On October 29, 2012 a conference was held in Logan, Utah entitled “Mormonism and the Temple: Examining an Ancient Religious Tradition.” Since that time, the proceedings have been available for order in a book form. That book is now available as a free PDF,...
read moreA new two-volume Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics has just appeared from the venerable European publishing house E. J. Brill. It includes two articles requested by the editors from John A. Tvedtnes: “Hebraisms in the Book of Mormon” “Hebrew Names in the...
read moreA flyer is now available for posting to help advertise the Science & Mormonism Symposium....
read moreThe location will be the Utah Valley Convention Center, and registration is now open....
read moreInterpreter is seeking volunteer source checkers. Source checkers are vital contributors who verify that the references in Interpreter publications are accurate. This is an ideal opportunity for students with access to a university library. Volunteers will gain...
read moreThe Deseret News has published an article on the topic of the week. “Mormons navigating faith and doubt in the digital age.”
Jeff Lindsay has posted a thoughtful blog response to the New York Times article, entitled Weighing Mormonism: Thoughts for Mormon Doubters.
The Revelation of John the Apostle by Dr. Richard Draper and Dr. Michael Rhodes is now available as an e-book through Deseret Book’s free Bookshelf app. The volume is priced at $19.99 and is the first of the series to appear. The announcement through BYU Studies...
read moreJohn W. Welch at BYU Studies has posted a short article (link no longer available) in which he provides links to articles in the BYU Studies journal that can assist in answering the questions that the New York Times article suggested may be of concerns to Latter-day...
read moreThe New York Times prominently placed an article about a Swedish member of the church who has declared that he has lost his faith after searching the Internet and discovering issues he found disturbing. The Patheos GetReligion blog provided a non-Mormon response to...
read moreRoyal Skousen’s The Book of Mormon: The Earliest Text was published by Yale University Press in hardback in 2009. This text represents the culmination of 25 years worth of study of the Book of Mormon manuscripts (both what remains of the original manuscript and...
read moreThe Science & Mormonism: Cosmos, Earth & Man Symposium will be held on Saturday, 9 November 2013, in Utah County....
read moreA reminder of the new annual print subscription to Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture....
read moreTHE LADY OF THE TEMPLE: EXAMINING THE DIVINE FEMININE IN THE JUDEO-CHRISTIAN TRADITION The Academy for Temple Studies and the Utah State University Religious Studies program announces a conference to be held on October 23, 2013, on the campus of Utah State...
read moreThe Israel Antiquities Authority [IAA] has launched a new archaeological archive accessible online in English. The digital archive will feature tens of thousands of documents, photos, maps, and plans from the period of the British Mandate (1919-1948). It is available...
read moreAn annual print subscription is now available to readers of Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture. The subscription includes all volumes compiled in a year, which will be shipped directly to your door....
read moreInterpreter has begun a new section where we will accumulate information that can be of benefit to teachers and students of the scriptures. These are not formal articles, but have information that can be of value for study. You will find the link under Other Posts on...
read moreOver the years, several scholars have been working on names in the Book of Mormon, or the onomasticon. The Laura F. Willes Center for Book of Mormon Studies has created a website to disseminate the information currently collected, as well as that which might be added...
read moreWhen you hear the word “mystical,” there’s no telling what may come to mind these days. BYU History Department professor William Hamblin and host Marcus Smith join together to discuss neo-mysticism and the relationship it maintains–or fails to...
read moreWe’d like to draw attention to the great resources found at the BYU Religious Studies Center website. Readers can enjoy browsing academic and devotional books on topics related to ancient scripture and modern Church history and doctrine. An extensive and...
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