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Midgley, Louis C. “The Radical Reformation of the Reorganization of the Restoration: Recent Changes in the RLDS Understanding of the Book of Mormon.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 2, no. 2 (1993): 132-163.
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Beginning in the 1960s, the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS) has modified its understanding of the Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith’s prophetic charisms. Where the RLDS were earlier permitted to do this, they are now encouraged by their leaders to read the Book of Mormon as nineteenth-century fiction, though they are still permitted to find in it, if they wish, some inspiring passages. These changes have been resisted by a conservative minority that has lost the battle for control of the Reorganization and now tends to worship outside RLDS congregations. A few Latter-day Saints have also begun to read the Book of Mormon as fiction. Their efforts to turn the Book of Mormon into nineteenth-century fiction have been opposed by competent Latter-day Saint scholarship, though not without resistance from those who control “independent” and “liberal” publishing ventures.

Keywords: Community of Christ; Historicity; Inspired Fiction; RLDS; Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; Scripture
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Baker, DeVere. The Raft Lehi IV: 69 Days Adrift on the Pacific Ocean. Long Beach: Whitehorn, 1959.
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Provides day-by-day descriptions of a voyage conducted by the author and three others from San Pedro harbor, California, to Hawaii. The voyage comprised a 69-day trip on an 18 X 24 foot raft. The purpose for the excursion was to demonstrate that Lehi’s transoceanic crossing was possible.

ID = [78629]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1959-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:32
Esplin, Scott C., ed. Raising the Standard of Truth: Exploring the History and Teachings of the Early Restoration. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.
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This volume explores events and teachings of the early years of the restoration of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Featuring scholars from Brigham Young University, the Church History Department, and the Joseph Smith Papers, the collection of prominent materials previously produced by the BYU Religious Studies Center is designed as a companion to personal and family study of the Doctrine and Covenants and Church history. Chapters explore Joseph Smith’s accounts of his First Vision, the translation of the Book of Mormon, and the restoration of priesthood power. Doctrinal teachings about consecration, Zion, the kingdoms of glory, and work for the dead are also investigated, as are harrowing experiences in Liberty and Carthage Jails and the exodus to the West. ISBN 978-1-9503-0401-1

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Harper, Steven C. “A Seeker’s Guide to the Historical Accounts of Joseph Smith’s First Vision.” In Raising the Standard of Truth, ed. Scott C. Esplin. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.
ID = [33952]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Harper, Steven C. “The Probation of a Teenage Seer: Joseph Smith’s Early Experiences with Moroni.” In Raising the Standard of Truth, ed. Scott C. Esplin. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
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Haws, JB. “The Lost 116 Pages Story: What We Do Know, What We Don’t Know, and What We Might Know.” In Raising the Standard of Truth, ed. Scott C. Esplin. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.
ID = [33954]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Dirkmaat, Gerrit J., and Michael Hubbard MacKay. “Firsthand Witness Accounts of the Translation Process.” In Raising the Standard of Truth, ed. Scott C. Esplin. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.
ID = [33955]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Easton-Flake, Amy, and Rachel Cope. “A Multiplicity of Witnesses: Women and the Translation Process.” In Raising the Standard of Truth, ed. Scott C. Esplin. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.
ID = [33956]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Sweat, Anthony. “Hefted and Handled: Tangible Interactions with Book of Mormon Objects.” In Raising the Standard of Truth, ed. Scott C. Esplin. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.
ID = [33957]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Barney, Ronald O. “The Restoration of the Priesthoods.” In Raising the Standard of Truth, ed. Scott C. Esplin. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.
ID = [33958]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Esplin, Scott C. “‘Why the Ohio? Lessons from the Command to Gather’” In Raising the Standard of Truth, ed. Scott C. Esplin. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.
ID = [33959]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Harper, Steven C. “‘That They Might Come to Understanding’: Revelation as Process.” In Raising the Standard of Truth, ed. Scott C. Esplin. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.
ID = [33960]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Griffiths, Casey Paul. “‘A Covenant and a Deed Which Cannot Be Broken’: The Continuing Saga of Consecration.” In Raising the Standard of Truth, ed. Scott C. Esplin. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.
ID = [33961]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Rutherford, Taunalyn F. “‘Her Borders Must Be Enlarged’: Evolving Conceptions of Zion.” In Raising the Standard of Truth, ed. Scott C. Esplin. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.
ID = [33962]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Lane, Jennifer Clark. “Redemption’s Grand Design for Both the Living and the Dead.” In Raising the Standard of Truth, ed. Scott C. Esplin. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.
ID = [33963]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Harper, Steven C. “Joseph Smith and the Kirtland Temple.” In Raising the Standard of Truth, ed. Scott C. Esplin. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.
ID = [33964]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,smith-joseph-jr  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Manscill, Craig K., and Kenneth L. Alford. “Hyrum Smith’s Liberty Jail Letters.” In Raising the Standard of Truth, ed. Scott C. Esplin. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.
ID = [33965]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Baugh, Alexander L. “‘For Their Salvation Is Necessary and Essential to Our Salvation’: Joseph Smith and the Practice of Baptism and Confirmation for the Dead.” In Raising the Standard of Truth, ed. Scott C. Esplin. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.
ID = [33966]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Cope, Rachel. “Thoughts on Reclaiming the History of Relief Society.” In Raising the Standard of Truth, ed. Scott C. Esplin. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.
ID = [33967]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Jensen, R. Devan, Michael A. Goodman, and Barbara Morgan Gardner. “‘Line upon Line’: Joseph Smith’s Growing Understanding of the Eternal Family.” In Raising the Standard of Truth, ed. Scott C. Esplin. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.
ID = [33968]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Hedges, Andrew H. “Eternal Marriage and Plural Marriage.” In Raising the Standard of Truth, ed. Scott C. Esplin. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.
ID = [33969]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Hedges, Andrew H. “Enemies Within: Robert Foster, the Higbees, and the Martyrdom of Joseph Smtih.” In Raising the Standard of Truth, ed. Scott C. Esplin. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.
ID = [33970]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Orton, Chad M. “‘This Shall Be Our Covenant’: Brigham Young and D&C 136.” In Raising the Standard of Truth, ed. Scott C. Esplin. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.
ID = [33971]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  brigham,d-c,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Perkins, Eric, and Mary Jane Woodger. “Administration in the ‘DO’: John Taylor’s Administration from Hiding in the Underground.” In Raising the Standard of Truth, ed. Scott C. Esplin. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.
ID = [33972]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Bennett, Richard E. “‘And I Saw the Hosts of the Dead, Both Small and Great’: Joseph F. Smith, World War I, and His Visions of the Dead’” In Raising the Standard of Truth, ed. Scott C. Esplin. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.
ID = [33973]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Reeve, W. Paul. “Race, the Priesthood, and Temples.” In Raising the Standard of Truth, ed. Scott C. Esplin. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.
ID = [33974]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Roberts, B. H. “Ramah-Cumorah in the Land of Ripliancum: A Jaredite-Nephite Historical Landmark Identified with Western New York and the Region of the Great Lakes.” Deseret News, 3 March 1928.
ID = [77362]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1928-03-03  Collections:  bom,roberts  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:24
Roberts, B. H. “Ramah—Cumorah in the Land of Ripliancum.” Deseret News Church Section (3 March 1928): 8.
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The Hill Cumorah was recently purchased by the Church. Mormon hid all the records he had (Mormon 6:6), except the abridgment that he gave to his son Moroni. Some say that Moroni wandered from the Hill Ramah-Cumorah before depositing the records.

ID = [80043]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1928-03-03  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Andersen, Todd G. “Randall K. Mehew, A Most Convincing Witness: Reasons Why the Book of Mormon Is the True Word of God.” Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 3 (1991): Article 10.
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Review of A Most Convincing Witness: Reasons Why the Book of Mormon Is the True Word of God (1990), by Randall K. Mehew.

ID = [97]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-review  Size: 5015  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:09
Sorenson, John L. “A Rare Gem.” The FARMS Review 15, no. 1 (2003): 15-17.
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Review of Terryl L Given. By the Hand of Mormon: The American Scripture That Launched a New World Religion.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; Doctrine; Historicity; Scholarship
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Roberts, B. H. Rasha the Jew: A Message to All Jews. Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1932.
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First published as The Redeemed Hebrew, 1926. A message to all Jews that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God, and that a new witness to these truths has been brought forth. The Book of Mormon brings knowledge of Christ in the New World as it discusses the signs of his birth and death. The divinity of Christ is proclaimed in the Book of Mormon. The testimony of the Three Witnesses and the Eight Witnesses is given to prove that Joseph Smith had the ancient American record.

ID = [78190]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1932-01-01  Collections:  bom,roberts  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
Penrose, Charles W. “Rays of Living Light: The Book of Mormon.” In Handbook of the Restoration, 146-51. Independence, MO: Zion’s Printing and Publishing, 1944.
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A testimony of the Book of Mormon. Truth has sprung out of the earth as Psalms 85:11 prophecies. The lost sheep of the house of Israel (Matthew 25:24) are the Nephites and Lamanites or the “voice out of the dust” (Isaiah 29:4-19). Professor Anthon fulfilled Isaiah 29:11 by saying he could not read a sealed book. The Book of Mormon is the stick of Joseph spoken of in Ezekiel 37:15-22.

ID = [81069]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1944-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:20
Lloyd, R. Scott. “Reach Out to Others, Leaders Urge.” Church News 57 (30 May 1987): 6.
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Admonishment by President Benson at a regional conference to “read, ponder, and teach” from the Book of Mormon, especially since “it was written for us”

ID = [80044]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1987-05-30  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Wipper, Frank F. Reaching Up to Grasp the Fullness? Joseph Smith Saints vs. the Book of Mormon. Kansas City: KS: Book of Mormon Foundation, 196?.
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Applauds David Whitmer, who loved and defended the Book of Mormon, but eschewed other forms of “Latter-day Saintism”

ID = [78191]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1960-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
Grant, Hebert J., and Hugh J. Cannon. “Read Book of Mormon in One Day.” Improvement Era 31, no. 6 (1928): 528.
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An account of Clyde B. Crandall and his reasons for trying to read the Book of Mormon in one day: to understand the story in sequence, to prove that reading the Book of Mormon is not a tedious task, and to meet the challenge and accomplish it.

Keywords: Book of Mormon
ID = [76833]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1928-04-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:20
Church News. “Read the Book of Mormon.” Church News 31 (1 July 1961): 16.
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Exhortation to read “the most unusual book produced in our day,” the Book of Mormon. Provides reasons to read the Book of Mormon.

ID = [80046]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1961-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Sonne, Alma. “Read the Book of Mormon.” Delivered at the Sunday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 1961.
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The author writes concerning the value of reading the Book of Mormon. He adds his testimony to those of the Three Witnesses, Joseph Smith, and the book itself.

Keywords: Joseph; Jr.; Smith; Testimony; Three Witnesses
ID = [27464]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1961-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,general-conference  Size: 6750  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:16:15
Critchlow, William J., Jr. “Read the Book of Mormon.” Delivered at the Monday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 1965.
ID = [27690]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1965-04-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 5994  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:16:17
Critchlow, William J., Jr. “Read the Book of Mormon.” Improvement Era 68, no. 6 (1965): 519-520.
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This article states that the Book of Mormon must be read slowly, personally, and purposefully. The author believes that leading the Book of Mormon will reveal the gospel of Jesus Christ to the reader.

Keywords: Book of Mormon, Scripture Study, Testimony
ID = [76730]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1965-06-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:19
Friend. “Read the Book of Mormon.” Friend 18 (January 1988): 1.
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A collection of testimonies by prophets of God (from Moroni to Ezra Taft Benson) for children concerning the value of reading the Book of Mormon.

ID = [80045]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1988-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Clark, Kim B. “Read the Book of Mormon Every Day.” Graduation, Brigham Young University—Idaho, July 18, 2017.
ID = [72874]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2017-07-18  Collections:  bom,byui-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:03:03
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Read the Book of Mormon: It Can Change Your Life. Salt Lake City: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1975.
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A missionary tract encouraging people to read the Book of Mormon. The tract briefly explains a number of doctrines including belief in God, the Fall of Adam, and the Atonement of Christ.

ID = [78192]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1975-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
Unattributed. Read the Book of Mormon: It Can Change Your Life. Salt Lake City: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1975.
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A tract encouraging people to study the Book of Mormon. Gives a brief overview of the book’s contents and supplies direct quotations on several different themes.

ID = [78193]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1975-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
Gardner, Brant A. “Read This Book: A Review of the Maxwell Institute Study Edition of the Book of Mormon.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 31 (2019): 139-142.
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Abstract: The Maxwell Institute Study Edition of the Book of Mormon is an important tool for personal and class study of the Book of Mormon. Not only does it provide a better reading experience, it has important features that enhance study.
Review of Grant Hardy, ed. The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, Maxwell Institute Study Edition (Provo, UT: Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, Religious Studies Center at Brigham Young University / Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2018). 648 pp. $35.00 (paperback).

ID = [3592]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 8831  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:32
Carter, Jewelene. “Read Your Book of Mormon.” Ensign, January 2012.
ID = [59556]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2012-01-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 2695  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:14:23
Dunn, Loren C. “Read, Ponder, Pray.” In BYU Speeches of the Year (7 March 1972). Provo, UT: BYU Press.
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The key to conversion and gaining a testimony of the mission and glory of Jesus Christ and the restoration of his gospel is found in the Book of Mormon.

ID = [81080]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1972-03-07  Collections:  bom,byu-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:20
Robbins, James H. “Readers’ Research: The Question of Lehi’s Lineage.” Zarahemla Record 5 (Summer 1979): 3-4.
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Suggests that Lehi’s ancestors may have defected from the Northern Kingdom (2 Chronicles 11:16) and were assimilated into the tribes of the Southern Kingdom as an explanation to Book of Mormon critics that all Israelites knew their lineage and Lehi found his only by reading the brass plates.

ID = [80047]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1979-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Unattributed. A Reader’s Guide to the Book of Mormon. Provo, UT: BYU, 1967.
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A booklet that presents a book-by-book summary of the contents of the Book of Mormon from 1 Nephi—Moroni. Suggests that young people may be wise to devote their attention to the lives of Book of Mormon prophets and leave the words of Isaiah until they have more background to aid their understanding.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [77442]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1967-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:24
Raish, Martin H. “A Reader’s Library.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 8 no. 2 (1992).
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This author requests help in compiling a list of useful reference books that readers can use when studying the Book of Mormon. Such a list would include dictionaries, encyclopedias, and atlases.

ID = [3014]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-jbms  Size: 10115  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:28
Raish, Martin H. “A Reader’s Library.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 9 no. 1 (2000).
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Martin Raish suggests that although there are only two dictionaries of Mesoamerican archaeology and culture, both are quite good and can be augmented with some excellent travel guides and wall maps. Together they help readers better understand the terminology of art history and archaeology, become more conversant with the names of sites and cultures, and feel more confident about the general outlines of history in likely Book of Mormon lands. The author specifically recommends two dictionaries, a volume on Mesoamerican religions, an atlas, some traveler’s guides, and some National Geographic Society maps.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [3031]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2000-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-jbms  Size: 1481  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:28
Raish, Martin H. “A Reader’s Library.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 10 no. 1 (2001).
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This article lists and discusses multiple texts that comment on the Book of Mormon and recommends them as supplements to Book of Mormon study.

ID = [3062]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2001-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-jbms  Size: 13651  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:28
Raish, Martin H., and C. Gary Bennett. “A Reader’s Library.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 11 no. 1 (2002).
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Two critics evaluate the book By the Hand of Mormon: The American Scripture That Launched a New World Religion. Raish opines that Givens’s book effectively explains why a person might accept the Book of Mormon and facilitates a reader’s desire to better understand the Book of Mormon. Bennett adds that Givens approaches his discussion of the Book of Mormon as a scholar, resulting in a more accepting readership. Givens also studies the Book of Mormon with respect to its role in promoting the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a worldwide religion.

ID = [3093]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2002-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-jbms  Size: 16312  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:29
Hansen, Kristine, and Keith Lawrence. “A Reader’s Library.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 12, no. 2 (2003): 100-106.
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Both Hansen and Lawrence review Grant Hardy’s The Book of Mormon: A Reader’s Edition. Not meant to replace the 1981 edition published by the church, this edition appears in a reader-friendly format and provides additional notes and appendices.

Keywords: Literary; Literature; Structure
ID = [3132]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-jbms  Size: 27340  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:29
Norton, Don E., Jr. “A Reader’s Library.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 13 no. 1 (2004).
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Both Norton and Taylor review the volume Book of Mormon Reference Companion, edited by Dennis L. Largey and published by Deseret Book.

ID = [3151]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-jbms  Size: 23219  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:29
Bell, James P. “A Reader’s Library: Efficacious Scholarship.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 8, no. 1 (1999): 72-73.
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Bell reviews the following books about Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon: Susan Easton Black and Charles D. Tate Jr.’s edited volume Joseph Smith: The Prophet, the Man; Scot Facer Proctor and Maurine Jensen Proctor’s edition of The Revised and Enhanced History of Joseph Smith by His Mother; John W. Welch and Stephen D. Ricks’s edited volume King Benjamin’s Speech: “That Ye May Learn Wisdom”; and Donald W. Parry and John W. Welch’s edited volume Isaiah in the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; Early Church History; Joseph; Jr.; Smith; Translation
ID = [3001]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1999-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-jbms  Size: 10127  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:28
Halverson, Taylor. “Reading 1 Nephi With Wisdom.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 22 (2016): 279-293.
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Abstract: Nephi is the prototypical wise son of the Wisdom tradition. As Proverbs advocates that a wise man cherishes the word of God, so Nephi cherishes the words of the wise. Nephi’s record begins with a declaration of his upbringing in the Wisdom tradition and his authenticity and reliability as a wise son and scribe (1 Nephi 1:1–3). His is a record of the learning of the Jews — a record of wisdom. If the Wisdom tradition is a foundation for Nephi’s scribal capabilities and outlook, perhaps the principles and literary skills represented by the scribal Wisdom tradition constitute the “learning of the Jews” that Nephi references so early in his account. Thus, if Nephi’s is a record of the learning of the Jews — a record of wisdom — we would be wise to read it with Wisdom — that is, through the lens of ancient Israelite and Middle Eastern Wisdom traditions.
Wisdom cries out [from the dust]”
(Proverbs 1:20).

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [3729]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 37200  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:33
Smoot, Stephen O. “Reading A Pentecostal Reads the Book of Mormon.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 21 (2016): 291-301.
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Review of John Christopher Thomas, A Pentecostal Reads the Book of Mormon: A Literary and Theological Introduction, Cleveland, TN: CPT Press, 2016. 448 pp. + bibliography. $24.95.

ID = [3740]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 25993  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:33
Wilkinson, Greg. “Reading and Receiving: An Interpretation of Moroni’s Promise(s).” Religious Educator Vol. 17 no. 1 (2016).
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
RSC Topics > T — Z > Testimony
ID = [38457]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,rel-educ  Size: 21830  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:33
Handley, George B. “Reading and the Menardian Paradox in 3 Nephi.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 26 (2017).
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In the Old World Jesus taught, “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled” (Matthew 5:6), yet in the New World he says, “Blessed are all they who do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled with the Holy Ghost” (3 Nephi 12:6). Attention, understandably, has been given to the differences, large and small, between the Sermon on the Mount as recounted in the New Testament and the similar sermon given in the New World. At times, we note slight shifts in emphasis (here in the New World, for example, Jesus makes this promise to “all”), more complete understandings (we are filled specifically with the influence of the Holy Ghost), and so on. And these differences raise compelling questions about the possibility that plain and precious truths were lost in translation in the Bible but are restored again in the Book of Mormon. The differences might also suggest the importance of a shifting context that moves Jesus to vary his speech. One wonders if one version is more authoritative than the other. But there is an additional question the two accounts of Christ’s sermon raise. What do readers make of the fact that in most cases the wording is exactly coincident? What might that signify?

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [81895]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2017-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-jbms  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:25
Huntington, Ray L. “Reading between the Lines: Book of Mormon Insights from S. Kent Brown.” The FARMS Review 17, no. 2 (2005): 1-5.
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Review of S. Kent Brown. Voices from the Dust: Book of Mormon Insights.

Keywords: Education; Scholarship; Scripture Study
ID = [511]  Status = Type = review  Date = 2005-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-review  Size: 10467  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:12
Call, Michael J. “Reading Competency in the Book of Mormon: Abish and Other Model Readers.” BYU Studies Quarterly 56, no. 2 (2017): 59.
ID = [10698]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2017-01-02  Collections:  bom,byu-studies  Size: 22892  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:01:03
Crowther, Duane S. Reading Guide to the Book of Mormon. Bountiful, UT: Horizon, 1975.
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By dividing the reading of the Book of Mormon into twelve one-week periods, that book can be completely read in three months. Each major portion of the Book of Mormon is outlined, providing a preview for the reader. Also contains a doctrinal guide that references major doctrinal themes.

ID = [78194]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1975-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
Mulholland, David H. A Reading Guide to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1989.
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A reading guide and study aid that asks questions of the Book of Mormon chapter by chapter. Answers are given in the back. This work is reviewed in G.133.

ID = [77443]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1989-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:24
Marsh, David Brent. “Reading His Words Together.” Ensign, September 2003.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [55777]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2003-09-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 8363  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:13:58
Sorenson, John L. “Reading Mormon’s Codex.” Paper presented at the 2012 FairMormon Conference Conference. August, 2012.
ID = [32502]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2012-08-01  Collections:  bom,fair-conference,sorenson  Size: 43330  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:43
Spencer, Joseph M., and Jenny Webb. Reading Nephi Reading Isaiah: 2 Nephi 26-27. 2nd Edition. Sheffield, UK: Salt Press, 2016.
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Nephi’s adoration of the words of Isaiah has puzzled many readers of the Book of Mormon. What does Nephi’s reading and repurposing of the biblical prophet suggest about the nature of prophecy and scripture study? Six scholars of the Mormon Theology Seminar address these and other questions in Reading Nephi Reading Isaiah. By shedding new light on this particular scriptural text, these essays provide exemplary models for improved scripture study.

Keywords: Book of Mormon, textual parallels; Book of Mormon, literary context; Book of Mormon; Book of Mormon, commentaries
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
ID = [81722]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,old-test  Size:   Children: 13  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:24

Articles

Spencer, Joseph M., and Jenny Webb. “Introduction.” In Reading Nephi Reading Isaiah: 2 Nephi 26-27, edited by Spencer, Joseph M., and Webb, Jenny. Sheffield, UK: Salt Press, 2016.
ID = [81832]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,mi  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:25
Spencer, Joseph M., and Jenny Webb. “Summary Report.” In Reading Nephi Reading Isaiah: 2 Nephi 26-27, edited by Spencer, Joseph M., and Webb, Jenny. Sheffield, UK: Salt Press, 2016.
ID = [81833]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,mi  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:25
Spencer, Joseph M. “Nephi, Isaiah, and Europe.” In Reading Nephi Reading Isaiah: 2 Nephi 26-27, edited by Spencer, Joseph M., and Webb, Jenny. Sheffield, UK: Salt Press, 2016.
ID = [81834]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,mi  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:25
Hardy, Heather, and Grant R. Hardy. “How Nephi Shapes His Readers’ Perceptions of Isaiah.” In Reading Nephi Reading Isaiah: 2 Nephi 26-27, edited by Spencer, Joseph M., and Webb, Jenny. Sheffield, UK: Salt Press, 2016.
ID = [81835]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,mi  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:25
Webb, Jenny. “Slumbering Voices: Death and Textuality in 2 Nephi.” In Reading Nephi Reading Isaiah: 2 Nephi 26-27, edited by Spencer, Joseph M., and Webb, Jenny. Sheffield, UK: Salt Press, 2016.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
ID = [81836]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,mi  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:25
Frederick, Julie. “Seals, Symbols, and Sacred Texts: Sealing and the Book of Mormon.” In Reading Nephi Reading Isaiah: 2 Nephi 26-27, edited by Spencer, Joseph M., and Webb, Jenny. Sheffield, UK: Salt Press, 2016.
ID = [81837]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,mi  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:25
Handley, George B. “On the Moral Risks of Reading Scripture.” In Reading Nephi Reading Isaiah: 2 Nephi 26-27, edited by Spencer, Joseph M., and Webb, Jenny. Sheffield, UK: Salt Press, 2016.
ID = [81838]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,mi  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:25
Berkey, Kimberly M. “Works of Darkness: Secret Combinations and Covenant Displacement in the Book of Mormon.” In Reading Nephi Reading Isaiah: 2 Nephi 26-27, edited by Spencer, Joseph M., and Webb, Jenny. Sheffield, UK: Salt Press, 2016.
ID = [81839]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,mi  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:25
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: 6/17/24 9:11:25
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.
ID = [81841]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,mi  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:25
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: 6/17/24 9:11:25
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: 6/17/24 9:11:25
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: 6/17/24 9:11:25
Spencer, Joseph M., and Jenny Webb, eds. Reading Nephi Reading Isaiah: Reading 2 Nephi 26-27. Sheffield, UK: Salt Press, 2011.
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This book makes public the results of a project sponsored by the Mormon Theology Seminar. The question driving the papers collected in this volume is the following: How does the Book of Mormon prophet Nephi read, rework, and repurpose the writings of the biblical prophet Isaiah? Each essay in this volume addresses an aspect of the complex relationship between Nephi and Isaiah, ranging from the question of what is at stake when one prophet retools the work of another to the question of how Nephi uses the words of Isaiah to outline the significance of the sealed gold plates to which he contributed. Opening the question concerning the relationship between the Bible and the Book of Mormon, this volume extends an invitation to each reader to continue the conversation. [Publisher]

Keywords: Book of Mormon, textual parallels; Book of Mormon, literary context; Book of Mormon; Book of Mormon, commentaries
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
ID = [81523]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2011-01-01  Collections:  bom,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:23
Gardner, Brant A. “Reading Over Mormon’s Shoulder: Watching Mormon fulfill the two purposes listed in the Title Page.” Paper presented at the 2023 Fair Conference. August, 2023.
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Brant Gardner illuminates Mormon’s purposes in compiling the Boom of Mormon.

ID = [82566]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2023-08-01  Collections:  fair-conference,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:29
Stuart, Joseph R. “Reading Race, Reading Scripture: Assessing Recent Historical Works on Race and the Book of Mormon.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 28 (2019).
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Different approaches to reading The Book of Mormon have influenced the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ teachings from 1830 to the present day. Scholars have long recognized that the definition of “Lamanites,” one of the primary groups described in the book, has shaped missionary work, Church policy, and public outreach. Indeed, in the Doctrine and Covenants, Joseph Smith received a revelation sending four missionaries to preach “among the Lamanites,” perhaps the first justification for preaching among Indigenous peoples. Recent teachings have expanded the definition of Lamanite to include Native and Indigenous peoples on both American continents as well as Polynesians

ID = [81930]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,d-c,farms-jbms  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:25
Miller, Adam S. “Reading Signs or Repeating Symptoms.” In Christ and Antichrist: Reading Jacob 7, edited by Miller, Adam S., and Spencer, Joseph M. Provo, UT: Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, 2018.
ID = [81820]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2018-01-01  Collections:  bom,mi  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:24
Bennion, Steven D. “Reading The Book Of Mormon.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Idaho, January 9, 1996.
ID = [73875]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1996-01-09  Collections:  bom,byui-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:03:10
Seely, David Rolph. “Reading the Old Testament in Light of the Restoration: A Comprehensive Bibliography of LDS Writings on the Old Testament (1830?1997).” BYU Studies 37, no. 2 (1997): 155-279.
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The Prophet Joseph Smith described the Restoration as a bringing forth of treasures of “things new and old,”1 and indeed modern revelation has shed great light on ancient truths. From Oliver Cowdery’s commentary on Zephaniah published in The Evening and the Morning Star in 1833 to the present outpouring of publications in preparation for the Sunday School course of study on the Old Testament in 1998, Latter-day Saints have generated a wealth of writings on the Old Testament which examine anew this ancient book of scripture in light of the Restoration. Through the spectacles of the Restoration we are able to remember the patriarchs Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph, and the great things the Lord has done for our fathers. We are able to understand the covenants the Lord has made in past dispensations and in the latter days. We are also able to better comprehend the writings of ancient prophets such as Moses, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel and to discern from them the timeless message of repentance, the themes of scattering and gathering, and the prophecies concerning the coming of the Messiah—first in the flesh to atone for the sins of the world and again at the end of time. Just as the Old Testament provides a foundation for reading the rest of the scriptures, the light of the Restoration can reveal hidden treasures in the Old Testament. This bibliography is an attempt to guide readers to this treasury of “things new and old.” Criteria for Inclusion. This bibliography is meant to be a comprehensive listing of books and articles written by Latter-day Saints to Latter-day Saints about the Old Testament from 1830 through 1997. To be included, a book or an article must be primarily on an Old Testament topic. Consequently we have not included New Testament, Book of Mormon, or Pearl of Great Price topics unless they are specifically related to the Old Testament.2 Nor have we included writings on apocryphal or pseudepigraphical books unless they are relevant to the Old Testament. We have included general conference addresses published in the Ensign (1971–), but we have not included conference talks before this time. We have included a few articles by non-Latter-day Saints aimed at an LDS audience, but have not included biblical studies presented by LDS scholars in non-LDS settings. The Old Testament has been the course of study in Sunday School from September 1972 to August 1974 and September 1980 to August 1982, and from January to December in 1986, 1990, 1994, and 1998. Numerous Old Testament items have been published in those years. The articles that appear weekly in the Church News and coordinate with Sunday School lessons have not been included in this bibliography. The following periodical or recurring sources were surveyed for this bibliography: BYU Studies (1959–); Church Educational System symposia and manuals; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints manuals; Contributor (1879–1896); Dialogue (1966–); Encyclopedia of Mormonism; Ensign (1971–); The Evening and the Morning Star (1832–34); Improvement Era (1897–1970); Millennial Star (1840–1970); New Era (1971–); Sperry Symposia; Sunstone (1981–); theses and dissertations at BYU; and Young Woman’s Journal (1889–1929). Three Lists. The entries are organized in three overlapping lists. First, all entries are listed by author’s names with complete bibliographic information and a very short abstract in cases where the contents of the publications are not adequately described by their titles. This is followed by a list of the entries organized by canonical books of the Old Testament. A third listing is divided into subject categories. All the entries are found in the author list and are found again listed either in the canonical or the subject categories. Many entries are found both in the canonical listing as well as in one or more subject listings. Gaining Access. Most, if not all, of the entries in this bibliography are available at the Harold B. Lee Library at BYU. Many of them are readily available on the shelves, but some are kept in Special Collections. The bibliography itself can be accessed electronically at http://humanities.byu.edu/BYU Studies/homepage.htm. Acknowledgments. This bibliography began with a work by Dane Robertson entitled Index of Mormon Literature on the Old Testament, compiled for the History and Religion Library at BYU, which included entries up through 1981. Originally we intended to simply update that index, but in the course of our work we adopted somewhat different criteria for collecting and organizing the entries, and we ended up surveying the corpus of LDS writings again. We remain indebted to this earlier work. Many have worked in various capacities on the bibliography over the last several years: Eryn Johnson Gibson, Brian Jones, Jennifer Hammond Merrill, Becky Schulthies, and Luke Todd have worked through Religious Education on compiling, typing, abstracting, and checking the entries. Daniel B. McKinlay helped with the compilation. Jennifer Hurlbut, David Allred, and the interns and staff at BYU Studies rechecked and formatted the entries. We invite corrections and additions. A master list is kept in electronic form and can readily be expanded and reorganized. Hopefully, a supplement can someday be issued including future publications and additions to this bibliography. This work is one of collection and description. We have not attempted to evaluate the entries in terms of scholarly accuracy or doctrinal correctness.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
ID = [11904]  Status = Type = bibliography,journal article  Date = 1997-01-02  Collections:  bom,byu-studies,old-test  Size: 61745  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:01:12
Turner, Floy L., ed. Readings from the Book of Mormon. Provo, UT: J. Grant Stevenson, 1965.
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An abridgment of the Book of Mormon for the purpose of introduction or review.

ID = [78195]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1965-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
Homans, James Edward [Webb, Robert C., pseud.]. The Real Mormonism: A Candid Analysis of an Interesting But Much Misunderstood Subject in History, Life and Thought. New York: Sturgis and Walton, 1916.
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A response to various anti-Mormon criticisms, written by a non-Mormon under the pseudonym of Robert C. Webb. Discusses the coming forth of the Book of Mormon and the numerous theories of Book of Mormon origins raised by unbelievers.

ID = [78630]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1916-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:32
Gardner, Brant A. “A Real People, Time, and Place: Contextualizing the Book of Mormon.” Paper presented at the 2000 FairMormon Conference Conference. August, 2000.
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Keywords: Context; Mesoamerica
ID = [32357]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2000-08-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,fair-conference  Size: 46201  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:42
Hale, Lynette Burke. “Real Testimony.” Friend 23 (August 1993): 43-45.
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A story for children about gaining a real testimony of the Book of Mormon by reading it.

ID = [80048]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1993-08-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Heaton, Alma. “Really Getting Together: Your Family Reunion.” Ensign, June 1975.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [42729]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1975-06-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 11865  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:46:10
Hales, Laura Harris, ed. A Reason for Faith: Navigating LDS Doctrine & Church History. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2016.
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A Reason for Faith was written to do just as the title implies: provide reasons for faith by offering faithful answers to sincere questions. Before the Internet, historical and doctrinal questions not addressed in LDS Church curriculum were mostly found in the scholarly articles of academic journals. This is no longer the case. These topics are now widely debated and discussed online and in other forums. And when members of the LDS Church come across information that is unfamiliar, they may feel surprise, fear, betrayal, or even anger. Respected LDS scholars have teamed with Laura Harris Hales to offer help in A Reason for Faith: Navigating LDS Doctrine and Church History. Together these authors have spent an average of 25 years researching these topics. Their depth of knowledge and faith enables them to share reliable details, perspective, and context to both LDS doctrine and Church history. The information in these essays can begin an exciting process of discovery for readers as they learn from a source they can trust. Each chapter is engaging and thought-provoking, providing an invaluable resource for both the merely curious and the seriously concerned. ISBN 978-1-9443-9401-1

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [33227]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,d-c,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 18  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:45

Articles

Hales, Laura Harris. “Prologue.” In A Reason for Faith, ed. Laura H. Hales. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2016.
ID = [34618]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:52
Bushman, Richard Lyman. “Joseph Smith and Money Digging.” In A Reason for Faith, ed. Laura H. Hales. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2016.
ID = [34619]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,smith-joseph-jr  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:52
Harper, Steven C. “Remembering the First Vision.” In A Reason for Faith, ed. Laura H. Hales. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2016.
ID = [34620]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:52
Gardner, Brant A. “Translating the Book of Mormon.” In A Reason for Faith, ed. Laura H. Hales. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2016.
ID = [34621]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:52
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: 6/17/24 5:22:52
Baugh, Alexander L. “The Testimonies of the Book of Mormon Witnesses.” In A Reason for Faith, ed. Laura H. Hales. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2016.
ID = [34623]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:52
Barney, Ronald O. “The Restoration of the Priesthoods.” In A Reason for Faith, ed. Laura H. Hales. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2016.
ID = [34624]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:52
Jackson, Kent P. “Isaiah in the Book of Mormon.” In A Reason for Faith, ed. Laura H. Hales. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2016.
Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah
ID = [34625]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,old-test,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:52
Muhlestein, Kerry. “The Explanation-Defying Book of Abraham.” In A Reason for Faith, ed. Laura H. Hales. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2016.
ID = [34626]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  abraham,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:52
Bradley, Don, and Mark Ashurst-McGee. “The Kinderhook Plates.” In A Reason for Faith, ed. Laura H. Hales. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2016.
ID = [34627]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:52
Hales, Brian C., and Laura Harris Hales. “The Practice of Polygamy.” In A Reason for Faith, ed. Laura H. Hales. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2016.
ID = [34628]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:52
Hales, Brian C. “Joseph Smith’s Practice of Plural Marriage.” In A Reason for Faith, ed. Laura H. Hales. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2016.
ID = [34629]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,smith-joseph-jr  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:52
Harper, Steven C. “Freemasonry and the Latter-day Saint Temple Endowment Ceremony.” In A Reason for Faith, ed. Laura H. Hales. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2016.
ID = [34630]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:52
Reeve, W. Paul. “Race, the Priesthood, and Temples.” In A Reason for Faith, ed. Laura H. Hales. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2016.
ID = [34631]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:52
Perego, Ugo A. “Finding Lehi in America through DNA Analysis.” In A Reason for Faith, ed. Laura H. Hales. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2016.
ID = [34632]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:52
McBaine, Neylan. “Latter-Day Saint Women in the Twenty-First Century.” In A Reason for Faith, ed. Laura H. Hales. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2016.
ID = [34633]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:52
Mansfield, Ty. “Homosexuality and the Gospel.” In A Reason for Faith, ed. Laura H. Hales. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2016.
ID = [34634]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:52
Bailey, David H. “Science and Religion: Friends or Foes?” In A Reason for Faith, ed. Laura H. Hales. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2016.
ID = [34635]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:52
Elliott, Peter. Reasons for Disbelief: A Survey of the Historical and Theological Beliefs of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Australia: Elliott, 1980.
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Cites reasons why one should not accept Mormonism; reprints the Smithsonian statement regarding the Book of Mormon, compares Quetzalcoatl or Viracocha and Jesus Christ, and concludes that they are different characters; sees Ethan Smith’s View of the Hebrews as the source of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [78196]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1980-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
Budvarson, Arthur. A Rebuttal to ‘The Problems of the Book of Mormon.’. La Mesa, CA: Utah Christian Tract Society, 1966.
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A polemical work, Budvarson writes in response to Sidney B. Sperry’s book The Problems of the Book of Mormon, in which Sperry criticizes Budvarson’s booklet The Book of Mormon—True or False. This work is basically an extension of Budvarson’s arguments set forth in his earlier work, The Book of Mormon—True of False?

ID = [77444]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1966-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:24
Hunter, Donnell W. “Receive a Testimony of the Book of Mormon.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Idaho, January 14, 1997.
ID = [73926]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1997-01-14  Collections:  bom,byui-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:03:10
Jackson, Kent P. “Receiving.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, June 28, 2011.
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Learning how to receive is an antidote to pride. King Benjamin asked, “Are we not all beggars?” The answer is yes. He continued, “Do we not all depend upon the same Being, even God, for all the substance which we have?” Again the answer is yes.

Keywords: Humility; Service
ID = [69780]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2011-06-28  Collections:  bom,byu-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:48:17
Wilson, Keith J. “Receiving Offense without Taking Offense : The Book of Mormon and the Power to Forgive.” In The Fulness of the Gospel, eds. Camille Fronk Olson, Brian M. Hauglid, Patty Smith, and Thomas A. Wayment. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
ID = [36238]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:18
Dollahite, David C. “Receiving the Eternal.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, September 27, 2016.
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My friends, wherever you find yourself spiritually, I say to you in love and humility: I know that God lives and will answer your sincere prayers.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; Conversion; Podcast: Come; Follow Me
ID = [70041]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2016-09-27  Collections:  bom,byu-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:02:44
Treat, Raymond C. Recent Developments in Belize. Independence, MO: Foundation for Research on Ancient America, 1984.
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According to some Book of Mormon scholars, Belize is the most likely location of the Jaredite civilization. Archaeologists have found evidence to validate Book of Mormon historical references there.

ID = [78197]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1984-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
Pruden, Judy K., and Bruno J. Mittler. “Recent Developments in Regard to Ancient Transpacific Influence on the New.” Society for Early Historic Archaeology Newsletter 115 (8 September 1969): 1-4.
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Many theories exist concerning New World origins. Transpacific currents in conjunction with archaeological excavations may solve the puzzle. Excavations in the area of Ecuador show that cultural traits were borrowed from the Old World.

ID = [80049]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1969-09-08  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Hess, Wilford M. “Recent Notes about Olives in Antiquity.” BYU Studies 39, no. 4 (2000): 115-126.
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When a group of LDS scholars collaborated in 1994 under the auspices of the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies to publish a book on the allegory of the olive tree in Jacob 5, few substantial works on olive production in the ancient world existed. Now, two new archaeological books add a wealth of information to our understanding of the importance of the olive in ancient life. The first mention of the olive in the Book of Mormon is found in Lehi’s prediction of the Babylonian captivity and the coming of the Lamb of God. Lehi compared the house of Israel to an olive tree whose branches would be broken off and scattered upon all the face of the earth (1 Ne. 10:12). After being scattered,the house of Israel would be gathered and the natural branches of the olive tree, or the remnants of the house of Israel, would be grafted in, or come to a knowledge of the true Messiah (1 Ne. 10:14). In this passage, Lehi probably drew upon Zenos’s allegory, found on the plates of brass. In incredible horticultural detail, that allegory compares the house of Israel to an olive tree. Yet that Old World information was apparently lost among Lehi’s descendants in the New World. After the fifth chapter of Jacob, the olive is not mentioned again in the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: Allegory; Olives; Zenos (Prophet)
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
Old Testament Topics > Flora and Fauna
Old Testament Topics > Olive Oil
ID = [11707]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2000-01-04  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,byu-studies,old-test  Size: 25210  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:01:10
Melville, Alton C. “Recent Scientific Investigations: They Substantiate the Book of Mormon.” Improvement Era 30, no. 4 (1927): 311-314.
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Inspired by a study of archaeological remains in Panama that lead one archaeologist from New York to call it “the Pompeii of Ancient America,” Melville believes Panama finds corroboration with the Book of Mormon in such issues as location and size, commerce, industries, cloth, tools, and elephants.

Keywords: Archaeology, Book of Mormon Geography, Book of Mormon Geography – Mesoamerica, External Evidence, Pre-Columbian American History
ID = [76984]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1927-02-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:21
Judkins, Benjamin N. “Recent Trends in Book of Mormon Apologetics: A Critical Assessment of Methodological Diversity and Academic Viability.” The FARMS Review 16, no. 1 (2004): 75-97.
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This article discusses the evolvement of Book of Mormon apologetics. Although Book of Mormon scholarship was originally intended for an exclusively Latter-day Saint audience, it has since broadened to address a more scholarly and secular audience.

Keywords: Apologetics; Evidence; Methodology; Scholarship
ID = [468]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-review  Size: 55968  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:11
Wright, G. Frederick. “The Recently Discovered ‘Solomon Spaulding’ Manuscript and the Book of Mormon.” Oberlin Review 13 (20 February 1886): 133.
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Rejects as unfounded the claim of Professor Samuel S. Partello that he had located the Spaulding manuscript, recounting the story of the manuscript’s discovery in Honolulu. Holds, nevertheless, that the question of Book of Mormon authorship is irrelevant.

ID = [80617]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1886-02-20  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:17
Thompson, Jeffrey Paul, and John W. Welch. “The Rechabites: A Model Group in Lehi’s World.” In Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem, eds. John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely, and Jo Ann H. Seely, 611—24. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > History
ID = [39705]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:39
Stevenson, Russell W. “Reckoning with Race in the Book of Mormon: A Review of Literature.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 27 (2018).
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Scholars of Mormonism have seen a deluge of race literature on the Book of Mormon flow over the past five years. Compared to the robust scholarship on the use of biblical literature in constructing race, Mormonism strikes one as the particularly colorful character who showed up late to the party. For a faith system that has started to imagine itself in global terms, the implications of this recent increase are profound and invite commentary from a variety of disciplines ranging from literary criticism to forensic anthropology. This review essay holds humble aspirations for itself: to trace the basic contours of racialization and deracialization in the Book of Mormon’s historiographical record, illustrating how the contestedness of the racial narrative reflects a variety of needs for Mormon reception of the Book of Mormon text. To close, I will speak to the Book of Mormon’s relevance as a point of entry for undermining Anglo-Saxon knowledge control.

ID = [81912]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2018-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-jbms  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:25
Boyce, Duane. “Reclaiming Jacob.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 22 (2016): 107-129.
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Abstract. A chapter of Adam Miller’s Future Mormon concerns Jacob’s encounter with Sherem in Jacob 7. While novel, Miller’s treatment of Jacob and Sherem appears inadequate. He overlooks features of the text that seem to subvert his unconventional conclusions about them. This essay identifies a number of such matters, falling in four major categories, and shares thoughts on the need for perspective when discussing Jacob’s conduct — or the conduct of any prophet, for that matter. It also highlights the jeopardy we face of being the second group to fall for Sherem’s lies.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
ID = [3724]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 57562  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:33
Limb, Gordon. “Recognizing and Responding to the Promptings of the Spirit.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, March 5, 2013.
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As we learn to better recognize and respond to the promptings of the Spirit, we will find answers to our prayers and have increased capacity to know how and whether those promptings are from the Holy Ghost.

Keywords: Decision-making; Inspiration; Spirit
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [69859]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2013-03-05  Collections:  bom,byu-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:48:18
Sorenson, John L. “A Reconsideration of Early Metal in Mesoamerica.” Katunob 9 (March 1976): 1-8.
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Metals technology was present in Mesoamerica during Book of Mormon times, contrary to received opinion.

ID = [78921]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1976-03-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:34
Dibble, Charles E. “Reconstructing Ruins.” Improvement Era 45, no. 5 (1942): 268.
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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 twelfth part covers ruins in Mexico.

Keywords: Ancient America – Mesoamerica, Archaeology, Mexico, Native Americans – Aztec
ID = [76763]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1942-05-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:20
Tvedtnes, John A. “Reconstructing the Book of Mormon.” The FARMS Review 15, no. 1 (2003): 1-3.
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Review of M. Grald Bradford and Alison V. P. Coutts, eds. Uncovering the Original Text of the Book of Mormon: History and Findings of the Critical Text Project.

Keywords: Critical Text; Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon; Printer’s Manuscript of the Book of Mormon; Textual Criticism; Translation
ID = [419]  Status = Type = review  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-review  Size: 5978  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:11
Ashment, Edward H. “’A Record in the Language of My Father’: Evidence of Ancient Egyptian and Hebrew in the Book of Mormon.” In New Approaches to the Book of Mormon: Explorations in Critical Methodology, edited by Metcalfe, Brent Lee, 329-393. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1993.
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“Given its unique claims, the following become relevant questions for investigation: Is the Book of Mormon a translation of ancient records written in Egyptian and “reformed” Egyptian language or characters? Are there “wordprints” of the various orators and authors which the book introduces? Can traces of the original language(s) be found in the “literal” English translation: “Hebraisms” and “Egyptianisms”? Answers to such questions are crucial in the face of increasingly numerous [p.331] apologetic claims about how the Book of Mormon was produced and the historicity of its contents. This essay examines evidence of ancient Egyptian or Hebrew in the Book of Mormon, discussing first the claims made in the book itself, then those made by Joseph Smith and his associates, and finally those made by modern apologists.” [ From Auhtor]

Keywords: Book of Mormon, Egyptian and; Book of Commandments; Book of Mormon, Anthon transcript; Book of Mormon, Hebrew and; Book of Mormon, authorship; Apologetics
ID = [82115]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1993-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:26
Woods, Fred E. “The Record of Alma.” 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:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > T — Z > Testimony
ID = [36795]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-bom,rsc-books  Size: 31531  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:21
Jones, Clifford P. “The Record of My Father.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 32 (2019): 9-32.
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Abstract: In 1 Nephi 1:16–17, Nephi tells us he is abridging “the record of my father.” The specific words Nephi uses in his writings form several basic but important patterns and features used repeatedly by Nephi and also by other Book of Mormon writers. These patterns and features provide context that appears to indicate that Nephi’s abridgment of Lehi’s record is the third-person account found in 1 Nephi 1:4 through 2:15 and that Nephi’s first-person account of his own ministry begins in 1 Nephi 2:16.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [3573]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 57359  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:32
Thornton, H. Newton. “A Record of the Mighty Dead on This Continent to Be Preserved.” Improvement Era 24, no. 12 (1921): 1084-1085.
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This article claims that “external evidence of the historical credibility and truth of the Book of Mormon” is found in the reconstruction of ruins in Mexico and Central America. Two pyramids found in Mexico and the ruins of a great city that existed three to four thousand years ago bear witness of a great civilization.

Keywords: Ancient America – Mesoamerica, Apologetics, External Evidence, Teotihuacan
ID = [76956]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1921-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:21
Cowdery, Oliver. “The Record of the Nephites.” Vol. 2, no. 1:203. October 1835.
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An account of the coming forth of the Book of Mormon and the receiving of the gold plates by Joseph Smith.

ID = [76407]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1835-10-01  Collections:  bom,mess-adv  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:17
Baggerly, Earl W. The Record of the Nephites. Kansas City, MO: Baggerly, 1955.
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A 16-page tract inviting readers to accept the Palmyra edition of the Book of Mormon. Current editions of the Book of Mormon contain, alleges the author, corruptions made “by carnal man to match the traditions of man”

ID = [78631]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1955-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:32
Wrapper, B. B. Record of the Nephites. Fresno, CA: Vanity, 196?.
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Homemade brochure that contains several scriptural texts, and accepts the teachings of the Book of Mormon but despises the doctrines of the LDS church.

ID = [78198]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1960-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
LeFevre, David A. “Records and Relics: Convenantal Transition in Alma 37.” 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 > Covenant
ID = [34077]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 40062  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Tvedtnes, John A. “The Records Come Forth.” In The Book of Mormon and Other Hidden Books: “Out of Darkness Unto Light”, edited by , 167-174. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000.
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Keywords: Ancient Near East; Apocalypse of Abraham; Book of Jasher; Buddhism; China; Copper Scroll; Dead Sea Scrolls; Hidden Records; Latter-day Saint History (1820-1846); Nag Hammadi Library; Prophecy; Restoration; Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs
ID = [75612]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2000-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:12
Sperry, Sidney B. “Records of Judah and Ephraim: Explanation of term ‘Stick’” Deseret News Church Section (3 December 1932): 1, 4.
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A rebuttal to an earlier article (James H. Anderson, 20 February 1932) concerning the meaning of the term stick in Ezekiel 37:15-17. Sperry argues that the stick of Ephraim is the Book of Mormon and the stick of Judah is the Bible.

ID = [80050]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1932-12-03  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Pratt, Orson. “Records of Judah and Ephraim’s Explanation of Term ‘Stick’” Deseret News Church Section 82 (3 December 1932): 1, 4.
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An excerpt from the pamphlet “Divine Authenticity of the Book of Mormon” that claims that the stick of Judah refers to the Bible and the stick of Ephraim refers to the Book of Mormon.

ID = [80051]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1932-12-03  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Young, Levi Edgar. “Records of the Lamanites.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 91, no. 16 (18 April 1929): 241-43.
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Summarizes the Book of Mormon story concerning the Hebrew origin of the American Indians.

ID = [81412]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1929-04-18  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:22
Eldred, Phil. “Records Yet to Come Forth.” The Witness: Newsletter of the Foundation for Research on Ancient America 79 (Winter 1992): 8-9.
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14. Scriptural passages in the Book of Mormon refer to “other records” that have been lost or withheld that will be given at a later time. It is pointed out that the Book of Mormon must be received, embraced, and cherished before the promised records will be given.

ID = [80052]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Brown, S. Kent. “Recovering the Missing Record of Lehi.” In From Jerusalem to Zarahemla: Literary and Historical Studies of the Book of Mormon, 28–54. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1998.
ID = [36647]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1998-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size: 66833  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:20
Brown, S. Kent. “Recovering the Missing Record of Lehi.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators,, 144–72. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
Topics:    RSC Topics > G — K > Gold Plates
ID = [36162]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size: 68256  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:18
Bradford, Miles Gerald. “Recovering the Original Text of the Book of Mormon: An Interim Review.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 15 no. 1 (2006).
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Bradford introduces reviews of Royal Skousen’s work on the critical text project.

ID = [3178]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2006-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-jbms  Size: 10440  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:29
Bushman, Richard Lyman. “The Recovery of the Book of Mormon.” In Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited: The Evidence for Ancient Origins, edited by Noel B. Reynolds, 21-38. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1997.
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Keywords: Book of Mormon Translation; Latter-day Saint History (1820-1846); Printing of the Book of Mormon; Smith, Joseph, Jr.
ID = [75464]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1997-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:11
Rust, Richard Dilworth. “Recurrence in Book of Mormon Narratives.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 3, no. 1 (1994): 39-52.
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Repetition appears purposefully within Book of Mormon narratives as a principle of reinforcement and confirmation. It seems that every important action, event, or character is repeated in the Book of Mormon. These repetitions emphasize the law of witnesses at work within the book (e.g., “in the mouth of three witnesses shall these things be established”; Ether 5:4). Further, they underscore the relevance of one character or action to people living in a different time, and they link narratives together with what Robert Alter calls “type-scenes.” Analyzed in detail as particularly striking are threefold repetitions in Nephi’s task to retrieve the brass plates and repetition of the word “power” in the missionary endeavor of the sons of Mosiah. Larger repeated narratives treat escape and travel to a promised land; repentance; and the nature, rise, and effect of secret combinations.

Keywords: Brass Plates; Missionary Work; Narrative; Nephi; Promised Land; Repentance; Repetition; Secret Combinations; Witnesses
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
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Stroem, Ake V. “Red Indian Elements in Early Mormonism.” Temenos 5 (1969): 120-68.
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Finds the Bible to be the main source for the Book of Mormon. Argues that the Mormon religion is visionary, similar to Islam in that it is based upon the visions of one prophet. “Mormonism differs from Christianity but is in accord with Red Indian religion” Theories of plagiarism concerning Ethan Smith’s View of the Hebrews and Spaulding’s manuscript are investigated, but found false.

ID = [80053]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1969-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Strom, Ake. “Red Indian Elements in Early Mormonism.” Temenos 5 (1969): 120-68.
ID = [77248]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1989-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:23
Lane, Jennifer Clark. “The Redeemer: Taking upon Him the Sins of the World.” 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 = [81588]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2023-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:23
Hallen, Cynthia L. “Redeeming the Desolate Woman: The Message of Isaiah 54 and 3 Nephi 22.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 7, no. 1 (1998): 40-47, 70-71.
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Third Nephi 22 (quoting Isaiah 54) addresses a desolate woman who will be redeemed in the latter days. The desolate woman represents Zion, which itself signifies the city of Enoch in ancient times, the hill where the temple was built in Jerusalem, the celestial city of God, the kingdom of God on earth, and a covenant community of temple-worthy Saints. The Lord promises to relieve the desolation of Zion felt through barrenness, lack of a permanent home, and being forsaken and persecuted. The destiny of Zion parallels the pattern of Noah—both remain faithful to their covenants and witness a cleansing of the earth. The Savior serves as Zion’s husband. The servants of the Lord are equated with Zion—the Lord will not allow oppressors to be successful against Zion. The Lord promises to redeem Zion as he sings a song of redeeming love.

Keywords: City of Enoch; Symbolism; Temple; Womenhood; Zion
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah
Old Testament Topics > Book of Mormon and the Old Testament
Old Testament Topics > Women in the Old Testament
ID = [2979]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1998-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-jbms,old-test  Size: 23836  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:28
Holdaway, Annie W. “Redemption of the Lamanites.” Improvement Era 27, no. 5 (1924): 418-423.
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A brief article explaining some of the persecutions as well as progress that the Native Americans have experienced. When Melvin J. Ballard visited Ft. Peck and Blackfoot reservations the Indians knew him and were waiting for the “Book” because they had seen him in dreams. Ballard, Holdaway writes, believed the Three Nephites had labored among those Indians for years.

Keywords: Native Americans, Prophecy, Three Nephites
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Pratt, Orson. “Redemption of Zion—Persecution—Baptism of Indians—Second Coming of Christ—Every Jot and Every Tittle of Divine Revelation Will Be Fulfilled.” In Journal of Discourses, Volume 17. 1875, 289–306.
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Discourse by Elder Orson Pratt, delivered in the Twentieth Ward Meetinghouse, on the Evening of Sunday, February 7, 1875. Reported By: David W. Evans.

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Sorenson, John L., and Melvin J. Thorne, eds. Rediscovering the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1991.
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New discoveries about the Book of Mormon made by LDS scholars. The essays show meaningful and complex patterns in the Book of Mormon—patterns of style, ideas, history, and actions. They also provide considerable evidence for the authenticity of the Book of Mormon. This work is reviewed in C.331 and in S.137.

ID = [78199]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
Meldrum, Rod L. Rediscovering the Book of Mormon Remnant Through DNA. New York, NY: Digital Legend Press, 2009.
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What the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls has done to spark re-examination of basic Christianity, Meldrum’s analysis of DNA research promises to do for the re-examination---and probable replacement---of Mesoamerica as the accepted locus of Book of Mormon chronology.

Keywords: Mormon thought, Book of Mormon geography; Dead Sea Scrolls; DNA; Book of Mormon, historicity
ID = [81493]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2009-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:22
Sorenson, John L., and Melvin J. Thorne. Rediscovering the Book of Mormon: Insights that you may have missed before. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1991.
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This book shares the exciting results of scholarly research on the Book of Mormon undertaken during the 1980s. As an ancient religious text and cultural artifact, the Book of Mormon rewards close analysis along many lines of inquiry. Twenty-three essays by prominent LDS scholars cover such topics as warfare, repentance, Exodus motifs, Hebraisms, kingship, politics, Isaiah, Mormon as editor, chiasmus, covenant renewal, and poetry.
These studies aim to demonstrate that the Book of Mormon contains complex patterns not previously recognized—that is, subtle patterns of style, ideas, history, and actions that, once made visible, shed much light on the power and beauty of the book and stimulate greater appreciation and respect for it.

Keywords: Chiasmus; Covenant; Daughters of the Lamanites; Hand Gesture; Imagery; Isaiah (Book); Nahom; Poetry; Politics; Remembrance; Repentance; Scholarship; Warfare
ID = [6981]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books,sorenson  Size: 465064  Children: 23  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:00:42

Articles

Brown, S. Kent. “Nephi’s Use of Lehi’s Record.” In Rediscovering the Book of Mormon, edited by Sorenson, John L., and Melvin J. Thorne, 3-14. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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In many places in the Book of Mormon, the authors refer to writings known to them but not included in the book. One of these is the record of Lehi. Nephi reported that he made “an abridgment of the record of my father” (1 Nephi 1:17), which he included on his own original (large) plates. An English translation of that abridgment was included in the 116 pages of manuscript translation lost by Martin Harris in 1828. Someday we will have that record restored; meanwhile, we can discover some of what it contained because both Nephi and Jacob included parts from it in their records.

Keywords: Book of Lehi; Lost 116 Pages
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
ID = [75617]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books  Size: 23472  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:12
Hardy, Grant R. “Mormon as Editor.” In Rediscovering the Book of Mormon, edited by Sorenson, John L., and Melvin J. Thorne, 15-28. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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Mormon’s choices are most revealing when the message of his editing seems to contradict the facts that he recorded. Mormon’s honesty as a historian sometimes forced him to include facts that did not exactly support the message he was trying to convey. This tension is frequent in the Book of Mormon as Mormon tried to make spiritual sense of historical events. For me at least, this tension is evidence that Mormon was an actual person, since we all face similar difficulties in making sense of our own lives.

Keywords: Historicity; Mormon; Narrative; Structure
ID = [75618]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books  Size: 28177  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:12
Tvedtnes, John A. “Mormon’s Editorial Promises.” In Rediscovering the Book of Mormon, edited by Sorenson, John L., and Melvin J. Thorne, 29-31. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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An author may promise in the course of writing to return to a subject later to supply further details. Actually keeping such a promise can prove difficult. Even with modern writing aids, memory can betray a person into failing to tuck in the corners of plot or information. Mormon, the editor of much of the Book of Mormon as we have it, made these types of promises at least seven times. In each case, he or his son Moroni followed through perfectly.

Keywords: Historicity; Mormon; Narrative
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [75619]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books  Size: 5145  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:12
Tvedtnes, John A. “Colophons in the Book of Mormon.” In Rediscovering the Book of Mormon, edited by Sorenson, John L., and Melvin J. Thorne, 32-37. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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In the heading before chapter 1 of 1 Nephi, we find Nephi’s outline of his record. It begins, “An account of Lehi and his wife Sariah, and his four sons,” and ends, “This is according to the account of Nephi; or in other words, I, Nephi, wrote this record.” Sometimes these signposts appear before a section to tell us what is to come. Other times, they appear at the end to explain, recap, or mark the end of what has been said. For lack of a better word, I call them colophons, though technically colophons are notes or guidelines after a text.

Keywords: 3 Nephi; 4 Nephi; Alma (Book); Colophon; Helaman (Book); Mosiah (Book); Nephi (Son of Lehi); Words of Mormon
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Words of Mormon
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman
Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > 4 Nephi
ID = [75620]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books  Size: 10856  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:12
Szink, Terrence L. “Nephi and the Exodus.” In Rediscovering the Book of Mormon, edited by , 38-51. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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One of the best-known sections of the Book of Mormon tells the story of the journey of Lehi and his family from Jerusalem to the new promised land in the American continent. Yet, since the small plates were intended to contain the “things of God” (1 Nephi 6:4), why was this account included on the small plates while other things that seem to be more the “things of God” (such as the “many things which [Lehi] saw in visions and in dreams”—1 Nephi 1:16) were left out? Quite probably, Nephi, the author of this section, consciously wrote his account of the wilderness journey in a way that would remind the reader of the Exodus of the children of Israel from Egypt. He did this to prove that God loved and cared for the Nephites, just as the Exodus from Egypt was proof of God’s favor for the children of Israel. Therefore, this story of the journey truly is about the things of God and does belong on the small plates.

Keywords: Exodus Motif; Narrative; Nephi (Son of Lehi); Small Plates
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [75621]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books  Size: 25003  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:12
Tanner, John S. “Jacob and His Descendants as Authors.” In Rediscovering the Book of Mormon, edited by Sorenson, John L., and Melvin J. Thorne, 52-66. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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The writings of Jacob and his descendants form part of the small plates, a section of the Book of Mormon that Mormon included intact, presumably without editing. Only on the small plates may Joseph Smith have found someone’s “handwriting” other than that of Mormon or Moroni. Speaking in the first person, Jacob and his descendants seem more individual, even in translation, than other writers whose words were more obviously edited by Mormon and Moroni. From Jacob through Omni, the record displays the complex variety one expects of a text written by many hands. The stylistic diversity of Jacob and his descendants is a powerful witness that we are dealing with material written by several ancient authors rather than by one person in early nineteenth-century New York.

Keywords: Abinadom (Son of Chemish); Amaleki (Son of Abinadom); Authorship; Chemish (Brother of Amaron); Enos; Jacob (Son of Lehi); Jarom; Omni; Recordkeeping; Words of Mormon
Topics:    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 > Moroni
ID = [75622]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books  Size: 30289  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:12
Goff, Alan. “The Stealing of the Daughters of the Lamanites.” In Rediscovering the Book of Mormon, edited by Sorenson, John L., 67-74. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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A minor story in the Book of Mormon provides an example of how complex the task of reading the book can be. It also illustrates how much richer our understanding can be when we remember that the Book of Mormon is an ancient record with connections to other ancient records, particularly the Old Testament. In the book of Mosiah, a band of wicked priests hid in the wilderness and kidnapped some young women to be their wives (see 20:1-5). This story can be read as an adventure tale. If looked at carefully, however, it shows the kind of connections between the Book of Mormon and the Old Testament that demonstrate that the Book of Mormon is an ancient book.

Keywords: Amulonite; Daughters of the Lamanites; Historicity; Kidnapping; King Noah; Priests of King Noah; Womenhood
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
ID = [75623]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books  Size: 14241  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:12
Tvedtnes, John A. “The Hebrew Background of the Book of Mormon.” In Rediscovering the Book of Mormon, edited by Sorenson, John L., and Melvin J. Thorne, 77-91. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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The English translation of the Book of Mormon shows many characteristics of the Hebrew language. In many places the words that have been used and the ways in which the words have been put together are more typical of Hebrew than of English. These Hebraisms, as I will call them, are evidence of the authenticity of the Book of Mormon—evidence that Joseph Smith did not write a book in English but translated an ancient text and that his translation reflects the Hebrew words and word order of the original.

Keywords: Hebraism; Historicity; Language; Language - Hebrew; Translation
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [75624]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books  Size: 24680  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:12
Goff, Alan. “Mourning, Consolation, and Repentance at Nahom.” In Rediscovering the Book of Mormon, edited by Sorenson, John L., and Melvin J. Thorne, 92-99. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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The death and burial of Ishmael at Nahom (see 1 Nephi 16:34-39) can puzzle readers who are uncertain about how the story fits into Nephi’s overall account or uncertain about why the incident is included at all. This section, however, is one of those parts of the Book of Mormon that contain hints of a deeper meaning than what appears on the surface. At least one important meaning of the Nahom episode is connected with the word Nahom itself.

Keywords: Ancient Near East; Arabia; Evidence; Historicity; Ishmael; Mourning; Nahom
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [75625]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books  Size: 15553  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:12
Rust, Richard Dilworth. “Poetry in the Book of Mormon.” In Rediscovering the Book of Mormon, edited by Sorenson, John L., and Melvin J. Thorne, 100-113. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy. Arranging this memorable thought from the Book of Mormon into two lines reveals its poetic character. Arranged in four lines, its neat structure is even more apparent. In this case, understanding the structure enhances our understanding of the meaning: the fall of Adam allows mankind to exist, and the potential destiny of mankind can bring ultimate joy. Rather than being an isolated example, this brief piece is just one of numerous poetic passages throughout the Book of Mormon, which are usually unrecognized as poetry because they are printed as prose. When arranged as verse, however, the poetic parts of the Book of Mormon are unveiled as having great beauty and power.

Keywords: Isaiah (Prophet); Poetry; Prophecy; Psalm of Nephi; Structure
ID = [75626]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books  Size: 21550  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:12
Welch, John W. “A Masterpiece: Alma 36.” In Rediscovering the Book of Mormon, edited by Sorenson, John L., and Melvin J. Thorne, 114-131. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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Chiasmus is a style of writing known in antiquity and mused by many ancient and some modern writers. It consists of arranging a series of words or ideas in one order, and then repeating it in reverse order. In the hands of a skillful writer, this literary form can serve several purposes. The repeating of key words in the two halves underlines the importance of the concepts they present. Furthermore, the main idea of the passage is placed at the turning point where the second half begins, which emphasizes it. The repeating form also enhances clarity and speeds memorizing. Readers (or listeners) gain a pleasing sense of completeness as the passage returns at the end to the idea that began it. Identifying the presence of chiasmus in a composition can reveal many complex and subtle features of the text.

Keywords: Chiasm; Chiasmus; Historicity; Parallelism
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [75627]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books,welch  Size: 29104  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:12
Rust, Richard Dilworth. “Book of Mormon Imagery.” In Rediscovering the Book of Mormon, edited by Sorenson, John L., and Melvin J. Thorne, 132-139. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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Many Book of Mormon passages are given life by the pictures or images they awake in our minds. In Ether the power comes from referring directly to “mountain waves.” The memorable picture of King Noah is not so direct, being formed from a figure of speech: the ruler is like a “dry stalk” crushed under foot. Without their imagery, these verses would lose their beauty and vitality.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [75628]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books  Size: 15847  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:12
Seely, David Rolph. “The Image of the Hand of God in the Book of Mormon and the Old Testament.” In Rediscovering the Book of Mormon, edited by Sorenson, John L., and Melvin J. Thorne, 140-150. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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The image of the hand of God in both the Old Testament and the Book of Mormon stands for the Lord’s power to intervene in the affairs of men and the events of history. Comparison between the ways this image is used in the two scriptures supports what the Book of Mormon claims about its own origin.

Keywords: Deliverance; Imagery; Judgment; Mercy; Trial
ID = [75629]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books,old-test  Size: 20694  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:12
England, Eugene. “‘Means unto Repentance’: Unique Book of Mormon Insights into Christ’s At-one-ment.” In Rediscovering the Book of Mormon, edited by Sorenson, John L., and Melvin J. Thorne, 153-167. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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Many Christians and their churches have seen the fall of Adam as a great mistake that ruined God’s plan and offended him. They have assumed that God was unhappy with humanity for what Adam did in Eden. This led to the idea that we must win back his love and favor. If we could not do that by our own actions, then it had to be by Christ’s suffering, as a kind of gift that would please God. But the scriptures are clear that God did not reject us; rather, mankind rejected him. We do not need to win back God’s love; he is always ready. Instead, we need to be reconciled to God.

Keywords: Atonement; Fall of Adam; Jesus Christ; Love; Reconciliation; Repentance
ID = [75630]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books  Size: 28640  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:12
Midgley, Louis C. “The Ways of Remembrance.” In Rediscovering the Book of Mormon, edited by Sorenson, John L., and Melvin J. Thorne, 168-176. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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Careful attention to one particular word used in the Book of Mormon yields some surprising dividends. For example, Lehi pled with his sons to remember his words: “My sons, I would that ye would remember; yea, I would that ye would hearken unto my words.” Such language may go unnoticed, or it may seem to be merely a request to recall some teachings. The word remember seems rather plain and straightforward. But when looked at more closely, the language about remembrance in the Book of Mormon turns out to be rich and complex, conveying important, hidden meaning.

Keywords: Covenant; Deliverance; Oath; Remembrance
ID = [75631]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books  Size: 17548  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:12
Ludlow, Victor L. “Jesus’ Covenant Teachings in Third Nephi.” In Rediscovering the Book of Mormon, edited by Sorenson, John L., and Melvin J. Thorne, 177-185. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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The title page of the Book of Mormon states that the first purpose of the book is “to show unto the remnant of the House of Israel what great things the Lord hath done for their fathers; and that they may know the covenants of the Lord, that they are not cast off forever.” This means that the Book of Mormon is intended, in part, to teach Lehi’s descendants about the covenants that the Lord has made with them. The key covenant they will learn about is that they would be a blessing for all nations—a consecrated people of God. Beyond teaching about the covenants, the Book of Mormon also prophesies key signs and events that will demonstrate when the promised covenant is being fulfilled in the latter days.

Keywords: 3 Nephi; Covenant; Prophecy; Title Page
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [75632]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books  Size: 17615  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:12
Millet, Robert L. “The Gathering of Israel in the Book of Mormon: A Consistent Pattern.” In Rediscovering the Book of Mormon, edited by Sorenson, John L., and Melvin J. Thorne, 186-196. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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The Book of Mormon is holy scripture. It is a key witness of the divine Sonship of Jesus Christ and a convincing testimony that salvation is to be found only through him. The Book of Mormon’s primary message, that Jesus Christ came to earth to redeem mankind, is closely tied to the history of the house of Israel. One of the primary purposes of the Nephite record, according to its title page, is “to show unto the remnant of the House of Israel what great things the Lord hath done for their fathers; and that they may know the covenants of the Lord, that they are not cast off forever.”

Keywords: Covenant; Gathering of Israel; Pattern; Promise; Prophecy; Title Page
ID = [75633]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books  Size: 21742  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:12
Gileadi, Avraham. “Isaiah-Key to the Book of Mormon.” In Rediscovering the Book of Mormon, edited by Sorenson, John L., and Melvin J. Thorne, 197-206. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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The Book of Mormon offers four keys essential for understanding Isaiah: (1) the spirit of prophecy or the Holy Ghost; (2) the letter of prophecy or the manner of the Jews; (3) diligent searching of Isaiah’s words; and (4) types, or the idea that events in Israel’s past foreshadow events in the latter days. When we apply these four keys to Isaiah’s writings, a message unfolds there that is immediately applicable and recognizable to Latter-day Saints. The developing spiritual and political shape of the world in which we live parallels precisely the prophetic scenario Isaiah drew up millennia ago.

Keywords: Holy Ghost; Isaiah; Prophecy; Scripture Study
ID = [75634]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books  Size: 19701  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:12
Ricks, Stephen D. “King, Coronation, and Covenant in Mosiah 1-6.” In Rediscovering the Book of Mormon, edited by Sorenson, John L., and Melvin J. Thorne, 209-219. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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The first six chapters of Mosiah are remarkable in several ways. They contain King Benjamin’s farewell address, one of the most memorable sermons we have on record. They also give us a picture of how Mosiah succeeded his father, Benjamin, to the Nephite throne. Many features of the ceremony that was involved reflect the traditions of ancient Israelite culture. First is the significance of the office of king. Second is the coronation ceremony for the new king. The details of this ceremony have parallels in Israel and other ancient Near Eastern societies and even in other parts of the world. Finally, the order of events reported in these chapters reflects the “treaty-covenant” pattern well known in ancient Israel and the ancient Near East. My discussion of these three sets of features will show how faithfully the Book of Mormon reflects these Old World practices and beliefs.

Keywords: Ancient Near East; Covenant; King Benjamin; King Mosiah; Kingship
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
ID = [75635]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books  Size: 20468  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:12
Reynolds, Noel B. “Nephi’s Political Testament.” In Rediscovering the Book of Mormon, edited by Sorenson, John L., and Melvin J. Thorne, 220-229. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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The great political question among Book of Mormon peoples was “Who has the right to rule?” Did Nephi’s descendants and those who followed them have a legitimate right to rule? Or should the right have belonged to Lehi’s oldest son Laman and his descendants? This quarrel is the cause of centuries of political and military struggle. But this was not the only problem. Even within Nephite society, an endless number of dissenters challenged the government. They often split away to join the Lamanites when they could not win control inside the Nephite system. These dissenters typically argued for the Lamanite view, in part because they thought they could line their own nests that way. By paying close attention to how this struggle was waged, we can see one of the reasons the Book of Mormon was written. Of course it is a witness for Christ and his teachings. But in addition, it provides reasons why we should believe that the tradition of the Nephites was just and correct. The two messages of the book are tied together in such a way that whoever accepts the teachings of Christ accepts that Nephi was a legitimate ruler, and vice versa.

Keywords: Jesus Christ; Kingship; Lamanite; Nephi (Son of Lehi); Nephite; Politics; Tradition
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
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Ostler, Blake T. “The Covenant Tradition in the Book of Mormon.” In Rediscovering the Book of Mormon, edited by Sorenson, John L., and Melvin J. Thorne, 230-240. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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The Book of Mormon displays examples of ceremony or ritual that accurately reflect the ritual tradition followed by the ancient Israelites. Many similarities are found, in addition to some differences. It is highly unlikely that any person could accurately write about Israel’s rituals and covenants without having been directly and intimately familiar with them.

Keywords: Covenant; Festival; Tradition
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Hamblin, William J. “Warfare in the Book of Mormon.” In Rediscovering the Book of Mormon, edited by John L. Sorenson and Melvin J. Thorne, 241-248. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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The wars and battles described in the Book of Mormon include some of the most detailed narratives of the book. Those accounts provide us with an excellent chance to examine how consistent and complex the text is. Joseph Smith lived in an age of warfare with guns, yet the Book of Mormon displays patterns of warfare that made sense only before gunpowder was used. This can be seen in both the general patterns and in the tiny details of the text. Descriptions of weapons and tactics in the Book of Mormon are definitely ancient. Furthermore, the warfare in the Book of Mormon differs from what we read about in the Bible. It differs in the same way that war in ancient Mesoamerica differed from biblical warfare.

Keywords: Ancient America; Mesoamerica; Strategy; Warfare
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Sorenson, John L. “Seasons of War, Seasons of Peace in the Book of Mormon.” In Rediscovering the Book of Mormon, edited by Sorenson, John L., and Melvin J. Thorne, 249-255. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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When we look carefully at what the Book of Mormon says about war, we find that the many military activities reported did not take place just anytime during the calendar year. Rather, they occurred according to a definite pattern. Certain months were war months while others were not. The complete consistency of this pattern reminds us of how many details the writers of this scripture kept straight.

Keywords: Calendar System; Chronology; Warfare
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Rediscovery of the Apocrypha.” in Temple and Cosmos, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 12. 212–63.
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Cf. “Unrolling the Scrolls: Some Forgotten Witnesses,” in Old Testament and Related Studies, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 1. 115–70.
Hugh Nibley draws parallels between language and traditions found in the Apocrypha to the culture of the people in the Book of Mormon. In the second half of his lecture, Hugh Nibley compares the linguistics and culture of the Book of Mormon to that found in the Apocrypha. The imagery and practices found in the Book of Mormon are compared with certain phrases and material concerns found in Jewish and Christian apocryphal writings.

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
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Rediscovery of the Apocrypha and the Book of Mormon.” In Temple and Cosmos: Beyond This Ignorant Present, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 12. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1992.
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In Temple and Cosmos, Brother Nibley explains the relationship of the House of the Lord to the cosmos. In Temple, the first part of the volume, he focuses on the nature, meaning, and history of the temple, discussing such topics as sacred vestments, the circle and the square, and the symbolism of the temple and its ordinances. In the second part, Cosmos, he discusses the cosmic context of the temple-the expanding gospel, apocryphal writings, religion and history, the genesis of the written word, cultural diversity in the universal church, and the terrible questions: Where did we come from? Why are we here? and Where are we going?
Hugh Nibley draws parallels between language and traditions found in the Apocrypha to the culture of the people in the Book of Mormon. In the second half of his lecture, Hugh Nibley compares the linguistics and culture of the Book of Mormon to that found in the Apocrypha. The imagery and practices found in the Book of Mormon are compared with certain phrases and material concerns found in Jewish and Christian apocryphal writings.

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
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Rediscovery of the Apocrypha, Part 1.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, March 18, 1965.
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Rediscovery of the Apocrypha, Part 2.” Brigham Young University Devotional, 18 March 1965.
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Later published in Temple and Cosmos: Beyond This Ignorant Present.
In the second half of his lecture, Hugh Nibley compares the linguistics and culture of the Book of Mormon to that found in the Apocrypha.

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
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Rediscovery of the Apocrypha, Part 2.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, March 18, 1965.
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Keywords: Book of Mormon; Scriptures
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Welch, John W. Reexploring the Book of Mormon: A Decade of New Research. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1992.
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The Book of Mormon invites exploration and reexploration. After more than 150 years of careful reading, we are still learning to appreciate its fullness, understand its origins, and comprehend its messages. Reexploring the Book of Mormon yields a wealth of new insights. More than ever before, patient and skillful research during the past decade has led from one discovery to another. Since 1981, the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (F.A.R.M.S.) has issued articles and updates—brief, readable reports on current discoveries about the origins and contents of the Book of Mormon. Eighty-five of these findings published through 1991 have been collected in this volume. This type of research does more than gather circumstantial evidence for the Book of Mormon. It explores many avenues of the record’s internal complexity. It helps define the rich literary, anthropological, historical, and spiritual settings in which this scripture was written and translated.

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Articles

Welch, John W. “Introduction.” 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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Welch, John W., and Tim Rathbone. “How Long Did It Take to Translate 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: Book of Mormon Translation; Cowdery, Oliver; Harris, Martin; Latter-day Saint History (1820-1846); Smith, Joseph, Jr.
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Skousen, Royal. “The Original Book of Mormon Transcript.” 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: Book of Mormon Translation; Cowdery, Oliver; Early Church History; Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon; Smith, Joseph, Jr.; Textual History
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Tvedtnes, John A. “Colophons 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: Colophon; Editorial Technique; Nephi (Son of Lehi); Structure
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Smith, Robert F., and John L. Sorenson. “Two Figurines From the Belleza and Sanchez Collection.” 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 - Mesoamerica; Ancient Egypt; Archaeology; Transoceanic Contact
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Welch, John W. “Textual Consistency.” 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: Book of Mormon Translation; Consistency; King Benjamin; Prophecy; Samuel the Lamanite
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Welch, John W. “Lehi’s Council Vision and the Mysteries of God.” 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: Divine Council; Lehi (Prophet); Mysteries of God; Theophany
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McNeely, Brent E. “The Book of Mormon and the Heavenly Book Motif.” 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: Dream; Lehi (Prophet); Lehi' s Dream; Prophet; Revelation; Theophany; Vision
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Sorenson, John L., Gordon C. Thomasson, and Robert F. Smith. “Old World Languages in the New World.” 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; Anthropology; Language - Uto-Aztecan
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Hardy, Grant R. “Columbus: By Faith or Reason?” 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: Columbus; Christopher; Nephi (Son of Lehi); Nephi' s Dream; Prophecy; Transoceanic Voyage; Vision
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Welch, John W. “The Plain and Precious Parts.” 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: Apostasy; Covenant; Nephi' s Dream; Plain and Precious Things
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Hamblin, William J. “Nephi’s Bows and Arrows.” 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: Bow; Nephi’s Broken Bow; Steel; Symbolism; Weaponry
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Smith, Robert F. “Lodestone and the Liahona.” 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: Compass; Liahona; Metallurgy; Nephi (Son of Lehi)
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Aston, Warren P., and Michaela J. Aston. “Lehi’s Trail and Nahom Revisited.” 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: Arabia; Ishmael; Lehi (Prophet); Lehi' s Trail; Nahom
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Sorenson, John L. “Winds and Currents: A Look at Nephi’s Ocean Crossing.” 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: El Niño; Nephi (Son of Lehi); Transoceanic Voyage
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WIlliams, Frederick G. “Did Lehi Land in Chile?” 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 - Mesoamerica; Latter-day Saint History (1820-1846); Lehi (Prophet); Smith; Joseph; Jr.; Transoceanic Voyage; Williams; Frederick G.
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Welch, John W. “Statutes, Judgments, Ordinances, and Commandments.” 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: Commandments; Judgment; Law of Moses; Ordinances; Statute
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Welch, John W., and John M. Lundquist. “Kingship and Temple in 2 Nephi 5-10.” 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: Covenant; Jacob (Son of Lehi); Nephite Kingship; Temple Worship
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
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Welch, John W. “Jacob’s Ten Commandments.” 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: Decalogue; Jacob (Son of Lehi); Ten Commandments
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
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Smith, Robert F., John W. Welch, and Gordon C. Thomasson. “What Did Charles Anthon Really Say.” 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: Anthon; Charles; Book of Mormon Translation; Harris; Martin; Latter-day Saint History (1820-1846)
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Smith, Robert F. “Textual Criticism of 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: Textual Criticism
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Crowell, Angela M., Allen J. Christensen, and John L. Sorenson. “Parallelism, Merismus, and Difrasismo.” 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 - Mesoamerica; Annals of the Cakchiquels; Language - Hebrew; Parallelism; Poetry; Popol Vuh; Structure
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Welch, John W. “View of the Hebrews: ”An Unparallel”.” 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: Book of Mormon Authorship; Hebraic Indian Theory; Plagiarism; Smith; Ethan; View of the Hebrews
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Welch, John W. “No, Sir, That’s Not History!” 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: Book of Mormon Authorship; Book of Mormon Historicity; Plagiarism; Roberts; B.H.; Smith; Ethan; View of the Hebrews
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Tvedtnes, John A., John L. Sorenson, and John W. Welch. “Seven Tribes: An Aspect of Lehi’s Legacy.” 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: Ishmaelites; Jacobites; Josephites; Lamanites; Lehi (Prophet); Lemuelites; Nephites; Tribe; Zoramites (Descendants of Zoram)
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
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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
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Sorenson, John L. “Once More: The Horse.” 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 - Mesoamerica; Archaeology; Book of Mormon Anachronisms; Horses
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Sorenson, John L. “Lost Arts.” 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 - Mesoamerica; Ancient Near East; Archaeology; Architecture; Artwork; Migration
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Welch, John W. “What Was a ”Mosiah”?” 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: King Mosiah; Language - Hebrew; Mosiah (Book); Mosiah the Elder; Name; Onomastics; Redeemer; Savior
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
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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
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Sorenson, John L. “‘Latest Discoveries’” 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 - Mesoamerica; Archaeology
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Ricks, Stephen D. “The Ideology of Kingship in Mosiah 1-6.” 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 Egypt; Ancient Near East; Covenant; Divine Kingship; King Benjamin; Nephite Kingship
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
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Ricks, Stephen D., John W. Welch, and Donald W. Parry. “‘This Day’” 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: Holy Days; Israelite Autumn Festival; Judaism
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Welch, John W. “Benjamin’s Speech: A Classic Ancient Farewell Address.” 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 Near East; Farewell Speech; King Benjamin; King Benjamin' s Speech
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Ricks, Stephen D. “The Coronation of Kings.” 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 Near East; Coronation; King Benjamin; King Mosiah; Nephite Kingship
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
ID = [66477]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Midgley, Louis C. “‘O Man, Remember, and Perish Not’ (Mosiah 4:30).” 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: Covenant; Language - Hebrew; Memory; Parallelism; Remembrance
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
ID = [66478]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Sorenson, John L., and Robert F. Smith. “Barley in Ancient 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; Archaeology; Barley
ID = [66479]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,sorenson  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Welch, John W. “Decorative Iron in Early Israel.” 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 Israel; Ancient Near East; Iron; Metallurgy
ID = [66480]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
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: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Thomasson, Gordon C., John W. Welch, and Robert F. Smith. “Dancing Maidens and the Fifteenth of Av.” 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: Amulonites; Ancient Near East; Calendar System; Daughters of the Lamanites; Festival; Holy Days; Jewish Calendar; Marriage; Priests of King Noah
ID = [66482]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Smith, Robert F. “New Information about Mulek, Son of the King.” 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: Destruction of Jerusalem; Language - Hebrew; Mulek (Son of King Zedekiah)
ID = [66483]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Wirth, Diane E., and Steven L. Olsen. “Four Quarters.” 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 - Mesoamerica; Book of Mormon Geography; Cardinal Directions
ID = [66484]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Welch, John W. “Three Accounts of Alma’s Conversion.” 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: Alma the Younger; Conversion; Helaman (Son of Alma the Younger); Repetition; Shiblon (Son of Alma the Younger); Testimony
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman
ID = [66485]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Welch, John W., and Miriam A. Smith. “Joseph Smith: ”Author and Proprietor”.” 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: Book of Mormon Copyright; Book of Mormon Translation; Latter-day Saint History (1820-1846); Smith; Joseph; Jr.
ID = [66486]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,welch,smith-joseph-jr  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Welch, John W. “The Law of Mosiah.” 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 Near East; King Mosiah; Law of Mosiah; Laws; Legal; Reign of the Judges
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
ID = [66487]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Sorenson, John L. “Possible ”Silk” and ”Linen” 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: Ancient America - Mesoamerica; Book of Mormon Anachronisms; Fabric; Linen; Silk
ID = [66488]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,sorenson  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Childs, Larry G. “Epanalepsis 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: Ancient Near East; Epanalepsis; Literary Device; Repetition; Repetitive Resumption
ID = [66489]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
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: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Smith, Robert F. “The Land of Jerusalem: The Place of Jesus’ Birth.” 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 Near East; Bethlehem; Jerusalem (Old World); Jesus Christ; Birth of; Kingdom of Judea; Land of Jerusalem; Prophecy
ID = [66491]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Sorenson, John L. “The Nephite Calendar in Mosiah, Alma, and Helaman.” 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: Alma (Book); Ancient America - Mesoamerica; Calendar System; Helaman (Book); Mosiah (Book); Nephite Calendar
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman
ID = [66492]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,sorenson  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Welch, John W. “The Destruction of Ammonihah and the Law of Apostate Cities.” 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: Ammonihah (Polity); Ancient Near East; Apostasy; Laws; Legal
ID = [66493]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
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: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Hamblin, William J. “Directions in Hebrew, Egyptian, and Nephite Language.” 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–Mesoamerica; Book of Mormon Geography–Limited Geography Theory; Cardinal Directions; Language–Reformed Egyptisn
ID = [66495]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Sorenson, John L. “‘A Day and a Half’s Journey for a Nephite’” 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–Mesoamerica; Book of Mormon Geography–Mesoamerica; Narrow Neck of Land
ID = [66496]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,sorenson  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Welch, John W. “Exemption from Military Duty.” 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: Military Service; People of Ammon; Warfare
ID = [66497]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Welch, John W. “Synagogues 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: Amalekites (Nephite Apostate Group); Amlicites; Ancient Judaism; Judaism; Nephites; Order of Nehors; Synagogue; Worship; Zoramite (Apostate Group)
ID = [66498]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Welch, John W., and Gordon C. Thomasson. “The Sons of the Passover.” 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: Admonition; Corianton (Son of Alma); Festival; Helaman (Son of Alma the Younger); Passover; Shiblon (Son of Alma)
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman
ID = [66499]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Unattributed. “Conference on Warfare 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: Warfare
ID = [66500]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Ricks, Stephen D. “‘Holy War’ in the Book of Mormon and the Ancient Near East.” 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 Near East; Holy War; Warfare
ID = [66501]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Parry, Donald W. “Symbolic Action as Prophetic Curse.” 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: Captain Moroni; Curse; Prophecy; Symbolism
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [66502]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Ricks, Stephen D., and Robert F. Smith. “New Year’s Celebrations.” 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: Amalickiah; Calendar System; Teancum (Nephite Captain)
ID = [66503]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Welch, John W., and Matthew G. Wells. “Concrete Evidence for 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: Ancient America; Book of Mormon Geography; Concrete; Geology; Mesoamerica
ID = [66504]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Sorenson, John L. “Mesoamericans in Pre-Spanish South 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; Archaeology; Book of Mormon Geography – Heartland; Mesoamerica; Pre-Columbian American History
ID = [66505]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,sorenson  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Sorenson, John L. “Mesoamericans in Pre-Spanish North 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; Archaeology; Book of Mormon Geography – Heartland; Mesoamerica; Pre-Columbian American History
ID = [66506]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,sorenson  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Hilton, John L. “Wordprints and 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: Authorship; Stylometry; Translation; Wordprint
ID = [66507]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Welch, John W., David R. Benard, and Daniel C. Peterson. “‘Secret Combinations’” 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: Early Church History; Freemasonry; Secret Combinations
ID = [66508]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Welch, John W. “Chiasmus in Helaman 6:7-13.” 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: Book of Mormon Geography; Chiasm; Chiasmus; Inverted Parallelism; Lehi (Land); Mulek (Land); Parallelism
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman
ID = [66509]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Christenson, Allen J. “Chiasmus in Mesoamerican Texts.” 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; Chiasm; Chiasmus; Inverted Parallelism; Mesoamerica; Parallelism
ID = [66510]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Sorenson, John L. “Nephi’s Garden and Chief Market.” 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; Mesoamerica; Nephi (Son of Helaman); Zarahemla (Polity)
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman
ID = [66511]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,sorenson  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Welch, John W. “Was Helaman 7-8 an Allegorical Funeral Sermon?” 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: Allegory; Death; Nephi (Son of Helaman)
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman
ID = [66512]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Welch, John W. “The Case of an Unobserved Murder.” 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: Law of Witnesses; Laws; Legal; Murder; Nephi (Son of Helaman); Seantum
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman
ID = [66513]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Hardy, Grant R. “Mormon’s Agenda.” 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: Editor; Historicity; Historiography; Mormon (Prophet); Prophet
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mormon
ID = [66514]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Welch, John W., and Kelly Ward. “Thieves and Robbers.” 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: Gadianton Robbers; Laws; Legal; Robber; Thief
ID = [66515]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Welch, John W. “The Execution of Zemnarihah.” 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: Execution; Gadianton Robbers; Hanging; Laws; Legal; Zemnarihah
ID = [66516]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Welch, John W. “The Sermon at the Temple.” 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: Bountiful (Polity); Jesus Christ; Sermon at the Temple
ID = [66517]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Reynolds, Noel B. “The Gospel as Taught by Nephite Prophets.” 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: Baptism; Endure to the End; Faith; Gift of the Holy Ghost; Gospel; Jesus Christ; Nephite; Prophet; Repentance
ID = [66518]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Welch, John W., and Daniel B. McKinlay. “Getting Things Strai[gh]t.” 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: Cowdery; Oliver; Critical Text; Smith; Joseph; Jr.; Straight; Strait; Translation
ID = [66519]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Sorenson, John L. “Prophecy Among the Maya.” 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; Maya; Mesoamerica; Prophecy
ID = [66520]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,sorenson  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Thomasson, Gordon C. “The Survivor and the Will to Bear Witness.” 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: Alma the Younger; Amulek; Coriantumr (Jaredite); Ether (Prophet); Lehi (Prophet); Mormon (Prophet); Moroni (Son of Mormon); Nephi (Son of Lehi); Warfare; Witnesses
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mormon
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [66521]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Keller, Roger R. “Mormon and Moroni as Authors and Abridgers.” 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: Authorship; Mormon (Prophet); Moroni (Son of Mormon)
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mormon
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [66522]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Welch, John W. “Number 24.” 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: Numerology; Symbolism
ID = [66523]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Smith, Robert F. “The ”Golden” Plates.” 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: Early Church History; Gold Plates; Metallurgy; Smith; Joseph; Jr.; Tumbaga
ID = [66524]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Stubbs, Brian D. “Hebrew and Uto-Aztecan: Possible Linguistic Connections.” 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; Language; Language - Hebrew; Language - Uto-Aztecan
ID = [66525]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Fox, David, Roger R. Keller, Bruce W. Warren, John W. Welch, Paul Y. Hoskisson, Deloy Pack, and Robert F. Smith. “Words and Phrases.” 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: Language; Wordplay
ID = [66526]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Welch, John W. “Our Nephite Sacrament Prayers.” 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: Covenant; Jesus Christ; King Benjamin; Nephite; Ordinance; Sacrament
ID = [66527]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Parry, Donald W. “Climactic Forms 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: Climax; Literature; Parallelism; Poetry
ID = [66528]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Skousen, Royal. Reference Card for 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 = [6749]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2014-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:00:41
Hardy, Grant R. “Reference Guide to the Book of Mormon.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
ID = [37226]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:24
Unattributed. References to the Book of Mormon. Kirtland: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1835.
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The earliest known reference guide to the Book of Mormon. Items listed are in order of pagination. The references refer to the chapters of the Book of Mormon and describe the contents of the chapter.

ID = [78200]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1835-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
Brown, S. Kent. “Refining the Spotlight on Lehi and Sariah.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 15 no. 2 (2006).
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Royal Skousen’s endeavor to recover the original text of the Book of Mormon is more complicated than it seems because it involves more than simply reproducing the original manuscript. Rather, what Skousen means by “original text” is the very language that appeared on the Urim and Thummim. Every subsequent step, such as Joseph’s reading, his scribes’ understanding and transcribing of that utterance, and Oliver Cowdery’s copying of the manuscript for the printer, exposed the text to the possibility of human subjectivity and error. This paper explains the nature and scope of Skousen’s monumental undertaking and presents some of the methods and reasoning he employs to resolve disputed textual variants in search the Book of Mormon’s original text.

ID = [3191]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2006-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-jbms  Size: 85474  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:29
Peterson, Daniel C. “Reflecting on Gospel Scholarship with Abū al-Walīd and Abū Ḥāmid.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 3 (2013): v-xxxii.
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The theologian, jurist, philosopher, and mystic Abu ?amid Mu?ammad b. Mu?ammad al-Ghazali (d. AD 1111 in his Persian hometown of Tus, after spending much of his career in Baghdad) has sometimes been characterized as the single most influential Muslim besides the Prophet Mu?ammad himself. The Andalusian philosopher and jurist Abu al-Walid Mu?ammad b. A?mad b. Rushd (d. AD 1198 in Marrakesh, modern-day Morocco, but ultimately buried in his family tomb in Córdoba, Spain) is generally considered to be the greatest medieval commentator—whether Jewish, Christian, or Muslim—on the works of Aristotle. Often known as Averroës, a corruption of his Arabic name, Ibn Rushd was respected even by medieval Christians. For example, Dante Alighieri, in his immortal Inferno, placed him only on the rim of Hell—in the relatively benign Limbo of unbaptized infants—and not among the torturous punishments of Hell’s lower levels.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [4367]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2013-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal,peterson  Size: 50171  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:49:56
Peterson, Daniel C. “Reflecting on the ‘Marks of Jesus’” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 20 (2016): vii-xxxii.
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Abstract: Loss, pain, and suffering are too often, it seems, co-sojourners through our lives. To one degree or another, we all become familiar with these elements of a life lived in an imperfect world. It is inevitable — and virtually universal — that such companions foster questions about the meaning of life and whether there is a God who is the author, director, and finisher of that meaning. For those who conclude that God is real and has part in our lives, suffering can have or acquire eternal significance, enhanced by the personal realization that God, too, suffers and has suffered. In the Christian paradigm, God shares our suffering and we, in turn, share in His. In the depths of our sorrow we have, literally, a “co-sufferer” sharing our journey. As Christians, we are called upon to take upon ourselves the name of Christ. This act not only gives us a new name, but may require us to bear loss, pain, and suffering as did Christ — to acquire the “marks of Jesus” in our own lives. Indeed, for some, such bearing may be a key part of becoming what God plans for us to become.For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [3742]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal,peterson  Size: 56555  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:33
Aston, Warren P. “Reflections from Nephi’s Land of Bountiful.” Meridian Magazine, November 2, 2014.
ID = [66536]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2014-11-02  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Spencer, Stan. “Reflections of Urim: Hebrew Poetry Sheds Light on the Directors-Interpreters Mystery.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 14 (2015): 187-207.
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Abstract: In the early editions of the Book of Mormon, Alma refers to the Nephite interpreters as directors. Because director(s) elsewhere refers to the brass ball that guided Lehi’s family through the wilderness, Alma’s use of the term was apparently considered a mistake, and directors was changed to interpreters for the 1920 edition of the Book of Mormon. There are reasons, however, to believe that Alma’s use of directors was intentional. I present contextual evidence that Alma was actually using the Hebrew word urim, which was later translated into English as directors (for the interpreters) and director (for the brass ball), and biblical evidence that those translations are appropriate. Alma may have called the instruments urim to emphasize their sacred importance. As English prose, Alma’s discussion of these sacred instruments is wordy and at times confusing. As Hebrew poetry built around the word urim, it makes more sense. Alma’s apparent sophisticated use of this word suggests that he had a thorough understanding of the ancient connotations of urim and remarkable talent as a classical Hebrew poet.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [4259]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2015-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 51331  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:49:55
Madsen, Brigham D. “Reflections on LDS Disbelief in the Book of Mormon as History.” Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 30, no. 3 (Fall, 1997): 87-97.
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Keywords: Book of Mormon, controversies; Dissent and dissenters, 20th century; Roberts, B. H., Book of Mormon and
ID = [81968]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1997-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:25
Little, James A. “Reflections on Reading the Book of Mormon.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 39, no. 32 (6 August 1877): 501-3.
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A testimony of the Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon exposes false doctrine and guides men in the proper course of their lives. Consistent with God’s divine justice and mercy, God had guided his peoples on both the eastern and western continents. The Book of Mormon is not a history of a people, for that would not have changed human affairs, but it is a book of doctrine.

ID = [80966]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1877-08-06  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:19
Davies, W. D. “Reflections on the Mormon ‘Canon’” Harvard Theological Review 79 (January, April, July 1986): 44-66.
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Mormon scriptures are unusual, unique from any other. They claim the Book of Mormon to be the word of God, the translation of which was done through the Urim and Thummim. The book purports to be the records of pre-Columbian Americans. In reality, it is a fraud or forgery. Mormons have a large amount of written material in their canon that has become as important as the biblical writings.

ID = [80054]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1986-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Nibley, Hugh W. “Reflections on War in the Book of Mormon.” Published as “Warfare and the Book of Mormon” in Warfare in the Book of Mormon, ed. Stephen D. Ricks and William J. Hamblin, 127—45. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1990.
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Reprinted in Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 13. 278–97.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Warfare
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > War, Peace
ID = [1287]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1989-03-24  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:17
Insights. “Reformatted Text of Book of Mormon Enhances Study.” Insights 27, no. 4 (2007).
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Just in time for the study of the Book of Mormon in the 2008 churchwide Sunday School courses, the Maxwell Institute recently released an updated and expanded edition of Donald W. Parry’s Poetic Parallelisms in the Book of Mormon: The Complete Text.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; study; improvements; volume
ID = [66858]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2007-01-04  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:58
Hamblin, William J. “Reformed Egyptian.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1995.
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In this article William Hamblin responds to critics of the Book of Mormon who claim that there is no language known as reformed Egyptian, a term found in Mormon 9:32. Hamblin reminds readers that reformed Egyptian is a modern term for an ancient language and lists examples of other ancient records written in languages that could also be considered reformed Egyptian.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; Answers to Criticisms
ID = [8393]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1995-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-reports  Size: 209  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:00:48
Hamblin, William J. “Reformed Egyptian.” The FARMS Review 19, no. 1 (2007): Article 7.
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This article discusses the term reformed Egyptian as used in the Book of Mormon. Many critics claim that reformed Egyptian does not exist; however, languages and writing systems inevitably change over time, making the Nephites’ language a reformed version of Egyptian.

ID = [554]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2007-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-review  Size: 11137  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:12
Sunstone. “Reframing the Book of Mormon.” Sunstone 131 (Spring, 2004): 19.
ID = [81983]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2004-03-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:26
Haynes, John. A Refutation of the Mormon Doctrines. Brighton and London: Edward Verrall and Seeley, 1853.
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A tract refuting Mormon doctrines. The Book of Mormon is “another gospel” that contradicts the Bible. It therefore should be rejected as “a foul mass of ignorance, knavery and blasphemy”

ID = [77445]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1853-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:24
Dewey, L. Valess. “Regarding Joseph Smith’s Mission.” Improvement Era 29, no. 10 (1926): 1163-1167.
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The prophet Joseph Smith was the instrument through which the Book of Mormon was produced. The gospel of Jesus Christ was revealed through the mind of Joseph in modern scripture—the Book of Mormon, the Pearl of Great Price, and the Doctrine and Covenants. These scriptures are new witnesses for God.

Keywords: Articles of Faith, Prophecy, Revelation, Smith, Joseph, Jr.
ID = [77140]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1926-08-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,d-c,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:22
Millet, Robert L. “The Regeneration of Fallen Man.” In Nurturing Faith Through the Book of Mormon: The 24th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. David F. Boone, Paul H. Peterson, and David Rolph Seely. Salt Lake City: Deseret Books, 1996.
ID = [82532]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1996-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-sperry  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:29
Lloyd, R. Scott. “Region Members Pleased, Prophet Came after All.” Church News 56 (23 November 1986): 3.
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President Benson visited a conference and taught that “the Book of Mormon is the word of God”

ID = [80055]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1986-11-23  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Dorius, Guy L., Craig K. Manscill, and Craig James Ostler, eds. Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History: Ohio and Upper Canada. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2006.
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Volume 6 i​n the Regional Studies Series Ohio became the first gathering place for the Saints in this dispensation when the Lord declared, “A commandment I give unto the church, that it is expedient in me that they should assemble together at the Ohio” (D&C 37:3). Members of the Church in New York responded to this command by gathering in and around Kirtland, Ohio, where the Lord promised that He would give them His law and endow them power. Revelation was abundant and sometimes accompanied by the Lord’s presence. Almost half of the revelations in the Doctrine and Covenants were received in Ohio. Soon, stretching northward into Canada, the message of the restored gospel reached the homes of John Taylor, Mary Fielding, and other early converts. This book also tells the story of journalist and political activist William Lyon Mackenzie and his interest in the Saints. Contributors are Richard E. Bennett, David F. Boone, Richard O. Cowan, H. Dean Garrett, William Goddard, Steven C. Harper, Daniel H. Olsen, Craig James Ostler, Kip Sperry, Dennis A. Wright, and Helen Warner. ISBN 978-0-8425-2653-1

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [33317]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2006-01-01  Collections:  bom,d-c,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 9  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:46

Articles

Boone, David F. “A Most Remarkable Family: The Ohio Legacy of the Asael and Mary Duty Smith Family.” In Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History: Ohio and Upper Canada, eds. Guy L. Dorius, Craig K. Manscill, and Craig James Ostler. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2006.
Topics:    RSC Topics > D — F > Family
ID = [35875]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2006-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 31637  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:16
Cowan, Richard O. “Faith and Devotion in Building the Kirtland Temple.” In Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History: Ohio and Upper Canada, eds. Guy L. Dorius, Craig K. Manscill, and Craig James Ostler. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2006.
ID = [35876]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2006-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 16741  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:16
Garrett, H. Dean. “The Messengers and the Message: Missionaries to the Lamanites.” In Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History: Ohio and Upper Canada, eds. Guy L. Dorius, Craig K. Manscill, and Craig James Ostler. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2006.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Baptism
RSC Topics > A — C > Book of Mormon
RSC Topics > T — Z > Testimony
ID = [35877]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2006-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size: 31473  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:16
Harper, Steven C. “‘Every Man Walketh in His Own Way’: Individualism, Revelation, and Authority in the Ohio Period.” In Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History: Ohio and Upper Canada, eds. Guy L. Dorius, Craig K. Manscill, and Craig James Ostler. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2006.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Apostasy
RSC Topics > A — C > Church History 1820–1844
RSC Topics > Q — S > Revelation
ID = [35878]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2006-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 30340  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:16
Sperry, Kip. “Religion and Ethnicity in the Western Reserve.” In Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History: Ohio and Upper Canada, eds. Guy L. Dorius, Craig K. Manscill, and Craig James Ostler. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2006.
Topics:    RSC Topics > D — F > Family History
ID = [35879]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2006-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 52501  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:16
Wright, Dennis A. “Caroline Young Harris: The Kirtland Wife of Martin Harris.” In Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History: Ohio and Upper Canada, eds. Guy L. Dorius, Craig K. Manscill, and Craig James Ostler. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2006.
Topics:    RSC Topics > D — F > Family
RSC Topics > L — P > Marriage
ID = [35880]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2006-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 27851  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:16
Ostler, Craig James, and William Goddard. “A Brief History of the Church in the Mount Pleasant Area, Ontario, before 1850.” In Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History: Ohio and Upper Canada, eds. Guy L. Dorius, Craig K. Manscill, and Craig James Ostler. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2006.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Baptism
RSC Topics > G — K > Joseph Smith
RSC Topics > L — P > Missionary Work
ID = [35881]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2006-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 67249  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:16
Warner, Helen K. “William Lyon Mackenzie and the Mormon Connection.” In Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History: Ohio and Upper Canada, eds. Guy L. Dorius, Craig K. Manscill, and Craig James Ostler. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2006.
Topics:    RSC Topics > L — P > Miracles
ID = [35882]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2006-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 39530  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:16
Bennett, Richard E. “Of Printers, Prophets, and Politicians: William Lyon Mackenzie, Mormonism, and Early Printing in Upper Canada.” In Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History: Ohio and Upper Canada, eds. Guy L. Dorius, Craig K. Manscill, and Craig James Ostler. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2006.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Book of Mormon
RSC Topics > G — K > Joseph Smith
ID = [35883]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2006-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 76846  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:16
Melville, Alton C. “The Reign of the Judges: An Outline of Nephite Government.” Improvement Era 31, no. 3 (1928): 240-241.
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The author discusses King Mosiah’s political discourse in which he introduces a democratic government and does away with the autocratic government system of kings. Democratic laws that were implemented into the Nephite judicial system at this time include the right to appeal, capital punishment, cross examination, and religious freedom.

Keywords: Democracy, King Mosiah (Son of King Benjamin), Nephite Government, Reign of the Judges
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
ID = [76936]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1928-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:21
Tvedtnes, John A. “Reinventing the Book of Mormon.” The FARMS Review 16, no. 2 (2004): 91-106.
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Review of Brent Lee Metcalfe. “Reinventing Lamanite Identity.” Sunstone

Keywords: Book of Mormon Geography - Limited Geography; DNA; Genealogy; Genetics; Historicity; Lamanite
ID = [481]  Status = Type = review  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-review  Size: 35996  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:11
Kraus, Spencer. “A Rejoinder to Jonathan Neville’s ‘Response to Recent Reviews’” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 53 (2023): Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 53 (2022): 185-198.
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Abstract: Jonathan Neville has offered a response to my two recent reviews of his works; however, in his response, Neville offers a poor defense regarding what he wrote and misrepresents my reviews of his works. As such, I present the following rejoinder in response to Neville’s concerns.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; Church history; Joseph Smith; seer stone
ID = [81255]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2022-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 33569  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:21
Berrett, William E. “The Relationship of Spirituality to National Prosperity.” Improvement Era 55, no. 3 (1952): 160-161, 176-178.
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This article argues that the Book of Mormon makes it clear that the economic welfare of any nation is inevitably linked with the level of spirituality among the people. Nations become prosperous when their spiritual level remains high or they sink into social decay with continual disregard for the word of God.

Keywords: Economics, Prosperity, Prosperity Gospel
ID = [76737]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1952-03-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:19
Ivins, Anthony W. The Relationship of “Mormonism” and Freemasonry. Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1934.
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The LDS church is founded upon the principles of the Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon is not a “Golden Bible” nor does it take the place of the Bible. It is not associated with secret societies, but condemns the same.

ID = [78632]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1934-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:32
Roberts, B. H. “The Relative Tax on Human Credulity between Ancient and Modern Dispensations of the Christian Religion.” Deseret News Church Section (1 December 1923): 6.
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A discourse proposing that disbelief in gospel truths and miracles is not unique to the latter days. The Book of Mormon verifies that Christ existed pre-mortally and testifies of the reality of his birth, death, resurrection, and divinity.

ID = [80618]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1923-12-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:17
Gunsolley, Jeremiah A., ed. The Religio Quarterly: Senior Grade 15, no. 4. Lamoni, IA: Herald House, 1917.
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Lesson outlines and commentary on the Book of Mormon are provided. Information from the Bible, Doctrine and Covenants, archaeology, and science is used to formulate the commentary.

ID = [78633]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1917-01-01  Collections:  bom,d-c  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:32
Hlavaty, Lauri. “The Religion of Moses and the Book of Mormon.” In The Book of Mormon: Jacob through Words of Mormon, To Learn with Joy, eds. Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate Jr.,, 103–24. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1990.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Book of Mormon and the Old Testament
RSC Topics > L — P > Law of Moses
ID = [36849]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1990-01-01  Collections:  bom,old-test,rsc-bom,rsc-books  Size: 45534  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:22
Toinet, Paul. “Religions Sans Frontiers?” N.p., 19 May 1970.
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In French with an English translation by Roger L. Dock. With the idea of being objective, this article focuses on the Book of Mormon teachings concerning polygamy and Joseph Smith’s translation of the Book of Mormon. A comparison is made between biblical passages and Book of Mormon passages, pointing out the differences. Book of Mormon claims declaring America as the promised land are arrogant and chauvinistic.

ID = [78201]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1970-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
Dibble, Charles E. “Religious Beliefs of the Aztecs.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 110, no. 10 (October 1948): 296-97.
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The Aztecs of Mexico were religious fanatics who eventually were led to human sacrifice. The myths and legends of the Aztec people are perversions from the true gospel of Jesus Christ that was had in the first and second centuries A.D.

ID = [81305]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1948-10-01  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:21
Larsen, Kent. “Religious Freedom in B.H. Robert’s Corianton.” Latter-day Saints and Religious Liberty: Historical and Global Perspectives, The 2022 BYU Church History Symposium.
ID = [38749]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2022-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-church-history,rsc-video  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:35
Sorenson, John L. “Religious Groups and Movements among the Nephites, 200–1 B.C.” 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, 163-208. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000.
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Keywords: Alma the Elder; Alma the Younger; Mulekite; Nephite; Order of Nehor; Secret Combinations
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [75501]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2000-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,sorenson  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:12
Ahlstrom, Sydney E. A Religious History of the American People. London: Yale University Press, 1972.
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Dedicates about ten pages to Mormonism. Author rejects the Spaulding theory, but believes that the Book of Mormon was the result of Joseph Smith’s “responsiveness to the provincial opinions of his time” This work is reviewed in B.016.

ID = [77446]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1972-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:24
Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “Religious Validity: The Sacrament Covenant in Third Nephi.” In By Study and Also By Faith, Volume 2, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and John M. Lundquist, 1-51. Vol. 2. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1990.
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This second of two volumes of essays honoring Hugh Nibley includes scholarly papers based on what the authors have learned from Nibley. Nearly every major subject that Dr. Nibley has encompassed in his vast learning and scholarly production is represented here by at least one article. Topics include the sacrament covenant in Third Nephi, the Lamanite view of Book of Mormon history, external evidences of the Book of Mormon, proper names in the Book of Mormon, the brass plates version of Genesis, the composition of Lehi’s family, ancient burials of metal documents in stone boxes, repentance as rethinking, Mormon history’s encounter with secular modernity, and Judaism in the 20th century.
A study of how history is typically written and the similarities with how the Book of Mormon is written.

Keywords: Covenant; Ordinance; Sacrament
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Hugh Nibley > Scholarship, Footnotes, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, CWHN, Editing > Book of Mormon
ID = [2352]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1990-01-02  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:24
Church News. “Rely on Scriptures When Teaching Youth.” Church News 56 (24 August 1986): 6.
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It is important for teachers to rely on the scriptures. Includes three ways to better understand the Book of Mormon.

ID = [80056]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1986-08-24  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Ensign. “Rely on the Book of Mormon, Says President Benson.” Ensign September 1988.
ID = [48740]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1988-09-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 1318  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:49:11
Cannon, George Q. “A Remarkable Coincidence.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 52, no. 41 (13 October 1890): 641-42.
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Lehi, in his inal farewell to his family, stated that he “must soon lay down in the cold and silent grave, from whence no traveler can return” (2 Nephi 1:14). Inasmuch as similar words appear in the writings of William Shakespeare, Church critics believe that Joseph Smith borrowed the Book of Mormon statement from Shakespeare. However, in the ruins of Mexico similar words have been found to have been used in an ancient funeral speech.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
ID = [81002]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1890-10-13  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:19
Evans, John Frederick. Remarkable Discoveries by Our Scientists of Book of Mormon Names on the Stone Ruins of Mexico, Central America and South America. Salt Lake City: Vanity, 1940?.
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Relates names from New World inscriptions to names or titles in the Book of Mormon. Names of calendar months and other titles were associated with Book of Mormon words such as Laman, Mulek, Enos, Laban, Benjamin, Nephi, and so forth.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
ID = [78202]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1940-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
Lee, S. N. “Remarkable Discoveries in America.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 71, no. 22 (3 June 1909): 337-38.
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Reports that Mr. Kinkaid, an employee of the Smithsonian Institute, found an entrance to a very large cave while traveling in the Grand Canyon. He estimates that more than fifty-thousand highly civilized people would have been able to live in this cave system hewn out of rock. The author speculates this could have been a Jaredite colony. Such discoveries will ultimately show that Joseph Smith is a prophet and was inspired of God to bring forth the Book of Mormon.

ID = [81336]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1909-06-03  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:21
Deseret News. “A Remarkable Prediction.” Deseret Weekly 48 (24 March 1894): 419-20.
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The joining of the sticks of Judah and Joseph (the Bible and the Book of Mormon) will precede the gathering of Israel.

ID = [78922]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1894-03-24  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:34
Millennial Star. “A Remarkable Vision.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 70, no. 20 (14 May 1908): 305-11.
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In part of his vision recorded in the Book of Mormon, Nephi saw Columbus who would discover the New World (1 Nephi 13:12-13).

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [81330]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1908-05-14  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:21
Pratt, Orson. Remarkable Visions #6. Liverpool: R. James, December 1818.
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See also Orson Pratt’s Writings of an Apostle, edited by Jerry Burnett and Charles Pope, Tract #6. Salt Lake City: Mormon Heritage, 1976. A narrative of the visions of Joseph Smith, the discovery of gold plates, their translation by the use of the Urim and Thummim, and the Book of Mormon story. Contains also the testimony of the Eleven Witnesses.

ID = [78203]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1818-01-01  Collections:  bom,pratt-orson  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
Hardy, L. W., Erastus Snow, and John Taylor. “Remarks.” In Journal of Discourses, Volume 19. 1878, 334–340.
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Discourses by Bishop L. W. Hardy, Elder Erastus Snow, President John Taylor, delivered at a Meeting Held in Nephi, on Wednesday Evening, May 15, 1878. Reported By: Geo. F. Gibbs.

ID = [29340]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1878-05-15  Collections:  bom,jnl-disc,taylor  Size: 21731  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:16:27
Gibson, William. “Remarks on the Book of Mormon.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 12, no. 14, July 15, 1850, 209-212.
ID = [75394]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1850-07-15  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:11
Gibson, William. “Remarks on the Book of Mormon, Part 2.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 12, no. 15, August 1, 1850, 225-228.
ID = [75395]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1850-07-15  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:11
Gibson, William. “Remarks on the Book of Mormon, Part 3.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 12, no. 17, September 1, 1850, 261-265.
ID = [75396]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1850-09-01  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:11
Gibson, William. “Remarks on the Book of Mormon, Part 4.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 12, no. 19, October 1, 1850, 292-94.
ID = [75397]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1850-10-01  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:11
Gibson, William. “Remarks on the Book of Mormon, Part 5.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 12, no. 20, October 15, 1850, 313-15.
ID = [75398]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1850-10-15  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:11
Roberts, B. H. “Remarks on the Foregoing Article (Mansfield’s ”Jacob’s Isle’).” Improvement Era 7, no. 4 (1904): 267-269.
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This article discusses the meaning of the word “isle” as contained in biblical and Book of Mormon geography. Roberts agrees with Mansfield that Jacob’s reference to the lands of the Book of Mormon as an “isle of the sea” means a body of land (however large) reached by crossing an ocean.

Keywords: Book of Mormon Geography, Discourse, Isle of the Sea, Jacob (Son of Lehi), Linguistic Analysis
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
ID = [76906]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1904-02-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era,roberts  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:21
Ricks, Michael David. “Remember Him: The Christ-Centered Focus of Remember in the Book of Mormon.” 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 = [81583]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2023-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:23
Livingstone, John P., and Richard E. Bennett. “‘Remember the New Covenant, Even the Book of Mormon’ (D&C 84:57).” In Go Ye into All the World, eds. Reid L. Neilson and Fred E. Woods. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2012.
Topics:    RSC Topics > L — P > Missionary Work
ID = [34919]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2012-01-01  Collections:  bom,d-c,rsc-books,rsc-church-history  Size: 32533  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:54
Halverson, Taylor. “‘Remember the New Covenant, Even the Book of Mormon’ D&C 16-23.” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 29, 2013.
ID = [5157]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2013-11-29  Collections:  bom,d-c,interpreter-website  Size: 13518  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:50:02
Richards, H. Bryan. “Remember the Teachings of Your Father.” Delivered at the Sunday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2004.
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The Book of Mormon can and does change lives.

ID = [19900]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2004-10-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 9497  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:01:33
Haight, David B. “Remembering the Savior’s Atonement.” Ensign, April 1988.
ID = [48523]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1988-04-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 25102  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:49:10
Midgley, Louis C., and Louis C. Midgley. “Remembrance and the Past.” The FARMS Review 19, no. 2 (2007): Article 7.
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This article references Yosef Yerushalmi’s study of the role of remembrance in the Jewish religion. Novak and Midgley claim that Latter-day Saints have a similar need for remembrance in their religion, as is dem-onstrated in the Book of Mormon.

ID = [579]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2007-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-review  Size: 66660  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:12
Interpreter Foundation. “Reminder of Saturday’s Conference: Exploring the Complexities in the English Language of the Book of Mormon.” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 12, 2015.
ID = [5793]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2015-03-12  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 775  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:50:06
Pratt, Parley P. “Reminiscences and Testimony of Parley P. Pratt.” In Journal of Discourses, Volume 5. 1858, 193–201.
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A Discourse by Elder Parley P. Pratt, Delivered in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, Sunday, September 7, 1856. Reported By: G. D. Watt, J. V. Long.

ID = [28493]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1856-09-07  Collections:  bom,jnl-disc  Size: 31010  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:16:21
Stevenson, Edward. Reminiscences of Joseph the Prophet, and the Coming Forth of The Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: N.p., 1893.
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In presenting this pamphlet of Reminiscences to the public, the Author desires to explain the circumstances that induced him to issue it. While delivering a series of illustrated lectures in the various tabernacles and public halls throughout the Territory— and which were repeated on more than 200 different occasions— the Author was earnestly solicited to publish the lectures, including engravings of the paintings, in the form in which they now appear. Having become convinced from the great interest taken in the lectures, that they were productive of much good, the Author finally determined to submit the lectures to the public. The Author having been personally acquainted with the Prophet Joseph Smith, and having been with him in many of his trying experiences, desires to add his testimony to the truth of the work inaugurated by him, under instructions from the Almighty, and hopes that the incidents herein related will induce many to investigate this great and important work; for he that judgeth without investigation is unwise.

Keywords: Ancient America, Early Church History, Prophet, Smith, Joseph, Jr., Translation
ID = [75414]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1893-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:11
Stevenson, Edward. Reminiscences of Joseph, the Prophet, and the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Edward Stevenson, 1893.
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The author presents his own and others’ eyewitness accounts of events in the life of Joseph Smith. This book gives the history of Joseph’s childhood through his martyrdom. Includes a description of Cumorah, speaks of its history, and gives descriptions of the things Joseph received with the golden plates.

ID = [78204]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1893-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
Felt, Paul E. “Remnants of Israel Who? When Gathered?” In The Ninth Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium: The Book of Mormon, edited by A. Gary Anderson, 83-95. Provo, UT: Religious Instruction, Brigham Young University, 1982.
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The Book of Mormon identifies the remnants of Israel and clarifies their destiny.

ID = [81068]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1982-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:20
Snuffer, Denver C., Jr. Removing the Condemnation: A Commentary on the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City, UT: Mill Creek Press, LLC, 2010.
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Latter-day Saint religious commentary on certain chapters of the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: Book of Mormon, critical text project; Book of Mormon, literary context; Book of Mormon
ID = [81520]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2010-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:23
Holland, Jeffrey R. “Rending the Veil of Unbelief.” In Nurturing Faith Through the Book of Mormon: The 24th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. David F. Boone, Paul H. Peterson, and David Rolph Seely. Salt Lake City: Deseret Books, 1996.
ID = [82529]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1996-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-sperry  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:29
Christensen, Ross T. “Renewed Latter-day Saint Interest in the Phoenicians.” Improvement Era 73, no. 10 (1970): 12-15.
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This article shares new evidence that reveals Phoenician contact with the New World between 1000 to 500 B.C. Phoenician inscriptions record in remarkable detail the voyages of mariners, pinpointing both departure and arrival dates and places. Christensen hypothesizes that the guardian(s) of Mulek may have asked Phoenician friends to aid in their escape from the Babylonians.

Keywords: Mulek (Son of King Zedekiah), New World, Phoenicians, Pre-Columbian Contact, Sailing, Transoceanic Contact, Transoceanic Voyage
ID = [76878]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1970-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:20
Nutting, John Danforth. “Reorganized” or “Josephite” Mormonism Carefully Considered in the Light of the Bible and of Good Reason. Cleveland, OH: Utah Gospel Mission, 1899.
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A critic writes against Mormonism. The Reorganized Mormons are one and the same as the Utah Mormons—their origins were the same and remained so until 1848. A history of Joseph Smith and the coming forth of the Book of Mormon is presented. Provides a reprint of the Anthon transcript and compares it with Egyptian hieroglyphs to proclaim the book a “bald hoax” Joseph Smith was the author of the Book of Mormon, and Mormons, which ever sect they belong to, are not Christians.

ID = [77376]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1899-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:24
Gillum, Gary P. “Repentance Also Means Rethinking.” In By Study and Also By Faith, Volume 2, edited by John M. Lundquist and Stephen D. Ricks, 406-437. Vol. 2. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1990.
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This second of two volumes of essays honoring Hugh Nibley includes scholarly papers based on what the authors have learned from Nibley. Nearly every major subject that Dr. Nibley has encompassed in his vast learning and scholarly production is represented here by at least one article. Topics include the sacrament covenant in Third Nephi, the Lamanite view of Book of Mormon history, external evidences of the Book of Mormon, proper names in the Book of Mormon, the brass plates version of Genesis, the composition of Lehi’s family, ancient burials of metal documents in stone boxes, repentance as rethinking, Mormon history’s encounter with secular modernity, and Judaism in the 20th century.
Although Latter-day Saints have a knowledge of the process of repentance, they lack a complete understanding of how the scriptures use the term repentance: repentance consists not only of remorse, confession, restitution, and forgiveness, but a literal changing of one’s entire perspective on life, so that eventually a Latter-day Saint may “repent of having to repent.”

Keywords: Repentance
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Hugh Nibley > Scholarship, Footnotes, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, CWHN, Editing > Discipleship
ID = [2364]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1990-01-02  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:24
Wilcox, Bradley R. “Repentance: Progress, Not Punishment.” The 48th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2019.
ID = [38865]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:36
Blanch, Mae. “Repentance: The Gift of Love.” In The Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 9–30, This Is My Gospel, eds. Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate Jr. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1993.
Topics:    RSC Topics > Q — S > Repentance
RSC Topics > Q — S > Sin
ID = [36737]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1993-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-bom,rsc-books  Size: 30928  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:21
Reynolds, George. “The Repentant Lawyer.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 42, no. 1 (5 January 1880): 1-3.
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Zeezrom was the leading lawyer in the city of Ammonihah who sought every opportunity to win a case, especially against the servants of God. However, he soon recognized his guilt and wished to repent.

ID = [80980]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1880-01-05  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:19
Bokovoy, David E. “Repetitive Resumption in the Book of Mormon.” Insights 27, no. 1 (2007).
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One of the most important contributions of biblical scholarship since the time of Joseph Smith has been the recognition and analysis of editorial activity in the Old Testament. Like the Hebrew Bible, the Book of Mormon is a compilation of several literary sources produced under the auspices of ancient editors or redactors. Significantly, one of the primary signs of editorial activity in the Old Testament, a technique known as repetitive resumption, is also attested in the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; narrative; resumption; Joseph Smith
ID = [66835]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2007-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:58
Pratt, Orson. “Reply to a Pamphlet, Printed in Glasgow, Entitled ‘Remarks on Mormonism’” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 11, no. 6, 7, 9 (15 March, 1 April, 1 May 1849): 85-88, 100-5, 129-33.
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Response to a polemical pamphlet against several aspects of Mormonism. Defends Joseph Smith’s use of the Urim and Thummim, discusses the meaning of “other sheep” and “fold,” and of the Book of Mormon as a covenant.

ID = [80921]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1849-03-15  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:19
Brookbank, Thomas W. “Reply to a Recent Critic.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 76, no. 28, 29 (9, 16 July 1914): 440-45, 456-61.
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Defends the Book of Mormon against the charge that it cannot be God-inspired since its literary merits are so poor. Believes that its poor literary style supports its claim even more since good style cannot be had from translating Egyptian hieroglyphics.

ID = [81351]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1914-07-09  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:21
Sheen, Isaac. “Reply to an Inquiry No. 2.” True L.D.S. Herald 10 (15 September 1866): 82-83.
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Explains how the Book of Mormon contains the fullness of the gospel.

ID = [80057]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1866-09-15  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Madsen, Brigham D., and Sterling M. McMurrin. “Reply to John W. Welch and Truman G. Madsen.” N.p.: by the authors, March 1986.
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John W. Welch suggested that Brigham D. Madsen, editor of Studies of the Book of Mormon,

ID = [78205]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1986-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
McNiece, Robert G. “Reply to Mr. Brand.” The Utah Evangelist 1 (April 1884): n.p.
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Response to Brand, E. C. “The Book of Mormon: Elder Brand’s Objections to Mr. Royle’s Article” The Utah Evangelist 1 (April 1884): n.p., which is a response to Royle, J. C. “Faith and Credulity” Earnest Worker 1 (December 1883): n.p. Asserts that the witnesses of the Book of Mormon were only carrying out a “cunning trick arranged for them by Joseph Smith”

ID = [80058]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1884-04-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Pratt, Parley P. “Reply to the Anthenaeum: Being An Exposition of the Ignorance and Folly of Men Who Oppose the Truth.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 2, no. 1 (May 1841): 1-5.
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Response to an article in the Edinburgh Intelligencer (7 April 1841), which accused the Book of Mormon of being “a pretended revelation” Pratt calls the Book of Mormon “a marvelous work and a wonder” Defends against the accusation that the Book of Mormon is a forgery of Spaulding’s manuscript.

ID = [80934]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1841-05-01  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:19
Rumble, Leslie. A Reply to the Mormon Counter Attack. St. Paul, MN: Radio Replies Press Society, 1956?.
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A rebuttal to the works of several apologists from the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints that attacked Rumble’s earlier work, The Mormons or Latter-Day Saints. [M R.]

ID = [77447]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1956-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:24
Paul, J. H. “Reply to ‘A Master Stroke of Philosophy in the Book of Mormon’ by B. H. Roberts in Deseret News, 16 June 1928.” Deseret News, 23 June 1928.
ID = [77364]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1928-06-23  Collections:  bom,roberts  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:24
Kelley, E. L. “The Reply: Supplement to Saints’ Herald.” Saints’ Herald 50 (21 January 1903): 1-3, 6-8.
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The Book of Mormon teaches the same beliefs and doctrines as taught in the Bible and holds the same promises of salvation.

ID = [80619]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1903-01-21  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:17
Unattributed. Report of the Committee on American Archaeology. Lamoni, IA: Herald Publishing House, 1902.
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Contains maps and an outline of Book of Mormon history as prepared by the RLDS Committee on American Archaeology. Outlines the Nephite history, Jaredite history, describes conditions discovered by early explorers and priests after Columbus, and gives archaeological evidence of extinct animals and civilizations that were mentioned in the Book of Mormon,.

ID = [78206]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1902-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
Unattributed. Report of the Committee on American Archaeology. Lamoni, IA: Herald House, 1910.
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A work on Book of Mormon archaeology and geography. Outlines the history of the Nephites and Jaredites with the intention of creating a map of Book of Mormon events. Includes professional opinions regarding the origin of the inhabitants of ancient America. Several maps are also included.

ID = [78207]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1910-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
Heater, Shirley R. “Report on Book of Mormon Research.” Zarahemla Record 27-28 (Winter-Spring 1985): 5-7, 16.
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A detailed summary of John L. Sorenson’s two-part article “Digging into the Book of Mormon,” Ensign (September 1984): 26-37 and (October 1984): 12-23. Studies in the areas of geography, archaeology, war, demographics, metallurgy, and writing are discussed.

ID = [80059]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1985-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Holley, Vernal. A Report on the Book of Mormon Spaulding Theory. Ogden: Zenos, 1982.
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A polemical attempt to link the unpublished Spaulding manuscript with the Book of Mormon. The author presents similarities between the two documents and concludes that the Book of Mormon is largely dependent upon Spaulding.

ID = [77448]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1982-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:24
Church News. “Reporter Hears David Whitmer Testify of Seeing Gold Plates.” Church News 32 (23 June 1962): 20.
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David Whitmer saw the gold plates and withstood persecution for his beliefs. Whitmer later testified to a reporter that he saw the plates and heard the angel that brought them.

ID = [80060]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1962-06-23  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Church News. “Reprint Shows Patent of First Book of Mormon Edition.” Church News (28 November 1931): 1.
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Contains a photograph and transcription of the patent for the first edition of the Book of Mormon filed by Joseph Smith Jr., 11 June 1829.

ID = [80061]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1931-11-28  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Wong, Chi Hong (Sam). “Rescue in Unity.” Delivered at the Saturday Morning Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2014.
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In order to assist the Savior, we have to work together in unity and in harmony. Everyone, every position, and every calling is important.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [22184]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2014-10-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 6309  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 21:27:51
Tate, Charles D., Jr. “Research and Perspectives: Book of Mormon Update.” Ensign, April 1992.
ID = [50459]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1992-04-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 7316  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:51:53
Parry, Donald W. “Research and Perspectives: Hebrew Literary Patterns in the Book of Mormon.” Ensign, October 1989.
ID = [49252]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1989-10-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 13968  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:49:14
Ensign. “Research and Perspectives: Recent Studies on the Book of Mormon.” Ensign June 1989.
ID = [49096]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1989-06-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 13163  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:49:13
Ensign. “Research and Perspectives: Recent Studies on the Book of Mormon.” Ensign July 1989.
ID = [49138]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1989-07-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 14211  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:49:14
Aston, Warren P. “A Research Note: Continuing Exploration and Research in Oman.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 53 (2023): Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 53 (2022): 255-264.
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Abstract: The significance of the ongoing studies into the potential location of the Old World “Bountiful,” which Nephi reminds us was “prepared of the Lord” (1 Nephi 17:5), and is documented in great detail by him, can hardly be overstated. Bountiful’s resources had to be truly substantial and unique to enable the Lehites to recover from years of land travel from Jerusalem and to build a ship capable of reaching the New World. Exploration and scientific studies of the Dhofar region of southern Oman, the only section of the Arabian coast containing the feature Nephi describes, continue to the present. Here I briefly discuss, chronologically, recent developments of special significance to Book of Mormon studies.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; Bountiful; Dhofar; Old World geography
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [81257]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2022-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 15195  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:21
Simon, Jerald F. “Researching Isaiah Passages in the Book of Mormon.” In Covenants, Prophecies and Hymns of the Old Testament: 30th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, Stephan Taeger, ed., 210—23. Proceedings of The 30th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2001.
Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah
Old Testament Topics > Book of Mormon and the Old Testament
ID = [39715]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2001-01-01  Collections:  bom,old-test,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:39
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Southern California District Seminaries. Resource Units for Book of Mormon Course Study. Salt Lake City: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954-1955, [R] 1956.
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Resource material for part-time seminary teachers in the southern California district seminaries designed to aid the teachers in selecting the most signiicant events and facts from Book of Mormon history and how they can best be taught.

ID = [78208]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1956-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
Larsen, Wayne A., and Alvin C. Rencher. “Response to Book of Mormon ‘Wordprints’ Reexamined.” Sunstone 6 (March-April 1981): 22-26.
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A reaction to an article by D. James Croft (Sunstone, March-April 1981) who challenges the methodology of an earlier article by Larsen and Rencher (BYU Studies, Spring 1980). Larsen and Rencher claim that different word styles of each Book of Mormon author can be reasonably maintained though they recognize that their studies have limitations.

ID = [80062]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1981-03-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Christensen, Kevin. “A Response to David Wright on Historical Criticism.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 3, no. 1 (1994): 74-93.
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In an article criticizing the historicity of the Book of Mormon, David Wright described critical scholarship and traditionalist modes as contrasting paradigms used to approach the scriptures. This article explores the nature of paradigm debate in general, in that context points out weaknesses in Wright’s critical approach, and discerns crucial flaws in his definition of believing paradigms.

Keywords: Paradigm; Scripture; Scripture Study
ID = [2859]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-jbms  Size: 42279  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:27
Pike, Dana M. “Response to Paul Hoskisson’s ‘Lehi and Sariah’” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 9, no. 1 (2000): 35-36, 77.
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In this article Pike responds to Hoskisson’s conclusions about the etymology of the names Lehi and Sariah. He agrees with Hoskisson that Sariah is a theophoric name, which was common in ancient Israel and means “My prince is Jehovah.” However he suggests that the name should be grammatically distinguished from the masculine biblical personal name Seraiah. Although he offers an additional possibility for the meaning of the name Lehi, he agrees with Hoskisson’s suggestion that the name means “cheek.” The remainder of the article discusses the challenge of doing onomastic analysis on ancient non-English names when only an English form is available and further mentions the frequency of giving newborns in ancient Israel names of a religious nature.

Keywords: Language; Lehi (Prophet); Name; Onomastics; Sariah; Theophoric
ID = [3023]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2000-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-jbms  Size: 1710  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:28
Hoskisson, Paul Y. “Response to the Comments.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 9, no. 1 (2000): 38-39, 77-78.
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Hoskisson responds to and elaborates on the comments about the names Lehi and Sariah that Chadwick, Pike, and Tvedtnes provided in this onomastic discussion. Where Hoskisson disagrees with their conclusions, he uses examples to defend his position. He acknowledges the contribution this discussion has provided to the study of Book of Mormon proper names. He welcomes further examples on the points suggested by these scholars

Keywords: Lehi (Prophet); Name; Onomastics; Sariah
ID = [3025]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2000-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-jbms  Size: 1321  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:28
Larsen, Wayne A., and Alvin C. Rencher. “Response: Book of Mormon ’Wordprints’ Reexamined.” Sunstone 6, no. 2 (March 1981): 22-26.
ID = [77237]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1981-03-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:23
Peterson, Daniel C. “A Response: ‘What the Manuscripts and the Eyewitnesses Tell Us about the Translation of the Book of Mormon’” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 11 no. 2 (2002).
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According to the traditional account, when Joseph Smith translated the gold plates into what is now known as the Book of Mormon, he did not create the text himself or copy the text from another existing manuscript. Rather, he translated the text through an interpreting device, which only worked when Joseph was spiritually and emotionally prepared. The article supports this claim by including several stories of the translation process as told by eyewitnesses.

ID = [3104]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2002-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-jbms,peterson  Size: 20337  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:29
Lee, Harold B. “Responsibilities of the Priesthood.” Delivered at the Priesthood Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 1971.
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Harold B. Lee - “The Church has need of every member that all may be edified together.”

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [13187]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1971-10-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 8013  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:01:17
Stapley, Delbert L. “Responsibilities to the Lamanites.” Delivered at the Saturday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 1956.
ID = [27113]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1956-04-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 17265  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:16:13
Black, Susan Easton, and Larry C. Porter. “‘Rest Assured, Martin Harris Will Be Here in Time’” Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture 20, no. 1 (2011): 5-27.
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Martin Harris, one of the Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon, was the only witness to join the Saints in Utah. This journey was commenced only after missionaries passed through Kirtland for decades and attempted to convince Harris to make the journey to the Salt Lake Valley. Although each missionary over the course of decades was unsuccessful in his attempts to convince the impoverished, lonely Harris to go to Utah, each was spiritually renewed through the ever-present testimony of the witness of the Book of Mormon and “custodian” of the Kirtland Temple. This is the testimony Harris spread even as he traveled to Utah after a former acquaintance of his finally convinced him to make the trip at the age of eighty-seven. Finally in Utah, Harris enjoyed again the blessings of the church and continued to pronounce, even until he died, his powerful testimony of the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: Early Church History; Harris; Martin; Testimony; Three Witnesses; Translation
ID = [3259]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2011-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-jbms  Size: 100990  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:30
Swift, Hales. “Restoration in Alma 41.” The Interpreter Foundation website. July 30, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [6477]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-07-30  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 4658  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:00:39
Smith, Joseph Fielding. The Restoration of All Things: A Series of Radio Talks. Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1944.
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Since the day of publication of the Book of Mormon, the flood of opposition towards it has increased. The Book of Mormon answers the critics successfully, fulfills biblical prophecy, and is a testimony against the world. Since not all believe, special witnesses had to be chosen. The Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon remained true to their testimonies.

ID = [78634]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1944-01-01  Collections:  bom,smith-joseph-fielding  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:32
Judd, Frank F., Jr., and Terrence L. Szink. “The Restoration of Israel in the Book of Mormon.” Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 7, no. 2 (1995): Article 7.
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Review of Mormons and Jews: Early Mormon Theologies of Israel (1992), by Steven Epperson.

ID = [216]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1995-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-review  Size: 33977  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:09
Nyman, Monte S. “The Restoration of Plain and Precious Parts: The Book of Helaman.” In The Book of Mormon: Helaman Through 3 Nephi 8, According To Thy Word, ed. Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate, Jr., 147–162. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1992.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman
RSC Topics > L — P > Prophets
RSC Topics > Q — S > Restoration of the Gospel
RSC Topics > Q — S > Scriptures
ID = [36804]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-bom,rsc-books  Size: 29281  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:22
Schmidt, Brent J. “The Restoration of Relational Grace Through the Book of Mormon.” Paper presented at the 2023 FAIR Defending the Book of Mormon Conference. September 22-23, 2023.
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While most modern Christian theologians have concluded that grace is an unconditional pass guaranteeing salvation or a mystical abstraction, few know that the principle of grace (hen: Hebrew or charis: Greek=a gift) was relational in antiquity. Unfortunately, the active, relational, covenantal nuances of grace (hen and charis) were lost during the apostasy but were remarkably restored in the Book of Mormon. Grace (hen/charis)was an obliging, reciprocal and relational gift in its original, Mediterranean context. Ancient, archaic Greek and Hebrew writers in 600 BC conventionally expected to form a relationship with others by gift-giving and thereby expected to create a binding relationship of future gift-giving in return. Archaic gift-giving forged alliances and covenants and inspired later rounds of gift-giving in the Near East that gradually empowered both the giver and the recipient. However, in late-antiquity and during the Reformation, Christian intellectuals transformed this covenant-inspiring gift of grace into an emotional, one-directional freebie that allegedly provided immediate salvation. In contrast, the Book of Mormon clarifies that God’s grace encourages action, invites, obliges, enables and empowers disciples to restore broken covenant relationships and thereby become like Heavenly Father because of His Son’s obliging, atoning gift.

ID = [81869]  Status = Type = talk,website article  Date = 2023-09-22  Collections:  bom,fair-conference  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:25
Woodger, Mary Jane. “The Restoration of the Doctrine of Angels in the Book of Mormon.” The 28th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1999.
ID = [38822]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1999-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:35
Widtsoe, Osborne J. P. The Restoration of the Gospel. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1912.
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Chapter 20 deals with the eleven witnesses who viewed the gold plates of the Book of Mormon. The Three Witnesses reconfirmed their testimonies in their last days of mortality and though three of the Eight Witnesses left the Church, none of the eight denied their testimonies.

ID = [78635]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1912-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:32
Pratt, Orson. “The Restoration of the Gospel—Its First Principles—Accumulating Evidences of the Truth of the Book of Mormon.” In Journal of Discourses, Volume 14. 1872, 289–299.
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Discourse by Elder Orson Pratt, delivered in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, November 27, 1870. Reported By: David W. Evans.

ID = [29095]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1870-11-27  Collections:  bom,jnl-disc,pratt-orson  Size: 38110  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:16:25
Howard, Richard P. Restoration Scriptures: A Study of Their Textual Development. Independence, MO: Herald House, 1969.
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Discusses the development of the Book of Mormon, the “Inspired Version” of the Bible, and the Doctrine & Covenants. With regard to the Book of Mormon, the author attempts to “establish the relationship between the two (original) manuscripts produced prior to publication in 1830,” to “demonstrate the continuing concern of Joseph Smith, Jr. for the refinement of the Book of Mormon text,” and to discuss the textual developments of various editions of the Book of Mormon. Includes in parallel columns portions of Book of Mormon texts from different editions to show changes.

ID = [78209]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1969-01-01  Collections:  bom,d-c  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
Weldon, Roy E. Restoration Witnesses. Independence, MO: Herald House, 1966.
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A reproduction of fifteen articles found in The Saint’s Herald. The Book of Mormon’s ability to predict future happenings as well as provide information that was later proven by science lend credibility to its authenticity. The Book of Mormon’s teachings on evolution and other “philosophies of men” are discussed, as well as anachronisms, and authorship. Weldon compares the philosophies of men with the philosophy of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [78210]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1966-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
Cowan, Richard O. “Restoration, Redemption, and Resurrection: Three R’s of 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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We have long heard of the “three R’s” of elementary education—reading, ”riting, and ”rithmetic. Similarly, a set of interrelated doctrines might be referred to as the three R’s of the Book of Mormon—restoration, redemption, and resurrection. In fact, we might add a fourth R, repentance, which is essential for the first two to function. Material for this chapter is drawn primarily from two experiences recorded in the book of Alma. First, Alma and Amulek confront a group of antagonistic lawyers in the wicked city of Ammonihah. Amulek’s response to Zeezrom’s hostile questioning is recorded in chapter 11. Then, as Alma the Younger neared the end of his life, he took time to give instructions to his three sons. Notice how he spent the most time with, and gave particularly profound teachings to, his wayward son Corianton—recorded in chapters 39–42. Apparently Alma agreed with the principle President Boyd K. Packer later annunciated—that “the study of the doctrines of the gospel will improve behavior quicker than a study of behavior will improve behavior.”

Keywords: Alma the Younger; Amulek; Corianton (Son of Alma); Redemption; Restoration; Resurrection; Zeezrom
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > D — F > Death
RSC Topics > G — K > Justice
RSC Topics > Q — S > Repentance
RSC Topics > Q — S > Resurrection
ID = [35812]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2007-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 20956  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:15
Larsen, Val. “Restoration: A Theological Poem in the Book of Mormon.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 10 (2014): 239-256.
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Abstract: The distinctive Mormon conception of God makes possible a logically coherent reconciliation of the facially incompatible laws of justice and mercy. The Book of Mormon prophet Alma clearly explains how these two great laws may be reconciled through the atonement and repentance that the atonement makes possible. Alma artfully illustrates the relationship between justice and mercy in a carefully crafted theological poem.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [4301]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2014-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 35884  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:49:56
Bolton, Andrew, and Casey Paul Griffiths, eds. Restorations: Scholars in Dialogue from Community of Christ and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2022.
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This book contains reflections from two groups of scholars who trace their beginnings to the early Saints who built the Kirtland Temple. These scholars come from the two largest branches of the Restoration movement, Community of Christ and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who have often found themselves on the opposite sides of many issues. This book is filled with honest, frank conversations between people of the two faiths but also collegiality and friendship. Centered on twelve themes, this dialogue is about bringing together informed scholars from the two churches working together, with goodwill, to accurately understand each other. ISBN 978-1-9503-0431-8

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [33156]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2022-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 11  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:45

Articles

Moore, Richard G. “A Brief History of the Dialogue.” In Restorations, eds. Andrew Bolton and Casey Paul Griffiths. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2022.
ID = [33830]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2022-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:47
Bolton, Andrew, and Alonzo L. Gaskill. “Jesus Christ.” In Restorations, eds. Andrew Bolton and Casey Paul Griffiths. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2022.
ID = [33831]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2022-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:47
Goheen, Kat, and Joshua M. Sears. “Scripture.” In Restorations, eds. Andrew Bolton and Casey Paul Griffiths. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2022.
ID = [33832]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2022-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:47
Millet, Robert L., and John Taylor. “Salvation.” In Restorations, eds. Andrew Bolton and Casey Paul Griffiths. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2022.
ID = [33833]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2022-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,taylor  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:47
Erickson, Eva M., and Casey Paul Griffiths. “Ordinances and Sacraments.” In Restorations, eds. Andrew Bolton and Casey Paul Griffiths. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2022.
ID = [33834]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2022-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:47
Ford, Taunalyn, and Matthew J. Frizzell. “Prophets and Polity.” In Restorations, eds. Andrew Bolton and Casey Paul Griffiths. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2022.
ID = [33835]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2022-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:47
Gardner, Barbara Morgan, and Christie Skoorsmith. “Personhood.” In Restorations, eds. Andrew Bolton and Casey Paul Griffiths. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2022.
ID = [33836]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2022-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:47
Mackay, Lachlan, and Keith J. Wilson. “The First Vision and Continuing Revelation.” In Restorations, eds. Andrew Bolton and Casey Paul Griffiths. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2022.
ID = [33837]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2022-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:47
Watkins, Jordan T., and Gina Colvin. “Apostasy and Restoration.” In Restorations, eds. Andrew Bolton and Casey Paul Griffiths. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2022.
ID = [33838]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2022-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:47
Esplin, Scott C., and Katherine Hill. “Shared Sacred Space.” In Restorations, eds. Andrew Bolton and Casey Paul Griffiths. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2022.
ID = [33839]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2022-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:47
Heward, Maclane E., and David J. Howlett. “Zion.” In Restorations, eds. Andrew Bolton and Casey Paul Griffiths. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2022.
ID = [33840]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2022-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:47
Berrett, William Edwin. The Restored Church. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1974.
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Chapters 5-8 deal with the coming forth of the Book of Mormon, the Urim and Thummim, the facsimile taken to Professor Anthon, Grandin’s Press, the publication and distribution of the Book, and the witnesses of the Book of Mormon. Analyzes the effect of the book since its publication and the world’s opposition to it.

ID = [78636]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1974-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:32
Johnson, D. Lynn. “The Restored Covenant Edition of the Book of Mormon—Text Restored to Its Purity?” FARMS Review of Books 12, no. 2 (2000): 21-38.
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Review of The Book of Mormon: Restored Covenant Edition (1999), by Zarahemla Research Foundation

Keywords: Book of Mormon; Critical Text; Formatting; Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; Structure; Textual History
ID = [356]  Status = Type = review  Date = 2000-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-review  Size: 35305  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:10
Johnson, Kenneth. “Restoring Faith in the Family.” Delivered at the Saturday Morning Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 2008.
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Stable families provide the fabric that holds society together, benefiting all mankind.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [20658]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2008-04-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 6772  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 21:27:48
Tvedtnes, John A. “Restoring Lost Scriptures.” In The Book of Mormon and Other Hidden Books: “Out of Darkness Unto Light”, edited by , 175-182. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000.
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Keywords: Book of Mormon Translation; Hidden Records; Joseph Smith Translation; Joseph Smith–Matthew; Recordkeeping
ID = [75613]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2000-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:12
Insights. “Restoring the Original Text of the Book of Mormon.” Insights 24, no. 4 (2004).
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Elegantly produced and weighing in at 652 pages, the first part of volume 4 in Professor Royal Skousen’s ongoing Book of Mormon critical text project has just come from the press. Volumes 1 and 2, containing transcripts of the original manuscript and the printer’s manuscript of the Book of Mormon, were published by FARMS in 2001. Volume 3, which will describe the history of the Book of Mormon text from Joseph Smith’s original dictation through the current standard editions, will appear after all parts of volume 4 have been published. Volume 3 will include a complete analysis of the grammatical editing of the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; transcript; Joseph Smith; original text
ID = [66754]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2004-01-04  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:57
Skousen, Royal. “Restoring the Original Text of the Book of Mormon.” Paper presented at the 2010 FairMormon Conference Conference. August, 2010.
ID = [32473]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2010-08-01  Collections:  bom,fair-conference  Size: 50200  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:43
Skousen, Royal. “Restoring the Original Text of the Book of Mormon.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 14 (2015): 107-117.
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Abstract: The Book of Mormon Critical Text Project, under the editorship of Royal Skousen, began in 1988 and is now nearing completion. In 2001, facsimile transcripts of the two Book of Mormon manuscripts (volumes 1 and 2 of the critical text) were published by the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS). From 2004 to 2009 the six books of volume 4 of the critical text, Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon, were published, also by FARMS. Parts 1 and 2 of volume 3 of the critical text, The History of the Text of the Book of Mormon, will be published in early 2015. These two parts will describe all the grammatical editing that the Book of Mormon text has undergone, from 1829 up to the present. When all six parts of volume 3 of the critical text have been published, volume 5 of the critical text, A Complete Electronic Collation of the Book of Mormon, will be released. Within the next couple years, the Joseph Smith Papers will publish photographs of the two Book of Mormon manuscripts, along with transcriptions based on volumes 1 and 2 of the critical text. Nearly all of the work of the project has involved the knowledge and periodic involvement of the Scriptures Committee of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The project itself, however, remains independent of the Church, and none of its findings have involved any ecclesiastical approval or endorsement.

ID = [4257]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2015-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 27530  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:49:55
Matthews, Robert J. “Resurrection.” Ensign, April 1991.
ID = [49943]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1991-04-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 19565  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:49:19
Oaks, Dallin H. “Resurrection.” Delivered at the Saturday Morning Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 2000.
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Resurrection is much more than merely reuniting a spirit to a body. … The resurrection is a restoration that brings back “carnal for carnal” and “good for that which is good” (Alma 41:13).

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [18790]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2000-04-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 13631  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:01:31
Merrill, Joseph F. “The Resurrection and the Book of Mormon—An Anthology.” Deseret News Church Section (9 January 1937): 4.
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The disillusioned disciples of Christ in the Old World were changed from fearful, hesitant men to bold and anxious testifiers when they learned the Savior had risen. The Book of Mormon adds credence to the resurrection both in its content and in its coming forth. As the resurrected Lord was to the ancient apostles, so is the Book of Mormon to the Latter-day Saints. It is to strengthen and make unafraid the disciples of Christ.

ID = [80620]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1937-01-09  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:17
Smith, Frederick A. “The Resurrection of the Dead.” Saints’ Herald 64 (12 December 1917): 1197-1203.
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The Book of Mormon teachings concerning the resurrection appear in the books of Mosiah and Alma. These teachings are harmonious with biblical teachings.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [80621]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1917-12-12  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:17
Phelps, William W. “The Resurrection of the Just.” Evening and the Morning Star Vol. 1, no. 7: December 1832: 49-51.
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Discusses the principle of resurrection as taught in the Bible and the Book of Mormon, a substantial part coming from Alma’s instruction to Corianton. [D.M.]

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [80860]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1832-12-01  Collections:  bom,em-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:19
Berkey, Kimberly M. “‘Retain All Their Oaths’: Lehitic Covenant and Secret Combinations in Alma 37.” 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 > Covenant
RSC Topics > G — K > Gold Plates
ID = [34087]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 45035  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Crockett, Keith. “Retaining a Remission of Sin.” Delivered at the Sunday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2000.
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King Benjamin taught three basic principles that can help us retain a remission of our sins: first, to remain humble; second, to call upon the Lord daily; and third, to stand steadfast in the faith.

ID = [18979]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2000-10-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 6473  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:01:31
Reynolds, Noel B. “Rethinking Alma 36.” 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 = [34089]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 37198  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Reynolds, Noel B. “Rethinking Alma 36.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 34 (2020): 279-312.
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Abstract: While Alma 36 has long been one of the most admired examples of classical Hebrew chiasmus in the Book of Mormon, critiques in the last two decades have questioned whether, in fact, it really meets the requirements of classical biblical chiasms. The principal objections have pointed to the large sections of the chapter that are not easily included in the chiasm as outlined by John W. Welch and other proponents. Until now, this debate has not taken note of dramatic new developments in the analysis of Hebrew rhetoric over the last fifty years. The following essay turns to the discoveries made in this new approach to Hebrew rhetoric and shows that when the new “levels analysis” is incorporated into a study of Alma 36, the entire text does have a role to play in the extended chiastic structure of the chapter.[Editor’s Note: An abbreviated version of this paper was presented at the 2019 Sperry Symposium and was included in that shortened form in the symposium volume. See Give Ear to My Words: Text and Context of Alma 36–42, edited by Kerry M. Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith, Religious Studies Center, 2019, 451–72. This complete and updated version is herein published by Interpreter with permission of the RSC.].

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
Book of Mormon Topics > Literary and Textual Studies > Chiasmus
ID = [3556]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 64585  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:32
Spendlove, Loren Blake. “Rethinking the Encounter between Jacob and Sherem.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 54 (2023): Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 54 (2022): 65-96.
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Abstract: The Book of Mormon story of Jacob and Sherem has been evaluated and interpreted from many different viewpoints over the years. In his retelling of the story, Jacob crafted a cautionary tale of religious hubris and self-importance that can serve as an important lesson for members of the church today. In this paper I use various methodologies to examine the interaction between Jacob and Sherem — including comparative scriptural analysis, semantics, and Hebraic syntax and structural elements — in an attempt to increase our understanding of the relationship between Jacob and Sherem.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; Jacob; Sherem
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
ID = [81239]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2022-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 70041  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:21
Uriona, T. J. “Rethinking the Rod of Iron.” Brigham Young University Studies Quarterly 61, no. 3 (2022): 141.
ID = [81692]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2022-01-03  Collections:  bom,byu-studies  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:24
Hoffman, Michael A. “Revealed or Buried in the Dirt: The Book of Mormon as Scripture for Postmodernity in the Community of Christ.” Master’s thesis, Lamoni, IA: Graceland University, 2005.
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Keywords: Schisms, RLDS; Book of Mormon, miscellaneous; Book of Mormon
ID = [81557]  Status = Type = thesis  Date = 2005-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:23
Unattributed. Revealing Statements by the Three Witnesses to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Modern Microfilm,n.d.
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This polemic contains photomechanical reprints of rare documents of selected materials written by Oliver Cowdery, Martin Harris, and David Whitmer, the Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon. Suggests that there is a conspiracy by the Church to cover up the poor character of Joseph Smith.

ID = [78211]  Status = Type = book  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
Richards, Franklin D. “Revelation and Priesthood.” Deseret Weekly 52 (4 January 1896): 65-67.
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People have a hard time accepting the Book of Mormon because of the tradition that teaches that the heavens are sealed. The Book of Mormon and the Bible fulfill the prophecy in Ezekiel 37. “The Book of Mormon is the Bible of the American continent”

ID = [80064]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1896-01-04  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Richards, Franklin D. “Revelation and Priesthood.” In Collected Discourses Delivered by President Wilford Woodruff, His Two Counselors, the Twelve Apostles, and Others 4:367-75. Edited by Brian H. Stuy. 5 volume series. Sandy, Utah: B.H.S. Publishing, 1987.
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People have a hard time accepting the Book of Mormon because of the tradition that teaches that the heavens are sealed. The Book of Mormon and the Bible fulfill the prophecy in Ezekiel 37. “The Book of Mormon is the Bible of the American continent”

ID = [80063]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Revelation and Scripture. Independence, MO: Herald House, 1979.
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Revelation is the transmitting of God’s love and purposes for individuals or mankind. There are a multitude of ways in which revelation is received—through study and meditation or on an intuitive or emotional level. Thus, the honest may feel disagreement concerning interpretation of

ID = [78212]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1979-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
Roper, Matthew P. “Revelation and the Urim and Thummim.” In Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon: The FARMS Updates of the 1990s, edited by Welch, John W., and Melvin J. Thorne, 280-282. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999.
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Keywords: Revelation; Thummim; Urim
ID = [75703]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1999-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:13
Pack, Frederick J. “Revelation Ante-Dating Scientific Discovery—An Instance.” Improvement Era 10, no. 4 (1907): 241-247.
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This article investigates geological evidence that horses were present on the American Continent during the Book of Mormon period. The first part is a straightforward presentation of Pack’s evidence.

Keywords: Ancient America - North America, Ancient America - South America, Apologetics, Archaeology, Book of Mormon Anachronisms, Book of Mormon Historicity, External Evidence, Horses
ID = [77049]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1907-02-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:22
Pack, Frederick J. “Revelation Ante-Dating Scientific Discovery—An Instance.” Improvement Era 10, no. 8 (1907): 595-597.
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This article investigates geological evidence that horses were present on the American Continent during the Book of Mormon period. The second part is a response to and refutation of the editor’s note preceding the first part.

Keywords: Ancient America - North America, Ancient America - South America, Apologetics, Book of Mormon Anachronisms, Book of Mormon Historicity, External Evidence, Horses
ID = [76997]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1907-06-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:21
Greenman, C. N. “A Revelation Published for the Enlightenment of a Deluded People.” Westerly, RI: n.p., 1914.
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Warns that the Book of Mormon was authored by Satan. Nephi, who wrote the Book of Mormon, was Satan himself and the book is his own life record. Quotes Book of Mormon passages to show the evil designs contained in the text.

ID = [77449]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1914-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:24
Parry, Donald W., Daniel C. Peterson, and Stephen D. Ricks, eds. Revelation, Reason, and Faith: Essays in Honor of Truman G. Madsen. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2014.
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The distinguished career of Truman G. Madsen has earned him wide respect in and outside of LDS circles as an outstanding teacher, scholar, researcher, speaker, university administrator, church leader, and religious ambassador. With the publication of Revelation, Reason, and Faith: Essays in Honor of Truman G. Madsen, the Institute pays tribute to this remarkable man whose many accomplishments include helping to advance Book of Mormon scholarship and related interests of the Institute.
Edited by Donald W. Parry, Daniel C. Peterson, and Stephen D. Ricks (each of whom also author a chapter), the 800-plus-page volume contains contributions by 31 scholars, 10 of who are not Latter-day Saints, reflecting the wide appeal of Madsen’s academic work and influence. The book is organized into five sections: “Philosophy and Theology,” “LDS Scripture and Theology,” “Joseph Smith and LDS Church History,” “Judaism,” and “The Temple.”

Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Symposia and Collections of Essays
ID = [7010]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2014-01-01  Collections:  bom,mi,peterson  Size: 1563841  Children: 5  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:00:42

Articles

Ricks, Stephen D. “Ancient Views of Creation and the Doctrine of Creation ex Nihilo.” In Revelation, Reason, and Faith: Essays in Honor of Truman G. Madsen, edited by Donald W. Parry, Daniel C. Peterson, and Stephen D. Ricks, 319—38. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2002.
Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Topics > Creation
ID = [67060]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2002-01-01  Collections:  farms-books,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:59
Seely, David Rolph. “Genesis 15 in Light of the Restoration.” In Revelation, Reason, and Faith: Essays in Honor of Truman G. Madsen, edited by Donald W. Parry, Daniel C. Peterson, and Stephen D. Ricks, 339—64. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2002.
Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Topics > Restoration and Joseph Smith
ID = [67061]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2002-01-01  Collections:  farms-books,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:59
Skinner, Andrew C. “Joseph Smith Vindicated Again: Enoch, Moses 7:48, and Apocryphal Sources.” In Revelation, Reason, and Faith: Essays in Honor of Truman G. Madsen, edited by Donald W. Parry, Daniel C. Peterson, and Stephen D. Ricks, 365—82. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2002.
Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Topics > Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha [including intertestamental books and the Dead Sea Scrolls]
Old Testament Topics > Moses
ID = [67062]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2002-01-01  Collections:  farms-books,old-test,smith-joseph-jr  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:59
Tvedtnes, John A. “The Higher and Lesser Laws.” In Revelation, Reason, and Faith: Essays in Honor of Truman G. Madsen, edited by Donald W. Parry, Daniel C. Peterson, and Stephen D. Ricks, 383—406. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2002.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Law of Moses
ID = [67063]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2002-01-01  Collections:  farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:59
Madsen, Ann N. “‘His Hand Is Stretched Out Still’: The Lord’s Eternal Covenant of Mercy.” In Revelation, Reason, and Faith: Essays in Honor of Truman G. Madsen, edited by Donald W. Parry, Daniel C. Peterson, and Stephen D. Ricks, 703—22. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2002.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Covenant [see also Ephraim, Israel, Jews, Joseph]
ID = [67064]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2002-01-01  Collections:  farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:59
Kirkham, Francis W. Revelations to Nephite Prophets Concerning Jesus, the Christ, the Eternal God before His Appearance in America, after His Resurrection. Unpublished, 1964.
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An acceptance of the Book of Mormon as a revelation from God is a prerequisite to finding the true value of the book. Passages selected from the Book of Mormon that show that Nephite prophets knew of Jesus Christ, his earthly mission, Atonement, and gospel before his birth in Jerusalem.

ID = [78213]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1964-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
Moorman, Donald R. “Review of A Mormon Bibliography, 1830-1930: Books, Pamphlets, Periodicals, and Broadsides Relating to the First Century of Mormonism, edited by Chad Flake.” Dialogue 12 (Summer 1979): 133.
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Book review.

ID = [80067]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1979-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Backman, Milton V., Jr. “Review of A Religious History of the American People, by Sydney E. Ahlstrom.” Dialogue 8 (Spring 1973): 106.
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Book review.

ID = [80068]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1973-04-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Anderson, Lavina Fielding. “Review of An Ancient American Setting for the Book of Mormon, by John L. Sorenson.” Dialogue 21 (Spring 1988): 174-76.
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Book review.

ID = [80069]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1988-04-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Jakeman, M. Wells. Review of An Approach to the Book of Mormon, by Hugh Nibley. University Archaeological Society Newsletter 40 (1957): 1–11.
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Hugh Nibley > Scholarship, Footnotes, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, CWHN, Editing > Book of Mormon
ID = [1029]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1957-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:15
Jakeman, M. Wells. “Review of An Approach to the Book of Mormon, by Hugh W. Nibley.” University Archaeological Society Newsletter 40 (30 March 1957): 1-11.
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Book review.

ID = [80071]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1957-03-30  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Hill, Marvin S. “Review of An Approach to the Book of Mormon, by Hugh W. Nibley.” Church History 28 (December 1959): 41826.
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Book review.

ID = [80070]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1959-12-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Skinner, Andrew C. “Review of An Other Testament: On Typology.” Religious Educator Vol. 18 no. 1 (2017).
ID = [38433]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2017-01-01  Collections:  bom,rel-educ  Size: 13987  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:32
Sorenson, John L. “Review of Answers to Book of Mormon Questions, by Sidney B. Sperry.” Dialogue 3 (Spring 1968): 118-20.
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Book review.

ID = [80072]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1968-04-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Bailey, Wilfrid C. “Review of Asia and North America: Transpacific Contacts, edited by Marian Smith.” University Archaeological Society Newsletter 14 (10 August, 1953): 14.1.
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Book review.

ID = [80073]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1953-08-10  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Nibley, Hugh W. “Review of Bar-Kochba: The Rediscovery of the Legendary Hero of the Second Jewish Revolt against Rome, by Yigael Yadin.” Brigham Young University Studies 14, no. 1 (1973): 115–26.
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Reprinted as “Bar-Kochba and Book of Mormon Backgrounds,” in The Prophetic Book of Mormon.
Points out that Yadin’s discoveries seem to show, among other things, that the presumably feminine name Alma was also used by Jews as a masculine name, just as it was in the Book of Mormon. Draws a number of parallels between the Bar Kochba artifacts and the Lehi colony. Compares materials in the Book of Mormon about Lehi, Captain Moroni, and the name Alma with Palestinian warfare and practices from the first century A.D.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Jewish History > Bar Kochba
ID = [1089]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1973-01-04  Collections:  bom,byu-studies,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:16
Ostler, Blake T. “Review of Book of Mormon Authorship: New Light on Ancient Origins, by Noel B. Reynolds.” Dialogue 16 (Winter 1983): 140-44.
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Book review.

ID = [80074]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1983-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Sorenson, John L. “Review of Book of Mormon Evidences in Ancient America, by Dewey Farnsworth.” University Archaeological Society Newsletter 18 (25 February 1954): 2-5.
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Book review.

ID = [80076]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1954-02-25  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Sorenson, John L. “Review of Book of Mormon Evidences in Ancient America, by Dewey Farnsworth.” In Progress in Archaeology: An Anthology, edited by Christensen, Ross T., 103-6. Provo, UT: Brigham Young University, 1963.
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Book review.

ID = [80075]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1963-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Durham, Lowell M. “Review of Book of Mormon Oratorio, by Leroy Robertson.” Dialogue 2 (Autumn 1967): 149.
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Book review.

ID = [80077]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1967-10-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Di Marco, Angelico Salvatore. “Review of Chiasmus in Antiquity: Structures, Analyses, Exegesis, edited by John W. Welch.” Revista Biblica 31 (1983): 146-48.
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Book review.

ID = [80080]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1983-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Segert, Stanislav. “Review of Chiasmus in Antiquity: Structures, Analyses, Exegesis, edited by John W. Welch.” Catholic Biblical Quarterly 46 (1984): 336-38.
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Book review.

ID = [80078]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1984-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Kselman, John W. “Review of Chiasmus in Antiquity: Structures, Analyses, Exegesis, edited by John W. Welch.” Dialogue 17 (Winter 1984): 146-48.
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Book review.

ID = [80079]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1984-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Backman, Milton V., Jr. “Review of Christian Deviations: the Challenge of the New Spiritual Movements, by Horton Davies.” Dialogue 1 (Summer 1966): 107.
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Book review.

ID = [80081]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1966-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Urrutia, Benjamin. “Review of Early America and the Book of Mormon: A Photographic Essay of Ancient America, by Paul R. Cheesman.” Dialogue 8 (Summer 1973): 92.
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Book review.

ID = [80082]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1973-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Hilton, John L. “Review of Ernest Taves’ Book of Mormon Stylometry.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1986.
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Editor’s Introductory Note: The following letter and accompanying critique of the stylometric studies of Ernest Taves have been sent to F.A.R.M.S. by John L. Hilton. Hilton and his colleagues, who have been actively involved in stylometric analyses of the Book of Mormon for several years, plan in the near future to complete their own extensive and thorough stylometric study of Book of Mormon texts. The following general review of Taves’ book serves to introduce John Hilton’s more detailed remarks.

Keywords: Book of Mormon Authorship; Stylometry
ID = [8400]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1986-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-reports  Size: 998  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:00:48
Pratt, Orson. “Review of God’s Dealings With the Prophet Joseph—Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon—Gathering, Etc.” In Journal of Discourses, Volume 15. 1873, 178–191.
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Discourse by Elder Orson Pratt, delivered in the New Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Sunday Afternoon, Sept. 22, 1872. Reported By: David W. Evans.

ID = [29128]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1872-09-22  Collections:  bom,jnl-disc,pratt-orson  Size: 45645  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:16:25
Silver, Ruth. “Review of Illustrated Stories from the Book of Mormon, by Raymond H. Jacobs.” Dialogue 3 (Summer 1968): 146.
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Book review.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
ID = [80083]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1968-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Raish, Martin H. “Review of In Search of Cumorah, by David A. Palmer.” Sunstone Review 2/2 (1982): 25.
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Book review.

ID = [80084]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1982-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Tvedtnes, John A. “Review of In Search of Cumorah: New Evidences of the Book of Mormon from Ancient Mexico, by David A. Palmer.” Society for Early Historic Archaeology Newsletter 149 (June 1982): 9-10.
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Book review.

ID = [80085]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1982-06-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Bailey, Wilfrid C. “Review of Indian Corn in Old America, by Paul Weatherwax.” University Archaeological Society Newsletter 48 (19 March, 1958): 48.2.
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Book review.

ID = [80086]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1958-03-19  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
W. “Review of Indian Legends, by James W. Lesuer.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 91, no. 13 (28 March 1929): 202-3.
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Book review.

ID = [81410]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1929-03-28  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:22
LeSueur, Stephen C. “Review of Investigating the Book of Mormon Witnesses, by Richard Lloyd Anderson.” Sunstone Review 2/6 (1982): 25.
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Book review.

ID = [80089]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1982-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Russell, William D. “Review of Investigating the Book of Mormon Witnesses, by Richard Lloyd Anderson.” Dialogue 16 (Summer 1983): 130-31.
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Book review.

ID = [80087]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1983-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Simmons, Dana. “Review of Investigating the Book of Mormon Witnesses, by Richard Lloyd Anderson.” Recent Book of Mormon Developments, Articles from Zarahemla Record, 1:98. Independence, MO: Zarahemla Research Foundation, 1984.
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Book review.

ID = [80088]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1984-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Walker, Ronald W. “Review of Joseph Smith and the Beginning of Mormonism, by Richard L. Bushman.” Sunstone 10 (April 1985): 58.
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Book review.

ID = [80090]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1985-04-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Jessee, Dean C. “Review of Joseph Smith and the Beginnings of Mormonism, by Richard L. Bushman.” Dialogue 18 (Winter 1985): 187.
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Book review.

ID = [80091]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1985-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Welch, John W. “Review of Joseph Smith and the Origins of the Book of Mormon, by David Persuitte.” Pacific Historical Review 55 (November 1986): 619-23.
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Book review.

ID = [80092]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1986-11-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Launius, Roger D. “Review of Joseph Smith’s New York Reputation Reexamined, by Rodger I. Anderson.” Dialogue 24 (Summer 1991): 146.
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Book review.

ID = [80093]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1991-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Knowlton, Clark S. “Review of Just One Cumorah, by Riley L. Dixon.” University Archaeological Society Newsletter 80 (15 April 1962): 80.1.
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Book review.

ID = [80094]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1962-04-15  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Compton, Todd M. Review of Lehi in the Desert, The World of the Jaredites, There Were Jaredites; An Approach to the Book of Mormon; Since Cumorah. Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1 (1989): 114–18.
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Hugh Nibley > Scholarship, Footnotes, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, CWHN, Editing > Book of Mormon
ID = [1904]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1989-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:21
Ricks, Stephen D. Review of Lehi in the Desert, The World of the Jaredites, There Were Jaredites; An Approach to the Book of Mormon; Since Cumorah. Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 2 (1990): 128–42.
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Hugh Nibley > Scholarship, Footnotes, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, CWHN, Editing > Book of Mormon
ID = [1905]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1990-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:21
Gillum, Gary P. “Review of Mormon Answer to Skepticism: Why Joseph Smith Wrote the Book of Mormon, by Robert N. Hullinger.” Dialogue 13 (Fall 1980): 136.
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Book review.

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Yorgason, Laurence M. “Review of Mormon Papers: Are the Mormon Scriptures Reliable?, by Harry L. Ropp.” Sunstone 6 (March/April 1981): 9.
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Book review.

ID = [80096]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1981-03-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Alexander, Thomas G. “Review of Mormonism: The Story of a New Religious Tradition, by Jan Shipps.” Dialogue 18 (Winter 1985): 185.
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Book review.

ID = [80097]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1985-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Shelton, Ken. “Review of Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless, by Hugh W. Nibley.” BYU Today (November 1982): 19.
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Book review.

ID = [80098]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1982-11-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Hill, Marvin S. “Review of No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith, the Mormon Prophet, by Fawn M. Brodie.” Dialogue 7 (Winter 1972): 72.
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Book review.

ID = [80099]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1972-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Norman, Keith E. “Review of Old Testament and Related Studies, by Hugh W. Nibley.” Sunstone (March 1987): 33-35.
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Book review.

ID = [80100]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1987-03-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Nibley, Hugh W. “Review of Our Book of Mormon.” 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.
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One of the stunning aspects of Dr. Hugh Nibley’s genius was his persistent sense of wonder. That trait induced him to range widely through very disparate subjects of study—all covered in volume 17 of The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley on Himself, Others, and the Temple. In this compilation of materials, most of which have been published previously outside the Collected Works volumes, Nibley explores the ancient Egyptians, the temple, the life sciences, world literature, ancient Judaism, and Joseph Smith and the Restoration. The contents of this volume illustrate the breadth of his interest through autobiographical sketches, interviews, book reviews, forewords to books, letters, memorial tributes, Sunday School lessons, and various writings about the temple.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Reviews and Forewords of Others’ Works > Sidney B. Sperry
ID = [2265]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 2008-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:23
Nibley, Hugh W. “Review of Our Book of Mormon, by Sidney B. Sperry.” Improvement Era; 1941–1950 (Volumes 44–53); 1948 (Volume 51); 1948 January (No. 1), Church History Library, 42.
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
ID = [836]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1948-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:14
Compton, Todd M. “Review of Rediscovering the Book of Mormon: Insights You May Have Missed Before,by John L. Sorenson and Melvin J. Thorne.” Sunstone 16 (August 1992): 60-61.
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Book review.

ID = [80101]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1992-08-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Bitton, Davis. “Review of Secret History: A Translation of VOR TIDS MUHAMED JOHN AHMANSON, by Gleason L. Archer.” Sunstone 10/7 (1985):44.
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Book review.

ID = [80102]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1985-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Anonymous. “Review of Since Cumorah.” The Olive Leaf. See Hugh Nibley Collection or the Boyd Jay Petersen Collection box 22, folder 5.
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This is in a campus newspaper.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Hugh Nibley > Scholarship, Footnotes, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, CWHN, Editing > Book of Mormon
ID = [1903]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:21
Tvedtnes, John A. Review of Since Cumorah. Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 2 (1990): 175–81.
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Hugh Nibley > Scholarship, Footnotes, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, CWHN, Editing > Book of Mormon
ID = [1902]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1990-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:21
Stecker, Alexander T. “Review of Since Cumorah, by Hugh W. Nibley.” Brigham Young University Studies 8, no. 4 (1968): 465.
ID = [80859]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1968-01-03  Collections:  bom,byu-studies  Size: 7162  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:18
Midgley, Louis C. “Review of Since Cumorah, by Hugh W. Nibley.” Dialogue 4 (Winter 1969): 76-85.
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Book review.

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Mesle, C. Robert. “Review of Since Cumorah, by Hugh W. Nibley.” Courage 2 (September 1971): 331-32.
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Book review.

ID = [80103]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1971-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Stecker, Alexander T. Review of Since Cumorah: The Book of Mormon in the Modern World, by Hugh Nibley. BYU Studies 8, no. 4 (1968): 465–68.
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Hugh Nibley > Scholarship, Footnotes, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, CWHN, Editing > Book of Mormon
ID = [1030]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1968-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:15
Mesle, C. Robert. Review of Since Cumorah: The Book of Mormon in the Modern World, by Hugh Nibley. Courage 2, no. 1 (1971): 331–32.
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Hugh Nibley > Scholarship, Footnotes, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, CWHN, Editing > Book of Mormon
ID = [1032]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1971-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:15
Nibley, Hugh W. Review of “Stela 5, Izapa”, by M. Wells Jakeman. Provo, Utah, ca. 1958. 7 pp.
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A critique of Jakeman’s claim to have found and interpreted a stone depicting Lehi’s dream of the Tree of Life. This can be compared with Jakeman’s response to Nibley’s treatment of amateur archaeology, which was circulated in the form of a review of Nibley’s “An Approach to the Book of Mormon,” in UAS Newsletter 40 (30 March 1957): 1–11. [This was the newsletter of the University Archaeology Society at BYU.] Jakeman’s criticisms of Nibley’s remarks about archaeology seem to have led to Nibley’s review of Jakeman’s claims made about a stone presumably depicting Lehi’s dream of the Tree of Life, which are called into question in this review.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics > Archaeology, External Evidences, Geography
ID = [1750]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1958-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:20
Smith, George D., Jr. “Review of Studies of the Book of Mormon, by B. H. Roberts.” John Whitmer Historical Association Journal 6 (1986): 84-85.
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Book review.

ID = [80106]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1986-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Hill, Marvin S. “Review of Studies of the Book of Mormon, by B. H. Roberts.” Church History 55 (December 1986): 546-48.
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Book review.

ID = [80105]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1986-12-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Welch, John W. “Review of Studies of the Book of Mormon, by B. H. Roberts, edited by Brigham D. Madsen.” Pacific Historical Review 55 (November 1986): 619-23, and also Church News 55 (15 December 1985): 11.
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Book review.

ID = [80107]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1986-11-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Sherlock, Richard. “Review of Studies on the Book of Mormon, by B. H. Roberts and Brigham D. Madsen.” Western Historical Quarterly 18 (January 1987): 71-72.
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Book review.

ID = [80109]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Sherlock, Richard. “Review of Studies on the Book of Mormon, by B. H. Roberts and Brigham D. Madsen.” Sunstone 11 (September 1987): 39.
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Book review.

ID = [80108]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1987-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Seely, David Rolph. Review of Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester Three Transcripts. Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 5, no. 1 (1993): 190–7.
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Hugh Nibley > Scholarship, Footnotes, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, CWHN, Editing > Book of Mormon
ID = [1908]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1993-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:21
Rogers, Chris. “A Review of the Afro-Asiatic:Uto-Aztecan Proposal.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 28 (2019).
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The purpose of this piece is to review the long-distance genetic linguistic relationship between languages of the Afro-Asiatic language family and the Uto-Aztecan language family suggested in Stubbs’s Exploring the Explanatory Power of Semitic and Egyptian in Uto-Aztecan and Changes in Languages from Nephi to Now. While such a suggestion is not novel, a linguistic connection between the New World and the Old World is especially appealing to readers of the Book of Mormon. Such a connection can potentially provide a way to determine specific cultural and social facts about the peoples and civilizations described throughout the Book of Mormon. Nevertheless, when not established by rigorous methods and scientific principles, such proposals lead to the incorrect identification of genetic linguistic relationships and unfounded extra-linguistic conclusions.

ID = [81931]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-jbms  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:25
Sessions, Christine Huber. “Review of The Ammonite, by Blaine C. Thomsen.” Dialogue 13 (Summer 1980): 135.
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Book review.

ID = [80110]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1980-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Smoot, Stephen O. “A Review of the Annotated Edition of the Book of Mormon.” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 3, 2019.
ID = [4895]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-06-03  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 8748  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:50:00
Smoot, Stephen O. “A Review of the Annotated Edition of the Book of Mormon (Part 1).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 3, 2019.
ID = [4896]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-06-03  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 8748  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:50:00
Smoot, Stephen O. “A Review of the Annotated Edition of the Book of Mormon (Part 2).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 3, 2019.
ID = [4897]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-06-03  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 34742  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:50:00
Smoot, Stephen O. “A Review of the Annotated Edition of the Book of Mormon (Part 3A).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 4, 2019.
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Smoot, Stephen O. “A Review of the Annotated Edition of the Book of Mormon (Part 3B).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 4, 2019.
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Smoot, Stephen O. “A Review of the Annotated Edition of the Book of Mormon (Part 3C).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 5, 2019.
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Smoot, Stephen O. “A Review of the Annotated Edition of the Book of Mormon (Part 3D).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 5, 2019.
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Smoot, Stephen O. “A Review of the Annotated Edition of the Book of Mormon (Part 3E).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 5, 2019.
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Smoot, Stephen O. “A Review of the Annotated Edition of the Book of Mormon (Part 4).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 5, 2019.
ID = [4903]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-06-05  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 12580  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:50:00
Smoot, Stephen O. “A Review of the Annotated Edition of the Book of Mormon (Part 5).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 6, 2019.
ID = [4904]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-06-06  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 10629  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:50:00
Smoot, Stephen O. “A Review of the Annotated Edition of the Book of Mormon (Part 6).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 6, 2019.
ID = [4905]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-06-06  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 9243  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:50:00
Smoot, Stephen O. “A Review of the Annotated Edition of the Book of Mormon (Part 7).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 7, 2019.
ID = [4906]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-06-07  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 1351  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:50:00
Smoot, Stephen O. “A Review of the Annotated Edition of the Book of Mormon (Part 8).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 7, 2019.
ID = [4907]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-06-07  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 6978  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:50:00
Smoot, Stephen O. “A Review of the Annotated Edition of the Book of Mormon (Postscript).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 10, 2019.
ID = [4908]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-06-10  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 17212  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:50:00
Krause, Alfred E. “Review of The Book of Isaiah: A New Translation, with Interpretive Keys from the Book of Mormon, by Avraham Gileadi.” Sunstone 12 (September 1988): 44.
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Book review.

ID = [80111]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1988-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Walton, Veva (Fike). “A Review of the Book of Mormon.” An Album of Reviews 9 (1966): 1-6.
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A straightforward description of the Book of Mormon. Concludes that the Book of Mormon will provide interesting reading for those who are interested in the gospel as taught in the Bible.

ID = [78923]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1966-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:34
Bush, Edna K. “Review of The Book of Mormon (RLDS).” Dialogue 10 (Fall 1977): 139.
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Book review.

ID = [80112]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1977-10-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Bushman, Claudia L. “Review of The Book of Mormon Story, by Mary Pratt Parrish.” Dialogue 2 (Spring 1967): 113.
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Book review.

ID = [80113]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1967-04-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Gallenkamp, Charles. “Review of The Complex ‘Tree-of-Life’ Carving on Izapa Stella 5: A Reanalysis and Partial Interpretation, by M. Wells Jakeman.” University Archaeological Society Newsletter 70 (24 February 1961): 73.2.
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Book review.

ID = [80114]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1961-02-24  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Arrington, Leonard J. “Review of The Farm Boy and the Angel, by Carl Carmer.” Dialogue 5 (Summer 1970): 97.
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Book review.

ID = [80115]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1970-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Berrett, LaMar C. “Review of The Making of a Prophet, by Lindsay R. Curtis.” Dialogue 3 (Summer 1968): 147.
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Book review.

ID = [80116]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1968-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Peterson, Daniel C. Review of The Prophetic Book of Mormon. Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 2 (1990): 164–74.
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Hugh Nibley > Scholarship, Footnotes, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, CWHN, Editing > Book of Mormon
ID = [1906]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1990-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley,peterson  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:21
Hill, Marvin S. “Review of The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness: Sidney Rigdon, Religious Reformer, by F. Mark McKiernan.” Dialogue 7 (Summer 1972): 54.
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Book review.

ID = [80117]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1972-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Warren, Bruce W. Review of The World of the Jaredites, by Hugh Nibley. University Archaeological Society Newsletter 27 (1955): 1–6.
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Peoples > Jaredites
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Hugh Nibley > Scholarship, Footnotes, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, CWHN, Editing > Book of Mormon
ID = [1028]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1955-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:15
Warren, Bruce W. “Review of The World of the Jaredites, by Hugh Nibley.” University Archaeological Society Newsletter 27 (1 June 1955): 27.0.
Display Abstract  

Book review.

ID = [80118]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1955-06-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Warren, Bruce W. “Review of Their Mouths Are Stopped with Dust, by William A. Ritchie.” University Archaeological Society Newsletter 15 (8 October 1953): 15.
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Book review.

ID = [80119]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1953-10-08  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Launius, Roger D. “Review of Trouble Enough: Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon, by Ernest H. Taves.” Western Illinois Regional Studies 8 (Fall 1985): 76-78.
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Book review.

ID = [80122]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1985-10-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Godfrey, Kenneth H. “Review of Trouble Enough: Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon, by Ernest H. Taves.” Dialogue 19 (Fall 1986): 13944.
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Book review.

ID = [80120]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1986-10-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Welch, John W. “Review of Trouble Enough: Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon, by Ernest H. Taves.” Pacific Historical Review 55 (November 1986): 619-23.
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Book review.

ID = [80121]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1986-11-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Treat, Mary Lee. “Review of Understanding the Diff,cult Words of Jesus, by David Biven and Ray Blizzard Jr.” Recent Book of Mormon Development, Articles from Zarahemla Record, 2:47-48. Independence, MO: Zarahemla Research Foundation, 1992.
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Book review.

ID = [80123]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Thomas, Mark D. “Review of Warfare in the Book of Mormon, edited by Stephen Ricks and William J. Hamblin.” Sunstone 15 (September 1991): 62.
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Book review.

ID = [80124]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1991-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Bailey, Wilfrid C. “Review of ‘A Possible Focus of Asiatic Influences in the Late Classic Cultures of Mesoamerica,’ by Gordon F. Ekholm, from Asia and North America: Transpacific Contacts, edited by Marian Smith.” University Archaeological Society Newsletter 14 (10 August 1953): 14.1.
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Book review.

ID = [80065]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1953-08-10  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Ibarguen, J. Henry. “Review of ‘The World of the Book of Mormon,’ by Paul R. Cheesman.” Dialogue 11 (Autumn 1978): 92-94.
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Book review.

ID = [80066]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1978-10-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:13
Insights. “Review Responds to Distortions of DNA Evidence, Mormon Origins.” Insights 24, no. 1 (2004).
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The latest issue of the FARMS Review (vol. 15, no. 2, 2003) responds in full measure to two works challenging the historicity of the Book of Mormon and the foundational events of the restored Church of Jesus Christ. The contributing scholars not only expose fatal flaws in the critics’ arguments and methods but also provide background information and perspectives that readers will find instructive. In addition, this issue of the Review evaluates several other recent publications in Mormon studies and includes a Book of Mormon bibliography for 2002.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; BYU; DNA; origins
ID = [66734]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:57
Welch, John W. “Review: Studies of the Book of Mormon, by Brigham H. Roberts, Brigham D. Madsen, and Sterling M. McMurrin; Joseph Smith and the Origins of the Book of Mormon, by David Persuitte; and Trouble Enough: Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon, by Ernest H. Taves.” Pacific Historical Review 55, no. 4, November 1986, 619-23.
ID = [77367]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1986-11-04  Collections:  bom,roberts  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:24
Faulring, Barbara, and Scott Faulring. “Revisions in the LDS Triple.” Seventh East Press 2 (24 August 1982): B1-B8.
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Reviews the changes made in the 1981 edition of the triple combination. Book of Mormon changes are provided on pages B-1 and B-2.

ID = [80125]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1982-08-24  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Thomasson, Gordon C. “Revisiting the Land of Jerusalem.” In Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon: The FARMS Updates of the 1990s, edited by Welch, John W., and Melvin J. Thorne, 139-141. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999.
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Keywords: Book of Mormon Geography; Jerusalem
ID = [75672]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1999-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:12
Wirth, Diane E. “Revisiting the Seven Lineages of the Book of Mormon and the Seven Tribes of Mesoamerica.” BYU Studies Quarterly 52, no. 4 (2013): 77-88.
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The number seven was significant to the pre-Columbian communities of Mesoamerica, as it was in the Book of Mormon. A pan-Mesoamerica legend tells of a core people descended from seven tribes, which may coincide with the seven lineages mentioned three times in the Book of Mormon. While no verifiable evidence ties these two accounts together, a closer look at the Mesoamerican legend is warranted. This article examines numerous depictions of the seven tribes in Mesoamerican art contained in their lienzos (pieces of fabric with historical drawings or maps), illustrated books called codices, and post-Conquest documents that were shown to and translated for Spanish clergy, who made a record of the various accounts.

Keywords: Ancient America; Lehi (Prophet); Mesoamerica; Numerology; Tribes
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [10925]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2013-01-04  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,byu-studies  Size: 15907  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:01:05
Clark, John E. “Revisiting ‘A Key for Evaluating Book of Mormon Geographies’” Mormon Studies Review 23, no. 1 (2011): Article 4.
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The author updates his 1989 key for judging the merits of theories that attempt to locate Book of Mormon events in the real world. His “internal” geography of the book is based exclusively on what the book itself says about locations, distances, and directions. Six components (“transects”) of this geography are treated in detail, and ten crucial tests of geographical relatedness are proposed.

ID = [664]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2011-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-review  Size: 86882  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:13
Rappleye, Neal. “Revisiting ‘Sariah’ at Elephantine.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 32 (2019): 1-8.
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Abstract: Jeffrey R. Chadwick has previously called attention to the name ŚRYH (Seraiah/Sariah) as a Hebrew woman’s name in the Jewish community at Elephantine. Paul Y. Hoskisson, however, felt this evidence was not definitive because part of the text was missing and had to be restored. Now a more recently published ostracon from Elephantine, which contains a sure attestation of the name ŚRYH as a woman’s name without the need of restoration, satisfies Hoskisson’s call for more definitive evidence and makes it more likely that the name is correctly restored on the papyrus first noticed by Chadwick. The appearance of the name Seraiah/Sariah as a woman’s name exclusively in the Book of Mormon and at Elephantine is made even more interesting since both communities have their roots in northern Israel, ca. the eighth–seventh centuries BCE.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [3572]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 16156  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:32
Unattributed. “The Revolt of Young Mormonism.” The Literary Digest 51 (10 July 1915): 66-67.
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Young Mormons are disillusioned because F. S. Spaulding has proven that Joseph Smith was not an inspired translator. University of Utah professors have been expelled in order to quell growing progressive thinking among students. There are fears that the Book of Mormon will be proven to be false through modern archaeological research done at the university.

ID = [80622]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1915-07-10  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:17
First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “Rewriting Book into Modern English Not Authorized.” Church News 63 (20 February 1993): 3.
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Announcement of the number of Books of Mormon sold during 1992 coupled with a statement that modern English translations of the book were not authorized by the Church authorities.

ID = [80126]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1993-02-20  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Townsend, Colby J. “Rewriting Eden with the Book of Mormon: Joseph Smith and the Reception of Genesis 1-6 in Early America.” Master of Arts Thesis. Utah State University, 2019.
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The colonists living in the new United States after the American War for Independence were faced with the problem of forming new identities once they could no longer recognize themselves, collectively or individually, as subjects of Great Britain. After the French Revolution American politicians began to weed out the more radical political elements of the newly formed United States, particularly by painting one of the revolution’s biggest defenders, Thomas Paine, as unworthy of the attention he received during the American War for Independence, and fear ran throughout the states that an anarchic revolution like the French Revolution could bring the downfall of the nation. State, local, and regional organizations sprang up to fight Jacobinism, the legendary secret group of murderers and anarchists that fought against the French government.

This distressing situation gave rise to new literature that sought to describe the “real” origins and background of Jacobinism in the War in Heaven and in Eden, and a new movement against Jacobinism was established. Fears about the organization of secret societies did not wane in the decades after the French Revolution, but worsened in the last half of the 1820s when a Freemason, William Morgan, disappeared under mysterious circumstances in connection to an exposé of Masonry he had written. Most Americans assumed that Freemasons had abducted and murdered Morgan in order to keep their oaths and rites secret.

One influential early American who was influenced by this socio-historical was Joseph Smith, Jr., the founding prophet of Mormonism. Smith interpreted the Eden narrative in light of the movement against secret societies, and literary motifs common to anti-Jacobin literature during the period provided language and interpretive strategies for understanding the Eden narrative that would influence how Smith produced his new scripture. Only a few months after the publication of the Book of Mormon Smith edited the version of Eden found there into the text of the Bible itself and made the biblical narrative conform to the version found in the Book of Mormon through his own revisions and additions.

Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
Book of Moses Topics > Literary and Textual Studies of the Book of Moses
ID = [2691]  Status = Type = thesis  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,moses,old-test  Size: 543569  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:26
Seely, David Rolph. “The Rhetoric of Self-Reference in Deuteronomy and the Book of Mormon.” In They Shall Grow Together, eds. Charles Swift and Nicholas J. Frederick. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2022.
Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Deuteronomy
ID = [33815]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2022-01-01  Collections:  bom,old-test,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:47
Thomas, Mark D. “A Rhetorical Approach to the Book of Mormon: Rediscovering Nephite Sacramental Language.” In New Approaches to the Book of Mormon: Explorations in Critical Methodology, edited by Metcalfe, Brent Lee, 53-80. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1993.
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“Much contemporary research on the Book of Mormon focuses on historical claims at the expense of understanding the book’s message. A few researchers have suggested setting aside historical claims in order to focus on interpretation. Justification for this is based on the fact that the Book of Mormon presents a universal, providential history that transcends any particular history and points to a universal path of personal and social salvation. Yet the book’s message finds expression in an idiom that cannot be fully interpreted outside of history. All literature to a greater or lesser degree is attached to history. Therefore there needs to be some mediation between textual interpretation and historical setting.” [From Author]

Keywords: Doctrinal history, sacrament; Rhetoric; Book of Mormon, textual criticism
ID = [82121]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1993-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:26
Eastwood, Laura Teichert, and Robert O. Davis. Rich in Story, Great in Faith: The Art of Minerva Kohlhepp Teichert. Salt Lake City: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1988.
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A booklet containing a photographic essay on the life and paintings of Minerva Teichert. Created to accompany an exhibition at the Museum of Church History and Art, the work contains representations of several of Teichert’s Book of Mormon paintings.

ID = [78214]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1988-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
Sowell, Madison U. “Richard Dilworth Rust. Feasting on the Word: The Literary Testimony of the Book of Mormon.” FARMS Review of Books 9, no. 2 (1997): Article 7.
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Review of Feasting on the Word: The Literary Testimony of the Book of Mormon (1997), by Richard Dilworth Rust.

ID = [278]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1997-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-review  Size: 9700  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:10
Velt, Harold Iven. The Riddle of American Origins. Independence, MO: Herald House, 1941.
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Uses the Book of Mormon to answer some archaeological riddles, primarily the sudden appearance of great civilizations and subsequent degeneration in ancient America when an evolutionary process would normally be expected.

ID = [78637]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1941-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:32
Bousquet, George H. “The Rigdon-Spaulding Theory Reexamined.” DN Church News (25 August 1934): 1, 8.
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The author, not a member of the Church, examines the Rigdon-Spaulding theory of the origin of the Book of Mormon. He gives several reasons why the Rigdon-Spaulding theory is false and states that the Book of Mormon was not influenced by the writings of Solomon Spaulding.

ID = [80623]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1934-08-25  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:17
Roper, Matthew P. “Right on Target: Boomerang Hits and the Book of Mormon.” Paper presented at the 2001 FairMormon Conference Conference. August, 2001.
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Keywords: Book of Mormon
ID = [32373]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2001-08-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,fair-conference  Size: 28322  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:43
Lamb, David. “The Righteous Branch.” Zarahemla Record 48 (April 1990): 64.
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Both Lehi and Jeremiah denominate Joseph of Egypt (2 Nephi 3) as the “righteous branch,” an expression that generally refers to Christ. This fact suggests that Lehi possessed or had access to a copy of Jeremiah’s writings or that Nephi and Jeremiah were acquaintances.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
ID = [80624]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1990-04-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:17
Thomasson, Gordon C. “Righteousness As a Counterculture.” New Era 2, no. 4 (1972): 46-49.
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Most pre-Columbian cultures that archaeologists have discovered have been civilizations based on warfare, aggressive and competitive in nature. They are cultures familiar to Book of Mormon readers as having roots in societies that rejected the gospel. They result in blood sacrifice instead of the individual’s need for the personal sacrifice of a broken heart and contrite spirit.

Keywords: Ancient America, Apostasy, Broken Heart and Contrite Spirit, Mesoamerica, Warfare
ID = [76612]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1973-04-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:19
Thomasson, Gordon C. “Righteousness As a Counterculture.” New Era 2 (April 1973): 46-49.
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Most pre- Columbian cultures that archaeologists have discovered have been civilizations based on warfare, aggressive and competitive in nature. They are cultures familiar to Book of Mormon readers as having roots in societies that rejected the gospel. They result in blood sacrifice instead of the individual’s need for the personal sacrifice of a broken heart and contrite spirit.

ID = [80127]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1973-04-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 11: A Rigorous Test: Military History.” 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 > Warfare
ID = [2075]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1988-01-02  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:22
Aston, Warren P. “The Rings That Bound the Gold Plates.” Meridian Magazine, November 27, 2010.
ID = [66559]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2010-11-27  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:57
Aston, Warren P. “The Rings That Bound the Gold Plates Together.” Insights 26, no. 3 (2006).
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Eyewitnesses to the Book of Mormon plates described in consistent terms the rings that bound the gold plates into a single volume. The rings were three in number and apparently made of the same material as the plates themselves. While our attention naturally focuses on the plates and the translation of the text engraved upon them, the rings may offer another subtle but telling confirmation of the record’s ancient origin.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; translation; plates; rings
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [66816]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2006-01-03  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:58
Heater, Shirley R. “Rio Azul: Archaeological Research Sheds Light on Book of Mormon Subject.” Zarahemla Record 32-33 (1986): 10-13.
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Discusses excavations at Rio Azul (Mayan city, 250 B.C.—A.D. 400 to 500) and possible Book of Mormon connections. Five archaeological firsts are also reported in detail: (1) locking lid jars, (2) directional hieroglyphs, (3) the hieroglyph of the verb “bury,” (4) ancient Maya fabric “1000 years older than any . . . previously found,” and (5) carving on the jaw of a wild pig.

ID = [80128]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1986-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Ellis, Godfrey J. “The Rise and Fall of Korihor, a Zoramite: A New Look at the Failed Mission of an Agent of Zoram.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 48 (2021): 49-94.
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Abstract: The accounts of the Anti-Christ, Korihor, and of Alma’s mission to the Zoramites raise a variety of apparently unanswered questions. These involve Korihor’s origins, the reason for the similarity of his beliefs to those of the Zoramites, and why he switched so quickly from an atheistic attack to an agnostic plea. Another intriguing question is whether it was actually the devil himself who taught him what to say and sent him on a mission to the land of Zarahemla — or was it a surrogate of the devil or a human “devil” such as, perhaps, Zoram? Final questions are how Korihor ended up in Antionum, why the Zoramites would kill a disabled beggar, and why nobody seemed to have mourned his violent death or possibly unrighteous execution. There are several hints from the text that suggest possible answers to these intriguing questions. Some are supported by viewing the text from a parallelistic or chiastic perspective.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [4615]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 64515  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:49:58
Cowdery, Oliver. “Rise of the Church: Letter VIII.” Times and Seasons Vol. 2, no. 13: May 1, 1841: 391-97.
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Oliver Cowdery, in a letter to W. W. Phelps, describes how the plates were buried and how Joseph received them.

ID = [80883]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1841-11-15  Collections:  bom,times-seasons  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:19
MacKay, Michael Hubbard, and William G. Hartley, eds. The Rise of the Latter-day Saints: The Journals and Histories of Newel Knight. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
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Newel Knight (1800–1847) was one of the very earliest Latter-day Saint converts and maintained a lifelong friendship and close association with Joseph Smith Jr. The journals of Newel Knight are part of a handful of essential manuscript sources that every historian of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints relies on to understand its early history. He was one of a few early converts to provide an eyewitness account of the founding events in Church history, including the rise and fall of the Church in Missouri, miraculous healings, legal battles, the construction and dedication of the Kirtland Temple, the first marriage performed by Joseph Smith Jr., the martyrdom, and the cold, difficult exodus from Illinois to Winter Quarters. Knight’s history has always been a difficult source to use because it was never published in one volume until now. This book brings together his various accounts into one place to tell the story of the rise of the Latter-day Saints. ISBN 978-1-9443-9483-7

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [33188]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 10  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:45

Articles

MacKay, Michael Hubbard, and William G. Hartley. “Acknowledgments.” In The Rise of the Latter-day Saints, eds. Michael Hubbard MacKay and William G. Hartley. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
ID = [37168]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 744  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:24
MacKay, Michael Hubbard, and William G. Hartley. “Introduction.” In The Rise of the Latter-day Saints, eds. Michael Hubbard MacKay and William G. Hartley. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
ID = [37170]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 26383  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:24
MacKay, Michael Hubbard, and William G. Hartley. “New York, Ohio, and Missouri, 180-1834.” In The Rise of the Latter-day Saints, eds. Michael Hubbard MacKay and William G. Hartley. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    RSC Topics > D — F > Devil
RSC Topics > G — K > Joseph Smith
RSC Topics > L — P > Peace
RSC Topics > L — P > Prayer
RSC Topics > Q — S > Revelation
ID = [37171]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 141591  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:24
MacKay, Michael Hubbard, and William G. Hartley. “Kirtland, 1834-36.” In The Rise of the Latter-day Saints, eds. Michael Hubbard MacKay and William G. Hartley. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
ID = [37172]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 40881  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:24
MacKay, Michael Hubbard, and William G. Hartley. “Missouri, 1836-39.” In The Rise of the Latter-day Saints, eds. Michael Hubbard MacKay and William G. Hartley. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
ID = [37173]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 45988  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:24
MacKay, Michael Hubbard, and William G. Hartley. “Nauvoo, 1839-45.” In The Rise of the Latter-day Saints, eds. Michael Hubbard MacKay and William G. Hartley. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    RSC Topics > D — F > Family
ID = [37174]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 85934  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:24
MacKay, Michael Hubbard, and William G. Hartley. “The Nauvoo Exodus and the ‘Mountain Expedition,’ 1845-46.” In The Rise of the Latter-day Saints, eds. Michael Hubbard MacKay and William G. Hartley. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    RSC Topics > D — F > Family
RSC Topics > Q — S > Sacrifice
ID = [37175]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 97866  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:24
MacKay, Michael Hubbard, and William G. Hartley. “Bibliography.” In The Rise of the Latter-day Saints, eds. Michael Hubbard MacKay and William G. Hartley. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
ID = [37176]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 17836  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:24
MacKay, Michael Hubbard, and William G. Hartley. “Index.” In The Rise of the Latter-day Saints, eds. Michael Hubbard MacKay and William G. Hartley. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
ID = [37177]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 12591  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:24
MacKay, Michael Hubbard, and William G. Hartley. “About the Editors.” In The Rise of the Latter-day Saints, eds. Michael Hubbard MacKay and William G. Hartley. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
ID = [37178]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books  Size: 1105  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:24
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: 6/17/24 6:48:04
Christensen, Ross T. “The River of Nephi: An Archaeological Commentary on an Old Diary Entry.” Society for Early Historic Archaeology Newsletter 158 (December 1984): 1-8.
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An 1881 diary entry made by Charles Lowell Walker states that the Prophet Joseph Smith identiied a key location to Book of Mormon geography. He spoke of a great temple that was located in Central America. The River Copan was anciently called the River of Nephi. A second account by Mosiah Lyman Hancock substantiates Walker’s entry. Maps are included.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
ID = [80625]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1984-12-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:17
Stocks, Hugh G. “RLDS Publishing and the Book of Mormon, 1860-1910.” John Whitmer Historical Association Journal 9 (1989): 59-73.
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Keywords: Schisms, RLDS; Book of Mormon, editions and translations
ID = [81966]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1989-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:25
Townsend, Colby J. “‘The Robe of Righteousness’: Exilic and Post-Exilic Isaiah in The Book of Mormon.” Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 55, no. 3 (Fall, 2022): 75-106.
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“Scholars of The Book of Mormon have noted at least since H. Grant Vest that it is a historical problem for the book to quote from Isaiah chapters 40–66 because it is widely accepted in biblical scholarship that this section of the book dates to after 600 BCE, the period when Lehi and Nephi left Jerusalem. Numerous previous studies have examined the ’problem of Isaiah in the Book of Mormon,’ however, few have set this issue in the more comprehensive, poignant problem of the influence of the entire King James Bible on the composition of The Book of Mormon as a whole. As a contribution to the larger project of examining the King James Bible’s influence on The Book of Mormon, this essay focuses on several aspects of the problem of Isaiah in The Book of Mormon as they relate to the more significant issue. I will focus on two problems with the use of Isaiah in The Book of Mormon. First, previous scholarship has assumed that none of Third Isaiah has had any effect on the text of The Book of Mormon and the Isaiah chapters it quotes. This assumption has relied on a mistaken way of identifying influence by looking only for long quotations. Second, I examine how biblical scholarship on Isaiah complicates having a block quotation including portions of not only Isaiah chapters 40–55 but also those from chapters 2–14 as well. It was just as unlikely for a sixth-century Israelite immigrating from the Middle East to the Americas to have Isaiah 2–14 as they appear in the KJV as it was to have 40–55, and it is the fact that most of the scholarship on The Book of Mormon up to now has obscured this that I wish to address.” [Author]

Keywords: Book of Mormon, textual parallels; Book of Mormon, controversies; Book of Mormon; Testament, Old; Book of Mormon, textual development
ID = [82021]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2022-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:26
Parry, Donald W. “Robert E. and Sandra L. Hales, How to Hiss Forth with the Book of Mormon.” Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 3 (1991): Article 6.
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Review of How to Hiss Forth with the Book of Mormon (1989), by Robert E. and Sandra L. Hales.

ID = [93]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-review  Size: 5162  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:09
Nelson, Steven G. “Robert Marcum, Dominions of the Gadiantons.” Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 4 (1992): Article 56.
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Review of Dominions of the Gadiantons (1991), by Robert Marcum.

ID = [131]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-review  Size: 3269  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:09
Welch, John W. “Roberts Affirms Book of Mormon Antiquity.” In Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon: The FARMS Updates of the 1990s, edited by Welch, John W., and Melvin J. Thorne, 289-292. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999.
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Keywords: History
ID = [75706]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1999-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:13
Tanner, Jerald, and Sandra Tanner, eds. Roberts’ Manuscripts Revealed. Salt Lake City: Modern Microfilm, 1980.
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A duplication of B. H. Roberts’s personal “A Book of Mormon Study” (two copies) and “A Parallel,” which compared the Book of Mormon with Ethan Smith’s View of the Hebrews, using double columns.

ID = [78215]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1980-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
Roberts, B. H. Roberts’ Manuscripts Revealed: A Photographic Reproduction of Mormon History. Salt Lake City: Modern Microfilm, 1980.
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Reproduction of parts of B. H. Roberts’s 1922 typescript work “A Book of Mormon Study” It is heavily edited to focus on Roberts’s questions and concerns about the Book of Mormon, not his answers nor his testimony.

ID = [78216]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1980-01-01  Collections:  bom,roberts  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
Stenhouse, Thomas B. H. The Rocky Mountain Saints. New York: Appleton, 1873.
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A historical work on Mormonism written by a former Mormon. Chapters 2, 3, and 48 deal specifically with the Book of Mormon. The discussion of the Book of Mormon is highly polemical. Among the anachronisms set forth by the author are the account of the Jaredite barges, the description of desert life, the presence of various domesticated animals before Columbus, Christians before the time of Christ, and alleged plagiarisms from the New Testament.

ID = [78638]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1873-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:32
Tvedtnes, John A. “Rod and Sword as the Word of God.” In Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon: The FARMS Updates of the 1990s, edited by Welch, John W., and Melvin J. Thorne, 32-39. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999.
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Keywords: Authority; Symbolism; Vision; Weaponry; Word of God
ID = [75649]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1999-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size: 14937  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:12
Hanson, R.A. “The Rod of Iron.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 77, no. 14 (8 April 1915): 223-24.
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Recalls Lehi’s dream of the rod of iron that leads to the tree of life. Likens those who occupied the great and spacious building and mocked those who partook of the tree of life to people of the present age who scoff at the existence of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [81356]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1915-04-08  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:21
Nelson, Zachary. “The Rod of Iron in Lehi’s Dream.” Religious Educator Vol. 10 no. 3 (2009).
ID = [38279]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2009-01-03  Collections:  bom,rel-educ  Size: 21331  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:31
Thorne, Melvin J. “The Role of Amateurs in Book of Mormon Studies.” FARMS Review of Books 10, no. 2 (1998): 1-6.
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Review of The Bible and the Book of Mormon: Connecting Links (1997), by John E. Enslen; and Book of Mormon Insights: Points to Ponder from Every Chapter (1996), by William N. Partridge.

Keywords: Scholarship; Scripture Study
ID = [300]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1998-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-review  Size: 15296  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:10
Swift, Hales. “The Role of Shared Stories in Becoming Unified (Mosiah 25).” The Interpreter Foundation website. May 16, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
ID = [6467]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-05-16  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 4732  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:00:39
Church News. “Role of Sunday School Defined.” Church News 43 (13 October 1973): 15.
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President Lee, in telling the role of Sunday School, emphasizes that the Book of Mormon is the keystone of the Church and the most correct book on earth.

ID = [80129]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1973-10-13  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Bowen, Shayne M. “The Role of the Book of Mormon in Conversion.” Delivered at the Sunday Morning Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2018.
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We are gathering Israel for the last time and are doing so with the Book of Mormon, one of the most powerful tools of conversion.

ID = [23176]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2018-10-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 10523  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 21:27:53
Bowen, Shayne M. “The Role of the Book of Mormon in Conversion.” Ensign, November 2018.
ID = [62606]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2018-11-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 11693  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:18:46
Tvedtnes, John A. “The Role of the Book of Mormon in the Restoration of the Church.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1997. This is a transcript of an address given 7 June 1997 at the Ancient Scriptures and the Restoration conference cosponsored by FARMS and the Smith Institute for Latter-day Saint History.
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The Book of Mormon is an important tool in helping the church fulfill its mission of bringing souls to Christ. The earliest converts to the church were attracted not by stories of Joseph Smith’s first vision or by impressive new and restored doctrines but by the witness of the Spirit borne to them as they read the Book of Mormon. From the beginning, the Book of Mormon formed for many the basis of the practices and doctrines of the restored church.

Keywords: Church History
ID = [8611]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1997-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-reports  Size: 213  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:00:49
Romney, Marion G. “The Role of the Indian.” In BYU Speeches of the Year (15 February 1971). Provo, UT, 1971.
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Discusses the establishment of Zion on the American Continent. The descendants of Joseph, through the lineage of Lehi, will be the builders of Zion with the assistance of the Gentiles. Several Book of Mormon scriptures show the role of the Lamanites in building Zion.

ID = [81086]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1971-02-15  Collections:  bom,byu-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:20
Romney, Marion G. “The Role of the Indian.” In Book of Mormon Talks by General Authorities, 190-97. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1990.
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Discusses the establishment of Zion on the American Continent. The descendants of Joseph, through the lineage of Lehi, will be the builders of Zion with the assistance of the Gentiles. Several Book of Mormon scriptures show the role of the Lamanites in building Zion.

ID = [81079]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1990-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:20
Welch, John W. “Rollercoaster Economics.” In Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon: The FARMS Updates of the 1990s, edited by Welch, John W., and Melvin J. Thorne, 180-186. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999.
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Keywords: Economy; Nephite
ID = [75681]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1999-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,welch  Size: 11515  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:12
Hickman, Josiah Edwin. The Romance of the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret News Press, 1937.
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“My aim and method has been to present in brief the researcher’s findings in science and tradition as these data seem to reveal the ancestry of the Indian and his early history, and at the same time draw the reader’s attention to the close agreement to the story from the Book of Mormon. Even those who put no credence in the Mormon Prophet cannot help being intrigued by the parallelism and impressed by the fact that the book he gave to the world antedates the research that slowly but steadily corroborates his story. Those who read this work carefully, I venture to say, will be led into one of the most interesting and thought-provoking theories of history. Though not all who read may fully believe, yet they will revel in the newer and broader fields of exploratory thought and reason.” [Author]

Keywords: Book of Mormon, origins; Book of Mormon; Book of Mormon, evidence; Book of Mormon, American setting; Book of Mormon, historicity
ID = [81485]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1937-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:22
Hickman, Josiah E. Romance of the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1937.
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An anthropological/archaeological approach to the Book of Mormon with emphasis on cultural parallels between Book of Mormon people and American Indians. Hebrew origins of early American aborigines and possible evidence of Christ’s visit to the Americas are also discussed.

ID = [78217]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1937-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
Zobell, Albert L., Jr. “Romance of the Third Edition of the Book of Mormon.” Improvement Era 49, no. 9 (1946): 548-549.
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This article gives an account of the efforts of Ebenezer Robinson to arrange the printing of the third edition of the Book of Mormon. It also mentions changes made since the second edition.

Keywords: Book of Mormon, Book of Mormon Formatting, Printing of the Book of Mormon
ID = [77036]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1946-09-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:21
Zobell, Albert L., Sr. “Romance of the Third Edition of the Book of Mormon.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Significant Articles from the Pages of the Improvement Era, eds. Doyle L. Green, and Marba C. Josephson, 63-66. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1959.
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An account of the efforts of Ebenezer Robinson to arrange the printing of the third edition of the Book of Mormon. Also mentions changes made since the second edition.

ID = [81035]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1959-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:20
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: 6/17/24 9:09:12
Twain, Mark [Samuel Clemens]. Roughing It. Hartford, CT.: American Publishing Company, 1872.
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Pages 108-41 contain a satirical commentary by the author on the Mormons. Author discusses the content and style of the Book of Mormon and finds it “insipid,” “slow,” and “tiresome” Joseph Smith appears to have plagiarized from the New Testament.

ID = [78218]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1872-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:29
Pack, Frederick J. “Route Traveled by Lehi and His Company.” Instructor 73 (April 1938): 160.
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All American editions of the Book of Mormon after 1882 contain a notation, written possibly by Frederick G. Williams, which identifies the location of the landing place of Lehi’s company. It is not properly verified as to authenticity and should be avoided.

ID = [80130]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1938-04-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Smith, Lyle. “Royal Fifth.” The Witness: Newsletter of the Foundation for Research on Ancient America 69 (Summer 1990): 14-15.
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Michael Coe has noted that the books of Mayan writing were reportedly very similar in appearance to Egyptian, thus vindicating the Book of Mormon.

ID = [80131]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1990-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship. “Royal Skousen and Robin Scott Jensen, eds., Revelations and Translations, Volume 3, Part 1: Printer’s Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 24, no. 1 (2015).
ID = [3335]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2015-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-jbms  Size: 7801  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:30
Interpreter Foundation. “Royal Skousen to Lecture on the Book of Mormon Critical Text Project.” The Interpreter Foundation website. December 12, 2012.
ID = [5646]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2012-12-12  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 388  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:50:05
Skousen, Royal. “Royal Skousen’s Analysis of 2013 Edition of the Book of Mormon.” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 2, 2013.
ID = [4781]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2013-03-02  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 3324  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:49:59
Pratt, Parley P. “Ruins in Central America.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 2, no. 11 (March 1842): 161-65.
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A book review of Stephen’s Incidents of Travel that includes comments concerning archaeology and the Book of Mormon.

ID = [80933]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1842-03-01  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:19
Cheesman, Paul R. “The Ruins of Monte Alban.” Instructor 105 (July 1970): center insert.
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The ruins of Monte Alban (“sacred mountain”)

ID = [80626]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1970-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:17
Taylor, John. “Ruins Recently Discovered in Yucatan Mexico.” Times and Seasons Vol. 4, no. 1: November 15, 1842: 15-16.
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Reports of ruins of temples, castles, and pyramids adorned with reliefs and frescos. Many of the buildings were oriented eastward and possessed walls that were finished with a hard composition like concrete. It was thought that these ruins were archaeological evidences of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [80897]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1843-10-01  Collections:  bom,times-seasons  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:19
Relief Society Magazine. “The Rule of Kings Abolished.” Relief Society Magazine 5 (November 1918): 647-49.
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Mosiah sought to teach his people that great iniquity and destruction characterizes the rule of monarchs.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
ID = [80627]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1918-11-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:17
Kruckenberg, Janet. “Rummage-Sale Book of Mormon.” Ensign, February 1990.
ID = [49411]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1990-02-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 2119  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:49:15

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