R. “An Archaeologist’s View.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 15, no. 2 (2006): 68-77, 122-124.
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Seasoned archaeologist Jeffrey R. Chadwick responds to studies done by Warren Aston (see page 8), Richard Wellington and George Potter (see page 26), and Kent Brown (see page 44) pertaining to the trail that the Book of Mormon prophet Lehi took after fleeing Jerusalem. Chadwick uses his archaeological, historical, and scriptural knowledge to comment on the claims made by the other scholars. He specifically analyzes Lehi’s life in Jerusalem, the route Lehi took from Jerusalem to the Red Sea, the Valley of Lemuel, the route from Shazer to Nahom, the route from Nahom to Bountiful, and the building of the ship at Bountiful.

Keywords: Ancient Near East; Arabia; Archaeology; Bountiful; Lehi’s Trail; Nahom; Shazer; Valley of Lemuel
ID = [3193]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2006-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-jbms  Size: 58334  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:58
Unattributed. “Archaeology Alert.” The Witness: Newsletter of the Foundation for Research on Ancient America 67 (Winter 1989): 15.
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Reports a Maya codex that was discovered in a typical home, suggesting that common people were literate. This reportedly confirms the Book of Mormon indication that many people could read. Also reported is the discovery of Ponta de Chimino, “one of the most heavily fortified sites in the ancient Maya world” This and other sites “call to mind a way of defense designed by Chief Captain Moroni”

ID = [79069]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1989-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Nelson, Ted, Glen Scott, Lyle Smith, Brenda Trimble, and Linda Trimble. “Archaeology Alert.” The Witness: Newsletter of the Foundation for Research on Ancient America 67 (Winter 1989): 15.
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Points out two different findings in Mexico that show how archaeology converges with the Book of Mormon. The two excavations uncovered a Maya Codex in a city close to San Salvador and a lost fort found in Guatemala.

ID = [79070]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1989-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Clark, John E. “Archaeology and Cumorah Questions.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 13, no. 1-2 (2004): 144-151, 174.
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The archaeology of New York—and specifically the Hill Cumorah—is persuasive evidence that Book of Mormon peoples did not live in that region. By implication, the Cumorah of the golden plates is not the Cumorah of the final battles—Mormon’s hill and Moroni’s hill are not one and the same. These conclusions follow from a few basic points and assumptions that the author explores in this article.

Keywords: Ancient America; Archaeology; Cumorah; Hill Cumorah
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [3148]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-jbms  Size: 33281  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:58
Sjodahl, Janne M. “Archaeology and the Book of Mormon.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 87, no. 9 (26 February 1925): 132-34.
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The conclusions of modern research of the mound builders coincides with the Book of Mormon account of the Jaredite people. Modern archaeologists conclude that the Indians are of one race, that their migrations were from south to north, and that the original inhabitants of America bear an unmistakable relationship to the Semitic branches of eastern culture and Egypt.

ID = [81387]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1925-02-26  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:52
Hunter, Milton R. Archaeology and the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1956.
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Printed as a series in Improvement Era 58-59 (April-October 1955, January-May 1956): 229, 280, 282, 316-19, 338, 340-43, 496-98, 520- 23, 561, 576, 578, 580, 582-86, 638-39, 654, 656, 658, 724-40, 26-27, 42, 44-47, 82-84, 98, 100, 102, 168-70, 172-74, 176, 178-79, 239-41, 282, 324-26, 328, 330, 332, 334. A comprehensive compilation of archaeological artifacts in Mesoamerica that relate to Book of Mormon places and peoples. Copiously illustrated with photographs of buildings, pottery, statues, and carvings. Includes evidences of Christ’s appearance to the Americas. Reviews ancient Mayan writings, including Title of the Lords of Totonicapan, the Popol Vuh, the annals of the Cakehiquels, and the words of Ixtlilxochitl. Discusses white and dark people in ancient America.

ID = [77556]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1956-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Unattributed. Archaeology and the Book of Mormon. Provo, UT: Department of Seminaries and Institutes of Religion, LDS Church, 1966.
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The Book of Mormon explains ancient civilizations of the New World. It is a history of three early migrations from the Old World to the New. Testing the Book of Mormon on archaeological and historical terms corroborates the Book of Mormon and elucidates archaeological and historical finds.

ID = [77558]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1966-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Cheesman, Paul R. “Archaeology and the Book of Mormon.” Instructor 103 (November 1968): 428-32.
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The author reviews archaeological evidences of the Book of Mormon and other inds that clarify understanding of the Book of Mormon. The subjects reviewed include: ancestry of the American Indian, the calendar, iron, elephants, and horses.

ID = [79072]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1968-11-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Tanner, Jerald, and Sandra Tanner. Archaeology and the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Modern Microfilm, 1969.
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Polemical treatise challenging claims that some LDS members make regarding American archaeological finds and their implications for the Book of Mormon. Includes material on the Bat Creek Cave, the Kinderhook plates, and Stela 5.

ID = [77557]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1969-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Simmons, Verneil W. “Archaeology and the Book of Mormon.” Restoration Witness 7 (June 1969): 4-5, 14.
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Upon arriving in Mesoamerica the Spanish destroyed the books of the Mayan people because they considered them evil. An unknown Mayan man rewrote his people’s history in the 1550s, and it later resurfaced in 1700 and has come to be known as Popol Vuh, the Book of the people. This and other archaeological finds have many things in common with the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79071]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1969-06-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Hougey, Harold H. Archaeology and the Book of Mormon. Concord, CA: Pacific, 1976.
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There is, according to the author, no archaeological support for the Book of Mormon. Hougey refers to negative comments made by some Mormon scholars regarding the lack of archaeological finds relating to the Book of Mormon. He also points out the difference of opinion between various Mormon scholars regarding various points of Book of Mormon geography.

ID = [77555]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1976-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Hunter, Milton R. “Archaeology and the Book of Mormon - Part III. White and Dark Peoples of Ancient America.” Improvement Era 58, no. 7 (1955): 496-498, 520-523.
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Keywords: Archaeology, Native Americans - Maya, Quetzalcoatl, Skin Color, Works of Ixtlilxochitl
ID = [77021]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1955-07-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:04
Hunter, Milton R. “Archaeology and the Book of Mormon - Part X. Viracocha—The ‘White Bearded God’ or Jesus Christ.” Improvement Era 59, no. 3 (1956): 168-170, 172-174, 176, 178-179.
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This series is a comprehensive compilation of archaeological artifacts in Mesoamerica that relate to Book of Mormon places and peoples. It is copiously illustrated with photographs of buildings, pottery, statues, and carvings. The series includes evidences of Christ’s appearance to the Americas and reviews ancient Mayan writings, including Title of the Lords of Totonicapan, the Popol Vuh, the Annals of the Cakehiquels, and the Works of Ixtlilxochitl. The author also discusses white and dark people in Ancient America. The tenth part discusses Viracocha and Jesus Christ.

Keywords: Ancient America – Mesoamerica, Ancient America – South America, Archaeology, Conquistadors, Native Americans – Incas, Viracocha
ID = [77159]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1956-03-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:05
Hunter, Milton R. “Archaeology and the Book of Mormon, Part I: Tour of Book of Mormon Lands.” Improvement Era 58, no. 4 (1955): 229, 280, 282.
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This series is a comprehensive compilation of archaeological artifacts in Mesoamerica that relate to Book of Mormon places and peoples. It is copiously illustrated with photographs of buildings, pottery, statues, and carvings. The series includes evidences of Christ’s appearance to the Americas and reviews ancient Mayan writings, including Title of the Lords of Totonicapan, the Popol Vuh, the Annals of the Cakehiquels, and the Works of Ixtlilxochitl. The author also discusses white and dark people in Ancient America. The first part constitutes a record of the author’s trip to Central America.

Keywords: Ancient America – Mesoamerica, Archaeology, Book of Mormon Geography – Mesoamerica, External Evidence, Horses, Mexico
ID = [76782]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1955-04-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:02
Hunter, Milton R. “Archaeology and the Book of Mormon, Part II: Visiting Bonampak and the Lacadon Indians.” Improvement Era 58, no. 5 (1955): 316-319, 338, 340-343.
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This series is a comprehensive compilation of archaeological artifacts in Mesoamerica that relate to Book of Mormon places and peoples. It is copiously illustrated with photographs of buildings, pottery, statues, and carvings. The series includes evidences of Christ’s appearance to the Americas and reviews ancient Mayan writings, including Title of the Lords of Totonicapan, the Popol Vuh, the Annals of the Cakehiquels, and the Works of Ixtlilxochitl. The author also discusses white and dark people in Ancient America. The second part records the author’s visit to the Mayan site of Bonampak and the Lacandon people.

Keywords: Ancient America – Mesoamerica, Archaeology, Mexico, Native Americans – Lacandon, Native Americans – Maya, Race, Skin Color
ID = [76790]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1955-05-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:02
Hunter, Milton R. “Archaeology and the Book of Mormon, Part IV: White Indians.” Improvement Era 58, no. 8 (1955): 560-561, 576, 578, 580, 582-586.
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This series is a comprehensive compilation of archaeological artifacts in Mesoamerica that relate to Book of Mormon places and peoples. It is copiously illustrated with photographs of buildings, pottery, statues, and carvings. The series includes evidences of Christ’s appearance to the Americas and reviews ancient Mayan writings, including Title of the Lords of Totonicapan, the Popol Vuh, the Annals of the Cakehiquels, and the Works of Ixtlilxochitl. The author also discusses white and dark people in Ancient America. The fourth part discusses reports of “white Indians.”

Keywords: Ancient America – Mesoamerica, Archaeology, Native Americans – Lacandon, Native Americans – Maya, Quetzalcoatl, Race, Skin Color
ID = [76839]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1955-08-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:03
Hunter, Milton R. “Archaeology and the Book of Mormon, Part IX: Quetzalcoatl—The ‘White Bearded God’ or Jesus Christ (continued).” Improvement Era 59, no. 2 (1956): 82-84, 98, 100, 102-103.
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This series is a comprehensive compilation of archaeological artifacts in Mesoamerica that relate to Book of Mormon places and peoples. It is copiously illustrated with photographs of buildings, pottery, statues, and carvings. The series includes evidences of Christ’s appearance to the Americas and reviews ancient Mayan writings, including Title of the Lords of Totonicapan, the Popol Vuh, the Annals of the Cakehiquels, and the Works of Ixtlilxochitl. The author also discusses white and dark people in Ancient America. The ninth part concludes a discussion on Quetzalcoatl and Jesus Christ.

Keywords: Ancient America – Mesoamerica, Archaeology, Crucifixion, Great White God, Jesus Christ, Quetzalcoatl, Works of Ixtlilxochitl
ID = [77066]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1956-02-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:04
Hunter, Milton R. “Archaeology and the Book of Mormon, Part V: White Indians—continued.” Improvement Era 58, no. 9 (1955): 638-639, 654, 656, 658.
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This series is a comprehensive compilation of archaeological artifacts in Mesoamerica that relate to Book of Mormon places and peoples. It is copiously illustrated with photographs of buildings, pottery, statues, and carvings. The series includes evidences of Christ’s appearance to the Americas and reviews ancient Mayan writings, including Title of the Lords of Totonicapan, the Popol Vuh, the Annals of the Cakehiquels, and the Works of Ixtlilxochitl. The author also discusses white and dark people in Ancient America. The fifth part continues the discussion of “white Indians.”

Keywords: Ancient America – Mesoamerica, Archaeology, Native Americans – Catawba, Native Americans – Maya, Race, Skin Color
ID = [76904]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1955-09-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:03
Hunter, Milton R. “Archaeology and the Book of Mormon, Part VI: Horses in Ancient America.” Improvement Era 58, no. 10 (1955): 724-726, 728-729, 732, 734, 736-740.
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This series is a comprehensive compilation of archaeological artifacts in Mesoamerica that relate to Book of Mormon places and peoples. It is copiously illustrated with photographs of buildings, pottery, statues, and carvings. The series includes evidences of Christ’s appearance to the Americas and reviews ancient Mayan writings, including Title of the Lords of Totonicapan, the Popol Vuh, the Annals of the Cakehiquels, and the Works of Ixtlilxochitl. The author also discusses white and dark people in Ancient America. The sixth part begins a discussion of horses in Ancient America.

Keywords: Ancient America – Mesoamerica, Ancient America – North America, Ancient America – South America, Archaeology, Horses
ID = [77160]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1955-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:05
Hunter, Milton R. “Archaeology and the Book of Mormon, Part VII: Horses in Ancient America (continued).” Improvement Era 58, no. 12 (1955): 898-899, 972-977.
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This series is a comprehensive compilation of archaeological artifacts in Mesoamerica that relate to Book of Mormon places and peoples. It is copiously illustrated with photographs of buildings, pottery, statues, and carvings. The series includes evidences of Christ’s appearance to the Americas and reviews ancient Mayan writings, including Title of the Lords of Totonicapan, the Popol Vuh, the Annals of the Cakehiquels, and the Works of Ixtlilxochitl. The author also discusses white and dark people in Ancient America. The seventh part continues the discussion of horses in Ancient America.

Keywords: Ancient America – Mesoamerica, Ancient America – North America, Ancient America – South America, Archaeology, Horses
ID = [76869]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1955-12-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:03
Hunter, Milton R. “Archaeology and the Book of Mormon, Part VIII: Quetzalcoatl—The ‘White Bearded God’ or Jesus Christ.” Improvement Era 59, no. 1 (1956): 26-27, 42, 44-47.
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This series is a comprehensive compilation of archaeological artifacts in Mesoamerica that relate to Book of Mormon places and peoples. It is copiously illustrated with photographs of buildings, pottery, statues, and carvings. The series includes evidences of Christ’s appearance to the Americas and reviews ancient Mayan writings, including Title of the Lords of Totonicapan, the Popol Vuh, the Annals of the Cakehiquels, and the Works of Ixtlilxochitl. The author also discusses white and dark people in Ancient America. The eighth part begins a discussion of Quetzalcoatl and Jesus Christ.

Keywords: Ancient America – Mesoamerica, Archaeology, Great White God, Jesus Christ, Native Americans Olmec, Native Americans – Aztec, Native Americans – Maya, Quetzalcoatl, Savior in America, Works of Ixtlilxochitl
ID = [76829]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1956-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:03
Hunter, Milton R. “Archaeology and the Book of Mormon, Part XI-A: Symbols of Quetzalcoatl and Teotihuacan.” Improvement Era 59, no. 4 (1956): 239-241, 282.
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This series is a comprehensive compilation of archaeological artifacts in Mesoamerica that relate to Book of Mormon places and peoples. It is copiously illustrated with photographs of buildings, pottery, statues, and carvings. The series includes evidences of Christ’s appearance to the Americas and reviews ancient Mayan writings, including Title of the Lords of Totonicapan, the Popol Vuh, the Annals of the Cakehiquels, and the Works of Ixtlilxochitl. The author also discusses white and dark people in Ancient America. The eleventh part begins a discussion of Quetzalcoatl and Teotihuacan.

Keywords: Ancient America – Mesoamerica, Archaeology, Architecture, Native Americans – Aztec, Quetzalcoatl, Teotihuacan
ID = [77085]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1956-04-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:05
Hunter, Milton R. “Archaeology and the Book of Mormon, Part XI-B: Symbols of Quetzalcoatl and Teotihuacan.” Improvement Era 59, no. 5 (1956): 324-326, 328, 330, 332, 334.
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This series is a comprehensive compilation of archaeological artifacts in Mesoamerica that relate to Book of Mormon places and peoples. It is copiously illustrated with photographs of buildings, pottery, statues, and carvings. The series includes evidences of Christ’s appearance to the Americas and reviews ancient Mayan writings, including Title of the Lords of Totonicapan, the Popol Vuh, the Annals of the Cakehiquels, and the Works of Ixtlilxochitl. The author also discusses white and dark people in Ancient America. The twelfth and final part concludes the series.

Keywords: Ancient America – Mesoamerica, Archaeology, Native Americans – Maya, Quetzalcoatl, Teotihuacan
ID = [77022]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1956-05-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:04
Clark, John E. “Archaeology and the Book of Mormon: Thomas Stuart Ferguson’s Ambivalent Testimony.” In Steadfast in Defense of Faith: Essays in Honor of Daniel C. Peterson, eds. Ricks, Shirley S., Stephen D. Ricks, and Louis C. Midgley. Orem and Salt Lake City, UT: The Interpreter Foundation and Eborn Books, 2023.
ID = [77303]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2023-08-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:06
Scott, George L. “Archaeology Piles Up Evidences Supporting Book of Mormon.” Church News 31 (30 September 1961): 12, 19.
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Reports on the increasing number of archaeological finds that do not conflict with the Book of Mormon, and that in some cases support the historical accuracy of the book. The remains of horses and wheels have been discovered.

ID = [79073]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1961-09-30  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Unattributed. Archaeology Proves the Book of Mormon. Concord, CA: Pacific, 1982.
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Charging that Book of Mormon archaeologists and LDS church members do not possess adequate or credible qualifications, the author finds there is no archaeological evidence to prove that the Book of Mormon is the record of ancient American inhabitants. Known artifacts do not bear Nephite inscriptions and Book of Mormon cities have not be located as have biblical cities and texts.

ID = [77559]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1982-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Saints Alive. Archaeology Proves the Book of Mormon?. Concord, CA: Pacific, 1982.
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The Book of Mormon’s claim that it is a record of God’s people in America cannot be sustained by archaeological evidence. Members of the LDS church approach archaeology only in an amateur way.

ID = [77560]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1982-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Christensen, Ross T., and Ruth R. Christensen. “Archaeology Reveals Old Testament History: Digging for the Truth.” Ensign, February 1974.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Archaeology
ID = [42083]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1974-02-01  Collections:  bom,ensign,old-test  Size: 23570  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:12:40
Unattributed. “Archaeology Says Spaulding Manuscript Claim Was Fake.” California Intermountain News(21 December 1978): 8.
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Reports the conclusions of Samuel E. Shepley, who points out that Spaulding’s manuscript pretended to be an imaginative novel concerning a boatload of Roman Christians sailing to the Americas. Its premise has no archaeological support as does the Book of Mormon. It lacks Hebrew idioms such as “it came to pass,” but it includes modern phrases like “bite the dust”

ID = [79074]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1978-12-21  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Clark, John E. “Archaeology, Relics, and Book of Mormon Belief.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, May 25, 2004.
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Keywords: Book of Mormon; Collection: Joseph Smith the Prophet
ID = [69432]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2004-05-25  Collections:  bom,byu-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:40
Clark, John E. “Archaeology, Relics, and Book of Mormon Belief.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 14, no. 2 (2005): 38-49, 71-74.
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Archaeology has much to offer as a scientific means of gathering independent evidence of the Book of Mormon’s authenticity. But one must look in the right place. A cautionary tale is the failed Cluff expedition of 1900, which, assuming a “hemispheric model” of Book of Mormon geography, traveled from Provo as far as Colombia looking for the city Zarahemla. Yet in 1842 the Times and Seasons (under Joseph Smith’s editorship) had printed excerpts from a popular book on Mesoamerican archaeology that demonstrated a surprisingly high level of civilization, implying that Nephite lands did not extend into South America, thus supporting the theory of a ”limited” geographic model. Both sides believe that archaeology is on their side. Book of Mormon critics also claim that archaeology is on their side, but decades of archaeological investigation in Mesoamerica and in the Old World has shown a pattern of increasing convergence that favors Book of Mormon authenticity. Evidences discussed include, among others, metal records in stone boxes, ancient writing, warfare, the tree of life and other metaphors, Old and New World geography, and cycles of civilization. In a sidebar article, the findings of an amateur archaeologist challenge a popular assumption that the hill was the scene of the final battles depicted in the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: Ancient America; Archaeology; Authenticity; Book of Mormon Geography; Book of Mormon Geography – Heartland; Early Church History; Evidence; Historicity; Joseph; Jr.; Mesoamerica; Smith; Times and Seasons; Zarahemla (Polity)
ID = [3170]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2005-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-jbms  Size: 63727  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:58
Terry, Roger. “Archaic Pronouns and Verbs in the Book of Mormon: What Inconsistent Usage Tells Us about Translation Theories.” Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 47, no. 3 (Fall, 2014): 53-80.
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Terry explores briefly the inconsistent usage of second-person pronouns in the English translation of the Book of Mormon. Based on clues in the text of the Book of Mormon itself and on the descriptive accounts left by Joseph and others, two general theories have arisen regarding this unusual translation process. Whether or not this is accurate, one thing is certain: Joseph Smith did not “translate” the Book of Mormon, not if people mean that translating involves having a sound understanding of the source language and culture and then converting a document from that language into the target language.

Keywords: Book of Mormon, textual development; Book of Mormon, literary context; Book of Mormon, editions and translations; Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith’s translation of
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [82005]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2014-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:56
Skousen, Royal. “The Archaic Vocabulary of the Book of Mormon.” Insights 25, no. 5 (2005).
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In my work as editor of the Book of Mormon Critical Text Project (which began in 1988), I was initially interested in discovering the original English-language text of the book. But I soon came to the conclusion that it would be impossible to fully recover the original text by scholarly means, in large part because only 28 percent of the original manuscript is extant. In addition, there are obvious errors in the original manuscript itself that require conjectural emendation. As I have worked on the text of the Book of Mormon, I have come to some surprising conclusions regarding the nature of the original text itself, conclusions that I had not at all expected when I started my work transcribing the original and printer’s manuscripts of the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; vocabulary; manuscript; language
ID = [66794]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2005-01-05  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Smith, H. A. “Archeology Proves Gold Plates Common as Ancient Indian Books.” Deseret News (7 May 1932): 7.
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Archaeological discoveries in Mexico and Central America demonstrate the abundance and frequent use of gold. Spanish conquistadors describe plates and slabs of gold that match Joseph Smith’s description of the gold plates.

ID = [79075]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1932-05-07  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Metcalfe, Brent Lee. “Reinventing Lamanite Identity.” Sunstone 131 (Spring, 2004): 20-25.
ID = [81984]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2004-03-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:56
Unattributed. “Are Mormon Scriptures Based on Fraud?” Current Opinion 54 (February 1913): 134-35.
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Bishop F. S. Spalding of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Utah hopes to prove Joseph Smith a charlatan and his Book of Mormon a fraud by pointing out flaws in the facsimiles of the Pearl of Great Price.

ID = [79076]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1913-02-01  Collections:  abraham,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Ivins, Anthony W. “Are the Jaredites An Extinct People?” Improvement Era 6, no. 1 (1902): 43-44.
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This article makes an argument for Book of Mormon authenticity with the following arguments: The Mayan and Egyptian hieratic alphabets are similar. The Chiapas claim descent from the “Lord of the Hollow Wood” who was at the tower of Babel. Jared was at the tower and crossed the ocean in “hollow wood” that was tight like a dish.

Keywords: Authenticity, Book of Mormon Historicity, Egyptian Alphabet and Grammar, Jaredites, Pre-Columbian American History, Tower of Babel
ID = [77027]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1902-11-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:04
Ropp, Harry L. Are the Mormon Scriptures Reliable?. With revisions from Wesley P. Walters. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1977.
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An earlier edition of The Mormon Papers: Are the Mormon Scriptures Reliable? Wiith revisions from Wesley P. Walters

ID = [77561]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1977-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:09
Fraser, Gordon H. Are the Navajos Lamanites?. La Mesa, CA: Utah Christian Tract Society, 1978.
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A polemical tract against the Book of Mormon. The author asserts that the Navajo Indians are “pure mongoloid” and therefore not of Hebrew origin.

ID = [77562]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1978-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:09
Scripture Central. “Are There Mistakes in the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #3. January 4, 2016.
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Keywords: Title Page; Moroni; Critical Text; Textual Variants; Textual Criticism; mistakes; Book of Mormon Translation; Book of Mormon; Church History; Restoration
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [8333]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2016-01-04  Collections:  bmc-knowhys,bom  Size: 16626  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:06
Scripture Central. “Are There Other Ancient Records Like the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #407. February 13, 2018.
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Keywords: Plates; Gold Plates; History; Ancient Near East; Ancient Israel; Archaeology; Evidence
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mormon
ID = [7929]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2018-02-13  Collections:  bmc-knowhys,bom  Size: 14046  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:03
Scripture Central. “Are There Really Only Two Churches?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #16. January 21, 2016.
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Keywords: Doctrine; Opposition; Lamb of God; God; Church of the Lamb; Church of the Devil; Strait and Narrow; Eternal Life; Satan; Devil; Christianity; Hell
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [8320]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2016-01-21  Collections:  bmc-knowhys,bom  Size: 8082  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:06
Ballard, M. Russell. “Are We Keeping Pace?” Delivered at the Saturday Morning Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 1998.
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Every council … should be working together on ways to be more effective in preparing our members … to enjoy all the blessings of the Church and … the temple.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [18433]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1998-10-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 13552  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:17:34
Clark, Kim B. “‘Are Ye Stripped of Pride?’” Devotional, Brigham Young University, September 29, 2009.
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The message is clear: Whether in prosperity or in adversity, if we are not diligent and faithful, even the elect of God, even those greatly blessed by the Lord, can fall prey to the Great Lie and become hard-hearted, self-absorbed, stiff-necked, and puffed up in their pride.

Keywords: Humility; Pride; Collection: Overcoming Adversity; Podcast: Classic Speeches; Podcast: Overcoming Adversity
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [69700]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2009-09-29  Collections:  bom,byu-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:42
Treat, Raymond C. “Are You Listless? A New Revelation about the Book of Mormon.” Zarahemla Record 60 (March/April 1992): 2-4.
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Refers to a study by J. M. Cascione showing that the Bible contains lists of items in combinations of twos, threes, fours, fives, sixes, sevens, tens, and twelves, each of which is associated with a particular category, as in Hebrew poetry. Gives examples from the Bible and Book of Mormon.

ID = [79077]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1992-03-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Morgan, Stephen G. Are You Mormons ‘Ignoramuses’?. Salt Lake City: Nicholas G. Morgan, Sr., 1966.
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The bulk of this book is made up of 13 appendices, three of which deal directly with the Book of Mormon. The first is a brief historic or “panoramic view” of the book. The second is a study guide. The third is a treatise on the sticks of Judah and Joseph.

ID = [77563]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1966-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:09
Lambert, Richard J. “Are You Reading the Book of Mormon?” Saints’ Herald 74 (10 August 1927): 923-24.
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Challenges members of the Church to read the Book of Mormon. Reading it will increase faith in Jesus Christ, give personal knowledge of the contents of the book, establish the habit of relying upon the word of God, give spiritual vision, and create unity in the Church.

ID = [79078]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1927-08-10  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Waddell, W. Christopher. “Are You Ready?” Devotional, Brigham Young University, November 5, 2019.
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In our efforts to prepare, in our efforts to be ready, we are provided a sweet assurance in Alma, where we are reminded that the Savior “has all power to save every man that believeth on his name and bringeth forth fruit meet for repentance” (Alma 12:15).

Keywords: Book of Mormon; Preparation; Sacrament; Temples; Collection: Jesus Christ; Our Savior and Redeemer; Podcast: Recent Speeches
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [70178]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2019-11-05  Collections:  bom,byu-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:20:56
Lindsay, Jeff. “‘Arise from the Dust’: Digging into a Vital Book of Mormon Theme.” Paper presented at the 2018 FairMormon Conference. August, 2018.
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Keywords: Abinadi; Brass Plates; Chiasmus; Covenant; Dust; Dust of the Earth; Five Books of Moses; Isaiah (Book); King Benjamin’s Speech; Lehi (Prophet); Moroni (Son of Mormon); Nephi (Son of Lehi); Priests of King Noah
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [32634]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2018-08-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,fair-conference  Size: 46758  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:19
Lindsay, Jeff. “‘Arise from the Dust’: Insights from Dust-Related Themes in the Book of Mormon. Part 1: Tracks from the Book of Moses.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 22 (2016): 179–232.
Topics:    Book of Moses Topics > Chapters of the Book of Moses > Moses 4–6:12 — Grand Council in Heaven, Adam and Eve
Book of Moses Topics > Source Criticism and the Documentary Hypothesis
ID = [2703]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,moses  Size: 134437  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:55
Lindsay, Jeff. “‘Arise from the Dust’: Insights from Dust-Related Themes in the Book of Mormon (Part 1: Tracks from the Book of Moses).” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 22 (2016): 179-232.
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Abstract: In light of Noel Reynolds’ hypothesis that some material in the Book of Moses may have been present on the brass plates that Nephi used, one may wonder if Nephi or other authors might also have drawn upon the use of chains in the Book of Moses, particularly Satan’s “great chain [that] veiled … the earth with darkness” (Moses 7:26) and the “chains of darkness” (Moses 7:57). Though the phrase “chains of darkness” is not used in the Book of Mormon, 2 Nephi 1:23, quoting Lehi, combines chains and obscurity, where obscurity can have the meaning of darkness. In fact, there may be a Hebraic wordplay behind Lehi’s words when he tells his wayward sons to “come forth out of obscurity and arise from the dust,” based on the similarity between the Hebrew words for “obscurity” and “dust.” The association between dust and chains and several other newly found linkages to Book of Moses material is enriched by a study of Walter Brueggemann on the covenant-related meanings of “rising from the dust” and “returning to the dust” in the Bible, a topic we explore in Part 2.
Then, after showing how dust-related themes in the Book of Mormon can enhance our understanding of several important passages, we build on that knowledge in Part 3 to “dust off” the most famous chiasmus in the Book of Mormon, where we will show that some apparent gaps and wordy regions in the complex chiastic structure of Alma 36 are more compact and meaningful than we may have realized. Both dust-related themes and themes from the Book of Moses assist in better appreciating the richness of that masterpiece of Hebraic poetry. Overall, a small amount of exploration motivated by Reynolds’ work may have led to several interesting finds that strengthen the case for Book of Moses content on the brass plates and deepen our appreciation of the use of ancient Near Eastern dust themes in the Book of Mormon, that majestic “voice from the dust.”

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [3727]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 63950  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:02
Lindsay, Jeff. “‘Arise from the Dust’: Insights from Dust-Related Themes in the Book of Mormon (Part 2: Enthronement, Resurrection, and Other Ancient Motifs from the ‘Voice from the Dust’).” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 22 (2016): 233-277.
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Abstract: In light of Noel Reynolds’ hypothesis that some material in the Book of Moses may have been present on the brass plates that Nephi used, one may wonder if Nephi or other authors might also have drawn upon the use of chains in the Book of Moses. Further examination of this connection points to the significance of the theme of “dust” in Lehi’s words and the surrounding passages from Nephi and Jacob, where it can involve motifs of covenant keeping, resurrection, and enthronement. Recognizing the usage of dust-related themes in the Book of Mormon can enhance our understanding of the meaning and structure of several portions of the text. An appeal to the Book of Mormon’s use of dust may also help fill in some gaps in the complex chiastic structure of Alma 36 (to be treated in Part 3) and add meaning to other portions of that “voice from the dust,” the Book of Mormon.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [3728]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 64422  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:02
Lindsay, Jeff. “‘Arise from the Dust’: Insights from Dust-Related Themes in the Book of Mormon (Part 3: Dusting Off a Famous Chiasmus, Alma 36).” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 22 (2016): 295-318.
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Abstract: In light of Noel Reynolds’ hypothesis that some material in the Book of Moses may have been present on the brass plates that Nephi used, exploration of concepts related to chains in the Book of Moses led to several insights involving a group of related motifs in the Book of Mormon where shaking off Satan’s chains and rising from the dust are linked, as discussed in Parts 1 and 2. Here we argue that an appeal to the Book of Mormon’s use of dust may fill in some gaps in the complex chiastic structure of Alma 36 and strengthen the case that it is a carefully crafted example of ancient Semitic poetry.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [3730]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 45981  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:02
Hamblin, William J. “Armor in the Book of Mormon.” In Warfare in the Book of Mormon, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and William J. Hamblin, 400-424. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1990.
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Keywords: Ancient Near East; Warfare; armor
ID = [82145]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1990-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Washburn, Jesse N. An Army with Banners: A Story from the Book of Mormon. New York: Carlton Press, 1972.
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A fictional account based on a series of incidents recorded in the Book of Mormon, Alma 46-62. Captain Moroni’s military campaigns are a significant part of the story line.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [77512]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1972-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:08
Peters, John Durham. “Arno Schmidt among Comic Commentators on the Book of Mormon.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 28 (2019).
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Arno Schmidt (1914-1979) was one of the most important, prolific, and original of postwar German authors. His magnum opus, Zettels Traum (1970), appeared in 1,360 large-font, signed typescript copies that each weighed 12 kilos and resembled another intimidating modernist text, James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake, in its experiments with genre, fascinating density, multilingual citations, jokey allusiveness, and mythic grandeur. Like Joyce, Schmidt pushed boundaries of all kinds and sometimes got into hot water with those who found his writings sexually and religiously indecent. As an author, his work is hard to classify; he is sometimes called an “avant-garde traditionalist:’ In personal belief, he was an atheist, though one who was curious about the many forms that belief can take; he opens his essay on the Book of Mormon, for instance, by confessing his soft spot for holy books. A fierce critic of both West and East Germany, he was politically neither a Marxist, nor a social democrat, nor a straight-up conservative, though his attacks on mass society and choice to live his last two decades in relative isolation in a remote hamlet in Lower Saxony have led some critics to detect conservative sympathies. But he was also a clear anti-Nazi and was disgusted at what his country had done. Perhaps by living in a remote spot with his wife, Alice, also a writer whose work was not appreciated until later, he simply wanted to maintain his artistic integrity and stay aloof from the cultural establishment. By any account, he was a lone wolf, anxious not to be pinned down.

ID = [81926]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-jbms  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:55
Schwarz, Ted. Arnold Friberg: The Passion of a Modern Master. Flagstaff, AZ: Northland, 1985.
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Schwarz’s biography of Arnold Friberg includes a history of Friberg’s artistic work on the Book of Mormon and reproduces many of his paintings, including the brother of Jared, discovery of the Liahona, Abinadi in Noah’s court, and Christ’s appearance to the Nephites.

ID = [77564]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1985-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:09
Toit, Herman du, and Doris R. Dant. Art and Spirituality: The Visual Culture of Christian Faith. Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 2006.
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Since 1998 the Brigham Young University Museum of Art has hosted the biennial Art, Belief, Meaning Symposium. The purpose of the symposium is to provide an opportunity for Latter-day Saint artists, critics, and commentators to contribute to the ongoing discussion about issues related to art and spirituality. Our goal is to articulate our interest in the making of art that not only is relevant and meaningful for our day, but which also bears witness and gives perspective to the realities that flow from the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. The symposium provides a welcome forum for discussion regarding issues that have always concerned serious religious artists: • What is the role of the artist in relation to the mission of the Church? • What is the place of self expression, belief, and inspiration in religious art? • Do artists have a “mission” through their work? • How does individual testimony find expression in the work of the artist? • Does religion create untenable tensions in the expression of the artist? • What is the relationship between idea and technique in religious art? • Can religious art find expression through contemporary art movements? This series provides an opportunity for like-minded believers, those with deep and often passionate interests in the arts, to come together, reason together, and benefit from each others’ points of view. Hopefully others who find themselves confronted by similar issues will benefit from a careful reading of these essays.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [75253]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2006-01-01  Collections:  bom,byu-studies  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:52
Reynolds, George. “The Art of War among the Nephites.” Juvenile Instructor 15, no. 7 (1880): 77.
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Describes different aspects of warfare as found in the Book of Mormon, with emphasis on the battle techniques of Moroni. Notes that detailed accounts of warfare do not appear in the Book of Mormon until the period of the judges.

Keywords: Captain Moroni, Fortifications, Warfare, Weaponry
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [75915]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1880-04-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:56
Reynolds, George. “The Art of War among the Nephites.” Juvenile Instructor 15, no. 7 (1880): 77.
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Describes different aspects of warfare as found in the Book of Mormon, with emphasis on the battle techniques of Moroni. Notes that detailed accounts of warfare do not appear in the Book of Mormon until the period of the judges.

Keywords: Captain Moroni, Fortifications, Warfare, Weaponry
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [76464]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1880-04-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:00
Reynolds, George. “The Art of War among the Nephites.” Juvenile Instructor 15 (15 April 1880): 77, 94.
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Describes different aspects of warfare as found in the Book of Mormon, with emphasis on the battle techniques of Moroni. Notes that detailed accounts of warfare do not appear in the Book of Mormon until the period of the judges.

ID = [80270]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1880-04-15  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:44
Reynolds, George. “The Art of War among the Nephites (Continued).” Juvenile Instructor 15, no. 8 (1880): 94.
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Describes different aspects of warfare as found in the Book of Mormon, with emphasis on the battle techniques of Moroni. Notes that detailed accounts of warfare do not appear in the Book of Mormon until the period of the judges.

Keywords: Armor, Captain Moroni, Warfare
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [75916]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1880-04-15  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:56
Reynolds, George. “The Art of War among the Nephites (Continued).” Juvenile Instructor 15, no. 8 (1880): 94.
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Describes different aspects of warfare as found in the Book of Mormon, with emphasis on the battle techniques of Moroni. Notes that detailed accounts of warfare do not appear in the Book of Mormon until the period of the judges.

Keywords: Armor, Captain Moroni, Warfare
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [76465]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1880-04-15  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:00
Fleugel, James H. “Arthur J. Kocherhans, Lehi’s Isle of Promise: A Scriptural Account with Word Definitions and a Commentary.” Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 3 (1991): Article 8.
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Review of Lehi's Isle of Promise: A Scriptural Account with Word Definitions and a Commentary.

ID = [95]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-review  Size: 13272  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:38
Cowdery, Oliver. “Extract from the Brookville Enquirer.” Messenger and Advocate Vol. 1, no. 5: February 1835: 77.
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Praises Orson Pratt’s skills in explaining and defending the Book of Mormon.

ID = [80865]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1835-01-01  Collections:  bom,mess-adv  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:48
Cherry, Alexander. Article on ‘Book of Mormon and Latter Day Work’ begun by Brother Alexander Cherry and continued by Brother Charles Ashton. Monongahela, PA: Gilkey and Underwood, 1936.
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Discusses the present whereabouts of the posterity of Judah, Joseph, Manassah, and Ephraim. The land of America is the “land blessed of the Lord” above all lands. Believes that the American Indian will be used in the latter days in revealing the mysteries of the Lord.

ID = [77565]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1936-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:09
Woodford, Robert J. “The Articles and Covenants of the Church of Christ and the Book of Mormon.” In Sperry Symposium Classics: The Doctrine and Covenants, ed. Craig K. Manscill, 103–116. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2004.
ID = [36126]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 31587  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:42
Woodford, Robert J. “The Articles and Covenants of the Church of Christ and the Book of Mormon.” In Sperry Symposium Classics: The Doctrine and Covenants. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009.
Topics:    RSC Topics > D — F > Doctrine and Covenants
ID = [35577]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 2009-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 31587  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:39
Kimball, Edward L. “The Artist and the Forger: Han van Meegeren and Mark Hofmann.” BYU Studies 27, no. 4 (1987): 5-16.
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In 1947 the artist Han van Meegeren stood in the criminal court in Amsterdam and admitted he was guilty of forgery in what may be the greatest known art fraud. Forty years later, in 1987, Mark Hofmann confessed his guilt of forgery, fraud, and murder growing out of what may be the greatest known historical document fraud. The two cases show some striking similarities.These two men, the artist and the forger, turned their considerable talents to crime because of vanity, anger, and greed. They might have gone undetected, but the love of money held them captive. They risked again and again exposure and imprisonment, unable to quit while ahead. Their forgeries went undetected for years but ultimately came to light when police began investigating the men for much different crimes. As bizarre as the story of Mark Hofmann may seem, he was merely acting out a new production of an old play.

Keywords: Forgery; Hofmann Forgeries; Mark Hofmann; Salamander Letter
ID = [10240]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1987-01-04  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,byu-studies  Size: 898  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:18:05
Tvedtnes, John A. “As a Garment in a Hot Furnace.” In Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon: The FARMS Updates of the 1990s, edited by Welch, John W., and Melvin J. Thorne, 127-131. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999.
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Keywords: Abinadi (Prophet); King Noah; Laws; Legal; Prophecy; Simile Curse
ID = [75669]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1999-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size: 8586  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:55
Tvedtnes, John A. “‘As a Garment in a Hot Furnace’” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 6 no. 1 (1997).
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The idea that King Noah’s life was to be valued “as a garment in a hot furnace” is a type of simile curse. He would suffer death by fire, which was a just punishment for the wicked.

Keywords: Abinadi (Prophet); King Noah; Laws; Legal; Prophecy; Simile Curse
ID = [2950]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1997-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-jbms  Size: 9729  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:56
Lambert, Richard J. “As Centennial Date Nears, Book of Mormon Readers Increase.” Saints’ Herald 74 (31 August 1927): 1010.
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Many have started reading the Book of Mormon in response to the challenge to read the book before the centennial celebration.

ID = [79079]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1927-08-31  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Nibley, Hugh W. “As Far as the Utmost Heavens.” Typed transcript of a talk given in 1987 or 1988 in Alaska.
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Perhaps same as Gillum’s “Alaska: Joseph Smith’s Contributions: Scriptural, Institutional, Doctrinal, and Historical.” 19 pages, d.s., n.d. (given in Alaska after March 1983).
A talk in which the accomplishments of Joseph Smith are set forth and defended. Contributions mentioned include the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, the restoration of the priesthood, and temples.

ID = [1817]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  bom,d-c,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:49
Walker, Kyle R. “As Fire Shut Up in My Bones: Ebenezer Robinson, Don Carlos Smith, and the 1840 Edition of the Book of Mormon.” Journal of Mormon History 36, no. 1 (Winter, 2010): 1-40.
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Keywords: Smith, Don Carlos; Robinson, Ebenezer; Book of Mormon, editions and translations; Book of Mormon, printing
ID = [82028]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2010-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:56
Fenn, Grace J. “As I See It: My Geography of the Book of Mormon, as Gleaned from Its Reading.” n.p., 1962.
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Selects numerous Book of Mormon geographical sites and locates the places on a map. Various notes and opinions on the Book of Mormon are included.

ID = [77566]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1962-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:09
Improvement Era. “As I View the Thing, Mormonism and the Book of Mormon in the American Schoolroom.” Improvement Era 44, no. 9 (September 1941): 539, 65.
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Discusses and quotes at length Sam Tucker, a columnist of the Decative Herald in Illinois, who suggests that the Book of Mormon and Mormonism be taught in courses of religious instruction in the public schools. Tucker argues that (1) the Book of Mormon is the American Bible, and (2) the stories of the Book of Mormon and Mormon history are very exciting.

ID = [81276]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1941-09-01  Collections:  bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:51
Featherstone, Vaughn J. “As If They Would Ask Him to Tarry a Little Longer.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, March 30, 1975.
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Keywords: Book of Mormon; Jesus Christ; Prophets; Spirituality; Collection: Jesus Christ; Our Savior and Redeemer; Podcast: Jesus Christ; Our Savior and Redeemer
ID = [68416]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1975-03-30  Collections:  bom,byu-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:33
Ogden, D. Kelly. “‘As Plain as Word Can Be’” In Doctrines of the Book of Mormon: The 20th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, edited by Bruce A. Van Orden and Brent L. Top, 158-65. Salt Lake City: Randall Book, 1992.
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Points out that Book of Mormon prophets made rich use of figurative language, but inasmuch as they delighted in plainness, they often explained the meaning of the figurative language that they used. Examples include the chains of hell, lake of fire and brimstone, seed (in Alma 32), and kingdom of the devil.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [81050]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:49
Ogden, D. Kelly. “As Plain as Words Can Be.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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The Book of Mormon prophets were intentionally plain in their language even when using figurative language; they generally avoided using obscure figures with hidden meanings. In this paper, Kelly Ogden lists metaphors used in the Book of Mormon along with the plain definitions the prophets gave to explain the figurative language they used. Ogden notes that when teaching doctrine the prophets would often repeat concepts using different words so the people could not misunderstand.

ID = [8547]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-reports  Size: 209  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:07
Clark, Kim B. “As the Army of Helaman.” Graduation, Brigham Young University—Idaho, August 25, 2006.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman
ID = [71863]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2006-08-25  Collections:  bom,byui-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:09
Hinckley, Gordon B. “As We Gather Together.” Delivered at the Saturday Morning Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 1995.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [17728]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1995-10-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 3893  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:17:33
Hinckley, Gordon B. “As We Gather Together.” Ensign, November 1995.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [52187]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1995-11-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 3872  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:20:08
Nelson, Russell M. “As We Go Forward Together.” Ensign, April 2018.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [62297]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2018-04-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 7384  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:25
Monson, Thomas S. “As We Meet Together Again.” Delivered at the Saturday Morning Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2010.
Display Abstract  

Missionary service is a priesthood duty—an obligation the Lord expects of us who have been given so very much.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [21238]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2010-10-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 4011  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:19:30
Monson, Thomas S. “As We Meet Together Again.” Ensign, November 2010.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [58967]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2010-11-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 3975  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:20:59
Hill, W. B., and W. E. Peak. “As We View It.” N.p., 1898.
Display Abstract  

Report of debates between the two authors. Subject matter concerns the cognizance of the mind beyond the grave. References are made to Alma and his experiences. Pejorative comments are made about the character of Joseph Smith and the Three Witnesses.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [77567]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1898-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:09
Perez, William. “Ascended into Heaven: The Book of Mormon’s Witness of Jesus Christ’s Ascension.” In I Glory in My Jesus: Understanding Christ in the Book of Mormon, eds. Hilton, John, III, Nicholas J. Frederick, Mark D. Ogletree, and Krystal V. L. Pierce. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2023.
ID = [81594]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2023-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:53
Seely, David Rolph, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey, eds. Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament. Proceedings of The 42nd Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2013.
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The 42nd Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium The Psalmist asks, “Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord?” This year’s Sperry Symposium discusses ascending into the Lord’s mountain within the context of theophany, ancient temple worship, sacred space, sacrifice, offerings, and hymns and songs in the text of the Old Testament and the Book of Mormon. The scriptures contain a rich treasury of information of how ancient Israelites and the people in the Book of Mormon worshipped God and expressed themselves through ritual and devotions as found in the Psalms. These explorations of ancient temple worship help us to better understand and appreciate latter-day temple and worship traditions. ISBN 978-1-60907-581-1

ID = [33254]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2013-01-01  Collections:  bom,old-test,rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size:   Children: 22  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:20

Articles

Jackson, Kent P. “The Old Testament and Easter.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament (2013 Sperry Symposium), eds. David Rolph Seely, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey, 1–11. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2013.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Atonement of Jesus Christ
RSC Topics > D — F > Easter
RSC Topics > L — P > Old Testament
ID = [34889]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2013-01-01  Collections:  old-test,rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 24369  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:28
Belnap, Daniel L. “‘That I May Dwell among Them’: Liminality and Ritual in the Tabernacle.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament (2013 Sperry Symposium), eds. David Rolph Seely, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey, 1–11. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2013.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Atonement of Jesus Christ
RSC Topics > T — Z > Temples
RSC Topics > T — Z > Worship
ID = [34890]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2013-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 64664  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:28
Douglas, Alex. “The Garden of Eden, the Ancient Temple, and Receiving a New Name.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament (2013 Sperry Symposium), eds. David Rolph Seely, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey, 1–11. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2013.
Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
RSC Topics > A — C > Creation
ID = [34891]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2013-01-01  Collections:  old-test,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 32920  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:28
Bradshaw, Jeffrey M. “The Tree of Knowledge as the Veil of the Sanctuary.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament, The 42nd Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (26 October, 2013), edited by David Rolph Seely, Jeffrey R. Chadwick and Matthew J. Grey. , 49–65. Provo and Salt Lake City, UT: BYU Religious Studies Center and Deseret Book, 2013.
Display Abstract  

One thing that has always perplexed readers of Genesis is the location of the two special trees within the Garden of Eden. Although scripture initially applies the phrase “in the midst” only to the tree of life (Genesis 2:9), the tree of knowledge is later said by Eve to be located there too (see Genesis 3:3). In the context of these verses, the Hebrew phrase corresponding to “in the midst” literally means “in the center.” How can both trees be in the center?

Topics:    Book of Moses Topics > Chapters of the Book of Moses > Moses 3 — Garden of Eden
Book of Moses Topics > Chapters of the Book of Moses > Moses 4–6:12 — Grand Council in Heaven, Adam and Eve
Book of Moses Topics > Temple Themes in the Book of Moses and Related Scripture
RSC Topics > D — F > Devil
ID = [2678]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2013-10-26  Collections:  bom,bradshaw,moses,rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 38857  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:55
Shannon, Avram R. “‘Come Near unto Me’: Guarded Space and Its Mediators in the Jerusalem Temple.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament (2013 Sperry Symposium), eds. David Rolph Seely, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey, 1–11. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2013.
Topics:    RSC Topics > L — P > Mercy
RSC Topics > L — P > Old Testament
RSC Topics > T — Z > Temples
ID = [34893]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2013-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 47888  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:28
Gaskill, Alonzo L. “Clothed in Holy Garments: The Apparel of the Temple Officiants of Ancient Israel.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament (2013 Sperry Symposium), eds. David Rolph Seely, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey, 1–11. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2013.
Topics:    RSC Topics > G — K > High Priest
RSC Topics > G — K > Judgment
RSC Topics > T — Z > Urim and Thummim
ID = [34894]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2013-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 54163  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:28
Calabro, David M. “Gestures of Praise: Lifting and Spreading the Hands in Biblical Prayer.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament (2013 Sperry Symposium), eds. David Rolph Seely, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey, 1–11. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2013.
Topics:    RSC Topics > G — K > Heaven
RSC Topics > L — P > Prayer
RSC Topics > T — Z > Worship
ID = [34895]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2013-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 37162  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:28
Lane, Jennifer Clark. “Worship: Bowing Down and Serving the Lord.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament (2013 Sperry Symposium), eds. David Rolph Seely, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey, 1–11. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2013.
Topics:    RSC Topics > L — P > Obedience
RSC Topics > L — P > Old Testament
RSC Topics > Q — S > Service
RSC Topics > T — Z > Worship
ID = [34896]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2013-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 33854  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:28
Pike, Dana M. “‘I Will Bless the Lord at All Times’: Blessing God in the Old Testament.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament (2013 Sperry Symposium), eds. David Rolph Seely, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey, 1–11. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2013.
Topics:    RSC Topics > G — K > Gratitude
RSC Topics > L — P > Old Testament
RSC Topics > T — Z > Worship
ID = [34897]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2013-01-01  Collections:  old-test,rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 45530  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:28
Thompson, John S. “The Context of Old Testament Temple Worship: Early Ancient Egyptian Rites.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament (2013 Sperry Symposium), eds. David Rolph Seely, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey, 1–11. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2013.
Topics:    RSC Topics > L — P > Old Testament
RSC Topics > T — Z > Worship
ID = [34898]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2013-01-01  Collections:  old-test,rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 54036  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:28
Halverson, Jared M. “Swine’s Blood and Broken Serpents: The Rejection and Rehabilitation of Worship in the Old Testament.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament (2013 Sperry Symposium), eds. David Rolph Seely, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey, 1–11. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2013.
Topics:    RSC Topics > L — P > Obedience
RSC Topics > L — P > Old Testament
RSC Topics > L — P > Ordinances
RSC Topics > Q — S > Sacrifice
RSC Topics > T — Z > Worship
ID = [34899]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2013-01-01  Collections:  old-test,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 47901  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:28
Rennaker, Jacob A. “Approaching Holiness: Sacred Space in Ezekiel’s Temple Vision.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament (2013 Sperry Symposium), eds. David Rolph Seely, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey, 1–11. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2013.
Topics:    RSC Topics > T — Z > Temples
ID = [34900]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2013-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 41071  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:28
Hardison, Amy Blake. “Theophany on Sinai.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament (2013 Sperry Symposium), eds. David Rolph Seely, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey, 1–11. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2013.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Covenant
ID = [34901]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2013-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 34773  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:28
Muhlestein, Kerry. “Darkness, Light, and the Lord: Elements of Israelite Theophanies.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament (2013 Sperry Symposium), eds. David Rolph Seely, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey, 1–11. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2013.
ID = [34902]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2013-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 58191  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:28
Smith, Julie M. “‘The Lord . . . Bringeth Low, and Lifteth Up’: Hannah, Eli, and the Temple.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament (2013 Sperry Symposium), eds. David Rolph Seely, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey, 1–11. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2013.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Covenant
RSC Topics > T — Z > Temples
ID = [34903]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2013-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 35625  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:28
Skinner, Andrew C. “Seeing God in His Temple: A Significant Theme in Israel’s Psalms.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament (2013 Sperry Symposium), eds. David Rolph Seely, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey, 1–11. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2013.
Topics:    RSC Topics > T — Z > Worship
ID = [34904]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2013-01-01  Collections:  old-test,rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 46003  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:28
Hilton, John, III. “Old Testament Psalms in the Book of Mormon.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament (2013 Sperry Symposium), eds. David Rolph Seely, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey, 1–11. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2013.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Book of Mormon
RSC Topics > L — P > Old Testament
RSC Topics > Q — S > Salvation
RSC Topics > T — Z > Worship
ID = [34905]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2013-01-01  Collections:  bom,old-test,rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 48257  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:28
Alford, Kenneth L., and D. Bryce Baker. “Parallels between Psalms 25–31 and the Psalm of Nephi.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament (2013 Sperry Symposium), eds. David Rolph Seely, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey, 1–11. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2013.
Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Psalms/Proverbs/Ecclesiastes/Song of Solomon
ID = [34906]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2013-01-01  Collections:  bom,old-test,rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 36551  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:28
Hopkin, J. Arden, and Shon D. Hopkin. “The Psalms Sung: The Power of Music in Sacred Worship.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament (2013 Sperry Symposium), eds. David Rolph Seely, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey, 1–11. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2013.
Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Psalms/Proverbs/Ecclesiastes/Song of Solomon
RSC Topics > L — P > Ordinances
RSC Topics > Q — S > Sacrament
RSC Topics > Q — S > Sacrifice
RSC Topics > T — Z > Unity
RSC Topics > T — Z > Worship
ID = [34907]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2013-01-01  Collections:  old-test,rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 51986  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:28
LeFevre, David A. “‘Give Me Right Word, O Lord’: The JST Changes in the Psalms.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament (2013 Sperry Symposium), eds. David Rolph Seely, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey, 1–11. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2013.
Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Psalms/Proverbs/Ecclesiastes/Song of Solomon
RSC Topics > D — F > First Vision
RSC Topics > G — K > Joseph Smith
RSC Topics > G — K > Judgment
RSC Topics > T — Z > Zion
ID = [34908]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2013-01-01  Collections:  old-test,rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 42077  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:28
Chadwick, Jeffrey R. “The Great Jerusalem Temple Prophecy: Latter-day Context and Likening unto Us.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament (2013 Sperry Symposium), eds. David Rolph Seely, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey, 1–11. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2013.
Topics:    RSC Topics > T — Z > Temples
RSC Topics > T — Z > Zion
ID = [34909]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2013-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 43526  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:28
Cowan, Richard O. “What Old Testament Temples Can Teach Us about Our Own Temple Activity.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament (2013 Sperry Symposium), eds. David Rolph Seely, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey, 1–11. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2013.
Topics:    RSC Topics > L — P > Old Testament
RSC Topics > L — P > Ordinances
RSC Topics > Q — S > Sacrifice
RSC Topics > T — Z > Temples
ID = [34910]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2013-01-01  Collections:  old-test,rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 46288  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:29
BYU Religious Studies Center. Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament. The 42nd Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2013.
Display Abstract  

The 42nd Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium The Psalmist asks, “Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord?” This year’s Sperry Symposium discusses ascending into the Lord’s mountain within the context of theophany, ancient temple worship, sacred space, sacrifice, offerings, and hymns and songs in the text of the Old Testament and the Book of Mormon. The scriptures contain a rich treasury of information of how ancient Israelites and the people in the Book of Mormon worshipped God and expressed themselves through ritual and devotions as found in the Psalms. These explorations of ancient temple worship help us to better understand and appreciate latter-day temple and worship traditions.

ID = [38790]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2013-01-01  Collections:  bom,old-test,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size:   Children: 2  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:23:00

Talks

Madsen, Ann N. “Solomon’s Temple: A Virtual View and Assessment of its Physical Appearance and Purpose.” The 42nd Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2013.
Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > 1 & 2 Kings/1 & 2 Chronicles
ID = [38852]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2013-01-01  Collections:  old-test,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:23:00
Christensen, Roger G. “Ascending Together.” Graduation, Brigham Young University—Idaho, December 20, 2013.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [71977]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2013-12-20  Collections:  bom,byui-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:10
Sorenson, John L. “Asia—North America Linguistic Tie-Up, a Review.” University Archaeological Society Newsletter 14 (August 1953).
Display Abstract  

Recent linguistic and archaeological comparisons support the idea of specific movements across Bering Strait. But linguistic studies, not attempted yet, may also show a connection to the Near East.

ID = [79080]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1953-08-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Smith, Eldred G. “Ask, Seek, and Knock.” Delivered at the Saturday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 1967.
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This article discusses how Oliver Cowdery and Joseph Smith learned that one of the concepts of the Gospel is to ask, seek, and knock. The process of translation was more than just looking into the Urim and Thummim. Revelation does not come without effort.

Keywords: Continuing Revelation; Cowdery; Joseph; Jr.; Oliver; Personal Revelation; Revelation; Smith
ID = [27868]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1967-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,general-conference  Size: 8087  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:20:29
Huttinger, Beverly. “Asking in Faith.” Ensign, December 1987.
ID = [48370]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1987-12-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 8412  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:13:19
Nibley, Hugh W. “Assembly and Atonement.” In King Benjamin’s Speech: That Ye May Learn Wisdom, edited by John W. Welch and Stephen D. Ricks, 119—45. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1998.
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Republished in King Benjamin’s Speech Made Simple and Eloquent Witness: Nibley on Himself, Others, and the Temple.
A look into what makes King Benjamin’s address to his people not only an assembly but also an atonement.

Keywords: Architecture; Atonement; Tabernacle
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Ritual Patterns, Great Year-Rites, Universal Gospel Culture
ID = [830]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1998-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books,nibley  Size: 50625  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:43
Nibley, Hugh W. “Assembly and Atonement.” In King Benjamin’s Speech Made Simple, edited by Welch, John W., and Stephen D. Ricks, . Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999.
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Originally published in King Benjamin’s Speech: That Ye May Learn Wisdom.
A look into what makes King Benjamin’s address to his people not only an assembly but also an atonement.

Keywords: Atonement; Tabernacle
ID = [75728]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1999-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books,nibley  Size: 48062  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:55
Nibley, Hugh W. “Assembly and Atonement.” In Eloquent Witness: Nibley on Himself, Others, and the Temple Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 17. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2008.
Display Abstract  

Originally published in King Benjamin’s Speech: That Ye May Learn Wisdom.
A look into what makes King Benjamin’s address to his people not only an assembly but also an atonement.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Ritual Patterns, Great Year-Rites, Universal Gospel Culture
ID = [2287]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 2008-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:53
Smith, Robert F. “Assessing the Broad Impact of Jack Welch’s Discovery of Chiasmus in the Book of Mormon.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 16, no. 2 (2007): 68-73, 98-99.
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The attitude held by certain sectors of the anti-Mormon crowd has changed over the years, even to the point where some no longer deny the literary merit and beauty of the Book of Mormon. Although an assessment of the impact of Jack Welch’s work and writing on chiasmus may be premature, it is clear that his work on the subject incited the expansion of other literary analyses of the Book of Mormon and encouraged the publication of their results. Welch’s work influenced studies and analyses on chiasmus in Classic Mayan texts, and his publications have contributed much to the discipline of chiastic analyses.

Keywords: Chiasmus; Chiastic; Literary; Literature; Maya; Mesoamerica
ID = [3217]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2007-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-jbms  Size: 26425  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:58
Muhlestein, Kerry. “Assessing the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Introduction to the Historiography of their Acquisitions, Translations, and Interpretations.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 22 (2016): 17-49.
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Abstract: The Book of Abraham has attracted a great deal of scholarly attention since some of the papyri once owned by Joseph Smith were rediscovered. A focus of this attention has been the source of the Book of Abraham, with some contending that the extant fragments are the source, while others have argued that the source is either other papyri or something else altogether. New investigations suggest that, while the relationship between papyri and text is not clear, it is clear that the fragments are not the source and that the method of translation was not the Kirtland Egyptian Papers. Additionally, further investigations into the source of the Book of Abraham as well as the interpretations of the facsimiles have made it clear that much of the controversy about the Book of Abraham has been based on untested assumptions. Book of Abraham studies have made significant strides forward in the last few decades, while some avenues of research are in need of further pursuit.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [3721]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  abraham,bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 65178  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:02
Uriona, Todd. “Assyria and the ‘Great Church’ of Nephi’s Vision.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 55 (2023): Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 55 (2023): 1-30.
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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 concern. It was at that time that Lehi led his family into the wilderness after witnessing the impending destruction of Jerusalem in vision. Nephi, “desir[ing] to know the things that his father had seen” (1 Nephi 11:1), describes his own vision, where he saw the coming of the “Son of God” (1 Nephi 11:7), the destruction of his own people, and the “formation of a great church” (1 Nephi 13:4) that would “destroy the saints of God” (1 Nephi 13:9). These elements, along with others in Nephi’s vision, seem to reflect the underlying insecurity of the time concerning divinely appointed sovereignty and the right to rule. Because of the deeply personal nature of Nephi’s vision and its pressing relevance, we might expect it to contain elements that represent the cultural and social realities of his time. When we approach Nephi’s vision in this way, surprising parallels can be found between the “great church” of his vision and the Assyrian Empire. These parallels help provide a new context for viewing Nephi’s vision that can heighten our awareness of the loving kindness the “Son of God” displays as the universal sovereign.

Keywords: Assyria; Book of Mormon; Nephi; Nephi’s Vision
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [81228]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2023-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 71844  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:50
Ehat, Stephen Kent. “Asymmetry in Chiasms, With a Note About Deuteronomy 8 and Alma 36.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 59 (2023): Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 59 (2023): 191-280.
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Abstract: Some students of the Book of Mormon have claimed that chapter 36 of the book of Alma is structured as a chiasm. Some of the proposals depart from perfect symmetry, presenting elements of the suggested chiasm seemingly out of sequence. This has often been pointed to as a weakness in the proposed chiasm or as a problem arising from translation or editorial work, or even as evidence that no real chiasm exists over the text of the chapter. Perhaps, however, asymmetry may be a deliberate feature of ancient chiasmus. Understanding the presence and role of occasional asymmetry or skews, as they are called, may help us better appreciate the rhetorical tools employed in crafting chiastic texts anciently. In particular, we can see that the structure of Alma 36 may well be a beautifully crafted chiasmus featuring what may be an intentional skew similar to those that scholars have identified elsewhere in scripture. One such other chiastic text with a skew in it appears to be Deuteronomy 8. Indeed, one skew proposed in Alma 36, together with conceptual and other structural characteristics of the text, including the proposed chiasm of the text, perhaps suggests that some of the message and structure of Deuteronomy 8 may have served as a model for part of the message and structure of Alma 36.

Keywords: chiasmus; chiastic analysis
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [81882]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2023-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 190117  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:55
Scripture Central. “At Baptism, What Do We Covenant to Do?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #97. May 11, 2016.
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Keywords: Baptism; Covenants; Mosiah; Alma1; Waters of Mormon; Holy Ghost; Atonement
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [8239]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2016-05-11  Collections:  bmc-knowhys,bom  Size: 4608  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:05
Church News. “At The Young Age of 6 He’s Read Book of Mormon.” Church News 38 (23 November 1968): 15.
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Andrew James Everson began reading at age four with help from his father. Six months after turning six he has read the Book of Mormon. His younger brother Marc, 5, has begun reading it also.

ID = [79081]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1968-11-23  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Midgley, Louis C. “Atheist Piety: A Religion of Dogmatic Dubiety.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 1 (2012): 111-143.
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Abstract: The “Special Feature” of this mass-market secular humanist magazine consists of an introduction to “America’s Peculiar Piety” followed by a miscellany of brief, nonscholarly essays critical of The Church of Jesus Christ. The questions posed in the introduction to this flagship atheist magazine go unaddressed in the essays. Some of the essays are personal exit stories by former Latter-day Saints. One is an effort by Robert M. Price to explain away the Book of Mormon without confronting its contents. This is done by ignoring the details of Joseph Smith’s career in order to picture him as the equivalent of a bizarre, emotionally conflicted figure like Charles Manson or as the embodiment of one of a wide range of mythical trickster figures like Brer Rabbit, Felix the Cat, or Doctor Who. The assumed link between these mythical or legendary figures and Joseph Smith is said to be a Jungian archetype lodged in his presumably deranged psyche, leading him to fashion the Book of Mormon.
Another essay merely mentions the well-known criticisms of Joseph Smith by Abner Cole (a.k.a. Obadiah Dogberry), while others complain that the faith of the Saints tends to meet emotional needs or that their religious community has various ways of reinforcing their own moral demands. In no instance do these authors see their own deeply held ideology as serving similar personal and community-sustaining religious functions.
All of the essays reflect a fashionable, dogmatic, naive, and deeply religious enmity toward the faith of Latter-day Saints. The essays are also shown to be instances of a modern militant atheism, which is contrasted with earlier and much less bold and aggressive doubts about divine things. The ideological links between those responsible for Free Inquiry and some critics on the fringes of the LDS community are also clearly identified.
Review of Tom Flynn et al. “America’s Peculiar Piety: Why Did Mormonism Grow? Why Does It Endure?” Free Inquiry, October/November 2011, 21–41.So then, remember that at one time you Gentiles . . . were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God [atheos] in the world. (Ephesians 2:11–12 NRSV).

ID = [4394]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2012-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 64352  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:04
Tvedtnes, John A. “Atonement and the Temple.” Insights 25, no. 6 (2005).
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In 1988 Hugh W. Nibley noted that the use of terms based on the word atone (atonement, atoning, atoned, etc.), while used in the Old Testament mostly in association with rites performed in the tabernacle of Moses, clearly tied the Nephites to preexilic Israel, that is, prior to the Babylonian captivity of the Jews in 587 bc. He found that most of the occurrences were “in the books of Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers, where they explicitly describe the original rites of the tabernacle or temple on the Day of Atonement.”

Keywords: Old Testament; Atonement; temple; Book of Mormon
ID = [66800]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2005-01-06  Collections:  bom,farms-insights,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Millet, Robert L. “The Atonement in the Book Of Mormon.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994. This transcript of a video lecture was prepared by the staff of the Portland Institute of Religion.
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Robert Millet shows that Christ’s atonement is central to the Book of Mormon, particularly as it pertains to the fall. He illuminates the nature of the “good news” of the gospel—the hope of redemption through Christ. Without the atonement all other facets of our religion are bereft of ultimate power, and we remain in our sins. He explains that the atonement is infinite in several ways and that the Book of Mormon both extends an invitation to come unto Christ and teaches how to do so. Grace and works each play an important role in our salvation.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; Teachings
ID = [8536]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-reports  Size: 213  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:07
Nibley, Hugh W. “The Atonement of Jesus Christ.” A four-part series in the Ensign running from July to October, 1990.
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A four-part series that emphasizes that the Book of Mormon teaches the correct principles of the Atonement. The power of resurrection is provided only by the Savior. Only the Book of Mormon teaches the fulness of the truth of the Atonement, why life is as it is, and how one may approach God to be at one with him. Since all fall short, the blood sacrifice of the Savior was the indispensable step. Atonement is both individual and collective and so God’s people must be “of one heart and one mind.” “The Atonement is one of the grand constants in nature.”

ID = [3347]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1990-07-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 4  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:59

Articles

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Atonement of Jesus Christ, Part 1.” In The Atonement of Jesus Christ series, Ensign 20, no. 7. 1990. 18–23.
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Part one of a four-part series that emphasizes that the Book of Mormon teaches the correct principles of the Atonement.
The power of resurrection is provided only by the Savior. Only the Book of Mormon teaches the fulness of the truth of the Atonement, why life is as it is, and how one may approach God to be at one with Him. Since all fall short, the blood sacrifice of the Savior was the indispensable step. Atonement is both individual and collective and so God’s people must be “of one heart and one mind.” “The Atonement is one of the grand constants in nature.”

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Jesus Christ > Atonement
ID = [1753]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1990-07-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:49
Nibley, Hugh W. “The Atonement of Jesus Christ, Part 2.” In The Atonement of Jesus Christ series, Ensign 20, no. 8. 1990. 30–34.
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Part two of a four-part series that emphasizes that the Book of Mormon teaches the correct principles of the Atonement.
The power of resurrection is provided only by the Savior. Only the Book of Mormon teaches the fulness of the truth of the Atonement, why life is as it is, and how one may approach God to be at one with Him. Since all fall short, the blood sacrifice of the Savior was the indispensable step. Atonement is both individual and collective and so God’s people must be “of one heart and one mind.” “The Atonement is one of the grand constants in nature.”

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Jesus Christ > Atonement
ID = [1754]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1990-07-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:49
Nibley, Hugh W. “The Atonement of Jesus Christ, Part 3.” In The Atonement of Jesus Christ series, Ensign 20, no. 9. 1990. 22–26.
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Part three of a four-part series that emphasizes that the Book of Mormon teaches the correct principles of the Atonement.
The power of resurrection is provided only by the Savior. Only the Book of Mormon teaches the fulness of the truth of the Atonement, why life is as it is, and how one may approach God to be at one with Him. Since all fall short, the blood sacrifice of the Savior was the indispensable step. Atonement is both individual and collective and so God’s people must be “of one heart and one mind.” “The Atonement is one of the grand constants in nature.”

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Jesus Christ > Atonement
ID = [1755]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1990-07-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:49
Nibley, Hugh W. “The Atonement of Jesus Christ, Part 4.” In The Atonement of Jesus Christ series, Ensign 20, no. 10. 1990. 26–31.
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Part four of a four-part series that emphasizes that the Book of Mormon teaches the correct principles of the Atonement.
The power of resurrection is provided only by the Savior. Only the Book of Mormon teaches the fulness of the truth of the Atonement, why life is as it is, and how one may approach God to be at one with Him. Since all fall short, the blood sacrifice of the Savior was the indispensable step. Atonement is both individual and collective and so God’s people must be “of one heart and one mind.” “The Atonement is one of the grand constants in nature.”

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Jesus Christ > Atonement
ID = [1756]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1990-07-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:49
Matthews, Robert J. “The Atonement of Jesus Christ: 2 Nephi 9.” In The Book of Mormon: Second Nephi, The Doctrinal Structure, ed. Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate Jr., 177–99. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1989.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
RSC Topics > A — C > Atonement of Jesus Christ
RSC Topics > D — F > Doctrine
RSC Topics > D — F > Fall of Adam and Eve
ID = [36874]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1989-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-bom,rsc-books  Size: 44949  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:47
King, Michael L. “The Atonement of Jesus Christ—‘Glad Tidings of Great Joy’” In Living the Book of Mormon: Abiding by Its Precepts, eds. Gaye Strathearn and Charles Swift. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2007.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Atonement of Jesus Christ
RSC Topics > A — C > Charity
RSC Topics > D — F > Fall of Adam and Eve
RSC Topics > G — K > Hope
RSC Topics > G — K > Jesus Christ
RSC Topics > G — K > Justice
RSC Topics > L — P > Love
RSC Topics > L — P > Mercy
RSC Topics > Q — S > Resurrection
RSC Topics > Q — S > Sin
ID = [35817]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2007-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 41414  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:40
Packer, Boyd K. “Atonement, Agency, Accountability.” Delivered at the Sunday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 1988.
ID = [16018]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1988-04-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 13364  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:17:29
Packer, Boyd K. “Atonement, Agency, Accountability.” Ensign, May 1988.
ID = [48588]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1988-05-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 13178  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:13:21
Hafen, Bruce C. “The Atonement: All for All.” Delivered at the Sunday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 2004.
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When the Savior’s all and our all come together, we will find not only forgiveness of sin, … “we shall be like him.”

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [19792]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2004-04-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 10210  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:17:37
Kirkham, Francis W. “Attempts to Prove the Book of Mormon Man-made.” Improvement Era 54, no. 10 (1951): 726-728.
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This article discusses how since the Book of Mormon was first published it “has withstood a century of attempts to prove it man-made.” The author gives examples of different attempts and shows how each has failed.

Keywords: Authenticity, Book of Mormon, Book of Mormon Authorship
ID = [76900]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1951-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:03
Kirkham, Francis W. “Attempts to Prove the Book of Mormon Man-Made.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, February 23, 1954.
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Keywords: Book of Mormon
ID = [68038]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-02-23  Collections:  bom,byu-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:30
Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “Attempts to Redefine the Experience of the Eight Witnesses.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 14, no. 1 (2005): 18-31, 125-127.
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Skeptics have misused some historical sources as they attempt to reverse the Eight Witnesses’ statements about their physical contact with the Book of Mormon plates. The Eight Witnesses speak of viewing the plates themselves with unobstructed vision. They left 10 specific statements of handling the plates. This article provides an overview of the statements and experiences of the Eight Witnesses and the arguments of their critics, both then and now. Their unequivocal testimonies resist revisionists’ attempts to portray their experience as mere illusion or deception.

Keywords: Early Church History; Eight Witnesses; Gold Plates
Topics:    Witnesses of the Book of Mormon > The Eight Witnesses
ID = [3155]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2005-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-jbms,history-1820,witnesses  Size: 73196  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:58
Judd, Frank F., Jr. “Audience Astonishment at the Sermon on the Mount and the Sermon at the Temple.” In The Sermon on the Mount in Latter-day Scripture, eds. Gaye Strathearn, Thomas A. Wayment, and Daniel L. Belnap. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2010.
Topics:    RSC Topics > L — P > Law of Moses
RSC Topics > L — P > Prophets
RSC Topics > Q — S > Revelation
RSC Topics > Q — S > Salvation
ID = [35316]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2010-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 38253  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:37
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 1 (Title Page and Introduction).” The Interpreter Foundation website. December 14, 2019.
ID = [6002]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-12-14  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1302  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 10 (2 Nephi 31-33).” The Interpreter Foundation website. February 29, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
ID = [6010]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-02-29  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1246  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 11 (Jacob 1-4).” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 7, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
ID = [6011]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-03-07  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1280  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 12 (Jacob 5-7).” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 10, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
ID = [6012]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-03-10  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1238  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 13 (Enos-Words of Mormon).” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 17, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jarom
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Omni
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Words of Mormon
ID = [6013]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-03-17  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1256  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 14 (Easter).” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 24, 2020.
ID = [6014]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-03-24  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1259  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 15 (Mosiah 1-3).” The Interpreter Foundation website. April 7, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
ID = [6015]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-04-07  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1264  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 16 (Mosiah 4-6).” The Interpreter Foundation website. April 14, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
ID = [6016]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-04-14  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1233  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 17 (Mosiah 7-10).” The Interpreter Foundation website. April 21, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
ID = [6017]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-04-21  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1217  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 18 (Mosiah 11-17).” The Interpreter Foundation website. April 28, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
ID = [6018]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-04-28  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1321  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 19 (Mosiah 18-24).” The Interpreter Foundation website. May 5, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
ID = [6019]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-05-05  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1264  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 2 (1 Nephi 1-7).” The Interpreter Foundation website. December 17, 2019.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [6003]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-12-17  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1251  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 20 (Mosiah 25-28).” The Interpreter Foundation website. May 12, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
ID = [6020]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-05-12  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1259  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 21 (Mosiah 29-Alma 4).” The Interpreter Foundation website. May 19, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [6021]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-05-19  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1257  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 22 (Alma 5-7).” The Interpreter Foundation website. May 26, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [6022]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-05-26  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1267  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 23 (Alma 8-12).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 2, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [6023]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-06-02  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1260  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 24 (Alma 13-16).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 9, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [6024]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-06-09  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1250  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 25 (Alma 17-22).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 16, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [6025]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-06-16  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1257  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 26 (Alma 23-29).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 23, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [6026]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-06-23  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1212  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 27 (Alma 30-31).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 30, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [6027]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-06-30  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1310  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 28 (Alma 32-35).” The Interpreter Foundation website. July 7, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [6028]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-07-07  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1269  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 29 (Alma 36-38).” The Interpreter Foundation website. July 14, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [6029]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-07-14  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1214  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 3 (1 Nephi 8-10).” The Interpreter Foundation website. January 11, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [6004]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-01-11  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1220  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 30 (Alma 39-42).” The Interpreter Foundation website. July 21, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [6030]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-07-21  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 983  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 31 (Alma 43-52).” The Interpreter Foundation website. July 28, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [6031]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-07-28  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1251  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 32 (Alma 53-63).” The Interpreter Foundation website. August 4, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [6032]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-08-04  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1254  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 33 (Helaman 1-6).” The Interpreter Foundation website. August 11, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman
ID = [6033]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-08-11  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1247  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 34 (Helaman 7-12).” The Interpreter Foundation website. August 18, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman
ID = [6034]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-08-18  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1268  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 35 (Helaman 13-16).” The Interpreter Foundation website. August 25, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman
ID = [6035]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-08-25  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1252  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 36 (3 Nephi 1-7).” The Interpreter Foundation website. September 1, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [6036]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-09-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1263  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 37 (3 Nephi 8-11).” The Interpreter Foundation website. September 8, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [6037]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-09-08  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1256  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 38 (3 Nephi 12-16).” The Interpreter Foundation website. September 15, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [6038]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-09-15  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1281  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 39 (3 Nephi 17-19).” The Interpreter Foundation website. September 22, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [6039]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-09-22  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1296  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 4 (1 Nephi 11-15).” The Interpreter Foundation website. January 18, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [6005]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-01-18  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1346  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 40 (3 Nephi 20-26).” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 6, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [6040]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-10-06  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1232  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 41 (3 Nephi 27-4 Nephi).” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 13, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > 4 Nephi
ID = [6041]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-10-13  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1274  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 42 (Mormon 1-6).” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 20, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mormon
ID = [6042]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-10-20  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1258  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 43 (Mormon 7-9).” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 27, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mormon
ID = [6044]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-10-27  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1306  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 44 (Ether 1-5).” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 20, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [6043]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-10-20  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1258  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 45 (Ether 6-11).” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 10, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [6045]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-11-10  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1263  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 46 (Ether 12-15).” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 17, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [6046]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-11-17  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1242  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 47 (Moroni 1-6).” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 24, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [6047]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-11-24  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1257  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 48 (Moroni 7-9).” The Interpreter Foundation website. December 1, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [6048]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-12-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1283  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 49 (Moroni 10).” The Interpreter Foundation website. December 8, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [6049]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-12-08  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1276  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 5 (1 Nephi 16-22).” The Interpreter Foundation website. January 25, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [6006]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-01-25  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1287  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 50 (Christmas).” The Interpreter Foundation website. December 15, 2020.
ID = [6050]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-12-15  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1250  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 6 (2 Nephi 1-5).” The Interpreter Foundation website. February 1, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
ID = [6007]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-02-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1264  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 7 (2 Nephi 6-10).” The Interpreter Foundation website. February 8, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
ID = [5090]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-02-08  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1428  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:48
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 8 (2 Nephi 11-25).” The Interpreter Foundation website. February 15, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
ID = [6008]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-02-15  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1243  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 9 (2 Nephi 26-30).” The Interpreter Foundation website. February 22, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
ID = [6009]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-02-22  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1321  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:54
Crowley, Ariel L. Aurichalcum: A Brochure upon the Brass Plates of Israel. N.p., 1934.
Display Abstract  

A correlation of the Book of Mormon and the history of Old Testament events

Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Book of Mormon and the Old Testament
ID = [29866]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1934-01-01  Collections:  bom,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:20:41
Aston, Warren P. “An Australian contribution to the Book of Mormon.” Australia Local Pages insert, ENSIGN magazine, October 2011, A3-A4.
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Illustrated article recounting the contributions of the late Ross Geddes to the Book of Mormon “Critical Text” project at BYU.

ID = [82197]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2011-10-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Sjodahl, Janne M. Authenticity of the Book of Mormon. Liverpool: Millennial Star Office, 1915.
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A combined reprint of four articles that appeared in the Millennial Star from 29 July to 19 August 1915. Here, the author wishes to convince the reader that the Book of Mormon is authentic by using historical, linguistic, and archaeological evidence, plus the testimonies of the Three and Eight Witnesses alongside examples of biblical scriptures that have been fulfilled through the Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon is a “good book” that leads people to improve themselves and their lives.

Keywords: Archaeology, Book of Mormon Authorship, Book of Mormon, Prophecies of, Deseret (Honeybee), Eight Witnesses, Language - Hebrew, Liahona, Morality, Mulek (Son of King Zedekiah), Prophecy, Shazer, Spaulding, Solomon, Three Witnesses
ID = [75420]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1915-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:55:53
Moyle, James H. “Authenticity of the Book of Mormon.” Deseret News Church Section (29 October 1927): 8, 10.
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Discusses the Israelite origin of the Indians, Ezekiel’s prophecy of two records, the horse, elephant, agriculture, cement, Indian traditions, archaeological items, and other evidences for the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79082]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1927-10-29  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Jensen, Robin Scott. “The Authenticity of the Chicago Leaves of the Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon: A Fragmented Approach.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 31 (2022): 1-30.
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“In this paper, I argue for a simple thesis: The two leaves acquired by the Church in the 1980s are genuine leaves from the original manuscript of the Book of Mormon, although they have heretofore been dismissed or ignored by scholars who were aware of their existence. To make that argument, I will draw from several fields of inquiry and offer multiple pieces of evidence. I will address provenance, physical characteristics, and textual evidence to show that the leaves align with other authentic leaves of the Book of Mormon. Then, by way of conclusion, I will explore a single historical implication derived from the leaves’ authenticity. That conclusion, necessarily tentative, illustrates one way the original manuscript might better inform historical inquiry into theprocess of the Book of Mormon’s translation. As the argument in this paper winds its way to a conclusion, however, I also subtly set forth a crucial meta-thesis: that authenticating documents necessitates an in-depth and multi-tiered approach. Any fixation or reliance on any single methodology contributes to a potential fragmented approach to the analysis of historic manuscripts.” [Author]

Keywords: Book of Mormon, controversies; Book of Mormon, manuscripts; Hofmann, Mark; Forgeries; Book of Mormon; Book of Mormon, historicity
ID = [81947]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2022-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:56
Church News. “Author Finishes Commentary on Book of Mormon.” Church News 31 (23 December 1961): 6.
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Describes the set of seven volumes, Commentary on the Book of Mormon, prepared by Philip Reynolds, and celebrates the completion of the last volume.

ID = [79083]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1961-12-23  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:19
Peterson, Daniel C. “Authority in the Book of Mosiah.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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Daniel Peterson examines the book of Mosiah as an initial step in determining the overall doctrine of priesthood in the Book of Mormon. He attempts to account for every verse in the book of Mosiah that deals, either directly or indirectly, with questions of priesthood and authority. He discusses the priesthood in the small plates, the roles of priests, whether early Nephite priests were ordained, and the church in the days of Mosiah2.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; Religious Practices
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [8558]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-reports,peterson  Size: 998  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:07
Peterson, Daniel C. “Authority in the Book of Mosiah.” The FARMS Review 18, no. 1 (2006): Article 10.
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This article examines the book of Mosiah in the Book of Mormon in order to study the doctrine and pres-ence of the priesthood in Book of Mormon times.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
ID = [531]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2006-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-review,peterson  Size: 92139  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:41
Reynolds, Noel B. “The Authorship Debate Concerning Lectures on Faith: Exhumation and Reburial.” In The Disciple as Witness: Essays on Latter-day Saint History and Doctrine in Honor of Richard Lloyd Anderson, edited by Ricks, Stephen D., Parry, Donald W., and Hedges, Andrew H. Provo, UT: The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000.
ID = [81859]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2000-01-01  Collections:  bom,church-history,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:55
Welch, John W. “Authorship of the Book of Isaiah in Light of the Book of Mormon.” In Isaiah in the Book of Mormon, ed. Donald W. Parry and John W. Welch, 423—37. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1998.
Display Abstract  

Support for the single authorship theory of Isaiah

Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah
Old Testament Topics > Book of Mormon and the Old Testament
ID = [67057]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1998-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:23
Schroeder, Theodore Albert. “Authorship of the Book of Mormon.” American Journal of Psychology 30, no. 1 (January, 1919): 66-72.
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A review of W. F. Prince’s psychological aspects of the Book of Mormon. Debunks the idea that the Book of Mormon grew out of the anti-Masonic movement, but thinks that it was the Spaulding manuscript, revised by Sidney Rigdon, and finished with a group of people, including Parley P. Pratt, whom the prophet had not yet met.

Keywords: Book of Mormon, authorship, Spaulding theory
ID = [82079]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1919-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:57
Carmack, John K. “Authorship of the Book of Mormon.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Idaho, December 6, 1983.
ID = [73380]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1983-12-06  Collections:  bom,byui-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:21
Reynolds, Noel B. “The Authorship of the Book of Mormon.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, May 27, 1997. This is a transcript of an address given 27 May 1997 in a BYU Forum Assembly.
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Noel Reynolds discusses scholarship in the Latter-day Saint community, particularly with respect to the question of the authorship of the Book of Mormon. In this overview of the book, Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited, Reynolds discusses the research of Richard L. Bushman, Richard L. Anderson, Royal Skousen, Hugh Nibley, and others.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; Authorship
ID = [8544]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1997-05-27  Collections:  bom,farms-reports  Size: 213  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:16:07
Reynolds, Noel B. “The Authorship of the Book of Mormon.” Forum, Brigham Young University, May 27, 1997.
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Keywords: Book of Mormon; Collection: Joseph Smith the Prophet
ID = [69113]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1997-05-27  Collections:  bom,byu-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 10:21:38
Schroeder, A. Theodore. Authorship of the Book of Mormon, Psychologic Tests of W. F. Prince Critically Reviewed. New York: Albert Theodore Schroeder,n.d.
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Reprint of article in American Journal of Psychology 30 (1919): 66-72, wherein Schroeder replies to Walter F. Prince, who conducted rigorous psychological tests of the Book of Mormon and the Spaulding manuscript and concluded that it is doubtful that the two works had any connection. Schroeder disagrees with the conclusions of Prince, and reaffirms his position that the Book of Mormon was produced in collaboration with Sidney Rigdon, Parley P. Pratt, Oliver Cowdery, and perhaps Emma Smith, Hyrum Smith, and Joseph Smith.

ID = [77568]  Status = Type = book  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:09
Butler, John M. “The ‘Author’ and the ‘Finisher’ of the Book of Mormon.” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, ed. Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate Jr., 61–68. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1995.
Topics:    RSC Topics > G — K > Joseph Smith
ID = [36712]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1995-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-bom,rsc-books  Size: 16930  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:22:46
Weed, Harriet A., ed. Autobiography of Thurlow Weed. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, and Company, 1884.
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Pages 358-59 contain Thurlow Weed’s recollection of his rejection of the opportunity to print the Book of Mormon in 1830. He considers Joseph Smith to have been an impostor.

ID = [77569]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1884-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:56:09
Hales, Brian C. “Automatic Writing and the Book of Mormon: An Update.” Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 52, no. 2 (Summer, 2019): 1-35.
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Attributing the Book of Mormon’s origin to supernatural forces has worked well for Joseph Smith’s believers, then as well as now, but not so well for critics who seem certain natural abilities were responsible. For over 180 years, several secular theories have been advanced as explanations. The more popular hypotheses include plagiarism (of the Solomon Spaulding manuscript), collaboration (with Oliver Cowdery, Sidney Rigdon, etc.), mental illness (bipolar, dissociative, or narcissistic personality disorders),6 and Joseph’s intellect (with help from the Bible, View of the Hebrews, parallelism, or his environment). Even today the topic remains controversial without general consensus.

Keywords: Seer stones; Book of Mormon, authorship; Smith, Joseph, Jr., education; Book of Mormon, literary context; Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith’s translation of
ID = [82011]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2019-06-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 18:54:56
Austin, Michael. “Avi Steinberg, The Lost Book of Mormon: A Journey through the Mythic Lands of Nephi, Zarahemla, and Kansas City, Missouri.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 24, no. 1 (2015).
ID = [3327]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2015-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-jbms  Size: 20982  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:59
Mazzagardi, Jairo. “Avoiding the Trap of Sin.” Delivered at the Sunday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2010.
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Stay strong and make good choices that will allow you to eat the fruit of the tree of life.

ID = [21329]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2010-10-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 7406  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:19:31
Porter, Bruce D. “Avraham Gileadi, The Book of Isaiah: A New Translation with Interpretive Keys from the Book of Mormon.” Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 4 (1992): Article 45.
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Review of The Book of Isaiah: A New Translation with Interpretive Keys from the Book of Mormon (1998), by Avraham Gileadi

Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah
ID = [120]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-review,old-test  Size: 29326  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:38
Parry, Donald W. “Avraham Gileadi, The Book of Isaiah: A New Translation with Interpretive Keys from the Book of Mormon.” Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 4 (1992): Article 46.
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Review of The Book of Isaiah: A New Translation with Interpretive Keys from the Book of Mormon (1998), by Avraham Gileadi

Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah
ID = [121]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-review,old-test  Size: 23085  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:38
Wright, Mark Alan. “Axes Mundi: A Comparative Analysis of Nephite and Mesoamerican Temple and Ritual Complexes.” Paper presented at the 2012 Temple on Mount Zion Conference. September 22, 2012.
ID = [6856]  Status = Type = video  Date = 2012-09-22  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 9/26/24 9:15:59
Wright, Mark Alan. “Axes Mundi: Ritual Complexes in Mesoamerica and the Book of Mormon.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 12 (2014): 79-96.
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Places are made sacred through manifestations of the divine or ritual activity. The occurrence of a theophany or hierophany or the performance of particular rituals can conceptually transform a place into an axis mundi, or the center of the world. A variety of such axes mundi are known from the archaeological record of Mesoamerica and the text of the Book of Mormon. I compare and contrast several distinctive types of such ritual complexes from Mesoamerica and the Book of Mormon and argue that they served functionally and ideologically similar purposes.

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Wright, Mark Alan. “Axes Mundi: Ritual Complexes in Mesoamerica and the Book of Mormon.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 46 (2021): 233-248.
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Abstract: An axis mundi refers to a sacred place that connects heaven and earth and is believed to be the center of the world. These places are sanctified through ritual consecration or through a divine manifestation that results in qualitatively detaching that space from the surrounding cosmos. Often expressed in architecture as a universal pillar, these axes mundi incorporate and put in communication three cosmic levels — earth, heaven, and the underworld. As Mark Alan Wright notes, Mesoamerican sacred architecture was designed according to cosmological principles and finds a modern analogy in Latter-day Saint temples. Also, among Mesoamerican civilizations and in the Book of Mormon, the temple, the axis mundi, served as a place where worshipers go to engage in sacred rituals that bridge the divide between heaven and earth and allow the worshiper entry into the divine presence.
[Editor’s Note: Part of our book chapter reprint series, this article is reprinted here as a service to the Latter-Day Saint community. Original pagination and page numbers have necessarily changed, otherwise the reprint has the same content as the original.
See Mark Alan Wright, “Axes Mundi: Ritual Complexes in Mesoamerica and the Book of Mormon,” in Temple Insights: Proceedings of the Interpreter Matthew B. Brown Memorial Conference, “The Temple on Mount Zion,” 22 September 2012, ed. William J. Hamblin and David Rolph Seely (Orem, UT: The Interpreter Foundation; Salt Lake City: Eborn Books, 2014), 187–202. Further information at https://interpreterfoundation.org/books/temple-insights/.].

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Richards, Samuel Whitney. “The Aztec City in Central America—The Lost Tribes.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 14, no. 39 (20 November 1852): 614-16.
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Presents a reprint of an article from the Boston U.S. Weekly Journal that tells of an ancient Aztec city whose inhabitants are believed to be part of the lost ten tribes. Their record is found in a book of parchment bound by brazen clasps and containing curious heiroglyphics. Richards predicts that evidence in support of the Book of Mormon will overwhelm the skepticism regarding its origins.

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Dibble, Charles E. “Aztec Fasts.” Improvement Era 45, no. 2 (1942): 69.
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A series of brief comments in which the author presents archaeological findings, architectural notes, and myths and legends that deal indirectly with the Book of Mormon. Dibble discusses the wheel, ancient irrigation methods, metals, Mexican and Mayan codices, Quetzalcoatl, ancient buildings, and numerous other related items. The ninth part covers the practice of fasting among the Aztecs.

Keywords: Ancient America – Mesoamerica, Fasting, Native Americans – Aztec
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Cowan, Richard O. “Aztec History and the Book of Mormon.” Instructor 102 (March 1967): 131-33.
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External evidences of the Book of Mormon provide an additional witness for the truth of the Book of Mormon. For instance, Aztec history has several parallels in the Book of Mormon.

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Dibble, Charles A. “Aztec Method of Recording History.” Improvement Era 49, no. 10 (1946): 613, 649.
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A series of brief comments in which the author presents archaeological findings, architectural notes, and myths and legends that deal indirectly with the Book of Mormon. Dibble discusses the wheel, ancient irrigation methods, metals, Mexican and Mayan codices, Quetzalcoatl, ancient buildings, and numerous other related items. The thirtieth part covers Aztec recordkeeping.

Keywords: Ancient America – Mesoamerica, Native Americans – Aztec, Pre-Columbian American History, Recordkeeping
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Dibble, Charles E. “Aztec Recording—1518.” Improvement Era 46, no. 2 (1943): 71.
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A series of brief comments in which the author presents archaeological findings, architectural notes, and myths and legends that deal indirectly with the Book of Mormon. Dibble discusses the wheel, ancient irrigation methods, metals, Mexican and Mayan codices, Quetzalcoatl, ancient buildings, and numerous other related items. The nineteenth part covers an Aztec codex.

Keywords: Ancient America – Mesoamerica, Codex, Language – Aztec, Native Americans – Aztec, Recordkeeping
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