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Baptism for the Dead in Ancient Times

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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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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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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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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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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A study of Christ’s second mission, when he rose from the dead.

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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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Lehi in the Desert

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

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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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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. “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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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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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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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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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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A study of early desert poems.

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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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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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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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The World of the Jaredites

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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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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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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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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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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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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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

The Stick of Judah and the Stick of Joseph

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. “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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“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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A look at what the sticks of Judah and Joseph were or what they referred to.

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

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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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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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A discussion of the stick of Judah and the stick of Joseph as scepters.

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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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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

New Approaches to Book of Mormon Study

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Way of the Church

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There Were Jaredites

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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The Improvement Era was a magazine published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
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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ID = [914]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1956-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 12773  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/26/24 9:12:38

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

ID = [915]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1956-01-01  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

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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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 Ether and how it matches other societies of its day.

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

ID = [916]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1956-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 16000  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

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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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
Looks at ancient architecture and suggests that ancient Jaredite architecture may still exist, but we have yet to identify them.

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ID = [917]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1956-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 28222  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:35

Mixed Voices: A Study in Book of Mormon Criticism

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

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

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

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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ID = [925]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1959-03-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 35656  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

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

Censoring the Joseph Smith Story

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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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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ID = [932]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1961-07-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 32334  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

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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ID = [934]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1961-07-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 25998  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

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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ID = [935]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1961-07-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,nibley  Size: 29501  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Since Cumorah: New Voices from the Dust

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

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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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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Dead Sea Scrolls

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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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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

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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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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

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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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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

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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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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

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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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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon > Books > Jacob

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Science

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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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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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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 > Dead Sea Scrolls

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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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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 > Dead Sea Scrolls

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A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price

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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Green, Doyle L., and Jay M. Todd. “The Ancient Land of Egypt.” Green, Doyle L. and Jay M. Todd.
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Includes color photographs taken by the author.
Articles introducing Egypt accompanying Nibley’s series “A New Look at the Pearl of Great Price.”

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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Hugh Nibley > Scholarship, Footnotes, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, CWHN, Editing > Egyptian Studies

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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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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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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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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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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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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
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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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
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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The Improvement Era was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1970.
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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A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch

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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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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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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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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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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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

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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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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Enoch

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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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Enoch

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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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Enoch

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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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Enoch

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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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Enoch

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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Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Pearl of Great Price > Book of Moses > Characters > Enoch

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