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Welch, John W. “From the Editor 55:1.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 1 (2016): 4.
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Turley, Richard E., Jr. “A Faithful Band: Moses Mahlangu and the First Soweto Saints.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 1 (2016): 8.
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Spackman, T. Benjamin. “The Israelite Roots of Atonement Terminology.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 1 (2016): 39-64.
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This article focuses on three common English terms—atonement, salvation, and redemption; their usual Hebrew equivalents as rendered in the King James Version of the Bible (KJV); and their associated conceptions found within the Hebrew Bible. In general, ancient Israelites understood redeem primarily in terms of kinship and family law and secondarily as a covenantal term. Salvation was found more often in political or martial contexts. And atonement was primarily a priestly term, dealing with ritual purity and pollution. The semantic lines between these Hebrew terms have been blurred in modern English usage, if not erased entirely; they have also become highly theological, eschatological, and heavenly, whereas their conceptual Israelite linguistic origins are often grounded in the concrete, this-worldly, and practical. The article suggests that recovering the Hebrew sources of the three terms yields more clarity about the theology of atonement.
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Eliason, Eric A. “Seer Stones, Salamanders, and Early Mormon ‘Folk Magic’ in the Light of Folklore Studies and Bible Scholarship.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 1 (2016): 73-93.
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The 2015 publication of an Ensign article on, and especially photos of, one of Joseph Smith’s seer stones still owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints caused quite a sensation in the blogosphere. Mormon studies as a discipline has struggled to make sense of seer stones too. These responses are understandable, considering how often communities tend to presume little change in ritual practice over time and how identity groups tend to see others’ actually quite similar practices—separated by time or culture—as superstitious and our own as pious and commonsensical. This essay, by folklorist Eric Eliason, seeks to bring to bear the insights of both folklore scholarship and folklore-informed ancient Near Eastern scholarship on the issue of early Mormon seer stones in particular and American frontier folk magic in general.
Keywords: Bible; Early Church History; Folklore; Magic; Seer Stones
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Robison, Lindon J. “Motives and the Path to Perfection.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 1 (2016): 133.
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Lively, Robert L., Jr. “The Mormon Missionary: Who Is That Knocking at My Door?” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 1 (2016): 151.
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Neilson, Reid L. “Proselyting on the Rock of Gibraltar, 1853?1855: The Letters of Edward Stevenson to the Juvenile Instructor in 1885.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 1 (2016): 94.
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Peterson, Daniel C. “Becoming Divine: An Introduction to Deification in Western Culture.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 1 (2016): 166.
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Bradshaw, M. Scott. “Joseph Smith’s Polygamy: Toward a Better Understanding.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 1 (2016): 170.
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Downing, Lisa Torcasso. “Way Below the Angels: The Pretty Clearly Troubled but Not Even Close to Tragic Confessions of a Real Live Mormon Missionary.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 1 (2016): 175.
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Mason, Patrick Q. “Religion of a Different Color; For the Cause of Righteousness.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 1 (2016): 178.
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Johnson, Benjamin A. “Edward Hunter Snow: Pioneer—Educator—Statesman.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 1 (2016): 185.
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Brotherson, Sean E. “By Divine Design: Best Practices for Family Success and Happiness.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 1 (2016): 189.
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Olsen, Steven L. “Building Zion: The Material World of Mormon Settlement.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 2 (2016): 179.
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Parkin, Scott R. “Wandering Realities: The Mormonish Short Fiction of Steven L. Peck.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 2 (2016): 183.
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Mitton, George L. “The Mormon Tabernacle Choir: A Biography.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 2 (2016): 187.
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Olsen, Steven L. “From Darkness unto Light: Joseph Smith’s Translation and Publication of the Book of Mormon.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 2 (2016): 191.
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Wilkins, Christine. “Talking Doctrine: Mormons and Evangelicals in Conversation.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 2 (2016): 203.
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Parkin, Scott R. “Last Laborer: Thoughts and Reflections of a Black Mormon.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 2 (2016): 204.
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Christensen, Janeen. “The Oxford Handbook of Mormonism.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 2 (2016): 205.
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Terry, Roger K. “Meine Suche nach dem lebendigen Gott: Gedanken aus dem Leben von F. Enzio Busche.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 2 (2016): 206.
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Issue 3
Welch, John W. “From the Editor 55:3.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 3 (2016): 4.
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Esplin, Ronald K. “Understanding the Council of Fifty and Its Minutes.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 3 (2016): 6.
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Muhlestein, Kerry. “Joseph Smith and Egyptian Artifacts: A Model for Evaluating the Prophetic Nature of the Prophet’s Ideas about the Ancient World.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 3 (2016): 35.
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Howell, Larry L. “Anatomy of Invention.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 3 (2016): 83.
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Paulsen, David L. “Theological Underpinnings of Baptism for the Dead.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 3 (2016): 101.
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Handley, George B. “On Criticism, Compassion, and Charity.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 3 (2016): 117.
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Hilton, John, III. “‘This Is Very Historic’: The Young Ambassadors 1979 Tour of China.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 3 (2016): 134.
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Grow, Matthew J. “Minutes of the Afternoon Meeting of the Council of Fifty, April 11, 1844.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 3 (2016): 23.
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Allen, James B. “Joseph Smith Papers, Documents, Volumes 1–3.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 3 (2016): 174.
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Staker, Mark Lyman. “Schooling the Prophet: How the Book of Mormon Influenced Joseph Smith and the Early Restoration.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 3 (2016): 183.
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Haws, JB. “Mormonism and American Politics.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 3 (2016): 187.
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Issue 4
Welch, John W. “From the Editor 55:4.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 4 (2016): 4.
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Mdletshe, Khumbulani Desmond. “A Reflection from an African Convert on Official Declaration 2.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 4 (2016): 7.
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Rust, Richard Dilworth. “The Online Journal of George Q. Cannon.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 4 (2016): 31.
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Chung, Nelson. “The Brigham Young University Football Program and the Analytics Revolution.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 4 (2016): 47.
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Gaskill, Alonzo L. “Stephen H. Webb (1961?2016): Universal Scholar and Personal Friend.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 4 (2016): 85.
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Johnson, Tyler. “Empathy and the Atonement.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 4 (2016): 105.
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Larsen, David J. “Death Being Swallowed Up in Netzach in the Bible and the Book of Mormon.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 4 (2016): 123-134.
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One way to read the Book of Mormon is to be attentive to ways in which it comes across as a translated text. Being mindful of this is wise, because all translations—even inspired translations—lose something of the primary language, particularly as meanings shift when words are rendered into the vocabulary or idioms of the target language. While the exact nature of the original language used by Abinadi, Ammon, Aaron, or Mormon is unknown, the English text of the Book of Mormon gives helpful hints. Two passages (1 Ne. 1:2 and Morm. 9:32–33) suggest that Egyptian and Hebrew elements were found in the language used by Book of Mormon speakers and writers, which allows present-day scholars to look for places where the current translation displays these elements. This article suggests a possible connection between three Book of Mormon passages and a Hebrew word with a wide semantic range—a range that appears to be reflected quite purposefully in the English translation of these three passages in the books of Mosiah and Alma. That Hebrew word is netzach.
Keywords: Aaron (Son of King Mosiah); Abinadi (Prophet); Ammon (Son of King Mosiah); Death; Egyptian; Language; Language - Hebrew; Mormon (Prophet); Netzach
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Topics: Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
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Graham, Daniel W. “Socrates’ Mission.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 4 (2016): 141.
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Nielson, Marilyn Nelson. “The Bass Coupler.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 4 (2016): 99.
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Smylie, Rebecca. “The Time It Takes to Age.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 4 (2016): 135.
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Marks, Loren D. “Transmitting Religion: A Look at Vern L. Bengtson’s Families and Faith: How Religion Is Passed Down across Generations.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 4 (2016): 160.
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Elzinga, Dirk. “Exploring the Explanatory Power of Semitic and Egyptian in Uto-Aztecan.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 4 (2016): 172.
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Tait, Lisa Olsen. “A Faded Legacy: Amy Brown Lyman and Mormon Women’s Activism, 1872-1959.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 4 (2016): 177.
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Stubbs, Brian D. “An 1860 English-Hopi Vocabulary Written in the Deseret Alphabet.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 4 (2016): 189.
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Iber, Jorge. “Chicano while Mormon: Activism, War, and Keeping the Faith.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 4 (2016): 193.
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Alford, Kenneth L. “The Civil War Years in Utah: The Kingdom of God and the Territory That Did Not Fight.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 4 (2016): 197.
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Dyk, Gerrit van. “Psalms of Nauvoo: Early Mormon Poetry.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 4 (2016): 204.
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Edwards, Bridget. “A Missionary’s Story: The Letters and Journals of Adolf Haag, Mormon Missionary to Switzerland and Palestine, 1892.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 4 (2016): 205.
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Samuelsen, Eric. “First Principles and Ordinances: The Fourth Article of Faith in Light of the Temple.” BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 4 (2016): 206.
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