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Nibley, Hugh W. “Accommodating Religion to Your Life Style.” 27pp. Lecture given in the Religion in Life series.
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This paper includes many quotations from Brigham Young and the scriptures.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon

ID = [1814]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  brigham,nibley  Size: 78898  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:43

Nibley, Hugh W. “An Ambivalent Emblem.” 6 pp.
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An article about being in the world but not of the world.

ID = [1815]  Status = Type = unpublished  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:43

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Ancient Christian Church.” 160 pp.
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This is a manuscript dealing with authority and the councils, possibly related to the 155-page manuscript that became the volume Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, which focuses more on the office of Bishop.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy

ID = [1845]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “Ancient Ordinances.” Typescript of notes on a talk, n.d.
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7 pages.
A talk in which ancient and modern ordinances are compared, and the notes therein.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Ordinances

ID = [1816]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:43

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Apocrypha and the Book of Mormon.” 1 p. typescript from cassette tape, incomplete.

See also: “The Apocrypha and the Book of Mormon” (1988)

Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha [including intertestamental books and the Dead Sea Scrolls]
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East

ID = [1846]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “Early Jewish and Christian Belief in the Preexistence.” d.s., n.d, 15 pp.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrines, Principles > Plan of Salvation, Terrible Questions > Preexistence, Premortal Life

ID = [1821]  Status = Type = unpublished  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “Egypt and Joseph Smith.” 4 pp. unpublished typescript, n.d.
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Questions and answers given at an unknown time and place.
Answers the following questions: “What is the Prophet’s attraction to Egypt?”; “Why have the vast majority of people never known the Gospel?”; “What is the relationship between the Osiris myth and the Abraham story?”; “What is the pattern we must follow to become sons of God, to gain eternal life?”; “How do the three Facsimiles relate to that pattern?”; “What specifically is the Hypocephalus?”; and “What is the appeal of Light to the Egyptians? What does the Sun represent?” —from Gary Gillum

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ID = [1822]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  abraham,nibley  Size: 12414  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “Humanism and the Gospel.” 49 pp. d.s. pp., s.s., rough draft of lecture notes, n.d.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Humanism

ID = [1830]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “Irenaeus, Lecture #2.” 24 pp., d.s., rough transcription of a talk, n.d.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Early Christianity, Church Fathers, Patrologia

ID = [1831]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Jerusalem Scene.” 16 pp. transcript of a lecture, n.d.
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A treatment of the role and symbolic power of Jerusalem for Christians. This was also circulated in pamphlet form by the Israeli Foreign Ministry. Cf. the various versions of Nibley’s talk on the Lachish letters.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Ancient Texts > Lachish Letters
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East

ID = [1849]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Lesson of the Sixth Century B. C.” 14 pp., d.s., transcript of a lecture, n.d.
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Published by FARMS in 1984, indexed as N-LES, as part of the Nibley Archive, 13 pp.
Discusses the Book of Mormon and Lehi to give a better view of how the future might view our day.

See also: “Lessons of the Sixth Century” (1956)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Characters > Lehi
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Ancient Near East History

ID = [1850]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “Meyer’s Comparison of Mohammad and Joseph Smith.” Typescript, 7pp. Date unknown.
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Follows Eduard Meyer’s Ursprung und Geschichte der Mormonen to compare Mohammad with Joseph Smith.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Islam
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Joseph Smith > Criticisms, Apologetics > Eduard Meyer

ID = [2413]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:48

Nibley, Hugh W. “Nibley Letters.” 40 pp. of exerpts from letters from Hugh Nibley on various topics.
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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Hugh Nibley > Biographies, Reviews of Biographies, Biographical Essays, Biographical Remarks

ID = [2415]  Status = Type = correspondence  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:48

Nibley, Hugh W. “Peter.” 30 pp. rough transcript of a lecture, n.d.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > New Testament > Characters > Peter

ID = [1836]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “Plato’s Athens.” 10 pp., d.s., typed transcript of a lecture, n.d.
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Later published through FARMS, Brigham Young University.
The views of Aristophanes are set forth on corruption in the commercial world of the time. This is then linked to certain themes in the Platonic dialogues (Phaedrus, Gorgius, Sophist, Meno, Apology) in which language can be found in which Socrates quarrels with the Sophists over such matters.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Classical Studies, Egyptian Studies
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Language > Rhetoric, Media, Advertising
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Language > Sophic , Mantic, Revelation, Reason

ID = [1837]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “Priesthood.” 3 pp., s.s., transcript, n.d.
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An excellent description of what the priesthood is.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints > Priesthood, Authority

ID = [1838]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  nibley  Size: 9789  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Priesthoods of Men.” 7 pp., s.s., n.d.
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“Reformatted by
Gary Gillum 16 May 2006.“
Seems to be a combination of Nibley’s G-2 reports or the outline for a lecture or book. Thirty separate points are outlined.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints > Priesthood, Authority

ID = [1851]  Status = Type = unpublished  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  nibley  Size: 12007  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “Some Significant Statements by Leading Scientists on the Scope of Scientific Authority.” 17 pp., s.s., but pagination is not continuous, n.d.
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The materials were collected after 1965.
A class handout which consists of a medley of quotations from various people, for example, Karl Popper, arranged under headings.

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ID = [1841]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “Some Very Vital Statistics.” 2 pp., s.s., n.d.
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Reprinted in Eloquent Witness: Nibley on Himself, Others, and the Temple.
This short autobiography seems to be an introduction to a series in the Improvement Era or elsewhere.

See also: “Some Very Vital Statistics” (2008)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Autobiographical

ID = [1842]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  nibley  Size: 5999  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “Zion and Babylon Contrasted.” Typed transcript of a talk, unknown date.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon

ID = [1854]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

1910 — 1949

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Sketch of a steamship.” Juvenile Instructor, January 1921, 49.
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The Juvenile Instructor was a magazine for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It began publication in 1866 as a private publication, but by the late 1860s served as the de facto publication of the LDS Church’s Deseret Sunday School Union organization. It was an official periodical of the LDS Church from 1901 to 1929, after which the church replaced it with The Instructor.
Caption says: Drawn by Hugh Nibley, Age 10, Portland, Oregon.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Autobiographical

ID = [1640]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1921-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size: 178624  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:42

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Freight Train.” Lyric West 5, no. 5, 1926. 171.
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Reprinted in Hugh Nibley: A Consecrated Life, Boyd J. Peterson, Sandy, UT: Greg Kofford Books Inc, 2002, 56.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Autobiographical

ID = [1055]  Status = Type = other article  Date = 1926-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Of Birthdays.” Improvement Era 29, no. 8 (June 1926). Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1926.
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Reprinted in Hugh Nibley: A Consecrated Life, 2002. 55.
Poem written for his grandmother when he was 16.

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ID = [835]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1926-06-01  Collections:  improvement-era,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

1927

Nibley, Hugh W. “Two Stars.” In Anthology of Student Verse, for 1925, edited by Snow Longley, 10–12. Los Angeles: Los Angeles High School, 1927.
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Reprinted in Hugh Nibley: A Consecrated Life, 2002. 56–58

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Science > Cosmology, Creation, Treasures in the Heavens

ID = [792]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1927-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:34

1930

Nibley, Hugh W. “Plato’s Republic.” Student paper for UCLA class.
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“At the end of the work, Nibley writes in long hand: This is unfortunately not the end—I have over one hundred pages that go on
like this. Authorities and sources for all quotations and other exact assertions will be freely revealed on request.“
An overview of the Republic following stream of conscious.

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ID = [1639]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1930-12-18  Collections:  nibley  Size: 136029  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:42

1939

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Roman Games as a Survival of an Archaic Year-Cult.” PhD diss., University of California, Berkeley, 1939.
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Copy in HBLL SC box 27 folder 4 through box 29 folder 1. Nibley’s dissertation was completed and approved by December 1938. The library at the University of California at Berkeley catalogued the dissertation in early 1939.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Classical Studies, Egyptian Studies
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Ritual Patterns, Great Year-Rites, Universal Gospel Culture

ID = [1056]  Status = Type = thesis  Date = 1939-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

1941

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Origin of the Roman Dole.” Hugh Nibley Collection or the Boyd Jay Petersen Collection box 37 folder 6.
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Presentation to the American Historical Association.

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ID = [1644]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1941-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size: 8994  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:42

1942

Nibley, Hugh W. “New Light on Scaliger.” Classical Journal 37, no. 5 (February 1942): 291–5.
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Reprinted in The Ancient State, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 10. 303–10.
Adds some notes to Mr. Warren Blake’s study of the life and works of Joseph Justs Scaliger to correct some common misconceptions.

See also: “New Light on Scaliger” (1990)

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ID = [1057]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1942-02-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

1945

Nibley, Hugh W. “Basic Arabic Root System.” Unpublished handwritten manuscript.
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Compiled in Compiegne, France (at the end of World War II) using J. G. Hava, Arabic-English Dictionary for the Use of Students (Beirut: Catholic University Press, 1921).

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Language > Arabic

ID = [1541]  Status = Type = unpublished  Date = 1945-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:41

Nibley, Hugh W. “Sparsiones.” Classical Journal 40, no. 9 (June 1945): 515–43.
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Reprinted in The Ancient State.
Considers the nature and importance of the sparsiones by looking at three points: (1) what was distributed by sparsio, (2) by whom and on what occasions, and (3) by what particular methods.

See also: “Sparsiones” (1990)

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ID = [1058]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1945-06-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

1946

Nibley, Hugh W. No, Ma’am, That’s Not History: A Brief Review of Mrs. Brodie’s Reluctant Vindication of a Prophet She Seeks to Expose. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft.
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Commenting on the reception of Fawn Brodie’s biography of Joseph Smith, Thomas G. Alexander claims that “perhaps no book in recent years has evinced more comment.” He then contrasted “the scholarly Marvin Hill’s” two reviews of Brodie’s biography of Joseph Smith (Dialogue 7, no. 4 [1972]: 72–85; Church History 43, no. 1 [March 1974]: 78–96) with “the rather outrageous Hugh Nibley’s No Ma’am That’s Not History. . .’” See Thomas G. Alexander, “The Place of Joseph Smith in the Development of American Religion: A Historiographical Inquiry,” Journal of Mormon History 5 (1978): 3–17, at 10, no. 9. The bibliographer-historian Dale L. Morgan, who provided Fawn Brodie with considerable assistance with both the contents and style of her biography of Joseph Smith, described Nibley’s pamphlet as “something of a slapstick performance, and the irony of it is, Nibley . . . is much more intoxicated with his own language than you, the ‘glib English major’ are.” See Morgan’s letter to Fawn Brodie, dated 9 June 1946, in Dale Morgan on Early Mormonism: Correspondence & A New History, ed. John P. Walker (Salt Lake City: Signature Press, 1986), 125. Tertius Chandler, a dilettantish polymath and friend of Morgan, included a polemic against Nibley’s pamphlet in Chandler’s Half-Encyclopedia ([Dedham, MA]: privately printed, 1956), 662–79. (The entry is entitled “The Controversy over Joseph Smith” and is dated 14 July 1952; it was extended to include other LDS responses to Brodie’s biography of Joseph Smith in “The Controversy over Joseph Smith—Part II,” dated 1 September 1952, 675–79). BYU Special Collections has a primitive typescript version of Chandler’s “The Controversy over Joseph Smith,” dated 1 September 1952, 22 pp.
This is a short, witty reply to Fawn M. Brodie’s No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith, the Mormon Prophet, 2nd ed., rev. and enlarged (New York: Knopf, 1945; 1971). Nibley’s response to Brodie signaled to the Saints that there was still room for a nonnaturalistic account of Joseph Smith’s prophetic claims and revelations. Cultural Mormons who celebrated a new enlightenment with the appearance of Brodie’s treatment of Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon were often troubled by what they considered Nibley’s flippant response to Brodie. Opposition to his views has also been a common feature of the secular, revisionist element in the so-called New Mormon History, which has tended to see in Brodie’s account of Joseph Smith the beginning or basic outline of an acceptable naturalistic account of Mormon things.

See also: “No, Ma’am, That’s Not History: A Brief Review of Mrs. Brodie’s Reluctant Vindication of a Prophet She Seeks to Expose” (1991)

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ID = [676]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1946-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size: 87541  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:34

1948

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.

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ID = [836]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1948-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 8:10:22

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Book of Mormon as a Mirror of the East.” Improvement Era 51, no. 4 (April 1948). 202–204, 249–251.
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Reprinted in a 1970 Improvement Era article.
“The average man,” wrote the great A. E. Housman, “believes that the text of ancient authors is generally sound, not because he has acquainted himself with the elements of the problem but because he would feel uncomfortable if he did not believe it.” The Book of Mormon has enjoyed no such popular support. Indeed, the “average man” would like nothing better than to see it thoroughly exposed once and for all; it has made him feel uncomfortable for over a century. What is holding up the show? The earliest version of Nibley’s theory that a portion of the meaning and the historical authenticity of the Book of Mormon can be uncovered and tested by drawing upon the literary remains of the Near East. This essay contains Nibley’s initial speculation on possible links between Book of Mormon names and Egyptian etymologies. The series drew the attention of Wesley Walters, who drafted a statement concerning its contents, a statement which was signed by William F. Albright in 1949. Since that time the Reverend Walters has been an anti-Mormon polemicist.

See also: “The Book of Mormon as a Mirror of the East” (1970)

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ID = [837]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1948-04-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era,nibley  Size: 30663  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 7:22:55

Nibley, Hugh W. “Baptism for the Dead in Ancient Times.” A series of articles in Improvement Era in five parts running from December 1948 through April 1950.
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Reprinted in Mormonism and Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 4.
A note from author Hugh Nibley: “The rapid amassing of primary source works and auxiliary documents at Brigham Young University through the purchase of large collections and sets both in this country and abroad has made it possible for the first time to examine the Latter-day Saint position with reference to many ancient and valuable texts, which has been the custom of Christian scholars in general either to pass by in silence or to interpret arbitrarily. This article is in the nature of a preliminary survey dealing with a subject that has meant little to church historians in the past but on which in recent years a surprising amount of evidence has been brought to light.” Portions of Nibley’s position on baptism for the dead were briefly described and then rejected by Bernard M. Foschini, in “‘Those Who Are Baptized for the Dead,’ 1 Cor. 15:29,” Catholic Biblical Quarterly 13/1 (1951): 52–55, 70–73. Foschini offered a treatment of the language used by Paul and tried to explain away his apparent reference to baptism for the dead in a 96-page series appearing in five numbers of the Catholic Biblical Quarterly—12/3, 4 (July, October 1950): 260–76, 379–88; 13/1, 2, 3 (January, April, July 1951): 46–79, 172–98, 278–83.

See also: “Baptism for the Dead in Ancient Times” (1987)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Baptism for the Dead

ID = [838]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1948-12-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 5  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 1.” In Baptism for the Dead in Ancient Times series, Improvement Era 51, no. 12 (December 1948): 786–88, 836–38.
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A study of early texts that suggests that the weight of early Christian doctrine wasn’t on the cross but on the work of Christ as a teacher, marking the way of eternal progress for the living and the dead.

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ID = [839]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1948-12-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 2.” In Baptism for the Dead in Ancient Times series, Improvement Era 52 no. 1 (January 1949): 24–26, 60.
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This talks about the teaching of the Lord after his resurrection.

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ID = [840]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1948-12-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 3.” In Baptism for the Dead in Ancient Times series, Improvement Era 52, no. 2 (February 1949): 90–91, 109–10, 112.
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This talked about how the dead received baptism.

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ID = [841]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1948-12-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 4.” In Baptism for the Dead in Ancient Times series, Improvement Era 52, no. 3 (March 1949): 146–48, 180–83.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
A study of Christ’s second mission, when he rose from the dead.

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ID = [842]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1948-12-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Dilemma: Part 5—Conclusion.” In Baptism for the Dead in Ancient Times series, Improvement Era 52, no. 4 (April 1949): 212–14.
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The conclusion to the series, this article goes into the details of ancient saints and apostles and their stances on baptism for the dead.

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ID = [843]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1948-12-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

1949

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Arrow, the Hunter, and the State.” Western Political Quarterly 2, no. 3. (1949): 328–44.
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Reprinted in The Ancient State: The Rulers and the Ruled, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 10.
A study showing how prehistoric hunters used marked arrows to mark territory, then applied the same techniques to come to the creation of a centralized state in historic times.

See also: “The Arrow, the Hunter, and the State” (1990)

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ID = [1059]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1949-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

1950 — 1959

1950

Nibley, Hugh W. “Lehi in the Desert.” Improvement Era in 10 parts running from January 1950 through October 1950.
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Virtually all that is known of the world in which Lehi is purported to have lived has been discovered within the last hundred years, mostly within the last thirty. How does this information check with that in the book of 1 Nephi? A classic reflection on Lehi’s world in Arabia: poetry, tree of life, family affairs, politics, imagery, travel, tents, and foods. One of the first attempts to test the Book of Mormon against known geographical and cultural details in the regions where Lehi probably traveled in the Old World.

See also:
Lehi in the Desert and the World of the Jaredites (1952)
Lehi in the Desert and the World of the Jaredites (1980)
Lehi in the Desert and the World of the Jaredites. An unedited reprinting of the original version (1987)
Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites (1988)

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

ID = [844]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1950-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 10  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “The End of What?” An unpublished, book-length manuscript from the 1950s.
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Discusses the eschatological theories of the early Christian church. Intended to be included in The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Eschatology, Last Days

ID = [1847]  Status = Type = unpublished  Date = 1950-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size: 1189934  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 1—The Problem.” In Lehi in the Desert series, Improvement Era 53, no. 1 (January 1950): 102–4, 155–59.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
Tests the story of Lehi against various markers certain Egyptologists use to test the authenticity of other Egyptian stories.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

ID = [845]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1950-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 50838  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Christmas Quest.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star vol. 112, no. 1, January 1950.
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Reprinted in Eloquent Witness: Nibley on Himself, Others, and the Temple, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 17.
EDITORS NOTE: With Christmas still fresh in our memories, Professor Hugh Nibley, in this article especially prepared for the readers of the Millennial Star, gives us an interesting insight into what the world looks for in the celebration of Christmas. Nibley briefly looked into the question of whether it is possible that the bewildering profusion of Christmas observances might contain, among other things, a latent longing for the gospel of Jesus Christ.

See also: “The Christmas Quest” (2008)
“The Christmas Quest” (2014)

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Jesus Christ > Birth, Christmas
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Jesus Christ > Childhood

ID = [855]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1950-01-01  Collections:  bom,millennial-star,nibley  Size: 5585  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 2.” In Lehi in the Desert series, Improvement Era 53, no. 2 (February 1950): 102–4, 155–59.
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This talks about the teaching of the Lord after his resurrection.

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ID = [846]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1950-02-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 49860  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 3—The Problem.” In Lehi in the Desert series, Improvement Era 53, no. 3 ( March 1950): 200–2, 222, 225–26, 229–30.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
Looks at the various dreams of prophets and how they related to the prophets’ lives at the time they had them.

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ID = [847]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1950-03-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 34860  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 4.” In Lehi in the Desert series, Improvement Era 53, no. 4 (April 1950): 276–77, 320–26.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
Discusses the distinction that Lehi dwelt in a tent as showing him of a different class as those who dwelt in sturdier houses.

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ID = [848]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1950-04-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 37650  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 5—Contacts in the Desert.” In Lehi in the Desert series, Improvement Era 53, no. 5 (May 1950): 382–84, 448–49.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
States that Lehi’s family did not run into any important contacts throughout their eight years of wandering the desert because they didn’t light fires. It discusses this being a common practice even today so as to not attract the attention of prowling raiding parties.

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ID = [849]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1950-05-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 32882  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 7:23:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 6—Place Names in the Desert.” In Lehi in the Desert series, Improvement Era 53, no. 6 (June 1950): 486–87, 516–19.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
Discusses Middle Eastern traditions of naming a place you have discovered after you and how that relates to the names of places within the Book of Mormon.

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ID = [850]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1950-06-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 30739  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 7.” In Lehi in the Desert series, Improvement Era 53, no. 7 (July 1950): 566–67, 587–88.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
A study of early desert poems.

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ID = [851]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1950-07-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 17632  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 7:24:26

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 8—Adventures in Jerusalem.” In Lehi in the Desert series, Improvement Era 53, no. 8 (August 1950): 640–42, 670.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
States that the actions of Lehi’s sons when they go back for the brass plates are typical of people from that time and even from today in the Middle East.

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ID = [852]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1950-08-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 22211  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 7:25:13

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 9—A Word About Plates.” In Lehi in the Desert series, Improvement Era 53, no. 9 (September 1950): 706–8, 744.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
A discussion about the history of using metal plates for more important records.

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ID = [853]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1950-09-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 25811  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 7:25:46

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 10—Conclusion.” In Lehi in the Desert series, Improvement Era 53, no. 10 (October 1950): 804–6, 824, 826, 828, 830.
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Draws the conclusion that Lehi took the shortest and safest route through the desert during his journeys in the Book of Mormon.

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ID = [854]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1950-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 36452  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

1951

Nibley, Hugh W. “Review of The Ancient World, by Joseph W. Swain.” Historian 13, no. 1 (1951): 79–81.
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Reprinted in Eloquent Witness, in The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Ancient Near East History

ID = [1060]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1951-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Hierocentric State.” Western Political Quarterly 4, no. 2, (1951): 226–53.
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Reprinted in Ancient State: The Rulers and the Ruled, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 10.
How most modern traditions come from ancient ones, and why and how.

See also: “The Hierocentric State” (1990)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Classical Studies, Egyptian Studies
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Ritual Patterns, Great Year-Rites, Universal Gospel Culture

ID = [1061]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1951-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “G-2 Reports.” Unpublished. ca. 1950 - 1965.
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G-2 Reports—a series of handouts prepared in the fifties and early sixties for distribution to various audiences. “Years ago it was my custom to communicate to the General Authorities in an occasional brash and self-appointed newsletter (called “G-2 Report”) items of interest dealing with new discoveries which I considered significant. My boldness was not ill-received.” Quoting a letter from Nibley to Elder Bruce R. McConkie, 2 October 1979.

ID = [3348]  Status = Type = unpublished  Date = 1951-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 11  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:55

Nibley, Hugh W. “G-2 Report, No. 1 The Religious Picture.” 5 pp. s.s., n.d.
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A series of handouts prepared in the fifties and early sixties for distribution to various audiences.
““Years ago, it was my custom to communicate to the General Authorities in an occasional brash and self-appointed newsletter (called a ‘G-2 Report’) items of interest dealing with new discoveries which I considered significant. My boldness was not ill-received.” —Quoting a letter from Nibley to Elder Bruce R. McConkie, 2 October 1979.

“The Religious Picture”: Changes in the religious world and in scholarship concerning religion are illustrated by numerous quotations from various writers.“

ID = [1856]  Status = Type = unpublished  Date = 1951-01-02  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “G-2 Report, No. 2 Changes in Religious Scholarship further Illustrated.” 5 pp. s.s., n.d.
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A series of handouts prepared in the fifties and early sixties for distribution to various audiences.
““Years ago, it was my custom to communicate to the General Authorities in an occasional brash and self-appointed newsletter (called a ‘G-2 Report’) items of interest dealing with new discoveries which I considered significant. My boldness was not ill-received.” —Quoting a letter from Nibley to Elder Bruce R. McConkie, 2 October 1979.

Changes in religious scholarship further illustrated. Quotations are arranged under headings such as “Revelation,” No Longer a Dirty Word,” “Neo-orthodoxy,” and “Science.”“

ID = [1857]  Status = Type = unpublished  Date = 1951-01-02  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “G-2 Report, No. 3 Evolution: A Convenient Fiction, Eschatology, etc.” 8 pp. s.s., n.d.
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A series of handouts prepared in the fifties and early sixties for distribution to various audiences.
“Years ago, it was my custom to communicate to the General Authorities in an occasional brash and self-appointed newsletter (called a ‘G-2 Report’) items of interest dealing with new discoveries which I considered significant. My boldness was not ill-received.” —Quoting a letter from Nibley to Elder Bruce R. McConkie, 2 October 1979.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Science > Evolution, Origin of Humankind

ID = [1824]  Status = Type = unpublished  Date = 1951-01-02  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “G-2 Report, No. 4 Eduard Meyer’s Comparison of Mohammed and Joseph Smith.” 7 pp. s.s., n.d.
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A series of handouts prepared in the fifties and early sixties for distribution to various audiences.
“Years ago, it was my custom to communicate to the General Authorities in an occasional brash and self-appointed newsletter (called a ‘G-2 Report’) items of interest dealing with new discoveries which I considered significant. My boldness was not ill-received.” —Quoting a letter from Nibley to Elder Bruce R. McConkie, 2 October 1979.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Joseph Smith > Criticisms, Apologetics > Eduard Meyer

ID = [1825]  Status = Type = unpublished  Date = 1951-01-02  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “G-2 Report, No. 5 The God of the Christian Doctors.” 4 pp. s.s., n.d.
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A series of handouts prepared in the fifties and early sixties for distribution to various audiences.
““Years ago, it was my custom to communicate to the General Authorities in an occasional brash and self-appointed newsletter (called a ‘G-2 Report’) items of interest dealing with new discoveries which I considered significant. My boldness was not ill-received.” —Quoting a letter from Nibley to Elder Bruce R. McConkie, 2 October 1979.

This report is a summary of the teachings of the early church fathers on the nature of God.“

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Concept of God

ID = [1858]  Status = Type = unpublished  Date = 1951-01-02  Collections:  nibley  Size: 8519  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “G-2 Report, No. 6 Conflict in the Churches between the God of the Bible and the God of the Philosophers.” 6 pp. s.s., n.d.
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A series of handouts prepared in the fifties and early sixties for distribution to various audiences.
“Years ago, it was my custom to communicate to the General Authorities in an occasional brash and self-appointed newsletter (called a ‘G-2 Report’) items of interest dealing with new discoveries which I considered significant. My boldness was not ill-received.” —Quoting a letter from Nibley to Elder Bruce R. McConkie, 2 October 1979.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Concept of God

ID = [1826]  Status = Type = unpublished  Date = 1951-01-02  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “G-2 Report, No. 7 New Testament.” 7 pp. s.s., n.d.
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A series of handouts prepared in the fifties and early sixties for distribution to various audiences.
““Years ago, it was my custom to communicate to the General Authorities in an occasional brash and self-appointed newsletter (called a ‘G-2 Report’) items of interest dealing with new discoveries which I considered significant. My boldness was not ill-received.” —Quoting a letter from Nibley to Elder Bruce R. McConkie, 2 October 1979.

Including such topics as no more infallible books, more revelation needed, the language problem, the textual problem, Paul quotes the ancients, the statue of John, the historical Jesus, and the present impasse.“

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > New Testament

ID = [1859]  Status = Type = unpublished  Date = 1951-01-02  Collections:  nibley  Size: 19735  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “G-2 Report, No. 8 Introduction: ‘An Age of Discovery’ and ‘Old Testament’” 7 and 8 pp. s.s., n.d.
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A series of handouts prepared in the fifties and early sixties for distribution to various audiences. This report includes excerpts from the Expository Times by Nibley in the form of a G-2 Report. 14 pages, s.s., 1984. Most excerpts deal with the state of Christianity in 1983 and 1984.
““Years ago, it was my custom to communicate to the General Authorities in an occasional brash and self-appointed newsletter (called a ‘G-2 Report’) items of interest dealing with new discoveries which I considered significant. My boldness was not ill-received.” —Quoting a letter from Nibley to Elder Bruce R. McConkie, 2 October 1979.

Two topics or reports are included. Includes various quotations from the Expository Times on Old Testament biblical research. See “New Age of Discovery” in Since Cumorah, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 7.“

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament

ID = [1860]  Status = Type = unpublished  Date = 1951-01-02  Collections:  nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “G-2 Report, No. 9 Church History.” 8 pp. s.s., n.d.
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A series of handouts prepared in the fifties and early sixties for distribution to various audiences.
“Years ago, it was my custom to communicate to the General Authorities in an occasional brash and self-appointed newsletter (called a ‘G-2 Report’) items of interest dealing with new discoveries which I considered significant. My boldness was not ill-received.” —Quoting a letter from Nibley to Elder Bruce R. McConkie, 2 October 1979.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy

ID = [1827]  Status = Type = unpublished  Date = 1951-01-02  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “G-2 Report, Old Testament.” 8 pp. s.s., n.d.
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A series of handouts prepared in the fifties and early sixties for distribution to various audiences.
““Years ago, it was my custom to communicate to the General Authorities in an occasional brash and self-appointed newsletter (called a ‘G-2 Report’) items of interest dealing with new discoveries which I considered significant. My boldness was not ill-received.” —Quoting a letter from Nibley to Elder Bruce R. McConkie, 2 October 1979.

Topics include the flood, the patriarchal age, the Old Testament as history, the Old Testament in its Near Eastern setting, patterning, language of the Old Testament, and the integrity of the text.“

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament

ID = [1861]  Status = Type = unpublished  Date = 1951-01-02  Collections:  nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “G-2 Report, Enuma Elish, The Babylonian Poem of the Creation.” 4 pp. s.s., n.d.
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A series of handouts prepared in the fifties and early sixties for distribution to various audiences.
“Years ago, it was my custom to communicate to the General Authorities in an occasional brash and self-appointed newsletter (called a ‘G-2 Report’) items of interest dealing with new discoveries which I considered significant. My boldness was not ill-received.” —Quoting a letter from Nibley to Elder Bruce R. McConkie, 2 October 1979.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Ancient Texts > Enuma Elish
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Chapters > Moses 2

ID = [1823]  Status = Type = unpublished  Date = 1951-01-02  Collections:  moses,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “The World of the Jaredites.” A series of articles in Improvement Era in 11 parts running from September 1951 through July 1952.
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Reprinted as the second half of Lehi in the Desert and the World of the Jaredites (1952); and reprinted in Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites. These articles were written in the form of expository letters to a fictitious “Professor F.”
A detailed reconstruction of the epic milieu and ancient historical setting in the third millennium B.C. in Mesopotamia and Asia relative to details about the Jaredites: their ships, shining stones, government, wars, society, and worldview.

See also:
Lehi in the Desert and the World of the Jaredites (1952)
Lehi in the Desert and the World of the Jaredites (1980)
Lehi in the Desert and the World of the Jaredites. An unedited reprinting of the original version (1987)
Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites (1988)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Peoples > Jaredites

ID = [856]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1951-09-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 11  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 1.” In The World of the Jaredites series, Improvement Era 54, no. 9 (September 1951): 628–30, 673–75.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
The epistolary form of this series of articles, is the style in which the writer most commonly expounds his views. Although “Professor F.” to whom these letters are addressed is a purely fictitious anthropologist in an eastern university, he is typical of many a real correspondent, and the letters themselves are no less typical. If “F.” seems unduly meek and teachable, that is because with the limited space at our disposal it would be folly to engage in long and needless controversies.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Peoples > Jaredites

ID = [857]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1951-09-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 27033  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 8:12:31

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 2.” In The World of the Jaredites series, Improvement Era 54, no. 11 (October 1951): 704–6, 752–55.
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This talks about the teaching of the Lord after his resurrection.

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ID = [858]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1951-09-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 31187  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 8:14:12

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 3.” In The World of the Jaredites series, Improvement Era 54, no. 11 (November 1951): 786–87, 833–35.
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This talked about how the dead received baptism.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Peoples > Jaredites

ID = [859]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1951-09-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 21323  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 4.” In The World of the Jaredites series, Improvement Era 54, no. 12 (December 1951) 862–63, 946–47.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
Gives a historical parallel to the Big Wind to show that it such a thing was possible.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Peoples > Jaredites

ID = [860]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1951-09-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 21807  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 8:17:19

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 5.” In The World of the Jaredites series, Improvement Era 55, no. 1 (January 1952): 22–24.
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A study into the deseret, or honeybee.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Peoples > Jaredites

ID = [861]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1951-09-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 18113  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 6.” In The World of the Jaredites series, Improvement Era 55, no. 2 (February 1952): 92–94, 98, 100, 102, 104–5.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
Studies the Jaredite practice of “drawing off” followers to an army to builds its forces and bides its time to show that this was a normal practice at the time.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Peoples > Jaredites

ID = [862]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1951-09-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 33415  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 7.” In The World of the Jaredites series, Improvement Era 55, no. 3 (March 1952): 162–65, 167–68.
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Looks at ancient thrones and suggests that they all go back to the old Asiatic pattern.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Peoples > Jaredites

ID = [863]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1951-09-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 32552  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 8:17:58

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 8.” In The World of the Jaredites series, Improvement Era 55, no. 4 (April 1952): 236–38, 258, 260–65.
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The purpose of these articles is to (1) call attention to some of the long-ignored aspects of the Joseph Smith account of Enoch in the book of Moses and in the Inspired Version of Genesis and (2) provide at the same time some of the evidence that establishes the authenticity of that remarkable text. Contemporary learning offered few checks to the imagination of Joseph Smith; the enthusiasm of his followers presented none.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Peoples > Jaredites

ID = [864]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1951-09-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 44024  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 9.” In The World of the Jaredites series, Improvement Era 55, no. 5 (May 1952): 316–18, 340, 342, 344, 346.
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Addresses the dangers of oversimplifying the scriptures and attempts to look at the Book of Mormon without such oversimplification.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Peoples > Jaredites

ID = [865]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1951-09-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 36579  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 8:18:32

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 10.” In The World of the Jaredites series, Improvement Era 55, no. 6 (June 1952): 398–99, 462–64.
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This exciting and penetrating comparison of the Joseph Smith book of Enoch, with four known variant manuscripts of that ancient work, provides yet another evidence of the Prophet’s inspiration and the scope of his vision in the great work of the Restoration.

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ID = [866]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1951-09-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 24414  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 8:19:28

Nibley, Hugh W. “Conclusion.” In The World of the Jaredites series, Improvement Era 55, no. 7 (July 1952): 510, 550.
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A conclusion to the World of the Jaredites series.

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ID = [867]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1951-09-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 9995  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 8:19:05

1952

Nibley, Hugh W. Lehi in the Desert and the World of the Jaredites. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft.
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The bulk of these materials appeared in the Improvement Era between 1950 and 1952. The original illustrations and some other materials were not included in the book.

See also:
“Lehi in the Desert” (1950)
“The World of the Jaredites” (1951)
Lehi in the Desert and the World of the Jaredites (1980)
Lehi in the Desert and the World of the Jaredites. An unedited reprinting of the original version (1987)
Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites (1988)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East

ID = [677]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1952-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:34

Nibley, Hugh W. “Questions on Authority and Passages for Discussion (The Apostasy).” Mimeographed class handout, ca. 1952.
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Reprinted in LDS Views on Early Christianity and Apocrypha: Articles from BYU Studies, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book.
A compendium of passages from the New Testament, from the early fathers of the church and from historians of Christian antiquity on the question of the apostasy. The issues raised in this handout were eventually dealt with systematically in the series that appeared in the Improvement Era between January and December 1955 called “The Way of the Church,” and also in the essay entitled “The Passing of the Church,” Church History 30, no. 2 (June 1961): 131–54; reprinted in When the Lights Went Out (1970), 1–32; and in “The Passing of the Church: Forty Variations on an Unpopular Theme,” BYU Studies 16, no. 1 (1975): 135–64; “The Passing of the Primitive Church,” in Mormonism and Early Christianity, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 4. 209–322; and “The Passing of the Primitive Church: Forty Variations on an Unpopular Theme,” in When the Lights Went Out (2001), 1–47.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Authority

ID = [1645]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1952-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:42

Nibley, Hugh W. “Review of History of Syria: Including Lebanon and Palestine, by Philip K. Hitti.” Western Political Quarterly 5, no. 2 (June 1952): 312–13.
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Reprinted in Eloquent Witness, in The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Ancient Near East History

ID = [1062]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1952-06-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Review of Near Eastern Culture and Society: A Symposium on the Meeting of East and West.” Western Political Quarterly 5, no. 2, edited by T. Cuyler Young (June 1952): 315–16.
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Reprinted in Eloquent Witness, in The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Ancient Near East History

ID = [1063]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1952-06-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

1953

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Stick of Judah and the Stick of Joseph.” A series of articles in Improvement Era in 5 parts running from Jan 1953 through May 1953.
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Reprinted in The Prophetic Book of Mormon.
Writing on tally sticks is related to Ezekiel 37 and the meaning of the prophecy that two sticks shall become one. Extensive commentary on the traditional interpretations given to Ezekiel 37.

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Old Testament Scriptures > Ezekiel
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament > Characters > Ezekiel
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics

ID = [868]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1953-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 5  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Unsolved Loyalty Problem: Our Western Heritage.” Western Political Quarterly 6, no. 4 (1953): 631–57.
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“Reprinted in The Ancient State.
An examination of the problem of loyalty in the 4th century, with obvious significance for our own time. — Midgley“
Considers three significant aspects of the Roman loyalty program in the period designated.

See also: “The Unsolved Loyalty Problem: Our Western Heritage” (1990)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Classical Studies, Egyptian Studies

ID = [1064]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1953-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 1: The Doctors Disagree.” In The Stick of Judah and the Stick of Joseph series, Improvement Era 56, no. 1 (January 1953): 16–17, 38–41.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
“Demonstrates not only that
our interpretation of Ezekial 37:15ff is
a possible one—for there are many
possibilities—but that it is also the
one most likely intended by the
Prophet Ezekiel. “

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics

ID = [869]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1953-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 21764  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 8:20:21

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 2: What Were the Sticks?” In The Stick of Judah and the Stick of Joseph series, Improvement Era 56, no. 2 (February 1953): 90–91, 123–27.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
A look at what the sticks of Judah and Joseph were or what they referred to.

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Ezekiel
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics

ID = [870]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1953-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley,old-test  Size: 29531  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 9:03:29

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 3.” In The Stick of Judah and the Stick of Joseph series, Improvement Era 56, no. 3 (March 1953): 150–52, 191–95.
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This talked about how the dead received baptism.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics

ID = [871]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1953-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 33926  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 4.” In The Stick of Judah and the Stick of Joseph series, Improvement Era 56, no. 4 (April 1953): 250, 267.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
A discussion of the stick of Judah and the stick of Joseph as scepters.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics

ID = [872]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1953-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 8037  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Conclusion.” In The Stick of Judah and the Stick of Joseph series, Improvement Era 56, no. 5 (May 1953): 331–32, 334, 336, 338, 341, 343, 345.
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A conclusion to the Stick of Judah and the Stick of Joseph series.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics

ID = [873]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1953-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 33613  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 9:04:16

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Stick of Judah.” Improvement Era 56, no. 1, January 1953, 16–17, 38–41.

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Ezekiel

ID = [67542]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1953-01-01  Collections:  improvement-era,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 16:04:14

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Stick of Judah and the Stick of Joseph.” Improvement Era 56, no. 2, February 1953, 90–91, 123–27.

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Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Bible: LDS Interpretation
Old Testament Scriptures > Ezekiel

ID = [67541]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1953-02-01  Collections:  bom,improvement-era,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 16:04:14

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Stick of Judah and the Stick of Joseph, Part 2.” Improvement Era 56, no. 3, March 1953, 150–52, 191–95.

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Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Bible: LDS Interpretation
Old Testament Scriptures > Ezekiel

ID = [67543]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1953-03-01  Collections:  improvement-era,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 16:04:14

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Stick of Judah and the Stick of Joseph, Part 3.” Improvement Era 56, no. 4, April 1953, 250, 266–67.

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Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Bible: LDS Interpretation
Old Testament Scriptures > Ezekiel

ID = [67539]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1953-04-01  Collections:  improvement-era,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 16:04:14

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Stick of Judah and the Stick of Joseph, Part 4.” Improvement Era 56, no. 5, May 1953, 331–44.

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Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Bible: LDS Interpretation
Old Testament Scriptures > Ezekiel

ID = [67544]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1953-05-01  Collections:  improvement-era,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 16:04:14

Nibley, Hugh W. “Columbus and Revelation.” The Instructor.
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Reprinted in The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 8.
Relevant to 1 Nephi 13:11–12, this brief article gives historical evidence showing that Columbus was moved upon by the Holy Ghost.

See also: “Chapter 2: Columbus and Revelation” (1989)

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Characters > Christopher Columbus

ID = [874]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1953-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “New Approaches to Book of Mormon Study.” A series of articles in Improvement Era in 9 parts running from Nov 1953 through Jul 1954.
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Reprinted in The Prophetic Book of Mormon.
Vividly displays internal and external evidences to test whether the Book of Mormon is or is not a forgery, using the standard scholarly criteria for detecting forged writings. Very insightful comments on methodology for studying the Book of Mormon, evaluating evidence, using newly discovered documents, metal plates, literary criticism, poetry, lower criticism, and history. Also comments on animals, weights and measures, and the use of the Bible in the Book of Mormon.

See also: “Chapter 3: New Approaches to Book of Mormon Study” (1989)

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics

ID = [875]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1953-11-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 9  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 1: Some Standard Tests.” In New Approaches to Book of Mormon Study series, Improvement Era 56, no. 11 (November 1953): 830–31, 859–62.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
A study of new discoveries that answer questions critics of the Book of Mormon had been using to disprove its authenticity.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics

ID = [876]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1953-11-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 22801  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 2: Some Standard Tests.” In New Approaches to Book of Mormon Study series, Improvement Era 56, no. 12 (December 1953): 919, 1003.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
Discusses forgery throughout religious history and how we might test whether or not Joseph Smith forged the Book of Mormon.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics

ID = [877]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1953-11-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 8907  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 3.” In New Approaches to Book of Mormon Study series, Improvement Era 57, no. 1 (January 1954): 30–32, 41.
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This talked about how the dead received baptism.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics

ID = [878]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1953-11-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 20016  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 9:05:17

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 4.” In New Approaches to Book of Mormon Study series, Improvement Era 57, no. 2 (February 1954): 88–89, 125–26.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
Looks at circumstancial evidence attending the production of the Book of Mormon and how it suggests that the Book of Mormon is true.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics

ID = [879]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1953-11-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 18296  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 9:05:48

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 5.” In New Approaches to Book of Mormon Study series, Improvement Era 57, no. 3 (March 1954): 148–50, 170.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
Discusses the language of the Scrolls, specifically how it is not the language the Jews of the time should have been speaking and writing.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics

ID = [880]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1953-11-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 23098  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 6.” In New Approaches to Book of Mormon Study series, Improvement Era 57, no. 4 (April 1954): 232–33, 246, 248–50, 252.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
Suggests that the author of the Book of Mormon merely wanted people to believe in it and studies what the author might have gained from that.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics

ID = [881]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1953-11-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 29335  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 7.” In New Approaches to Book of Mormon Study series, Improvement Era 57, no. 5 (May 1954): 308–9, 326, 330.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
Addresses the idea that the Book of Mormon may include as many or more Egyptianisms as Hebraisms and suggests that the translation of the Book of Mormon had to have been done by revelation in order for people to believe in its verity.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics

ID = [882]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1953-11-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 21258  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 8.” In New Approaches to Book of Mormon Study series, Improvement Era 57, no. 6 (June 1954): 389, 447–48, 450–51.
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The purpose of these articles is to (1) call attention to some of the long-ignored aspects of the Joseph Smith account of Enoch in the book of Moses and in the Inspired Version of Genesis and (2) provide at the same time some of the evidence that establishes the authenticity of that remarkable text. Contemporary learning offered few checks to the imagination of Joseph Smith; the enthusiasm of his followers presented none.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics

ID = [883]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1953-11-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 31835  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 9:06:07

Nibley, Hugh W. “Conclusion.” In New Approaches to Book of Mormon Study series, Improvement Era 57, no. 7 (July 1954): 506–7, 521.
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A conclusion to the New Approaches to Book of Mormon Study series.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics

ID = [884]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1953-11-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 15237  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 9:06:25

Nibley, Hugh W. “New Approaches to the Book of Mormon Study.” Improvement Era 56, no. 11 - 57, no. 7 (November 1953-July 1954): 830-31, 859-62, 919, 1003, 30-32, 41, 88-89, 125-26, 148-50, 170, 232-33, 246, 248-50, 252, 308-9, 326, 330, 389, 447-48, 450-51, 506-7, 521.
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Reprinted in CWHN 8:54-126. Vividly displays internal and external evidences to test whether the Book of Mormon is or is not a forgery, using the standard scholarly criteria for detecting forged writings. Very insightful comments on methodology for studying the Book of Mormon, evaluating evidence, using newly discovered documents, metal plates, literary criticism, poetry, lower criticism, and history. Also comments on animals, weights and measures, and the use of the Bible in the Book of Mormon.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether

ID = [81281]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1953-11-01  Collections:  bom,improvement-era,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 16:04:12

1954

Nibley, Hugh W. The World and the Prophets. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book.
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The original publication of the series of talks.
In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.

See also:
“Time Vindicates the Prophets” (1954)
The World and the Prophets (1962)
The World and the Prophets (1987)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrines, Principles > Plan of Salvation, Terrible Questions > Stage Without a Play
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [678]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:34

Nibley, Hugh W. “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954. 30 pamphlets and weekly radio addresses from March 7 to October 17, 1954.
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In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.

See also:
The World and the Prophets (1954)
The World and the Prophets (1962)
The World and the Prophets (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1110]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 33  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Introduction.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.

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ID = [6962]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:52

Nibley, Hugh W. “A World without Prophets (later How Will It Be When None More Saith ’I Saw’?).” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954.
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This talk was later called, “How Will It Be when None More Saith ‘I Saw’?”
30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.

Keywords: Prophets

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1111]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “A Prophet’s Reward.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
A discussion of what a prophet is and a suggestion that a prophet’s reward isn’t acceptance in this life.

See also: “A Prophet’s Reward” (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1112]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 7:47:28

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophets and Scholars.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
Discusses what a prophet is not to show what a prophet is.

See also: “Prophets and Scholars” (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1114]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophets and Scriptures.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
Addresses the need for scriptures and revelation and suggests that the two are not controversial but complementary.

Keywords: Prophets; Scriptures

See also: “The Prophets and Scripture” (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1133]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophets and Traditions.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
Considers the second of two twin pillars of conventional Christianity: tradition, specifically traditions within the Church and how the Church breaks other Christian traditions.

Keywords: Prophets; Tradition

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1135]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Easter and the Prophets.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954. 30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
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Reprinted in Immortality: Famed Discourses on Eternal Progression and Future Existence and The World and the Prophets, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 3.

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“Easter and the Prophets” (1974)
“Easter and the Prophets” (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Jesus Christ > Resurrection, Easter

ID = [1128]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophets and Office.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
Discusses the degree to which a spiritual message can or must be implemented in a physical manner.

Keywords: Prophets

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1138]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophets and Crisis.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
Discusses the weaknesses of judging prophets based on our experience of peaceful living and of the “quiet” life.

See also: “Prophets and Crisis” (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1132]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophets and Preachers.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
Discusses the claim that a prophet is just another preacher and explains that this is false.

See also: “Prophets and Preachers” (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1113]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophets and Philosophers.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
Suggests that the Church is the only non-speculative church in a world of speculative churches, which enhances its claim of being the primitive church.

See also: “Prophets and Philosophers” (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1115]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophets and Creeds.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
A discussion of members as Christians by the definition of believing in Christ and a discussion of how the idea of Christianity as one who subscribes to the creeds of Christiandom came to be.

See also: “Prophets and Creeds” (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1116]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Two Ways to Remember the Dead.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
Discussion of better ways to remember the dead.

See also:
“Two Ways to Remember the Dead” (1974)
“Two Ways to Remember the Dead” (1979)
“Two Ways to Remember the Dead” (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1129]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Prophets and the Plan of Life.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
Discusses man’s tendency to only believe in God’s word where it matches man’s understanding and how this ties in with the Plan of Life.

See also: “The Prophets and the Plan of Life” (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1136]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Prophets and the Search for God.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
Discusses the idea that members consistently find themselves in the company of ancient saints and removed from behaviors and acts of contemporary Christians, especially when it comes to the search for God.

See also: “The Prophets and the Search for God” (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1117]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophets and Martyrs.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
A discussion of what martyrdom is and how Joseph Smith’s relates to those found throughout history.

See also: “Prophets and Martyrs” (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1130]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Ancient Law of Liberty.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954. 30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
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Part of a weekly lecture series featured on KSL radio.
A discussion about liberty and ancient beliefs involving such.

See also: “The Ancient Law of Liberty” (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1131]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophets and Gnostics.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
Suggests that the end of the primitive church came about due to the ceasing of prophetic revelations.

See also: “Prophets and Gnostics” (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1118]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Schools and the Prophets.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
A history of schools and how they’ve affected prophets over the years.

See also: “The Schools and the Prophets” (1987)

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ID = [1119]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “A Prophetic Event.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
A comparison of Latter-day Saint pioneers with ancient members and followers of Christ.

See also: “A Prophetic Event” (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints > Pioneers
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1137]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “St. Augustine and the Great Transition.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
Talks about what St. Augustine’s great task was during life.

See also: “St. Augustine and the Great Transition” (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1120]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “A Substitute for Revelation.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
Addresses various peoples’ ideas that one can find certitude without revelation and discusses the idea that where there is no revelation, there is no certitude.

See also: “A Substitute for Revelation” (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrines, Principles > Plan of Salvation, Terrible Questions > Revelation
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1121]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophets and Mystics.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
Discusses Mysticism, the definition most scholars give it, and how that relates to prophets.

See also: “Prophets and Mystics” (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1122]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Rhetoric and Revelation.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
Discussion of rhetoric having the impression of knowledge with no actual knowledge. This is contrasted with revelation, which provides true knowledge.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Language > Rhetoric, Media, Advertising
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Language > Sophic , Mantic, Revelation, Reason

ID = [1123]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophets and Miracles.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
Looks at the idea of miracles within the Church and compares them with those found in the world.

See also: “Prophets and Miracles” (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1126]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Book of Mormon as a Witness.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954. 30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
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Reprinted as a chapter in The World and the Prophets, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 3.
Radio talk on the Book of Mormon as a witness of continuing revelation and God’s dealings with mankind.

See also: “The Book of Mormon as a Witness” (1987)

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ID = [1134]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophets and Reformers.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
Talks about Hebrews 6: 4, 6. Suggests that it is possible for men to be gifted with everything only to later lose everything; then, it is not possible for them to regain those blessings by their own works.

See also: “Prophets and Reformers” (1987)

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ID = [1124]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Prophets and the Open Mind.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
Discusses a scientific religion that matches exactly with human experience and suggests that this is not actually a religion but a reduced, meaningless attempt.

See also: “The Prophets and the Open Mind” (1987)

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ID = [1125]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “What Makes a True Church?” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
A discussion of how prophets are essential to a True Church.

See also: “What Makes a True Church?” (1987)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1139]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophets and Ritual.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
Suggests that religion is not practical for this life but is essential for the next.

See also: “Prophets and Ritual” (1987)

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ID = [1127]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Doctors’ Dilemma.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1962. 30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
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Reprinted in The World and the Prophets, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 3.

See also: “The Doctors’ Dilemma” (1987)

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ID = [1141]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophets and Glad Tidings.” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1954.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.
Suggests that joy is the main message prophets bring to mankind.

See also: “Prophets and Glad Tidings” (1987)

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ID = [1140]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Return of the Prophets?” “Time Vindicates the Prophets.” Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1962.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.

See also: “The Return of the Prophets?” (1987)

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ID = [1142]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1954-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

1955

Nibley, Hugh W. “Do Religion and History Conflict?” In Great Issues Forum.
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Reprinted in Temple and Cosmos: Beyond This Ignorant Present, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 12.
This is the published version of the first of several exchanges between Nibley and Sterling M. McMurrin. The exchange was held on 23 March 1955 under the sponsorship of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Utah. McMurrin’s address, “Religion and the Denial of History,” is published on pp. 5–21, although Nibley spoke first.

See also: “Do Religion and History Conflict?” (1992)

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ID = [793]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1955-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:34

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Way of the Church.” A series of articles in three sections printed in Improvement Era in 12 parts running from January 1955 through December 1955.
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This series was to have been continued but was actually abandoned. The materials were eventually used in “The Passing of the Church,” Church History 30, no. 2 (June 1961): 131–54; reprinted in When the Lights Went Out (1970): 1–32; in BYU Studies 16, no. 1 (1975): 139–64; in Mormonism and Early Christianity, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 4. 209–322; and as “The Passing of the Primitive Church: Forty Variations on an Unpopular Theme,” in When the Lights Went Out (2001), 1–47.

See also: “The Way of the Church” (1987)

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ID = [885]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1955-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 3  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Way of the Church—1: Controlling the Past.” In “The Way of the Church,” by Hugh Nibley, a series of articles in three sections printed in Improvement Era in 12 parts running from January 1955 through December 1955.
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The essays cover such subjects as early accounts of Jesus’ childhood, the Savior’s forty-day ministry after his resurrection, baptism for the dead in ancient times, the passing of the primitive church, and the early Christian prayer circle.
A discussion on the question: “Was the church Jesus founded expected to remain upon the earth for a limited time only, or was the ‘apostolic church’ destined ‘to remain firm and steadfast until the end of the world’?”

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ID = [886]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1955-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 6  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Controlling the Past (A Consideration of Methods).” In The Way of the Church series, Improvement Era 58, no. 1 (January 1955): 20–22, 44–45.
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Part of a series in the Improvement Era, entitled The Way of the Church.
The first article of the series, beginning with a question and going into evidence to answer the question.

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ID = [887]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1955-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Controlling the Past.” In The Way of the Church series, Improvement Era 58, no. 2 (February 1955): 86–87, 104, 106–7.
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Part of a series in the Improvement Era, entitled The Way of the Church.
The second article of the series, addressing the idea that controlling the past controls the present, and the latter controls the future.

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ID = [888]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1955-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Controlling the Past: Part 3.” In The Way of the Church series, Improvement Era 58, no. 3 (March 1955): 152–54, 166, 168.
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Part of a series in the Improvement Era, entitled The Way of the Church.
The third article of the series, describing what censorship has done to the Bible and what that means for readers.

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ID = [889]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1955-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Controlling the Past: Part 4.” In The Way of the Church series, Improvement Era 58, no. 4 (April 1955): 230–32, 258, 260–61.
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Part of a series in the Improvement Era, entitled The Way of the Church.
Authority is created by people who want that particular authority in place.

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ID = [890]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1955-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Controlling the Past: Part 5.” In The Way of the Church series, Improvement Era 58, no. 5 (May 1955): 306–8, 364–66.
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Part of a series in the Improvement Era, entitled The Way of the Church.
Power lies in translation, but there are also follies that go with it.

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ID = [891]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1955-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Controlling the Past: Part 6.” In The Way of the Church series, Improvement Era 58, no. 6 (June 1955): 384–86, 455–56.
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Part of a series in the Improvement Era, entitled The Way of the Church.
The follies of translation continue, and the ups and downs of electronic translators.

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ID = [892]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1955-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Way of the Church—2: Two Views of Church History.” In “The Way of the Church,” by Hugh Nibley, a series of articles in three sections printed in Improvement Era in 12 parts running from January 1955 through December 1955.
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A series of articles in three sections printed in 12 parts running from January 1955 through December 1955.
A discussion of the three main arguments modern claimants fall back on to save at least the tattered remnants of the true church: (1) the perfectly irrelevant “gates of hell” passage, (2) the “simple fact” that the church has persisted in the world unintermittently for nigh onto two-thousand years, and (3) that God simply would not allow a comoplete dissolution of his church.

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ID = [893]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1955-07-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 4  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Two Views of Church History.” In The Way of the Church series, Improvement Era 58, no. 7 (July 1955): 502–4, 538.
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This series was to have been continued but was actually abandoned. The materials were eventually used in “The Passing of the Church,” Church History 30/2 (June 1961): 131–54; reprinted in When the Lights Went Out (1970): 1–32; in BYU Studies 16/1 (1975): 139–64; in Mormonism and Early Christianity, CWHN 4:209–322; and as “The Passing of the Primitive Church: Forty Variations on an Unpopular Theme,” in When the Lights Went Out (2001), 1–47.
A discussion of the three main arguments modern claimants fall back on to save at least the tattered remnants of the true church: (1) the perfectly irrelevant “gates of hell” passage, (2) the “simple fact” that the church has persisted in the world unintermittently for nigh onto two-thousand years, and (3) that God simply would not allow a comoplete dissolution of his church.

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ID = [894]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1955-07-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Two Views of Church History: Part 2.” In The Way of the Church series, Improvement Era 58, no. 8 (August 1955): 570–71, 599–600, 602–6.
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This series was to have been continued but was actually abandoned. The materials were eventually used in “The Passing of the Church,” Church History 30/2 (June 1961): 131–54; reprinted in When the Lights Went Out (1970): 1–32; in BYU Studies 16/1 (1975): 139–64; in Mormonism and Early Christianity, CWHN 4:209–322; and as “The Passing of the Primitive Church: Forty Variations on an Unpopular Theme,” in When the Lights Went Out (2001), 1–47.
A discussion of what true success is: the heavenly kingdom, the second coming, the judgment, and the resurrection.

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ID = [895]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1955-07-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Two Views of Church History: Part 3.” In The Way of the Church series, Improvement Era 58, no. 9 (September 1955): 650–53.
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This series was to have been continued but was actually abandoned. The materials were eventually used in “The Passing of the Church,” Church History 30/2 (June 1961): 131–54; reprinted in When the Lights Went Out (1970): 1–32; in BYU Studies 16/1 (1975): 139–64; in Mormonism and Early Christianity, CWHN 4:209–322; and as “The Passing of the Primitive Church: Forty Variations on an Unpopular Theme,” in When the Lights Went Out (2001), 1–47.
A discussion of the fact that the church is not immune to corruption, nor are its members. It also goes through how the true church had become corrupted in previous dispensations.

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ID = [896]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1955-07-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Two Views of Church History: Part 4.” In The Way of the Church series, Improvement Era 58, no. 10 (October 1955): 708–10.
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This series was to have been continued but was actually abandoned. The materials were eventually used in “The Passing of the Church,” Church History 30/2 (June 1961): 131–54; reprinted in When the Lights Went Out (1970): 1–32; in BYU Studies 16/1 (1975): 139–64; in Mormonism and Early Christianity, CWHN 4:209–322; and as “The Passing of the Primitive Church: Forty Variations on an Unpopular Theme,” in When the Lights Went Out (2001), 1–47.
A discussion of the “primitive church” and how one might make certain divisions in church history.

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ID = [897]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1955-07-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Way of the Church—3: The Apocalyptic Background.” In “The Way of the Church,” by Hugh Nibley, a series of articles in three sections printed in Improvement Era in 12 parts running from January 1955 through December 1955.
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A series of articles in three sections printed in 12 parts running from January 1955 through December 1955.
A discussion of eschatology and how it relates to and influences religion.

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ID = [898]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1955-11-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 2  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Apocalyptic Background, 1: The Eschatological Dilemma.” In The Way of the Church series, Improvement Era 58, no. 11 (November 1955): 817, 829–31.
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“In any bibliography of present-day studies on the Christian religion, historical or doctrinal, the word eschatology looms large. . . . What is eschatology?”

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ID = [899]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1955-11-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Apocalyptic Background, 2: The Eschatological Dilemma.” In The Way of the Church series, Improvement Era 58, no. 12 (December 1955): 902–3, 968.
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“However deplorable the maladjusted state of mind called ‘eschatological’ may be, there can be no denying that it was the prevailing attitude of the early Christians.”

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ID = [900]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1955-11-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

1956

Nibley, Hugh W. “There Were Jaredites.” A series of articles in Improvement Era in 14 parts running from January 1956 through February 1957.
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“Reprinted as part three of “Lehi in the Desert”; “The World of the Jaredites”; “There Were Jaredites.” The description of the Jaredite boats seem to resemble the boat of Ut-Napitshtim, who was the Sumerian counterpart of Noah. Old Jewish and even older Indian sources record the use of shining stones that protect the owner beneath the water. These have been traced back to Babylonian tales of the deluge. Since the Jaredite record reports that their boats were patterned after Noah’s ark, ancient myths that surely have their foundation in real events help to provide greater understanding of the book of Ether. The book of Ether meets all the criteria of epic traditions of heroic societies. The remains of heroic societies are difficult to identify.
This wide-ranging series discusses the “epic milieu” of the second millennium B.C. and places the Jaredites in their historical context alongside the Babylonians, Egyptians, early Greeks, and others. It makes a comparison between the book of Ether and ancient writings of Babylon, Egypt, Sumer, and others.

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ID = [902]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1956-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 14  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Victoriosa Loquacitas: The Rise of Rhetoric and the Decline of Everything Else.” Western Speech 20, no. 2 (1956): 57–82.
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A study of the rhetoric of the second Sophistic movement and its influence on politics and culture generally, with obvious significance for our own time because of remarkable parallel developments in the current world of business.

See also: “Victoriosa Loquacitas: The Rise of Rhetoric and the Decline of Everything Else” (1990)

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ID = [1065]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1956-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Egypt Revisited—1.” In There Were Jaredites series, Improvement Era 59, no. 2 (February 1956): 88–89, 106, 108.
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Part 1 of 5.
An exploration into the book of Ether and its ties to Egypt told via a fictional account.

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ID = [904]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1956-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Egypt Revisited—2.” In There Were Jaredites series, Improvement Era 59, no. 3 (March 1956): 150–52, 185–87.
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Part 2 of 5.
An exploration into the book of Ether and its ties to Egypt told via a fictional account.

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ID = [905]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1956-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Egypt Revisited—3.” In There Were Jaredites series, Improvement Era 59, no. 4 (April 1956): 244–45, 252–54, 258.
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Part 3 of 5.
An exploration into the book of Ether and its ties to Egypt told via a fictional account.

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ID = [906]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1956-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Egypt Revisited—4.” In There Were Jaredites series, Improvement Era 59, no. 5 (May 1956): 308–10, 334, 336, 338–40.
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Part 4 of 5.
An exploration into the book of Ether and its ties to Egypt told via a fictional account.

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ID = [907]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1956-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Egypt Revisited—5.” In There Were Jaredites series, Improvement Era 59, no. 6 (June 1956): 390–91, 460–61.
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Part 5 of 5.
An exploration into the book of Ether and its ties to Egypt told via a fictional account.

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ID = [908]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1956-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Babylonian Background, 1.” In There Were Jaredites series, Improvement Era 59, no. 7 (July 1956): 509–11, 514, 516.
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Later published with the second part as a chapter in Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 5.
A look into Babylonian folklore and ritual, written as a story about three students and their professor.

See also: “The Babylonian Background” (1988)

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ID = [909]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1956-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 26209  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 9:07:22

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Babylonian Background, 2.” In There Were Jaredites series, Improvement Era 59, no. 8 (August 1956): 566–67, 602.
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Later published with the first part as a chapter in Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 5.
A comparison of Babylonian folklore and Jaredite records, also comparing ritualistic elements and less religious aspects of both records.

See also: “The Babylonian Background” (1988)

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ID = [910]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1956-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 18382  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 9:08:05

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Shining Stones: Continued.” In There Were Jaredites series, Improvement Era 59, no. 9 (September 1956): 630–32, 672–75.
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A discussion of shining stones throughout different religious stories, including several in the Book of Mormon.

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ID = [911]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1956-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 38358  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 9:10:58

Nibley, Hugh W. “Epic Milieu in the Old Testament.” In There Were Jaredites series, Improvement Era 59, no. 10 (October 1956): 710–12, 745–51.
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Reprinted in Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 5.
Discussions of the book of Enoch and its relationship to the Book of Abraham and other ancient texts and folklore.

See also: “Epic Milieu in the Old Testament” (1988)

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ID = [912]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1956-01-01  Collections:  abraham,bmc-archive,bom,nibley,old-test  Size: 42471  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Our Own People.” In There Were Jaredites series, Improvement Era 59, no. 11 (November 1956): 818–19, 857–58.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
A description of stories of ancestors from various countries.

See also: “Our Own People” (1988)

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ID = [913]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1956-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 20534  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 9:11:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “Our Own People: Continued.” In There Were Jaredites series, Improvement Era 59, no. 12 (December 1956): 906–7.
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A study of conquest during the time the Book of Mormon was written and how the Book of Mormon fits in with that culture.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “There Were Jaredites.” In “There Were Jaredites,” by Hugh Nibley, a series of articles in Improvement Era in 14 parts running from January 1956 through February 1957.
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The description of the Jaredite boats seem to resemble the boat of Ut-Napitshtim, who was the Sumerian counterpart of Noah. Old Jewish and even older Indian sources record the use of shining stones that protect the owner beneath the water. These have been traced back to Babylonian tales of the deluge. Since the Jaredite record reports that their boats were patterned after Noah’s ark, ancient myths that surely have their foundation in real events help to provide greater understanding of the book of Ether. The book of Ether meets all the criteria of epic traditions of heroic societies. The remains of heroic societies are difficult to identify.
This wide-ranging series discusses the “epic milieu” of the second millennium B.C. and places the Jaredites in their historical context alongside the Babylonians, Egyptians, early Greeks, and others. It makes a comparison between the book of Ether and ancient writings of Babylon, Egypt, Sumer, and others.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Peoples > Jaredites

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Our Own People: Continued.” In There Were Jaredites series, Improvement Era 60, no. 1 (January 1957): 26–27, 41.
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A study of the book of Ether and how it matches other societies of its day.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Peoples > Jaredites

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Our Own People: Concluded.” In There Were Jaredites series, Improvement Era 60, no. 2 (February 1957): 94–95, 122–24.
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Looks at ancient architecture and suggests that ancient Jaredite architecture may still exist, but we have yet to identify them.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “More Voices from the Dust.” The Instructor.
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Some brief references to the Dead Sea Scrolls.

See also: “More Voices from the Dust” (1986)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Dead Sea Scrolls

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lessons of the Sixth Century.” Brigham Young University Devotional, 20 March 1956.
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The great men of the sixth century believed in contemplation and in action, and they weren’t afraid to ask God for revelation. Lehi, Solon, Thales, Buddha, Confucius, Lao Tze, Zarathustra, and Pythagoras are discussed as contemporaries living in an important and booming “axial” era, the seminal 6th century B.C.
Discusses the Book of Mormon and Lehi to give a better view of how the future might view our day.

See also: “The Lesson of the Sixth Century B. C” (1984)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lessons of the Sixth Century.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, March 20, 1956.
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Keywords: History; Revelation

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Historicity and the Bible.” Address given on 19 June 1956 to the seminary and institute faculty, at Brigham Young University.
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Reprinted in Old Testament and Related Studies, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 1, 1–19.
Solving the problem of historicity of the Bible: how it came around, and what to do about it.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Review of The Torment of Secrecy: The Background and Consequences of American Security Policies, by Edward A. Shils.” American Political Science Review 50, no. 3 (September 1956): 887–88.
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Reprinted in Eloquent Witness, in The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley.

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1957

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

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

See also:
An Approach to the Book of Mormon (1964)
An Approach to the Book of Mormon (1988)

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

Keywords: Historicity

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

Keywords: Ancient Near East; Historicity

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

Keywords: Ancient Near East; Jerusalem (Old World); Lehi (Prophet); Universalism

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 4 - Lehi as a Representative Man.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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There are many indications in the book of First Nephi that Lehi was a merchant. That title meant a great deal in Lehi’s day; there is ample evidence that the greatest men of the ages engaged in the type of business activities in which Lehi himself was occupied. But along with that, these same men were great colonizers, seekers after wisdom, political reformers, and often religious founders. Here we see that Lehi was a typical great man of one of the most remarkable centuries in human history, and we also learn how he was delivered from the bitterness and frustration that beset all the other great men of his time.
“Here we see that Lehi was a typical great man of one of the most remarkable centuries in human history, and we also learn how he was delivered from the bitterness and frustration that beset all the other great men of his time.
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Keywords: Lehi (Prophet)

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

Keywords: Ancient Near East; Arabia; Jerusalem (Old World); Lehi (Prophet); Trade

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 6 - Lehi’s Affairs, 2. Lehi and the Arabs.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
Here we discuss Lehi’s personal contacts with the Arabs, as indicated by his family background and his association with Ishmael, whose descendants in the New World closely resemble the Ishmaelites (Bedouins) of the Old World. The names of Lehi and some of his sons are pure Arabic. The Book of Mormon depicts Lehi as a man of three worlds, and it has recently become generally recognized that the ancient Hebrews shared fully in the culture and traditions of the desert on the one hand and in the cultural heritage of Egypt on the other.

Keywords: Ancient Egypt; Arabia; Ishmael; Lehi (Prophet)

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

Keywords: Ancient Egypt; Arabia; Lehi (Prophet); Trade

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

Keywords: Jerusalem (Old World); Lehi (Prophet); Nephi (Son of Lehi); Politics

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

Keywords: Jerusalem (Old World); Laban; Nephi (Son of Lehi)

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

Keywords: Jerusalem (Old World); Laban; Symbolism; Zoram (Servant of Laban)

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

Keywords: Arabia; Wilderness

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

Keywords: Early Christian History; Wilderness

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

Keywords: Alma the Elder; Apocalypticism; Church of Anticipation; Recordkeeping; Wilderness

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

Keywords: Apocrypha; Dead Sea Scrolls; Hidden Records; Recordkeeping

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

Keywords: Alma the Elder; Church of Anticipation; Dead Sea Scrolls; Waters of Mormon; Wilderness

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East

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

Keywords: Apocalypticism; Apocrypha; Apostasy; Plan of Salvation

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Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha [including intertestamental books and the Dead Sea Scrolls]
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East

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

Keywords: Apocrypha; Captain Moroni; Title of Liberty; Warfare

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East

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

Keywords: Arabia; Lehi (Prophet); Wilderness

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

Keywords: Arabia; Lehi (Prophet); Wilderness; Women

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 20 - Life in the Desert, 3. Lehi’s Dream.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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Long ago Sigmund Freud showed that dreams are symbolic, that they take their familiar materials from everyday life and use them to express the dreamer’s real thoughts and desires. Lehi’s dreams have a very authentic undertone of anxiety, of which the writer of 1 Nephi himself seems not fully aware; they are the dreams of a man heavily burdened with worries and responsibilities. The subjects of his unrest are two: the dangerous project he is undertaking and the constant opposition and misbehavior of some of his people, especially his two eldest sons. It may be instructive for the student to look for these two themes in the dreams discussed here. This lesson is devoted to pointing out the peculiar materials of which Lehi’s dreams are made: the images, situations, and dream-scenery, which, though typical, can only come from the desert world in which Lehi was wandering. These thirteen snapshots of desert life are submitted as evidence for that claim.

Keywords: Dream; Lehi (Prophet); Symbolism; Vision; Wilderness

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East

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

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East

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

Keywords: Name

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

Keywords: King Benjamin; King Benjamin’s Speech; King Mosiah; Ritual

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East

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

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Ezekiel
Old Testament Topics > Book of Mormon and the Old Testament
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East

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

Keywords: Great Flood; Jaredite; Jaredite Barges; Jaredite Stones; Lib (Jaredite); Noah’s Ark

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East

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

Keywords: Alma the Younger; Amlici; Apostasy; Dead Sea Scrolls; Gadianton (Leader of Robbers); Justin Martyr; Korihor; Nehor; Sherem; Trypho

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East

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

Keywords: Apostasy; Corruption; Secret Combinations; Wickedness

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

Keywords: Agriculture; Nomadism; Population Size; Social Hierarchy

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

Keywords: Book of Mormon Geography; Fortifications; Hill Cumorah; Migration; Warfare

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Appendix 1 - The Archaeological Problem.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
Book of Mormon archaeologists have often been disappointed in the past because they have consistently looked for the wrong things. We should not be surprised at the lack of ruins in America in general. Actually the scarcity of identifiable remains in the Old World is even more impressive. In view of the nature of their civilization, one should not be puzzled if the Nephites had left us no ruins at all. People underestimate the capacity of things to disappear and do not realize that the ancients almost never built of stone. Many a great civilization has left behind not a single recognizable trace of itself. We must stop looking for the wrong things.

Keywords: Ancient America; Ancient Near East; Archaeology

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics > Archaeology, External Evidences, Geography

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1958

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

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Idea of the Temple in History.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 120,August 1958, 228—37.
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This essay was first written in 1958 for the dedication of the London Temple. It was later printed as What Is a Temple? The Idea of the Temple in History (1963 and 1968), “What Is a Temple?“ in The Temple in Antiquity: Ancient Records and Modern Perspectives (1984), and “What Is a Temple?“ in Mormonism and Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 4.
Those Christian Church Fathers, especially of the fourth century, who proclaim the victory of Christianity over its rivals constantly speak of the Church as the competitor and supplanter of the Synagogue, and modern authorities agree that in ritual and liturgy the Christian Church grew up “in the shadow of the Synagogue.” This is a most significant fact. While the Temple stood, the Jews had both its ancient ordinances and the practices of the Synagogue, but they were not the same. The Temple was unique, and when it was destroyed, the Synagogue of the Jews did not take over its peculiarly sacred functions—they were in no wise authorized to do so.

See also:
What Is a Temple? The Idea of the Temple in History (1963)
What Is a Temple? The Idea of the Temple in History (1968)
“The Temple in Antiquity: Ancient Records and Modern Perspectives” in The Temple in Antiquity: Ancient Records and Modern Perspectives (1984)
Mormonism and Early Christianity (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Jewish History
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples

ID = [918]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1958-08-01  Collections:  millennial-star,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

1959

Nibley, Hugh W. “Strange Ships and Shining Stones.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Significant Articles from the Pages of the Improvement Era, eds. Doyle L. Green, and Marba C. Josephson. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1959.
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Reprinted in An Approach to the Book of Mormon.
Compares the ships of the Jaredites with boats from Mesopotamia and the Gilgamesh Epic, and the sixteen stones of the brother of Jared with shining stones reported in the pseudepigrapha, Jerusalem Talmud, and by Greek historians.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Ancient Texts > Gilgamesh
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > Ether
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Peoples > Jaredites
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Warfare

ID = [794]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1959-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:34

Nibley, Hugh W. “Mixed Voices: A Study in Book of Mormon Criticism.” A series of articles in Improvement Era in 9 parts running from Mar 1959 through Nov 1959.
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Reprinted as six chapters in The Prophetic Book of Mormon.
A series about the Book of Mormon and its nineteenth-century American critics. David Marks, who heard the story of the book from the Whitmer family, dismissed it as deception that he could not support by purchasing the book. Alexander Campbell, Origen Bacheler, E. D. Hose, and Professor Rafinesque joined him. The critics could not believe in angelic visits, visions, and further revelation from God. They criticized the grammar and content, rebuked the translator as a fraud, a liar, and a money-digging, peep-stone looking cheat. One critic relied upon the words of another without checking to see if there was any truth.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Kangaroo Court.” In “Mixed Voices” on Book of Mormon Criticism series, Improvement Era 62, no. 3 (March 1959): 145–48, 184–87.
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First of the series “Mixed Voices“: A Study in Book of Mormon Criticism in the Improvement Era.
A witty exposé of anti-Mormon methods of Book of Mormon criticism.

See also: “Chapter 4: Kangaroo Court” (1989)

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ID = [920]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1959-03-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 32727  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 9:13:33

Nibley, Hugh W. “Kangaroo Court: Part Two.” In “Mixed Voices” on Book of Mormon Criticism series, Improvement Era 62, no. 4 (April 1959): 224–26, 300–1.
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Second of the series “Mixed Voices“: A Study in Book of Mormon Criticism in the Improvement Era.
A witty exposé of anti-Mormon methods of Book of Mormon criticism.

See also: “Chapter 4: Kangaroo Court” (1989)

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ID = [921]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1959-03-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 19400  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 9:17:25

Nibley, Hugh W. “Just Another Book? Part One.” In “Mixed Voices” on Book of Mormon Criticism series, Improvement Era 62, no. 5 (May 1959): 345–47, 388–91.
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Third of the series “Mixed Voices“: A Study in Book of Mormon Criticism in the Improvement Era.
Shows ways in which the Book of Mormon was out-of-sorts with the nineteenth century and, thus, not just another book of that time.

See also: “Chapter 5: Just Another Book?” (1989)

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ID = [922]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1959-03-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 21693  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 9:18:09

Nibley, Hugh W. “Just Another Book? Part Two.” In “Mixed Voices” on Book of Mormon Criticism series, Improvement Era 62, no. 5 (June 1959): 412–13, 501–3.
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Fourth of the series “Mixed Voices“: A Study in Book of Mormon Criticism in the Improvement Era.
Shows ways in which the Book of Mormon was out-of-sorts with the nineteenth century and, thus, not just another book of that time.

See also: “Chapter 5: Just Another Book?” (1989)

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ID = [923]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1959-03-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 17682  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 9:18:43

Nibley, Hugh W. “Just Another Book? Part Two, Conclusion.” In “Mixed Voices” on Book of Mormon Criticism series, Improvement Era 62, no. 7 (July 1959): 530–31, 565.
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Fifth of the series “Mixed Voices“: A Study in Book of Mormon Criticism in the Improvement Era.
Shows ways in which the Book of Mormon was out-of-sorts with the nineteenth century and, thus, not just another book of that time.

See also: “Chapter 5: Just Another Book?” (1989)

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ID = [924]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1959-03-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 12943  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 9:19:03

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Grab Bag.” Improvement Era 62, no. 7 (July 1959): 530–33, 546–48.
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Reprinted in The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 8.
A look into how and where anti-Mormon sources get their ideas and information, and how to protect against them.

See also: “Chapter 6: The Grab Bag” (1989)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “What Frontier, What Camp Meeting?” In “Mixed Voices” on Book of Mormon Criticism series, Improvement Era 62, no. 8 (August 1959): 590–92, 610, 612, 614–15.
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Sixth of the series “Mixed Voices” on Book of Mormon criticism
This article responds to the assertion that the Book of Mormon is a product of the religious and political milieu of the American frontier.

See also: “Chapter 7: What Frontier, What Camp Meeting?” (1989)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Joseph Smith > Criticisms, Apologetics

ID = [926]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1959-03-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 30116  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 9:20:07

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Comparative Method.” In “Mixed Voices” on Book of Mormon Criticism series, Improvement Era 62, no. 10 (October 1959): 744–47, 759.
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Reprinted combined with part two in The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 8.
The good and bad sides of comparing the Book of Mormon to other works.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Comparative Analysis

ID = [927]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1959-03-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 22398  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Comparative Method (conclusion).” In “Mixed Voices” on Book of Mormon Criticism series, Improvement Era 62, no. 11 (November 1959): 848, 854, 856.
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Reprinted combined with part one in The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 8.
The good and bad sides of comparing the Book of Mormon to other works.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Comparative Analysis

ID = [928]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1959-03-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 11480  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 13:25:05

Nibley, Hugh W. “Just Another Book? Part One.” Improvement Era 62, no. 5 (May 1959): 345—47, 388—91.
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Third of the series â€œMixed Voicesâ€œ: A Study in Book of Mormon Criticism in the Improvement Era.
Shows ways in which the Book of Mormon was out-of-sorts with the nineteenth century and, thus, not just another book of that time.

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ID = [77270]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1959-05-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 9:18:09

Nibley, Hugh W. “Christian Envy of the Temple.” Jewish Quarterly Review 50, no. 2, (1959): 97–123.
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Reprinted in When the Lights Went Out, 1970.

See also:
“Christian Envy of the Temple Part 2” (1960)
“Christian Envy of the Temple” (1987)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Early Christians and the Temple

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1960 — 1969

1960

Nibley, Hugh W. “Christian Envy of the Temple Part 2.” Jewish Quarterly Review 50, no. 3, (1960): 229–40.
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Reprinted in When the Lights Went Out, 1970.

See also:
“Christian Envy of the Temple” (1959)
“Christian Envy of the Temple” (1987)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Early Christians and the Temple

ID = [1068]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1960-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Exaltation and Eternal Life (Words of Brigham Young).” Brigham Young University Devotional, 1 January 1960.
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Hugh Nibley shares some of the words of Brigham Young that demonstrate his unique character and his devotion to the goal of eternal life for the Saints.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Brigham Young
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrines, Principles > Plan of Salvation, Terrible Questions > Exaltation and Eternal Life

ID = [1145]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1960-01-01  Collections:  brigham,byu-speeches,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Nobody to Blame.” Open letter.
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Reprinted in Eloquent Witness, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 17. 125–41.
Addressed to “Dear Brother Burgon,” dated 29 July 1960, with a cover letter, addressed to “Dear Brother . . .,” 1 pp., dated 3 August 1960.

See also:
“Nobody to Blame” (1960)
“Nobody to Blame” (2008)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Education, Learning

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Nobody to Blame.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, August 3, 1960.
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In this letter to a BYU graduate student, Hugh Nibley advocates the program of the school of the prophets as a way to meet the challenges of academia. He explores four obvious ways of meeting the challenges of the learned world: ignoring them, running away from them, agreeing with them, or meeting the opposition on their own grounds.

Keywords: Mormon Studies

See also: “Nobody to Blame” (1960)

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1961

Nibley, Hugh W. The Myth Makers. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft.
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A highly satirical examination of the early criticisms of Joseph Smith.

See also: “The Myth Makers Part 1, Scene i: The Crime of Being a Prophet” (1991)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Joseph Smith > Criticisms, Apologetics

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Liahona’s Cousins.” Improvement Era 64, no. 2. (February 1961): 87–89, 104–111.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
Analysis of the Liahona, especially in light of Arabic divination arrows. Proposes an etymology for this name.

Keywords: Ancient Near East; Archaeology; Divination; Etymology; Language â€“ Arabic; Liahona

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > 1 Nephi

ID = [929]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1961-02-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size: 46509  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “The First Vision.” Address given on 18 February 1961, at a seminar on Joseph Smith, at Brigham Young University.
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See also the series entitled “Censoring the Joseph Smith Story,” published in 1961 in the Improvement Era. Compare with “Censoring the Joseph Smith Story” in Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 11.
Nibley sets forth various reasons for believing that there had been suppression of the story of the initial vision of Joseph Smith by his enemies between 1820 and 1838.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Joseph Smith

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Boy, Nephi, in Jerusalem.” The Instructor 96, no. 3. March 1961. 84–85.
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Reprinted in The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 8.
Historical fiction about the possible thoughts on a day in the life of the twelve-year-old Nephi in Jerusalem.

Keywords: Fiction; Nephi (Son of Lehi)

See also: “Chapter 9: The Boy Nephi in Jerusalem” (1989)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > 1 Nephi
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Places > Old World > Jerusalem

ID = [930]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1961-03-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Paul and Moroni.” Letter to Christianity Today 5, no. 5 (22 May 1961): 727.
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A response to a letter by C. Sumter Logan of the Trinity Presbyterian Church in Ogden.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > New Testament > Characters > Paul
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Characters > Moroni

ID = [1069]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1961-05-22  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Passing of the Church: Forty Variations on an Unpopular Theme.” Church History 30, no. 2, June 1961. 131–54.
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Nibley sets out forty arguments for the apostasy as he examines the expectation of early Christian writers of the fading of the Church. Hans J. Hillerbrand wrote a letter protesting Nibley’s thesis because, among other reasons, of the possibility that, if widely accepted, Nibley’s view would preclude one such as Hillerbrand from continuing to teach what is traditionally known as “Church history.” See Hillerbrand, “The Passing of the Church: Two Comments on a Strange Theme,” Church History 30, no. 3 (December 1961): 481–82; and a response to Hillerbrand by Robert M. Grant, “The Passing of the Church: Comments on Two Comments on a Strange Theme,” Church History 30, no. 3 (December 1961): 482–83.

See also:
“The Passing of the Church: Forty Variations on an Unpopular Theme” (1975)
“The Passing of the Primitive Church: Forty Variations on an Unpopular Theme” (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Censoring the Joseph Smith Story.” in Improvement Era in 4 parts running from Jul 1961 through Nov 1961.
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Reprinted in Tinkling Cymbals and Sounding Brass: The Art of Telling Tales about Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 11.
Explains how Joseph Smith’s critics in the 1840s and Fawn Brodie rewrote Joseph’s story to suit their perceptions of the Book of Mormon and the First Vision.

See also: “Censoring the Joseph Smith Story” (1991)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Joseph Smith > Criticisms, Apologetics

ID = [931]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1961-07-01  Collections:  bom,brigham,nibley  Size:   Children: 4  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 1: The Problem.” In Censoring the Joseph Smith Story series, Improvement Era 64, no. 7 (July 1961): 490–92, 522, 524, 526, 528.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
A study of claims that Joseph Smith’s first vision was a fabrication due to the time lapse between when it was written and when it was published.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 2: Suppressing the First Vision Story after 1842.” In Censoring the Joseph Smith Story series, Improvement Era 64, no. 8 (August 1961): 577–79, 605–9.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
Looks at various summaries of Joseph Smith’s vision and how the deleted portions of these summaries make them lose all authenticity and truth.

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ID = [933]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1961-07-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 34145  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 3.” In Censoring the Joseph Smith Story series, Improvement Era 64, no. 10 (October 1961): 724–25, 736, 738, 740.
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This talked about how the dead received baptism.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Conclusion.” In Censoring the Joseph Smith Story series, Improvement Era 64, no. 11 (November 1961): 812–13, 865–69.
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A conclusion to the Joseph Smith Story series.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Literary Style of the Book of Mormon.” Deseret News.
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Circulated under the title“Literary Style of the Book of Mormon Insured Accurate Translation.“
The Church News received a letter from an interested non-member of the Church making the inquiry about why the Prophet Joseph Smith, in translating the Book of mormon, did not use contemporary English instead of using the “King James English” as found in the Bible. The Church News forwarded the letter on to Dr. Hugh Nibley, and this is his reply.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics > Literary Style

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1962

Nibley, Hugh W. The World and the Prophets. 2nd enl. ed., Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1962. 281 pp.
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“The Doctors’ Dilemma” and “The Return of the Prophets?” were added in this edition, though they were not part of the original series of radio addresses and have a somewhat different style.
In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.

See also:
“Time Vindicates the Prophets” (1954)
The World and the Prophets (1954)
The World and the Prophets (1987)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrines, Principles > Plan of Salvation, Terrible Questions > Stage Without a Play
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [681]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1962-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:34

Nibley, Hugh W. “How to Write an Anti-Mormon Book. Lecture 2, 17 February 1962.” In Seminar on the Prophet Joseph Smith, 30–41. Provo, UT: BYU Extension Publications, 1962.
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A penetrating satire on the foibles of typical anti-Mormon publications. Learn how authors of anti-Mormon materials use specific strategies to convince readers of their trustworthiness, knowledge, and lack of bias. Essentially a preview of Tinkling Cymbals and Sounding Brass: The Art of Telling Tales about Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 11 (1963).

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Brigham Young > Criticsms and Apologetics > Ann Eliza Young
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Brigham Young > Criticsms and Apologetics > Thomas B. Stenhouse
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Joseph Smith > Criticisms, Apologetics > Fawn Brodie

ID = [795]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1962-02-17  Collections:  brigham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:34

Nibley, Hugh W. “How to Write an Anti-Mormon Book.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, February 17, 1962.
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Keywords: Communication; Honesty; Learning; Media; Questions; Religion; Truth

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Book of Mormon: True or False?” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 124, November 1962, 274—7.
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Reprinted in The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 8.
Nibley argues that if Joseph Smith was not telling the truth when he provided the world with the Book of Mormon, then he recklessly exposed his forgery and fraud to public discovery. In the course of his argument, Nibley complains about what is currently being called “parallelomania.” Everywhere in Book of Mormon criticism, as well as in the scholarly world generally, various parallels are noted, and simplistic explanations are made to flow from those supposed parallels. With the Book of Mormon, the end result is that, with those who study nineteenth-century materials and who read English literature, the tendency is to leap to the conclusion that they have discovered the sources upon which Joseph Smith presumably drew in fabricating the Book of Mormon; they are then quick to condemn the book as a forgery, or, when sentimental attachments to the Mormon community remain, they see the fabrication of fiction as a kind of inspiration, or at least as potentially inspiring, thus providing a novel and competing theory of what constitutes divine revelation.

See also: “Chapter 11: The Book of Mormon: True or False?” (1989)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics

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1963

Nibley, Hugh W. Sounding Brass. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft.
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“Hugh Nibley’s Sounding Brass is a meticulous critique of two anti-Mormon writings. Nibley’s book is most useful for the poorly informed who do not have the background to critique sensationalistic or popular works of questionable validity, like those of Ann Eliza Young and Irving Wallace. But it is a pointed and often sarcastic essay that emphasizes in great detail flaws already evident to the knowledgeable reader. The generally uninformed but orthodox Latter-day Saint will find this type of work supportive of his beliefs, but the Mormon who is familiar with critical methodology and with history will prefer a synthesis of the events critiqued. Many scholars find this style of writing to be a sort of intellectual overkill, and it has not been particularly influential among historians.” Thomas G. Alexander, “Toward the New Mormon History: An Examination of the Literature on the Latter-day Saints in the Far West,” an essay in Historians and the American West, ed. Michael P. Malone (Lincoln, NB: University of Nebraska Press, 1983).
This book carries the subtitle “Informal Studies in the Lucrative Art of Telling Stories about Brigham Young and the Mormons” and is a response to Irving Wallace’s The Twenty-Seventh Wife (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1961). A few historians have been annoyed because Nibley pointed out some of the flaws in anti-Mormon literature.

See also: Tinkling Cymbals and Sounding Brass: The Art of Telling Tales about Joseph Smith and Brigham Young (1991)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Brigham Young > Criticsms and Apologetics > Ann Eliza Young

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Nibley, Hugh W. New Discoveries concerning the Bible and Church History. Provo, UT.
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A series of quotations by various writers on six general topics: “The Old Testament Today,” “The New Testament Today,” “The Rediscovery of the Church,” “The New Concept of Scripture,” “Revelation: No Longer a Naughty Word,” and “New Orthodoxy and the Trend to Literalism.” Introduces themes taken up more systematically in other essays.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible

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Nibley, Hugh W. What Is a Temple? The Idea of the Temple in History. Provo, UT.
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This essay was first written in 1958 for the dedication of the London Temple. Those Church Fathers, especially of the fourth century, who proclaim the victory of Christianity over its rivals constantly speak of the Church as the competitor and supplanter of the Synagogue, and modern authorities are agreed that in ritual and liturgy the Christian Church grew up “in the shadow of the Synagogue.” This is a most significant fact. While the Temple stood, the Jews had both its ancient ordinances and the practices of the Synagogue, but they were not the same. The Temple was unique, and when it was destroyed, the Synagogue of the Jews did not take over its peculiarly sacred functions—they were in no wise authorized to do so.
This article makes clear that the sacred purposes of the Temple were understood and its ordinances practiced in dispensations before the great falling away which brought about the disappearance of these important truths.

See also:
“The Idea of the Temple in History” in Millennial Star (1958)
What Is a Temple? The Idea of the Temple in History (1968)
“The Temple in Antiquity: Ancient Records and Modern Perspectives” in The Temple in Antiquity: Ancient Records and Modern Perspectives (1984)
Mormonism and Early Christianity (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Paths That Stray: Some Notes on Sophic and Mantic.” in The Ancient State, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 10. 380–478.
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One important key to understanding modern civilization is a familiarity with its ancient background. Many modern principles and practices—social, political, and even economic—have clear parallels in antiquity. A careful study of these forerunners of our traditions, particularly as they contributed to the downfall of earlier civilizations, may help us avoid some of the mistakes of our predecessors. The Ancient State, by Hugh Nibley, is a thought-provoking examination of assorted aspects of ancient culture, from the use of marked arrows to the surprisingly universal conception of kinship, from arguments of various schools of philosophy to the rise of rhetoric. Author Hugh Nibley brings his usual meticulous research and scholarship to bear in this enlightening collection of essays and lectures. It has been said that only by learning the lessons of history can we hope to avoid repeating them. For scholar and novice alike, The Ancient State is a valuable source of such learning.
75 pp. plus an additional 7 lettered pages and a 14-page bibliography of sources cited, ca. 1963.

See also: “Paths That Stray: Some Notes on Sophic and Mantic—Part 1” (1990)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Language > Sophic , Mantic, Revelation, Reason

ID = [1748]  Status = Type = other article  Date = 1963-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:42

Nibley, Hugh W. “‘Howlers’ in the Book of Mormon.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 125, February 1963, 28—34.
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Reprinted in The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 8.
Lists over twenty Book of Mormon points that may have seemed ridiculous in 1830 but that “appear very different” in light of modern scholarship, including transoceanic voyaging, gold plates, steel, elephants, coins, names, literary and ritual patterns, execution, and modes of prophecy and revelation.

Keywords: Apologetics; Ecology; Gold Plates; Metallurgy; Monetary System; Prophecy; Revelation; Transoceanic Voyage

See also: “Chapter 12: Howlers in the Book of Mormon” (1989)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics

ID = [938]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1963-02-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,millennial-star,nibley  Size: 29868  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Three Shrines: Mantic, Sophic, and Sophistic (The Confrontation of Greek and Christian Religiosity).” Three Deseret Lectures given on 1, 2, and 3 May 1963.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Language > Sophic , Mantic, Revelation, Reason

ID = [1148]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1963-05-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Dead Sea Scrolls: Some Questions and Answers.” The Instructor.
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An address originally given on 5 July 1962 to the Seminary and Institute faculty assembled at BYU.
Hugh Nibley answers some questions about the Dead Sea Scrolls.

See also: “The Dead Sea Scrolls: Some Questions and Answers” (1986)

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Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha [including intertestamental books and the Dead Sea Scrolls]
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Dead Sea Scrolls

ID = [939]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1963-07-01  Collections:  nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Jerusalem’s Formula for Peace.” Brigham Young University Devotional, October 25, 1963.
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Hugh Nibley speaks about the history and theology surrounding the highly coveted city of Jerusalem and the hope for peace there one day.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Israel, 20th century

ID = [1149]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1963-10-25  Collections:  byu-speeches,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Jerusalem’s Formula for Peace.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, October 25, 1963.
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Keywords: History; Peace; Podcast: By Study and By Faith

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1964

Nibley, Hugh W. The Early Christian Church in Light of Some Newly Discovered Papyri from Egypt. Provo, UT: BYU Extension Publications, 1964.
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An address delivered to the BYU Tri-Stake Fireside
A discussion of what then newly discovered papyri mean for the history of Christianity.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Ancient Texts > Nag Hammadi
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Prayer Circles

ID = [684]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1964-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size: 48736  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:34

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

See also:
An Approach to the Book of Mormon (1957)
An Approach to the Book of Mormon (1988)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Early Christian Church in the Light of Some Newly Discovered Papyri from Egypt.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1964.
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Hugh Nibley begins by showing the interrelatedness of ancient records, regardless of their origin, a phenomenon called “pattemism.” He proposes that Joseph Smith presented the world with authentic ancient records. The Prophet brought forth many of the same concepts that are found in ancient temple libraries, such as the council in heaven during the premortal period, the casting out of Satan, the doctrine of the “two ways,” the fallen nature of mankind, and the need for a redeemer. Accompanying the doctrines is a body of rites or ordinances, and Nibley gives special attention to the Nag Hammadi documents.

Keywords: Apocrypha; Pseudepigrapha; Dead Sea Scrolls

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ID = [8370]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1964-01-01  Collections:  farms-reports,nibley  Size: 209  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/24/24 7:53:55

Nibley, Hugh W. “Forty Day Ministry.” Brigham Young University Devotional, 12 February 1964.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Jesus Christ > Forty-Day Ministry

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Forty Day Ministry Part 2.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, February 12, 1964.
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Keywords: Christianity

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Forty Day Ministry Part 1.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, February 12, 1964.
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Keywords: Christianity

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Earliest Christians According to Newly Discovered Papyrii.” Brigham Young University Devotional, 1 March 1964.
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As we seek to understand the belief and practices of the earliest Christians, we find ordinances and doctrines quite familiar to the restored gospel.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Ancient Texts > Nag Hammadi
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Early Christianity, Church Fathers, Patrologia

ID = [1152]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1964-03-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Earliest Christians According to Newly Discovered Papyrii.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, March 1, 1964.
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Keywords: Christianity

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Philosophical Implications of Automation.” Lecture given on 19 March 1964.
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Edited and reformatted by Gary P. Gillum, 6 May 2004.
Addresses the idea of work and when it should be done versus when time should be spent developing talents instead.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Science > Technology, Automation

ID = [1153]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1964-03-19  Collections:  nibley  Size: 6557  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Philosophical Implications of Automation.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, March 19, 1964.
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Keywords: Mormon Studies

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ID = [8384]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1964-03-19  Collections:  farms-reports,nibley  Size: 998  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/24/24 7:53:55

Nibley, Hugh W. “Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust.” A series of articles in the Improvement Era in 27 parts running from Oct 1964 through Dec 1966.
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These materials were reprinted in Since Cumorah (1967/1970), with two large additions and a deletion; and reprinted again, with corrections and a collation of materials with those published in the book, as Since Cumorah, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 7. The changing attitudes of biblical scholars toward basic questions about scripture allow room for claims made by the Book of Mormon.
Discusses external evidences, the primitive church, Lehi, Zenos, the olive tree, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Dead Sea Scrolls

ID = [940]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1964-10-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 27  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 1.” In Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust series, Improvement Era 67, no. 10 (October 1964): 816–21, 844–47.
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“Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust” looks at the changing attitudes of biblical scholars toward basic questions about scripture allow room for claims made by the Book of Mormon. Discusses external evidences, the primitive church, Lehi, Zenos, the olive tree, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
The purpose of the somewhat labored pages that follow is to lead up to better things by giving the reader some idea of what we are dealing with, of the scope and nature of the writings that are now being read with wonder and amazement by students of religion, and of the strange doctrine and baffling problems they present.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Dead Sea Scrolls

ID = [941]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1964-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 44339  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 13:25:52

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 1 (continued).” In Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust series, Improvement Era 67, no. 11 (November 1964): 924–28, 974–75, 977–78, 980–83.
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“Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust” looks at the changing attitudes of biblical scholars toward basic questions about scripture allow room for claims made by the Book of Mormon. Discusses external evidences, the primitive church, Lehi, Zenos, the olive tree, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Studies the Dead Sea Scrolls related to wording found in the New Testament previously thought to be peculiar to that book alone.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

ID = [942]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1964-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 54242  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 13:27:53

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 1 (continued).” In Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust series, Improvement Era 67, no. 12 (December 1964): 1032–35, 1126–28.
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“Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust” looks at the changing attitudes of biblical scholars toward basic questions about scripture allow room for claims made by the Book of Mormon. Discusses external evidences, the primitive church, Lehi, Zenos, the olive tree, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
A discussion of the Christian Apocrypha as compared with the Jewish Apocrypha.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

ID = [943]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1964-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 33422  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 1 (continued).” In Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust series, Improvement Era 68, no. 1 (January 1965): 34–37, 60–64.
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“Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust” looks at the changing attitudes of biblical scholars toward basic questions about scripture allow room for claims made by the Book of Mormon. Discusses external evidences, the primitive church, Lehi, Zenos, the olive tree, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Studies the Logia and compares it with other early religious writings.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

ID = [944]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1964-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 42919  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 2: Hidden Treasures: The Search for the Original Scriptures.” In Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust series, Improvement Era 68, no. 2 (February 1965): 100–3, 146–47.
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“Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust” looks at the changing attitudes of biblical scholars toward basic questions about scripture allow room for claims made by the Book of Mormon. Discusses external evidences, the primitive church, Lehi, Zenos, the olive tree, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Discusses the history of keeping secrets within religions and within scriptures.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

ID = [945]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1964-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 23407  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 2: Hidden Treasures: The Search for the Original Scriptures (continued).” In Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust series, Improvement Era 68, no. 3 (March 1965): 210–13, 226, 228, 230, 232, 234.
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“Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust” looks at the changing attitudes of biblical scholars toward basic questions about scripture allow room for claims made by the Book of Mormon. Discusses external evidences, the primitive church, Lehi, Zenos, the olive tree, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Continues the discussion from the previous installment.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

ID = [946]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1964-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 41619  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 13:28:54

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 3: Secrecy in the Primitive Church.” In Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust series, Improvement Era 68, no. 4 (April 1965): 308–11, 326, 328–32.
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“Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust” looks at the changing attitudes of biblical scholars toward basic questions about scripture allow room for claims made by the Book of Mormon. Discusses external evidences, the primitive church, Lehi, Zenos, the olive tree, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
A discussion of original Christian writings versus ones that replaced those when they were lost and what students of such literature might learn from looking at both.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

ID = [947]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1964-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 39665  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 13:29:27

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 3: Secrecy in the Primitive Church (continued).” In Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust series, Improvement Era 68, no. 5 (May 1965): 406–7, 444.
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“Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust” looks at the changing attitudes of biblical scholars toward basic questions about scripture allow room for claims made by the Book of Mormon. Discusses external evidences, the primitive church, Lehi, Zenos, the olive tree, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
The conclusion to the three part article about the secrecy in the primitive church and how that influenced it during its time and after it was lost.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

ID = [948]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1964-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 11728  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 13:31:24

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 3: Secrecy in the Primitive Church (concluded).” In Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust series, Improvement Era 68, no. 6 (June 1965): 482–83, 574–76.
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“Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust” looks at the changing attitudes of biblical scholars toward basic questions about scripture allow room for claims made by the Book of Mormon. Discusses external evidences, the primitive church, Lehi, Zenos, the olive tree, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Looks at how quickly people changed Christianity after the apostles’ deaths, especially in regards to the secret teaching God had given to the apostles while they were alive.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

ID = [949]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1964-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 18356  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 13:33:43

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Testament of Lehi: Part 1.” In Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust series, Improvement Era 68, no. 7 (July 1965): 616–17, 645–48.
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“Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust” looks at the changing attitudes of biblical scholars toward basic questions about scripture allow room for claims made by the Book of Mormon. Discusses external evidences, the primitive church, Lehi, Zenos, the olive tree, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
A comparison of the imagery of the “Plan“ of Salvation as found in the Book of Mormon and the Bible.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

ID = [950]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1964-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 25922  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 14:49:50

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Testament of Lehi: Part 1 (continued).” In Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust series, Improvement Era 68, no. 8 (August 1965): 696–99, 702, 704.
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“Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust” looks at the changing attitudes of biblical scholars toward basic questions about scripture allow room for claims made by the Book of Mormon. Discusses external evidences, the primitive church, Lehi, Zenos, the olive tree, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
A comparison of the imagery of the “Plan“ of Salvation as found in the Book of Mormon and the Bible.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

ID = [951]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1964-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 19729  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Story of Zenos.” In Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust series, Improvement Era 68, no. 9 (September 1965): 782–83, 792.
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“Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust” looks at the changing attitudes of biblical scholars toward basic questions about scripture allow room for claims made by the Book of Mormon. Discusses external evidences, the primitive church, Lehi, Zenos, the olive tree, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
A comparison of the histor of Zenos in the Book of Mormon and an unnamed prophet of the Thanksgiving Hymns.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

ID = [952]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1964-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 11116  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 14:50:58

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Olive Tree.” In Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust series, Improvement Era 68, no. 10 (October 1965): 876–77, 916–17.
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“Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust” looks at the changing attitudes of biblical scholars toward basic questions about scripture allow room for claims made by the Book of Mormon. Discusses external evidences, the primitive church, Lehi, Zenos, the olive tree, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
A comparison of the allegory of the olive tree with Hymn 10 of the Thanksgiving Hymns from Qumran.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > Jacob

ID = [953]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1964-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 13455  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 14:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Bible, the Scrolls, and the Book of Mormon: A Problem of Three Bibles.” In Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust series, Improvement Era 68, no. 11 (November 1965): 974–77, 1013, 1040.
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Part 1 of a series on the similarities and issues between religious texts.
An article highlighting the issues that arise when comparing documents.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

ID = [954]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1964-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 25021  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 14:52:26

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Bible, the Scrolls, and the Book of Mormon: A Problem of Three Bibles (continued).” In Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust series, Improvement Era 68, no. 12 (December 1965): 1090–91, 1165–68.
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Part 2 of a series on the similarities and issues between religious texts.
Beginning as a continuation of part 1 of the series, this article dives more into rituals and ceremonies done in ancient times, specifically by kings and rulers, that line up with Book of Mormon rituals and ceremonies.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Bible, the Scrolls, and the Book of Mormon: A Problem of Three Bibles (continued).” In Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust series, Improvement Era 69, no. 1 (January 1966): 32–34, 44–46.
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Part 3 of a series on the similarities and issues between religious texts.
Dr. Nibley continues with the windows that the Book of Mormon opens on strange and forgotten customs and traditions that are just now being brought to light.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

ID = [956]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1964-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 30455  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 14:58:22

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Bible, the Scrolls, and the Book of Mormon: A Problem of Three Bibles (continued).” In Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust series, Improvement Era 69, no. 2 (February 1966): 118–22.
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Part 4 of a series on the similarities and issues between religious texts.
As new documents are discovered, the comparative study of the Book of Mormon goes forward. We continue a brief glance at some of the more important scrolls that have not yet appeared in book form nor been translated into English

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

ID = [957]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1964-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 22857  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 14:59:08

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Bible, the Scrolls, and the Book of Mormon: A Problem of Three Bibles (continued).” In Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust series, Improvement Era 69, no. 3 (March 1966): 196–97, 232–34.
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Part 5 of a series on the similarities and issues between religious texts.
The scholarly study of the Book of Mormon goes forward with the discovery of ancient documents. We continue a brief glance at some of these which have not yet appeared in book form nor been translated into English.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

ID = [958]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1964-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 18151  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Mysteries of Zenos and Joseph.” In Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust series, Improvement Era 69, no. 4 (April 1966): 296–97, 334–36.
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“Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust” looks at the changing attitudes of biblical scholars toward basic questions about scripture allow room for claims made by the Book of Mormon. Discusses external evidences, the primitive church, Lehi, Zenos, the olive tree, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Discusses recent discoveries that cast new light on the identity of the unknown prophet Zenos and are producing information “that no man dreamed of” concerning the authenticity of the Book of Mormon.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

ID = [959]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1964-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 23505  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Problems, Not Solutions.” In Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust series, Improvement Era 69, no. 5 (May 1966): 419–20, 422, 424.
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“Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust” looks at the changing attitudes of biblical scholars toward basic questions about scripture allow room for claims made by the Book of Mormon. Discusses external evidences, the primitive church, Lehi, Zenos, the olive tree, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Suggests that any investigation of the Book of Mormon will bring up more problems, not solutions, meaning our prejudices may show answers as solutions, but we don’t always understand things correctly.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Science

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Problems, Not Solutions (continued).” In Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust series, Improvement Era 69, no. 6 (June 1966): 582–83.
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“Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust” looks at the changing attitudes of biblical scholars toward basic questions about scripture allow room for claims made by the Book of Mormon. Discusses external evidences, the primitive church, Lehi, Zenos, the olive tree, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Continues the discussion from “Problem, Not Solutions.”

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Science

ID = [961]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1964-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 7466  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 15:00:28

Nibley, Hugh W. “Epilogue: Since Qumran.” In Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust series, Improvement Era 69, no. 7 (July 1966): 636–38.
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The final article in the Improvement Era series Since CUmorah: New Voices from the Dust.
A summary of the Since Cumorah series, and some final thoughts.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Since Qumran (continued).” Improvement Era 69, no. 8 (August 1966): 710–12.
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A continuation of “Since Cumorah: New Voices From the Dust.”
A discussion on whether Lehi and his family brought traces of Persian culture to the Americas because of Zoroaster’s influence on Jewish thought.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Since Cumorah (Since Qumran).” Improvement Era 69, no. 9 (September 1966): 794–95, 799–800, 802, 804–5.
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As evidenced by the Dead Sea Scrolls, Isaiah was subject to the same abridging as the Book of Mormon prophets

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Since Cumorah (Since Qumran).” Improvement Era 69, no. 10 (October 1966): 884–85.
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As evidenced by the Dead Sea Scrolls, Isaiah was subject to the same abridging as the Book of Mormon prophets

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Dead Sea Scrolls
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Dead Sea Scrolls

ID = [967]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1964-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 8823  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Since Cumorah (Since Qumran).” Improvement Era 69, no. 11 (November 1966): 974–75, 1028–31.
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As evidenced by the Dead Sea Scrolls, Isaiah was subject to the same abridging as the Book of Mormon prophets

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Dead Sea Scrolls

ID = [968]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1964-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 20709  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Since Cumorah (Since Qumran).” Improvement Era 69, no. 12 (December 1966): 1084–85, 1162–65.
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As evidenced by the Dead Sea Scrolls, Isaiah was subject to the same abridging as the Book of Mormon prophets

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Dead Sea Scrolls

ID = [969]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1964-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 22585  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

1965

Nibley, Hugh W. “Early Accounts of Jesus’ Childhood.” The Instructor.
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Reprinted in Mormonism and Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 4.
An assessment of the various infancy materials about the childhood of Jesus.

See also: “Early Accounts of Jesus’ Childhood” (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Jesus Christ > Childhood

ID = [964]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1965-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Qumran and the Companions of the Cave.” Revue de Qumran 5, no. 2 (1965): 177–98.
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Reprinted as “The Haunted Wilderness,” in Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless (1978).

See also: “Qumran and the Companions of the Cave: The Haunted Wilderness” (1986)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Dead Sea Scrolls

ID = [1071]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1965-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Archaeology and Our Religion.” Seventh East Press, 18 January 1982. 4–7, 12.
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This is the manuscript of an essay submitted to the Instructor, rejected, and circulated with two letters, both dated 16 September 1965, one addressed to “Dear Brother” (1 page) and the other addressed to “Mr. W.” (5 pages).

See also: “Archaeology and Our Religion” (1986)

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Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Archaeology
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Archaeology

ID = [1652]  Status = Type = other article  Date = 1965-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:42

Nibley, Hugh W. “On the Pearl of Great Price.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1965.
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Hugh Nibley discusses Reverend F. S. Spaulding’s handling of the booklet Joseph Smith as a Translator, concluding that Spaulding was partial in his method of consulting the opinions of the great Egyptologists of 1912 concerning the book of Abraham. An examination of their comments reveals inadequacy and inconsistency This paper anticipates the first section of the series A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price.

Keywords: Pearl of Great Price; Abraham

See also: “On the Pearl of Great Price” (1965)

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ID = [8379]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1965-01-01  Collections:  abraham,farms-reports,nibley  Size: 209  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/24/24 7:53:55

Nibley, Hugh W. New Light on Israel and Her Neighbors. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1965.

Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Israel, Scattering and Gathering

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Expanding Gospel.” Brigham Young University Studies 7, no. 1, (1965): 3–27.
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Reprinted in Temple and Cosmos: Beyond This Ignorant Present, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 12, and Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless, 2nd ed.
When dealing with apocryphal texts, scholars can discount doctrines and themes that appear once or twice. However, themes that run consistently through many or most of the texts should be seriously considered. One such theme is that of a council in heaven in which a plan was presented and the opposition toward that plan. This article details the presence of these themes in ancient texts among various cultures.

See also:
“The Expanding Gospel” (1992)
“The Expanding Gospel” (2004)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrines, Principles > Plan of Salvation, Terrible Questions

ID = [1072]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1965-01-01  Collections:  byu-studies,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “New Light on Israel and Her Neighbors, Part 1.” Brigham Young University Devotional, 24 February 1965.
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Israel’s language, religion, and culture were heavily influenced by Israel’s neighbors. Many early Christian practices were performed even before Christ.
Hugh Nibley presents interesting new scholarship about the relationship between Israelis and other Middle Eastern people in Biblical times.

See also: “New Light on Israel and Her Neighbors, Part 2” (1965)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament
Old Testament Topics > Israel, Scattering and Gathering

ID = [1154]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1965-02-24  Collections:  byu-speeches,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “New Light on Israel and Her Neighbors, Part 2.” Brigham Young University Devotional, 24 February 1965.
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Israel’s language, religion, and culture were heavily influenced by Israel’s neighbors. Many early Christian practices were performed even before Christ.
A continuation of Hugh Nibley’s presentation of interesting new scholarship about the relationship between Israelis and other Middle Eastern people in Biblical times.

See also: “New Light on Israel and Her Neighbors, Part 1” (1965)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament
Old Testament Topics > Israel, Scattering and Gathering

ID = [1155]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1965-02-24  Collections:  byu-speeches,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Israel’s Neighbors.” 33 pp. typed transcript of a talk given on 24 February 1965.
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A discussion of the religious and cultural impact of Egypt, Babylon, and other neighbors on events in Israel.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament

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Nibley, Hugh W. “New Light on Israel and Her Neighbors, Part 1.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, February 24, 1965.
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Keywords: Abrahamic Covenant; Bible

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Nibley, Hugh W. “New Light on Israel and Her Neighbors, Part 2.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, February 24, 1965.
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Keywords: Christianity; History

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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.

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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

ID = [1156]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1965-03-17  Collections:  bom,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

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.

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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

ID = [1157]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1965-03-18  Collections:  bom,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Rediscovery of the Apocrypha, Part 1.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, March 18, 1965.
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Keywords: Book of Mormon; Scriptures

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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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Nibley, Hugh W. “On the Pearl of Great Price.” Lecture given on 13 May 1965.
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“On the Pearl of Great Price,” 34 pp.

See also: “On the Pearl of Great Price” (1965)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price

ID = [1158]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1965-05-13  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “BYU Education Week lectures.” BYU Education Week lectures delivered in the summer of 1965 at Oakland.

ID = [1161]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1965-08-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 13  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prayer.” Transcript of a prayer given at a BYU commencement ceremony.
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See “Leaders to Managers: Fatal Shift.”

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Leaders and Managers

ID = [1749]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1965-08-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:42

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Dead Sea Scrolls.” BYU Education Week lectures delivered in the summer of 1965 at Oakland.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Dead Sea Scrolls

ID = [1162]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1965-08-01  Collections:  nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Vertical Judaism.” BYU Education Week lectures delivered in the summer of 1965 at Oakland.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Jewish History
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples

ID = [1163]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1965-08-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Primitive Christianity.” BYU Education Week lectures delivered in the summer of 1965 at Oakland.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Early Christianity, Church Fathers, Patrologia

ID = [1164]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1965-08-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Book of Mormon.” BYU Education Week lectures delivered in the summer of 1965 at Oakland.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

ID = [1165]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1965-08-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “New Light from Egypt.” BYU Education Week lectures delivered in the summer of 1965 at Oakland.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.

ID = [1166]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1965-08-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Nag Hammadi and the Gnostic Controversy.” BYU Education Week lectures delivered in the summer of 1965 at Oakland.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Ancient Texts > Nag Hammadi

ID = [1167]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1965-08-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Early Christian Doctrines According to Coptic Texts.” BYU Education Week lectures delivered in the summer of 1965 at Oakland.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Ancient Texts > Nag Hammadi
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Early Christianity, Church Fathers, Patrologia

ID = [1168]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1965-08-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Early Christian Ordinances According to Coptic Texts.” BYU Education Week lectures delivered in the summer of 1965 at Oakland.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Ancient Texts > Nag Hammadi
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Early Christianity, Church Fathers, Patrologia
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Early Christians and the Temple

ID = [1169]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1965-08-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Pearl of Great Price Problems.” BYU Education Week lectures delivered in the summer of 1965 at Oakland.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price

ID = [1170]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1965-08-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “The 1912 Critics Examined.” BYU Education Week lectures delivered in the summer of 1965 at Oakland.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham

ID = [1171]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1965-08-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Present Critics Examined.” BYU Education Week lectures delivered in the summer of 1965 at Oakland.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.

ID = [1172]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1965-08-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Some Guesses of Our Own.” BYU Education Week lectures delivered in the summer of 1965 at Oakland.
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30 pamphlets, weekly radio addresses from 7 March to 17 October.

ID = [1173]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1965-08-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Assembly Hour.” BYU Education Week lectures delivered in the summer of 1965 at Oakland.

ID = [1174]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1965-08-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Fact and Fancy in the Interpretation of Ancient Records.” Address given at the third annual Religion Lecture Series, at Brigham Young University, on 11 November 1965.
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“Fact and Fancy in the Interpretation of Ancient Records.” 55 pp.

ID = [1159]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1965-11-11  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

1966

Nibley, Hugh W. “Writing and Publication in Graduate School.” Provo, UT.
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It took place during a History Honors Banquet in the Wilkenson Center, Brigham Young University.
Questions and answers about the importance of writing and publishing.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Education, Learning > Scholarship

ID = [1025]  Status = Type = unpublished  Date = 1966-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size: 30145  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Evangelium Quadraginta Dierum.” Vigiliae Christianae 20, no. 1, (1966): 1–24.
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Reprinted under the title “The Forty-day Mission of Christ: The Forgotten Heritage,” in When the Lights Went Out, 1970.
How apocryphal texts shed some light on the Forty Days mentioned in Acts 1:3.

See also: “Evangelium Quadraginta Dierum: The Forty-day Mission of Christ—The Forgotten Heritage” (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Jesus Christ > Forty-Day Ministry

ID = [1073]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1966-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Tenting, Toll, and Taxing.” Western Political Quarterly 19, no. 4 (1966): 599–630.
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Reprinted in The Ancient State, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley.
It is the purpose of this paper to show how the state spent the most impressionable years of its childhood living as an orphan of the storm in tents of vagabonds where it acquired many of the habits and attitudes that still condition its activities.

See also: “Tenting, Toll, and Taxing” (1990)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Classical Studies, Egyptian Studies

ID = [1074]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1966-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Since Cumorah (Since Qumran).” Improvement Era 69, no. 9, September 1966, 794–95, 799–805.
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As evidenced by the Dead Sea Scrolls, Isaiah was subject to the same abridging as the Book of Mormon prophets

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Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah

ID = [67590]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1966-09-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era,nibley,old-test  Size: 34740  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 16:04:14

Nibley, Hugh W. “Since Cumorah (Since Qumran), Part 2.” Improvement Era 69, no. 10, October 1966, 884–85.
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As evidenced by the Dead Sea Scrolls, Isaiah was subject to the same abridging as the Book of Mormon prophets

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Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah

ID = [67589]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1966-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era,nibley,old-test  Size: 8823  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 16:04:14

Nibley, Hugh W. “Since Cumorah (Since Qumran), Part 3.” Improvement Era 69, no. 11, November 1966, 974–75, 1028–31.
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As evidenced by the Dead Sea Scrolls, Isaiah was subject to the same abridging as the Book of Mormon prophets

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Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah

ID = [67586]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1966-11-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era,nibley,old-test  Size: 20709  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 16:04:14

Nibley, Hugh W. “Since Cumorah (Since Qumran), Part 4.” Improvement Era 69, no. 12, December 1966, 1084–85, 1162–65.
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As evidenced by the Dead Sea Scrolls, Isaiah was subject to the same abridging as the Book of Mormon prophets

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Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah

ID = [67585]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1966-12-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era,nibley,old-test  Size: 22585  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 16:04:14

1967

Nibley, Hugh W. Since Cumorah: The Book of Mormon in the Modern World. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book.
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Alexander T. Stecker reviewed “Since Cumorah” in BYU Studies 8, no. 4 (1968): 465–68. Robert Mesle provided a critical RLDS reaction to it (Courage 2, no. 1 [September 1971]: 331–32). For a sympathetic commentary on the last seventy pages of Since Cumorah, the portion of the book that did not appear in the original series in Improvement Era; see Louis Midgley, “The Secular Relevance of the Gospel,“ Dialogue 4 no. 4 (1969): 76–85. A complaint was registered against Nibley’s position by Duane Stanfield. See the exchange of letters between Stanfield and Midgley, “Letters to the Editor,” Dialogue 5, no. 2 (1970): 5–7.
At the time he published this review, Mesle was a student at the Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa, where he now teaches religion and philosophy. Mesle granted that Nibley appeared to be a “very competent scholar in the field of ancient documents and their languages” but observed that Nibley is not “at all objective or critical in the sphere of his own religion.” The reason for this observation is that Nibley takes the Book of Mormon seriously as an historically authentic ancient document. Mesle, who claims that in order to be properly objective and sufficiently critical, one must hold that the Book of Mormon and the gospel are fraudulent and spurious rather than authentic and genuine, claimed that Nibley’s work is “trite and naive”; it is “both confident scholarship and the tritest of religious defenses,” though he neglected to indicate what in Since Cumorah was either hackneyed or unsophisticated.

See also: Since Cumorah: The Book of Mormon in the Modern World (1988)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Unrolling the Scrolls—Some Forgotten Witnesses.” Talk given in Glendale.

See also:
“Apocryphal Writings” (1967)
“Unrolling the Scrolls—Some Forgotten Witnesses” (1986)

Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha [including intertestamental books and the Dead Sea Scrolls]
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Language > Records, Writing
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Science > Cosmology, Creation, Treasures in the Heavens
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Ordinances
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Prayer Circles

ID = [1182]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1967-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “Brigham Young as a Theologian.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1967.
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With characteristic energy, Hugh Nibley describes the character of Brigham Young and discusses his teachings. The issues explored in this essay include the problem of evil and the power of the devil, temptation and necessary opposition, consequences of sin, and truth obtained by the light of Christ.

Keywords: Mormon Studies

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Isaiah Question.” In Since Cumorah: The Book of Mormon in the Modern World, 137–52. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1967.
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An answer to the Deutero-, Trito-Isaiah question using the Book of Mormon

Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah

ID = [67887]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1967-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 16:04:16

Nibley, Hugh W. “The New View of the Old Testament.” In Since Cumorah: The Book of Mormon in the Modern World, 24–26. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1967.
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Dead Sea Scroll evidence witnesses that the text of the Bible has not been so much altered as mutilated by the removal of material from the original

Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha [including intertestamental books and the Dead Sea Scrolls]

ID = [67888]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1967-01-01  Collections:  nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 16:04:16

Nibley, Hugh W. “Pearl of Great Price Papyri.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, March 14, 1967.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Book of Mormon As a Record of Military Strategy.” Brigham Young University Devotional. April 10, 1967.
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Hugh Nibley discusses the military strategy and tactics of the wars in the Book of Mormon compared to other modern and ancient warfare.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > War, Peace

ID = [1175]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1967-04-10  Collections:  bom,byu-speeches,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Brigham Young as a Leader.” in Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints.
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Reprinted in Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 13.

See also: “Brigham Young as a Leader” (1994)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Brigham Young
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Leaders and Managers

ID = [1176]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1967-06-06  Collections:  brigham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “[Brigham Young] The Statesman.” “Brigham Young as a Statesman,” in Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 13. 138-86.
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A 41-page typescript of an address delivered on 7 June 1967.
Hugh Nibley discusses what made Brigham Young a leader and a statesman.

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ID = [1177]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1967-06-07  Collections:  brigham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “Brigham Young as an Educator.” Brigham Young University Devotional, 9 June 1967.
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Like Brigham Young, the educator, we should seek to educate ourselves in a wide variety of spiritual and secular fields in order for us to progress.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Education, Learning

ID = [1178]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1967-06-09  Collections:  brigham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “Brigham Young as a Theologian.” Address delivered on 9 June 1967. “A Brigham Young Mosaic in Four Parts,” part IV.
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4-page typescript of an address delivered on 9 June 1967.
An exploration into how Brigham Young fits the role of a theologian.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrines, Principles > Theology

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Brigham Young, the Educator.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, June 9, 1967.
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Keywords: Brigham Young; Education

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Nibley, Hugh W. “A Critical Opinion of the Pearl of Great Price.” July 26, 1967, Brigham Young University Devotional.
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Hugh Nibley discusses the military strategy and tactics of the wars in the Book of Mormon compared to other modern and ancient warfare.

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ID = [1179]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1967-07-26  Collections:  bom,byu-speeches,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “Dear Sterling.” A widely circulated letter to Sterling M. McMurrin, 23 August 1967.
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s.s., 3 pages. Reprinted in Hugh Nibley: A Consecrated Life (2002), 427–30. Reprinted in Eloquent Witness: Nibley on Himself, Others, and the Temple, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 17, 142–47.
Sterling M. McMurrin was at the time working on a book of essays on Mormon philosophy and had apparently invited Nibley to contribute an essay. The book that McMurrin had in mind was never published. In his letter, Nibley proclaims to his scholarly antagonist that his “present religious mood is an all-out literalism.”

See also: “Dear Sterling” (2008)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Criticisms, Apologetics > Sterling M. McMurrin

ID = [1661]  Status = Type = correspondence  Date = 1967-08-23  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:42

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Mormon View of the Book of Mormon.” Concilium: An International Review of Theology 10 (December 1967): 82–83.
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Also printed in the United States under the same title in Concilium: Theology in the Age of Renewal 30 (1968): 170–73.
A summary statement of the content and purpose of the Book of Mormon prepared for Concilium, a journal devoted to an examination of the Christian scriptures. Explains it as an ancient record, a companion to the Bible with revealed Christianity before Christ and 40-day literature from the appearance of Christ among the Nephites.

See also:
“Chapter 13: The Mormon View of the Book of Mormon” (1989)
“The Book of Mormon: A Minimal Statement” (2004)
Journal of the Book of Mormon and Restoration Scripture Volume 19 Issue 1 (2010)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

ID = [1075]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1967-12-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Apocryphal Writings.” Typed transcript of a talk given at a Long Beach, California, Seminary graduation, 1967.
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Also circulated as “Teachings from the Dead Sea Scrolls.”
A survey of teachings in a large number of apocryphal, pseudepigraphal, and patristic writings.

See also:
“Unrolling the Scrolls—Some Forgotten Witnesses” (1967)
“Unrolling the Scrolls—Some Forgotten Witnesses” (1986)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Ancient Texts
Old Testament Topics > Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha [including intertestamental books and the Dead Sea Scrolls]

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1968

Nibley, Hugh W. What Is a Temple? The Idea of the Temple in History. 2nd ed., Provo, UT.
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This essay was first written in 1958 for the dedication of the London Temple. Those Church Fathers, especially of the fourth century, who proclaim the victory of Christianity over its rivals constantly speak of the Church as the competitor and supplanter of the Synagogue, and modern authorities are agreed that in ritual and liturgy the Christian Church grew up “in the shadow of the Synagogue.” This is a most significant fact. While the Temple stood, the Jews had both its ancient ordinances and the practices of the Synagogue, but they were not the same. The Temple was unique, and when it was destroyed, the Synagogue of the Jews did not take over its peculiarly sacred functions—they were in no wise authorized to do so.
This article makes clear that the sacred purposes of the Temple were understood and its ordinances practiced in dispensations before the great falling away which brought about the disappearance of these important truths.

See also:
“The Idea of the Temple in History” in Millennial Star (1958)
What Is a Temple? The Idea of the Temple in History (1963)
“The Temple in Antiquity: Ancient Records and Modern Perspectives” in The Temple in Antiquity: Ancient Records and Modern Perspectives (1984)
Mormonism and Early Christianity (1987)

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ID = [687]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1968-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:34

Nibley, Hugh W. “A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price.” A series of articles in Improvement Era in 29 parts from Jan 1968 through May 1970.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
This booklet is a compilation of essays on the book of Abraham published in the Improvement Era. It contains three broad sections. First, Hugh Nibley reviews the controversy that broke out in 1912 when a Protestant minister in Salt Lake City solicited the opinions of the leading Egyptologists of the day concerning the viability of Joseph Smith’s translation of the book of Abraham. The second seciton refers to the Egyptian milieu of Abraham’s time and shows how the text of the book of Abraham and the first facsimile have plausible ties. Third, Nibley discusses legends about Abraham from early Jewish and Christian apocrypha that can be compared to the book of Abraham.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Joseph Smith Papyri, Book of Breathings, Book of the Dead, Facsimiles, Egyptology, Hypocephalus

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Phase One.” Dialogue 3, no. 2 (1968): 99–105.
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This essay concerns the debate over the Joseph Smith Papyri; the bulk of the issue contains materials on this debate.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Book of Breathings, P. Louvre 3284.” “Book of Breathings, P. Louvre 3284,” an English translation. 1968.
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Nibley’s own translation of an Egyptian funerary text.
This is Nibley’s translation of the most famous parallel version of the Egyptian text once in the possession of Joseph Smith. Cf. Richard A. Parker, “The Book of Breathings (Fragment 1, The ‘Sensen’ Text, with Restorations from Louvre Papyrus 3284),” Dialogue 3/2 (1968): 98–99; and Klaus Baer, “The Breathing Permit of Hôr: A Translation of the Apparent Source of the Book of Abraham,” Dialogue 3/3 (1968): 109–34. The hieratic text of P. Louvre 3284 is reproduced in BYU Studies 11/2 (1971): 154–56. **Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri

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ID = [1655]  Status = Type = other article  Date = 1968-01-01  Collections:  abraham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:42

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 1. Challenge and Response.” In A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price series, Improvement Era 71, no. 1 (January 1968): 18–24.
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The flood of newly discovered Jewish and Christian documents that are changing the complexion of religious studies in our time has been matched by equally significant, if less spectacular, developments in an area of no less interest to Latter-day Saints— that of the religious practices and beliefs of the Egyptians. Recent challenges that question the authenticity of many statements in one of the standard works of the Church, the Pearl of Great Price, have reopened an old discussion at a time when fresh discoveries and interpretations are putting an entirely new face on the whole problem. Brother Hugh Nibley, who for many years has been gathering data relevant to the study of the Facsimiles in the Book of Abraham, presents in this fascinating series some of the materials that must be considered in the reappraisal of certain Egyptological aspects of the Pearl of Great Price for which the time is now ripe. The reader is warned to be prepared for surprises. Although Dr. Nibley pulls no punches, he is still animated by a healthy respect for all qualified Egyptologists, including his own revered instructors, in the rudiments of the mysteries of hieroglyphics, and promises to proceed with such caution and discretion that even they will approve of his methods, however much they may disagree with his conclusions
A warning that by bringing up “the ghosts of the dead,” serious scholars will need to be prepared to learn that previous thinking was fallible.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 1. Challenge and Response (continued).” In A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price series, Improvement Era 71, no. 2 (February 1968): 14–18, 20–21.
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The flood of newly discovered Jewish and Christian documents that are changing the complexion of religious studies in our time has been matched by equally significant, if less spectacular, developments in an area of no less interest to Latter-day Saints— that of the religious practices and beliefs of the Egyptians. Recent challenges that question the authenticity of many statements in one of the standard works of the Church, the Pearl of Great Price, have reopened an old discussion at a time when fresh discoveries and interpretations are putting an entirely new face on the whole problem. Brother Hugh Nibley, who for many years has been gathering data relevant to the study of the Facsimiles in the Book of Abraham, presents in this fascinating series some of the materials that must be considered in the reappraisal of certain Egyptological aspects of the Pearl of Great Price for which the time is now ripe. The reader is warned to be prepared for surprises. Although Dr. Nibley pulls no punches, he is still animated by a healthy respect for all qualified Egyptologists, including his own revered instructors, in the rudiments of the mysteries of hieroglyphics, and promises to proceed with such caution and discretion that even they will approve of his methods, however much they may disagree with his conclusions
Suggests that in the modern day, the ever enlarging problems require scholars to bring to the discussion whatever might help solve it, no matter what that may be or how much time it may take.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 1. Challenge and Response (continued).” In A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price series, Improvement Era 71, no. 3 (March 1968): 16–18, 20–22.
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The flood of newly discovered Jewish and Christian documents that are changing the complexion of religious studies in our time has been matched by equally significant, if less spectacular, developments in an area of no less interest to Latter-day Saints— that of the religious practices and beliefs of the Egyptians. Recent challenges that question the authenticity of many statements in one of the standard works of the Church, the Pearl of Great Price, have reopened an old discussion at a time when fresh discoveries and interpretations are putting an entirely new face on the whole problem. Brother Hugh Nibley, who for many years has been gathering data relevant to the study of the Facsimiles in the Book of Abraham, presents in this fascinating series some of the materials that must be considered in the reappraisal of certain Egyptological aspects of the Pearl of Great Price for which the time is now ripe. The reader is warned to be prepared for surprises. Although Dr. Nibley pulls no punches, he is still animated by a healthy respect for all qualified Egyptologists, including his own revered instructors, in the rudiments of the mysteries of hieroglyphics, and promises to proceed with such caution and discretion that even they will approve of his methods, however much they may disagree with his conclusions
Brings up a claim from experts that Joseph Smith incorrectly translated the Book of Abraham and shows how their claims are inaccurate.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 1. Challenge and Response (continued).” In A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price series, Improvement Era 71, no. 4 (April 1968): 64–69.
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The flood of newly discovered Jewish and Christian documents that are changing the complexion of religious studies in our time has been matched by equally significant, if less spectacular, developments in an area of no less interest to Latter-day Saints— that of the religious practices and beliefs of the Egyptians. Recent challenges that question the authenticity of many statements in one of the standard works of the Church, the Pearl of Great Price, have reopened an old discussion at a time when fresh discoveries and interpretations are putting an entirely new face on the whole problem. Brother Hugh Nibley, who for many years has been gathering data relevant to the study of the Facsimiles in the Book of Abraham, presents in this fascinating series some of the materials that must be considered in the reappraisal of certain Egyptological aspects of the Pearl of Great Price for which the time is now ripe. The reader is warned to be prepared for surprises. Although Dr. Nibley pulls no punches, he is still animated by a healthy respect for all qualified Egyptologists, including his own revered instructors, in the rudiments of the mysteries of hieroglyphics, and promises to proceed with such caution and discretion that even they will approve of his methods, however much they may disagree with his conclusions
Looks at a proposition that the original document of the Pearl of Great Price is available for us to investigate and shows the inaccuracies of this claim.

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ID = [974]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1968-01-01  Collections:  abraham,bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 26373  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 2. May We See Your Credentials?” In A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price series, Improvement Era 71, no. 5 (May 1968): 54–57.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
Discusses just how well-equipped Dr. Spalding’s illustrious jury really were, individually and collectively, to make a pronouncement on the Book of Abraham.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 2. May We See Your Credentials? (continued).” In A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price series, Improvement Era 71, no. 5 (June 1968): 18–22.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
Continues the discussion from the previous installment.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 3. Empaneling the Panel.” In A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price series, Improvement Era 71, no. 7 (July 1968): 48–55.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
An explanation that experts are usually specialists in only one field and that as such, their studies may sometimes miss some of the more obvious points from looking too closely. It then looks at how this relates to Egyptologists’ opinions of Joseph Smith as a translator.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 4. Second String.” In A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price series, Improvement Era 71, no. 8 (August 1968): 53–64.
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A look at Theodore Deveria’s introduction to Egyptology and Hebrew and his studies on the Book of the Dead.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 5. Facsimile No. 1: A Unique Document.” In A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price series, Improvement Era 71, no. 9 (September 1968): 66–80.
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A discussion on the reopening of the Joseph Smith vs. the Scholars due to the finding of the original papyrus from which Fascimile No. 1 in the Book of Abraham was taken.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 5. Facsimile No. 1: A Unique Document (continued).” In A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price series, Improvement Era 71, no. 10 (October 1968): 73–81.
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A discussion on whether parts of Fascimile No. 1 should have a hand or part of a wing from a bird to provide commentary on previous scholars’ opinions on the piece.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 6. Facsimile No. 1: A Unique Document (continued).” In A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price series, Improvement Era 71, no. 11 (November 1968): 36–38, 40, 42, 44.
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Continued in “Part 6. Facsimile No. 1: A Unique Document (continued).”
Presents considerable evidence to suggest that “Egyptian hieroglyphic is not a naive picture-writing, but a special code governed by strict rules, without a knowledge of which it cannot be read.”

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 6. Facsimile No. 1: A Unique Document (continued).” In A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price series, Improvement Era 71, no. 12 (December 1968): 28–33.
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“In the previous installment, Dr. Nibley presented considerable evidence to suggest that “Egyptian hieroglyphic is not a naive picture-writing, but a special code governed by strict rules, without a knowledge of which it cannot be read.” Turning to a discussion of the three facsimiles of the Book of Abraham, Dr. Nibley says that these facsimiles are “strictly ritual,” and that they are directly related to the theme of the Book of Abraham—“the transmission of priesthood and authority. . . .”
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A study of Egyptian art and how it relates to the art found in Facsimile No. 1.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 7. The Unknown Abraham.” In A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price series, Improvement Era 72, no. 1 (January 1969): 26–33.
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Because of widespread interest in the relationship of the Book of Abraham and the recently discovered Joseph Smith Egyptian papyri (see Era, January and February 1968), and in an effort to keep readers up-to-date with Dr. Nibley’s penetrating and incisive analysis of this relationship, this series’ monthly space will be enlarged and the series will be treated as a special supplement for Era readers. Through enlarged sections of Dr. Nibley’s research, readers will also be better able to see the flow of discussion and understand the author’s findings. Beginning with this issue, “A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price” will be found at the end of the magazine, until the series’ anticipated completion sometime in 1970.
A study of the authenticity of the Book of Abraham and a discussion of where one might find more information on Abraham.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 7. The Unknown Abraham (continued).” In A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price series, Improvement Era 72, no. 2 (February 1969): 64–67.
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Because of widespread interest in the relationship of the Book of Abraham and the recently discovered Joseph Smith Egyptian papyri (see Era, January and February 1968), and in an effort to keep readers up-to-date with Dr. Nibley’s penetrating and incisive analysis of this relationship, this series’ monthly space will be enlarged and the series will be treated as a special supplement for Era readers. Through enlarged sections of Dr. Nibley’s research, readers will also be better able to see the flow of discussion and understand the author’s findings. Beginning with this issue, “A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price” will be found at the end of the magazine, until the series’ anticipated completion sometime in 1970.
A study of a tradition that came about during Abraham’s time where they would sacrifice their children to the Devils and worship images and how that relates to Abraham’s story and Fascimile No. 1.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 8[7]. The Unknown Abraham (continued).” In A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price series, Improvement Era 72, no. 3 (March 1969): 76, 79–80, 82, 84.
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A discussion of Abraham’s spiritual experiences and how the locations of the experiences provide more insight into them.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 7. The Unknown Abraham (continued).” In A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price series, Improvement Era 72, no. 4 (April 1969): 66–72.
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Because of widespread interest in the relationship of the Book of Abraham and the recently discovered Joseph Smith Egyptian papyri (see Era, January and February 1968), and in an effort to keep readers up-to-date with Dr. Nibley’s penetrating and incisive analysis of this relationship, this series’ monthly space will be enlarged and the series will be treated as a special supplement for Era readers. Through enlarged sections of Dr. Nibley’s research, readers will also be better able to see the flow of discussion and understand the author’s findings. Beginning with this issue, “A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price” will be found at the end of the magazine, until the series’ anticipated completion sometime in 1970.
Deals with Ur of the Chaldees and where that takes place.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 8[7]. The Unknown Abraham (continued).” In A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price series, Improvement Era 72, no. 5 (May 1969): 87–91.
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A discussion of Abraham’s spiritual experiences and how the locations of the experiences provide more insight into them.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 7. The Unknown Abraham (continued).” In A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price series, Improvement Era 72, no. 6 (June 1969): 126–28, 130–32.
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Because of widespread interest in the relationship of the Book of Abraham and the recently discovered Joseph Smith Egyptian papyri (see Era, January and February 1968), and in an effort to keep readers up-to-date with Dr. Nibley’s penetrating and incisive analysis of this relationship, this series’ monthly space will be enlarged and the series will be treated as a special supplement for Era readers. Through enlarged sections of Dr. Nibley’s research, readers will also be better able to see the flow of discussion and understand the author’s findings. Beginning with this issue, “A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price” will be found at the end of the magazine, until the series’ anticipated completion sometime in 1970.
Continuing his imaginary discussion between two students and a museum curator, in order to help readers better understand the complex issues of the case, the author has just established “that this lion-couch business” takes place on “great ritual occasions” as described in the Book of Abraham; such an occasion was “the supreme moment of the Sed-festival”

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 7. The Unknown Abraham (continued).” In A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price series, Improvement Era 72, no. 7 (July 1969): 97–101.
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Because of widespread interest in the relationship of the Book of Abraham and the recently discovered Joseph Smith Egyptian papyri (see Era, January and February 1968), and in an effort to keep readers up-to-date with Dr. Nibley’s penetrating and incisive analysis of this relationship, this series’ monthly space will be enlarged and the series will be treated as a special supplement for Era readers. Through enlarged sections of Dr. Nibley’s research, readers will also be better able to see the flow of discussion and understand the author’s findings. Beginning with this issue, “A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price” will be found at the end of the magazine, until the series’ anticipated completion sometime in 1970.
A look at Egyptian culture and gods for better understanding of Fascimile No. 1.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 8. Facsimile No. 1, By the Figures.” In A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price series, Improvement Era 72, no. 8 (August 1969): 75–87.
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This intends to show that the book of the Dead fragments, the Breathing Papyrus, and the three facsimiles contain the elements of a single story, which happens to be the story of Abraham as told in the Book of Abraham and the early Jewish legends.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 8. Facsimile No. 1, By the Figures (continued).” In A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price series, Improvement Era 72, no. 9 (September 1969): 85–95.
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Questions and answers about Facsimile No. 1.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 8. Facsimile No. 1, By the Figures (continued).” In A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price series, Improvement Era 72, no. 10 (October 1969): 85–88.
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Questions and answers about Facsimile No. 1.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 9. Setting the Stage: The World of Abraham.” In A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price series, Improvement Era 72, no. 10 (October 1969): 89–95.
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A comparison of the stories of Heracles and Abraham to show them both as legends in the category of Victims of Procrustes.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 9. Setting the Stage: The World of Abraham (continued).” In A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price series, Improvement Era 72, no. 11 (November 1969): 117–26.
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A continuation of the comparison of the stories of Heracles and Abraham as legends in the category of Victims of Procrustes.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 9. Setting the Stage: The World of Abraham (continued).” In A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price series, Improvement Era 73, no. 1 (January 1970): 57–65.
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A continuation of the comparison of the stories of Heracles and Abraham as legends in the category of Victims of Procrustes.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 10. The Sacrifice of Isaac.” In A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price series, Improvement Era 73, no. 3 (March 1970): 84–94.
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A comparison between the sacrifice of Isaac and of Sarah to show the ritual and importance of the act.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 11. The Sacrifice of Sarah.” In A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price series, Improvement Era 73, no. 4 (April 1970) 79–95.
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A study of the story of how Sarah ended up at the royal palace

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Conclusion: Taking Stock.” In A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price series, Improvement Era 73, no. 5 (May 1970): 82–89, 91–94.
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Reprinted in An Approach to the Book of Abraham, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 18.
A conclusion to the series A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price.

See also: “Conclusion: Taking Stock” (2009)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Prolegomena to Any Study of the Book of Abraham.” Brigham Young University Studies 8, no. 2 (1968): 171–78 (plus reproductions, 179–90).
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Includes pictures of the Joseph Smith Egyptian Papyri and letter of sale given to the Church by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art on 27 November 1967.
Written on 27 November 1967. Reprinted in Studies of the Books of Moses and Abraham, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book.
Some 10 pages of this item consist of questions and answers.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Fragment Found in Salt Lake City.” Brigham Young University Studies 8, no. 2, (1968): 191–4.
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Reprinted in Studies of the Books of Moses and Abraham, articles from BYU Studies. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book.
Some thoughts on a fragment of parchment kept in the Church Historian’s Office.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Getting Ready to Begin: An Editorial.” Brigham Young University Studies 8, no. 3, (1968): 245–54.
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A contribution to the continuing debate over the Joseph Smith Papyri and the historical authenticity of the Book of Abraham.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “As Things Stand at the Moment.” Brigham Young University Studies 9, no. 1. (1968): 69–102.
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Reprinted in Studies of the Books of Moses and Abraham: Articles from BYU Studies. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book.
A review of a piece by Wallace Turner arguing against the authenticity of the Joesph Smith Papyri and the Book of Abraham, and a defense of the papyri and book themselves.

See also: “As Things Stand at the Moment” (2009)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Joseph Smith Egyptian Papyri: Translations and Interpretations: The Joseph Smith Papyri: Phase One.” Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 3, no. 2 (Summer 1968): 99-105.

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1969

Nibley, Hugh W. “Secrets of the Scriptures—The Creation.” Talk given in 1969 in Glendale.
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The original title was Hugh Nibley—Secrets of the Scriptures—The Creation.
A pre-eminent scholar of ancient languages, Hugh Nibley presents radically different teachings about the nature of God and the universe found in ancient Christian and Jewish documents.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Science > Cosmology, Creation, Treasures in the Heavens

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Nibley, Hugh W. “How to Have a Quiet Campus, Antique Style.” Brigham Young University Studies 9, no. 4, (1969): 440–52.
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Reprinted in The Ancient State: The Rulers and the Ruled, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 10.
Nibley traces some interesting parallels in educational matters and especially in campus unrest in the decade after 1960 with the medieval world. — Midgley

See also: “How to Have a Quiet Campus, Antique Style” (1990)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Education, Learning > Brigham Young University (BYU)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Science Fiction and the Gospel.” BYU Devotional, 13 February 1969.
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The original talk, later republished in other documents.
Ties science fiction and gospel ideas.

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“Science Fiction and the Gospel” (1985)
“Science Fiction and the Gospel” (1992)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Science Fiction and the Gospel.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, February 13, 1969.
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Keywords: Gospel

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1970 — 1979

1970

Nibley, Hugh W. Since Cumorah. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1970.

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Nibley, Hugh W. When the Lights Went Out: Three Studies on the Ancient Apostasy. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book.
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“The Passing of the Primitive Church (Forty Variations on an Unpopular Theme)” [reprinted from Church History 30, no. 2 (June 1961): 131–54]. “The Forty-day Mission of Christ: The Forgotten Heritage” [reprinted from Vigiliae Christianae 20 no. 1 (1966): 1–24]. “Christian Envy of the Temple” [reprinted from Jewish Quarterly Review 50, nos. 2–3 (October 1959; January 1960): 97–123; 229–40].
Three of Nibley’s important essays on the fate of the primitive Christian church and its institutions and beliefs previously available only in academic journals in 1959-60, 1961, and 1966 are reprinted and indexed for the Mormon audience.

See also: When the Lights Went Out: Three Studies on the Ancient Apostasy (2001)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Jesus Christ > Forty-Day Ministry
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Brigham Young and the Enemy.” The Young Democrat, 1970.
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Reprinted as a chapter in Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 11.
A dive into Brigham Young’s ongoing battle with the devil.

See also: “Brigham Young and the Enemy” (1994)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > War, Peace

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Educating the Saints: A Brigham Young Mosaic.” Brigham Young University Studies 11, no. 1, (1970): 61–87.
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Reprinted as “Educating the Saints” in Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless, 1978, and in Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 13.
The compelling mystique of those franchise businesses that in our day have built up enormous institutional clout by selling nothing but the right to a name was anticipated in our great schools of Education, which monopolized the magic name of Education and sold the right to use it at a time when the idea of a “School of Education” made about as much sense as a class in Erudition or a year’s course in Total Perfection. The whole business of education can become an operation in managerial manipulation. In “Higher Education,” the traffic in titles and forms is already long established: The Office, with its hoarded files of score sheets, punched cards, and tapes, can declare exactly how educated any individual is, even to the third decimal. That is the highly structured busywork which we call education today. But it was not Brigham Young’s idea of education. He had thoughts which we have repeated from time to time with very mixed reception on the BYU campus. Still, we do not feel in the least inclined to apologize for propagating them on the premises of a university whose main distinction is that it bears his name.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Shalamar.” 7 pp.
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Two slightly different versions of this have been preserved and circulated.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Humor, Satire
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Language > Satire

ID = [1186]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1970-04-24  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Book of Mormon as a Mirror of the East.” Improvement Era 73, no. 11 (November 1970). 115–125.
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Originally printed as a 1948 Improvement Era article.
Book of Mormon proper names are related to Egyptian etymologies.

See also: “The Book of Mormon as a Mirror of the East” (1948)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East

ID = [999]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1970-11-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era,nibley  Size: 39649  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

1971

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Day of the Amateur.” New Era.
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Reprinted in Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 13.
Why it’s a good thing that the leaders of the Church are amateur clergy, not paid professionals.

See also: “The Day of the Amateur” (1994)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints > Leadership, Prophets, Apostles, Seventy, Bishops

ID = [1000]  Status = Type =  Date = 1971-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Renounce War or A Substitute for Victory.” An antiwar letter of 26 March 1971.
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Later published in Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints.
An exhortation to turn the hearts of the men toward peace rather than toward war.

See also: “Renounce War, or a Substitute for Victory” (1994)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > War, Peace

ID = [1085]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1971-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Mystery.” Unpublished personal correspondence, 1971.
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Unpublished.
Discussion about Hugh Nibley, then some Nibley remarks on mystery and its relativity.

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ID = [2391]  Status = Type = correspondence  Date = 1971-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size: 7848  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:48

Nibley, Hugh W. “What Is ‘The Book of Breathings’?” Brigham Young University Studies 11, no. 2 (1971): 153–87.
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Reprinted in Studies of the Books of Moses and Abraham: Articles from BYU Studies. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book.
A history of “The Book of Breathings” as well as a description of what it is.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Joseph Smith Papyri, Book of Breathings, Book of the Dead, Facsimiles, Egyptology, Hypocephalus

ID = [1083]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1971-01-01  Collections:  abraham,byu-studies,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Meaning of the Kirtland Egyptian Papers.” Brigham Young University Studies 11, no. 4 (1971): 350–99.
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Reprinted in Studies of the Books of Moses and Abraham: Articles from BYU Studies, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book.
Looks at several of the Kirtland Egyptian Papers and rumors surrounding them that may or may not be true based on the lack of evidence surrounding them.

See also: “The Meaning of the Kirtland Egyptian Papers” (2009)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Kirtland Egyptian Papers

ID = [1084]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1971-01-01  Collections:  abraham,byu-studies,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Brigham Young on the Environment.” 21 April 1971.
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6-page typescript of a talk. Reprinted as an article in To the Glory of God and as a chapter in Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 13.
An exploration into how Brigham Young felt about the environment.

See also:
“Brigham Young on the Environment” (1972)
“Brigham Young on the Environment” (1994)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Brigham Young
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples

ID = [1187]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1971-04-21  Collections:  brigham,nibley  Size: 69548  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “If There Must Needs Be Offense.” Ensign.
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Reprinted in Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 13.
What are the answers to war and peace for Latter-day Saints? Does the Lord suggest a position to be taken by members of the Church? Hugh Nibley answers.

See also: “If There Must Needs Be Offense” (1994)

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ID = [1001]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1971-07-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “If There Must Needs Be Offense.” Ensign, July 1971.

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ID = [41023]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1971-07-01  Collections:  ensign,nibley  Size: 12436  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:58:09

Nibley, Hugh W. “Myths and the Scriptures.” New Era.
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Suggests that early mythology writers not only were aware of the parallels between religious stories and myths but often used wove parallels together to create their faith-promoting myths.

See also: “Myths and the Scriptures” (1986)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Ancient Texts > Myths
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
Old Testament Topics > Scripture Study

ID = [1002]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1971-10-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

1972

Nibley, Hugh W. “Brigham Young on the Environment.” In To the Glory of God.
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Originally presented as a talk given on April 21, 1971.
An exploration into how Brigham Young felt about the environment.

See also:
“Brigham Young on the Environment” (1971)
“Brigham Young on the Environment” (1994)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Brigham Young
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples

ID = [797]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1972-01-01  Collections:  brigham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Our Glory and Our Condemnation.” In ASBYU Academics Office Presents: Last Lecture Series.
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A talk given in 1971 in the Last Lecture series. Social commentary touching on themes that became increasingly common in Nibley’s various addresses and writings.

See also: “1: Our Glory or Our Condemnation” (1956)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon

ID = [798]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1972-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Jerusalem: In Christianity.” Encyclopedia Judaica.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > New Testament > Places > Jerusalem

ID = [1086]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1972-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Islam and Mormonism—A Comparison.” Ensign, March 1972, 55–64.
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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.
Not all the footnotes containing the citations for the supporting texts and explanations were published with this essay.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Islam

ID = [1003]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1972-03-01  Collections:  bom,ensign,nibley  Size: 27322  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Ancient Temples: What Do They Signify?” Ensign, September 1972, 45–49.
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Original article.
These are comments about the roles of ancient temples in general, with an emphasis on Mesoamerican temples as centers of religion, culture, the arts, and world view.

See also:
“Ancient Temples: What Do They Signify?” (1994)
“Chapter 14: Ancient Temples: What Do They Signify?” (1989)

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Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Temple and Tabernacle
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples

ID = [1004]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1972-09-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,ensign,nibley,old-test  Size: 15589  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Man’s Dominion.” New Era.
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Pointed social commentary concerning the state of the natural environment.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Adam, Eve
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Stewardship, Creation, Earth, Environment

ID = [1005]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1972-10-01  Collections:  moses,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

1973

Nibley, Hugh W. Genesis of the Written Word. Provo.
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This was the Commissioner’s Lecture delivered in 1972.
An examination of writing as a gift from God and as a vehicle for the preservation and communication of knowledge of divine things.

See also:
“The Genesis of the Written Word” (1973)
“Genesis of the Written Word” (1992)
“Genesis of the Written Word” (2004)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Language > Records, Writing

ID = [690]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1973-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:34

Nibley, Hugh W. “What Is Zion? A Distant View.” In What Is Zion? Joseph Smith Lecture Series.
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This talk, originally given in 1973, was circulated prior to publication as “Waiting for Zion,” 34 pp., d.s., typed transcript. A passionate treatment of one of Nibley’s favorite themes. — Midgley
A discussion of what Zion is and how it applies to modern day.

See also: “2: What is Zion? A Distant View” (1989)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon

ID = [799]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1973-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Best Possible Test.” Dialogue 8, no. 1, (1973): 73–77.
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Reprinted in Temple and Cosmos: Beyond This Ignorant Present, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 12.
An essay expounding on one Brother Bush’s study about the explanations behind people of color receiving the priesthood.

See also: “The Best Possible Test” (1992)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints > Priesthood, Authority
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrine and Covenants > Sections > Official Declaration 2

ID = [1088]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1973-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

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.

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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: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Genesis of the Written Word.” New Era.
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Reprinted from the Commissioner’s Lecture Series, 1972.
An examination of writing as a gift from God and as a vehicle for the preservation and communication of knowledge of divine things.

See also:
Genesis of the Written Word (1973)
“Genesis of the Written Word” (1992)
“Genesis of the Written Word” (2004)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Language > Records, Writing

ID = [1006]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1973-09-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Meaning of the Temple.” 18pp.
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Uses science to find more of the meaning of the temple.

See also: “The Meaning of the Temple” (1992)

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Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Temple and Tabernacle
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples

ID = [1188]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1973-09-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “Commentary on D&C Section 1.” Typed transcript of a home evening lesson.
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A verse-by-verse commentary.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrine and Covenants > Sections > Doctrine and Covenants 1

ID = [1660]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1973-10-01  Collections:  d-c,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:42

Nibley, Hugh W. “Common Carrier: Author Defends Image of Joseph Smith as Prophet.” Salt Lake Tribune.
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Hugh Nibley defends Joseph Smith as a prophet by refuting so-called “evidence“ set forth about the origin of the Book of Abraham.

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ID = [1087]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1973-11-25  Collections:  abraham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “What Shall We Do?” 4 pp. single space typescript.
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A home evening lesson.

ID = [1766]  Status = Type = unpublished  Date = 1973-11-26  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:43

Nibley, Hugh W. “A New Christmas Theme.” 3 pp. single spaced typescript, dated Christmas 1973.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Jesus Christ > Birth, Christmas

ID = [1647]  Status = Type = unpublished  Date = 1973-12-25  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:42

1974

Nibley, Hugh W. “Easter and the Prophets.” In Immortality: Famed Discourses on Eternal Progression and Future Existence, edited by Gordon T. Allred, 211–24. Salt Lake City: Hawkes, 1974.
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This essay was reprinted in The World and the Prophets, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 3

See also:
“Easter and the Prophets” (1954)
“Easter and the Prophets” (1987)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Jesus Christ > Resurrection, Easter

ID = [800]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1974-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Two Ways to Remember the Dead.” In Immortality: Famed Discourses on Eternal Progression and Future Existence, edited by Gordon T. Allred, 199–210. Salt Lake City: Hawkes, 1974.
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Also reprinted from Nibley’s The World and the Prophets (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1954), and reprinted in Understanding Death, ed. Brent Barlow (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1979), 189–96.
Discussion of better ways to remember the dead.

See also:
“Two Ways to Remember the Dead” (1954)
“Two Ways to Remember the Dead” (1979)
“Two Ways to Remember the Dead” (1987)

ID = [801]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1974-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Treasures in the Heavens: Some Early Christian Insights into the Organizing of Worlds.” Dialogue 8, nos. 3–4 (1974): 76–98.
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Reprinted as “Treasures in the Heavens” in Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless (1978), 49–84; (2004), 53–93; and in Old Testament and Related Studies, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 1:171–214.
A complex and rich study of the cosmology of the Christian world, which is compared to other similar sources. — Midgley

See also:
“Treasures in the Heavens” (1986)
“Treasures in the Heavens” (2004)

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Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha [including intertestamental books and the Dead Sea Scrolls]
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Science > Cosmology, Creation, Treasures in the Heavens

ID = [1090]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1974-01-01  Collections:  nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Book of Enoch as a Theodicy.” in Enoch the Prophet, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 2. 66–88.

See also: “The Book of Enoch as a Theodicy” (1986)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Enoch

ID = [1189]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1974-01-01  Collections:  moses,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “A Note on F. M. Brodie.” in Tinkling Cymbals and Sounding Brass, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 11. 47–52.
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“Nibley’s remarks might be compared to the more extensive, though still limited, review of reviews of Brodie’s book on Jefferson by Louis Midgley, “The Brodie Connection: Thomas Jefferson and Joseph Smith,” BYU Studies 20, no. 1 (1979): 59–67, and also by Jerry Knudson, “Jefferson the Father of Slave Children? One View of the Book Reviewers,” Journalism History 3, no. 2 (1976): 56–58, who examined a somewhat larger sample of the reviews of Brodie’s book than did Midgley, though with similar results. Knudson concluded that professional historians had been highly critical of her scholarship.
Brodie responded (Journalism History 3, no. 2 [Summer 1977]: 59–60) to Knudson by citing, as examples of historians who had written favorable comments on her book, the advertising blurbs that were provided by her historian friends for W. W. Norton, her publisher. The conclusions found in the Midgley and Knudson essays can be checked against and updated from the more than seventy separate reviews of her Jefferson book, most of which have been assembled in the Brodie Papers in Special Collections at the Marriott Library, University of Utah.“
Brief comments by Nibley on two reviews of Fawn Brodie’s Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History (New York: Norton, 1974). He calls attention to similarities between features of his 1946 review of Brodie’s No Man Knows My History and criticisms of her Jefferson by David H. Donald in Commentary 58, no. 1 (July 1974): 96–98, and Gary Wills in the New York Review of Books 21 (18 April 1974): 26–27.

See also: “A Note on F. M. Brodie” (1991)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Joseph Smith > Criticisms, Apologetics > Fawn Brodie

ID = [1855]  Status = Type = other article  Date = 1974-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “Beyond Politics.” Brigham Young University Studies 15, no. 1. (1974): 3–28.
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A talk originally given on 26 October 1973 to the Pi Sigma Alpha society in the Political Science Department at BYU.
An argument that political action is desirable, even in an imperfect world, under the condition that it be the pursuit of the common good by reasonable discussion. But such conditions are not often found in the politics of man, which turn out to be instances of force and fraud fueled by money and the desire for power and gain.

See also:
“Beyond Politics” (2004)“Beyond Politics” (2011)

“Beyond Politics” (2011)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Government, Politics

ID = [1091]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1974-01-01  Collections:  byu-studies,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Nibley the Scholar.” Brigham Young University forum assembly in which Nibley was interviewed by Louis Midgley on 21 May 1974.
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Later retitled “Hugh Nibley: The Faithful Scholar.” Reprinted in Eloquent Witness, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 17. 23–45.
Questions and answers with Hugh Nibley about his role in scholarship and his studies.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Hugh Nibley > Interviews
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Hugh Nibley > Scholarship, Footnotes, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, CWHN, Editing

ID = [1190]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1974-05-21  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “Sin Against Nature.” Education Week Lecture, 21 Aug 1974.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Stewardship, Creation, Earth, Environment

ID = [1840]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1974-09-21  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

1975

Nibley, Hugh W. The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Egyptian Endowment. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1975. xiii + 305 pp.
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Republished in 2005 in a richly illustrated volume with new format and additional material as Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 16. For reviews, see C. Wilfred Griggs, “A Great Fuss about a Scrap of Papyrus,” Ensign, October 1975. 84, and Eric Jay Olson, “A Hint of an Explanation,” Dialogue 9, no. 4 (1974): 74–75.
A translation and commentary on the so-called “Book of Breathings” that turned up among the Joseph Smith Papyri, containing parallels with early Christian materials.

See also: The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Egyptian Endowment (2005)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Joseph Smith Papyri, Book of Breathings, Book of the Dead, Facsimiles, Egyptology, Hypocephalus
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Endowment

ID = [691]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1975-01-01  Collections:  abraham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:34

Nibley, Hugh W. “Some Reasons for the Restored Gospel.” Talk given on the occasion of the visit to Brigham Young University of Professor Klaus Baer, 1975.
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Baer was an eminent Egyptologist and former teacher of Hugh Nibley, then teaching at the University of Chicago. From 1962 to 1975 letters were exchanged between the two friends. This copyrighted correspondence is part of the University of Chicago’s Klaus Baer Archives.
Nibley provides a listing of various reasons why one should give careful consideration to the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ. He deals with Joseph Smith’s version of the book of Enoch, with the Book of Abraham, various compelling elements of the Book of Mormon, and the role of prophetic warnings to the Saints.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Criticisms, Apologetics

ID = [1193]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1975-01-01  Collections:  abraham,bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Passing of the Church: Forty Variations on an Unpopular Theme.” Brigham Young University Studies 16, no. 1, 1975. 139–64.
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Reprinted from Church History 30, no. 2 (1961): 131–54; and included in Mormonism and Early Christianity, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 4. 168–208. William A. Clebsch, in his “History and Salvation: An Essay in Distinctions,” published in a collection of essays entitled The Study of Religion in Colleges and Universities, edited by Paul Ramsey and John F. Wilson (Princeton University Press, 1970): 40–72, commented on Nibley’s arguments for the apostasy in “The Passing of the Church” as follows: “During the early 1960’s there arose in the pages of Church History a brief but in retrospect fascinating argument, which I will trace briefly. The argument not only revolved around the question of the continuity of the Christian church but also involved a more fundamental question about the very survival of the church through its early history. On the basis of his study of patristic writings, Hugh Nibley scored all church historians since Eusebius for describing rather than questioning the survival of the church through the early centuries. That Nibley took a Mormon’s viewpoint on the nascent Christian movement does not make any easier the defense of its identity and continuity against his attack.”
Nibley presents forty arguments for the apostasy in an examination of the expectation of early Christian writers of the fading of the Church. Professor Hans J. Hillerbrand wrote a letter protesting Nibley’s thesis because, among other reasons, of the possibility that, if widely accepted, it would logically preclude his continuing to teach what he understood to be “Church history.” See Hillerbrand, “The Passing of the Church: Two Comments on a Strange Theme,” Church History 30, no. 3 (December 1961):481–2; and a response to Hillerbrand by Robert M. Grant, “The Passing of the Church: Comments on Two Comments on a Strange Theme,” Church History 30, no. 3 (December 1961):482–3.

See also:
“The Passing of the Church: Forty Variations on an Unpopular Theme” (1961)
“The Passing of the Primitive Church: Forty Variations on an Unpopular Theme” (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy

ID = [1092]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1975-01-01  Collections:  byu-studies,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Authoritative Translation.” Presentation on 18 January 1975, for a translation seminar at the Brigham Young University Language Research Center.
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May be similar to “Translation.” 12 pages of notes from a presentation given 11 February 1975 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Some thoughts on what makes translation authoritative, and what that means.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Sorting Out the Documents.” 1975 Annual Welch Lecture Series, 28 March 1975. See Hugh Nibley Collection or Boyd Jay Petersen Collection, Harold B. Lee Library, box 22, folder 2.
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Hugh Nibley’s sixty-fifth birthday in the Varsity Theater, Brigham Young University, in connection with the 1975 Annual Welch Lecture Series by Klaus Baer and others.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Zeal without Knowledge.” Brigham Young University Academic Awareness lecture, 26 June 1975.
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Original manuscript available in mimeographed form, 22 pp., frequently reproduced. Reprinted in Dialogue 11, no. 2 (1978): 101–12, as well as in Nibley on the Timely and Timeless (1978), 261–77; (2004), 281–99; and in Approaching Zion, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 9. 63–84. This lecture is one of Nibley’s most famous.
Under temporary license from the Academics Committee, we have presumed to touch upon the sensitive theme, “If ‘The Glory of God Is Intelligence’ might there not be some possible connection between intelligence and spirituality?”

See also:
“Zeal without Knowledge” (1978)
“3: Zeal Without Knowledge” (1989)
“Zeal without Knowledge” (2004)

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ID = [1192]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1975-06-26  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch.” A series of articles in the Ensign in 13 parts running from Oct 1975 through Aug 1977.
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Reprinted in Enoch the Prophet, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 2. 91–301.
A discussion of the worldview and scenario of the Hopis. Editor’s note: With the October 1975 issue, the Ensign began a series on the book of Enoch authored by Hugh Nibley. As Part 1 recounts, early Christian writers knew and respected the book of Enoch, but biblical scholars neglected it in scorn after the excitement of the Reformation was over. However, James Bruce, exploring the sources of the Nile in 1773, brought back three copies. Part 2 describes the critical response—or lack of it—to these documents and then turns to examining the four versions of the book of Enoch against which Joseph Smith’s writing must be judged.

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Topics > Enoch
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Enoch

ID = [1007]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1975-10-01  Collections:  moses,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 13  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 1.” In A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch series, Ensign, October 1975, 78–84.
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A discussion of the Book of Enoch as extracts of “The Writings of Moses.”

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ID = [1008]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1975-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,moses,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 2.” In A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch series, Ensign, December 1975, 72–76.
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With the October 1975 issue, the Ensign began a series on the book of Enoch authored by Hugh Nibley. As Part 1 recounts, early Christian writers knew and respected the book of Enoch, but biblical scholars neglected it in scorn after the excitement of the Reformation was over. However, James Bruce, exploring the sources of the Nile in 1773, brought back three copies. Part 2 describes the critical response—or lack of it—to these documents and then turns to examining the four versions of the book of Enoch against which Joseph Smith’s writing must be judged.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Enoch

ID = [1009]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1975-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,moses,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 3.” In A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch series, Ensign, February 1976, 64–68.
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This section of the examination of Enoch compared Joseph Smith’s book of Enoch step-by-step with four main classes of documents, commonly designated as the following: I Enoch (the Ethiopic texts, beginning with the three brought to England by Bruce in 1773), II Enoch (also called the Secrets of Enoch in Old Slavonic), III Enoch (Enoch texts in Greek), and scattered Hebrew and Aramaic Enoch fragments. Since these are to serve as checks on the reliability of the Prophet Joseph, the qualifications of each should be briefly considered.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Enoch

ID = [1010]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1975-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,moses,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 4.” In A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch series, Ensign, March 1976, 62–66.
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Discusses how Christian Enoch’s writings are.

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ID = [1011]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1975-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,moses,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 5.” In A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch series, Ensign, April 1976, 60–64.
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Suggests that what is written on earth is written in heaven and discusses how that comes into play with writing spiritual matters that the Lord has commanded be written.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Enoch

ID = [1012]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1975-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,moses,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 6.” In A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch series, Ensign, July 1976, 64–68.
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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
A study of the book of Enoch as a recording of sacred matters.

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ID = [1013]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1975-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,moses,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 7.” In A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch series, Ensign, October 1976, 76–81.
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Suggests parallels to Moses 1, which lie far beyond the reach of coincidence or daydreaming. The number of details and the order in which they occur make it perfectly clear that we are dealing with specific works of great antiquity which come from a common source. To show what they mean, they compare Moses’s, Abraham’s, and Adam’s confrontations with Satan.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Enoch

ID = [1014]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1975-10-01  Collections:  abraham,bmc-archive,moses,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 8.” In A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch series, Ensign, December 1976, 73–78.
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The purpose of these articles is to (1) call attention to some of the long-ignored aspects of the Joseph Smith account of Enoch in the book of Moses and in the Inspired Version of Genesis and (2) provide at the same time some of the evidence that establishes the authenticity of that remarkable text. Contemporary learning offered few checks to the imagination of Joseph Smith; the enthusiasm of his followers presented none.

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ID = [1015]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1975-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,moses,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 9.” In A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch series, Ensign, February 1977, 66–75.
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Addresses the dangers of oversimplifying the scriptures and attempts to look at the Book of Mormon without such oversimplification.

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ID = [1016]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1975-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,moses,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 10.” In A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch series, Ensign, March 1977, 86–90.
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This exciting and penetrating comparison of the Joseph Smith book of Enoch, with four known variant manuscripts of that ancient work, provides yet another evidence of the Prophet’s inspiration and the scope of his vision in the great work of the Restoration.

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ID = [1017]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1975-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,moses,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 11.” In A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch series, Ensign, April 1977, 78–89.
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This follows the idea that Enoch had great cosmological visions.

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ID = [1018]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1975-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,moses,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 15:06:04

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 12.” In A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch series, Ensign, June 1977, 78–90.
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The deliberate wickedness of the people at Enoch’s time created a moral turbulence that was reflected in chaotic nature, such as earthquakes.
In this installment, Brother Nibley first concludes his discussion of the veil, then uses scriptural sources from the book of Moses and nonscriptural accounts by apochryphal writers of texts not available to Joseph Smith to give us an intriguing image of Enoch’s holy city.

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ID = [1019]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1975-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,moses,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 15:07:07

Nibley, Hugh W. “Part 13.” In A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch series, Ensign, August 1977, 64–65.
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A discussion of the translation of the Dead Sea Scroll book of Enoch.

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ID = [1020]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1975-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,moses,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 15:07:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch, Part 1.” Ensign, October 1975.

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Topics > Enoch

ID = [42890]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1975-10-01  Collections:  ensign,nibley,old-test  Size: 29559  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:58:26

Nibley, Hugh W. “Sacred Vestments.” in Temple and Cosmos, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 12. 91–138.
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Reprinted in Temple and Cosmos: Beyond This Ignorant Present.
This lecture was originally accompanied by slides. It was circulated in two different editions in 1986 and 1987 and was available in a much expanded version, including illustrations, in 1988.

See also: “Sacred Vestments” (1992)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Sacred Vestments

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Enoch the Prophet.” Lecture given 22 November 1975 for the Pearl of Great Price Symposium, at Brigham Young University.
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Reprinted in Enoch the Prophet, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 2.
Discusses the book of Enoch and its relationship with the Pearl of Great Price.

See also:
“Enoch the Prophet” (1976)
“Enoch the Prophet” (1986)

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Book of Moses Topics > Chapters of the Book of Moses > Moses 6:13–7 — Enoch
Old Testament Topics > Enoch
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Enoch

ID = [1195]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1975-11-22  Collections:  moses,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch, Part 2.” Ensign, December 1975.

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Old Testament Topics > Enoch

ID = [43000]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1975-12-01  Collections:  ensign,nibley,old-test  Size: 26133  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:58:27

1976

Nibley, Hugh W. “Enoch the Prophet.” In Pearl of Great Price Symposium: A Centennial Presentation, 76–85. Provo, UT: BYU Publications, 1976.
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Reprinted in Enoch the Prophet, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 2.
Discusses the book of Enoch and its relationship with the Pearl of Great Price.

See also:
“Enoch the Prophet” (1975)
“Enoch the Prophet” (1986)

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Book of Moses Topics > Chapters of the Book of Moses > Moses 6:13–7 — Enoch
Old Testament Topics > Enoch
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Enoch

ID = [802]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1976-01-01  Collections:  moses,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “More Brigham Young on Education.” In Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2–20. Provo, UT: BYU Press, 1976.
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Reprinted in Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 13. 346–79.
Statements on Brigham Young’s view of education.

See also:
“More Brigham Young on Education” (1976)
“More Brigham Young on Education” (1994)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Brigham Young
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Education, Learning

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Nibliography.” Century II 1, no. 2 (1976): 54–57.
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Reprinted in Eloquent Witness, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 17. 46–50. This section of the journal, “Spotlight,” is designed to give attention to BYU faculty members and students who have a noteworthy record of publicaiton. We hope their work will inspire us to aim for higher standards of excellence than are necessary to get a degree or a good class grade. And we want their work to be more widley read, so that it may leaven the University.
Spotlights Hugh Nibley as a scholar and published writer.

See also: “Nibliography” (2008)

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ID = [1093]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1976-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch, Part 3.” Ensign, February 1976.

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Topics > Enoch

ID = [43078]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1976-02-01  Collections:  ensign,nibley,old-test  Size: 24036  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:58:28

Nibley, Hugh W. “What, Exactly, Is the Purpose and Significance of the Facsimiles in the Book of Abraham?” Ensign, March 1976. 34–36.
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This essay was published as part of the section in Ensign called “I Have a Question.”
Questions about the facsimiles in the Book of Abraham, answered for guidance, not as official statements of Church policy.

See also: “What, Exactly, Is the Purpose and Significance of the Facsimiles in the Book of Abraham?” (2009)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Joseph Smith Papyri, Book of Breathings, Book of the Dead, Facsimiles, Egyptology, Hypocephalus

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Nibley, Hugh W. “More Brigham Young on Education.” Brigham Young University Devotional, 1 March 1976.
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Statements on Brigham Young’s view of education.

See also:
“More Brigham Young on Education” (1976)
“More Brigham Young on Education” (1994)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Brigham Young
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Education, Learning

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Nibley, Hugh W. “What, exactly, is the purpose and significance of the facsimiles in the book of Abraham?” in “I Have a Question,” Ensign, March, 1976.
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In the “I Have a Question” series in the Ensign.
Questions about the facsimiles in the Book of Abraham, answered for guidance, not as official statements of Church policy.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Joseph Smith Papyri, Book of Breathings, Book of the Dead, Facsimiles, Egyptology, Hypocephalus

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Nibley, Hugh W. “More Brigham Young on Education.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, March 1, 1976.
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Keywords: Education; Prophets

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Nibley, Hugh W. “What, exactly, is the purpose and significance of the facsimiles in the book of Abraham?” Ensign, March 1976.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch, Part 4.” Ensign, March 1976.

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Topics > Enoch

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Nibley, Hugh W. “A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch, Part 5.” Ensign, April 1976.

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Old Testament Topics > Enoch

ID = [43144]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1976-04-01  Collections:  ensign,nibley,old-test  Size: 25274  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:58:28

Nibley, Hugh W. “In the Party, But Not of the Party.” in Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 13. 105–37.
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Reprinted in Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 13 (1994).
An examination of how the Saints should understand involvement in politics, among other things, drawing upon the examples of Paul and Daniel.

See also: “In the Party, but Not of the Party” (1994)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Brigham Young
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Government, Politics

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Nibley, Hugh W. “A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch, Part 6.” Ensign, July 1976.

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Old Testament Topics > Enoch

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Nibley, Hugh W. “‘A Strange Thing in the Land’: The Return of the Book of Enoch, Part 7.” Ensign, October 1976.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch, Part 8.” Ensign, December 1976.

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Old Testament Topics > Enoch

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1977

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Uses and Abuses of Patriotism.” In American Heritage: A Syllabus for Social Science 100, 188–97. Provo, UT: BYU Press, 1977.
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Reprinted in Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 13. 247–66. This essay was originally submitted in 1977 for a special issue of the Ensign as part of the bicentennial celebration of the Declaration of Independence. It was rejected by the editors.
What is the proper form in which to manifest out commitment to the “just and holy principles” the Lord suffered to be established? Hugh Nibley, the most distinguished scholar of the restored Church, has written an interesting essay dealing with that question.

See also: “The Uses and Abuses of Patriotism” (1994)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > War, Peace

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Bird Island.” Dialogue 10, no. 4. 1977. 120–23.
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This satirical talk was read by Nibley perhaps as early as 1965.
“Bird Island” was a satirical lecture on some of the excesses and weaknesses of archaeology and theories of Book of Mormon geography. A version was submitted to a collection meant to be a bicentennial celebration of the Declaration of Independence. It was rejected by the editors.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics > Satire
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Humor, Satire

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Nibley, Hugh W. “It Takes All Kinds and Some Warming Up Exercises.” 23 pp. manuscript of a draft of a pamphlet on the Book of Abraham.
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Examines three approaches to the Book of Abraham: ask the experts; examine Joseph Smith’s work in some broad and general aspects; and take a closer look at some particulars. Part 1 constitutes the first 8 pages and Part 2 the remainder of the manuscript. These materials were circulated in response to inquiries concerning the debate over the authenticity of the Book of Abraham, with a cover letter addressed to “Dear Brother, Sister, Friend,” which discussed the charges brought against the Book of Abraham by Dee J. Nelson, who advertised himself as a trained Egyptologist and a Latter-day Saint. Nibley raises questions about Mr. Nelson’s credentials, which were later shown to be bogus. For an exhaustive debunking of Mr. Nelson and his attack on the Book of Abraham, see Robert L. and Rosemary Brown, They Lie in Wait to Deceive, vol. 1, ed. Barbara Ellsworth, rev. ed. (Mesa, AZ: Brownsworth, 1982). For an example of uncritical use of Mr. Nelson’s “work” on the Book of Abraham, see Fawn M. Brodie’s “Supplement” to No Man Knows My History, 2nd ed. (New York: Knopf, 1971), where, preliminary to an attack upon Nibley’s views on the Book of Abraham (424), the reader is urged (on 423) to consult “Mormon scholar Dee Jay Nelson’s translation, The Joseph Smith Papyri, Parts I and II, and Joseph Smith’s Eye of Ra (Salt Lake City: Modern Microfilm, 1969).” Brodie and others anxious to find “authorities” who would assert that the Book of Abraham was fraudulent and hence that Joseph Smith had been involved in crafting false historical documents made somewhat uncritical use of both of Nelson’s essays.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham

ID = [1832]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1977-01-01  Collections:  abraham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “More Brigham Young on Education.” In Sperry Lecture Series, 1976. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1977.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Brigham Young

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Nibley, Hugh W. “‘A Strange Thing in the Land’: The Return of the Book of Enoch, Part 9.” Ensign, February 1977.

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ID = [43538]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1977-02-01  Collections:  ensign,nibley,old-test  Size: 37235  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:58:32

Nibley, Hugh W. “A Stage without a Play.” Talk given at Westminster College, 16 February 1977.
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Made available through FARMS, Brigham Young University.
Talks about the miracle a planet exists in space and discusses the even bigger miracle of the “drama” that occurs on it.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrines, Principles > Plan of Salvation, Terrible Questions > Stage Without a Play

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Nibley, Hugh W. “A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch, Part 10.” Ensign, March 1977.

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Topics > Enoch

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Nibley, Hugh W. “A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch, Part 11.” Ensign, April 1977.

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Topics > Enoch

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Nibley, Hugh W. “A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch, Part 12.” Ensign, June 1977.

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Topics > Enoch

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Nibley, Hugh W. “A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch, Part 13.” Ensign, August 1977.

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Old Testament Topics > Enoch

ID = [43779]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1977-08-01  Collections:  ensign,nibley,old-test  Size: 9443  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:58:33

1978

Nibley, Hugh W. Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless: Classic Essays of Hugh Nibley. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1978. xxviii + 323 pp.
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Original version of this book.
The essays in this volume, including four on today’s world, were selected by a panel of Hugh Nibley’s colleagues. They are singular in their penetration, their originality, and their vitality. Reaching from the apocalyptic visions of original “treasures in heaven” down to the climax of history, they are more than mind-stretching. The delight of Nibley’s brilliant and sometimes biting prose style imparts a sense of the agelessness of what he calls the “three-act play” of human existence. Written specially for this book, the author’s own “intellectual autobiography,” together with his introductory paragraphs for the various chapters, complete the work of making the book a fitting and permanent record of one of the past outstanding historians

See also: Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless (2004)

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Criticisms, Apologetics

ID = [692]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1978-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:34

Nibley, Hugh W. “Comments.” In Mormonism, A Faith for All Cultures, edited by F. LaMond Tullis, 22–28. Provo, UT: BYU Press, 1978.
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Reprinted as “Some Notes on Cultural Diversity in the Universal Church” in Temple and Cosmos: Beyond This Ignorant Present, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 12, 541–49.
A response to a paper read by Noel B. Reynolds entitled “Cultural Diversity in the Universal Church” as part of the symposium on the “Expanding Church” held as part of the centennial celebration of BYU.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints > Worldwide Growth

ID = [805]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1978-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Zeal without Knowledge.” Dialogue 11, no. 2 (1978): 101–12.
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Reprinted in Approaching Zion, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 9. 63–84. This lecture is one of Nibley’s most famous.
Touches upon the sensitive theme, “If ‘The Glory of God Is Intelligence’ might there not be some possible connection between intelligence and spirituality?”

See also:
“Zeal without Knowledge” (1975)
“3: Zeal Without Knowledge” (1989)
“Zeal without Knowledge” (2004)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Education, Learning

ID = [1095]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1978-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless: Classic Essays of Hugh W. Nibley. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1978.
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The essays in this volume, including four on today’s world, were selected by a panel of Hugh Nibley’s colleagues. They are singular in their penetration, their originality, and their vitality. Reaching from the apocalyptic visions of original “treasures in heaven” down to the climax of history, they are more than mind-stretching. The delight of Nibley’s brilliant and sometimes biting prose style imparts a sense of the agelessness of what he calls the “three-act play” of human existence. Written specially for this book, the author’s own “intellectual autobiography,” together with his introductory paragraphs for the various chapters, complete the work of making the book a fitting and permanent record of one of the past outstanding historians. The text available here is from the 2nd edition published in 2004. It is available only in PDF format. ISBN 0-8849-4338-0

Keywords: Abraham (Prophet); Adam (Prophet); Ancient Near East; Angel; Apocalypse of Abraham; Apocrypha; Biography; Cain; Christianity; Combat of Adam; Creation; Curriculum; Deliverance; Didache; Divine Council; Doctrine; Dominion; Early Church History; Education; Enoch (Prophet); Enuma Elish; Expanding Gospel; Gospel; Intelligence; Isaac; Israel; Joseph; Jr.; Knowledge; Language; Law of Substitution; Moses (Prophet); Name; Noah (Prophet); Opposition; Ordinance; Plan of Salvation; Prophet; Qumran; Resurrection; Revelation; Ritual; Sacrifice; Satan; Scripture; Sermon; Smith; Suffering Servant; Temple; Translation; Treasure; Veil; Wilderness; Wisdom; Writing; Zeal

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Early Christian Prayer Circle.” Brigham Young University Studies 19, no. 1, (1978): 41–78.
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Reprinted in Mormonism and Early Christianity, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 4, 45–99. Also reprinted in LDS Views on Early Christianity and Apocrypha: Articles from BYU Studies, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book.
Draws upon a host of sources and shows certain parallels between an early Christian form of prayer and that of the Latter-day Saint prayer circle.

See also:
“The Early Christian Prayer Circle” (1987)
“The Early Christian Prayer Circle” (2010)

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Topics:    Book of Moses Topics > Temple Themes in the Book of Moses and Related Scripture

ID = [1096]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1978-01-01  Collections:  byu-studies,moses,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “An Intellectual Autobiography : Some High and Low Points.” In Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1978.

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ID = [37147]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1978-01-01  Collections:  nibley,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:58:02

Nibley, Hugh W. “To Open the Last Dispensation : Moses Chapter 1.” In Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1978.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Expanding Gospel.” In Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1978.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Treasures in the Heavens.” In Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1978.

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Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha [including intertestamental books and the Dead Sea Scrolls]

ID = [37150]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1978-01-01  Collections:  nibley,old-test,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:58:02

Nibley, Hugh W. “Subduing the Earth : Man’s Dominion.” In Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1978.

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ID = [37151]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1978-01-01  Collections:  nibley,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:58:02

Nibley, Hugh W. “Genesis of the Written Word.” In Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1978.

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ID = [37152]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1978-01-01  Collections:  nibley,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:58:02

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Sacrifice of Isaac.” In Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1978.

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ID = [37153]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1978-01-01  Collections:  nibley,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:58:02

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Book of Mormon : A Minimal Statement.” In Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1978.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Churches in the Wilderness.” In Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1978.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Haunted Wilderness.” In Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1978.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Their Portrait of a Prophet.” In Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1978.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Educating the Saints.” In Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1978.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Beyond Politics.” In Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1978.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Self-Portrait: An Intellectual Autobiography by Hugh Nibley.” BYU Today, August 1978, 11–13.
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Reprinted from Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless (1978), xix–xxvii. When sent a copy of this item, Fawn M. Brodie indicated that she “found the mini-autobiography fascinating in every way. This man surely had a touch of genius, and a great linguistic talent. What a pity that he was emotionally trapped by his allegiance to Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon. The final paragraph of the ‘Self-Portrait’ suggests to me that there must be grave deterioration in Nibley at the moment. But it may be that he is not really much changed from what he has been all through the years. What a pity that we never sat down and talked to each other.” Letter from Fawn M. Brodie to Everett Cooley, dated 23 August 1978, Brodie Papers, Box 4, Folder 6B, Special Collections, Marriott Library, University of Utah.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Autobiographical

ID = [1097]  Status = Type = other article  Date = 1978-08-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Open Letter.” Open letter, 20 September 1978. 16 pp., s.s., typed.
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A response to each of the essays in Tinkling Cymbals (privately printed, 1978), which was a collection of essays honoring Nibley.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Criticisms, Apologetics

ID = [1835]  Status = Type = correspondence  Date = 1978-09-20  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “Doctrine and Covenants Sunday School Classes.” Private recordings, October, 1978 - March, 1980.
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During 1978, 1979, and 1980, Hugh Nibley taught a Doctrine and Covenants Sunday School class. Cassette recordings were made of these classes and some have survived and were recently digitized by Steve Whitlock. Most of the tapes were in pretty bad condition. The original recordings usually don't stop or start at the beginning of the class and there is some background noise. Volumes vary, probably depending upon where the recorder was placed in the room. Many are very low volume but in most cases it's possible to understand the words. In a couple of cases the ends of one class were put on some space left over from a different class. There's some mixup around D&C90-100 that couldn't be figured out so those recordings are as they were on the tapes.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrine and Covenants

ID = [3353]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1978-10-01  Collections:  d-c,nibley  Size:   Children: 25  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:56

Nibley, Hugh W. “Doctrine and Covenants Section 6.” Private recording, Oct 22, 1978.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Doctrine and Covenants Sections 6-7.” Private recording, Oct 29, 1978.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Doctrine and Covenants Sections 9-10.” Private recording, Dec 2, 1978.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Doctrine and Covenants Section 10.” Private recording, Dec 10, 1978.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Doctrine and Covenants Section 18.” Private recording, Dec 31, 1978.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Doctrine and Covenants Sections 26-27.” Private recording, Mar 4, 1979.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Doctrine and Covenants Section 29.” Private recording, Mar 11, 1979.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Doctrine and Covenants Sections 30-36.” Private recording, Mar 25, 1979.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Doctrine and Covenants Section 42.” Private recording, Apr 30, 1979.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Doctrine and Covenants Section 42-43.” Private recording, May 6, 1979.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Doctrine and Covenants Section 45.” Private recording, May 20, 1979.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Doctrine and Covenants Section 46-47.” Private recording, May 27, 1979.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Doctrine and Covenants Sections 64-68.” Private recording, June 29, 1979.

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ID = [3366]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1978-10-01  Collections:  d-c,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:56

Nibley, Hugh W. “Doctrine and Covenants Sections 68-75.” Private recording, Aug 5, 1979.

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ID = [3367]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1978-10-01  Collections:  d-c,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:56

Nibley, Hugh W. “Doctrine and Covenants Section 76.” Private recording, Aug 12, 1979.

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ID = [3368]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1978-10-01  Collections:  d-c,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:56

Nibley, Hugh W. “Doctrine and Covenants Sections 77-78.” Private recording, Sept 2 1979.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Doctrine and Covenants Sections 78-82.” Private recording, Sept 9, 1979.

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ID = [3370]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1978-10-01  Collections:  d-c,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:56

Nibley, Hugh W. “Doctrine and Covenants Sections 88-90.” Private recording, Dec 9, 1979.

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ID = [3371]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1978-10-01  Collections:  d-c,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:56

Nibley, Hugh W. “Doctrine and Covenants Sections 91-93.” Private recording, Nov 18, 1979.

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ID = [3372]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1978-10-01  Collections:  d-c,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:56

Nibley, Hugh W. “Doctrine and Covenants Section 93.” Private recording, Nov 25, 1979.

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ID = [3373]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1978-10-01  Collections:  d-c,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:56

Nibley, Hugh W. “Doctrine and Covenants Sections 90-101.” Private recording, Dec 16, 1979.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Doctrine and Covenants Section 101.” Private recording, Dec 23, 1979.

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ID = [3375]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1978-10-01  Collections:  d-c,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:56

Nibley, Hugh W. “Doctrine and Covenants Sections 103-104.” Private recording, Jan 6, 1980.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrine and Covenants

ID = [3376]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1978-10-01  Collections:  d-c,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:56

Nibley, Hugh W. “Doctrine and Covenants Sections 117-121.” Private recording, Mar 9, 1980.
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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrine and Covenants

ID = [3377]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1978-10-01  Collections:  d-c,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:56

Nibley, Hugh W. “Doctrine and Covenants Section 121.” Private recording, Mar 16, 1980.
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The “A” file is very good but only covers about 30 minutes while the “B” file covers 45 minutes but has pretty poor quality.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrine and Covenants

ID = [3378]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1978-10-01  Collections:  d-c,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:56

1979

Nibley, Hugh W. “Great Are the Words of Isaiah.” In ASBYU Academics Presents: Outstanding Lectures, 1978–79, 71–88. Provo, UT: BYU Press, 1979.
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Originally published in Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1978. Reprinted in Sperry Symposium Classics: The Old Testament, 2005.
Hugh Nibley dives into the book of Isaiah and how wonderful its teachings are, though they are occasionally difficult to comprehend.

See also:
“Great Are the Words of Isaiah” (1978)
“Great Are the Words of Isaiah” (1986)
“Great Are the Words of Isaiah” (2005)

Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament > Characters > Isaiah

ID = [807]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1979-01-01  Collections:  nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Two Ways to Remember the Dead.” Reprinted in Understanding Death, edited by Brent Barlow, 189–96. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1979.
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Also reprinted from Nibley’s The World and the Prophets (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1954).
Discussion of better ways to remember the dead.

See also:
“Two Ways to Remember the Dead” (1954)
“Two Ways to Remember the Dead” (1974)
“Two Ways to Remember the Dead” (1987)

ID = [808]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1979-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “A Conversation with Hugh Nibley.” Dialogue 12, no. 4, (1979): 10–27.
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Reprinted in Eloquent Witness: Nibley on Himself, Others, and the Temple, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 17.
An informal interview conducted by Mary L. Bradford, Gary P. Gillum, and H. Curtis Wright.

See also: “A Conversation with Hugh Nibley” (2008)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Hugh Nibley > Interviews

ID = [1098]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1979-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “How Firm a Foundation! What Makes It So.” Dialogue 12, no. 4, (1979): 29–45.
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Also published by the Harold B. Lee Library Forum Committee and the Friends of the BYU Library in 1980 as a 15-page leaflet. Reprinted in Approaching Zion, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 9, 149–77. The lecture was originally part of the Sesquicentennial Lectures on Mormon Arts.
In this lecture, the foundations of the kingdom are discussed, ending with a passionate plea for building Zion.

See also: “6: How Firm a Foundation! What Makes It So” (1989)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Mahan Principle

ID = [1099]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1979-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Testing the Book of Mormon.” Talk given at a Portland Institute Symposium held in Portland, Oregon, in 1979.
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Portions of this essay are reprinted as a supplement to the essay entitled “The Book of Mormon: True or False?” in The Prophetic Book of Mormon, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 8, no. 29. 232–42.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics

ID = [1200]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1979-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Word of Wisdom: A Commentary on D&C 89.” 6 pp., s.s., typed transcript of a lesson given in the Manavu Ward Gospel Doctrine class in 1979.
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Reprinted in Eloquent Witness, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 17. 228–37.
Commentary on different aspects of the Word of Wisdom and how people should go about keeping it.

See also:
“The Word of Wisdom: A Commentary on D&C 89”
“The Word of Wisdom: A Commentary on Doctrine and Covenants 89” (2008)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrine and Covenants > Sections > Doctrine and Covenants 89
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Word of Wisdom

ID = [1852]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1979-01-01  Collections:  d-c,nibley  Size: 15007  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “Conflict in the Churches between the God of the Bible and the God of the Philosophers.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1979.
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Hugh Nibley has gathered a collection of statements from Church Fathers and modern scholars that acknowledge that views concerning God changed. The early church was based on the Hebrew Bible but churchmen were later influenced by the arguments of different philosophers.

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ID = [8364]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1979-01-01  Collections:  farms-reports,nibley  Size: 209  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/24/24 7:53:55

Nibley, Hugh W. “The God of the Philosophers.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1979.
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This packet consists of a collection of translated statements by ancient Greek philosophers concerning their perceptions of divinity. It quotes Thales, Anaximander, Heraclitus, Pythagoras, and others on such abstract concepts as Absolute, causes, the One, the Nous (mind), and the uncreated.

Keywords: Old Testament; Ancient Israel

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ID = [8366]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1979-01-01  Collections:  farms-reports,nibley,old-test  Size: 209  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/24/24 7:53:55

Nibley, Hugh W. “Great Are the Words of Isaiah.” In The Sixth Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, edited by BYU Church Educational System, 193–207. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1979.
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Also published in ASBYU Academics Presents: Outstanding Lectures, 1978–79, Provo, UT: BYU Press, 1979. 71–88, and reprinted in Old Testament and Related Studies, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 1, 215–37.
Hugh Nibley dives into the book of Isaiah and how wonderful its teachings are, though they are occasionally difficult to comprehend.

See also:
“Great Are the Words of Isaiah” (1979)
“Great Are the Words of Isaiah” (1986)
“Great Are the Words of Isaiah” (2005)

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament > Characters > Isaiah

ID = [806]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1979-01-01  Collections:  nibley,old-test,rsc-sperry  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Gifts.” in Approaching Zion, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 9, 85–117.
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Republished in Approaching Zion, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 9.
Nibley interviews himself on the moral advice contained in the Book of Mormon.

See also: “4: Gifts” (1989)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Wealth, Law of Consecration

ID = [1199]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1979-03-13  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Facsimiles of the Book of Abraham: A Response.” Sunstone, December 1979. 49–51.
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Republished as a chapter in An Approach to the Book of Abraham, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 18.
A response by Nibley to a criticism of the historicity of the Book of Abraham by Edward H. Ashment at the Sunstone Theological Symposium at the University of Utah on 24–25 August 1979.

See also: “The Facsimiles of the Book of Abraham: A Response” (2009)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Joseph Smith Papyri, Book of Breathings, Book of the Dead, Facsimiles, Egyptology, Hypocephalus

ID = [1100]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1979-12-01  Collections:  abraham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Word of Wisdom: A Commentary on D&C 89.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1979. Gospel Doctrine Class, Manavu Ward, December 1979.
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Hugh Nibley places the Word of Wisdom in perspective: it is not given to the Saints by eternal covenant because it involves a strictly temporal matter. In other words, living the Word of Wisdom is not an issue in the world to come. The significant point is the word wisdom; the Word of Wisdom is a wise code to guide our consumption.

Keywords: Word of Wisdom; D&C 89

See also:
“The Word of Wisdom: A Commentary on D&C 89” (1979)
“The Word of Wisdom: A Commentary on Doctrine and Covenants 89” (2008)

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ID = [8386]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1979-12-01  Collections:  d-c,farms-reports,nibley  Size: 209  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/24/24 7:53:55

1980 — 1989

1980

Nibley, Hugh W. Lehi in the Desert and the World of the Jaredites. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1980.
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Contains a new comprehensive index by Gary P. Gillum.

See also:
“Lehi in the Desert” (1950)
“The World of the Jaredites” (1951)
Lehi in the Desert and the World of the Jaredites (1952)
Lehi in the Desert and the World of the Jaredites. An unedited reprinting of the original version (1987)
Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites (1988)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East

ID = [693]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1980-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:34

Nibley, Hugh W. “Patriarchy and Matriarchy.” In Blueprints for Living: Perspectives for Latter-day Saint Women 1, edited by Maren M. Mouritsen, 44–61. Provo, UT: BYU Press, 1980.
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Reprinted in Old Testament and Related Studies, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 1. 87–114.
An address given at the BYU Women’s Conference, 1 February 1980.

See also: “Patriarchy and Matriarchy” (1986)

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Topics > Marriage
Old Testament Topics > Women in the Old Testament
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Adam, Eve
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Patriarchy, Matriarchy

ID = [809]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1980-01-01  Collections:  moses,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Three Facsimiles from the Book of Abraham.” Talk prepared ca. 1980.
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Hugh Nibley notes that variations within stereotyped images, such as a person about to be sacrificed on the lion couch, can have widely divergent interpretations, thus leaving room for Joseph Smith’s interpretation of Abraham on the altar.
This presentation contains suggestions for interpreting various features found in the Pearl of Great Price facsimiles.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Joseph Smith Papyri, Book of Breathings, Book of the Dead, Facsimiles, Egyptology, Hypocephalus

ID = [1204]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1980-01-01  Collections:  abraham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “It Takes All Kinds.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1980.

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ID = [8376]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1980-01-01  Collections:  farms-reports,nibley  Size: 998  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/24/24 7:53:55

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Three Facsimiles.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1980.
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This presentation contains suggestions for interpreting various features found in the Pearl of Great Price facsimiles. Hugh Nibley notes that variations within stereotyped images, such as a person about to be sacrificed on the lion couch, can have widely divergent interpretations, thus leaving room for Joseph Smith’s interpretation of Abraham on the altar. Facsimile 2 can be compared to apocryphal books about Abraham that describe a cosmic journey with elements resembling certain features in the book of Abraham. The coronation scene in Facsimile 3 also shows authentic elements.

Keywords: Pearl of Great Price; Abraham

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ID = [8385]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1980-01-01  Collections:  abraham,farms-reports,nibley  Size: 209  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/24/24 7:53:55

Nibley, Hugh W. “Before Adam.” in Old Testament and Related Studies, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 1. 49–85.
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Reprinted in Old Testament and Related Studies, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 1.
A controversial examination of evolution and the Latter-day Saint view on creation and the various roles of Adam.

See also: “Before Adam” (1986)

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Topics > Adam and Eve [see also Fall]
Old Testament Topics > Creation
Old Testament Topics > Science and Religion
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Science > Evolution, Origin of Humankind

ID = [1202]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1980-04-01  Collections:  nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Book of Mormon and the Ruins: The Main Issues.” Lecture dated 13 July 1980.
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Lecture notes regarding Mesoamerican ruins, pre-Columbian, American races, Cumorah, and the disappearance of ancient cultures. Lecture on Mesoamerican ruins and pre-Columbian peoples, with two maps. See the note provided by the editor to Nibley’s “Freemen and King-men in the Book of Mormon,” in The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 8:378 n. 4.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics > Archaeology, External Evidences, Geography

ID = [1203]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1980-07-13  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Book of Mormon and the Ruins: The Main Issues.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, July 13, 1980.
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Hugh Nibley addresses issues that cause people to question the historicity of the Book of Mormon. He gives evidence to support the claim that people inhabited the American continent for centuries before the arrival of the Nephites, that the Hill Cumorah was not too far away for Moroni to reach, and that the “fulness of iniquity” described in the Book of Mormon has much evidence in extant art from that time.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; Archaeology

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni

ID = [8369]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1980-07-13  Collections:  bom,farms-reports,nibley  Size: 209  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/24/24 7:53:55

1981

Nibley, Hugh W. Abraham in Egypt. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1981. xi + 288 pp.
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Republished in 2000 in a second edition with new materials and illustrations as Abraham in Egypt, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 14.
Nibley examines the Book of Abraham’s striking connections with ancient texts and Egyptian religion and culture.

See also: Abraham in Egypt (2000)

Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Abraham and Sarah [see also Covenant]
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai

ID = [694]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1981-01-01  Collections:  abraham,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:34

Nibley, Hugh W. Of All Things! A Nibley Quote Book. Compiled and edited by Gary P. Gillum. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1981. xi + 178 pp.
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Reprinted in a revised and expanded format, with updated references as Of All Things! Classic Quotations from Hugh Nibley, 2nd ed., Salt Lake City: Deseret Book and FARMS, 1993.

See also: Of All Things: Classic Quotations from Hugh Nibley (1993)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Hugh Nibley > Quotations

ID = [695]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1981-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:34

Nibley, Hugh W. “Foreword.” in Learn Greek through the New Testament, by C. Wilfred Griggs and Randall Stewart, edited by Alan F. Keele and Marvin H. Folsom, i. Provo, UT: The Interlinguistica Series in Foreign Languages, 1981.
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Reprinted in Eloquent Witness: Nibley on Himself, Others, and the Temple, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 17.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Reviews and Forewords of Others’ Works > C. Wilfred Griggs

ID = [810]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1981-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Evolution: A Convenient Fiction.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1981.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Freemen and Kingmen in the Book of Mormon.” in The Prophetic Book of Mormon, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 8, 328–79.
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Reprinted in The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 8.
Captain Moroni was a man of peace. This talk analyzes war, government, management, the political tactics and strategies of Amalickiah, and the constant struggle between those who follow the ways of righteousness and those who promote wicked political agendas. Includes notes about similar political problems in ancient Mesoamerican societies.

See also: “Chapter 17: Freemen and King-men in the Book of Mormon” (1989)

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

ID = [1201]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1981-01-18  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Prophetic Book of Mormon.” 17 pp. typed transcript of a talk given in a Brigham Young University Alumni House lecture on 23 September 1981.
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Reprinted in Seventh East Press.
This material is not the same as that included in Since Cumorah under the same title. This appeared in the Seventh East Press, 27 March 1982. 6–8, 16–17, and was published in The Prophetic Book of Mormon, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 8. 435–69.

See also: “The Prophetic Book of Mormon” (1982)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

ID = [1205]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1981-09-23  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Lachish Letters: Documents from Lehi’s Day.” Ensign, December 1981, 48–54.
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Reprinted as “The Lachish Letters,” in The Prophetic Book of Mormon, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 8. 380–406.
Suggests connections between the Lachish letters written at the time Jerusalem was destroyed by the Babylonians and events associated with Lehi’s departure. Includes political pressures on prophets, types of proper names, and a possible identification of Mulek.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Ancient Texts > Lachish Letters
Old Testament Scriptures > Jeremiah/Lamentations
Old Testament Topics > Book of Mormon and the Old Testament
Old Testament Topics > History
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East

ID = [1022]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1981-12-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 15:08:17

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Lachish Letters: Documents from Lehi’s Day.” Ensign, December 1981, 48–54.

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > 1 & 2 Kings/1 & 2 Chronicles
Old Testament Scriptures > Jeremiah/Lamentations
Old Testament Topics > Book of Mormon and the Old Testament
Old Testament Topics > History

ID = [45639]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1981-12-01  Collections:  bom,ensign,nibley,old-test  Size: 29090  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 16:00:18

1982

Nibley, Hugh W. “Two Shots in the Dark: 1. Dark Days in Jerusalem; 2. Christ among the Ruins.” In Book of Mormon Authorship: New Light on Ancient Origins, edited by Noel B. Reynolds, 103–41. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1982.
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Reprinted as “Christ among the Ruins,” in The Prophetic Book of Mormon, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 8. 380–434.
Presents information about the names used and the political and the social conditions of Lehi’s Jerusalem based on contemporaneous messages written on pottery found at Lachish.

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Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Book of Mormon
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > 1 Nephi
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > 3 Nephi
RSC Topics > G — K > Hell
RSC Topics > Q — S > Resurrection
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Jesus Christ > Forty-Day Ministry

ID = [811]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1982-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 64502  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Judging and Prejudging the Book of Abraham.” An appendix in They Lie in Wait to Deceive, 1, Robert L. and Rosemary Brown, edited by Barbara Ellsworth, 236–45. Mesa, AZ: Brownsworth, 1982.
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Reprinted in An Approach to the Book of Abraham, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 18.
This essay contains Nibley’s views on the Book of Abraham presented in the form of questions and answers.

See also: “Judging and Prejudging the Book of Abraham” (2009)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham

ID = [813]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1982-01-01  Collections:  abraham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “A Few Notes from ‘Where Is the Battle’” 3 pp. d.s.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > War, Peace
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Devil’s Dilemma

ID = [1813]  Status = Type = unpublished  Date = 1982-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:43

Nibley, Hugh W. “Letters to Smoother, Etc. . . . Proceedings of the 1980 Brigham Young University Symposium on the Humanities.” edited by Joy C. Ross and Steven C. Walker, 102–4, 111–12. Provo, UT: BYU Press, 1982.
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Miscellaneous comments in a panel discussion on the arts. With Eliot Butler, Robert Rees, Dennis Smith, and Eugene England (arbitrator), “BYU Faculty Panel.”

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Arts

ID = [1834]  Status = Type = other article  Date = 1982-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “Deny Not the Gifts of God.” Talk given in Denver in February or March 1982.
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Reprinted in Approaching Zion, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 9.
Social commentary on reminding the Saints of the good things God has blessed them with and the law which must govern the use of such gifts; several addresses of this nature were given in 1982 and thereafter.

See also: “5: Deny Not the Gifts of God” (1989)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Wealth, Law of Consecration

ID = [1206]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1982-02-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “How to Get Rich.” Address given in March 1982 in St. George, Utah.
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Reprinted in Approaching Zion, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 9, 178–201.
An examination of the blessing and cursing formulas found in the Deuteronomic materials in the Old Testament, with applications for our day.

See also: “7: How to Get Rich” (1989)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Wealth, Law of Consecration

ID = [1207]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1982-03-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Prophetic Book of Mormon.” Seventh East Press, 27 March 1982, 6–8, 16–17.
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Reprinted in The Prophetic Book of Mormon, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 8. 435–69.
A talk given at the BYU Alumni House on 23 September 1981, originally a manuscript of 17 pp., d.s.

See also: “The Prophetic Book of Mormon” (1981)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

ID = [812]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1982-03-27  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Work We Must, But the Lunch Is Free.” Talk given on 20 April 1982 to the Cannon-Hinckley Club at the Lion House in Salt Lake City.
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A condensed version of this talk was published under the same title in BYU Today, November 1982, 8–12. The full text was reprinted in Approaching Zion, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 9. 202–51.
An address about whether we must work for all we have or whether it is a gift from God. In the address, he posits that we must work but that we haven’t earned anything; it is a gift from God.

See also: “8: Work We Must, but the Lunch Is Free” (1989)

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Wealth, Law of Consecration

ID = [1208]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1982-04-20  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “Funeral Address.” Approaching Zion, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 9. 290–307.
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Talk given at the services for Donald M. Decker on 11 August 1982.
A series of haunting reflections on the stages of life and the meaning of the experiences that each affords an individual as they pass from one stage to another, including death.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Death and Funerals
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrines, Principles > First Principles > Repentance

ID = [1209]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1982-08-11  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “Three Degrees of Righteousness from the Old Testament.” in Approaching Zion, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 9. 308–40.
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An explanation of the three degress of righteousness using Old Testament stories, specifically Adamic stories to show them.

See also: “11: Three Degrees of Righteousness from the Old Testament” (1989)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Wealth, Law of Consecration

ID = [1210]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1982-11-01  Collections:  nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “A New Translation of Isaiah.” BYU Today, December 1982. 23.
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A review of Avraham Gileadi’s The Apocalyptic Book of Isaiah, A New Translation and Interpretative Key (Provo, UT: Hebraeus Press, 1982).

Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament > Characters > Isaiah
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Reviews and Forewords of Others’ Works > Avraham Gileadi

ID = [1101]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1982-12-01  Collections:  nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

1983

Nibley, Hugh W. “Acclamatio (Never Cry Mob).” In Toward a Humanistic Science of Politics: Essays in Honor of Francis Dunham Wormuth, edited by Dalmas H. Nelson and Richard L. Sklar, 11–22. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1983.
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Hugh Nibley read a paper with the title “Acclamatio” at the annual meeting of the Southwest Archaeological Foundation in San Diego, California, in 1941.
In this essay, Nibley draws on materials he collected at the beginning of his career on the politics of ancient mobs and draws parallels with contemporary events, including anti-Mormon sentiments.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Classical Studies, Egyptian Studies

ID = [814]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1983-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Leaders to Managers: The Fatal Shift.” Dialogue 16, no. 4 (1983): 12–21.
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Reprinted in Personal Voices: A Celebration of Dialogue and Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 13.
The editors, while correcting an inaccurate citation, did not allow Nibley’s own translation—“Choke on a gnat and gulp down a camel”—to stand.

See also:
“Leaders to Managers: The Fatal Shift” (1987)
“Leaders to Managers: The Fatal Shift” (1994)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Education, Learning > Brigham Young University (BYU)
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Leaders and Managers

ID = [1102]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1983-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Dear Friend of the Book of Mormon.” An open letter, ca. 1983, distributed by FARMS.
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Included as part of the foreword to The Prophetic Book of Mormon, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 8.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

ID = [1820]  Status = Type = other article  Date = 1983-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:43

Nibley, Hugh W. “Christ among the Ruins.” Ensign, July 1983. 14, 16–19.
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Part 2 of “Souvenirs from Lehi’s Jerusalem,” which was submitted to the Ensign. Subtitled, “A Comparison of the Old World Early Christian ‘Forty-day Ministry’ Story with the New World 3 Nephi Accounts.”

This is a version of the material published as the second part of “Two Shots in the Dark: 1. Dark Days in Jerusalem; 2. Christ among the Ruins,” in Book of Mormon Authorship: New Light on Ancient Origins, ed. Noel B. Reynolds (Provo, UT: RSC, 1982), 103–41. A version of this essay has been reprinted in The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 8:407–34.
A comparison of the Old World early Christian “forty-day ministry” story with the New World 3 Nephi accounts.

See also: “Chapter 19: Christ Among the Ruins” (1989)

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Characters > Jesus Christ
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Jesus Christ > Forty-Day Ministry

ID = [1023]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1983-07-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 15:08:57

Nibley, Hugh W. “Christ among the Ruins.” Ensign, July 1983.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Leaders and Managers.” Commencement at Brigham Young University, August 19, 1983.
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“Twenty-three years ago on this same occasion, I gave the opening prayer, in which I said: ‘We have met here today clothed in the black robes of a false priesthood.’ Many have asked me since whether I really said such a shocking thing, but nobody has ever asked what I meant by it. Why not? Well, some knew the answer already, and as for the rest, we do not question things at the BYU. But for my own relief, I welcome this opportunity to explain: a ‘false priesthood’?”

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Education, Learning > Brigham Young University (BYU)
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Leaders and Managers

ID = [1211]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1983-08-19  Collections:  bom,byu-speeches,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “Leaders and Managers.” Commencement, Brigham Young University, August 19, 1983.
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True leaders are inspiring because they are inspired, caught up in a higher purpose, devoid of personal ambition, idealistic, and incorruptible.

Keywords: Character; Excellence; Leadership; Perspective; Podcast: Classic Speeches

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Interview: Nibley Talks about Contemporary Issues.” Sunstone Review, November–December 1983, 12–14.
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Interview by Lin Ostler Strack.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Hugh Nibley

ID = [1103]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1983-11-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

1984

Nibley, Hugh W. “We Will Still Weep for Zion.” in Approaching Zion, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 9. 341–77.
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A discussion about what Zion is and how it is related to everyone caring for one another.

See also: “12: We Will Still Weep for Zion” (1989)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Wealth, Law of Consecration

ID = [1212]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1984-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “Church History.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1984.
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Hugh Nibley assembles statements by non-LDS scholars on the identity of Jesus, the rediscovery of the church, eschatology (the study of last things), authority, revelation, Israel, liturgy, the survival of the church, and the Vatican excavations.

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ID = [8363]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1984-01-01  Collections:  farms-reports,nibley  Size: 209  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/24/24 7:53:55

Nibley, Hugh W. “Some Significant Statements by Leading Scientists on the Scope of Scientific Authority.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1984.
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This is a collection of statements by scientists on the following topics: how scientists have become impatient with religion, how science has all the answers, how difficult it is to truly understand the past, the question of whether science is a cause or a pretext, the assertion that science is not based on purely inductive reasoning, and the illusion of already knowing as the greatest enemy to serious research.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether

ID = [8368]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1984-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-reports,nibley  Size: 209  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/24/24 7:53:55

Nibley, Hugh W. “Hugh Nibley Prayer Devotional Assembly.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1984.
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This prayer given by Hugh Nibley at a devotional assembly is a plea for the Father’s spirit and a humble recognition of the great limits of human knowledge, judgment, and faith.

Keywords: Mormon Studies

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Humanism and the Gospel.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1984.
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These lecture notes discuss the history of humanism from the Sophists to Homer, Dante, and Shakespeare. Hugh Nibley emphasizes the fallacies of such a philosophy. Humanism is a substitute for religion when religion goes sour, and as such, humanism is dogmatic, careerist, and intolerant.

Keywords: Mormon Studies

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Intre-Ancient Records.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1984.
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This is a very rough transcript of Nibley’s contributions to a panel discussion about ancient writing, scientific methodology, and testing of the Book of Mormon.

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ID = [8375]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1984-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-reports,nibley  Size: 998  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/24/24 7:53:55

Nibley, Hugh W. “Questions on Authority and Passages for Discussion.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1984.
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Hugh Nibley answers a series of questions about what became of church authority and doctrine in the centuries following the ministry of Jesus Christ. He compares scriptural prediction with historical fulfillment to answer questions like “What became of general authority in the church?” and “Would God allow his church to be destroyed?”

Keywords: Mormon Studies

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ID = [8382]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1984-01-01  Collections:  farms-reports,nibley  Size: 209  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/24/24 7:53:55

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Temple in Antiquity: Ancient Records and Modern Perspectives.” In The Temple in Antiquity: Ancient Records and Modern Perspectives, ed. Truman G. Madsen, 19–37. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1984.
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Reprinted from “What Is a Temple?” (1963 and 1968). Also reprinted in Mormonism and Early Christianity, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 4. 355–70. This essay was first written in 1958 for the dedication of the London Temple. Those Church Fathers, especially of the fourth century, who proclaim the victory of Christianity over its rivals constantly speak of the Church as the competitor and supplanter of the Synagogue, and modern authorities are agreed that in ritual and liturgy the Christian Church grew up “in the shadow of the Synagogue.” This is a most significant fact. While the Temple stood, the Jews had both its ancient ordinances and the practices of the Synagogue, but they were not the same. The Temple was unique, and when it was destroyed, the Synagogue of the Jews did not take over its peculiarly sacred functions—they were in no wise authorized to do so.
This article makes clear that the sacred purposes of the Temple were understood and its ordinances practiced in dispensations before the great falling away which brought about the disappearance of these important truths.

See also:
“The Idea of the Temple in History” in Millennial Star (1958)
What Is a Temple? The Idea of the Temple in History (1963)
What Is a Temple? The Idea of the Temple in History (1968)
Mormonism and Early Christianity (1987)

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RSC Topics > T — Z > Temples
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples

ID = [815]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1984-01-01  Collections:  nibley,rsc-books  Size: 42752  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Looking Backward.” In The Temple in Antiquity: Ancient Records and Modern Perspectives, edited by Truman G. Madsen, 39–51. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1984.
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Reprinted in Mormonism and Early Christianity, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 4. 370–90.
In his volume The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Egyptian Endowment, Nibley describes in great detail initiation and ritual and coronation procedures among the Egyptians. The appendix in this book includes temple-related lectures of Cyril of Jerusalem and other early documents. In the present essay, Nibley provides a context for this study and his many others, which, almost without his being aware of it, have formed the background of his temple preoccupation over three decades. He shows how incredibly mixed and diffuse and varied are traditions growing out of temple worship in the religions of the Far East, as with those of the Middle East. The power of the temple idea to invade the minutest detail of life is demonstrated. Inconclusive though many scholarly studies remain about a philosophy or matrix to make sense of all the data, Nibley believes there are connections and symmetries and correspondences which again point to one conclusion: historically, civilizations—indeed civilization itself—have revolved around the temple. This essay and his preceding one provide an omnibus introduction to the more specialized studies that follow.

See also: Included as the last section of ?What is a Temple?? in Mormonism and Early Christianity (1987)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples

ID = [816]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1984-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley,rsc-books  Size: 28558  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “[title unknown].” typed manuscript of a talk given on 30 September 1984 at Theatre in the Pines (near Sundance) for the Brigham Young University 42nd Ward.

ID = [1812]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1984-09-30  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:43

Nibley, Hugh W. “Breakthroughs I Would Like to See.” in Approaching Zion, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 9. 378–406.
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Republished in Approaching Zion, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 9.
This lecture discusses the Saints and the law of consecration.

See also: “13: Breakthroughs I Would Like to See” (1989)

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1985

Nibley, Hugh W. “From the Earth upon Which Thou Standest.” In Looking toward Home, Wulf Barsch, 10–13. Salt Lake City: LDS Church History Museum, 1985.
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Exhibition catalog. Reprinted in Temple and Cosmos: Beyond This Ignorant Present, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 12.

See also: “From the Earth upon Which Thou Standest” (1992)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Reviews and Forewords of Others’ Works > Wulf Barsch

ID = [817]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1985-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Science Fiction and the Gospel.” In LDSF 2: Latter-day Science Fiction, edited by Benjamin Urrutia, 5–28. Ludlow, MA: Parables, 1985.
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Reprinted in Temple and Cosmos, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 12. 491–531.
The published version of an address given on 13 February 1968 and previously circulated as a typescript.

See also:
“Science Fiction and the Gospel” (1969)
“Science Fiction and the Gospel” (1992)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Arts > Science Fiction

ID = [818]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1985-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Faith of an Observer: Conversations with Hugh Nibley.” 63-minute video, 1985, and 32 pp. annotated typed transcript.
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Reprinted in Eloquent Witness:Nibley on Himself, Others, and the Temple, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 17.
A conversation between Hugh Nibley, some of his family members, Truman G. Madsen, and Neal A. Maxwell (among others).

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Autobiographical
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Hugh Nibley > Bibliographies

ID = [1026]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1985-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “An Age of Discovery.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1985.
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It is very important for Latter-day Saints to keep pace, more or Less, with the fast-moving developments in the fields of Bible and related studies. By failing to do this we run the risk of laboring to accommodate our religion to scientific and scholarly teachings that have long since been superceded, altered, or completely discarded.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Acclamatio: (Never Cry Mob).” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1985.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Hugh Nibley Archive: Peter.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1985.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Scriptural Perspectives on How to Survive the Calamities of the Last Days.” Brigham Young University Studies 25, no. 1 (1985): 7–27.
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Reprinted in The Prophetic Book of Mormon, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 8. 470–97. Reprinted in Social and Political Studies about the Book of Mormon: Articles from BYU Studies. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book.
Hugh Nibley provides insights from Latter-day Saint scripture about the last days. In the Little Apocalypse of Matthew 24 and Joseph Smith—Matthew, Jesus prophesies of the events that will precede the end of the world and emphasizes that his Second Coming will be a complete surprise. People are not supposed to prepare for that day; rather, they should live every day as if the Lord were coming on that day. The only preparation is to avoid taking advantage of others, oppressing the poor, and living in luxury. The difference between the righteous and the wicked is that the righteous are the ones who are repenting. Strictly speaking, there are no “good guys”; everyone needs to repent. Numerous stories in the Book of Mormon illustrate distinctions between righteous and wicked behavior. These scripture stories were intended for our day so that we may learn how to properly prepare for the last days.

See also: “Chapter 21: Scriptural Perspectives on How to Survive the Calamities of the Last Days” (1989)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Eschatology, Last Days

ID = [1104]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1985-01-01  Collections:  bom,byu-studies,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. “Approach to Facsimile II.” Lecture given on 17 May 1985, in Washington, DC.
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A 36-page typescript, with an additional 8 pages of figures.

See also: “Approach to Facsimile II” (1985)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Joseph Smith Papyri, Book of Breathings, Book of the Dead, Facsimiles, Egyptology, Hypocephalus

ID = [1214]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1985-05-17  Collections:  abraham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “Approach to Facsimile II.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1985. Talk given May 17, 1985, Washington D.C.
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Keywords: Pearl of Great Price; Abraham; Facsimile 2

See also: “Approach to Facsimile II” (1985)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “There Is Always Egypt.” Address delivered on 25 October 1985, on the 26th floor of the Church Office Building, Salt Lake City, UT.
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The Egyptian delegates were visiting Utah on occasion of the Ramses II exhibit at BYU during 1985 and 1986. The dignitaries were His Excellency Ismail Abd El-Moeti; Consul General of the Arab Republic of Egypt; Dr. Gamal El-Din Mohktar, 1st Undersecretary of State, Former Chairman and Member of Executive Board of Directors of Egyptian Antiquities Organization; Dr. Ibrahim E.-Nawawy, Director General of Egyptian Museums, Egyptian Antiquities Organization; Dr. G. A. Gaballa, Vice Dean, Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University, Member of the Executive Board of Directors of the Egyptian Antiquities Organization; General Fouad Alaam, Director of Tourism Police; and Mrs. Diane Smith Kadry, wife of Dr. Ahmed Kadry, the First Undersecretary of State and Chairman of the Egyptian Antiquities Organization.
This address was delivered during the Ramses II exhibit at BYU to a number of dignitaries from Egypt. cf. with “Perennial Egypt.” 19 pp., s.s., n.d., possibly given in connection with the Ramses II exhibit at BYU in 1985 and 1986.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Classical Studies, Egyptian Studies

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Hugh Nibley Devotional.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, November 1, 1985.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Change Out of Control.” A lecture given in the Spheres of Influence lecture series on 7 November 1985 at BYU.
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Reprinted in Approaching Zion, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 9. 407–21.

See also: “14: Change out of Control” (1989)

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1986

Nibley, Hugh W. Old Testament and Related Studies. The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 1, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton, Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1986. xiv + 290 pp.
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In December 1832, the Lord instructed the Prophet Joseph Smith, “Seek ye diligently and teach one another words of wisdom; yea, seek ye out the best books words of wisdom; seek learning, even by study and also by faith.” Few members of the Church have followed that admonition as faithfully as has Hugh Nibley, emeritus professor of ancient history at Brigham Young University. As a young man he memorized vast portions of Shakespeare and studied Old English, Latin, Greek and other languages. As a student at Berkeley, in he began reading the southwest corner of the ninth level of the library and worked his way down to the northeast corner of the first level, studying every significant book that caught his eye. And throughout his life, he has related everything he has learned to the greatest knowledge of all-the word of the Lord, as revealed in the scriptures and in the temple. Not content with that, however, Dr. Nibley has dedicated himself to being a teacher, to sharing with others the knowledge he has gleaned through his vast studies. He has lectured and published widely, producing more than three hundred papers and books on a wide variety of subjects.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament
Old Testament Topics > Old Testament: Overviews and Manuals
Old Testament Topics > Symposia and Collections of Essays
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley (CWHN)

ID = [696]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1986-01-01  Collections:  nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 14  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:34

Nibley, Hugh W. Enoch the Prophet. The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 2, edited by Stephen D. Ricks, Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1986. viii + 309 pp.
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In the Book of Moses, part of the Latter-day Saint scriptural canon known as the Pearl of Great Price, are what the Prophet Joseph Smith entitled “extracts from the prophecy of Enoch.” These scriptures, says the eminent Latter-day Saint scholar Hugh Nibley, “supply us with the most valuable control yet on the bona fides of the Prophet. . . . We are to test. . . . ‘How does it compare with records known to be authentic?’ The excerpts offer the nearest thing to a perfectly foolproof test—neat, clear-cut, and decisive—of Joseph Smith’s claim to inspiration.”

In Enoch the Prophet, Dr. Nibley examines and defends that claim by examining Joseph Smith’s translations in the context of recently discovered apocryphal sources.

This book contains a collection of various comparisons of the Enoch materials in the Book of Moses with the Slavonic and Ethiopic Enoch texts and other related materials and lore from antiquity, showing the possibility that Joseph Smith’s book of Enoch could be authentic ancient text.

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Book of Moses Topics > Chapters of the Book of Moses > Moses 6:13–7 — Enoch
Old Testament Topics > Enoch
Old Testament Topics > Symposia and Collections of Essays
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley (CWHN)
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Enoch

ID = [697]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1986-01-01  Collections:  nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 6  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:34

Nibley, Hugh W. “Foreword.” in Why the Church Is as True as the Gospel, Eugene England, vii–viii. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1986.
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Reprinted as a foreword to Eugene England’s book. See also Temple and Cosmos: Beyond This Ignorant Present, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 12.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Reviews and Forewords of Others’ Works > Eugene England

ID = [819]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1986-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. Teachings of the Pearl of Great Price. Published as Ancient Documents and the Pearl of Great Price. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1986.
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Dr. Hugh W. Nibley, professor emeritus of ancient scriptures at Brigham Young University, gave the following twenty-six lectures in an honors class on The Pearl of Great Price. This class was videotaped in the Maesar Building during winter semester 1986 and the text was then transcribed and is included here in this book.

See also: “Hugh Nibley’s Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series at Brigham Young University” (1986)

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Topics:    Book of Moses Topics > Basic Resources > Detailed Commentary

ID = [4610]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1986-01-01  Collections:  moses,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:52:02

Nibley, Hugh W. “Sources and Acknowledgments.” In Old Testament and Related Studies, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 1, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1986.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Hugh Nibley > Scholarship, Footnotes, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, CWHN, Editing > Bible > Old Testament

ID = [1946]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1986-01-01  Collections:  nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Historicity of the Bible.” In Old Testament and Related Studies, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 1, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton, 1—19. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1986.
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Originally presented as an address given on 19 June 1956 to the seminary and institute faculty at Brigham Young University.
Solving the problem of historicity of the Bible: how it came around, and what to do about it.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible

ID = [1948]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1986-01-01  Collections:  nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Archaeology and Our Religion.” In Old Testament and Related Studies, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 1, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton, 21—36. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1986.
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An edited version of the manuscript of an essay submitted to the Instructor, rejected, and circulated with two letters, both dated 16 September 1965, one addressed to “Dear Brother” (1 page) and the other addressed to “Mr. W.” (5 pages).

See also: “Archaeology and Our Religion” (1965)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Archaeology

ID = [1949]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1986-01-01  Collections:  nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Myths and the Scriptures.” In Old Testament and Related Studies, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 1, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton, 37—47. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1986.
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Suggests that early mythology writers not only were aware of the parallels between religious stories and myths but often used wove parallels together to create their faith-promoting myths.

See also: “Myths and the Scriptures” (1971)

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Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
Old Testament Topics > Scripture Study

ID = [1950]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1986-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Before Adam.” In Old Testament and Related Studies, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 1, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton, 49—85. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1986.
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Originally presented as a talk given on 1 April 1980 at Brigham Young University.
A controversial examination of evolution and the Latter-day Saint view on creation and the various roles of Adam.

See also: “Before Adam” (1980)

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Topics > Adam and Eve [see also Fall]
Book of Moses Topics > Basic Resources > Perspectives on Science and the Book of Moses
Old Testament Topics > Creation
Old Testament Topics > Science and Religion
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Adam, Eve
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Science > Evolution, Origin of Humankind

ID = [1951]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1986-01-01  Collections:  moses,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Patriarchy and Matriarchy.” In Old Testament and Related Studies, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 1, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton, 87—113. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1986.
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Reprinted from Blueprints for Living: Perspectives for Latter-day Saint Women.
An address given at the BYU Women’s Conference, 1 February 1980.

See also: “Patriarchy and Matriarchy” (1980)

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Old Testament Topics > Marriage
Old Testament Topics > Women in the Old Testament
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Adam, Eve
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Patriarchy, Matriarchy

ID = [1952]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1986-01-01  Collections:  nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Unrolling the Scrolls—Some Forgotten Witnesses.” In Old Testament and Related Studies, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 1, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton, 115—70. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1986.

See also:
“Unrolling the Scrolls—Some Forgotten Witnesses” (1967)
“Apocryphal Writings” (1967)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Language > Records, Writing

ID = [1953]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1986-01-01  Collections:  nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Treasures in the Heavens.” In Old Testament and Related Studies, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 1, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton, 171—214. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1986.
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As Christianity has been deeschatologized and demythologized in our own day; so in the fourth century it was thoroughly dematerialized, and ever since then anything smacking of “ cosmism“ that is, tending to associate religion with the physical universe in any way has been instantly condemned by Christian and Jewish clergy alike as paganism and blasphemy. Joseph Smith was taken to task for the crude literalism of his religion not only talking with angels like regular people, but giving God the aspect attributed to Him by the primitive prophets of Israel, and, strangest of all, unhesitatingly bringing other worlds and universes into the picture. Well, some of the early Christian and Jewish writers did the same thing; this weakness in them has been explained away as a Gnostic aberration, and yet today there is a marked tendency in all the churches to support the usual bloodless abstractions and stereotyped moral sermons with a touch of apocalyptic realism, which indeed now supplies the main appeal of some of the most sensationally successful evangelists. Over a century ago, J.-P. Migne argued that the medieval legends of the Saints were far less prone to mislead the faithful than those scientifically oriented apocrypha of the Early Church, since the former were the transparent inventions of popular fantasy which could never lead thinking people astray, while the latter by their air of factual reporting and claims to scientific plausibility led the early Christians into all manner of extravagant speculation, drawing the faithful astray in many directions. To appreciate the strength of their own position, Latter-day Saints should not be without some knowledge of both these traditions. Since the “cosmist“ doctrines have been almost completely neglected, here we offer a look at some of them.

See also:
“Treasures in the Heavens: Some Early Christian Insights into the Organizing of Worlds” (1974)
“Treasures in the Heavens” (2004)

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Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha [including intertestamental books and the Dead Sea Scrolls]
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Science > Cosmology, Creation, Treasures in the Heavens

ID = [1954]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1986-01-01  Collections:  nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Great Are the Words of Isaiah.” In Old Testament and Related Studies, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 1, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton, 215-38. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1986.
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Originally published in Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1978. Reprinted in Sperry Symposium Classics: The Old Testament, 2005.
Hugh Nibley dives into the book of Isaiah and how wonderful its teachings are, though they are occasionally difficult to comprehend.

See also:
“Great Are the Words of Isaiah” (1978)
“Great Are the Words of Isaiah” (1979)
“Great Are the Words of Isaiah” (2005)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament > Characters > Isaiah

ID = [1955]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1986-01-01  Collections:  nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “More Voices from the Dust.” In Old Testament and Related Studies, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 1, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton, 239—44. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1986.
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Some brief references to the Dead Sea Scrolls.

See also: “More Voices from the Dust” (1956)

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Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha [including intertestamental books and the Dead Sea Scrolls]
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Dead Sea Scrolls

ID = [1956]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1986-01-01  Collections:  nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Dead Sea Scrolls: Some Questions and Answers.” In Old Testament and Related Studies, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 1, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton, 245—51. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1986.
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Originally presented on 5 July 1962 to the Seminary and Institute faculty assembled at BYU.
Hugh Nibley answers some questions about the Dead Sea Scrolls.

See also: “The Dead Sea Scrolls: Some Questions and Answers” (1963)

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Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha [including intertestamental books and the Dead Sea Scrolls]

ID = [1957]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1986-01-01  Collections:  nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Qumran and the Companions of the Cave: The Haunted Wilderness.” In Old Testament and Related Studies, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 1, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton, 253—84. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1986.
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Reprinted from Qumran and the Companions of the Cave.

See also: “Qumran and the Companions of the Cave” (1965)

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Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha [including intertestamental books and the Dead Sea Scrolls]
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Dead Sea Scrolls

ID = [1958]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1986-01-01  Collections:  nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Enoch the Prophet.” In Enoch the Prophet, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 2, edited by Stephen D. Ricks. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1986.
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Originally presented as a lecture given 22 November 1975 for the Pearl of Great Price Symposium at Brigham Young University.
Discusses the book of Enoch and its relationship with the Pearl of Great Price.

See also:
“Enoch the Prophet” (1975)
“Enoch the Prophet” (1976)

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Book of Moses Topics > Chapters of the Book of Moses > Moses 6:13–7 — Enoch
Old Testament Topics > Enoch
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Enoch

ID = [1960]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1986-01-01  Collections:  nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Enoch Figure.” In Enoch the Prophet, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 2, edited by Stephen D. Ricks. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1986.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Enoch

ID = [1961]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1986-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Book of Enoch as a Theodicy.” In Enoch the Prophet The Collected Work Hugh Nibley 2, edited by Stephen D. Ricks. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1986.
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Originally published as a manuscript of a talk given at the regional meeting of the Society for Biblical Literature in Denver, Colorado, in 1974.

See also: “The Book of Enoch as a Theodicy” (1974)

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ID = [1962]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1986-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch—Part 1.” In Enoch the Prophet, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 2, edited by Stephen D. Ricks. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1986.
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Reprinted from a series of articles in the Ensign.
A discussion on the lost book of Enoch and how it would provide an accurate test of authenticity for the Book of Moses.

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Topics > Enoch
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Enoch

ID = [1963]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1986-01-01  Collections:  nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch—Part 2.” In Enoch the Prophet, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 2, edited by Stephen D. Ricks. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1986.
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With the October 1975 issue, the Ensign began a series on the book of Enoch, authored by Hugh Nibley.
Part 2 describes the critical response—or lack of it—to copies of the book of Enoch found in Egypt, and then turns to examining the four versions of the book of Enoch against which Joseph Smith’s writing must be judged.

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Topics > Enoch
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Enoch

ID = [1964]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1986-01-01  Collections:  nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Greatness of Egypt.” Address delivered on 12 March 1986, as part of the Ramses II International Lecture Series.
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Reprinted in Eloquent Witness: Nibley on Himself, Others, and the Temple, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 17, 271–311.

See also: “The Greatness of Egypt” (2008)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Ancient Near East History

ID = [1216]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1986-03-12  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Utopians.” in Approaching Zion, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 9. 487–523.
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The positive response generated by publication of Nibley’s “Bird Island“ (Dialogue X, No. 4) encouraged us to offer additional popular Nibley samizdat. Nibliophiles will be delighted to learn that events have overtaken us in this plan, and a volume of classic Nibley essays now has been published by BYU’s Religious Studies Center.* This collection, which begins with a new “intellectual autobiography” and ends with a comprehensive bibliography, includes such popular essays as “Educating theSaints,” “Beyond Politics” and “Subduing the Earth,”—as well as “Zeal Without Knowledge,” the Nibley classic reprinted here with the permission of the Religious Studies Center.
A study of utopias and attempted utopias throughout time and where they failed or succeeded to give an idea of how the ultimate utopia, Zion, will be.

See also: “16: The Utopians” (1989)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Classical Studies, Egyptian Studies
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Wealth, Law of Consecration

ID = [1217]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1986-11-06  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “Hugh Nibley’s Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series at Brigham Young University.” Winter Semester, 1986, Maxwell Institute.
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Published as Ancient Documents and the Pearl of Great Price.
Dr. Hugh W. Nibley, professor emeritus of ancient scriptures at Brigham Young University, gave the following twenty-six lectures in an honors class on The Pearl of Great Price. This class was videotaped in the Maesar Building during winter semester 1986 and the text was then transcribed and is included here in this book.

See also: Teachings of the Pearl of Great Price (1986)

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ID = [1218]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1986-12-08  Collections:  moses,nibley  Size:   Children: 26  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 1—Restoring What Was Lost.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Joseph Smith Translation
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses

ID = [1219]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1986-12-01  Collections:  moses,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 2—Allegory and Rhetoric.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Language > Rhetoric, Media, Advertising
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price

ID = [1220]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1986-12-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 3—Literalism.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Adam, Eve

ID = [1221]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1986-12-01  Collections:  moses,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 4—Preexistence.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrines, Principles > Plan of Salvation, Terrible Questions > Preexistence, Premortal Life
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Chapters > Abraham 3

ID = [1222]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1986-12-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 5—Cosmology.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Chapters > Abraham 3
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Science > Cosmology, Creation, Treasures in the Heavens

ID = [1223]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1986-12-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 6—The Creation.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Chapters > Abraham 4
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Chapters > Moses 2

ID = [1224]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1986-12-01  Collections:  moses,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 7—The Council.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrines, Principles > Plan of Salvation, Terrible Questions > Preexistence, Premortal Life
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Chapters > Abraham 3
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Chapters > Abraham 4
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Chapters > Moses 4

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 8—The Council According to the Shabako Stone.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrines, Principles > Plan of Salvation, Terrible Questions > Preexistence, Premortal Life
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Chapters > Abraham 3
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Chapters > Abraham 4
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Chapters > Moses 4

ID = [1226]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1986-12-01  Collections:  moses,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 9—The Council According to the Shabako Stone (Continued).” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrines, Principles > Plan of Salvation, Terrible Questions > Preexistence, Premortal Life
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Chapters > Abraham 3
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Chapters > Abraham 4
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Chapters > Moses 4

ID = [1227]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1986-12-01  Collections:  moses,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 10—The Babylon Creation Myth.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Chapters > Moses 2

ID = [1228]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1986-12-01  Collections:  moses,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 11—The Human Condition.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrines, Principles > Plan of Salvation, Terrible Questions > Fall
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Chapters > Moses 4

ID = [1229]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1986-12-01  Collections:  moses,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 12—The Plurality of Worlds.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Chapters > Moses 1
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Science > Cosmology, Creation, Treasures in the Heavens

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 13—The Pearl of Great Price on the Plurality of Worlds.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Chapters > Moses 1
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Science > Cosmology, Creation, Treasures in the Heavens

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 14—Treasures in Heaven.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Chapters > Moses 1
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Science > Cosmology, Creation, Treasures in the Heavens

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 15—The Geological Problem.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Chapters > Moses 4

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 16—The Mountain of the Lord’s House.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 17—The Heavenly Prologue.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrines, Principles > Plan of Salvation, Terrible Questions > Preexistence, Premortal Life
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Chapters > Abraham 3
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Chapters > Moses 4

ID = [1235]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1986-12-01  Collections:  moses,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 18—The Combat.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Chapters > Moses 1
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Moses

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 19—Adam and Eve.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Adam, Eve

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 20—The Heritage of Cain.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Chapters > Moses 5
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Cain
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Mahan Principle

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 21—The Eve Theme; The Book of Enoch.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Adam, Eve
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Enoch

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 22—Enoch.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Enoch

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 23—Abraham.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.

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Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Abraham and Sarah [see also Covenant]
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Chapters > Abraham 1
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Chapters > Abraham 2
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai

ID = [1241]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1986-12-01  Collections:  abraham,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 24—The Destruction.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Chapters > Moses 8
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Noah, Ham, Shem, Japheth

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 25—Joseph Smith—Matthew.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > New Testament > Books > Matthew
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Eschatology, Last Days
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price

ID = [1243]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1986-12-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 26—Joseph Smith.” In Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series. Lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price

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1987

Nibley, Hugh W. Lehi in the Desert and the World of the Jaredites. An unedited reprinting of the original version. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1987. viii + 272 pp.

See also:
“Lehi in the Desert” (1950)
“The World of the Jaredites” (1951)
Lehi in the Desert and the World of the Jaredites (1952)
Lehi in the Desert and the World of the Jaredites (1980)
Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites (1988)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East

ID = [698]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:34

Nibley, Hugh W. The World and the Prophets. The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, 3rd ed. edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987. xii + 333 pp.
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This is a republication of a corrected version of what were originally a series of talks given over KSL under the title “Time Vindicates the Prophets” and then published under that title in pamphlet form as well as in book form, as The World and the Prophets, both in 1954. A second expanded edition of the book was published in 1962. This edition includes a new foreword by R. Douglas Phillips.
In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.

See also:
“Time Vindicates the Prophets” (1954)
The World and the Prophets (1987)
The World and the Prophets (1962)

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Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Symposia and Collections of Essays
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley (CWHN)
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrines, Principles > Plan of Salvation, Terrible Questions > Stage Without a Play
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [699]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 33  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:34

Nibley, Hugh W. “Leaders to Managers: The Fatal Shift.” In Personal Voices: A Celebration of Dialogue, edited by Mary L. Bradford, 179–91. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1987.
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Originally published in Dialogue (1983).
The editors, while correcting an inaccurate citation, did not allow Nibley’s own translation—“Choke on a gnat and gulp down a camel”—to stand.

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“Leaders to Managers: The Fatal Shift” (1983)
“Leaders to Managers: The Fatal Shift” (1994)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Education, Learning > Brigham Young University (BYU)
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Leaders and Managers

ID = [820]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “As Far as the Utmost Heavens.” Typed transcript of a talk given in 1987 or 1988 in Alaska.
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Perhaps same as Gillum’s “Alaska: Joseph Smith’s Contributions: Scriptural, Institutional, Doctrinal, and Historical.” 19 pages, d.s., n.d. (given in Alaska after March 1983).
A talk in which the accomplishments of Joseph Smith are set forth and defended. Contributions mentioned include the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, the restoration of the priesthood, and temples.

ID = [1817]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  bom,d-c,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:43

Nibley, Hugh W. “How Will It Be When None More Saith ‘I Saw’?” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets,” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1966]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “A Prophet’s Reward.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets,” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.
A discussion of what a prophet is and a suggestion that a prophet’s reward isn’t acceptance in this life.

See also: “A Prophet’s Reward” (1954)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1967]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophets and Preachers.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets,” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.
Discusses the claim that a prophet is just another preacher and explains that this is false.

See also: “Prophets and Preachers” (1954)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1968]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophets and Scholars.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets,” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.
Discusses what a prophet is not to show what a prophet is.

See also: “Prophets and Scholars” (1954)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1969]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophets and Philosophers.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets,” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.
Suggests that the Church is the only non-speculative church in a world of speculative churches, which enhances its claim of being the primitive church.

See also: “Prophets and Philosophers” (1954)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1970]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophets and Creeds.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets,” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.
A discussion of members as Christians by the definition of believing in Christ and a discussion of how the idea of Christianity as one who subscribes to the creeds of Christiandom came to be.

See also: “Prophets and Creeds” (1954)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1971]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Prophets and the Search for God.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets,” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.
Discusses the idea that members consistently find themselves in the company of ancient saints and removed from behaviors and acts of contemporary Christians, especially when it comes to the search for God.

See also: “The Prophets and the Search for God” (1954)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1972]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophets and Gnostics.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets,” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.
Suggests that the end of the primitive church came about due to the ceasing of prophetic revelations.

See also: “Prophets and Gnostics” (1954)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1973]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Schools and the Prophets.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets,” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.
A history of schools and how they’ve affected prophets over the years.

See also: “The Schools and the Prophets” (1954)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1974]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “St. Augustine and the Great Transition.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets,” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.
Talks about what St. Augustine’s great task was during life.

See also: “St. Augustine and the Great Transition” (1954)

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ID = [1975]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “A Substitute for Revelation.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets,” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.
Addresses various peoples’ ideas that one can find certitude without revelation and discusses the idea that where there is no revelation, there is no certitude.

See also: “A Substitute for Revelation” (1954)

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ID = [1976]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophets and Mystics.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets,” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.
Discusses Mysticism, the definition most scholars give it, and how that relates to prophets.

See also: “Prophets and Mystics” (1954)

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ID = [1977]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Rhetoric and Revelation.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets,” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.
Discussion of rhetoric having the impression of knowledge with no actual knowledge. This is contrasted with revelation, which provides true knowledge.

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ID = [1978]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophets and Reformers.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets,” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.
Talks about Hebrews 6: 4, 6. Suggests that it is possible for men to be gifted with everything only to later lose everything; then, it is not possible for them to regain those blessings by their own works.

See also: “Prophets and Reformers” (1954)

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ID = [1979]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Prophets and the Open Mind.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets,” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.
Discusses a scientific religion that matches exactly with human experience and suggests that this is not actually a religion but a reduced, meaningless attempt.

See also: “The Prophets and the Open Mind” (1954)

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ID = [1980]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophets and Miracles.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets,” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.
Looks at the idea of miracles within the Church and compares them with those found in the world.

See also: “Prophets and Miracles” (1954)

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ID = [1981]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophets and Ritual.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets,” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.
Suggests that religion is not practical for this life but is essential for the next.

See also: “Prophets and Ritual” (1954)

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ID = [1982]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Easter and the Prophets.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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Originally presented as a radio program as part of the Time Vindicates the Prophets series in 1962.

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“Easter and the Prophets” (1954)
“Easter and the Prophets” (1974)

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ID = [1983]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Two Ways to Remember the Dead.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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Originally presented as a lecture in “Time Vindicates the Prophets.”
Discussion of better ways to remember the dead.

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“Two Ways to Remember the Dead” (1954)
“Two Ways to Remember the Dead” (1974)
“Two Ways to Remember the Dead” (1979)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1984]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophets and Martyrs.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets,” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.
A discussion of what martyrdom is and how Joseph Smith’s relates to those found throughout history.

See also: “Prophets and Martyrs” (1954)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1985]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Ancient Law of Liberty.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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An edited version of a part of a weekly lecture series featured on KSL radio.
A discussion about liberty and ancient beliefs involving such.

See also: “The Ancient Law of Liberty” (1954)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

ID = [1986]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophets and Crisis.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets,” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.
Discusses the weaknesses of judging prophets based on our experience of peaceful living and of the “quiet” life.

See also: “Prophets and Crisis” (1954)

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ID = [1987]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Prophets and Scripture.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets,” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.
Addresses the need for scriptures and revelation and suggests that the two are not controversial but complementary.

See also: “Prophets and Scriptures” (1954)

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ID = [1988]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Book of Mormon as a Witness.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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Originally given as a radio address.
A chapter on the Book of Mormon as a witness of continuing revelation and God’s dealings with mankind.

See also: “The Book of Mormon as a Witness” (1954)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy

ID = [1989]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophecy and Tradition.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets,” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1990]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Prophets and the Plan of Life.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets,” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.
Discusses man’s tendency to only believe in God’s word where it matches man’s understanding and how this ties in with the Plan of Life.

See also: “The Prophets and the Plan of Life” (1954)

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ID = [1991]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “A Prophetic Event.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets,” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.
A comparison of Latter-day Saint pioneers with ancient members and followers of Christ.

See also: “A Prophetic Event” (1954)

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ID = [1992]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophecy and Office.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets,” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Prophets

ID = [1993]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “What Makes a True Church?” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets,” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.
A discussion of how prophets are essential to a True Church.

See also: “What Makes a True Church?” (1954)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy

ID = [1994]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Prophets and Glad Tidings.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets,” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.
Suggests that joy is the main message prophets bring to mankind.

See also: “Prophets and Glad Tidings” (1954)

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ID = [1995]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Doctors’ Dilemma.” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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Originally presented as a radio program as part of the Time Vindicates the Prophets series in 1962.

See also: “The Doctors’ Dilemma” (1954)

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ID = [1996]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Return of the Prophets?” In The World and the Prophets, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 3, edited by John W. Welch, Gary P. Gillum, and Don E. Norton. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets,” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.

See also: “The Return of the Prophets?” (1954)

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ID = [1997]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. Mormonism and Early Christianity. The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 4, edited by Todd M. Compton and Stephen D. Ricks. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987. xiii + 446 pp.
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From the outset of his career, Dr. Hugh Nibley has been centrally concerned with primitive Christianity, especially the shadowy era between the New Testament proper and the emergence and the triumph of the Catholic Church and Holy Roman Empire. That is the era treated in the nine essays collected in this volume. The essays cover such subjects as early accounts of Jesus’ childhood, the Savior’s forty-day ministry after his resurrection, baptism for the dead in ancient times, the passing of the primitive church, and the early Christian prayer circle. Each essay examines the close connection between the practices and the doctrines of the early Church and the Church of the latter days. Each essay has been reedited, and all the original sources have been rechecked.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Early Christianity, Church Fathers, Patrologia

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Early Accounts of Jesus’ Childhood.” In Mormonism and Early Christianity, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 4, edited by Todd M. Compton and Stephen D. Ricks. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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Originally published as an article in The Instructor.
An assessment of the various infancy materials about the childhood of Jesus.

See also: “Early Accounts of Jesus’ Childhood” (1965)

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ID = [1999]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-02  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Evangelium Quadraginta Dierum: The Forty-day Mission of Christ—The Forgotten Heritage.” In Mormonism and Early Christianity, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 4, edited by Todd M. Compton and Stephen D. Ricks. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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Originally printed as “Evangelium Quadraginta Dierum“ in Vigiliae Christianae.
How apocryphal texts shed some light on the Forty Days mentioned in Acts 1:3.

See also: “Evangelium Quadraginta Dierum” (1966)

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ID = [2000]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-02  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Early Christian Prayer Circle.” In Mormonism and Early Christianity, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 4, edited by Todd M. Compton and Stephen D. Ricks. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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Originally published as an article in BYU Studies in 1978.
Draws upon a host of sources and shows certain parallels between an early Christian form of prayer and that of the Latter-day Saint prayer circle.

See also:
“The Early Christian Prayer Circle” (1978)
“The Early Christian Prayer Circle” (2010)

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Topics:    Book of Moses Topics > Temple Themes in the Book of Moses and Related Scripture

ID = [2001]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-02  Collections:  farms-jbms,moses,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “Baptism for the Dead in Ancient Times.” In Mormonism and Early Christianity, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 4, edited by Todd M. Compton and Stephen D. Ricks. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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Originally printed as a series in the Improvement Era.
A note from author Hugh Nibley: “The rapid amassing of primary source works and auxiliary documents at Brigham Young University through the purchase of large collections and sets both in this country and abroad has made it possible for the first time to examine the Latter-day Saint position with reference to many ancient and valuable texts, which has been the custom of Christian scholars in general either to pass by in silence or to interpret arbitrarily. This article is in the nature of a preliminary survey dealing with a subject that has meant little to church historians in the past but on which in recent years a surprising amount of evidence has been brought to light.” Portions of Nibley’s position on baptism for the dead were briefly described and then rejected by Bernard M. Foschini, in “‘Those Who Are Baptized for the Dead,’ 1 Cor. 15:29,” Catholic Biblical Quarterly 13/1 (1951): 52–55, 70–73. Foschini offered a treatment of the language used by Paul and tried to explain away his apparent reference to baptism for the dead in a 96-page series appearing in five numbers of the Catholic Biblical Quarterly—12/3, 4 (July, October 1950): 260–76, 379–88; 13/1, 2, 3 (January, April, July 1951): 46–79, 172–98, 278–83.

See also: “Baptism for the Dead in Ancient Times” (1948)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Passing of the Primitive Church: Forty Variations on an Unpopular Theme.” In Mormonism and Early Christianity, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 4, edited by Todd M. Compton and Stephen D. Ricks. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.

See also:
“The Passing of the Church: Forty Variations on an Unpopular Theme” (1961)
“The Passing of the Church: Forty Variations on an Unpopular Theme” (1975)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy

ID = [2003]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-02  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Way of the Church.” In Mormonism and Early Christianity, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 4, edited by Todd M. Compton and Stephen D. Ricks. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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From the outset of his career, Dr. Hugh Nibley has been centrally concerned with primitive Christianity, especially the shadowy era between the New Testament proper and the emergence and the triumph of the Catholic Church and Holy Roman Empire. That is the era treated in the nine essays collected in this volume.

See also: “The Way of the Church” (1955)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Jerusalem: In Early Christianty.” In Mormonism and Early Christianity, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 4, edited by Todd M. Compton and Stephen D. Ricks. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Early Christianity, Church Fathers, Patrologia

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Nibley, Hugh W. “What Is a Temple?” In Mormonism and Early Christianity, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 4, edited by Todd M. Compton and Stephen D. Ricks. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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This essay was first written in 1958 for the dedication of the London Temple. Those Church Fathers, especially of the fourth century, who proclaim the victory of Christianity over its rivals constantly speak of the Church as the competitor and supplanter of the Synagogue, and modern authorities are agreed that in ritual and liturgy the Christian Church grew up “in the shadow of the Synagogue.” This is a most significant fact. While the Temple stood, the Jews had both its ancient ordinances and the practices of the Synagogue, but they were not the same. The Temple was unique, and when it was destroyed, the Synagogue of the Jews did not take over its peculiarly sacred functions—they were in no wise authorized to do so.
This article makes clear that the sacred purposes of the Temple were understood and its ordinances practiced in dispensations before the great falling away which brought about the disappearance of these important truths.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Christian Envy of the Temple.” In Mormonism and Early Christianity, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 4, edited by Todd M. Compton and Stephen D. Ricks. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1987.
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Originally printed as a two-part article written for Jewish Quarterly Review.

See also:
“Christian Envy of the Temple” (1959)
“Christian Envy of the Temple Part 2” (1960)

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ID = [2007]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1987-01-02  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:45

Nibley, Hugh W. “LDS Foundation Winter Conference.” February 1987.
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Topics include Utah, the economy, the dangers of money, and Nibley’s grandfather Charles W. Nibley.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Wealth, Law of Consecration

ID = [1245]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1987-02-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:38

Nibley, Hugh W. “Law of Consecration.” in Approaching Zion, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 9. 422–86.
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Reprinted in Approaching Zion, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 9.

See also: “15: Law of Consecration” (1989)

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ID = [1246]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1987-02-06  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:39

Nibley, Hugh W. “But What Kind of Work.” in Approaching Zion, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 9. 252–89.
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Talk given to the Cannon-Hinckley Club on 19 May 1987. This talk was delivered at various other places during 1987. A sequel to Nibley’s lecture entitled “Work We Must, But the Lunch Is Free,” originally given on 20 April 1982.

See also: “9: But What Kind of Work?” (1989)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chattanooga.” Address given in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in August 1987.
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Reprinted in Eloquent Witness: Nibley on Himself, Others, and the Temple, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 17, 238–51.
The talk is essentially a commentary on certain portions of the Gospel of Matthew.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Brigham Young: Pioneer Conservationist.” Address to the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, at a rendezvous held in September 1987.
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This could be Gillum’s “Mormons and the Environment” (a 23-page transcript of a talk given 19 September 1987); cf. “Man’s Dominion,” “Brigham Young on the Environment,” and “Stewardship of the Air.”

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Brigham Young
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Goods of First and Second Intent.” Talk given on 9 October 1987 to the UEA retired teachers association at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Reprinted in Approaching Zion, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 9, 524–53.

See also: “17: Goods of First and Second Intent” (1989)

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1988

Nibley, Hugh W. “Decorative Hardware with Intricate Meanings.” In The Manti Temple, edited by Victor J. Rasmussen, 33–36. Provo, UT: Community Press, 1988.
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In a portion of a chapter of a book put out by the Manti Temple Centennial Committee celebrating the hundredth anniversary of that edifice, Nibley interprets the decorations found on six numbered “artifacts” in the Manti Temple (for example, door hinges and handles).

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Modern Temples
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Symbolism

ID = [821]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1988-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Last Call: An Apocalyptic Warning from the Book of Mormon.” Sunstone, January 1988, 14–25.
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Reprinted in The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 8, 498–532.
The Book of Mormon’s message of Christ specifically is to “show”—and “convince”—by a bulwark of historical evidence through which the doctrine must be considered. The ascension motif—“righteous man rising above the wicked world by supplicating God”—is repeated over and over. It is symbolic and warns mankind to spiritually break away from his real enemy, himself, in the world of sin.

See also: “Chapter 22: Last Call: An Apocalyptic Warning from the Book of Mormon” (1989)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Eschatology, Last Days

ID = [1106]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1988-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:37

Nibley, Hugh W. Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites. The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 5, edited by John W. Welch, Darrell L. Matthews, and Stephen R. Callister, Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988. xviii + 464 pp.
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Hugh Nibley is probably still best known for his groundbreaking investigations into the ancient Near Eastern backgrounds of Lehi and of the Jaredites. Those classic studies are contained in this volume—the first of several books to appear in the volumes of The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley that deal with the Book of Mormon.

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“Lehi in the Desert” (1950)
“The World of the Jaredites” (1951)
Lehi in the Desert and the World of the Jaredites (1952)
Lehi in the Desert and the World of the Jaredites (1980)
Lehi in the Desert and the World of the Jaredites. An unedited reprinting of the original version (1987)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
Old Testament Topics > Symposia and Collections of Essays
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley (CWHN)

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

See also:
An Approach to the Book of Mormon (1957)
An Approach to the Book of Mormon (1964)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Troubled Orient.” In Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 5. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Men of the East.” In Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 5. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Into the Desert.” In Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 5. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Desert Ways and Places.” In Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 5. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Joseph Smith Papyri, Book of Breathings, Book of the Dead, Facsimiles, Egyptology, Hypocephalus

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The City and the Sand.” In Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 5. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lehi the Winner.” In Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 5. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “A Twilight World.” In Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 5. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Departure.” In Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 5. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Jared on the Steppes.” In Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 5. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Peoples > Jaredites

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Jaredite Culture: Splendor and Shame.” In Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 5. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “They Take Up the Sword.” In Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 5. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “A Permanent Heritage.” In Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 5. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Heroic Age.” In Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 5. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Dispensations, Axial Times

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Egypt Revisited.” In Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 5. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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A combination of five articles from the Improvement Era series There Were Jaredites (February–June 1956).
An exploration into the book of Ether and its ties to Egypt told via a fictional account.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Peoples > Jaredites

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Babylonian Background.” In Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 5. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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Originally published in the Improvement Era as a two-part series.
A look into Babylonian folklore and ritual, written as a story about three students and their professor; also a comparison of Babylonian folklore and Jaredite records, also comparing ritualistic elements and less religious aspects of both records.

See also:
“The Babylonian Background, 1” (1956)
“The Babylonian Background, 2” (1956)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Epic Milieu in the Old Testament.” In Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 5. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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Originally printed as an article in the Improvement Era series There Were Jaredites.
Discussions of the book of Enoch and its relationship to the Book of Abraham and other ancient texts and folklore.

See also: “Epic Milieu in the Old Testament” (1956)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Our Own People.” In Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 5. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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A description of stories of ancestors from various countries.

See also: “Our Own People” (1956))

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Appendix 1: East Coast or West Coast?” In Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 5. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > 1 Nephi

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Appendix 2: How Far to Cumorah?” In Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 5. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Places > New World > Cumorah

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East

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

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

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Places > Old World > Egypt

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

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Escapade in Jerusalem.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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Originally published in An Approach to the Book of Mormon (1957).
“There is no more authentic bit of Oriental ““culture-history” than that presented in Nephi’s account of the brothers’ visits to the city. Because it is so authentic, it has appeared strange and overdrawn to western critics unacquainted with the ways of the
East and has been singled out for attack as the most vulnerable part of the Book of Mormon. It contains the most widely discussed and generally condemned episode in the whole book, namely, the slaying of Laban, which many have declared to be unallowable on moral grounds and inadmissible on practical grounds. It is maintained that the thing simply could not have taken place as Nephi describes it. In this lesson, these objections are answered.
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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > 1 Nephi
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Places > Old World > Jerusalem

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Portrait of Laban.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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A study of Laban as an authentic man and what happened to the Jews at Jerusalem.

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

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > 1 Nephi

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Pioneer Tradition and the True Church.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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A comparison between the Israelites many exoduses and the pioneers of The Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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

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“Chapter 16: Churches in the Wilderness” (1989)
“Churches in the Wilderness” (2004)

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Dead Sea Scrolls
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Enoch

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

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

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Apocrypha and the Book of Mormon.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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An edited version of an incomplete typescript.

See also: “The Apocrypha and the Book of Mormon” (undated)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Ancient Texts
Old Testament Topics > Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha [including intertestamental books and the Dead Sea Scrolls]
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East

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

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

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

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

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lehi the Poet—A Desert Idyll.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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In this work the Book of Mormon is seen in a new perspective; we see it in a world setting, not in a mere local one. It takes its place naturally alongside the Bible and other great works of antiquity and becomes one of them.
Discusses Lehi’s eloquence an dsuggests that while it may appear at first glance to be most damning to the Book of Mormon, on closer inspection, it provides striking confirmation of its correctness.

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

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics > Names

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

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

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Old Testament Topics > Book of Mormon and the Old Testament
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament > Characters > Ezekiel
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Some Test Cases from the Book of Ether.” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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In this lesson we pick out some peculiar items in the Book of Ether to show how they vindicate its claim to go back to the very dawn of history. First, the account of the great dispersion has been remarkably confirmed by independent investigators in many fields. Ether like the Bible tells of the Great Dispersion, but it goes much further than the Bible in describing accompanying phenomena, especially the driving of cattle and the raging of terrible winds. This part of the picture can now be confirmed from many sources. In Ether the reign and exploits of King Lib exactly parallel the doings of the first kings of Egypt (entirely unknown, of course, in the time of Joseph Smith) even in the oddest particulars. The story of Jared’s barges can be matched by the earliest Babylonian descriptions of the ark, point by point as to all peculiar features. There is even ample evidence to attest the lighting of Jared’s ships by shining stones, a tradition which in the present century has been traced back to the oldest versions of the Babylonian Flood Story.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Strange Ships and Shining Stones (A Not So Fantastic Story).” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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Reprinted from A Book of Mormon Treasury: Selections from the Papers of the Improvement Era.
Compares the ships of the Jaredites with boats from Mesopotamia and the Gilgamesh Epic, and the sixteen stones of the brother of Jared with shining stones reported in the pseudepigrapha, Jerusalem Talmud, and by Greek historians.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Peoples > Jaredites

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Way of the ‘Intellectuals’” In An Approach to the Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 6, 3rd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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A discussion of people throughout the Book of Mormon who appeal to “intellectuals” and how that is traced back to the “Jews of Jerusalem.”

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

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

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

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

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics > Archaeology, External Evidences, Geography

ID = [2062]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1988-01-01  Collections:  bom,mi,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:46

Nibley, Hugh W. Since Cumorah: The Book of Mormon in the Modern World. The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 7, edited by John W. Welch. 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988. xv + 512 pp.
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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.
This is a revised and corrected edition of the book published under the same title by Deseret Book in 1967, with many changes, taken from a series in Improvement Era that appeared in 1964–66.

See also: Since Cumorah: The Book of Mormon in the Modern World (1967)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Preface.” 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.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 1: ‘. . . There Can Be No More Bible.’” 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.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 2: A New Age of Discovery.” 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.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 3: The Illusive Primitive Church.” 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.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Ancient Texts
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Early Christianity, Church Fathers, Patrologia

ID = [2067]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1988-01-02  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:46

Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 4: ‘. . . But Unto Them It Is Not Given’” 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.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 5: The Bible in the Book of Mormon.” 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.

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ID = [2069]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1988-01-02  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:46

Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 6: Strange Things Strangely Told.” 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.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 7: Checking on Long-Forgotten Lore.” 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.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 8: ‘Forever Tentative . . .’” 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.
Dr. Nibley stresses that our knowledge of the ancient world will remain forever tentative.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 9: Some Fairly Foolproof Tests.” 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.

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ID = [2073]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1988-01-02  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:46

Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 10: Prophets in the Wilderness.” 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.

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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.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Warfare

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 12: Good People and Bad People.” 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.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 13: Prophecy in the Book of Mormon: The Three Periods.” 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.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Momentary Conclusion.” 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.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Appendix: Comparison of Editions.” In Since Cumorah: The Book of Mormon in the Modern World, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 7, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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A hundred years ago, the Book of Mormon was regarded by the scholarly world as an odd text that simply did not fit their understanding of the ancient world. Since that time, however, numerous ancient records have come to light, including the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi texts. These discoveries have forced scholars to change their views of history, and they place the Book of Mormon in a new light as well. That is why respected Latter-day Saint scholar Hugh Nibley wrote Since Cumorah, a brilliant literary, theological, and historical evaluation of the Book of Mormon as an ancient book.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > History of Translation and Publication

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Roundtable on the Scriptures.” Presentation given at the Brigham Young University Women’s Conference on 7 April 1988.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Book of Mormon: Forty Years After.” in The Prophetic Book of Mormon, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 8. 533–69.
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Even after forty years of research, new insights are still to be found in the Book of Mormon. Examples come from the episode at the waters of Sebus, wordprinting, Enos and the princes of India, Isabel as a Phoenician name, the Zoramites as dissenters, and clear statements about God and man, riches, economics, and repentance.

See also: “Chapter 23: The Book of Mormon: Forty Years After” (1989)

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Terrible Questions.” in Temple and Cosmos, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 12. 336–79.

See also: “The Terrible Questions” (1992)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrines, Principles > Plan of Salvation, Terrible Questions

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Meaning of the Atonement.” in Approaching Zion, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 9. 554–614.
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An abbreviated version was published in Student Review, 20 December 1989. 3.
Discusses how the Atonement shows us that this world is not all there is.

See also: “18: The Meaning of the Atonement” (1989)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Teachings of the Book of Mormon, Semester 2.” Lectures Presented to an Honors Book of Mormon Class at Brigham Young University, 1988–1989.
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473 pp. Transcripts of 27 lectures.
Hugh Nibley is one of the best-known and most highly revered of Latter-day Saint scholars. For over forty years this near-legendary teacher has enthralled his readers and listeners with his encyclopedic knowledge, his wit, and his untiring research in defense of Latter-day Saint beliefs. Now you can join Dr. Nibley in the second of four Honors Book of Mormon classes that he taught at BYU during 1988–90. Part two contains twenty-seven lectures focusing on Mosiah 6 through Alma 41. It is vintage Nibley, with his insights, humor, and passionate convictions, discussing a book that he loves and knows so well.

See also: Teachings of the Book of Mormon, Semester 2: Transcripts of Lectures Presented to an Honors Book of Mormon Class at Brigham Young University, 1988–1990 (1993)

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

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 30—Book of Mormon—Mosiah 6.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 2, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 1—12.
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Also called “Kingship; Covenants.“
A discussion about Mosiah 6 and what it has to do with Mosiah’s kingship and the covenants the Nephites made after King Benjamin’s speech.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > Mosiah

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 31—Book of Mormon—Mosiah 7.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 2, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 13—28.
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Also called “Stable Civilizations; The Search for the Lost Colony.“
We come to chapter 7 now. The Book of Mormon tells us things we don’t like to be told. If it told us only what we wanted to hear, of course, we wouldn’t need it. But that’s the only part of the scriptures we are willing to accept. Well, here we go.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > Mosiah

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 32—Book of Mormon—Mosiah 8–10.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 2, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 29—34.
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Also called “Ammon and Limhi; The Record of Zeniff.“
We are on chapter 8 of Mosiah, and it is absolutely staggering what’s in here. We can’t stop for everything, but nevertheless it’s jammed in here.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 33—Book of Mormon—Mosiah 10–11.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 2, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 35—48.
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Also called “War and Defenses.“
We are on Mosiah 10:8, and things begin to happen that have a familiar ring. They try again here. Zeniff sent out his spies, and [the Lamanite king] is watchful and doesn’t miss a thing. This attack doesn’t go so well, but notice the situation and how they do it.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 34—Book of Mormon—Mosiah 12–14.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 2, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 49—62.
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Also called “Abinadi’s Message.“
We are on chapter 12 of Mosiah where Abinadi comes among them. He gains entrance in disguise, and once in the midst of them, he throws off the disguise. That is a common device of the prophets.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 35—Book of Mormon—Mosiah 15–16.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 2, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 63—76.
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Also called “The Fulness of the Gospel; Human Nature.“
We are told that the Book of Mormon contains the fullness of the everlasting gospel. That has often been challenged. Does it have everything in it? Well, what is the gospel? What is a fullness of the gospel?

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 36—Book of Mormon—Mosiah 16–18.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 2, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 77—92.
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Also called “Abinadi and Alma.“
Now with Mosiah 17 comes a series of extremely interesting and significant stories. He really pours it on here. After Abinadi gave his sermon, what was the reaction? “The king commanded that the priests should take him and cause that he should be put to death.” And it’s very obvious why.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 37—Book of Mormon—Mosiah 19–20.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 2, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 93—108.
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Also called “King Noah; The Daughters of the Lamanites.“
King Noah is one of the most clearly drawn characters in the Book Mormon. He is drawn as a great artist would do it, by what he does and not by what he says. It’s very subtle throughout the Book of Mormon here.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 38—Book of Mormon—Mosiah 20–23.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 2, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 109—122.
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Also called “Dealing with Enemies; Kingship.“
We are on chapters 20 and 21 of Mosiah, on the important subject of how to deal with an enemy in just about every situation that comes up. It’s marvelous how these things are analyzed here. You get the impression that it really was carefully edited.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 39—Book of Mormon—Mosiah 23–26.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 2, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 123—136.
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Also called “Amulon and Alma.“
Now we come to one of the most satisfying parts of the Book of Mormon. This is what historiography should be. It’s full of drama, personality, and all sorts of things.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 40—Book of Mormon—Mosiah 26–27.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 2, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 137—150.
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Also called “Believers and Apostates.“
Mosiah 26 is an enormously important chapter, and the first verse is very impressive. Well, the first thing we notice is the tremendous speed with which things move in the Book of Mormon. This generation was alive in the time of King Benjamin, and all that has happened. It impresses one how much has happened in how short a time.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 41—Book of Mormon—Mosiah 27–29.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 2, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 151—164.
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Also called “Alma’s Conversion; Mosiah’s Translating.“
Now this story about Alma’s conversion and confrontation with the angel is immensely important. It’s as important as anything in the Book of Mormon, and it’s directly applicable to us. These things concern us very closely. The issue to be decided is this: Which world shall we take seriously? What kind of name will we give the real one?

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 42—Book of Mormon—Mosiah 29–Alma 1.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 2, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 165—178.
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Also called “Treatise on Power; Priestcraft.“
We are in Mosiah 29:34 where he is talking about the king. These chapters are a magnificent treatise on power; that’s the thesis here. You won’t find a better one anywhere.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > Alma

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 43—Book of Mormon—Alma 1–2.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 2, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 179—190.
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Also called “Escapes; Wealth.“
Who does the escaping? and from what?

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 44—Book of Mormon—Alma 2–3.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 2, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 191—204.
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Also called “Alma and Amlici.“
Things had been going very bad with the church because of Nehor, who had taken all the people away. They all thought they were the true church. Nehor did, and Alma did, too. A man by the name of Amlici thought he could “cash in” on the Nehor movement. He wanted to go all the way, become extreme right wing, and make himself king. So we have two factions facing each other.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 45—Book of Mormon—Alma 4–5.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 2, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 205—218.
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Also called “From Prosperity and Peace to Pride and Power; The Atonement.“
In the fifth year of the reign of the judges all that fighting and terrible stuff happened. Now we are in the sixth year, and everything is going pretty well. In the sixth year there were no contentions, for once. Of course there were no contentions; they were suffering too much from the setback in the wars.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 46—Book of Mormon—Alma 5.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 2, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 219—232.
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Also called “Rededication and Restitution; The Atonement.“
Now here’s the situation we have in Alma 5. Both Alma and his father had been having a constant struggle, as you know, to keep the Nephites in the path of duty. They were always drifting away, as Israel does. Could the two Almas be to blame? Were they too severe?

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 47—Book of Mormon—Alma 5–10.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 2, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 233—246.
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Also called “Good and Evil; Foretelling Christ’s Birth.“
Now we’re on that long fifth chapter of Alma. In verse 53 he gets specific on something. You’ll notice in verses 40 to 43 he talks in general terms about evil and good. Verse 40: “For I say unto you that whatsoever is good cometh from God, and whatsoever is evil cometh from the devil [well, what is he talking about?]. . . . I speak in the energy of my soul.” Here he’s specific; he tells what he’s talking about in verse 53: “Can ye lay aside these things, and trample the Holy One under your feet; yea, can ye be puffed up in the pride of your hearts [now this is when he talks specifically about being evil]; yea, will ye still persist in the wearing of costly apparel and setting your hearts upon the vain things of the world, upon your riches?”

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 48—Book of Mormon—Alma 10–12.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 2, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 247—260.
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Also called “Zeezrom and Lawyers.“
Alma 10 is the legalistic chapter. It’s on legalism and lawyers. It packs a real wallop and shows immense insight.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 49—Book of Mormon—Alma 12–14.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 2, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 261—276.
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Also called “The Plan of Salvation.“
Alma 12 is perhaps the hardest chapter in the Book of Mormon. It’s the one that separates us farthest from the world. We are talking about free will, Adam’s fall, etc.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 50—Book of Mormon—Alma 14–17.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 2, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 277—290.
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Also called “Alma, Amulek, and Zeezrom; Ammon among the Lamanites.“
The hardest test of all is holding back. It’s not blowing up or doing violence. This is where the Latter-day Saints historically have been repeatedly tested and stood up to the test very well. The times they didn’t go to war were the times they always won. Then the other times when they blew their tops, it was not so good. Alma is being tested here in the jail to the breaking point.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 51—Book of Mormon—Alma 17–19.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 2, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 291—304.
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Also called “War; Ammon and King Lamoni.“
You may ask why we are getting stuck on this trivial episode about the waters of Sebus, but it’s a very important part of the Book of Mormon, and a very important part of warfare.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 52—Book of Mormon—Alma 19–22.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 2, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 305—318.
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Also called “King Lamoni.“
We’re on Alma 19. These chapters that follow have a number of unusual things happening in them. But in other ages these things were not so unusual; they were sort of routine. These things sound quite fantastic in the Book of Mormon.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 53—Book of Mormon—Alma 23–27.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 2, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 319—332.
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Also called “War.“
We have a long way to go, but there are some things that are much too important to miss. What we want to get now, just to begin with, is this general situation that seems so confused—this confused situation of battles, etc., in these chapters following Alma 22.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 54—Book of Mormon—Alma 30–31.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 2, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 333—346.
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Also called “Alma and Korihor.“
Now, if there ever were authentic and inspired passages in the Book of Mormon it’s these chapters we have come to in Alma. We really have something there. Nothing in the whole wide spectrum covered by the Book of Mormon is more significant than what is laid out in Alma 30–35.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 55—Book of Mormon—Alma 32–35.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 2, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 347—360.
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Also called “Mission to the Zoramites.“
The Book of Mormon doesn’t dabble around, as historical romances and things like that do. It’s really to the “nitty gritty.” In this chapter 34, Alma is speaking to the other Zoramites.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 56—Book of Mormon—Alma 36–41.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 2, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 361 to end.
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Also called “Alma Addresses His Sons.“
Now we have come to Alma’s addresses to his three sons. Each is a very different character.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Teachings of the Book of Mormon, Semester 3.” Lectures Presented to an Honors Book of Mormon Class at Brigham Young University, 1988–1989.
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360 pp. Transcripts of 29 lectures.
Hugh Nibley is one of the best-known and most highly revered of Latter-day Saint scholars. For over forty years, this near-legendary teacher has enthralled his readers and listeners with his encyclopedic knowledge, his wit, and his untiring research in defense of Latter-day Saint beliefs. Now you can join Dr. Nibley in the third of four Honors Book of Mormon classes that he taught at BYU during 1988–90. Part three contains twenty-nine lectures focusing on Alma 45 through 3 Nephi 20. It is vintage Nibley, with his insights, humor, and passionate convictions, discussing a book that he loves and knows so well.

See also: Teachings of the Book of Mormon, Semester 3: Transcripts of Lectures Presented to an Honors Book of Mormon Class at Brigham Young University, 1988–1990 (1993)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 57—Book of Mormon—Alma 45.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 1—10.
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Also called “Periodic Extinctions.“
Well, we obviously are living at the end of an age when things are going to change. We have to do something about it. What’s the handbook? What do we do? I panic when I read things like this. One answer comes—the Book of Mormon. You may think that’s a paradox, but it isn’t. We’ll see what the Book of Mormon is going to tell us.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 58—Book of Mormon—A Review.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 11—22.
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Also called “A Review of Book of Mormon Themes.“
I thought that since we are going to begin with Alma 46 and since I have not been looking especially at the Book of Mormon all summer, and neither have you, a review might be in order.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 59—Book of Mormon—Alma 46.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 23—36.
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Also called “Book of Mormon Themes; Apostasy.“
We were talking about these recurrent themes in the Book of Mormon.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 60—Book of Mormon—Alma 46.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 37—48.
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Also called “The Title of Liberty; The Dead Sea Scrolls; The Flag of Kawe.“
We are on Alma 46. I said it before and I say it again. If this was all Joseph Smith ever left us, it would be very powerful evidence to his being a true prophet. It starts out on a theme that has become painfully obvious today.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 61—Book of Mormon—Alma 46.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 49—60.
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Also called “Evidence of the Authenticity of the Book of Mormon.“
The prodigality of Alma 46 leaves my poor old noggin bemused. I don’t know how to handle it. I made a list last night of sixteen points of evidence it brings out, any one of which would be enough to write a book about. Just now before the class a question occurred to me, and it is very important for us to answer it here. Is our main interest here proving the Book of Mormon? No. What is our main interest in the Book of Mormon? Learning more about its message.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 62—Book of Mormon—Alma 46.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 61—72.
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Also called “The Garment of Joseph; Religious Brotherhoods.“
We were talking about the battles and the scrolls. We are told in Alma 46:20 that Moroni waves his banner and summons the people to maintain this title upon the land, entering into a covenant with the Lord. They make a covenant, and they not only come under the banner but they also sign their names. They sign all their names.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 63—Book of Mormon—Alma 47.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 73—84.
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Also called “Religious Brotherhoods; The World (Babylon); Nomadic Warlords.“
In Alma 47 it becomes clear that there are different kinds of civilizations we are dealing with. We said last time that there are four different kinds. Why should there be four? Throughout the world—down at Lincoln Beach and all over South America, North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa you will find petroglyphs, and the commonest of all petroglyphs is this. That’s the quadrata. What do you think this stands for? It’s the sign of the cosmos. How do you think the most primitive people would be aware of the fact that it should be divided into no less than four parts? Those people are aware of it being on the earth because they look at the sky. What do you learn from the sky? In what direction does the sun rise? The sun goes down in the west and it comes up again in the east. Everybody notices that, you know. But today you’ll notice an interesting thing.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 64—Book of Mormon—Alma 47.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 85—98.
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Also called “Tragedy and Suffering in the Scriptures.“
Now we are on chapter 47 and some interesting phenomena emerge. You think everything will be an anticlimax after 46, don’t you? Well, you’re wrong. There are no anticlimaxes in the Book of Mormon, at least not many of them.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 65—Book of Mormon—Alma 48.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 99—110.
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Also called “Warfare; World War II Memories.“
Now we have chapter 48. Do you think this going to be a letdown? This is on another subject, and it’s a “dilly.” It’s on war. Why do we have to bother about that? We’re beyond that sort of barbarism today, aren’t we? Well, I think I can save trouble by reading the introduction to a section on war.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 66—Book of Mormon—Alma 48.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 111—24.
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Also called “Abraham; Clausewitz’s Rules of War; World War II Memories.“
You’re perfectly free to read the Book of Mormon anytime you want to, as fast as you want to. That’s not the idea. I’m pointing out a few things which you would overlook, which you wouldn’t see. These are important things, I think. I know you’ve overlooked them, because I’ve overlooked them for sixty years.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 67—Book of Mormon—Alma 48–49.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 125—36.
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Also called “Clausewitz’s Rules of War.“
We ask why dwell on the savagery of ancient wars, of all things, in this enlightened age? The answer is because we haven’t changed one bit. It’s exactly as it was before. I came out by the same door wherein I went. This is one of the great lessons of the Book of Mormon—that we don’t improve, we don’t get any better at all. Today most men are as dense as they have ever been, and no matter how far back you go in time, you’ll find people just as enlightened as any alive today. The picture never changes; the balance never changes. That’s a sweeping statement, but it’s true.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 68—Book of Mormon—Alma 49–50.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 137—48.
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Also called “Clausewitz’s Rules of War; World War II Memories.“
“I don’t want to get morbidly engaged with this military stuff, but it has got me quite excited. We were talking about the “fog of war.” The main reason is that the Book of Mormon sets this forth so beautifully, so clearly, so succinctly. One hundred and seventy pages is quite an essay on war, but it
treats every aspect. It doesn’t leave anything untouched and it’s marvelous. Everything is in context. If you keep your eyes open, you’ll see this.“

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 69—Book of Mormon—Alma 49–52.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 149—60.
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Also called “World War II Memories.“
Well, the major earthquake on October 17, 1989, shows us certainly that things can get rough in this enlightened age. Of course, later on the Book of Mormon has a great deal to say about that sort of happening. Now we are dealing with the war sort of happening. We don’t want to linger on it too long, though the Book of Mormon, we notice, spends a lot of time on it. There’s a reason for that. As I said, we can read the Book of Mormon anytime, but there are some things that must be pointed out here.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 70—Book of Mormon—Alma 52–54.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 161—72.
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Also called “The Prevalence of Warfare.“
What kind of religious book is this that goes on telling us who moved where and what forces go where? Why the purely technical side? Well, these are the games men play, and there’s a purpose for putting them in here. Why these games? Is this to be the nature of our probation, waging battle?

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 71—Book of Mormon—Alma 54–57.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 173—184.
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Also called “Formal Rules of Warfare.“
What does the word paradox come from? What does it mean? We use the word a lot. It has a double meaning.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 72—Book of Mormon—Alma 57–61.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 185—98.
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Also called “Bar Kochba.“
What we’re supposed to do is read the Book of Mormon, isn’t it? So we are doing it. Wait a minute. Are we stuck in the mud of an eternal battlefield here? It looks that way, doesn’t it? I’m trying to break loose. I jumped the gun last time in my eagerness to bring it to a close, but this is a very important part, how wars close.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 73—Book of Mormon—Alma 62–Helaman 1.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 199—210.
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Also called “Book of Mormon Names.“
The plot thickens now as we get closer and closer to home. We are in Alma 62. Of course, Moroni was very, very glad and relieved to receive Pahoran’s letter. I wonder if he felt cheap or something when he found out he had been completely wrong after all the shouting, raving, and ranting against Pahoran. His heart was filled with exceedingly great joy to find out that he wasn’t a traitor, as he thought he was. He really jumped the gun that time. But at the same time “he did also mourn exceedingly.” Moroni is something of a manic-depressive, isn’t he? He’s an overachiever, he’s a military genius, and he only lives a very short life. He just wears himself out, I think. He’s that sort of person. We get these beautiful character delineations in the Book of Mormon. We learn that things are often wrong with the world, but [we should] be careful how we place the blame. We don’t want to do things like that.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 74—Book of Mormon—Helaman 1–3.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 211—22.
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Also called “Geography and Ecology.“
We’re in the first chapter of Helaman, and we’ve just come to Coriantumr’s exploit where he marched right into Zarahemla. The reason he could do it is because there was so much social unrest in Zarahemla. This Coriantumr was the leader, and he was appointed leader by the son of Ammoron who was the brother of that rascal Amalickiah. Tubaloth is a nephew of Amalickiah, and he was put in charge of things, but he put Coriantumr in charge.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 75—Book of Mormon—Helaman 3–6.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 223—36.
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Also called “Apostasy; The Gospel and World Religions.“
We begin with Helaman 3:30: “And land their souls, yea, their immortal souls, at the right hand of God in the kingdom of heaven, to sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and with Jacob, and with all our holy fathers, to go no more out.” To sit down—it uses that a number of times in the Book of Mormon. Remember, you’re invited to go into the tent and sit down—have place with us. What he’s talking about is the old Mosaic law, which was abolished after Lehi left Jerusalem and the temple was destroyed. It was never the same after that. These people were familiar with the old custom—that going in and sitting down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is very important.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 76—Book of Mormon—Helaman 6.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 237—48.
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Also called “Crime; Secret Societies; Egyptian Mythology on the Origin of the World.“
We are on the sixth chapter of Helaman now. It is one of those epoch chapters; it’s like chapter 46 and others. If this was all we had of the Book of Mormon, it would be enough to attest to its authenticity right down to the ground. This is a chapter on crime. It starts out happily and then suddenly things go sour.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 77—Book of Mormon—Helaman 6.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 249—60.
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Also called “Modern Wickedness; Cain and the Origin of Secret Combinations.“
The Nephites were getting rich so they didn’t need wars anymore. They were rather happy about it. With riches of the world they hadn’t been stirred up to bloodshed nationally, so they got rich and were stirred up to private bloodshed. Their wars are lowered to a private level now. They are going to start doing that sort of thing, and then we get our prime time, as I mentioned before. “. . . to commit secret murders, and to rob and to plunder, that they might get gain.”

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 78—Book of Mormon—Helaman 6–10.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 261—74.
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Also called “Great Rulers in History.“
In the sixth chapter the Nephites have gotten wicked again. Remember, the Lamanites wiped out the Gadiantons simply by preaching the gospel to them. That may seem extravagant to us. But the Nephites went on getting more and more wicked, and then see what happened. Why did they do this? Because they didn’t work at being righteous. You have to fast and pray and things like that. The Lord had blessed them, and this is the reason. They liked prosperity.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 79—Book of Mormon—Helaman 11–13.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 275—88.
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Also called “The Hopi Indians; The Druze; Wisdom Literature; The Copper Scroll; The Chilam Balam.
When the Aztecs came to the valley of Mexico, and I quote, “their cities’ need for firewood was already denuding the valley of Mexico of trees. An epic famine . . .” We are going to have an epic famine here today, aren’t we—great famines and deforestation? What we find is steadily advancing drought in these chapters of Helaman; it’s very clearly indicated. All the clues are there, and they all fit together so beautifully, like this one: “An epic famine in the year one of the rabbit decimated the Mexican people. Their empire might well have fallen before they could employ the arts of the wheel or the bronze.” We don’t know about these other things. But how about these merchants going around when they got prosperous? They learned a thing or two from the Nephites, started to make money, and got rich. Does that mean they had to be wicked?

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 80—Book of Mormon—Helaman 13–3 Nephi 2.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 289—302.
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Also called “The Hopelessness in Wickedness; The Twelve Apostles at Far West, Missouri, April 1838.“
Now, we’re beginning to learn a lesson that these Book of Mormon people were having a hard time learning—that things do change. It’s not always going to be the same. They thought it was, you know.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 81—Book of Mormon—3 Nephi 3–5.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 303—16.
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Also called “Rhetoric.“
Now the standard explanation today of all this misunderstanding that’s been going on between the Nephites, the Lamanites, the Zoramites, the Gadiantons, and all the rest of them—we would say piously is a lack of communication, wouldn’t we? They certainly aren’t communicating, and so we have a masterpiece of communication. This third chapter of 3 Nephi is the great letter. It’s really a lesson in communications. It’s typical of the official communique of our day. It’s smooth, it’s convincing, it’s conciliatory—and it’s totally false, as we’ll soon find.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 82—Book of Mormon—3 Nephi 6–7.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 317—30.
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Also called “Byzantine Civilizations and Zion; Secret Combinations.“
Well, we’re in the sixth chapter of 3 Nephi, and everybody says at this point, “Well, this is where I came in. You mean we’ve got to go through this again?” As it starts out, you notice everything is lovely at the beginning.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 83—Book of Mormon—3 Nephi 8–11.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 331—44.
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Also called “Great Catastrophes.“
Why do we go into such detail about the earthquake and storm? Well, it’s very accurate; it describes a typical one. But there’s a point to all this—a point to showing that all nature, all the earth, is in tremendous uproar. This is going to be followed by more uproar, and then suddenly comes the voice of the Lord. But first we have to see that the earth is dependent on him.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 84—Book of Mormon—3 Nephi 11–15.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 345—58.
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Also called “The Lord Teaches His People.“
Notice what happens. The Savior comes to them. If you were writing this, it would be the biggest challenge of all when you came to the big climax—the Lord finally comes. Now what does he do? What does he say? Does he just repeat the New Testament? Well, he does and a lot more too.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 85—Book of Mormon—3 Nephi 16–20.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 3, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 359 to end.
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Also called “The Joy of the Lord’s Visit
We should notice some things here, such as the theme of the other sheep in 3 Nephi 16. Notice, suddenly it broadens out immensely. The other sheep all must be considered. Every individual in the whole world is going to get the full treatment. Here we see the earth from space, as one world, in this 16th chapter here, with all these other tribes. Then why is Israel so small in that case?

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Teachings of the Book of Mormon, Semester 4.” Lectures Presented to an Honors Book of Mormon Class at Brigham Young University, 1988–1989.
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287 pp. Transcripts of 27 lectures with 5 lectures by John W. Welch.
Hugh Nibley is one of the best-known and most highly revered of Latter-day Saint scholars. For over forty years this near-legendary teacher has enthralled his readers and listeners with his encyclopedic knowledge, his wit, and his untiring research in defense of Latter-day Saint beliefs. Now you can join Dr. Nibley in the last of four Honors Book of Mormon classes that he taught at BYU during 1988–90. Part four covers 3 Nephi 6 through Moroni 10. It is vintage Nibley, with his insights, humor, and passionate convictions, discussing a book that he loves and knows so well.

See also: Teachings of the Book of Mormon, Semester 4: Transcripts of Lectures Presented to an Honors Book of Mormon Class at Brigham Young University, 1988–1990 (1993)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 86—Book of Mormon—3 Nephi 6.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 4, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 1—12.
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Also called “The Horse in the Americas; War and Prosperity.“
Why is 3 Nephi 6:1 a good place to begin a story? It ends one phase; it ends the war. It’s the end of an epic, and we begin a new phase.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 87—Book of Mormon—3 Nephi 6.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 4, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 13—22.
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Also called “Style of Writing in the Book of Mormon; Pride, Gain, and Power.“
To start out I should ask a question. What do you notice in the first two verses of 3 Nephi 6? What do they have in common? What particular stylistic use do you find in the opening sentences of these two verses?

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 88—Book of Mormon—3 Nephi 6–7.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 4, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 23—34.
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Also called “Government; Families and Tribes.“
A strange thing has happened, you see, very disturbing. Everything was going so well. They’d come through a terrible time; then everything was going too well. It all “came up roses”; everything was happy. Then we’re told in 3 Nephi 6:5 that things couldn’t be better. There was nothing to keep them from being completely happy. There were no economic, social, or any other kinds of problems except in themselves—that was the only trouble. And almost immediately things started going bad. It tells us the cause of it was what? We’ve already seen that. But in that case, what do you do? Isn’t that a remarkable parallel to things now?

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 89—Book of Mormon—3 Nephi 7–8.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 4, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 35—46.
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Also called “Conversion; Signs and Destruction.“
3 Nephi 7:14 talks about the splinter groups that always take place. You’re always going to find them, and they’re characteristic. This is the way it happens. You notice how rich this verse is.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 90—Book of Mormon—3 Nephi 9.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 4, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 47—58.
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Also called “Destruction and Blessings.“
Now we’re really getting in over our heads here. This chapter nine is pretty deep stuff. See, the Lord in the aretalogy tells us that he’s been doing all the destroying that’s been going on here. But first of all, what is the theme of the Book of Mormon? The theme of the Book of Mormon is, of course, salvation in Jesus Christ. But what is its historical message? What is its particular message to us? Remember, Parley P. Pratt wrote A Voice of Warning about the Book of Mormon. What’s it warning us against?

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 91—Book of Mormon—3 Nephi 9–10.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 4, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 59—68.
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Also called “The Early Christians; The FIve Gospels.“
The whole Book of Mormon is centered on one focal point, isn’t it? It’s like a burning glass centered with ferocious concentration on one single point. What is there in chapters 9 and 10 of 3 Nephi that points that out? One little word keeps hammering away, repeating and repeating. The whole Book of Mormon is just centered on one person, isn’t it? And who is that? Christ.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 92—Book of Mormon—3 Nephi.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 4, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 69—80.
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Also called “Resurrection; The Forty-Day Ministry; Reality.“
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and Acts show what remarkable fact about the resurrection toward which everybody had looked forward, which was to be the great climax of human history? When it actually happened, what was the reaction of most people to it, including members of the Church and apostles? Did they say, “Hooray, hooray, it has happened at last?” When somebody told them about it, what did they say? You’d expect them to be dancing in the streets.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 93—Book of Mormon—3 Nephi; Psalm 19.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 4, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 81—90.
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Also called “Physical and Spiritual Bodies; Anthropism.“
There’s a difference between being naughty and being vicious and rancorous. It goes back to this marvelous idea we have in 3 Nephi. To the Christian world, Adam’s fall was the sin. There was everything nasty and vile that followed it. The world had become so nasty, corrupt, and decayed that Christians decided that having a body means being vile. You don’t have to, you know.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 94—Book of Mormon—3 Nephi 9–13.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 4, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 91—102.
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Also called “Christ’s Ministry and Teachings.“
This sixth chapter—isn’t it something? Didn’t it just knock you off the Christmas tree? What’s the remarkable thing about it? I think it’s the most powerful editorial for us in the whole Book of Mormon, probably. I say that about every chapter, but this one really does it. This one covers all the ground. You’ll notice it starts out with a model society. They’ve been through a long war and suffered terribly. They return as a model society. They reform very wisely. They rehabilitate the enemy and all this sort of thing and begin immense prosperity. And then they start becoming spoiled. Then business becomes everything, and they’re divided into classes. Then, lo and behold, you get a secret government, the lawyers take over, and everything collapses. That’s the sixth chapter—what a marvelous cycle! It’s probably the most condensed cycle. Is it the story of American capitalism? Well, read it carefully; it’s very condensed. There’s an awful lot in it, but the next chapter does just like it. And what is the result of that?

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 95—Book of Mormon—3 Nephi 11–17.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 4, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 103—14.
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Also called “Christ’s Membership; Christ’s Ministry.“
The editor of a Catholic journal told me in a letter that Joseph Smith was merely repeating the New Testament in 3 Nephi—it’s just the same old story. Well, what would you say to that? What did Jesus Christ say about that? He explained why he was telling them those things, and what did he say? Remember, he said, these are the same things which I taught the Jews in Jerusalem. Now, here’s the question. Would you expect him to teach something different?

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 96—Book of Mormon—3 Nephi 11–19.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 4, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 115—26.
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Also called “Resurrection; The Forty-Day Ministry; Blessing the Children.“
The apostles made lost writings, a lot of them, and they are very rich. I notice that I cite fifty to a hundred of them here in this article, just dealing with the resurrection, that were not known or published in Joseph Smith’s day. Why do you think they weren’t widely published by the Christian world? They are the oldest writings we have, incidentally. The oldest Christian writings we have nearly all talk about the resurrection and nearly all have the heading “The Things Which the Lord Taught the Disciples in Secret after the Resurrection.” Why didn’t the Christian world preserve them? Well, it did—under cover.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 97—Book of Mormon—3 Nephi 11.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 4, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 127—136.
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Also called “The Sermon at the Temple; Law and Covenant.“
We all know the Sermon on the Mount—that’s Matthew 5–7. The Sermon at the Temple is in 3 Nephi 11–18. It is a monumental text. It is one of those texts that acts as a “Grand Central Station,” a switchboard through which almost everything else in the Book of Mormon sooner or later will pass.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 98—Book of Mormon—3 Nephi 11.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 4, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 137—44.
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Also called “Christ at the Nephite Temple.“
Turn your attention to the content of the message of Jesus in the first part of the Sermon at the Temple. This is a sobering, deeply spiritual experience that the Nephites there at the temple in Bountiful were blessed to participate in. I am always humbled whenever I approach this text. As King Benjamin said, these texts are here that we can relive the experiences that those people were blessed to experience.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 99—Book of Mormon—3 Nephi 12–14.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 4, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 145—54.
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Also called “The Beatitudes; Christ’s Teachings.“
We continue our probing and developing of the hypothesis that the Sermon at the Temple provides us with temple-rich material which when viewed in a covenant-making context takes on new and important meanings and significance. I would like to continue to test this hypothesis in terms of looking at each of the elements in the text to see if they can be understood in this way.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 100—Book of Mormon—3 Nephi 15–18.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 4, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 155—64.
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Also called “Sacrament Prayers; Implications of the Sermon at the Temple.“
Finishing up the last few elements in the Sermon at the Temple and considering some implications.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 101—Book of Mormon—3 Nephi 19–4 Nephi 1.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 4, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 165—74.
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Also called “Understanding the Sermon at the Temple; Zion Society.“
It seems that there are wide-ranging implications for our lives and for our understanding of the Book of Mormon, other scripture, the temple, and a lot of other things as a result of our understanding of the Sermon at the Temple.

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Book of Mormon Scriptures > 4 Nephi
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 102—Book of Mormon—4 Nephi 1.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 4, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 175—86.
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Also called “Zion Society.“
Every book in the Book of Mormon is the most marvelous in the world, but this is really something. They’re all like this, but this is a particularly important book. Of course, I’m referring to that miraculous work, 4 Nephi.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 103—Book of Mormon—4 Nephi 1.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 4, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 187—98.
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Also called “Prayer; Peace; Prosperity.“
A continuation of the previous lecture on 4 Nephi.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 104—Book of Mormon—4 Nephi 1:27–Mormon 2.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 4, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 199—210.
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Also called “Church Growth and Decline; Mormon Leads the Nephites.“
We’re following the sad declension by which the earthly paradise in 4 Nephi declined into the type of living hell which we find in many part of the world today. this is one of the most valuable texts we have in the world. There’s nothing like it. It shows us step by step exactly how it happens.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > Mormon

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 105—Book of Mormon—Mormon 2–5.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 4, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 211—22.
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Also called “Conflicts between the Nephites and Lamanites.“
From now on we really plunge into the depths.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 106—Book of Mormon—Mormon 1–5.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 4, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 223—34.
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Also called “Wickedness in War.“
The whole book of Mormon is a haunting book. It can’t leave you alone. The questions are, are the Nephites stubbornly bent on doing the wrong thing? What is this everlasting harping on repentance? What is the wickedness that the Nephites must repent of?

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 107—Book of Mormon—Mormon 8–9.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 4, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 235—46.
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Also called “Extinction of Moroni’s People; Roman Satire; Spiritual Gifts.“
Here you’ll notice Moroni takes up the story. He picks up the record at his father’s command and takes over the record at this time. This has all happened after Cumorah. This is about A.D. 401, so this is fifteen years after Cumorah. He writes the rest of Mormon’s book.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 108—Book of Mormon—Mormon 9.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 4, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 247—58.
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Also called “The Book of Mormon and the Ruins.“
You can’t be neutral about the word fo the Lord. You can’t laugh it off exactly, and you can’t argue with it and get angry. No, just despise it. We don’t even consider that stuff. The only way you can reject it is to despise it.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 109—Book of Mormon—Ether 1–2.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 4, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 259—70.
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Also called “The Epic Literature of the Book of Ether.“
Ether left his tracks in the sand, but it was the brother of Jared that left most of them.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 110—Book of Mormon—Ether 7–14.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 4, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 271—82.
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Also called “Struggle for Power.“
Everybody was moving around. (The first few minutes of this lecture were not recorded.)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 111—Book of Mormon—Ether 2–8.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 4, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 283—94.
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Also called “The Boats of the Jaredites.“
In cartoons, the bad guys are bad because they’re fighting the good guys, and teh good guys are good because they’re fighting the bad guys. That’s the only reason that’s ever given. Well, that’s the story of the Jaredites, isn’t it: the good guys and the bad guys fighting with no in-betweens. We’ll see more of that here.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > Ether

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 112—Book of Mormon—Moroni 1–10.” In “Teachings of the Book of Mormon‚” series vol. 4, transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University across four semesters, Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988—1990. 295 to end.
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Also called “Formula of Faith, Hope, and Charity; Gifts.“
In Moroni 1:1, Moroni tells us that he’s writing an appendix to the Book of Mormon. He hadn’t intended to write any more, but he had some time on his hands. He ended it with the Jaredites. That’s where it should end, back there, showing that they suffered the same things. Well, I’m going to skip to just the high points here, and then I may go back to some others.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > Moroni

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1989

Nibley, Hugh W. The Prophetic Book of Mormon. The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 8, edited by John W. Welch. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989. xi + 595 pp.
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The Book of Mormon is a prophetic book. It was written by prophets and about prophets. It was foreseen by prophets and foresees our day. It was brought forth by prophetic gifts for prophetic purposes. It speaks in a clarion voice of warning to those who would survive the last days. The articles in this volume, brought together under one cover for the first time, approach the Book of Mormon through a variety of prophetic themes. They speak out incisively on such topics as the prophecy of Ezekiel 37, internal and external evidences of the divine origin of the Book of Mormon, literary style in the Book of Mormon, ancient temples and the Book of Mormon, and the Book of Mormon’s teachings for the last days.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley (CWHN)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Letter to the Editor.” Daily Herald, 1989.
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This concerns pollution of Geneva Steel in Orem.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 1: The Stick of Judah.” In The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 8. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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The Book of Mormon is a prophetic book. It was written by prophets and about prophets. It was foreseen by prophets and foresees our day. It was brought forth by prophetic gifts for prophetic purposes. It speaks in a clarion voice of warning to those who would survive the last days. The articles in this volume, brought together under one cover for the first time, approach the Book of Mormon through a variety of prophetic themes. They speak out incisively on such topics as the prophecy of Ezekiel 37, internal and external evidences of the divine origin of the Book of Mormon, literary style in the Book of Mormon, ancient temples and the Book of Mormon, and the Book of Mormon’s teachings for the last days.

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Old Testament Scriptures > Ezekiel
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament > Characters > Ezekiel
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 2: Columbus and Revelation.” In The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 8. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Originally printed in The Instructor.
Relevant to 1 Nephi 13:11–12, this brief article gives historical evidence showing that Columbus was moved upon by the Holy Ghost.

See also: “Columbus and Revelation” (1953)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Characters > Christopher Columbus

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 3: New Approaches to Book of Mormon Study.” In The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 8. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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The Book of Mormon is a prophetic book. It was written by prophets and about prophets. It was foreseen by prophets and foresees our day. It was brought forth by prophetic gifts for prophetic purposes. It speaks in a clarion voice of warning to those who would survive the last days. The articles in this volume, brought together under one cover for the first time, approach the Book of Mormon through a variety of prophetic themes. They speak out incisively on such topics as the prophecy of Ezekiel 37, internal and external evidences of the divine origin of the Book of Mormon, literary style in the Book of Mormon, ancient temples and the Book of Mormon, and the Book of Mormon’s teachings for the last days.

See also: “New Approaches to Book of Mormon Study” (1953)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 4: Kangaroo Court.” In The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 8. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Originally published as a series called “Mixed Voices“: A Study in Book of Mormon Criticism in the Improvement Era.
A witty exposé of anti-Mormon methods of Book of Mormon criticism.

See also:
“Kangaroo Court” (1959)
“Kangaroo Court: Part Two” (1959)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 5: Just Another Book?” In The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 8. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Originally published as a series called “Mixed Voices“: A Study in Book of Mormon Criticism in the Improvement Era.
Shows ways in which the Book of Mormon was out-of-sorts with the nineteenth century and, thus, not just another book of that time.

See also:
“Just Another Book? Part One” (1959)
“Just Another Book? Part Two” (1959)
“Just Another Book? Part Two, Conclusion” (1959)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 6: The Grab Bag.” In The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 8. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Originally published in the Improvement Era in July 1959.
A look into how and where anti-Mormon sources get their ideas and information, and how to protect against them.

See also: “The Grab Bag” (1959)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 7: What Frontier, What Camp Meeting?” In The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 8. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Reprinted from the article by the same name.
This article responds to the assertion that the Book of Mormon is a product of the religious and political milieu of the American frontier.

See also: “What Frontier, What Camp Meeting?” (1959)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 8: The Comparative Method.” In The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 8. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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A combination of two articles originally published in the Improvement Era’s series titled “Mixed Voices“ on Book of Mormon Criticism, which ran October–November 1959.
The good and bad sides of comparing the Book of Mormon to other works.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 9: The Boy Nephi in Jerusalem.” In The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 8. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Originally published as an article in The Instructor.
Historical fiction about the possible thoughts on a day in the life of the twelve-year-old Nephi in Jerusalem.

See also: “The Boy, Nephi, in Jerusalem” (1961)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Places > Old World > Jerusalem

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 10: Literary Style Used in Book of Mormon Insured Accurate Translation.” In The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 8. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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The Book of Mormon is a prophetic book. It was written by prophets and about prophets. It was foreseen by prophets and foresees our day. It was brought forth by prophetic gifts for prophetic purposes. It speaks in a clarion voice of warning to those who would survive the last days. The articles in this volume, brought together under one cover for the first time, approach the Book of Mormon through a variety of prophetic themes. They speak out incisively on such topics as the prophecy of Ezekiel 37, internal and external evidences of the divine origin of the Book of Mormon, literary style in the Book of Mormon, ancient temples and the Book of Mormon, and the Book of Mormon’s teachings for the last days.

See also: Journal of the Book of Mormon and Restoration Scripture Volume 20 Issue 1 (2011)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics > Literary Style

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 11: The Book of Mormon: True or False?” In The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 8. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Originally published as an article in Milennial Star.
Nibley argues that if Joseph Smith was not telling the truth when he provided the world with the Book of Mormon, then he recklessly exposed his forgery and fraud to public discovery. In the course of his argument, Nibley complains about what is currently being called “parallelomania.” Everywhere in Book of Mormon criticism, as well as in the scholarly world generally, various parallels are noted, and simplistic explanations are made to flow from those supposed parallels. With the Book of Mormon, the end result is that, with those who study nineteenth-century materials and who read English literature, the tendency is to leap to the conclusion that they have discovered the sources upon which Joseph Smith presumably drew in fabricating the Book of Mormon; they are then quick to condemn the book as a forgery, or, when sentimental attachments to the Mormon community remain, they see the fabrication of fiction as a kind of inspiration, or at least as potentially inspiring, thus providing a novel and competing theory of what constitutes divine revelation.

See also: “The Book of Mormon: True or False?” (1962)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 12: Howlers in the Book of Mormon.” In The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 8. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Originally printed in the Milennial Star (1963).
Lists over twenty Book of Mormon points that may have seemed ridiculous in 1830 but that “appear very different” in light of modern scholarship, including transoceanic voyaging, gold plates, steel, elephants, coins, names, literary and ritual patterns, execution, and modes of prophecy and revelation.

See also: ““Howlers” in the Book of Mormon” (1963)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 13: The Mormon View of the Book of Mormon.” In The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 8. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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The Book of Mormon is a prophetic book. It was written by prophets and about prophets. It was foreseen by prophets and foresees our day. It was brought forth by prophetic gifts for prophetic purposes. It speaks in a clarion voice of warning to those who would survive the last days. The articles in this volume, brought together under one cover for the first time, approach the Book of Mormon through a variety of prophetic themes. They speak out incisively on such topics as the prophecy of Ezekiel 37, internal and external evidences of the divine origin of the Book of Mormon, literary style in the Book of Mormon, ancient temples and the Book of Mormon, and the Book of Mormon’s teachings for the last days.

See also:
“The Mormon View of the Book of Mormon” (1967)
“The Book of Mormon: A Minimal Statement” (2004)
Journal of the Book of Mormon and Restoration Scripture Volume 19 Issue 1 (2010)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 14: Ancient Temples: What Do They Signify?” In The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 8. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Reprint of the 1972 Ensign article.
These are comments about the roles of ancient temples in general, with an emphasis on Mesoamerican temples as centers of religion, culture, the arts, and world view.

See also:
“Ancient Temples: What Do They Signify?” (1972)
“Ancient Temples: What Do They Signify?” (1994)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 15: Bar-Kochba and Book of Mormon Backgrounds.” In The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 8. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Jewish History > Bar Kochba

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 16: Churches in the Wilderness.” In The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 8. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Originally printed in An Approach to the Book of Mormon (1957).
Long before the Dead Sea Scrolls were found, Robert Eisler called attention to the existence of societies of ancient sectaries, including the early Christians, who fled to the desert and formed pious communities there after the manner of the order of Rekhabites (Jeremiah 35). More recently, E. Kdsemann and U. W. Mauser have taken up the theme, and the pope himself has referred to his followers as “the Wayfaring Church,” of all things. No aspect of the gospel is more fundamental than that which calls the Saints out of the world; it has recently been recognized as fundamental to the universal apocalyptic pattern and is now recognized as a basic teaching of the prophets of Israel, including the Lord Himself. It is the central theme of the Book of Mormon, and Lehi’s people faithfully follow the correct routine of flights to the desert as their stories now merge with new manuscript finds from the Dead Sea and elsewhere. And while many Christian communities have consciously sought to imitate the dramatic flight into the wilderness, from monastic orders to Pilgrim fathers, only the followers of Joseph Smith can claim the distinction of a wholesale, involuntary, and total expulsion into a most authentic wilderness. Now, the Book of Mormon is not only a typical product of a religious people driven to the wilds (surprisingly we have learned since 1950 that such people had a veritable passion for writing books and keeping records) but it actually contains passages that match some of the Dead Sea Scrolls almost word for word. Isn’t that going a bit too far? How, one may ask, would Alma be able to quote from a book written on the other side of the world among people with whom his own had lost all contact for five hundred years? Joseph Smith must have possessed supernatural cunning to have foreseen such an impasse, yet his Book of Mormon explains it easily: Alma informs us that the passages in question are not his, but he is quoting them directly from an ancient source, the work of an early prophet of Israel named Zenos. Alma and the author of the Thanksgiving Scroll are drawing from the same ancient source. No wonder they sound alike.

See also:
“Churches in the Wilderness” (1989)
“Churches in the Wilderness” (2004)

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Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Dead Sea Scrolls
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Enoch

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 17: Freemen and King-men in the Book of Mormon.” In The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 8. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Originally presented as a talk given in the 1980s at the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University.
Captain Moroni was a man of peace. This chapteranalyzes war, government, management, the political tactics and strategies of Amalickiah, and the constant struggle between those who follow the ways of righteousness and those who promote wicked political agendas. Includes notes about similar political problems in ancient Mesoamerican societies.

See also: “Freemen and Kingmen in the Book of Mormon” (1981)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > Alma

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 18: The Lachish Letters.” In The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 8. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Ancient Texts > Lachish Letters
Old Testament Scriptures > Jeremiah/Lamentations
Old Testament Topics > Book of Mormon and the Old Testament
Old Testament Topics > History

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 19: Christ Among the Ruins.” In The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 8. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Originally printed as an article in the Ensign.
A comparison of the Old World early Christian “forty-day ministry” story with the New World 3 Nephi accounts.

See also: “Christ among the Ruins” (1983)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Characters > Jesus Christ

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 20: The Prophetic Book of Mormon.” In The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 8. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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The Book of Mormon is a prophetic book. It was written by prophets and about prophets. It was foreseen by prophets and foresees our day. It was brought forth by prophetic gifts for prophetic purposes. It speaks in a clarion voice of warning to those who would survive the last days. The articles in this volume, brought together under one cover for the first time, approach the Book of Mormon through a variety of prophetic themes. They speak out incisively on such topics as the prophecy of Ezekiel 37, internal and external evidences of the divine origin of the Book of Mormon, literary style in the Book of Mormon, ancient temples and the Book of Mormon, and the Book of Mormon’s teachings for the last days.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 21: Scriptural Perspectives on How to Survive the Calamities of the Last Days.” In The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 8. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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The Book of Mormon is a prophetic book. It was written by prophets and about prophets. It was foreseen by prophets and foresees our day. It was brought forth by prophetic gifts for prophetic purposes. It speaks in a clarion voice of warning to those who would survive the last days. The articles in this volume, brought together under one cover for the first time, approach the Book of Mormon through a variety of prophetic themes. They speak out incisively on such topics as the prophecy of Ezekiel 37, internal and external evidences of the divine origin of the Book of Mormon, literary style in the Book of Mormon, ancient temples and the Book of Mormon, and the Book of Mormon’s teachings for the last days.
Hugh Nibley provides insights from Latter-day Saint scripture about the last days. In the Little Apocalypse of Matthew 24 and Joseph Smith—Matthew, Jesus prophesies of the events that will precede the end of the world and emphasizes that his Second Coming will be a complete surprise. People are not supposed to prepare for that day; rather, they should live every day as if the Lord were coming on that day. The only preparation is to avoid taking advantage of others, oppressing the poor, and living in luxury. The difference between the righteous and the wicked is that the righteous are the ones who are repenting. Strictly speaking, there are no “good guys”; everyone needs to repent. Numerous stories in the Book of Mormon illustrate distinctions between righteous and wicked behavior. These scripture stories were intended for our day so that we may learn how to properly prepare for the last days.

See also: “Scriptural Perspectives on How to Survive the Calamities of the Last Days” (1985)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Eschatology, Last Days

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 22: Last Call: An Apocalyptic Warning from the Book of Mormon.” In The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 8. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Originally published in Sunstone (1988).
The Book of Mormon’s message of Christ specifically is to “show”—and “convince”—by a bulwark of historical evidence through which the doctrine must be considered. The ascension motif—“righteous man rising above the wicked world by supplicating God”—is repeated over and over. It is symbolic and warns mankind to spiritually break away from his real enemy, himself, in the world of sin.

See also: “Last Call: An Apocalyptic Warning from the Book of Mormon” (1988)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Eschatology, Last Days

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 23: The Book of Mormon: Forty Years After.” In The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 8. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Originally presented as a talk given at the Sunstone 1988 Book of Mormon Lecture Series, 10 May 1988, at the Fine Arts Auditorium, University of Utah.
Even after forty years of research, new insights are still to be found in the Book of Mormon. Examples come from the episode at the waters of Sebus, wordprinting, Enos and the princes of India, Isabel as a Phoenician name, the Zoramites as dissenters, and clear statements about God and man, riches, economics, and repentance.

See also: “The Book of Mormon: Forty Years After” (1988)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics

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Nibley, Hugh W. Approaching Zion. The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 9. Edited by Don E. Norton. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989. xviii + 631 pp.
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A collection of miscellaneous essays on Zion and related topics.
Approaching Zion is LDS scholar and social critic Hugh Nibley’s most popular book. More accessible than many of his scholarly works, it is replete with Nibley’s trademark humor and startling insights into history, religion and life.

Most of the essays in this book were originally delivered as speeches. In Approaching Zion, Hugh Nibley gives thinkers reason to believe and believers something to think about.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley (CWHN)
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon

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Nibley, Hugh W. “1: Our Glory or Our Condemnation.” In Approaching Zion, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 9. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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The positive response generated by publication of Nibley’s “Bird Island“ (Dialogue X, No. 4) encouraged us to offer additional popular Nibley samizdat. Nibliophiles will be delighted to learn that events have overtaken us in this plan, and a volume of classic Nibley essays now has been published by BYU’s Religious Studies Center.* This collection, which begins with a new “intellectual autobiography” and ends with a comprehensive bibliography, includes such popular essays as “Educating theSaints,” “Beyond Politics” and “Subduing the Earth,”—as well as “Zeal Without Knowledge,” the Nibley classic reprinted here with the permission of the Religious Studies Center.
Social commentary touching on themes that became increasingly common in Nibley’s various addresses and writings.

See also: “Our Glory and Our Condemnation” (1989)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon

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Nibley, Hugh W. “2: What is Zion? A Distant View.” In Approaching Zion, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 9. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Chapter 2. The positive response generated by publication of Nibley’s “Bird Island“ (Dialogue X, No. 4) encouraged us to offer additional popular Nibley samizdat. Nibliophiles will be delighted to learn that events have overtaken us in this plan, and a volume of classic Nibley essays now has been published by BYU’s Religious Studies Center.* This collection, which begins with a new “intellectual autobiography” and ends with a comprehensive bibliography, includes such popular essays as “Educating theSaints,” “Beyond Politics” and “Subduing the Earth,”—as well as “Zeal Without Knowledge,” the Nibley classic reprinted here with the permission of the Religious Studies Center.
A discussion of what Zion is and how it applies to modern day.

See also: “What Is Zion? A Distant View” (1973)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon

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Nibley, Hugh W. “3: Zeal Without Knowledge.” In Approaching Zion, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 9. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Chapter 3. The positive response generated by publication of Nibley’s “Bird Island“ (DialogueX, No. 4) encouraged us to offer additional popular Nibley samizdat. Nibliophiles will be delighted to learn that events have overtaken us in this plan, and a volume of classic Nibley essays now has been published by BYU’s Religious Studies Center.* This collection, which begins with a new “intellectual autobiography” and ends with a comprehensive bibliography, includes such popular essays as “Educating theSaints,” “Beyond Politics” and “Subduing the Earth,”—as well as “Zeal Without Knowledge,” the Nibley classic reprinted here with the permission of the Religious Studies Center.
Talks about the limitations of the human mind and how those limitations prove our true values in this life.

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“Zeal without Knowledge” (1975)
“Zeal without Knowledge” (1978)
“Zeal without Knowledge” (2004)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Education, Learning

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Nibley, Hugh W. “4: Gifts.” In Approaching Zion, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 9. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Originally presented as a talk given on 13 March 1979 at Brigham Young University.
Nibley interviews himself on the moral advice contained in the Book of Mormon.

See also: “Gifts” (1979)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Wealth, Law of Consecration

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Nibley, Hugh W. “5: Deny Not the Gifts of God.” In Approaching Zion, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 9. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Originally presented as a talk given in Denver in February or March 1982.
Social commentary on reminding the Saints of the good things God has blessed them with and the law which must govern the use of such gifts; several addresses of this nature were given in 1982 and thereafter.

See also: “Deny Not the Gifts of God” (1982)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “6: How Firm a Foundation! What Makes It So.” In Approaching Zion, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 9. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Originally published as an article in Dialogue (1979).
In this lecture, the foundations of the kingdom are discussed, ending with a passionate plea for building Zion.

See also: “How Firm a Foundation! What Makes It So” (1979)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon

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Nibley, Hugh W. “7: How to Get Rich.” In Approaching Zion, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 9. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Originally presented as an address given in March 1982 in St. George, Utah.
An examination of the blessing and cursing formulas found in the Deuteronomic materials in the Old Testament, with applications for our day.

See also: “How to Get Rich” (1982)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Wealth, Law of Consecration

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Nibley, Hugh W. “8: Work We Must, but the Lunch Is Free.” In Approaching Zion, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 9. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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The full text of a talk under the same title.
An address about whether we must work for all we have or whether it is a gift from God. In the address, he posits that we must work but that we haven’t earned anything; it is a gift from God.

See also: “Work We Must, But the Lunch Is Free” (1982)

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Wealth, Law of Consecration

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Nibley, Hugh W. “9: But What Kind of Work?” In Approaching Zion, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 9. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Originally presented as a talk given to the Cannon-Hinckley Club on May 19, 1987.

See also: “But What Kind of Work” (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Wealth, Law of Consecration

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Nibley, Hugh W. “10: Funeral Address.” In Approaching Zion, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 9. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Originally presented as a talk given at the services for Donald M. Decker on 11 August 1982.
A series of haunting reflections on the stages of life and the meaning of the experiences that each affords an individual as they pass from one stage to another, including death.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Death and Funerals
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrines, Principles > First Principles > Repentance

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Nibley, Hugh W. “11: Three Degrees of Righteousness from the Old Testament.” In Approaching Zion, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 9. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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The positive response generated by publication of Nibley’s “Bird Island“ (Dialogue X, No. 4) encouraged us to offer additional popular Nibley samizdat. Nibliophiles will be delighted to learn that events have overtaken us in this plan, and a volume of classic Nibley essays now has been published by BYU’s Religious Studies Center.* This collection, which begins with a new “intellectual autobiography” and ends with a comprehensive bibliography, includes such popular essays as “Educating theSaints,” “Beyond Politics” and “Subduing the Earth,”—as well as “Zeal Without Knowledge,” the Nibley classic reprinted here with the permission of the Religious Studies Center.
An explanation of the three degress of righteousness using Old Testament stories, specifically Adamic stories to show them.

See also: “Three Degrees of Righteousness from the Old Testament” (1982)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Wealth, Law of Consecration

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Nibley, Hugh W. “12: We Will Still Weep for Zion.” In Approaching Zion, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 9. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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An expansion on the talk of the same title.
A discussion about what Zion is and how it is related to everyone caring for one another.

See also: “We Will Still Weep for Zion” (1984)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon

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Nibley, Hugh W. “13: Breakthroughs I Would Like to See.” In Approaching Zion, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 9. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Originally presented as a lecture given on 8 November 1984, at Brigham Young University, in the Spheres of Influence lecture series entitled “Breakthroughs 84.”
This chapter discusses the Saints and the law of consecration.

See also: “Breakthroughs I Would Like to See” (1984)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Wealth, Law of Consecration

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Nibley, Hugh W. “14: Change out of Control.” In Approaching Zion, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 9. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Originally presented as a lecture given on 7 November 1985 at BYU as part of the Spheres of Influence lecture series.

See also: “Change Out of Control” (1985)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon

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Nibley, Hugh W. “15: Law of Consecration.” In Approaching Zion, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 9. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Originally presented as a talk.

See also: “Law of Consecration” (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Wealth, Law of Consecration

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Nibley, Hugh W. “16: The Utopians.” In Approaching Zion, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 9. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Reprinted from a lecture of the same title.
A study of utopias and attempted utopias throughout time and where they failed or succeeded to give an idea of how the ultimate utopia, Zion, will be.

See also: “The Utopians” (1986)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Wealth, Law of Consecration

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Nibley, Hugh W. “17: Goods of First and Second Intent.” In Approaching Zion, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 9. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Originally presented as a talk given on 9 October 1987 to the UEA retired teachers association at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah.

See also: “Goods of First and Second Intent” (1987)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Wealth, Law of Consecration

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Nibley, Hugh W. “18: The Meaning of the Atonement.” In Approaching Zion, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 9. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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An expansion of a talk by the same name given 10 November 1988, as part of the Deseret Book/FARMS Nibley lecture series.
Discusses how the Atonement shows us that this world is not all there is.

See also: “The Meaning of the Atonement” (1988)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Jesus Christ > Atonement

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Nibley, Hugh W. “One Eternal Round: A Hermetic Version.” Talk given on January 12, 1989 as part of the Deseret Book/FARMS Nibley lecture series.
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Later printed in Temple and Cosmos: Beyond This Ignorant Present.

See also: “One Eternal Round: The Hermetic Vision” (1992)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Joseph Smith Papyri, Book of Breathings, Book of the Dead, Facsimiles, Egyptology, Hypocephalus

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Stewardship of the Air.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989. Talk given February 14, 1989.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Stewardship of the Air.” in Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 13. 55–75.
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Reprinted in New Genesis: A Mormon Reader on Land and Community, ed. Terry Tempest Williams (Salt Lake City: Gibbs-Smith, 1998), 114–29.
A brief discussion on Brigham Young’s warnings that mining would destroy the air in Deseret.

See also: “Stewardship of the Air” (1994)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Stewardship, Creation, Earth, Environment

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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

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Criticizing the Brethren.” Talk given on 18 August 1989, at the CES conference held at Brigham Young University as well as on 26 August 1989, at the Sunstone Symposium in Salt Lake City.
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Republished in Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 13.
There has always been criticism of the leaders of the Church. This talk is about why the criticism exists and particularly what Joseph Smith had to say about some of it.

See also: “Criticizing the Brethren” (1994)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints > Leadership, Prophets, Apostles, Seventy, Bishops

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1990 — 1999

1990

Nibley, Hugh W. The Ancient State: The Rulers and the Ruled. The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 10. Edited by Donald W. Parry and Stephen D. Ricks. [Illustrations directed by Michael P. Lyon.] Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1990. xi + 515 pp.
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One important key to understanding modern civilization is a familiarity with its ancient background. Many modern principles and practices—social, political, and even economic—have clear parallels in antiquity. A careful study of these forerunners of our traditions, particularly as they contributed to the downfall of earlier civilizations, may help us avoid some of the mistakes of our predecessors. The Ancient State, by Hugh Nibley, is a thought-provoking examination of assorted aspects of ancient culture, from the use of marked arrows to the surprisingly universal conception of kinship, from arguments of various schools of philosophy to the rise of rhetoric. Author Hugh Nibley brings his usual meticulous research and scholarship to bear in this enlightening collection of essays and lectures. It has been said that only by learning the lessons of history can we hope to avoid repeating them. For scholar and novice alike, The Ancient State is a valuable source of such learning.
The Ancient State is a thought-provoking examination of aspects of ancient culture, from the use of marked arrows to the surprisingly universal conception of kinship, from arguments from various schools of philosophy to the rise of rhetoric. Hugh Nibley brings his usual meticulous research and scholarship to bear in this enlightening collection of essays and lectures.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Classical Studies, Egyptian Studies
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley (CWHN)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Arrow, the Hunter, and the State.” In The Ancient State: The Rulers and the Ruled, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 10. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1990.
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Originally printed as an article in Western Political Quarterly.
A study showing how prehistoric hunters used marked arrows to mark territory, then applied the same techniques to come to the creation of a centralized state in historic times.

See also: “The Arrow, the Hunter, and the State” (1949)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Classical Studies, Egyptian Studies

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Tenting, Toll, and Taxing.” In The Ancient State: The Rulers and the Ruled, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 10. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1990.
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One important key to understanding modern civilization is a familiarity with its ancient background. Many modern principles and practices—social, political, and even economic—have clear parallels in antiquity. A careful study of these forerunners of our traditions, particularly as they contributed to the downfall of earlier civilizations, may help us avoid some of the mistakes of our predecessors. The Ancient State, by Hugh Nibley, is a thought-provoking examination of assorted aspects of ancient culture, from the use of marked arrows to the surprisingly universal conception of kinship, from arguments of various schools of philosophy to the rise of rhetoric. Author Hugh Nibley brings his usual meticulous research and scholarship to bear in this enlightening collection of essays and lectures. It has been said that only by learning the lessons of history can we hope to avoid repeating them. For scholar and novice alike, The Ancient State is a valuable source of such learning.
It is the purpose of this paper to show how the state spent the most impressionable years of its childhood living as an orphan of the storm in tents of vagabonds where it acquired many of the habits and attitudes that still condition its activities.

See also: “Tenting, Toll, and Taxing” (1966)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Classical Studies, Egyptian Studies

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Hierocentric State.” In The Ancient State: The Rulers and the Ruled, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 10. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1990.
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Originally published in Western Political Quarterly (1951).
How most modern traditions come from ancient ones, and why and how.

See also: “The Hierocentric State” (1951)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Ritual Patterns, Great Year-Rites, Universal Gospel Culture

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Sparsiones.” In The Ancient State: The Rulers and the Ruled, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 10. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1990.
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One important key to understanding modern civilization is a familiarity with its ancient background. Many modern principles and practices—social, political, and even economic—have clear parallels in antiquity. A careful study of these forerunners of our traditions, particularly as they contributed to the downfall of earlier civilizations, may help us avoid some of the mistakes of our predecessors. The Ancient State, by Hugh Nibley, is a thought-provoking examination of assorted aspects of ancient culture, from the use of marked arrows to the surprisingly universal conception of kinship, from arguments of various schools of philosophy to the rise of rhetoric. Author Hugh Nibley brings his usual meticulous research and scholarship to bear in this enlightening collection of essays and lectures. It has been said that only by learning the lessons of history can we hope to avoid repeating them. For scholar and novice alike, The Ancient State is a valuable source of such learning.
Considers the nature and importance of the sparsiones by looking at three points: (1) what was distributed by sparsio, (2) by whom and on what occasions, and (3) by what particular methods.

See also: “Sparsiones” (1945)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Classical Studies, Egyptian Studies

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Unsolved Loyalty Problem: Our Western Heritage.” In The Ancient State: The Rulers and the Ruled, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 10. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1990.
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This was originally printed in Western Political Quarterly 6, no. 4 (1953): 631–57.
Considers three significant aspects of the Roman loyalty program in the period designated.

See also: “The Unsolved Loyalty Problem: Our Western Heritage” (1953)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Classical Studies, Egyptian Studies

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Victoriosa Loquacitas: The Rise of Rhetoric and the Decline of Everything Else.” In The Ancient State: The Rulers and the Ruled, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 10. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1990.
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One important key to understanding modern civilization is a familiarity with its ancient background. Many modern principles and practices—social, political, and even economic—have clear parallels in antiquity. A careful study of these forerunners of our traditions, particularly as they contributed to the downfall of earlier civilizations, may help us avoid some of the mistakes of our predecessors. The Ancient State, by Hugh Nibley, is a thought-provoking examination of assorted aspects of ancient culture, from the use of marked arrows to the surprisingly universal conception of kinship, from arguments of various schools of philosophy to the rise of rhetoric. Author Hugh Nibley brings his usual meticulous research and scholarship to bear in this enlightening collection of essays and lectures. It has been said that only by learning the lessons of history can we hope to avoid repeating them. For scholar and novice alike, The Ancient State is a valuable source of such learning.
A study of the rhetoric of the second Sophistic movement and its influence on politics and culture generally, with obvious significance for our own time because of remarkable parallel developments in the current world of business.

See also: “Victoriosa Loquacitas: The Rise of Rhetoric and the Decline of Everything Else” (1956)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “How to Have a Quiet Campus, Antique Style.” In The Ancient State: The Rulers and the Ruled, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 10. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1990.
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Originally published in BYU Studies (1969).
Nibley traces some interesting parallels in educational matters and especially in campus unrest in the decade after 1960 with the medieval world. — Midgley

See also: “How to Have a Quiet Campus, Antique Style” (1969)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Education, Learning > Brigham Young University (BYU)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “New Light on Scaliger.” In The Ancient State: The Rulers and the Ruled, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 10. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1990.
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One important key to understanding modern civilization is a familiarity with its ancient background. Many modern principles and practices—social, political, and even economic—have clear parallels in antiquity. A careful study of these forerunners of our traditions, particularly as they contributed to the downfall of earlier civilizations, may help us avoid some of the mistakes of our predecessors. The Ancient State, by Hugh Nibley, is a thought-provoking examination of assorted aspects of ancient culture, from the use of marked arrows to the surprisingly universal conception of kinship, from arguments of various schools of philosophy to the rise of rhetoric. Author Hugh Nibley brings his usual meticulous research and scholarship to bear in this enlightening collection of essays and lectures. It has been said that only by learning the lessons of history can we hope to avoid repeating them. For scholar and novice alike, The Ancient State is a valuable source of such learning.
Adds some notes to Mr. Warren Blake’s study of the life and works of Joseph Justs Scaliger to correct some common misconceptions.

See also: “New Light on Scaliger” (1942)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Three Shrines: Mantic, Sophic, and Sophistic.” In The Ancient State: The Rulers and the Ruled, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 10. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1990.
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One important key to understanding modern civilization is a familiarity with its ancient background. Many modern principles and practices—social, political, and even economic—have clear parallels in antiquity. A careful study of these forerunners of our traditions, particularly as they contributed to the downfall of earlier civilizations, may help us avoid some of the mistakes of our predecessors. The Ancient State, by Hugh Nibley, is a thought-provoking examination of assorted aspects of ancient culture, from the use of marked arrows to the surprisingly universal conception of kinship, from arguments of various schools of philosophy to the rise of rhetoric. Author Hugh Nibley brings his usual meticulous research and scholarship to bear in this enlightening collection of essays and lectures. It has been said that only by learning the lessons of history can we hope to avoid repeating them. For scholar and novice alike, The Ancient State is a valuable source of such learning.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Paths That Stray: Some Notes on Sophic and Mantic—Part 1.” In The Ancient State: The Rulers and the Ruled, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 10. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1990.
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One important key to understanding modern civilization is a familiarity with its ancient background. Many modern principles and practices—social, political, and even economic—have clear parallels in antiquity. A careful study of these forerunners of our traditions, particularly as they contributed to the downfall of earlier civilizations, may help us avoid some of the mistakes of our predecessors. The Ancient State, by Hugh Nibley, is a thought-provoking examination of assorted aspects of ancient culture, from the use of marked arrows to the surprisingly universal conception of kinship, from arguments of various schools of philosophy to the rise of rhetoric. Author Hugh Nibley brings his usual meticulous research and scholarship to bear in this enlightening collection of essays and lectures. It has been said that only by learning the lessons of history can we hope to avoid repeating them. For scholar and novice alike, The Ancient State is a valuable source of such learning.

See also: “Paths That Stray: Some Notes on Sophic and Mantic” (1963)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Paths That Stray: Some Notes on Sophic and Mantic—Part 2.” In The Ancient State: The Rulers and the Ruled, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 10. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1990.
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One important key to understanding modern civilization is a familiarity with its ancient background. Many modern principles and practices—social, political, and even economic—have clear parallels in antiquity. A careful study of these forerunners of our traditions, particularly as they contributed to the downfall of earlier civilizations, may help us avoid some of the mistakes of our predecessors. The Ancient State, by Hugh Nibley, is a thought-provoking examination of assorted aspects of ancient culture, from the use of marked arrows to the surprisingly universal conception of kinship, from arguments of various schools of philosophy to the rise of rhetoric. Author Hugh Nibley brings his usual meticulous research and scholarship to bear in this enlightening collection of essays and lectures. It has been said that only by learning the lessons of history can we hope to avoid repeating them. For scholar and novice alike, The Ancient State is a valuable source of such learning.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Paths That Stray: Some Notes on Sophic and Mantic—Part 3.” In The Ancient State: The Rulers and the Ruled, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 10. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1990.
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One important key to understanding modern civilization is a familiarity with its ancient background. Many modern principles and practices—social, political, and even economic—have clear parallels in antiquity. A careful study of these forerunners of our traditions, particularly as they contributed to the downfall of earlier civilizations, may help us avoid some of the mistakes of our predecessors. The Ancient State, by Hugh Nibley, is a thought-provoking examination of assorted aspects of ancient culture, from the use of marked arrows to the surprisingly universal conception of kinship, from arguments of various schools of philosophy to the rise of rhetoric. Author Hugh Nibley brings his usual meticulous research and scholarship to bear in this enlightening collection of essays and lectures. It has been said that only by learning the lessons of history can we hope to avoid repeating them. For scholar and novice alike, The Ancient State is a valuable source of such learning.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Paths That Stray: Some Notes on Sophic and Mantic—Part 4.” In The Ancient State: The Rulers and the Ruled, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 10. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1990.
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One important key to understanding modern civilization is a familiarity with its ancient background. Many modern principles and practices—social, political, and even economic—have clear parallels in antiquity. A careful study of these forerunners of our traditions, particularly as they contributed to the downfall of earlier civilizations, may help us avoid some of the mistakes of our predecessors. The Ancient State, by Hugh Nibley, is a thought-provoking examination of assorted aspects of ancient culture, from the use of marked arrows to the surprisingly universal conception of kinship, from arguments of various schools of philosophy to the rise of rhetoric. Author Hugh Nibley brings his usual meticulous research and scholarship to bear in this enlightening collection of essays and lectures. It has been said that only by learning the lessons of history can we hope to avoid repeating them. For scholar and novice alike, The Ancient State is a valuable source of such learning.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Warfare and the Book of Mormon.” In Warfare in the Book of Mormon, edited by 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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Originally presented at the FARMS Symposium on Warfare, 24 March 1989.
Compares the descriptions of warfare in the Book of Mormon with the writings and axioms of Karl von Clausewitz’s military treatise, Vom Kriege, that served the military as a bible for 150 years and was published in 1833. Descriptions of Book of Mormon warfare match von Clausewitz’s principles very well. Again the internal evidence of the Book of Mormon establishes its accuracy in describing technical subjects unknown to Joseph Smith.

See also: “Warfare and the Book of Mormon” (1994)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Hugh Nibley, in Black and White.” Interview by James P. Bell in BYU Today, May 1990, 32–42.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Hugh Nibley > Interviews

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Atonement of Jesus Christ.” A four-part series in the Ensign running from July to October, 1990.
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A four-part series that emphasizes that the Book of Mormon teaches the correct principles of the Atonement. The power of resurrection is provided only by the Savior. Only the Book of Mormon teaches the fulness of the truth of the Atonement, why life is as it is, and how one may approach God to be at one with him. Since all fall short, the blood sacrifice of the Savior was the indispensable step. Atonement is both individual and collective and so God’s people must be “of one heart and one mind.” “The Atonement is one of the grand constants in nature.”

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

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Atonement of Jesus Christ, Part 2.” In The Atonement of Jesus Christ series, Ensign 20, no. 8. 1990. 30–34.
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Part two of a four-part series that emphasizes that the Book of Mormon teaches the correct principles of the Atonement.
The power of resurrection is provided only by the Savior. Only the Book of Mormon teaches the fulness of the truth of the Atonement, why life is as it is, and how one may approach God to be at one with Him. Since all fall short, the blood sacrifice of the Savior was the indispensable step. Atonement is both individual and collective and so God’s people must be “of one heart and one mind.” “The Atonement is one of the grand constants in nature.”

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Atonement of Jesus Christ, Part 3.” In The Atonement of Jesus Christ series, Ensign 20, no. 9. 1990. 22–26.
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Part three of a four-part series that emphasizes that the Book of Mormon teaches the correct principles of the Atonement.
The power of resurrection is provided only by the Savior. Only the Book of Mormon teaches the fulness of the truth of the Atonement, why life is as it is, and how one may approach God to be at one with Him. Since all fall short, the blood sacrifice of the Savior was the indispensable step. Atonement is both individual and collective and so God’s people must be “of one heart and one mind.” “The Atonement is one of the grand constants in nature.”

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Atonement of Jesus Christ, Part 4.” In The Atonement of Jesus Christ series, Ensign 20, no. 10. 1990. 26–31.
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Part four of a four-part series that emphasizes that the Book of Mormon teaches the correct principles of the Atonement.
The power of resurrection is provided only by the Savior. Only the Book of Mormon teaches the fulness of the truth of the Atonement, why life is as it is, and how one may approach God to be at one with Him. Since all fall short, the blood sacrifice of the Savior was the indispensable step. Atonement is both individual and collective and so God’s people must be “of one heart and one mind.” “The Atonement is one of the grand constants in nature.”

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Atonement of Jesus Christ, Part 1.” Ensign, July 1990.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “One Eternal Round.” A series of twelve lectures on Facsimile 2 in the Pearl of Great Price, almost weekly beginning on June 27, 1990, first in the Maeser Building and later in the Joseph Smith Building auditorium.

See also: One Eternal Round (2010)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Joseph Smith Papyri, Book of Breathings, Book of the Dead, Facsimiles, Egyptology, Hypocephalus

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 1.” In “One Eternal Round Lectures,” by Hugh Nibley, a series of twelve lectures on Facsimile 2 in the Pearl of Great Price, almost weekly beginning on 27 June 1990, first in the Maeser Building and later in the Joseph Smith Building auditorium.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 2.” In “One Eternal Round Lectures,” by Hugh Nibley, a series of twelve lectures on Facsimile 2 in the Pearl of Great Price, almost weekly beginning on 27 June 1990, first in the Maeser Building and later in the Joseph Smith Building auditorium.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 3.” In “One Eternal Round Lectures,” by Hugh Nibley, a series of twelve lectures on Facsimile 2 in the Pearl of Great Price, almost weekly beginning on 27 June 1990, first in the Maeser Building and later in the Joseph Smith Building auditorium.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 4.” In “One Eternal Round Lectures,” by Hugh Nibley, a series of twelve lectures on Facsimile 2 in the Pearl of Great Price, almost weekly beginning on 27 June 1990, first in the Maeser Building and later in the Joseph Smith Building auditorium.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 5.” In “One Eternal Round Lectures,” by Hugh Nibley, a series of twelve lectures on Facsimile 2 in the Pearl of Great Price, almost weekly beginning on 27 June 1990, first in the Maeser Building and later in the Joseph Smith Building auditorium.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Atonement of Jesus Christ, Part 2.” Ensign, August 1990.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 6.” In “One Eternal Round Lectures,” by Hugh Nibley, a series of twelve lectures on Facsimile 2 in the Pearl of Great Price, almost weekly beginning on 27 June 1990, first in the Maeser Building and later in the Joseph Smith Building auditorium.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 7.” In “One Eternal Round Lectures,” by Hugh Nibley, a series of twelve lectures on Facsimile 2 in the Pearl of Great Price, almost weekly beginning on 27 June 1990, first in the Maeser Building and later in the Joseph Smith Building auditorium.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 8.” In “One Eternal Round Lectures,” by Hugh Nibley, a series of twelve lectures on Facsimile 2 in the Pearl of Great Price, almost weekly beginning on 27 June 1990, first in the Maeser Building and later in the Joseph Smith Building auditorium.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Atonement of Jesus Christ, Part 3.” Ensign, September 1990.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 9.” In “One Eternal Round Lectures,” by Hugh Nibley, a series of twelve lectures on Facsimile 2 in the Pearl of Great Price, almost weekly beginning on 27 June 1990, first in the Maeser Building and later in the Joseph Smith Building auditorium.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 10.” In “One Eternal Round Lectures,” by Hugh Nibley, a series of twelve lectures on Facsimile 2 in the Pearl of Great Price, almost weekly beginning on 27 June 1990, first in the Maeser Building and later in the Joseph Smith Building auditorium.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 11.” In “One Eternal Round Lectures,” by Hugh Nibley, a series of twelve lectures on Facsimile 2 in the Pearl of Great Price, almost weekly beginning on 27 June 1990, first in the Maeser Building and later in the Joseph Smith Building auditorium.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lesson 12.” In “One Eternal Round Lectures,” by Hugh Nibley, a series of twelve lectures on Facsimile 2 in the Pearl of Great Price, almost weekly beginning on 27 June 1990, first in the Maeser Building and later in the Joseph Smith Building auditorium.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Atonement of Jesus Christ, Part 4.” Ensign, October 1990.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Turning the Time over to . . . Priesthood.” Sunstone, December 1990, 10–11.
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Originally part of a Sunday School lesson. Reprinted in Eloquent Witness, CWHN 17:252–58.

See also: “Turning the Time Over to . . . Priesthood” (2008)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints > Priesthood, Authority

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1991

Nibley, Hugh W. Tinkling Cymbals and Sounding Brass: The Art of Telling Tales about Joseph Smith and Brigham Young. The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 11, edited by David J. Whittaker. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991. xxi + 741 pp.
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The apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians, “Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal” (1 Corinthians 13:1). Since then, the terms tinkling cymbals and sounding brass have often been used to signify words of emptiness and confusion—describing perfectly most writings critical of the Latter-day Saints.
Trained in history and interested in classical rhetoric, Hugh Nibley brings a broad perspective to his study of anti-Mormon writings. Included in this volume are:“No Ma’am, that’s Not History,” “Censoring the Joseph Smith Story,” “The Myth Makers,” and “Sounding Brass”

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Brigham Young > Criticsms and Apologetics > Ann Eliza Young
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley (CWHN)
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Joseph Smith > Criticisms, Apologetics

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Foreword.” in The Last Days: Types and Shadows from the Bible and the Book of Mormon, Avraham Gileadi, vii–xiii. Orem: Book of Mormon Research Foundation, 1991.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “No, Ma’am, That’s Not History: A Brief Review of Mrs. Brodie’s Reluctant Vindication of a Prophet She Seeks to Expose.” In Tinkling Cymbals and Sounding Brass, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 11. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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Reprinted from an earlier edition by the same title.
This is a short, witty reply to Fawn M. Brodie’s No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith, the Mormon Prophet, 2nd ed., rev. and enlarged (New York: Knopf, 1945; 1971). Nibley’s response to Brodie signaled to the Saints that there was still room for a nonnaturalistic account of Joseph Smith’s prophetic claims and revelations. Cultural Mormons who celebrated a new enlightenment with the appearance of Brodie’s treatment of Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon were often troubled by what they considered Nibley’s flippant response to Brodie. Opposition to his views has also been a common feature of the secular, revisionist element in the so-called New Mormon History, which has tended to see in Brodie’s account of Joseph Smith the beginning or basic outline of an acceptable naturalistic account of Mormon things.

See also: No, Ma’am, That’s Not History: A Brief Review of Mrs. Brodie’s Reluctant Vindication of a Prophet She Seeks to Expose (1946)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “A Note on F. M. Brodie.” In Tinkling Cymbals and Sounding Brass, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 11. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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“Nibley’s remarks might be compared to the more extensive, though still limited, review of reviews of Brodie’s book on Jefferson by Louis Midgley, “The Brodie Connection: Thomas Jefferson and Joseph Smith,” BYU Studies 20, no. 1 (1979): 59–67, and also by Jerry Knudson, “Jefferson the Father of Slave Children? One View of the Book Reviewers,” Journalism History 3, no. 2 (1976): 56–58, who examined a somewhat larger sample of the reviews of Brodie’s book than did Midgley, though with similar results. Knudson concluded that professional historians had been highly critical of her scholarship.
Brodie responded (Journalism History 3, no. 2 [Summer 1977]: 59–60) to Knudson by citing, as examples of historians who had written favorable comments on her book, the advertising blurbs that were provided by her historian friends for W. W. Norton, her publisher. The conclusions found in the Midgley and Knudson essays can be checked against and updated from the more than seventy separate reviews of her Jefferson book, most of which have been assembled in the Brodie Papers in Special Collections at the Marriott Library, University of Utah.“
Brief comments by Nibley on two reviews of Fawn Brodie’s Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History (New York: Norton, 1974). He calls attention to similarities between features of his 1946 review of Brodie’s No Man Knows My History and criticisms of her Jefferson by David H. Donald in Commentary 58, no. 1 (July 1974): 96–98, and Gary Wills in the New York Review of Books 21 (18 April 1974): 26–27.

See also: “A Note on F. M. Brodie” (1974)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Censoring the Joseph Smith Story.” In Tinkling Cymbals and Sounding Brass, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 11. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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Originally a four-part series in the Improvement Era, running from July to November 1961.
Explains how Joseph Smith’s critics in the 1840s and Fawn Brodie rewrote Joseph’s story to suit their perceptions of the Book of Mormon and the First Vision.

See also: “Censoring the Joseph Smith Story” (1961)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Myth Makers Part 1, Scene i: The Crime of Being a Prophet.” In Tinkling Cymbals and Sounding Brass, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 11. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.

See also: The Myth Makers (1961)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Myth Makers Part 1, Scene ii: The Crime of Being a Prophet.” In Tinkling Cymbals and Sounding Brass, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 11. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Myth Makers Part 1, Scene iii: The Crime of Being a Prophet.” In Tinkling Cymbals and Sounding Brass, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 11. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Myth Makers Part 2, Scene i: Digging in the Dark.” In Tinkling Cymbals and Sounding Brass, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 11. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Myth Makers Part 2, Scene ii: Digging in the Dark.” In Tinkling Cymbals and Sounding Brass, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 11. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Myth Makers Part 3: The Greek Psalter Mystery or Mr. Caswall Meets the Press.” In Tinkling Cymbals and Sounding Brass, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 11. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Sounding Brass Introduction.” In Tinkling Cymbals and Sounding Brass, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 11. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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The apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians, “Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal” (I Corinthians 13:1). Since then, the terms “tinkling cymbals” and “sounding brass” have often been used to signify words of emptiness and confusion describing perfectly most writings critical of the Latter-day Saints. Trained in history and interested in classical rhetoric, Hugh Nibley brings a broad perspective to his study of anti-Mormon writings.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Sounding Brass Part 1: ‘In My Mind’s Eye, Horatio . . .’” In Tinkling Cymbals and Sounding Brass, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 11. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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The apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians, “Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal” (I Corinthians 13:1). Since then, the terms “tinkling cymbals” and “sounding brass” have often been used to signify words of emptiness and confusion describing perfectly most writings critical of the Latter-day Saints. Trained in history and interested in classical rhetoric, Hugh Nibley brings a broad perspective to his study of anti-Mormon writings.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Sounding Brass Part 2: The Two-Faced Monster.” In Tinkling Cymbals and Sounding Brass, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 11. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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The apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians, “Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal” (I Corinthians 13:1). Since then, the terms “tinkling cymbals” and “sounding brass” have often been used to signify words of emptiness and confusion describing perfectly most writings critical of the Latter-day Saints. Trained in history and interested in classical rhetoric, Hugh Nibley brings a broad perspective to his study of anti-Mormon writings.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Sounding Brass Part 3: How to Write an Anti-Mormon Book (A Handbook for Beginners).” In Tinkling Cymbals and Sounding Brass, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 11. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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The apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians, “Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal” (I Corinthians 13:1). Since then, the terms “tinkling cymbals” and “sounding brass” have often been used to signify words of emptiness and confusion describing perfectly most writings critical of the Latter-day Saints. Trained in history and interested in classical rhetoric, Hugh Nibley brings a broad perspective to his study of anti-Mormon writings.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Sounding Brass Part 4: It Fairly Sears the Screen—A Romance You Will Never Forget!!” In Tinkling Cymbals and Sounding Brass, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 11. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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The apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians, “Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal” (I Corinthians 13:1). Since then, the terms “tinkling cymbals” and “sounding brass” have often been used to signify words of emptiness and confusion describing perfectly most writings critical of the Latter-day Saints. Trained in history and interested in classical rhetoric, Hugh Nibley brings a broad perspective to his study of anti-Mormon writings.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Sounding Brass Part 5: Is There a Danite in the House? You Never Know.” In Tinkling Cymbals and Sounding Brass, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 11. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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The apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians, “Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal” (I Corinthians 13:1). Since then, the terms “tinkling cymbals” and “sounding brass” have often been used to signify words of emptiness and confusion describing perfectly most writings critical of the Latter-day Saints. Trained in history and interested in classical rhetoric, Hugh Nibley brings a broad perspective to his study of anti-Mormon writings.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Two Authorities on War.” Talk given on 21 February 1991, at the Varsity Theatre at Brigham Young University.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > War, Peace

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Exemplary Manhood.” Published as “Exemplary Manhood,” in Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 13. 509–22.
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Reprinted in Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 13.

See also: “Exemplary Manhood” (1994)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Brigham Young

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Mediocre Meditations on the Media.” Address delivered on 13 September 1991 at Snyder’s Mill in Park City, Utah, to representatives of the LDS Church Communications Department.
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Reprinted in Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 13. 380–404.

See also: “Mediocre Meditations on the Media” (1994)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Language > Rhetoric, Media, Advertising

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Roman Satire and Us.” Lecture given for BYU Women, 26 October 1991.
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Discusses the nature of satire.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Classical Studies, Egyptian Studies

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1992

Luschin, Immo, Richard O. Cowan, D. Arthur Haycock, Robert L. Simpson, Hugh W. Nibley, and Stephen D. Ricks. “Temples.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 4. New York: Macmillan, 1992.
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An encyclopedia of church terminology.
Explains various parts of the temples from temple worship, to the history of temples, to how members worship in the temples.

Keywords: Temple Worship

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Nibley, Hugh W. Temple and Cosmos: Beyond This Ignorant Present. The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 12, edited by Don E. Norton. Illustrations directed by Michael P. Lyon. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1992. xix + 597 pp.
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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?

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley (CWHN)
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Science > Cosmology, Creation, Treasures in the Heavens
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Circle and Square.” Published as “The Circle and The Square” in Temple and Cosmos, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 12. 139–73.
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Published as “The Circle and the Square” in Temple and Cosmos: Beyond THis Ignorant Present, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 12.

See also: “The Circle and the Square” (1992)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Symbolism

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Temple.” Published as “Return to the Temple,” in Temple and Cosmos, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 12. 42–90.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Meaning of the Temple.” 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?
Uses science to find more of the meaning of the temple.

See also: “The Meaning of the Temple” (1973)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Return to the Temple.” 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?

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Sacred Vestments.” 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?
This lecture was originally accompanied by slides. It was circulated in two different editions in 1986 and 1987 and was available in a much expanded version, including illustrations, in 1988.

See also: “Sacred Vestments” (1975)

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Topics:    Book of Moses Topics > Temple Themes in the Book of Moses and Related Scripture
Old Testament Topics > Temple and Tabernacle
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Sacred Vestments

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Circle and the Square.” 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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Originally an unpublished manuscript.

See also: “Circle and Square” (undated)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Expanding Gospel.” 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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Originally printed in BYU Studies (1965) and Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless, 2nd ed.
When dealing with apocryphal texts, scholars can discount doctrines and themes that appear once or twice. However, themes that run consistently through many or most of the texts should be seriously considered. One such theme is that of a council in heaven in which a plan was presented and the opposition toward that plan. This article details the presence of these themes in ancient texts among various cultures.

See also:
“The Expanding Gospel” (1965)
“The Expanding Gospel” (2004)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrines, Principles > Plan of Salvation, Terrible Questions

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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.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Apocryphal Writings and Teachings of the Dead Sea Scrolls.” 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?

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Ancient Texts
Old Testament Topics > Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha [including intertestamental books and the Dead Sea Scrolls]
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Dead Sea Scrolls
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Ordinances

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Terrible Questions.” 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?

See also: “The Terrible Questions” (1988)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrines, Principles > Plan of Salvation, Terrible Questions

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Nibley, Hugh W. “One Eternal Round: The Hermetic Vision.” 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?

See also: “One Eternal Round: A Hermetic Version” (1989)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Joseph Smith Papyri, Book of Breathings, Book of the Dead, Facsimiles, Egyptology, Hypocephalus

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Do Religion and History Conflict?” 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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Originally published in a pamphlet from the Great Issues Forum in 1955.
This is the published version of the first of several exchanges between Nibley and Sterling M. McMurrin. The exchange was held on 23 March 1955 under the sponsorship of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Utah. McMurrin’s address, “Religion and the Denial of History,” is published on pp. 5–21, although Nibley spoke first.

See also: “Do Religion and History Conflict?” (1955)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Genesis of the Written Word.” 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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Reprinted from the Commissioner’s Lecture Series, 1972.
An examination of writing as a gift from God and as a vehicle for the preservation and communication of knowledge of divine things.

See also:
Genesis of the Written Word (1973)
“The Genesis of the Written Word” (1973)
“Genesis of the Written Word” (2004)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Language > Records, Writing

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Science Fiction and the Gospel.” 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?
Ties science fiction and gospel ideas.

See also:
“Science Fiction and the Gospel” (1985)
“Science Fiction and the Gospel” (1969)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Arts > Science Fiction

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Best Possible Test.” 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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Originally printed in Dialogue.
An essay expounding on one Brother Bush’s study about the explanations behind people of color receiving the priesthood.

See also: “The Best Possible Test” (1973)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrine and Covenants > Sections > Official Declaration 2
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Language > Sophic , Mantic, Revelation, Reason

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Some Notes on Cultural Diversity in the Universal Church.” 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?

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints > Worldwide Growth
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Ritual Patterns, Great Year-Rites, Universal Gospel Culture

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Nibley, Hugh W. “From the Earth upon Which Thou Standest.” 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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Originally printed as an exhibition catalog.

See also: “From the Earth upon Which Thou Standest” (1990)

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ID = [2168]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:46

Nibley, Hugh W. “Foreword to Eugene England’s Book.” 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?

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Book of Mormon Near Eastern Background.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 1. New York: Macmillan, 1992.
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Keywords: Ancient Near East; Arabia; Gold Plates; Kingship; Recordkeeping; Warfare

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Promised Lands.” Published as “Promised Lands,” in Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 13. 76–101.
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A discussion of Hugh Nibley’s experience visiting the Hopi and the truths he noticed they maintained as he watched their way of life.

See also: “Promised Lands” (1994)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Brigham Young
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Stewardship, Creation, Earth, Environment

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Nibley, Hugh W. “What Did Hugh Nibley Have to Say About the LDS Enoch and the Aramaic Book of the Giants?” The Interpreter Foundation.
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These comments by Nibley are excerpted from a FARMS videocassette entitled “The Dead Sea Scrolls: A New Era Dawns.”
It contains material recorded in connection with a National Interfaith Conference on the Dead Sea Scrolls, 20 November 1992 in the Kresge Auditorium of Stanford University.

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Topics:    Book of Moses Topics > Chapters of the Book of Moses > Moses 6:13–7 — Enoch
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Enoch
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Mahaway, Mahujah, Mahijah

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1993

Nibley, Hugh W. Of All Things: Classic Quotations from Hugh Nibley. 2nd ed., revised and expanded, compiled and edited by Gary P. Gillum. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993. xii + 292 pp.
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Reprinted from Of All Things! A Nibley Quote Book.

See also: Of All Things! A Nibley Quote Book (1981)

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Nibley, Hugh W. Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Hugh Nibley is one of the best-known and most highly revered of Latter-day Saint scholars. For over forty years this near-legendary teacher has enthralled his readers and listeners with his encyclopedic knowledge, his wit, and his untiring research in defense of Latter-day Saint beliefs. Now you can join Dr. Nibley in the first of four Honors Book of Mormon classes that he taught at BYU during 1988-90. Part one contains twenty-nine lectures focusing on 1 Nephi through Mosiah 5. It is vintage Nibley, with his insights, humor, and passionate convictions, discussing a book that he loves and knows so well.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 1: Introduction - The Book of Mormon—Like Nothing Else.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 1-14. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: Ancient Near East; Book of Mormon Translation

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 2: Introduction - Nephi’s Heritage.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 15-28. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: Nephi (Son of Lehi)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 3: Introduction - Geopolitics and the Rule of Tyrants, 600 B.C.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 29-42. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: Ancient Near East; Politics

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 4: Introduction - Setting the Stage, 600 B.C.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 43-57. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: Ancient Near East; Archaeology; Jerusalem (Old World)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 5: (Jeremiah) Insights from Lehi’s Contemporaries: Solon and Jeremiah.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 58-72. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: Ancient Near East; Jeremiah (Prophet); Jerusalem (Old World); Solon

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 6: 1 Nephi 1; Jeremiah 29 - Souvenirs from Lehi’s Jerusalem.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 73-90. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: Ancient Near East; Jerusalem (Old World); Laban (Old World); Lachish Letters; Nephi (Son of Lehi)

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 7: 1 Nephi 1; Jeremiah - The Days of King Zedekiah: ‘There Came Many Prophets’” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 91-105. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: Jeremiah (Prophet); Jerusalem (Old World); Lachish Letters; Lehi (Prophet)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 8: 1 Nephi - Escape from Doom.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 106-121. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: Ancient America; Arabia; Lachish Letters; Lehi (Prophet); Prophecy; Theophany

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 9: 1 Nephi 1–3, 15 - In the Wilderness.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 122-139. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: Ancient Near East; Arabia; Bar Kokhba Letters; Copper Scroll; Dead Sea Scrolls; Wilderness

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 10: (Dead Sea Scrolls) - The Book of Mormon and the Dead Sea Scrolls.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 140-155. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: Bar Kokhba Letters; Copper Scroll; Dead Sea Scrolls

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 11: 1 Nephi 4–7 - Scripture and Family.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 156-172. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: Ishmael; Ishmael' s Daughters; Ishmael' s Wife; Jerusalem (Old World); Laban; Lachish Letters; Nephi (Son of Lehi); Sacrament; Serekh Scroll; Sons of Ishmael; Zoram (Servant of Laban)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 12: 1 Nephi 8–11 - The Tree of Life.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 173-189. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: Ancient Near East; Copper Scroll; Dream; Jerusalem (Old World); Lehi (Prophet); Tree of Life; Vision

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 13: 1 Nephi 12–14 - Nephi’s Vision.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 190-207. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: Ancient Near East; Dream; Nephi (Son of Lehi); Promised Land; Prophecy; Tree of Life; Vision

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 14: 1 Nephi 15–16 - The Liahona and Murmurings in the Wilderness.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 208-224. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: Arabia; Laman (Son of Lehi); Lemuel (Son of Lehi); Liahona; Nephi (Son of Lehi); Wilderness

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 15: 1 Nephi 17–19, 22 - Toward a Promised Land.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 225-242. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: Ancient Near East; Arabia; Laman (Son of Lehi); Lemuel (Son of Lehi); Nephi (Son of Lehi); Shipbuilding; Transoceanic Voyage

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 16: 2 Nephi 1–4 - ‘Encircled . . . in the Arms of His Love’: Oneness with God and the Atonement.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 243-259. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: Atonement; Promised Land

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 17: 2 Nephi 2 - The Law and the Atonement.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 260-276. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: Atonement; Law of Moses

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 18: 2 Nephi 3–8 - Lehi’s Family: Blessings and Conflict.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 277-293. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: Brass Plates; Genealogy; Nephi (Son of Lehi); Psalm of Nephi; Skin Color; Temple Worship

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 19: 2 Nephi 9 - Jacob’s Teachings on the Atonement and Judgment.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 294-310. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: Atonement; Jacob (Son of Lehi); Judgment

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Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 20: 2 Nephi 25 - The Jews and Jerusalem.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 311-326. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: Isaiah (Book); Isaiah (Prophet); Native Americans; Prophecy

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 21: 2 Nephi 25–28 - Nephi’s Prophecy of Our Times.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 327-344. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: Nephi (Son of Lehi); Prophecy

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 22: 2 Nephi 29–31 - Scripture and Canon.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 345-362. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: Apocrypha; Canon; Prophecy; Pseudepigrapha

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 23: 2 Nephi 32–33; Jacob 1–2 - Rejecting the Word of God.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 363-379. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: Atonement; Jacob (Son of Lehi); Nephi (Son of Lehi); Strait and Narrow Path

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Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 24: Jacob 3–4 - Filthiness and the Atonement.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 380-396. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: Atonement; Jacob (Son of Lehi)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 25: Jacob 5–7; Enos - The Olive Tree; The Challenge of Sherem.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 397-412. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: Allegory of the Olive Tree; Enos (Son of Jacob); Jacob (Son of Lehi); Sherem; Zenos (Prophet)

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Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 26: Enos; Jarom; Omni - The Struggle of Enos.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 413-429. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: Enos (Son of Jacob); Jarom (Son of Enos); Omni (Son of Jarom)

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Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jarom
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Omni

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 27: Omni; Words of Mormon; Mosiah 1 - The End of the Small Plates; The Coronation of Mosiah.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 430-447. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: Amaleki (Son of Abinadom); King Benjamin; King Mosiah; Mosiah the Elder; Mulekite; Phoenicians; Small Plates of Nephi

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Book of Mormon Scriptures > Words of Mormon
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 28: Mosiah 1–2 - King Benjamin’s Speech.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 448-463. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: King Benjamin; King Benjamin' s Speech

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 29: Mosiah 3–5 - King Benjamin’s Speech.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1, 464-482. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Keywords: Covenant; King Benjamin; King Benjamin' s Speech

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Nibley, Hugh W. “A House of Glory.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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This transcript is a brief commentary on Doctrine and Covenants 109, the dedicatory prayer of the Kirtland Temple. Hugh Nibley describes the temple as a meeting place that is set off from the world. It is a location where we are invited to have clear, receptive intellects and enjoy heightened spirituality. We experience an atmosphere of purity in contrast to the pollution of the world.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Vital Link.” Published as “A House of Glory,” in Temples of the Ancient World: Ritual and Symbolism, ed. Donald W. Parry, 29—47. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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Verse-by-verse elucidation on D&C 109.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrine and Covenants > Sections > Doctrine and Covenants 109
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Modern Temples

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Face to Face: The Education of Zion.” Panel discussion with Arthur Henry King and Chauncey C. Riddle, 13 March 1993, filmed with support from FARMS and the College of Education at Brigham Young University.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Education, Learning

ID = [1027]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1993-03-13  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Nibley, Hugh W. “Egyptian Temples and Ours.” Talk given on 22 May 1993, for a group in Richfield, Utah.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples

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1994

Nibley, Hugh W. Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints. Edited by Don E. Norton and Shirley S. Ricks, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 13. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994. xv + 541 pp.
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Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints presents Hugh Nibley’s reflections on the thoughts of Brigham Young on politics, education, leadership, and the environment. The timeliness of Brigham’s counsel on these topics will quickly become apparent to readers, as will the unique insights that Nibley adds. This volume will amuse, provoke, challenge, and, above all, educate.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “A House of Glory.” In Temples of the Ancient World, edited by Donald W. Parry, 29—47. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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Reprinted in Eloquent Witness: Nibley on Himself, Others, and the Temple, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 17.
A discussion of temples, especially the dedicatory prayer of the Kirtland Temple.

See also: “A House of Glory” (2008)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Ancient Temples: What Do They Signify?” In Temples of the Ancient World, edited by Donald W. Parry, 399—410. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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This article first appeared in the Ensign (September 1972), 46–49. It was reprinted in The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 8, 265–73.
These are comments about the roles of ancient temples in general, with an emphasis on Mesoamerican temples as centers of religion, culture, the arts, and world view.

See also:
“Ancient Temples: What Do They Signify?” (1972)
“Chapter 14: Ancient Temples: What Do They Signify?” (1989)

Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Temple and Tabernacle
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Classical Studies, Egyptian Studies
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples

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Nibley, Hugh W. “On the Sacred and the Symbolic.” In Temples of the Ancient World, edited by Donald W. Parry, 535—621. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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Originally titled “Endowment History,” 1992.
A discussion on how the endowment answers many of life’s most important questions.

See also: “On the Sacred and the Symbolic” (2008)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Endowment

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Man’s Dominion, or Subduing the Earth.” In Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 13. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints presents Hugh Nibley’s reflections on the thoughts of Brigham Young on politics, education, leadership, and the environment. The timeliness of Brigham’s counsel on these topics will quickly become apparent to readers, as will the unique insights that Nibley adds. This volume will amuse, provoke, and challenge and, above all, educate.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Adam, Eve
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Stewardship, Creation, Earth, Environment

ID = [2171]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  brigham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:46

Nibley, Hugh W. “Brigham Young on the Environment.” In Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 13. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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Originally presented as a talk given on April 21, 1971.
An exploration into how Brigham Young felt about the environment.

See also:
“Brigham Young on the Environment” (1971)
“Brigham Young on the Environment” (1972)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples

ID = [2172]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  brigham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:46

Nibley, Hugh W. “Stewardship of the Air.” In Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 13. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints presents Hugh Nibley’s reflections on the thoughts of Brigham Young on politics, education, leadership, and the environment. The timeliness of Brigham’s counsel on these topics will quickly become apparent to readers, as will the unique insights that Nibley adds. This volume will amuse, provoke, and challenge and, above all, educate.
A brief discussion on Brigham Young’s warnings that mining would destroy the air in Deseret.

See also: “Stewardship of the Air” (1989)

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ID = [2173]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  brigham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:46

Nibley, Hugh W. “Promised Lands.” In Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 13. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints presents Hugh Nibley’s reflections on the thoughts of Brigham Young on politics, education, leadership, and the environment. The timeliness of Brigham’s counsel on these topics will quickly become apparent to readers, as will the unique insights that Nibley adds. This volume will amuse, provoke, and challenge and, above all, educate.
A discussion of Hugh Nibley’s experience visiting the Hopi and the truths he noticed they maintained as he watched their way of life.

See also: “Promised Lands” (1992)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Stewardship, Creation, Earth, Environment

ID = [2174]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  brigham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:46

Nibley, Hugh W. “In the Party, but Not of the Party.” In Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 13. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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Originally presented as a talk published in Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 13 (1976).
An examination of how the Saints should understand involvement in politics, among other things, drawing upon the examples of Paul and Daniel.

See also: “In the Party, But Not of the Party” (1976)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Government, Politics

ID = [2175]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:47

Nibley, Hugh W. “Brigham Young as a Statesman.” In Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 13. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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Originally presented as an address delivered on June 7, 1967.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Government, Politics

ID = [2176]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  brigham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:47

Nibley, Hugh W. “Brigham Young and the Enemy.” In Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 13. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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Originally printed as an article in The Young Democrat.
A dive into Brigham Young’s ongoing battle with the devil.

See also: “Brigham Young and the Enemy” (1970)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > War, Peace

ID = [2177]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  brigham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:47

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Uses and Abuses of Patriotism.” In Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 13. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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This essay was originally submitted in 1977 for a special issue of the Ensign as part of the bicentennial celebration of the Declaration of Independence. It was rejected by the editors.
What is the proper form in which to manifest out commitment to the “just and holy principles” the Lord suffered to be established? Hugh Nibley, the most distinguished scholar of the restored Church, has written an interesting essay dealing with that question.

See also: “The Uses and Abuses of Patriotism” (1977)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Government, Politics

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Renounce War, or a Substitute for Victory.” In Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 13. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints presents Hugh Nibley’s reflections on the thoughts of Brigham Young on politics, education, leadership, and the environment. The timeliness of Brigham’s counsel on these topics will quickly become apparent to readers, as will the unique insights that Nibley adds. This volume will amuse, provoke, and challenge and, above all, educate.
An exhortation to turn the hearts of the men toward peace rather than toward war.

See also: “Renounce War or A Substitute for Victory” (1971)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > War, Peace

ID = [2179]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  brigham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:47

Nibley, Hugh W. “If There Must Needs Be Offense.” In Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 13. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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Originally published as an Ensign article (July 1971).
What are the answers to war and peace for Latter-day Saints? Does the Lord suggest a position to be taken by members of the Church? Hugh Nibley answers.

See also: “If There Must Needs Be Offense” (1971)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > War, Peace

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Warfare and the Book of Mormon.” In Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 13. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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Descriptions of Book of Mormon warfare match von Clausewitz’s principles very well. Again the internal evidence of the Book of Mormon establishes its accuracy in describing technical subjects unknown to Joseph Smith.
Compares the descriptions of warfare in the Book of Mormon with the writings and axioms of Karl von Clausewitz’s military treatise, Vom Kriege, that served the military as a bible for 150 years and was published in 1833.

See also: “Warfare and the Book of Mormon” (1990)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Brigham Young
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > War, Peace

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Day of the Amateur.” In Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 13. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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Originally printed as an article in the New Era.
Why it’s a good thing that the leaders of the Church are amateur clergy, not paid professionals.

See also: “The Day of the Amateur” (1971)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Educating the Saints.” In Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 13. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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Originally printed as “Educating the Saints: A Brigham Young Mosaic“ in BYU Studies in 1970.
The compelling mystique of those franchise businesses that in our day have built up enormous institutional clout by selling nothing but the right to a name was anticipated in our great schools of Education, which monopolized the magic name of Education and sold the right to use it at a time when the idea of a “School of Education” made about as much sense as a class in Erudition or a year’s course in Total Perfection. The whole business of education can become an operation in managerial manipulation. In “Higher Education,” the traffic in titles and forms is already long established: The Office, with its hoarded files of score sheets, punched cards, and tapes, can declare exactly how educated any individual is, even to the third decimal. That is the highly structured busywork which we call education today. But it was not Brigham Young’s idea of education. He had thoughts which we have repeated from time to time with very mixed reception on the BYU campus. Still, we do not feel in the least inclined to apologize for propagating them on the premises of a university whose main distinction is that it bears his name.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “More Brigham Young on Education.” In Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 13. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints presents Hugh Nibley’s reflections on the thoughts of Brigham Young on politics, education, leadership, and the environment. The timeliness of Brigham’s counsel on these topics will quickly become apparent to readers, as will the unique insights that Nibley adds. This volume will amuse, provoke, and challenge and, above all, educate.
Statements on Brigham Young’s view of education.

See also:
“More Brigham Young on Education” (1976)
“More Brigham Young on Education” (1976)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Mediocre Meditations on the Media.” In Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 13. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints presents Hugh Nibley’s reflections on the thoughts of Brigham Young on politics, education, leadership, and the environment. The timeliness of Brigham’s counsel on these topics will quickly become apparent to readers, as will the unique insights that Nibley adds. This volume will amuse, provoke, and challenge and, above all, educate.

See also: “Mediocre Meditations on the Media” (1991)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Language > Rhetoric, Media, Advertising

ID = [2185]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  brigham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:47

Nibley, Hugh W. “Criticizing the Brethren.” In Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 13. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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Originally presented as a talk given on 18 August 1989 at the CES conference held at Brigham Young University.
There has always been criticism of the leaders of the Church. This chapter is about why the criticism exists and particularly what Joseph Smith had to say about some of it.

See also: “Criticizing the Brethren” (1989)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Brigham Young as a Leader.” In Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 13. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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Originally presented as a talk delivered on June 6, 1967.

See also: “Brigham Young as a Leader” (1967)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Leaders and Managers

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Leaders to Managers: The Fatal Shift.” In Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 13. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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Originally published in Dialogue (1983).
The editors, while correcting an inaccurate citation, did not allow Nibley’s own translation—“Choke on a gnat and gulp down a camel”—to stand.

See also:
“Leaders to Managers: The Fatal Shift” (1987)
“Leaders to Managers: The Fatal Shift” (1983)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Exemplary Manhood.” In Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 13. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.
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Originally presented as a keynote address given on 11 April 1991 at the Associated Students Awards Assembly at Brigham Young University.

See also: “Exemplary Manhood” (1991)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Not to Worry.” Talk given 31 October 1994.
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Reprinted in Expressions of Faith: Testimonies of Latter-day Saint Scholars.
Lays out answers to criticisms about Joseph Smith.

See also:
“Not to Worry” (1996)
“Not to Worry” (2008)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Joseph Smith

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1995

Nibley, Hugh W. “Figure 6 of Facsimile 2.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1983. Informal lecture, date and location unknown.
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In this informal lecture, Hugh Nibley proposes that exploring the explanations of the facsimiles was not timely in Joseph Smith’s day, but the 1960s opened avenues for serious investigation. He reviews some of the mythical details in the Egyptian account of the premortal council. He also cites examples of Egyptian truisms that relate to Hebrew wisdom literature.

Keywords: Pearl of Great Price; Abraham

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ID = [8371]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1995-01-01  Collections:  abraham,farms-reports,nibley  Size: 213  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/24/24 7:53:55

Nibley, Hugh W. “Figure 6 of Facsimile 2.” FARMS brown bag lecture series, 15 March 1995, Brigham Young University.
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Has the time come to know the meanings of figures 12–20 in Facsimile 2? Hugh Nibley responds.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Joseph Smith Papyri, Book of Breathings, Book of the Dead, Facsimiles, Egyptology, Hypocephalus

ID = [1299]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1995-03-15  Collections:  abraham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:39

Nibley, Hugh W. “Tribute to Kresimir Cosic.” Reprinted in Eloquent Witness, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 17. 259–62.

See also: “Tribute to Krešimir Ćosić” (2008)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Death and Funerals
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrines, Principles > Plan of Salvation, Terrible Questions > Death

ID = [1853]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1995-05-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:44

Nibley, Hugh W. “Abraham.” Lecture given on 14 June 1995, LDS Institute, Utah Valley State College.

Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Abraham and Sarah [see also Covenant]
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai

ID = [1300]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1995-06-14  Collections:  abraham,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:39

1996

Nibley, Hugh W. “Foreword.” In Working toward Zion: Principles of the United Order for the Modern World, James W. Lucas and Warner P. Woodworth, ix–xi. Salt Lake City: Aspen Books, 1996.
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Reprinted in Eloquent Witness: Nibley on Himself, Others, and the Temple, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 17.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Reviews and Forewords of Others’ Works > James W. Lucas, Warner P. Woodworth

ID = [828]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1996-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Not to Worry.” In Expressions of Faith: Testimonies of Latter-day Saint Scholars, edited by Susan Easton Black, 139—54. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1996.
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Reprinted in Eloquent Witness, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 17. 177–95.
Lays out answers to criticisms about Joseph Smith.

See also:
“Not to Worry” (1994)
“Not to Worry” (2008)

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Joseph Smith

ID = [829]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1996-01-01  Collections:  nibley  Size: 23060  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Patriarcat et Matriarcat.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1996. French FARMS Serie de Lections sur le Livre de Mormon.

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1998

Nibley, Hugh W. “Assembly and Atonement.” In King Benjamin’s Speech: That Ye May Learn Wisdom, edited by John W. Welch and Stephen D. Ricks, 119—45. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1998.
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Republished in King Benjamin’s Speech Made Simple and Eloquent Witness: Nibley on Himself, Others, and the Temple.
A look into what makes King Benjamin’s address to his people not only an assembly but also an atonement.

Keywords: Architecture; Atonement; Tabernacle

See also:
“Assembly and Atonement” (1999)
“Assembly and Atonement” (2008)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Ritual Patterns, Great Year-Rites, Universal Gospel Culture

ID = [830]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1998-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books,nibley  Size: 50625  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Conversation with Hugh Nibley.” 20 pp. typescript of conversation on 13 March 1998 with Kent Brown, Patricia J. Ward, Hugh Nibley, and Phyllis Nibley.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Hugh Nibley > Interviews

ID = [1819]  Status = Type = unpublished  Date = 1998-03-13  Collections:  nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:43

1999

Nibley, Hugh W. “Abraham’s Temple Drama.” In The Temple in Time and Eternity, edited by Donald W. Parry and Stephen D. Ricks, 1—42. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999.
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Reprinted in Eloquent Witness: Nibley on Himself, Others, and the Temple, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 17, 445–82.
Here, Nibley identifies elements of the creation drama that appear in the book of Abraham and elsewhere in the ancient world.

See also: “Abraham’s Temple Drama” (2008)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Ordinances
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Ritual Patterns, Great Year-Rites, Universal Gospel Culture

ID = [831]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1999-01-01  Collections:  abraham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Nibley, Hugh W. “Abraham’s Creation Drama.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999. Transcript of a lecture presented on 6 April 1999 as part of the FARMS Book of Abraham Lecture Series.
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Hugh Nibley discusses how Abraham was an ordinary man who held no office and worked no miracles, and yet he was one of the greatest minds of the last forty centuries. Nibley discusses Abraham’s relationship with the temple and gives an overview of the ancient temple. He also shows how the Book of Abraham answers what Nibley calls the “terrible questions”: Where do I come from? Why am I here? How does the universe figure in the gospel? How did it all begin, and how will it all end? Nibley argues that the vision given to Abraham in the Book of Abraham contains stage directions indicating that the vision is dramatized, and the Book of Abraham includes the script.

Keywords: Pearl of Great Price; Abraham

See also: “Abraham’s Creation Drama” (1999)

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ID = [8358]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1999-01-01  Collections:  abraham,farms-reports,nibley  Size: 213  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/24/24 7:53:55

Nibley, Hugh W. “Larson Memo.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999.
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In this short series of communications, Hugh Nibley expresses his philosophy that “the function of the poet is to hold one’s head while he pukes.”

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ID = [8377]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1999-01-01  Collections:  farms-reports,nibley  Size: 998  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/24/24 7:53:55

Nibley, Hugh W. “Assembly and Atonement.” In King Benjamin’s Speech Made Simple, edited by Welch, John W., and Stephen D. Ricks, . Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999.
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Originally published in King Benjamin’s Speech: That Ye May Learn Wisdom.
A look into what makes King Benjamin’s address to his people not only an assembly but also an atonement.

Keywords: Atonement; Tabernacle

See also:
“Assembly and Atonement” (1998)
“Assembly and Atonement” (2008)

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ID = [75728]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1999-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books,nibley  Size: 48062  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/17/24 16:53:22

Nibley, Hugh W. “Abraham’s Creation Drama.” Talk given on 6 April 1999, Joseph Smith Building auditorium, Brigham Young University, and later at the Assembly Hall on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, as part of the Book of Abraham Lecture Series sponsored by the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.
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Transcript of a lecture presented on 6 April 1999 as part of the FARMS Book of Abraham Lecture Series.
Hugh Nibley discusses how Abraham was an ordinary man who held no office and worked no miracles, and yet he was one of the greatest minds of the last forty centuries.

See also: “Abraham’s Creation Drama” (1999)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai

ID = [1301]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1999-04-06  Collections:  abraham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:39

Nibley, Hugh W. “Temples Everywhere.” Published in a memorial issue of Insights 25, no. 1 (2005): 10–16.
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Reprinted in Eloquent Witness, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 17. 483–500.
Discusses the importance of the temple throughout history and in various civilizations to show its importance in modern day.

See also:
“Temples Everywhere” (2005)
“Temples Everywhere” (2008)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples

ID = [1302]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1999-12-04  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 67035  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:39

2000 — 2009

2000

Nibley, Hugh W. Abraham in Egypt. The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 14. Edited by Gary P. Gillum. Illustrations directed by Michael P. Lyon. 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000. xxxiii + 705 pp.
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Considered by many to be a classic in LDS literature, this new edition of Abraham in Egypt [published in association with the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS)] contains all the material from the first edition as well as additions from Nibley’s 1968–70 Improvement Era series “A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price.”
In 1968–70, Hugh Nibley wrote a series of articles for the Improvement Era titled “A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price.” Brother Nibley asked that some of these articles be made into chapters to be added to Abraham in Egypt. These new chapters are what constitutes the new edition; no changes were made to the original chapters. For the articles, Nibley drew from many Jewish and rabbinical sources, while his work in the first edition was based on Egyptian material.

See also: Abraham in Egypt (1981)

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Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Abraham and Sarah [see also Covenant]
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai
Old Testament Topics > Symposia and Collections of Essays
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley (CWHN)
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai

ID = [715]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2000-01-01  Collections:  abraham,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 16  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:34

Nibley, Hugh W. “Author’s Preface to the First Edition.” In Abraham in Egypt, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 14, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000.
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The Book of Abraham, one of the canonized works of Latter-day Saint scripture brought forth by the Prophet Joseph Smith, has been attacked by critics since its publication in 1842. In Abraham in Egypt, LDS scholar Hugh Nibley draws on his erudition in ancient languages, literature, and history to defend the book on historical and doctrinal grounds. Nibley examines the Book of Abraham’s striking connections with ancient texts and Egyptian religion and culture. He discusses the book’s many nonbiblical themes that are found in apocryphal literature not known or available in Smith’s day. In opening up many other lines of inquiry, Nibley lays an essential foundation for further research on the biblical patriarch Abraham. This enlarged, second edition of Nibley’s classic 1981 work of the same title updates the endnotes, includes many illustrations, and adds several chapters taken from a series of articles in the Improvement Era entitled “A Look at the Pearl of Great Price,” which Nibley wrote between 1968 and 1970.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai

ID = [2192]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 2000-01-01  Collections:  abraham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:47

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Book of Abraham and the Book of the Dead.” In Abraham in Egypt, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 14, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000.
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The Book of Abraham, one of the canonized works of Latter-day Saint scripture brought forth by the Prophet Joseph Smith, has been attacked by critics since its publication in 1842. In Abraham in Egypt, LDS scholar Hugh Nibley draws on his erudition in ancient languages, literature, and history to defend the book on historical and doctrinal grounds. Nibley examines the Book of Abraham’s striking connections with ancient texts and Egyptian religion and culture. He discusses the book’s many nonbiblical themes that are found in apocryphal literature not known or available in Smith’s day. In opening up many other lines of inquiry, Nibley lays an essential foundation for further research on the biblical patriarch Abraham. This enlarged, second edition of Nibley’s classic 1981 work of the same title updates the endnotes, includes many illustrations, and adds several chapters taken from a series of articles in the Improvement Era entitled “A Look at the Pearl of Great Price,” which Nibley wrote between 1968 and 1970.
A stimulating comparison and analysis of the Apocalypse of Abraham and the Testament of Abraham, presenting the two traditions and offering others that have specif relevance to the Book of Abraham.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Ancient Texts > Book of the Dead
Old Testament Topics > Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha [including intertestamental books and the Dead Sea Scrolls]
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Joseph Smith Papyri, Book of Breathings, Book of the Dead, Facsimiles, Egyptology, Hypocephalus

ID = [2193]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 2000-01-01  Collections:  abraham,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:47

Nibley, Hugh W. “Joseph Smith and the Sources.” In Abraham in Egypt, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 14, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000.
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The Book of Abraham, one of the canonized works of Latter-day Saint scripture brought forth by the Prophet Joseph Smith, has been attacked by critics since its publication in 1842. In Abraham in Egypt, LDS scholar Hugh Nibley draws on his erudition in ancient languages, literature, and history to defend the book on historical and doctrinal grounds. Nibley examines the Book of Abraham’s striking connections with ancient texts and Egyptian religion and culture. He discusses the book’s many nonbiblical themes that are found in apocryphal literature not known or available in Smith’s day. In opening up many other lines of inquiry, Nibley lays an essential foundation for further research on the biblical patriarch Abraham. This enlarged, second edition of Nibley’s classic 1981 work of the same title updates the endnotes, includes many illustrations, and adds several chapters taken from a series of articles in the Improvement Era entitled “A Look at the Pearl of Great Price,” which Nibley wrote between 1968 and 1970.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham

ID = [2194]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 2000-01-01  Collections:  abraham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:47

Nibley, Hugh W. “Joseph Smith and the Critics.” In Abraham in Egypt, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 14, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000.
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The Book of Abraham, one of the canonized works of Latter-day Saint scripture brought forth by the Prophet Joseph Smith, has been attacked by critics since its publication in 1842. In Abraham in Egypt, LDS scholar Hugh Nibley draws on his erudition in ancient languages, literature, and history to defend the book on historical and doctrinal grounds. Nibley examines the Book of Abraham’s striking connections with ancient texts and Egyptian religion and culture. He discusses the book’s many nonbiblical themes that are found in apocryphal literature not known or available in Smith’s day. In opening up many other lines of inquiry, Nibley lays an essential foundation for further research on the biblical patriarch Abraham. This enlarged, second edition of Nibley’s classic 1981 work of the same title updates the endnotes, includes many illustrations, and adds several chapters taken from a series of articles in the Improvement Era entitled “A Look at the Pearl of Great Price,” which Nibley wrote between 1968 and 1970.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham

ID = [2195]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 2000-01-01  Collections:  abraham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:47

Nibley, Hugh W. “Setting the Stage—The World of Abraham.” In Abraham in Egypt, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 14, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000.
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The Book of Abraham, one of the canonized works of Latter-day Saint scripture brought forth by the Prophet Joseph Smith, has been attacked by critics since its publication in 1842. In Abraham in Egypt, LDS scholar Hugh Nibley draws on his erudition in ancient languages, literature, and history to defend the book on historical and doctrinal grounds. Nibley examines the Book of Abraham’s striking connections with ancient texts and Egyptian religion and culture. He discusses the book’s many nonbiblical themes that are found in apocryphal literature not known or available in Smith’s day. In opening up many other lines of inquiry, Nibley lays an essential foundation for further research on the biblical patriarch Abraham. This enlarged, second edition of Nibley’s classic 1981 work of the same title updates the endnotes, includes many illustrations, and adds several chapters taken from a series of articles in the Improvement Era entitled “A Look at the Pearl of Great Price,” which Nibley wrote between 1968 and 1970.

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Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Abraham and Sarah [see also Covenant]
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai

ID = [2196]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 2000-01-01  Collections:  abraham,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:47

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Rivals.” In Abraham in Egypt, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 14, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000.
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The Book of Abraham, one of the canonized works of Latter-day Saint scripture brought forth by the Prophet Joseph Smith, has been attacked by critics since its publication in 1842. In Abraham in Egypt, LDS scholar Hugh Nibley draws on his erudition in ancient languages, literature, and history to defend the book on historical and doctrinal grounds. Nibley examines the Book of Abraham’s striking connections with ancient texts and Egyptian religion and culture. He discusses the book’s many nonbiblical themes that are found in apocryphal literature not known or available in Smith’s day. In opening up many other lines of inquiry, Nibley lays an essential foundation for further research on the biblical patriarch Abraham. This enlarged, second edition of Nibley’s classic 1981 work of the same title updates the endnotes, includes many illustrations, and adds several chapters taken from a series of articles in the Improvement Era entitled “A Look at the Pearl of Great Price,” which Nibley wrote between 1968 and 1970.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai

ID = [2197]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 2000-01-01  Collections:  abraham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:47

Nibley, Hugh W. “Pharaoh and Abraham: Where Is Thy Glory?” In Abraham in Egypt, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 14, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000.
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The Book of Abraham, one of the canonized works of Latter-day Saint scripture brought forth by the Prophet Joseph Smith, has been attacked by critics since its publication in 1842. In Abraham in Egypt, LDS scholar Hugh Nibley draws on his erudition in ancient languages, literature, and history to defend the book on historical and doctrinal grounds. Nibley examines the Book of Abraham’s striking connections with ancient texts and Egyptian religion and culture. He discusses the book’s many nonbiblical themes that are found in apocryphal literature not known or available in Smith’s day. In opening up many other lines of inquiry, Nibley lays an essential foundation for further research on the biblical patriarch Abraham. This enlarged, second edition of Nibley’s classic 1981 work of the same title updates the endnotes, includes many illustrations, and adds several chapters taken from a series of articles in the Improvement Era entitled “A Look at the Pearl of Great Price,” which Nibley wrote between 1968 and 1970.

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Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Abraham and Sarah [see also Covenant]
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai

ID = [2198]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 2000-01-01  Collections:  abraham,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:47

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Sacrifice of Isaac.” In Abraham in Egypt, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 14, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000.
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The Book of Abraham, one of the canonized works of Latter-day Saint scripture brought forth by the Prophet Joseph Smith, has been attacked by critics since its publication in 1842. In Abraham in Egypt, LDS scholar Hugh Nibley draws on his erudition in ancient languages, literature, and history to defend the book on historical and doctrinal grounds. Nibley examines the Book of Abraham’s striking connections with ancient texts and Egyptian religion and culture. He discusses the book’s many nonbiblical themes that are found in apocryphal literature not known or available in Smith’s day. In opening up many other lines of inquiry, Nibley lays an essential foundation for further research on the biblical patriarch Abraham. This enlarged, second edition of Nibley’s classic 1981 work of the same title updates the endnotes, includes many illustrations, and adds several chapters taken from a series of articles in the Improvement Era entitled “A Look at the Pearl of Great Price,” which Nibley wrote between 1968 and 1970.

See also: “The Sacrifice of Isaac” (2004)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai

ID = [2199]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 2000-01-01  Collections:  abraham,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:47

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Sacrifice of Sarah.” In Abraham in Egypt, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 14, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000.
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The Book of Abraham, one of the canonized works of Latter-day Saint scripture brought forth by the Prophet Joseph Smith, has been attacked by critics since its publication in 1842. In Abraham in Egypt, LDS scholar Hugh Nibley draws on his erudition in ancient languages, literature, and history to defend the book on historical and doctrinal grounds. Nibley examines the Book of Abraham’s striking connections with ancient texts and Egyptian religion and culture. He discusses the book’s many nonbiblical themes that are found in apocryphal literature not known or available in Smith’s day. In opening up many other lines of inquiry, Nibley lays an essential foundation for further research on the biblical patriarch Abraham. This enlarged, second edition of Nibley’s classic 1981 work of the same title updates the endnotes, includes many illustrations, and adds several chapters taken from a series of articles in the Improvement Era entitled “A Look at the Pearl of Great Price,” which Nibley wrote between 1968 and 1970.
A study of the story of how Sarah ended up at the royal palace

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Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Abraham and Sarah [see also Covenant]
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai

ID = [2200]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 2000-01-01  Collections:  abraham,nibley,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:47

Nibley, Hugh W. “All the Court’s a Stage: Facsimile 3, a Royal Mumming.” In Abraham in Egypt, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 14, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000.
Display Abstract

The Book of Abraham, one of the canonized works of Latter-day Saint scripture brought forth by the Prophet Joseph Smith, has been attacked by critics since its publication in 1842. In Abraham in Egypt, LDS scholar Hugh Nibley draws on his erudition in ancient languages, literature, and history to defend the book on historical and doctrinal grounds. Nibley examines the Book of Abraham’s striking connections with ancient texts and Egyptian religion and culture. He discusses the book’s many nonbiblical themes that are found in apocryphal literature not known or available in Smith’s day. In opening up many other lines of inquiry, Nibley lays an essential foundation for further research on the biblical patriarch Abraham. This enlarged, second edition of Nibley’s classic 1981 work of the same title updates the endnotes, includes many illustrations, and adds several chapters taken from a series of articles in the Improvement Era entitled “A Look at the Pearl of Great Price,” which Nibley wrote between 1968 and 1970.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Joseph Smith Papyri, Book of Breathings, Book of the Dead, Facsimiles, Egyptology, Hypocephalus

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Nibley, Hugh W. “A Pioneer Mother.” In Abraham in Egypt, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 14, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000.
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The Book of Abraham, one of the canonized works of Latter-day Saint scripture brought forth by the Prophet Joseph Smith, has been attacked by critics since its publication in 1842. In Abraham in Egypt, LDS scholar Hugh Nibley draws on his erudition in ancient languages, literature, and history to defend the book on historical and doctrinal grounds. Nibley examines the Book of Abraham’s striking connections with ancient texts and Egyptian religion and culture. He discusses the book’s many nonbiblical themes that are found in apocryphal literature not known or available in Smith’s day. In opening up many other lines of inquiry, Nibley lays an essential foundation for further research on the biblical patriarch Abraham. This enlarged, second edition of Nibley’s classic 1981 work of the same title updates the endnotes, includes many illustrations, and adds several chapters taken from a series of articles in the Improvement Era entitled “A Look at the Pearl of Great Price,” which Nibley wrote between 1968 and 1970.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Trouble with Ham.” In Abraham in Egypt, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 14, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000.
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The Book of Abraham, one of the canonized works of Latter-day Saint scripture brought forth by the Prophet Joseph Smith, has been attacked by critics since its publication in 1842. In Abraham in Egypt, LDS scholar Hugh Nibley draws on his erudition in ancient languages, literature, and history to defend the book on historical and doctrinal grounds. Nibley examines the Book of Abraham’s striking connections with ancient texts and Egyptian religion and culture. He discusses the book’s many nonbiblical themes that are found in apocryphal literature not known or available in Smith’s day. In opening up many other lines of inquiry, Nibley lays an essential foundation for further research on the biblical patriarch Abraham. This enlarged, second edition of Nibley’s classic 1981 work of the same title updates the endnotes, includes many illustrations, and adds several chapters taken from a series of articles in the Improvement Era entitled “A Look at the Pearl of Great Price,” which Nibley wrote between 1968 and 1970.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Noah, Ham, Shem, Japheth

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Deseret Connection.” In Abraham in Egypt, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 14, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000.
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The Book of Abraham, one of the canonized works of Latter-day Saint scripture brought forth by the Prophet Joseph Smith, has been attacked by critics since its publication in 1842. In Abraham in Egypt, LDS scholar Hugh Nibley draws on his erudition in ancient languages, literature, and history to defend the book on historical and doctrinal grounds. Nibley examines the Book of Abraham’s striking connections with ancient texts and Egyptian religion and culture. He discusses the book’s many nonbiblical themes that are found in apocryphal literature not known or available in Smith’s day. In opening up many other lines of inquiry, Nibley lays an essential foundation for further research on the biblical patriarch Abraham. This enlarged, second edition of Nibley’s classic 1981 work of the same title updates the endnotes, includes many illustrations, and adds several chapters taken from a series of articles in the Improvement Era entitled “A Look at the Pearl of Great Price,” which Nibley wrote between 1968 and 1970.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Conclusion: A Rough Recapitulation.” In Abraham in Egypt, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 14, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000.
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The Book of Abraham, one of the canonized works of Latter-day Saint scripture brought forth by the Prophet Joseph Smith, has been attacked by critics since its publication in 1842. In Abraham in Egypt, LDS scholar Hugh Nibley draws on his erudition in ancient languages, literature, and history to defend the book on historical and doctrinal grounds. Nibley examines the Book of Abraham’s striking connections with ancient texts and Egyptian religion and culture. He discusses the book’s many nonbiblical themes that are found in apocryphal literature not known or available in Smith’s day. In opening up many other lines of inquiry, Nibley lays an essential foundation for further research on the biblical patriarch Abraham. This enlarged, second edition of Nibley’s classic 1981 work of the same title updates the endnotes, includes many illustrations, and adds several chapters taken from a series of articles in the Improvement Era entitled “A Look at the Pearl of Great Price,” which Nibley wrote between 1968 and 1970.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Letter to the Editor: SCAMP isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.” Daily Universe, 12 July 2000.
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A letter of protest about the South Campus Area Master Plan signed by Hugh and Phyllis Nibley and other individuals.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Stewardship, Creation, Earth, Environment

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2001

Nibley, Hugh W. When the Lights Went Out: Three Studies on the Ancient Apostasy. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2001. 149 pp.
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These essays were originally published together in the 1970 Deseret Book publication by the same title and are all included in Mormonism and Early Christianity, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 4. 10–44, 168–208, 391–434.
Three of Nibley’s important essays on the fate of the primitive Christian church and its institutions and beliefs previously available only in academic journals in 1959-60, 1961, and 1966 are reprinted and indexed for the Mormon audience.

See also: When the Lights Went Out: Three Studies on the Ancient Apostasy (1970)

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Jesus Christ > Forty-Day Ministry
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples

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

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Reviews and Forewords of Others’ Works > John Gee

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Graveside Service Address for Joel Erik Myres.” in Eloquent Witness, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 17. 263–8.
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Reprinted in Eloquent Witness:Nibley on Himself, Others, and the Temple, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 17.
Joel Erik Myres was married to Nibley’s granddaughter, Natalie Mincek.

See also: “Graveside Service Address for Joel Erik Myres” (2008)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Death and Funerals

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2002

Nibley, Hugh W. “Appendix: Echoes and Evidences from the Writings of Hugh Nibley.” In Echoes and Evidences of the Book of Mormon, edited by Parry, Donald W., Daniel C. Peterson, and John W. Welch, 453-506. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2002.
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A discussion of evidence of the Book of Mormon’s authenticity.

Keywords: Ancient Near East; Arabia; Historicity; Scholarship

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2004

Nibley, Hugh W. Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless. 2nd ed. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2004. xxxviii + 333 pp.
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New to this edition is Gary Gillum’s “Hugh Nibley: Scholar of the Spirit, Missionary of the Mind”; the bibliography has been dropped.
The essays in this volume, including four on today’s world, were selected by a panel of Hugh Nibley’s colleagues. They are singular in their penetration, their originality, and their vitality. Reaching from the apocalyptic visions of original “treasures in heaven” down to the climax of history, they are more than mind-stretching. The delight of Nibley’s brilliant and sometimes biting prose style imparts a sense of the agelessness of what he calls the “three-act play” of human existence. Written specially for this book, the author’s own “intellectual autobiography,” together with his introductory paragraphs for the various chapters, complete the work of making the book a fitting and permanent record of one of the past outstanding historians

See also: Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless: Classic Essays of Hugh Nibley (1978)

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Criticisms, Apologetics

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lessons on the Atonement.” American Fork, Utah: Covenant Communications, 2004.
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CD, 80 minutes. Hugh Nibley, scholar, educator, and lecturer, has been delighting and motivating Latter-day Saints for decades. A prolific writer, a keen and witty observer, and a relentless critic of the worldly, he has led Church members of all ages to deeper understanding and commitment to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Widely recognized as one of the foremost scholars in the LDS Church, Nibley combines a powerful intellect with humility and spiritual greatness. He has encountered both students and colleagues, to continue to “seek learning, even by study and also by faith” (D&C 88:118). Lessons on the Atonement will increase your understanding of this all-important subject.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Jesus Christ > Atonement

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Teachings of the Book of Mormon, Semester 1.” Lectures Presented to an Honors Book of Mormon Class at Brigham Young University, 1988–1989. Provo, UT: Maxwell Institute, Brigham Young University, 2004.
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482 pp. Transcripts of 29 lectures.
Hugh Nibley is one of the best-known and most highly revered of Latter-day Saint scholars. For over forty years this near-legendary teacher has enthralled his readers and listeners with his encyclopedic knowledge

See also: Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1 (1993)

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1993

Nibley, Hugh W. Teachings of the Book of Mormon: Semester 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1993.
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Hugh Nibley is one of the best-known and most highly revered of Latter-day Saint scholars. For over forty years this near-legendary teacher has enthralled his readers and listeners with his encyclopedic knowledge, his wit, and his untiring research in defense of Latter-day Saint beliefs. Now you can join Dr. Nibley in the first of four Honors Book of Mormon classes that he taught at BYU during 1988-90. Part one contains twenty-nine lectures focusing on 1 Nephi through Mosiah 5. It is vintage Nibley, with his insights, humor, and passionate convictions, discussing a book that he loves and knows so well.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

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2004

Nibley, Hugh W. “Lectures 1—10.” Lectures 1—10 in Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lectures 11—20.” Lectures 11—20 in Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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Nibley, Hugh W. “An Intellectual Autobiography: Some High and Low Points.” In Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless, 281–99. 2nd ed. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2004.
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Reprinted in Eloquent Witness: Nibley on Himself, Others, and the Temple, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 17, and in .
Hugh Nibley’s search for things of import by the decades, and what he discovered.

See also:
“An Intellectual Autobiography” (2008)
“An Intellectual Autobiography: Some High and Low Points” (2021)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Autobiographical

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Nibley, Hugh W. “To Open the Last Dispensation: Moses Chapter 1.” In Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless, 1–22. 2nd ed. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2004.
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After all these years, it comes as a surprise for me to learn that the book of Moses appeared in the same year as the publication of the Book of Mormon, the first chapter being delivered in the very month of its publication. And it is a totally different kind of book, in another style, from another world. It puts to rest the silly arguments about who really wrote the Book of Mormon, for whoever produced the book of Moses would have been even a greater genius. That first chapter is a composition of unsurpassed magnificence. And we have all overlooked it completely. The Joseph Smith controversy is silly for the same reason the ShakeÂspeare controversy is silly. Granted that a simple countryman could not have written the plays that go under the name of Will Shakespeare, who could? If that man is hard to imagine as their author, is it any easier to imagine a courtier, or a London wit, or a doctor of the schools, or, just for laughs, a committee of any of the above as the source of that miraÂculous outpouring? Joseph Smith’s achievement is of a different sort, but even more staggering: he challenged the whole world to fault him in his massive sacred history and an unprecedented corpus of apocalyptic books. He took all the initiative and did all the work, withholding nothÂing and claiming no immunity on religious or any other grounds; he spreads a thousand pages before us and asks us to find something wrong. And after a century and a half with all that material to work on, the learned world comes up with nothing better than the old discredited Solomon Spaulding story it began with. What an astounding tribute to the achievement of the Prophet that after all this time and with all that evidence his enemies can do no better than that! Even more impressive is the positive evidence that is accumulating behind the book of Moses— which includes fragments from books of Adam, Noah, and Enoch; for in our day ancient books that bear those names are being seriously studied for the first time in modern history, and comparison with the Joseph Smith versions is impressing leading scholars in the field. But even without external witnesses, what a masterpiece we have in that first chapter of the book of Moses! Consider the below.

Keywords: Abraham (Prophet); Adam (Prophet); Apocalypse of Abraham; Apocrypha; Combat of Adam; Deliverance; Early Church History; Joseph; Jr.; Moses (Prophet); Plan of Salvation; Prophet; Satan; Smith; Translation

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Topics:    Book of Moses Topics > Chapters of the Book of Moses > Moses 1 — Visions of Moses
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Chapters > Moses 1

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Expanding Gospel.” In Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless, 23–52. 2nd ed. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2004.
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Originally printed in BYU Studies (1965). Reprinted in Temple and Cosmos: Beyond This Ignorant Present, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 12.
Moses takes us back to the beginning, but which beginning? Nothing in the restored gospel is more stimulating to the inquiring mind than the infinitely expanded panorama of time and space it spreads before us. Our existence is viewed not as a one-act play, beginning with instantaneous creation of everything out of nothing and ending with its dissolution into the immaterial nothing from which it came (as St. Jerome puts it), but as a series of episodes of which, for the present, we are allowed to view only a few. The play has always been going on and always will be: the man Adam played other roles and was known by different names before he came here, and after his departure from mortal life, he assumes other offices and titles. Even in this life, everyone changes from one form to another, gets new names and callings and new identities as he or she plays his or her proverbial seven parts, always preserving identity as the same conscious living being. The common religion of the human race centers around that theme: the individual and the society pass from one stage of life to another not by a gradual and imperceptible evolution but by a series of abrupt transformations, dramatized the world over in rites of passage, of which birth and death are the prime examples, coming not unannounced but suddenly and irresistibly when the time is ripe. Other passages, as into puberty and marriage, follow the same pattern. In such a perspective of eternity, the stock questions of controversy between science and religion become meaningless. When did it all begin; can you set a date? Were there ever humanlike creatures who did not belong to the human race? (There still are!) How old is the earth? the universe? How long are they going to last? What will we do in heaven forever? And so on. Nothing is settled yet, not only because the last precincts are never heard from in science and their report always comes as a shocker but because we are far from getting the last word in religion either. For us the story remains open-ended, at both ends, in a progression of beginnings and endings without beginning or end, each episode proceeding from what goes before and leading to the next. The Absolutes of the University of Alexandria, of which the doctors of the Christians and the Jews were completely in the thrall from the fourth century on, simply do not exist for Latter-day Saints. Instead of that, they have a much bigger book to study; it is time they were getting with it.

See also:
“The Expanding Gospel” (1965)
“The Expanding Gospel” (1992)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrines, Principles > Plan of Salvation, Terrible Questions

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Treasures in the Heavens.” In Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless, 53–93. 2nd ed. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2004.
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Reprinted as “Treasures in the Heavens” in Old Testament and Related Studies, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 1, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book and FARMS, 171–214.
A complex and rich study of the cosmology of the Christian world, which is compared to other similar sources. — Midgley. As Christianity has been deeschatologized and demythologized in our own day; so in the fourth century it was thoroughly dematerialized, and ever since then, anything smacking of “cosmism” that is, tending to associate religion with the physical universe in any way has been instantly condemned by Christian and Jewish clergy alike as paganism and blasphemy. Joseph Smith was taken to task for the crude literalism of his religion not only talking with angels like regular people but giving God the aspect attributed to Him by the primitive prophets of Israe, and, strangest of all, unhesitatingly bringing other worlds and universes into the picture. Well, some of the early Christian and Jewish writers did the same thing; this weakness in them has been explained away as a Gnostic aberration, and yet today there is a marked tendency in all the churches to support the usual bloodless abstractions and stereotyped moral sermons with a touch of apocalyptic realism, which indeed now supplies the main appeal of some of the most sensationally successful evangelists. Over a century ago, J.-P. Migne argued that the medieval legends of the Saints were far less prone to mislead the faithful than those scientifically oriented apocrypha of the Early Church, since the former were the transparent inventions of popular fantasy that could never lead thinking people astray, while the latter, by their air of factual reporting and claims to scientific plausibility, led the early Christians into all manner of extravagant speculation, drawing the faithful astray in many directions. To appreciate the strength of their own position, Latter-day Saints should not be without some knowledge of both these traditions. Since the “cosmist” doctrines have been almost completely neglected, here we offer a look at some of them.

See also:
“Treasures in the Heavens: Some Early Christian Insights into the Organizing of Worlds” (1974)
“Treasures in the Heavens” (1986)

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Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha [including intertestamental books and the Dead Sea Scrolls]
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Science > Cosmology, Creation, Treasures in the Heavens

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Subduing the Earth: Man’s Dominion.” In Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless, 95–110. 2nd ed. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2004.
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The essays in this volume, including four on today’s world, were selected by a panel of Hugh Nibley’s colleagues. They are singular in their penetration, their originality, and their vitality. Reaching from the apocalyptic visions of original “treasures in heaven” down to the climax of history, they are more than mind-stretching. The delight of Nibley’s brilliant and sometimes biting prose style imparts a sense of the agelessness of what he calls the “three-act play” of human existence. Written specially for this book, the author’s own “intellectual autobiography,” together with his introductory paragraphs for the various chapters, complete the work of making the book a fitting and permanent record of one of the past outstanding historians
Ever since the days of the Prophet Joseph, presidents of the Church have appealed to the Saints to be magnanimous and forbearing toward all of God’s creatures. But in the great West, where everything was up for grabs, it was more than human nature could endure to be left out of the great grabbing game, especially when one happened to get there first, as the Mormons often did. One morning, just a week after we had moved into our house on Seventh North, as I was leaving for work, I found a group of shouting, arm-waving boys gathered around the big fir tree in the front yard. They had sticks and stones, and in a state of high excitement were fiercely attacking the lowest branches of the tree, which hung to the ground. Why? I asked. There was a quail in the tree, they said in breathless zeal, a quail! Of course, said I, what is wrong with that? But don’t you see, it is a live quail? A wild one! So they just had to kill it. They were on their way to the old B. Y. High School and were Boy Scouts. Does this story surprise you? What surprised me was when I later went to Chicago and saw squirrels running around the city parks in broad daylight; they would not last a day in Provo. Like Varro’s patrician friends, we have taught our children by precept and example that every living thing exists to be converted into cash, and that whatever would not yield a return should be quickly exterminated to make way for creatures that do. (We have referred to this elsewhere as the Mahan Principle; Moses 5:31.) I have heard influential Latter-day Saints express this philosophy. The earth is our enemy, I was taught does it not bring forth noxious weeds to afflict and torment man? And who cared if his allergies were the result of the Fall, man’s own doing? But one thing worried me: if God were to despise all things beneath Him, as we do, where would that leave us? Inquiring about today, one discovers that many Latter-day Saints feel that the time has come to put an end to the killing.

Keywords: Abraham (Prophet); Adam (Prophet); Cain; Dominion; Enoch (Prophet); Israel; Joseph; Jr.; Moses (Prophet); Noah (Prophet); Smith

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Chapters > Moses 4
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Adam, Eve
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Stewardship, Creation, Earth, Environment

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Genesis of the Written Word.” In Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless, 111–41. 2nd ed. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2004.
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Reprinted from the Commissioner’s Lecture Series, 1972.
An examination of writing as a gift from God and as a vehicle for the preservation and communication of knowledge of divine things.

See also:
Genesis of the Written Word (1973)
“The Genesis of the Written Word” (1973)
“Genesis of the Written Word” (1992)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Language > Records, Writing

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Sacrifice of Isaac.” In Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless, 143–61. 2nd ed. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2004.
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The essays in this volume, including four on today’s world, were selected by a panel of Hugh Nibley’s colleagues. They are singular in their penetration, their originality, and their vitality. Reaching from the apocalyptic visions of original “treasures in heaven” down to the climax of history, they are more than mind-stretching. The delight of Nibley’s brilliant and sometimes biting prose style imparts a sense of the agelessness of what he calls the “three-act play” of human existence. Written specially for this book, the author’s own “intellectual autobiography,” together with his introductory paragraphs for the various chapters, complete the work of making the book a fitting and permanent record of one of the past outstanding historians
When I was in high school, everybody was being very smart and emancipated, and we always cheered the news that some scholar had discovered the original story of Samson or the Flood or the Garden of Eden in some ancient nonbiblical writing or tradition. It never occurred to anybody that these parallels might confirm rather than confound the scripture. For us the explanation was always perfectly obvious: the Bible was just a clumsy compilation of old borrowed superstitions. As comparative studies broke into the open field, parallels began piling up until they positively became an embarrassment. Everywhere one looked, there were literary and mythological parallels. Trying to laugh them off as “parallelomania” left altogether too much unexplained. In the 1930s, English scholars started spreading out an overall pattern that would fit almost all ancient religions. Finally, men like Graves and Santillana confront us with huge agglomerations of somehow connected matter that sticks together in one loose, gooey mass, compacted of countless resemblances that are hard to explain but equally hard to deny. Where is this taking us? Will the sheer weight and charge of the stuff finally cause it to collapse on itself in a black hole, leaving us none the wiser? We could forego the obligation of explaining it and content ourselves with contemplating and admiring the awesome phenomenon for its own sake were it not for one thing: Joseph Smith spoils everything. A century of bound periodicals in the stacks will tell the enquiring student when scholars first became aware of the various elements that make up the superpattern, but Joseph Smith knew about them all, and before the search ever began, he showed how they are interrelated. In the documents he has left us, you will find the central position of the Coronation, the tension between matriarchy and patriarchy, the arcane discipline for transmitting holy books through the ages, the pattern of cycles and dispensations, the nature of the mysteries, the great tradition of the Rekhabites or sectaries of the desert, the fertility rites and sacrifices of the New Year with the humiliation of the kind and the role of substitute, and so forth. Where did he get the stuff? It would have been convenient for some mysterious rabbi to drop in on the penniless young farmer when he needs some high-class research, but George Foote Moore informs us that “so far as evidence goes, apocalyptic things of that sort were without countenance from the exponents of what we may call normal Judaism.” Take, for example, the tradition that the sacrifice of Isaac merely followed the scenario of an earlier sacrifice of Abraham himself. Nobody has heard of that today until you tell them about it, when, of course, they shrug their shoulders and tell you that they knew about it all along. Which prompts me to recommend a simple rule for the ingenuous investigator: always ask the expert to tell you the story first. I have never found anyone who could tell me the Joseph Smith Abraham story, and the apocrypha records which report it have all been published since his day. Today the story of Abraham casts a new light on the story of Isaac. Here is some of it.

See also: “The Sacrifice of Isaac” (2000)

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Book of Mormon: A Minimal Statement.” In Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless, 163–68. 2nd ed. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2004.
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The following statement was written on request for a journal that is published in eight languages and, therefore, insists on conciseness and brevity: “Teaching a Book of Mormon Sunday School class ten years later, I am impressed more than anything by something I completely overlooked until now, namely, the immense skill with which the editors of the book put the thing together. The long book of Alma, for example, is followed through with a smooth and logical sequence in which an incredible amount of detailed and widely varying material is handled in the most lucid and apparently effortless manner. Whether Alma is addressing a king and his court, a throng of ragged paupers sitting on the ground, or his own three sons—each a distinctly different character—his eloquence is always suited to his audience, and he goes unfailingly to the peculiar problems of each hearer.Throughout this big and complex volume, we are aware of much shuffling and winnowing of documents and informed from time to time of the method used by an editor distilling the contents of a large library into edifying lessons for the dedicated and pious minority among the people. The overall picture reflects before all a limited geographical and cultural point of view: small, localized operations, with only occasional flights and expeditions into the wilderness; one might almost be moving in the cultural circuit of the Hopi villages. The focusing of the whole account on religious themes, as well as the limited cultural scope, leaves all the rest of the stage clear for any other activities that might have been going on in the vast reaches of the New World, including the hypothetical Norsemen, Celts, Phoenicians, Libyans, or prehistoric infiltrations via the Bering Straits. Indeed, the more varied the ancient American scene becomes—as newly discovered artifacts and even inscriptions hint at local populations of Near Eastern, Far Eastern, and European origin—the more hospitable it is to the activities of one tragically short-lived religious civilization that once flourished in Mesoamerica and then vanished toward the northeast in the course of a series of confused tribal wars that was one long, drawn-out retreat into oblivion. Such considerations would now have to be included in any ‘minimal statement’ this reader would make about the Book of Mormon.”

See also:
“The Mormon View of the Book of Mormon” (1967)
“Chapter 13: The Mormon View of the Book of Mormon” (1989)
Journal of the Book of Mormon and Restoration Scripture Volume 19 Issue 1 (2010)

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Churches in the Wilderness.” In Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless, 169–201. 2nd ed. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2004.
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Originally printed in An Approach to the Book of Mormon (1957).
Long before the Dead Sea Scrolls were found, Robert Eisler called attention to the existence of societies of ancient sectaries, including the early Christians, who fled to the desert and formed pious communities there after the manner of the order of Rekhabites (Jeremiah 35). More recently, E. Kdsemann and U. W. Mauser have taken up the theme, and the pope himself has referred to his followers as “the Wayfaring Church,” of all things. No aspect of the gospel is more fundamental than that which calls the Saints out of the world; it has recently been recognized as fundamental to the universal apocalyptic pattern and is now recognized as a basic teaching of the prophets of Israel, including the Lord Himself. It is the central theme of the Book of Mormon, and Lehi’s people faithfully follow the correct routine of flights to the desert as their stories now merge with new manuscript finds from the Dead Sea and elsewhere. And while many Christian communities have consciously sought to imitate the dramatic flight into the wilderness, from monastic orders to Pilgrim fathers, only the followers of Joseph Smith can claim the distinction of a wholesale, involuntary, and total expulsion into a most authentic wilderness. Now, the Book of Mormon is not only a typical product of a religious people driven to the wilds (surprisingly we have learned since 1950 that such people had a veritable passion for writing books and keeping records) but it actually contains passages that match some of the Dead Sea Scrolls almost word for word. Isn’t that going a bit too far? How, one may ask, would Alma be able to quote from a book written on the other side of the world among people with whom his own had lost all contact for five hundred years? Joseph Smith must have possessed supernatural cunning to have foreseen such an impasse, yet his Book of Mormon explains it easily: Alma informs us that the passages in question are not his, but he is quoting them directly from an ancient source, the work of an early prophet of Israel named Zenos. Alma and the author of the Thanksgiving Scroll are drawing from the same ancient source. No wonder they sound alike.

See also:
“Churches in the Wilderness” (1988)
“Chapter 16: Churches in the Wilderness” (1989)

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Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Dead Sea Scrolls
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Enoch
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Mahaway, Mahujah, Mahijah

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Haunted Wilderness.” In Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless, 203–31. 2nd ed. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2004.
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Exactly at noon on the winter solstice of 1964, the writer stood at the entrance of an artificially extended cave at the place then called Raqim (now Sahab), a few miles south of Amman. He stood with Rafiq Dajani, brother of the minister of antiquity for Jordan, who had just begun important excavations on the spot and duly noted that the sun at that moment shone directly on the back wall of the cave—a feat impossible at any other time of the year. The ancient picture of a dog painted on the cave wall had dimly suggested to the local inhabitants and a few scholars in an earlier generation the story of the dog who guarded the Cave of the Seven Sleepers (which title hundreds of caves claimed), but nobody took it very seriously. Beneath Byzantine stones, older ruins were coming to light, suggesting that the place may have been another Qumran, a settlement of early Christian or even Jewish sectaries of the desert; the region around was still all open country, mostly bare rocky ground. There it was, the beginning of an excavation that might turn up something exciting. Professor Dajani had read the article below in manuscript form and obligingly took me to the place, where I took some pictures, which were published in the Improvement Era. Compare those pictures with what you find there today! Twelve years later, I returned to the spot with a tour group in excited anticipation of the wonders I would now see laid bare. What we found was that the excavations, far from being completed, had actually been covered up, all but the cave; on the spot was rising the concrete shell of a huge new mosque, and a large marble slab before the cave proclaimed in Arabic and English that this was the Cave of the Seven Sleepers. The spot was being converted into a major Muslim shrine; our Christian Armenian guide was worried sick that there would be an incident and, at first, hotly refused to stop the bus anywhere near the place. Naturally, I went straight for the cave and was met at the entrance by a venerable Mullah and his assistant, who were selling candles. I said I wanted to see the holy dog, and they led me to the back of the cave, where the wall was completely covered by a large old commode, through the dirty glass windows of which they pointed out some ancient brown bones and their prize: the actual jawbone of the holy dog. A relic had usurped the place of the picture. So there it was: what had been a few scattered ruins, lying deserted and completely ignored on the heath, was now being promoted as a booming cult center, rapidly foundering in the encroaching clutter of suburban real estate enterprises. To a student of John Chrysostom, nothing could be more instructive; it had taken just twelve years to set up an ancient and hopefully profitable center of pilgrimage. So you see, all sorts of things go on in the haunted desert, as this article will show.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Dead Sea Scrolls > Characters > Seven Sleepers, Companions of the Cave

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Their Portrait of a Prophet.” In Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless, 233–48. 2nd ed. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2004.
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In 1977 two full-length biographies of Joseph Smith appeared, both more of the same with a little more added. They all continue to miss the point: why is Joseph Smith worth writing about? Only, apparently, because the Mormons are still going strong. He was once thought interesting as a picturesque, even fantastic, frontier character, but now that it has become the fashion to explain him away as a perfectly ordinary guy, even that has been given up. But do ordinary guys do what Joseph Smith did ? It is as if the biographers of Shakespeare were to go on year after year digging up all the details of his rather ordinary life, omitting only that, incidentally, he was credited with writing some remarkable plays. The documents which Joseph Smith has placed in our hands are utterly unique; if you doubt it, please furnish an example to match the books of Moses and Abraham, any book of the Book of Mormon, or for that matter, Joseph Smith’s own story. No one since Eduard Meyer has pointed out how closely Joseph’s productions match those of the prophets of Israel; no one but he and E. A. W. Budge have had the knowledge to detect familiar overtones from ancient apocryphal writings in Joseph Smith’s revelations and his autobiography. From the first deriding of the Book of Mormon before 1830 to the latest attacks on the Book of Abraham, the approach has always been the same: “Considering who Smith was and the methods he used, it is hardly worth the trouble to examine the writings which he put forth as holy scriptures and ancient histories.” And so his work remains unread by his critics, and the greatest of all literary anomalies remains not only unexplained but unexamined. But why should his critics not see in Joseph Smith only what they choose to see, since the Mormons themselves do the same?
An example of what some scholars may believe about Joseph Smith and how anyone can manipulate stories into whatever fits their purpose.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Joseph Smith > Criticisms, Apologetics

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Educating the Saints.” In Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless, 249–80. 2nd ed. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2004.
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Originally printed as “Educating the Saints: A Brigham Young Mosaic“ in BYU Studies in 1970.
The compelling mystique of those franchise businesses that in our day have built up enormous institutional clout by selling nothing but the right to a name was anticipated in our great schools of Education, which monopolized the magic name of Education and sold the right to use it at a time when the idea of a “School of Education” made about as much sense as a class in Erudition or a year’s course in Total Perfection. The whole business of education can become an operation in managerial manipulation. In “Higher Education,” the traffic in titles and forms is already long established: The Office, with its hoarded files of score sheets, punched cards, and tapes, can declare exactly how educated any individual is, even to the third decimal. That is the highly structured busywork which we call education today. But it was not Brigham Young’s idea of education. He had thoughts which we have repeated from time to time with very mixed reception on the BYU campus. Still, we do not feel in the least inclined to apologize for propagating them on the premises of a university whose main distinction is that it bears his name.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Brigham Young
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Education, Learning

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Zeal without Knowledge.” In Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless, 281–99. 2nd ed. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2004.
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Reprinted in Approaching Zion, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 9. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book and FARMS, 63–84.
“This talk was given on request as part of the celebration of Academic Emphasis Week. Once a year, for a whole week, our students are free
to turn their minds to things of an intellectual nature without shame or embarrassment. After this cerebral saturnalia, the young people mostly return to their normal patterns: concealing the neglect of hard scholarship by the claim to spirituality and strict standards of dress and grooming. Yet from time to time a student will confess to wayward twinges of
thought and find himself wondering, “If ‘The Glory of God Is Intelligence’ (our school motto) might there not be some possible connection between intelligence and spirituality?” Under temporary license from
the Academics Committee, we have presumed to touch upon this sensitive theme.
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See also:
“Zeal without Knowledge” (1975)
“Zeal without Knowledge” (1978)
“3: Zeal Without Knowledge” (1989)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Beyond Politics.” In Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless, 301–28. 2nd ed. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2004.
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A talk originally given on 26 October 1973 to the Pi Sigma Alpha society in the Political Science Department at BYU.
In most languages, the Church is designated as that of the last days, so this speech—which is only a pastiche of quotations from its founders—is unblushingly apocalyptic. Did our grandparents overreact to signs of the times? For many years, a stock cartoon in sophisticated magazines has poked fun at the barefoot, bearded character in the long nightshirt carrying a placard calling all to “Repent, for the End is at Hand.” But where is the joke? Ask the smart people who thought up the funny pictures and captions: Where are they now?

See also:
“Beyond Politics” (1974)
“Beyond Politics” (2011)
“Beyond Politics” (2011)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 1—Book of Mormon—Like Nothing Else.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 1—10. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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An introduction to Hugh Nibley’s Teachings of the Book of Mormon class.

Keywords: Ancient Near East; Book of Mormon Translation

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 2—Book of Mormon—Nephi’s Heritage.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 11—22. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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There are certain things about the Book of Mormon that we must notice at the beginning to get off on the right foot. . . . The opening of the Book of Mormon concerns our people, and it concerns also our world. To start, this lecture looks at the biographical nature of 1 Nephi and moves on to Nephi’s heritage and legacy.

Keywords: Nephi (Son of Lehi)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 3—Book of Mormon—Geopolitics 600 BC.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 23—34. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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Also called “Geopolitics and the Rule of Tyrants, 600 B.C.“
There is nothing more rmarkable about the Book of Mormon than its cultural history. It is loaded with details that give us an insight into the culture of a particular people. It describes three distinct cultures, and it describes them vividly. A look into why 600 B.C. is considered by historians to be the “pivotal year“ and what that means for the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: Ancient Near East; Politics

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 4—Book of Mormon—600 B.C.: Setting the Stage.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 35—46. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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One thing to make a hort remark about is the evidence for the Book of Mormon. They talk so much about archaeological evidence that always comes up where the Book of Mormon is mentioned. If you want proof of the Book of Mormon, you must go to the Old World. You won’t find it in the New World.

Keywords: Ancient Near East; Archaeology; Jerusalem (Old World)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 5—Book of Mormon—Jeremiah and Solon: Lehi’s Contemporaries.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 47—58. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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Also called “Insights from Lehi’s Contemporaries: Solon and Jeremiah.“
Lehi and his great contemporaries started a lot of chain reactions. We don’t mention them just because they were interesting curiosities, or anything like that, but because we are still living on their capital.

Keywords: Ancient Near East; Jeremiah (Prophet); Jerusalem (Old World); Solon

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 6—Book of Mormon—1 Nephi 1 and Jeremiah 29, Lehi’s Jerusalem.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 59—72. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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Also called “Souvenirs from Lehi’s Jerusalem.“
Lehi had full baggage. Remember, his people were especially prepared to transfer the culture from one world to the other. We want to find out first what happened to Jeremiah because that’s very much in the story of Lehi. The reason we are bringing this up is that there are some marvelous documents that have appeared “out of the blue“ right from Lehi’s day.

Keywords: Ancient Near East; Jerusalem (Old World); Laban (Old World); Lachish Letters; Nephi (Son of Lehi)

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Old Testament Scriptures > Jeremiah/Lamentations
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > 1 Nephi

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 7—Book of Mormon—1 Nephi 1 and Jeremiah.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 73—84. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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Also called “The Days of King Zedekiah: ’There Came Many Prophets.’“
Nephi has the four qualities that Matthew Arnold attributes to Homer. The Book of Mormon has them; I don’t know anything else that has them. If you were to be asked, “What is the significance of the Lachish Letters for the Book of Mormon?“ They are immensely important.

Keywords: Jeremiah (Prophet); Jerusalem (Old World); Lachish Letters; Lehi (Prophet)

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Old Testament Scriptures > Jeremiah/Lamentations
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > 1 Nephi

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 8—Book of Mormon—1 Nephi, Escape from Doom.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 85—96. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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Let’s review quickly the first book of Nephi.

Keywords: Ancient America; Arabia; Lachish Letters; Lehi (Prophet); Prophecy; Theophany

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > 1 Nephi

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 9—Book of Mormon—1 Nephi 1—3, 15.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 97—110. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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Also called “In the Wilderness.“
The Book of Mormon is a handbook; it’s everything. It’s all in there, far more than you think.

Keywords: Ancient Near East; Arabia; Bar Kokhba Letters; Copper Scroll; Dead Sea Scrolls; Wilderness

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 10—Book of Mormon—Dead Sea Scrolls.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 111—22. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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Also called “The Book of Mormon and the Dead Sea Scrolls.“
Now we are going to talk about the Book of Mormon and the Jews in the light of the new discoveries (the Dead Sea Scrolls).

Keywords: Bar Kokhba Letters; Copper Scroll; Dead Sea Scrolls

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Ancient Near East
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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Dead Sea Scrolls

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 11—Book of Mormon—1 Nephi 4—7, Scripture and Family.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 123—36. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 12—Book of Mormon—1 Nephi 8—11, The Tree of Life.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 137—50. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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A discussion about the Tree of Life.

Keywords: Ancient Near East; Copper Scroll; Dream; Jerusalem (Old World); Lehi (Prophet); Tree of Life; Vision

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > 1 Nephi

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 13—Book of Mormon—1 Nephi 12—14, Nephi’s Vision.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 151—64. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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We were noting that chapter ten of 1 Nephi deals with the Jaws. Chapter eleven does something else. Chapter twelve deals with the New World version: Israel in the New World, the Book of Mormon people. Chapter thirteen deals with the Gentiles and the whole world; it takes the world view.

Keywords: Ancient Near East; Dream; Nephi (Son of Lehi); Promised Land; Prophecy; Tree of Life; Vision

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 14—Book of Mormon—1 Nephi 15—16.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 165—78. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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Also called “The Liahona and Murmurings in the Wilderness.“
We start out with the last place to look if we want to find information. It starts out, “I returned to the tent of my father.“

Keywords: Arabia; Laman (Son of Lehi); Lemuel (Son of Lehi); Liahona; Nephi (Son of Lehi); Wilderness

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > 1 Nephi

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 15—Book of Mormon—1 Nephi 17—19, 22; Toward the Promised Land.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 179—92. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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Now, we’ve got the seventeenth chapter, the seventh verse, when the Lord says, you will make a boat: “Thou shalt construct a ship.“ He didn’t have time to scout around for the necessary metals. The Lord told him, I can tell you where to get them. We said they were adept in ores: where to find ores, and how to make the bellows.

Keywords: Ancient Near East; Arabia; Laman (Son of Lehi); Lemuel (Son of Lehi); Nephi (Son of Lehi); Shipbuilding; Transoceanic Voyage

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 16—Book of Mormon—2 Nephi 1—4, Atonement.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 193—206. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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Also called “’Encircled . . . in the Arms of His Love’: Oneness with God and the Atonement.“
We start out with 2 Nephi, and we really get into some pretty deep stuff.

Keywords: Atonement; Promised Land

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 17—Book of Mormon—2 Nephi 2, The Law and The Atonement.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 207—20. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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We are on the second chapter of 2 Nephi, perhaps the hardest chapter in the book. It’s about the Law of Moses.

Keywords: Atonement; Law of Moses

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > 2 Nephi

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 18—Book of Mormon—2 Nephi 3—8.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 221—34. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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Also called “Lehi’s Family: Blessings and Conflict.“
2 Nephi 3 is a genealogical chapter, and it has strange phenomena in it which occur in genealogy all the time.

Keywords: Brass Plates; Genealogy; Nephi (Son of Lehi); Psalm of Nephi; Skin Color; Temple Worship

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > 2 Nephi

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 19—Book of Mormon—2 Nephi 9 The Atonement and Judgment.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 235—48. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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Also called “Jacob’s Teachings on the Atonement and Judgment.“
The Book of Mormon was hand-delivered by an angel. There’s every evidence that it was, so let’s look at it.

Keywords: Atonement; Jacob (Son of Lehi); Judgment

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Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > 2 Nephi

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 20—Book of Mormon—2 Nephi 25, The Jews and Jerusalem.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 249—60. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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We have come to those chapters where Nephi talks about Isaiah. He gives his explanation in chapter 25, and that’s what interests us.

Keywords: Isaiah (Book); Isaiah (Prophet); Native Americans; Prophecy

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 21—Book of Mormon—2 Nephi 25—28, Nephi’s Prophecy of Our Times.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 261—74. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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Now, Nephi is in his prophetic vein, and he is going to take us all the way.

Keywords: Nephi (Son of Lehi); Prophecy

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 22—Book of Mormon—2 Nephi 29—31, Scripture and Canon.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 275—88. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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We are on 2 Nephi 29. The Lord is talking about when He sets His hand again in these last days the second time to recover His people. There are no “God’s privileged people.“ He loves one as much as the other.

Keywords: Apocrypha; Canon; Prophecy; Pseudepigrapha

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 23—Book of Mormon—2 Nephi 32—33; Jacob 1—2.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 289—302. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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Also called “Rejecting the Word of God.“
We are on 2 Nephi 32, and are things going downhill fast. Here’s the first generation that has already gone bad, and Nephi is just terribly depressed. He ends on a down note, and then his brother Jacob takes it up.

Keywords: Atonement; Jacob (Son of Lehi); Nephi (Son of Lehi); Strait and Narrow Path

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Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > 2 Nephi
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > Jacob

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 24—Book of Mormon—Jacob 3—4, Filthiness and the Atonement.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 303—17 Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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We’re on the book of Jacob. I’ve decided that more than any book in the Book of Mormon this has the ring of absolute truth, historical and everything else.

Keywords: Atonement; Jacob (Son of Lehi)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 25—Book of Mormon—Jacob 5—7; Enos.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 317—29 Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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Also called “The Olive Tree; The Challenge of Sherem.“
In the fourth chapter of Jacob he rings the gong in verses 13 and 14. What he is talking about here is absolutely basic. Notice that verse 13 is one philosophy of life, and verse 14 is the other philosophy of life.

Keywords: Allegory of the Olive Tree; Enos (Son of Jacob); Jacob (Son of Lehi); Sherem; Zenos (Prophet)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > Enos

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 26—Book of Mormon—Enos, Jarom, Omni.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 329—42 Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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Also called “The Struggle of Enos.“
Enos is an important book. It’s just one chapter, you notice, but what a chapter!

Keywords: Enos (Son of Jacob); Jarom (Son of Enos); Omni (Son of Jarom)

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Book of Mormon Scriptures > Omni
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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > Jarom
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > Omni

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 27—Book of Mormon—Omni, Words of Mormon, Mosiah 1.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 343—56 Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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Also called “The End of the Small Plates; The Coronation of Mosiah.“
Well, now we’ve got to the point where in one verse they take care of the history of a larger people than the Nephites. It simply says they crossed the ocean and landed here, and that was that.

Keywords: Amaleki (Son of Abinadom); King Benjamin; King Mosiah; Mosiah the Elder; Mulekite; Phoenicians; Small Plates of Nephi

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Book of Mormon Scriptures > Words of Mormon
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > Words of Momon
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > Mosiah

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 28—Book of Mormon—Mosiah 1—2, King Benjamin’s Speech.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 357—70 Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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What we have here is a very good lesson on the subject of fear and trembling.

Keywords: King Benjamin; King Benjamin' s Speech

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Lecture 29—Book of Mormon—Mosiah 3—5, King Benjamin’s Speech.” In Teachings of the Book of Mormon - Part 1. Transcripts of lectures presented to an Honors Book of Mormon class at Brigham Young University, 1988-1990 , 371—84 Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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King Benjamin’s speech and why it’s important, part 1.

Keywords: Covenant; King Benjamin; King Benjamin' s Speech

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2005

Nibley, Hugh W. Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity. The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 15. Edited by John F. Hall and John W. Welch. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005. xxv + 254 pp.
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Much can be learned from the New Testament and other early Christian sources about the powers, duties, and desired attributes of those who originally held the offices of apostle and bishop. Catholics claim that Peter was the first bishop of Rome, and Eastern Orthodox Christians assert that he was the first bishop of Antioch. But does either position reflect the apostolic or episcopal offices completely or correctly? What was the role of bishops, and what was their relationship with apostles in the early Christian church? Hugh Nibley sheds light on this challenging and intriguing topic.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Early Christianity, Church Fathers, Patrologia

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Nibley, Hugh W. The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Egyptian Endowment. The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 16, edited by John Gee and Michael Rhodes. Illustrations directed by Michael P. Lyon, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005. xxx + 609 pp.
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This is the first and still the only book-length commentary on the Joseph Smith Papyri. In this long-awaited new edition, with expanded text and numerous illustrations, Professor Nibley shows that the papyri are not the source of the Book of Abraham. Rather than focusing on what the papyri are not, as most commentators have done, Nibley masterfully explores what the papyri are and what they meant in ancient times. He demonstrates how these ancient Egyptian papyri contain a message that is of particular interest to Latter-day Saints.

See also: The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Egyptian Endowment (1975)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Joseph Smith Papyri, Book of Breathings, Book of the Dead, Facsimiles, Egyptology, Hypocephalus
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Endowment

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Great Are the Words of Isaiah.” In Sperry Symposium Classics: The Old Testament, edited by Paul Y. Hoskisson, 177–95. Salt Lake City: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2005.
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Originally published in Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1978.
Hugh Nibley dives into the book of Isaiah and how wonderful its teachings are, though they are occasionally difficult to comprehend.

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“Great Are the Words of Isaiah” (1978)
“Great Are the Words of Isaiah” (1979)
“Great Are the Words of Isaiah” (1986)

Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament > Characters > Isaiah

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Temples Everywhere.” Insights 25, no. 1 (2005): 10–16.
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Reprinted in Eloquent Witness, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 17. 483–500.
Discusses the importance of the temple throughout history and in various civilizations to show its importance in modern day.

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“Temples Everywhere” (1999)
“Temples Everywhere” (2008)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Waxing and Waning of the ‘Consensus’” In Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 15. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “An Apostle Is Not the Same as a Bishop.” In Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 15. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Early Christianity, Church Fathers, Patrologia

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Nibley, Hugh W. “When Bishops Became the Highest Officers in the Church.” In Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 15. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Seeing James as the Presiding Bishop of the Church.” In Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 15. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Bishop as an Office in the Lower Priesthood.” In Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 15. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Early Christianity, Church Fathers, Patrologia

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Dependence on Jewish Sources for Church Practices Relevant to the Bishop.” In Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 15. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Jewish and Worldly Origins of the Office and Title of Bishop.” In Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 15. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Changes in the Office of Bishop.” In Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 15. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Early Christianity, Church Fathers, Patrologia

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Roman Origin of a Divine Office?” In Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 15. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Importance of Each Bishop Becomes Tied to the Prominence of His City.” In Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 15. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Fight for Power.” In Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 15. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “In Search of a General Authority.” In Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 15. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Glories (and Duties?) of a Bishop.” In Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 15. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Are the Council and the Synod the Apostolic Voice?” In Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 15. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Gospel of Bigness and Power.” In Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 15. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “In Search of a Missing Link.” In Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 15. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Questions about the Account of the Ordination of Clement as a Bishop.” In Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 15. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Finding (or Not Finding) the Bishop (or Bishops) of Rome.” In Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 15. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Strife over the Elections of the Bishop of Rome.” In Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 15. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Establishment of an Episcopal Hierarchy and College of Cardinals.” In Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 15. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Roman Role and the Big Four.” In Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 15. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Double Apostolate: Peter and Paul.” In Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 15. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Clement to the Corinthians—Proof of Roman Supremacy?” In Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 15. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Leading Role the Roman Church Did Not Play.” In Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 15. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Establishing a Connection with Peter—A Return to Matthew 16:18.” In Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 15. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Emperors, Popes, Synods, and Rome.” In Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 15. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Claims of Apostolic Succession.” In Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 15. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Argument of Diffusion.” In Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 15. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Explanation.” In The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Egyptian Endowment, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 16, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.
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This is the first and still the only book-length commentary on the Joseph Smith Papyri. In this long-awaited new edition, with expanded text and numerous illustrations, Professor Nibley shows that the papyri are not the source of the Book of Abraham. Rather than focusing on what the papyri are not, as most commentators have done, Nibley masterfully explores what the papyri are and what they meant in ancient times. He demonstrates how these ancient Egyptian papyri contain a message that is of particular interest to Latter-day Saints.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 1: What Manner of Document?” In The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Egyptian Endowment, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 16, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.
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When Hugh Nibley first wrote The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri, he wrote it for an audience that understood things both Egyptian and Latter-day Saint. It was an audience that at the time did not exist. For the bemused audience that did find the book, many failed to comprehend it. Many of Nibley’s readers have supposed that, like Nibley’s other works, it was designed to be read straight through and have expressed frustration at the difficulty of doing so. Only the first few chapters are designed to be read in this manner. The rest of the book is a commentary on a particular text, Papyrus Louvre N. 3284, which Nibley introduced in his early chapters. If the reader desires to know a bit more about a particular passage in the text, he or she should go to the appropriate place in the commentary.
In 1967, when the Joseph Smith papyri were found in the Metropolitan Museum in New York and purchased by the Church, Latter-day Saints eagerly sought the original document from which the Book of Abraham was derived. At the same time critics of Joseph Smith eagerly sought evidence to refute the Prophet’s claims. Among apologists and critics alike, many have assumed that one particular document, called a Book of Breathings (Joseph Smith Papyri X and XI), was the source of the Book of Abraham. This article was written in response to such claims.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 2: Reproduction and Translation of Joseph Smith Papyri XI and X.” In The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Egyptian Endowment, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 16, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.
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This is the first and still the only book-length commentary on the Joseph Smith Papyri. In this long-awaited new edition, with expanded text and numerous illustrations, Professor Nibley shows that the papyri are not the source of the Book of Abraham. Rather than focusing on what the papyri are not, as most commentators have done, Nibley masterfully explores what the papyri are and what they meant in ancient times. He demonstrates how these ancient Egyptian papyri contain a message that is of particular interest to Latter-day Saints.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 3: Translated Correctly?” In The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Egyptian Endowment, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 16, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.
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This is the first and still the only book-length commentary on the Joseph Smith Papyri. In this long-awaited new edition, with expanded text and numerous illustrations, Professor Nibley shows that the papyri are not the source of the Book of Abraham. Rather than focusing on what the papyri are not, as most commentators have done, Nibley masterfully explores what the papyri are and what they meant in ancient times. He demonstrates how these ancient Egyptian papyri contain a message that is of particular interest to Latter-day Saints.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 4: A More Complete Text of the Book of Breathings.” In The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Egyptian Endowment, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 16, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.
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This is the first and still the only book-length commentary on the Joseph Smith Papyri. In this long-awaited new edition, with expanded text and numerous illustrations, Professor Nibley shows that the papyri are not the source of the Book of Abraham. Rather than focusing on what the papyri are not, as most commentators have done, Nibley masterfully explores what the papyri are and what they meant in ancient times. He demonstrates how these ancient Egyptian papyri contain a message that is of particular interest to Latter-day Saints.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Commentary—Part 1: The Nature and Purpose of the Book of Breathings.” In The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Egyptian Endowment, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 16, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.
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This is the first and still the only book-length commentary on the Joseph Smith Papyri. In this long-awaited new edition, with expanded text and numerous illustrations, Professor Nibley shows that the papyri are not the source of the Book of Abraham. Rather than focusing on what the papyri are not, as most commentators have done, Nibley masterfully explores what the papyri are and what they meant in ancient times. He demonstrates how these ancient Egyptian papyri contain a message that is of particular interest to Latter-day Saints.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Commentary—Part 2: Initiation Rites and Entering the Temple.” In The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Egyptian Endowment, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 16, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.
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This is the first and still the only book-length commentary on the Joseph Smith Papyri. In this long-awaited new edition, with expanded text and numerous illustrations, Professor Nibley shows that the papyri are not the source of the Book of Abraham. Rather than focusing on what the papyri are not, as most commentators have done, Nibley masterfully explores what the papyri are and what they meant in ancient times. He demonstrates how these ancient Egyptian papyri contain a message that is of particular interest to Latter-day Saints.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Commentary—Part 3: The Creation (Resurrection) of Man.” In The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Egyptian Endowment, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 16, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.
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This is the first and still the only book-length commentary on the Joseph Smith Papyri. In this long-awaited new edition, with expanded text and numerous illustrations, Professor Nibley shows that the papyri are not the source of the Book of Abraham. Rather than focusing on what the papyri are not, as most commentators have done, Nibley masterfully explores what the papyri are and what they meant in ancient times. He demonstrates how these ancient Egyptian papyri contain a message that is of particular interest to Latter-day Saints.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Commentary—Part 4: The Garden Story.” In The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Egyptian Endowment, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 16, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.
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This is the first and still the only book-length commentary on the Joseph Smith Papyri. In this long-awaited new edition, with expanded text and numerous illustrations, Professor Nibley shows that the papyri are not the source of the Book of Abraham. Rather than focusing on what the papyri are not, as most commentators have done, Nibley masterfully explores what the papyri are and what they meant in ancient times. He demonstrates how these ancient Egyptian papyri contain a message that is of particular interest to Latter-day Saints.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Commentary—Part 5: The Long Road Back.” In The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Egyptian Endowment, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 16, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.
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This is the first and still the only book-length commentary on the Joseph Smith Papyri. In this long-awaited new edition, with expanded text and numerous illustrations, Professor Nibley shows that the papyri are not the source of the Book of Abraham. Rather than focusing on what the papyri are not, as most commentators have done, Nibley masterfully explores what the papyri are and what they meant in ancient times. He demonstrates how these ancient Egyptian papyri contain a message that is of particular interest to Latter-day Saints.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Commentary—Part 6: The Fearful Passage.” In The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Egyptian Endowment, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 16, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.
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This is the first and still the only book-length commentary on the Joseph Smith Papyri. In this long-awaited new edition, with expanded text and numerous illustrations, Professor Nibley shows that the papyri are not the source of the Book of Abraham. Rather than focusing on what the papyri are not, as most commentators have done, Nibley masterfully explores what the papyri are and what they meant in ancient times. He demonstrates how these ancient Egyptian papyri contain a message that is of particular interest to Latter-day Saints.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Commentary—Part 7: Culmination and Conclusion.” In The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Egyptian Endowment, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 16, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.
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This is the first and still the only book-length commentary on the Joseph Smith Papyri. In this long-awaited new edition, with expanded text and numerous illustrations, Professor Nibley shows that the papyri are not the source of the Book of Abraham. Rather than focusing on what the papyri are not, as most commentators have done, Nibley masterfully explores what the papyri are and what they meant in ancient times. He demonstrates how these ancient Egyptian papyri contain a message that is of particular interest to Latter-day Saints.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Appendix 1: From the Dead Sea Scrolls (1QS).” In The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Egyptian Endowment, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 16, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.
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Can also be accessed at https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sba/vol2/iss1/5.
Hugh Nibley, late professor of ancient history and religion at Brigham Young University and one of the foremost scholars of the ancient world in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, discussed the Rule of the Community in an appendix to his 1975 book The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri. The Joseph Smith Papyri is an initiatory text; the Rule of the Community is both an initiatory text, enumerating details for entrance into the Essene community at Qumran, and a covenant document, listing elements in the covenant made between God and individuals entering the Essene community at Qumran. This piece is an excerpt from the appendix of his text mentioned above and outlines the various aspects of this Rule of the Community as found in the Dead Sea Scrolls (1QS).

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Appendix 2: From the Odes of Solomon.” In The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Egyptian Endowment, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 16, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.
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This is the first and still the only book-length commentary on the Joseph Smith Papyri. In this long-awaited new edition, with expanded text and numerous illustrations, Professor Nibley shows that the papyri are not the source of the Book of Abraham. Rather than focusing on what the papyri are not, as most commentators have done, Nibley masterfully explores what the papyri are and what they meant in ancient times. He demonstrates how these ancient Egyptian papyri contain a message that is of particular interest to Latter-day Saints.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Appendix 3: The Pearl.” In The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Egyptian Endowment, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 16, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.
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This is the first and still the only book-length commentary on the Joseph Smith Papyri. In this long-awaited new edition, with expanded text and numerous illustrations, Professor Nibley shows that the papyri are not the source of the Book of Abraham. Rather than focusing on what the papyri are not, as most commentators have done, Nibley masterfully explores what the papyri are and what they meant in ancient times. He demonstrates how these ancient Egyptian papyri contain a message that is of particular interest to Latter-day Saints.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Ancient Texts > Gospel of Thomas, The Pearl
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Appendix 4: From the Pistis Sophia.” In The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Egyptian Endowment, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 16, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.
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This is the first and still the only book-length commentary on the Joseph Smith Papyri. In this long-awaited new edition, with expanded text and numerous illustrations, Professor Nibley shows that the papyri are not the source of the Book of Abraham. Rather than focusing on what the papyri are not, as most commentators have done, Nibley masterfully explores what the papyri are and what they meant in ancient times. He demonstrates how these ancient Egyptian papyri contain a message that is of particular interest to Latter-day Saints.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Appendix 5: Cyril of Jerusalem’s Lectures on the Ordinances.” In The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Egyptian Endowment, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 16, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.
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This is the first and still the only book-length commentary on the Joseph Smith Papyri. In this long-awaited new edition, with expanded text and numerous illustrations, Professor Nibley shows that the papyri are not the source of the Book of Abraham. Rather than focusing on what the papyri are not, as most commentators have done, Nibley masterfully explores what the papyri are and what they meant in ancient times. He demonstrates how these ancient Egyptian papyri contain a message that is of particular interest to Latter-day Saints.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Appendix 6: From the Gospel of Philip.” In The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Egyptian Endowment, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 16, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.
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This is the first and still the only book-length commentary on the Joseph Smith Papyri. In this long-awaited new edition, with expanded text and numerous illustrations, Professor Nibley shows that the papyri are not the source of the Book of Abraham. Rather than focusing on what the papyri are not, as most commentators have done, Nibley masterfully explores what the papyri are and what they meant in ancient times. He demonstrates how these ancient Egyptian papyri contain a message that is of particular interest to Latter-day Saints.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Ancient Texts > Gospel of Philip
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Temples Everywhere.” Insights 25, no. 1 (2005).
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Those of us who saw the recent television documentary American Prophet: The Story of Joseph Smith may have noticed an interesting defect in the script, namely, that it was Hamlet with Hamlet left out. It was as if one were to produce the life of Shakespeare with charming views of Stratford-upon-Avon, country school, the poaching story, marriage to Anne Hatha-way, showbiz in London, and respectable retirement without bothering to mention that our leading character gave the world the greatest treasury of dramatic art in existence. Or a life of Bach with his niggardly brother-guardian, his early poverty, his odd jobs with local organs and choirs, his acceptance in the courts of the Holy Roman Empire, his nineteen children, and his loving nature without a word about the greatest volume of music ever produced by a mortal.

Keywords: temples; documentary; Joseph Smith; Book of Abraham

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Nibley, Hugh W. “‘Great Are the Words of Isaiah’” In Sperry Symposium Classics: The Old Testament, ed. Paul Y. Hoskisson, 177–95. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2005.

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2006

Nibley, Hugh W. Sergeant Nibley PhD: Memories of an Unlikely Screaming Eagle. Salt Lake City: Shadow Mountain, 2006.
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“Few people knew more about the history of human conflict than Professor Hugh Nibley. But on June 6, 1944, at Utah Beach, he learned more about war than he had gleaned from all the books he’d read combined. General Maxwell Taylor assigned Sergeant Nibley to educate the officers of the 101st Airborne about warfare. But it was the professor himself that received an education while fighting as a member of the most legendary unit of the United States Army.
Most war memoirs come either from the bird’s-eye view of the general or from the visceral but limited scope of the common soldier. Because of Nibley’s unique situation, this book blends both perspectives. From the narrow view of a sergeant in a foxhole to the broader perspective of an intelligence specialist, his experience offers an intimate, realistic and articulate view of World War II.“
An important book about Alex Nibley’s father’s wartime memoirs as well as the larger context of war and its meaning.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Hugh Nibley > Biographies, Reviews of Biographies, Biographical Essays, Biographical Remarks
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > War, Peace

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2008

Nibley, Hugh W. Eloquent Witness: Nibley on Himself, Others, and the Temple. The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 17, edited by Stephen D. Ricks. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2008. xvi + 536 pp.
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In the tradition of Approaching Zion, this book represents Nibley at his best. It is loaded with stunning insights on the temple, trenchant social commentary, and fascinating autobiographical details.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Some Very Vital Statistics.” 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.
This short autobiography seems to be an introduction to a series in the Improvement Era or elsewhere.

See also: “Some Very Vital Statistics” (undated)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “An Intellectual Autobiography.” 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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Reprinted as “An Intellectual Autobiography: Some High and Low Points“ in Hugh Nibley Observed. Originally published in Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless.
Hugh Nibley’s search for things of import by the decades, and what he discovered.

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“An Intellectual Autobiography: Some High and Low Points” (2004)
“An Intellectual Autobiography: Some High and Low Points” (2021)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Hugh Nibley: The Faithful Scholar.” 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.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Hugh Nibley > Interviews

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Nibliography.” 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.
Spotlights Hugh Nibley as a scholar and published writer.

See also: “Nibliography” (1976)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “A Conversation with Hugh Nibley.” 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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Originally published as an article in Dialogue.
An informal interview conducted by Mary L. Bradford, Gary P. Gillum, and H. Curtis Wright.

See also: “A Conversation with Hugh Nibley” (1979)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Hugh Nibley and Kimball Hansen: Candidates for the ‘Search Society’” 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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Originally printed in BYU Today (1980).
An interview in which cosmological issues are discussed.

See also: “Hugh Nibley and Kimball Hansen: Candidates for the ‘Search Society’” (1980)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “A Legendary Passion for Books and Languages.” 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.
Johnston, a staff reporter for the Deseret News, conducted a series of interviews concerning the reading habits of prominent Utahns. This was the eighth in the series. Nibley listed, as his favorite books, the following: (1) Shakespeare, Complete Works; (2) Book of Mormon; (3) Homer, Odyssey; (4) Goethe, Faust; (5) Gaius Petronius, Satyricon; (6) Jean Froissart, Chronicles. Nibley also said that by age thirteen, he knew Macbeth by heart and tried to learn Hamlet but found it too long.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Nibley Talks about Contemporary Issues.” 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.

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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.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Reviews and Forewords of Others’ Works > Sidney B. Sperry

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Review of The Ancient World.” 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.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Reviews and Forewords of Others’ Works > Joseph Ward Swain

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Review of History of Syria.” 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.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Reviews and Forewords of Others’ Works > Philip K. Hitti

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Review of Near Eastern Culture and Society.” 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.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Reviews and Forewords of Others’ Works > T. Cuyler Young

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Review of The Torment of Secrecy.” 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.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Reviews and Forewords of Others’ Works > Edward A. Shils

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Foreword to Learn Greek through the New Testament.” 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.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Reviews and Forewords of Others’ Works > C. Wilfred Griggs, Randall Stewart

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Foreword to Working toward Zion.” 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.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Reviews and Forewords of Others’ Works > James W. Lucas, Warner P. Woodworth

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Christmas Quest.” 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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Originally printed as an article in Millennial Star.
Professor Hugh Nibley offers an interesting insight into what the world looks for in the celebration of Christmas. Nibley briefly looked into the question of whether it is possible that the bewildering profusion of Christmas observances might contain, among other things, a latent longing for the gospel of Jesus Christ.

See also: “The Christmas Quest” (1950)
“The Christmas Quest” (2014)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Nobody to Blame.” 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.
Addressed to “Dear Brother Burgon,” dated 29 July 1960, with a cover letter, addressed to “Dear Brother . . .,” 1 pp., dated 3 August 1960.

See also: “Nobody to Blame” (1960)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Dear Sterling.” 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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Originally a widely circulated letter to Sterling M. McMurrin, 23 August 1967.
Sterling M. McMurrin was at the time working on a book of essays on Mormon philosophy and had apparently invited Nibley to contribute an essay. The book that McMurrin had in mind was never published. In his letter, Nibley proclaims to his scholarly antagonist that his “present religious mood is an all-out literalism.”

See also: “Dear Sterling” (1967)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Criticisms, Apologetics > Sterling M. McMurrin

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Faith of an Observer: Conversations with Hugh Nibley.” 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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Originally presented as a 63-minute video and accompanying transcript.
A conversation between Hugh Nibley, some of his family members, Truman G. Madsen, and Neal A. Maxwell (among others).

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Not to Worry.” 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.
Lays out answers to criticisms about Joseph Smith.

See also:
“Not to Worry” (1994)
“Not to Worry” (1996)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Last Days, Then and Now.” 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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Originally published in The Disciple as Scholar: Essays on Scripture and the Ancient World in Honor of Richard Lloyd Anderson.
Hugh Nibley discusses the last days based on his own thoughts and actively avoiding quotes from others (unless they pop up from memory).

See also: “The Last Days, Then and Now” (2000)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Eschatology, Last Days

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Word of Wisdom: A Commentary on Doctrine and Covenants 89.” 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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Reprinted from The Word of Wisdom: A Commentary on D&C 89, a 6 pp. typed transcript.
Commentary on different aspects of the Word of Wisdom and how people should go about keeping it.

See also: “The Word of Wisdom: A Commentary on D&C 89” (1979)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Doctrine and Covenants > Sections > Doctrine and Covenants 89

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Nibley, Hugh W. “A Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew.” 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.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > New Testament > Books > Matthew

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Turning the Time Over to . . . Priesthood.” 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.

See also: “Turning the Time over to . . . Priesthood” (1990)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Tribute to Krešimir Ćosić.” 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.

See also: “Tribute to Kresimir Cosic” (1995)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Graveside Service Address for Joel Erik Myres.” 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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Originally presented as a talk at Joel Erik Myres’ funeral.
Joel Erik Myres was married to Nibley’s granddaughter, Natalie Mincek.

See also: “Graveside Service Address for Joel Erik Myres” (2001)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Greatness of Egypt.” 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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Originally presented as an address delivered on 12 March 1986 as part of the Ramses II International Lecture Series.

See also: “The Greatness of Egypt” (1986)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Meanings and Functions of Temples.” 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.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “A House of Glory.” 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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Originally published in Temples of the Ancient World, 1994.
A discussion of temples, especially the dedicatory prayer of the Kirtland Temple.

See also: “A House of Glory” (1994)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “On the Sacred and the Symbolic.” 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.
A discussion on how the endowment answers many of life’s most important questions.

See also: “On the Sacred and the Symbolic” (1994)

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Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Temple and Tabernacle
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Assembly and Atonement.” In Eloquent Witness: Nibley on Himself, Others, and the Temple Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 17. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2008.
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Originally published in King Benjamin’s Speech: That Ye May Learn Wisdom.
A look into what makes King Benjamin’s address to his people not only an assembly but also an atonement.

See also:
“Assembly and Atonement” (1998)
“Assembly and Atonement” (1999)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Ritual Patterns, Great Year-Rites, Universal Gospel Culture

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Abraham’s Temple Drama.” 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.
Here, Nibley identifies elements of the creation drama that appear in the book of Abraham and elsewhere in the ancient world.

See also: “Abraham’s Temple Drama” (1999)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai
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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Ordinances
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Ritual Patterns, Great Year-Rites, Universal Gospel Culture

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Temples Everywhere.” 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.
Discusses the importance of the temple throughout history and in various civilizations to show its importance in modern day.

See also:
“Temples Everywhere” (1999)
“Temples Everywhere” (2005)

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2009

Nibley, Hugh W. An Approach to the Book of Abraham. The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 18. Edited by John Gee, illustrations directed by Michael P. Lyon. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2009. xxxix + 632 pp.
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This volume contains diverse essays, including Nibley’s “A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price,” a three-year series of lengthy articles from the Improvement Era. According to Nibley, “Until now, no one has done much more than play around with the bedizening treasury of the Pearl of Great Price. They would not, we could not, make of the Book of Abraham an object of serious study. The time has come to change all that.”

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley (CWHN)
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham

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Nibley, Hugh W. “As Things Stand at the Moment.” In An Approach to the Book of Abraham, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 18. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2009.
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Originally printed as an article in BYU Studies.
A review of a piece by Wallace Turner arguing against the authenticity of the Joesph Smith Papyri and the Book of Abraham, and a defense of the papyri and book themselves.

See also: “As Things Stand at the Moment” (1968)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Challenge and Response.” In An Approach to the Book of Abraham, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 18. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2009.
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Originally published as part of the Improvement Era series A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price, running from January to April 1968.
An attempt to put to rest rumors and claims that the Book of Abraham and its accompanying facsimiles are false or fiction.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Qualified for What?” In An Approach to the Book of Abraham, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 18. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2009.
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The volume “An Approach to the Book of Abraham” contains diverse essays, including his three-year series of lengthy articles from Improvement Era, “A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price.” According to Nibley, “Until now, no one has done much more than play around with the bedizening treasury of the Pearl of Great Price. They would not, we could not make of the Book of Abraham an object of serious study. The time has come to change all that.”
Suggests that scholars are only knowledgeable in a small field and, as such, should not be held to be the expert to everything.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Facsimile 1: A Unique Document.” In An Approach to the Book of Abraham, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 18. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2009.
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Originally published as a series of Improvement Era articles titled A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price. “Facsimile No. 1: A Unique Document“ appeared as parts 5 and 6 of the series.
Hugh Nibley dives into the evidence of the authenticity of the Book of Abraham, specifically Facsimile 1, and how arguments against its authenticity hold no authority against the evidence.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Joseph Smith Papyri, Book of Breathings, Book of the Dead, Facsimiles, Egyptology, Hypocephalus

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Facsimile 1: By the Figures.” In An Approach to the Book of Abraham, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 18. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2009.
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Originally published as a series of Improvement Era articles titled A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price. “Facsimile No. 1: A Unique Document“ appeared as part 8 of the series.
A look at Egyptian evidence of the authenticity of Facsimile 1.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Joseph Smith Papyri, Book of Breathings, Book of the Dead, Facsimiles, Egyptology, Hypocephalus

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Unknown Abraham.” In An Approach to the Book of Abraham, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 18. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2009.
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The volume “An Approach to the Book of Abraham” contains diverse essays, including his three-year series of lengthy articles from Improvement Era, “A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price.” According to Nibley, “Until now, no one has done much more than play around with the bedizening treasury of the Pearl of Great Price. They would not, we could not make of the Book of Abraham an object of serious study. The time has come to change all that.”
A study of the authenticity of the Book of Abraham and a discussion of where one might find more information on Abraham.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The New Abraham.” In An Approach to the Book of Abraham, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 18. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2009.
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The volume “An Approach to the Book of Abraham” contains diverse essays, including his three-year series of lengthy articles from Improvement Era, “A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price.” According to Nibley, “Until now, no one has done much more than play around with the bedizening treasury of the Pearl of Great Price. They would not, we could not make of the Book of Abraham an object of serious study. The time has come to change all that.”
Discusses Abraham’s dealings with men as a missionary.

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Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Abraham and Sarah [see also Covenant]
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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Judging and Prejudging the Book of Abraham.” In An Approach to the Book of Abraham, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 18. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2009.
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Originally printed in An Approach to the Book of Abraham (2009).
This essay contains Nibley’s views on the Book of Abraham presented in the form of questions and answers.

See also: “Judging and Prejudging the Book of Abraham” (1982)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “What, Exactly, Is the Purpose and Significance of the Facsimiles in the Book of Abraham?” In An Approach to the Book of Abraham, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 18. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2009.
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Reprinted from the “I Have a Question” series in the Ensign.
Questions about the facsimiles in the Book of Abraham, answered for guidance, not as official statements of Church policy.

See also: “What, Exactly, Is the Purpose and Significance of the Facsimiles in the Book of Abraham?” (1976)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Joseph Smith Papyri, Book of Breathings, Book of the Dead, Facsimiles, Egyptology, Hypocephalus

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Facsimiles of the Book of Abraham: A Response.” In An Approach to the Book of Abraham, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 18. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2009.
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Originally published as an article in Sunstone in 1979.
A response by Nibley to a criticism of the historicity of the Book of Abraham by Edward H. Ashment at the Sunstone Theological Symposium at the University of Utah on 24–25 August 1979.

See also: “The Facsimiles of the Book of Abraham: A Response” (1979)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Joseph Smith Papyri, Book of Breathings, Book of the Dead, Facsimiles, Egyptology, Hypocephalus

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Meaning of the Kirtland Egyptian Papers.” In An Approach to the Book of Abraham, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 18. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2009.
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The volume “An Approach to the Book of Abraham” contains diverse essays, including his three-year series of lengthy articles from Improvement Era, “A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price.” According to Nibley, “Until now, no one has done much more than play around with the bedizening treasury of the Pearl of Great Price. They would not, we could not make of the Book of Abraham an object of serious study. The time has come to change all that.”
Looks at several of the Kirtland Egyptian Papers and rumors surrounding them that may or may not be true based on the lack of evidence surrounding them.

See also: “The Meaning of the Kirtland Egyptian Papers” (1971)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Conclusion: Taking Stock.” In An Approach to the Book of Abraham, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 18. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2009.
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Originally printed in the Improvement Era in the series A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price.
Originally written as a conclusion to the series A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price.

See also: “Conclusion: Taking Stock” (1968)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Appendix: A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price.” In An Approach to the Book of Abraham, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 18. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2009.

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2010 — 2019

2010

McKinlay, Daniel B., Hugh W. Nibley, and Steven W. Booras. “The Dead Sea Scrolls: Select Publications by Latter-day Saint Scholars.” Studies in the Bible and Antiquity 2 no. 1 (2010).
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Select bibliography of LDS research on the Dead Sea Scrolls.

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Nibley, Hugh W. One Eternal Round. The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 19, coauthored by Michael D. Rhodes, illustrations directed by Michael P. Lyon, Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2010. xxii + 698.
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One Eternal Round is the culmination of Hugh Nibley’s thought on the book of Abraham and represents over fifteen years of research and writing. The volume includes penetrating insights into Egyptian pharaohs and medieval Jewish and Islamic traditions about Abraham; Greek, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian myths; the Aztec calendar stone; Hopi Indian ceremonies; and early Jewish and Christian apocrypha, as well as the relationship of myth, ritual, and history.

See also: “One Eternal Round” (1990)

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Joseph Smith Papyri, Book of Breathings, Book of the Dead, Facsimiles, Egyptology, Hypocephalus

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Critics.” Nibley, Hugh and Michael D. Rhodes.
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One Eternal Round is the culmination of Hugh Nibley’s thought on the book of Abraham and represents over fifteen years of research and writing. The volume includes penetrating insights into Egyptian pharaohs and medieval Jewish and Islamic traditions about Abraham; Greek, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian myths; the Aztec calendar stone; Hopi Indian ceremonies; and early Jewish and Christian apocrypha, as well as the relationship of myth, ritual, and history.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “What Is the Problem?” Nibley, Hugh and Michael D. Rhodes.
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One Eternal Round is the culmination of Hugh Nibley’s thought on the book of Abraham and represents over fifteen years of research and writing. The volume includes penetrating insights into Egyptian pharaohs and medieval Jewish and Islamic traditions about Abraham; Greek, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian myths; the Aztec calendar stone; Hopi Indian ceremonies; and early Jewish and Christian apocrypha, as well as the relationship of myth, ritual, and history.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Dispensations and Axial Times.” Nibley, Hugh and Michael D. Rhodes.
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One Eternal Round is the culmination of Hugh Nibley’s thought on the book of Abraham and represents over fifteen years of research and writing. The volume includes penetrating insights into Egyptian pharaohs and medieval Jewish and Islamic traditions about Abraham; Greek, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian myths; the Aztec calendar stone; Hopi Indian ceremonies; and early Jewish and Christian apocrypha, as well as the relationship of myth, ritual, and history.
This chapter discusses periods past and future in which the gods come together to save mankind and bring them to godhood.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > History > Christian History, Apostasy > Dispensations, Axial Times

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Myth, Ritual, and History.” Nibley, Hugh and Michael D. Rhodes.
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One Eternal Round is the culmination of Hugh Nibley’s thought on the book of Abraham and represents over fifteen years of research and writing. The volume includes penetrating insights into Egyptian pharaohs and medieval Jewish and Islamic traditions about Abraham; Greek, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian myths; the Aztec calendar stone; Hopi Indian ceremonies; and early Jewish and Christian apocrypha, as well as the relationship of myth, ritual, and history.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Ancient Texts > Myths
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Joseph Smith Papyri, Book of Breathings, Book of the Dead, Facsimiles, Egyptology, Hypocephalus
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Ordinances

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Abraham and the Great Year-Rite.” Nibley, Hugh and Michael D. Rhodes.
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One Eternal Round is the culmination of Hugh Nibley’s thought on the book of Abraham and represents over fifteen years of research and writing. The volume includes penetrating insights into Egyptian pharaohs and medieval Jewish and Islamic traditions about Abraham; Greek, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian myths; the Aztec calendar stone; Hopi Indian ceremonies; and early Jewish and Christian apocrypha, as well as the relationship of myth, ritual, and history.
This chapter helps to distinguish between myth, ritual, and history, especially as they connect with Egyptian annual year-rites.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Bible > Old Testament > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Characters > Abraham, Sarah, Abram, Sarai
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Ritual Patterns, Great Year-Rites, Universal Gospel Culture

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Nibley, Hugh W. “What Is a Hypocephalus?” Nibley, Hugh and Michael D. Rhodes.
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Chapter 7. One Eternal Round is the culmination of Hugh Nibley’s thought on the book of Abraham and represents over fifteen years of research and writing. The volume includes penetrating insights into Egyptian pharaohs and medieval Jewish and Islamic traditions about Abraham; Greek, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian myths; the Aztec calendar stone; Hopi Indian ceremonies; and early Jewish and Christian apocrypha, as well as the relationship of myth, ritual, and history.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Reading the Hypocephalus: Part 1.” Nibley, Hugh and Michael D. Rhodes.
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One Eternal Round is the culmination of Hugh Nibley’s thought on the book of Abraham and represents over fifteen years of research and writing. The volume includes penetrating insights into Egyptian pharaohs and medieval Jewish and Islamic traditions about Abraham; Greek, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian myths; the Aztec calendar stone; Hopi Indian ceremonies; and early Jewish and Christian apocrypha, as well as the relationship of myth, ritual, and history.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Reading the Hypocephalus: Part 2.” Nibley, Hugh and Michael D. Rhodes.
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One Eternal Round is the culmination of Hugh Nibley’s thought on the book of Abraham and represents over fifteen years of research and writing. The volume includes penetrating insights into Egyptian pharaohs and medieval Jewish and Islamic traditions about Abraham; Greek, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian myths; the Aztec calendar stone; Hopi Indian ceremonies; and early Jewish and Christian apocrypha, as well as the relationship of myth, ritual, and history.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Ascension Dramas.” Nibley, Hugh and Michael D. Rhodes.
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One Eternal Round is the culmination of Hugh Nibley’s thought on the book of Abraham and represents over fifteen years of research and writing. The volume includes penetrating insights into Egyptian pharaohs and medieval Jewish and Islamic traditions about Abraham; Greek, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian myths; the Aztec calendar stone; Hopi Indian ceremonies; and early Jewish and Christian apocrypha, as well as the relationship of myth, ritual, and history.
A review of ancient apocryphal texts describing the ascension and cosmic tour of a religious figure and his subsequent return to earth to reveal his findings (consider, for example, the Book of Abraham).

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Ancient Texts
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Jewel of Discernment.” Nibley, Hugh and Michael D. Rhodes.
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One Eternal Round is the culmination of Hugh Nibley’s thought on the book of Abraham and represents over fifteen years of research and writing. The volume includes penetrating insights into Egyptian pharaohs and medieval Jewish and Islamic traditions about Abraham; Greek, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian myths; the Aztec calendar stone; Hopi Indian ceremonies; and early Jewish and Christian apocrypha, as well as the relationship of myth, ritual, and history.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Joseph Smith, Hermetic Tradition, and the Hypocephalus.” Nibley, Hugh and Michael D. Rhodes.
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One Eternal Round is the culmination of Hugh Nibley’s thought on the book of Abraham and represents over fifteen years of research and writing. The volume includes penetrating insights into Egyptian pharaohs and medieval Jewish and Islamic traditions about Abraham; Greek, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian myths; the Aztec calendar stone; Hopi Indian ceremonies; and early Jewish and Christian apocrypha, as well as the relationship of myth, ritual, and history.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Kabbala.” Nibley, Hugh and Michael D. Rhodes.
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One Eternal Round is the culmination of Hugh Nibley’s thought on the book of Abraham and represents over fifteen years of research and writing. The volume includes penetrating insights into Egyptian pharaohs and medieval Jewish and Islamic traditions about Abraham; Greek, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian myths; the Aztec calendar stone; Hopi Indian ceremonies; and early Jewish and Christian apocrypha, as well as the relationship of myth, ritual, and history.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Ancient Texts > Kabbalah
Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Abraham > Joseph Smith Papyri, Book of Breathings, Book of the Dead, Facsimiles, Egyptology, Hypocephalus

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Alexander the Great.” Nibley, Hugh and Michael D. Rhodes.
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One Eternal Round is the culmination of Hugh Nibley’s thought on the book of Abraham and represents over fifteen years of research and writing. The volume includes penetrating insights into Egyptian pharaohs and medieval Jewish and Islamic traditions about Abraham; Greek, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian myths; the Aztec calendar stone; Hopi Indian ceremonies; and early Jewish and Christian apocrypha, as well as the relationship of myth, ritual, and history.

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Classical Studies, Egyptian Studies

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Nimrod.” Nibley, Hugh and Michael D. Rhodes.
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One Eternal Round is the culmination of Hugh Nibley’s thought on the book of Abraham and represents over fifteen years of research and writing. The volume includes penetrating insights into Egyptian pharaohs and medieval Jewish and Islamic traditions about Abraham; Greek, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian myths; the Aztec calendar stone; Hopi Indian ceremonies; and early Jewish and Christian apocrypha, as well as the relationship of myth, ritual, and history.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Geometry.” Nibley, Hugh and Michael D. Rhodes.
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One Eternal Round is the culmination of Hugh Nibley’s thought on the book of Abraham and represents over fifteen years of research and writing. The volume includes penetrating insights into Egyptian pharaohs and medieval Jewish and Islamic traditions about Abraham; Greek, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian myths; the Aztec calendar stone; Hopi Indian ceremonies; and early Jewish and Christian apocrypha, as well as the relationship of myth, ritual, and history.

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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Science > Mathematics, Geometry

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Appendixes.” Nibley, Hugh and Michael D. Rhodes.
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One Eternal Round is the culmination of Hugh Nibley’s thought on the book of Abraham and represents over fifteen years of research and writing. The volume includes penetrating insights into Egyptian pharaohs and medieval Jewish and Islamic traditions about Abraham; Greek, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian myths; the Aztec calendar stone; Hopi Indian ceremonies; and early Jewish and Christian apocrypha, as well as the relationship of myth, ritual, and history.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Worthy of Another Look: Classics from the Past: The Book of Mormon: A Minimal Statement.” Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture 19, no. 1 (2010): 78-80.
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This short article was originally published in the journal Concilium: An International Review of Theology and as such is addressed to a non-LDS audience. Nibley begins by giving a brief historical and theological background to the Book of Mormon. He then makes the point that the Book of Mormon includes topics that leave it open to scholars in many different disciplines to study and to put on trial. Finally, he comments on the remarkable coherence with which the prophetic editors were able to compile the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; Coherence; History; Theology

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Early Christian Prayer Circle.” Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture 19, no. 2, (2010): 64-95.
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A practice that was eventually condemned by the church because of its Jewish affinities—being found, for example, in the Testaments of Abraham and Job and in the writings of Philo—the prayer circle has a long and complex history in Christian practice. This practice was considered one of the “ mysteries” and therefore was protected from all who weren’t initiated. For the initiated participants, this was a very sacred practice, which demanded unity between all those involved. The prayer circle, generally referred to as a “ dance,” often included hymns, prayers for the living and the dead, and gestures that would prepare the participants for heavenly visitations.

See also:
“The Early Christian Prayer Circle” (1978)
“The Early Christian Prayer Circle” (1987)
“The Early Christian Prayer Circle: Sidebar, Coptic Liturgical Text” (2010)
“The Early Christian Prayer Circle: Sidebar, Minutes of the Second Council of Nicaea in ad 787” (2010)

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Topics:    Book of Moses Topics > Temple Themes in the Book of Moses and Related Scripture

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Early Christian Prayer Circle: Sidebar, Minutes of the Second Council of Nicaea in ad 787.” Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture 19, no. 2 (2010): 65.
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Patriarch Tarasius and various bishops and monks condemn the Acts of John, in which an account of the early Christian prayer circle is recorded.

Keywords: Early Christianity

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Temples > Ancient Temples > Prayer Circles

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Nibley, Hugh W. “The Early Christian Prayer Circle: Sidebar, Coptic Liturgical Text.” Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture 19, no. 2 (2010): 89-94.
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This text, from a Christian “Book of Breathings,” highlights the importance of the prayer circle in early Christian worship.

Keywords: Prayer; Prayer Circle; Worship

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Nibley, Hugh W. “From the Dead Sea Scrolls (1QS).” Studies in the Bible and Antiquity 2 no. 1 (2010).
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Hugh Nibley, late professor of ancient history and religion at Brigham Young University and one of the foremost scholars of the ancient world in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, discussed the Rule of the Community in an appendix to his 1975 book The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri. The Joseph Smith Papyri is an initiatory text; the Rule of the Community is both an initiatory text, enumerating details for entrance into the Essene community at Qumran, and a covenant document, listing elements in the covenant made between God and individuals entering the Essene community at Qumran. This piece is an excerpt from the appendix of his text mentioned above and outlines the various aspects of this Rule of the Community as found in the Dead Sea Scrolls (1QS).

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2011

Nibley, Hugh W. “Beyond Politics.” Mormon Studies Review 23, no. 1. (2011): 135–153.
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A talk originally given on 26 October 1973 to the Pi Sigma Alpha society in the Political Science Department at BYU.
Politics defined as the self-interested activity of the city of man is opposed to the ways of the city of God, resulting in conflicting obligations. God’s hand is evident in virtuous governments and laws, but human institutions inexorably deteriorate. Fateful developments are reviewed, including man’s refusal to repent. Final relief of woes lies beyond politics in the next world.

See also:
“Beyond Politics” (1974)
“Beyond Politics” (2004)
“Beyond Politics” (2011)

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Government, Politics

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Classics from the Past: Literary Style Used in Book of Mormon Insured Accurate Translation.” Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture 20, no. 1 (2011): 69-72.
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Nibley’s response to a query was printed in the Church News section of the Deseret News, 29 July 1961, 10, 15. It was reprinted in Saints’ Herald 108 (9 October 1961): 968–69, 975.
Responding to an inquiry from a member of a different faith about why the Book of Mormon was translated into the English of the King James Version of the Bible, Nibley discusses the use of biblical language in contemporary society, citing in particular the language of prayer and the use of King James English in the translation of the Dead Sea Scrolls. This article also serves as a platform for Nibley to discuss other issues raised about the Book of Mormon, especially in reference to the King James Version of the Bible.

Keywords: Dead Sea Scrolls; King James Bible; Literary; Literature; Translation

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Criticisms and Apologetics > Literary Style

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Beyond Politics.” Mormon Studies Review 23, no. 1 (2011): Article 12.
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This talk was given on 26 October 1973 to the Pi Sigma Alpha honor society in the Political Science Department at Brigham Young University. It first appeared in BYU Studies 15/1 (1974) and was reprinted in Nibley on the Timely and the Timeless (Provo, UT: BYU Religious Studies Center, 1978) and in the second edition of that volume in 2004. It is reprinted here with minor technical editing.
In most languages, the Church is designated as that of the last days, so this speech—which is only a pastiche of quotations from its founders—is unblushingly apocalyptic. Did our grandparents overreact to signs of the times? For many years, a stock cartoon in sophisticated magazines has poked fun at the barefoot, bearded character in the long nightshirt carrying a placard calling all to “Repent, for the End is at Hand.” But where is the joke? Ask the smart people who thought up the funny pictures and captions: Where are they now?

See also:
“Beyond Politics” (1974)
“Beyond Politics” (2004)
“Beyond Politics” (2011)

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Classics from the Past: Literary Style Used in Book of Mormon Insured Accurate Translation.” Journal of the Book of Mormon and Restoration Scripture 20 no. 1 (2011).
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Responding to an inquiry from a member of a different faith about why the Book of Mormon was translated into the English of the King James Version of the Bible, Nibley discusses the use of biblical language in contemporary society, citing in particular the language of prayer and the use of King James English in the translation of the Dead Sea Scrolls. This article also serves as a platform for Nibley to discuss other issues raised about the Book of Mormon, especially in reference to the King James version of the Bible.

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2014

Nibley, Hugh W. “The Christmas Quest.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 8 (2014): 67-70.
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Introduction: The following article from Hugh Nibley, written more than half a century ago, is a timely reminder of the contrast between empty holiday exuberance and the prospect of authentic Christmas cheer that can be provided only by the good news of “a real Savior who has really spoken with men.”
This article originally appeared in Millennial Star 112/1 (January 1950), 4-5. It was reprinted in Eloquent Witness: Nibley on Himself, Others, and the Temple, edited by Stephen D. Ricks. The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 17 (Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret Book, 2008), 121-124. Footnotes below have been added by Interpreter.

See also: “The Christmas Quest” (1950)
“The Christmas Quest” (2008)

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Nibley, Hugh W. The Essential Nibley: Excerpts from the Writings of Hugh W. Nibley. comp. and ed. by Marvin R. VanDam. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book.
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Drawing from the very best of Hugh Nibley, this collection of excerpts feels more like a guided tour through a brilliant mind than a quote book. Arranged thematically, it covers the highlights of Nibley’s best thinking and writing on everything from the Creation through ancient people, times, and documents, to modern-day prophets and righteous living today. Two features give great insight into the man and his life’s work: a very personal life sketch about Hugh Nibley written by his grandson, and an introduction about Nibley’s contribution to LDS literature and scholarship, his unique dynamic within the Church, and his abiding testimony. With highlights drawn from nearly 10,000 pages of the Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, The Essential Nibley shows how Nibley continues to give thinkers something to believe in and believers something to think about, even today.

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Nibley, Hugh W. “Preservation, Restoration, Reformation.” With an introduction by Bert Fuller. Studies in the Bible and Antiquity 7 no. 1 (2015).

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