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New Testament General Articles

Densley, Steven T., Jr. “A Treasure Trove of Questions.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 16 (2015): 255-259.
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A review of James E. Faulconer, The New Testament Made Harder: Scripture Study Questions. The Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, 2015, 518 pages with endnotes. $21.95 (paperback).
Abstract: The New Testament Made Harder is a book that collects study questions that follow the Gospel Doctrine reading schedule. The book contains very little commentary and does not provide answers to the questions posed. The main objective is not to provide information, but rather to encourage students of the New Testament to think more deeply about what they are reading. For those who are willing to put forth the effort, they will find this book to be a helpful tool in learning to analyze the scriptures more closely.

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ID = [4234]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2015-01-01  Collections:  interpreter-journal  Size: 9482  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:59

Halverson, Taylor. “Between the Testaments: An Invitation to Explore the Intertestamental Time Period.” The Interpreter Foundation website. July 3, 2013.

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

ID = [5582]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2013-07-03  Collections:  interpreter-website,old-test  Size: 37372  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:40

Halverson, Taylor. “Who Were the Samaritans?” The Interpreter Foundation website. August 17, 2013.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 1.” The Interpreter Foundation website. December 26, 2018.

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LDS Perspectives [pseud. of Laura Harris Hales]. “A New Translation of the New Testament with Thomas Wayment.” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 21, 2018.

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ID = [5474]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2018-11-21  Collections:  interpreter-website  Size: 3285  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:40

Book of Mormon Central. “How Was the Transfiguration of Jesus and the Three Nephites a Temple-Like Experience?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #509. April 4, 2019.
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Keywords: Transfiguration; Three Nephites; Endowment; Temples; Theophany; Jesus Christ; Apostles

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi

ID = [7827]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-04-04  Collections:  bmc-knowhys,bom  Size: 18911  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:54

Book of Mormon Central. “What Does It Mean to Love God with ‘All Thy Mind’?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #517. May 23, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament; Come Follow Me; Ancient Judaism; Jesus Christ

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni

ID = [7819]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-05-23  Collections:  bmc-knowhys,bom  Size: 10916  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:54

Book of Mormon Central. “What Does It Really Mean to Be a Good Person?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #499. January 24, 2019.
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Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; New Testament; God; Jesus Christ; Heavenly Father

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni

ID = [7837]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-01-24  Collections:  bmc-knowhys,bom,old-test  Size: 6037  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:54

Book of Mormon Central. “What Does the Book of Mormon Teach Us about the Resurrection?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #511. April 20, 2019.
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Keywords: Easter; Resurrection; New Testament; Come Follow Me; Jesus Christ

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi

ID = [7825]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-04-20  Collections:  bmc-knowhys,bom  Size: 8083  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:54

Book of Mormon Central. “Why Did Christ Perform Miracles?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #508. March 28, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament; Jesus Christ; Miracles

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah

ID = [7828]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-03-28  Collections:  bmc-knowhys,bom  Size: 11594  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:54

Book of Mormon Central. “Why Didn’t Nephi Mention Mary’s Name?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #543. December 24, 2019.
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Keywords: Mary; Christmas; Nephi; Jesus Christ

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi

ID = [7793]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-12-24  Collections:  bmc-knowhys,bom  Size: 9378  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:54

Book of Mormon Central. “Why Do New Testament Words and Phrases Show Up in the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #525. July 19, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament; New Testament Intertextuality; Intertextuality; Book of Mormon Translation; Mormon; Joseph Smith

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi

ID = [7811]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-07-19  Collections:  bmc-knowhys,bom  Size: 16961  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:54

Book of Mormon Central. “Why do New Testament Words and Phrases Show Up in the Book of Mormon? Part 2: The Resurrected Jesus as the Source.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #528. August 22, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament; Jesus Christ; Intertextuality; New Testament Intertextuality

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi

ID = [7808]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-08-22  Collections:  bmc-knowhys,bom  Size: 10577  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:54

Book of Mormon Central. “Why Do New Testament Words and Phrases Show up in the Book of Mormon? Part 3: Revelations to Nephite Prophets as a Source (Part A).” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #529. August 29, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament Intertextuality; Intertextuality; New Testament; Bible; Nephites; Prophets; Prophecy; Revelation

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma

ID = [7807]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-08-29  Collections:  bmc-knowhys,bom  Size: 8332  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:54

Book of Mormon Central. “Why Do New Testament Words and Phrases Show Up in the Book of Mormon? Part 4: Revelations to Nephite Prophets as the Source (Part B).” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #531. September 12, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament; Jesus Christ; Intertextuality; New Testament Intertextuality

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman

ID = [7805]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-09-12  Collections:  bmc-knowhys,bom  Size: 7210  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:54

Book of Mormon Central. “Why Is the Book of Mormon ‘Another Testament of Jesus Christ’?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #494. December 18, 2018.
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Keywords: Another Testament; Covenants; Title Page; Scriptures

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi

ID = [7842]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2018-12-18  Collections:  bmc-knowhys,bom  Size: 7229  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:54

Book of Mormon Central. “Why Must We Beware Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #527. August 2, 2019.
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Keywords: Wolves; Sermon on the Mount; New Testament; Jesus Christ

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi

ID = [7809]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-08-02  Collections:  bmc-knowhys,bom  Size: 11077  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:54

Book of Mormon Central. “Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 5: How Often Were Scriptures on the Plates of Brass the Common Source?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #533. September 26, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament; Intertextuality; New Testament Intertextuality; Plates of Brass; Old Testament

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob

ID = [7803]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-09-26  Collections:  bmc-knowhys,bom,old-test  Size: 12965  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:54

Book of Mormon Central. “Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 6: Why Do Similar Clusters of Old Testament Texts Appear in Both?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #535. October 10, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament Intertextuality; New Testament; Intertextuality; Dead Sea Scrolls; Old Testament; Bible

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob

ID = [7801]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-10-10  Collections:  bmc-knowhys,bom,old-test  Size: 8209  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:54

Book of Mormon Central. “Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 7: How Often Did These Commonalities Come through the Hand of Mormon or Moroni?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #537. October 24, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament; Bible; New Testament Intertextuality; Intertextuality

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Words of Mormon
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni

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Book of Mormon Central. “Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 8: Were These Expressions Parts of Joseph Smith’s Linguistic Toolbox?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #540. November 21, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament Intertextuality; Book of Mormon Translation; New Testament; Intertextuality

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ID = [7796]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-11-21  Collections:  bmc-knowhys,bom  Size: 11472  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:54

Book of Mormon Central. “Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 9: Above All, Were These Words Given by the Gift and Power of God?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #542. December 19, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament; New Testament Intertextuality; Intertextuality; Come Follow Me; Church History; Book of Mormon Translation; Joseph Smith

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi

ID = [7794]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-12-19  Collections:  bmc-knowhys,bom  Size: 11414  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:54

Book of Mormon Central. “Why Was the Heavenly Book Sealed with Seven Seals?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #541. December 12, 2019.
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Keywords: Revelation; New Testament; Nephi; Seals; Plates

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi

ID = [7795]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-12-12  Collections:  bmc-knowhys,bom  Size: 13294  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:54

Smoot, Stephen O. “Translating the New Testament for Latter-day Saints.” The Interpreter Foundation website. December 4, 2018.

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ID = [4884]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2018-12-04  Collections:  interpreter-website  Size: 26406  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:52:04

Spendlove, Loren Blake, and Tina Spendlove. “Turning to the Lord With the Whole Heart: The Doctrine of Repentance in the Bible and the Book of Mormon.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 20 (2016): 177-246.
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Abstract: Repentance is considered one of the foundational principles of the gospel. As demonstrated in this article, there is a harmony in how repentance is portrayed in the Old Testament, New Testament, and Book of Mormon. In all three books the principle of repentance is shown to be a two-part process of turning away from sin and returning to the Lord through good works. Just as faith has been called “active belief,” repentance could be called “active remorse,” and must be accompanied by good works to be effective in our lives. The goal and end result of sincere repentance is a turning to the Lord with the whole heart, enabling us to return to the presence of God. .

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ID = [3749]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal,old-test  Size: 64475  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:59

Swift, Hales. “Ideas to Improve Your Personal Scripture Study: Ask Questions as You Study.” The Interpreter Foundation website. December 31, 2018.

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ID = [5038]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2018-12-31  Collections:  interpreter-website  Size: 88  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Swift, Hales. “We Are Responsible for Our Own Learning: I Need to Know the Truth for Myself.” The Interpreter Foundation website. December 31, 2018.

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ID = [5039]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2018-12-31  Collections:  interpreter-website  Size: 88  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Woodger, Mary Jane. “Jesus Christ’s Interactions with the Women of the New Testament.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 18 (2016): 15-32.
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Abstract: In this paper, Christ’s ministry is characterized by his relationship with the females found in the four gospels. The drastic differences between the ways Jesus and society treated women are emphasized. The culture into which Christ was born had degraded women for generations. Under Christ’s leadership first-century priesthood brethren were shown how to treat women. However, after Christ’s ascension Hellenistic philosophy pervaded the Christian Church’s thinking and accelerated an apostate perception of women. This study explores Jesus’s actions and teachings which restored women’s true identity. In short, this paper focuses on the reverence, respect, and loving kindnesses, that Christ showed women. By studying Jesus’s example we are taught that women are an integral part of divine creation having individual worth.

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ID = [4398]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2016-01-01  Collections:  interpreter-journal  Size: 43521  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:52:01

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Barney, Quinten Zehn. “Samuel the Lamanite, Christ, and Zenos: A Study of Intertextuality.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 18 (2016): 159-170.
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Abstract: During Christ’s mortal ministry at Jerusalem, his teachings often drew upon the writings of Isaiah, Moses, and other prophets with whom his audience was familiar. On the other hand, Christ never seems to quote Nephi, Mosiah, or other Book of Mormon prophets to the Jews and their surrounding neighbors, despite being the ultimate source for their inspired writings. It is because of this apparent confinement to Old Testament sources that intertextual parallels between the words of Christ in Matthew 23–24 and the words of Samuel the Lamanite in Helaman 13–15 jump out as intriguing. This paper explores the intertextual relationship between these chapters in Helaman and Matthew and suggests that the parallels between these texts can be attributed to a common source available to both Samuel and Christ, the writings of the prophet Zenos.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman

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Bowen, Matthew L. “Founded Upon a Rock: Doctrinal and Temple Implications of Peter’s Surnaming.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 9 (2014): 1-28.
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Abstract: The famous Petros/petra wordplay in Matthew 16:18 does not constitute Jesus’s identification of Peter as the “rock” upon which his church would be built. This wordplay does however identify him with that “rock” or “bedrock” inasmuch as Peter, a small “seer-stone,” had the potential to become like the Savior himself, “the Rock of ages.” One aspect of that “rock” is the revelation that comes through faith that Jesus is the Christ. Other aspects of that same rock are the other principles and ordinances of the gospel, including temple ordinances. The temple, a symbol of the Savior and his body, is a symbol of the eternal family—the “sure house” built upon a rock. As such, the temple is the perfect embodiment of Peter’s labor in the priesthood, against which hell will not prevail.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi

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Boylan, Robert S. “Two Notes on the Language Used in the Last Supper Accounts.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 28 (2018): 171-176.
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Abstract: The institution of the Lord’s Supper is recounted explicitly in four New Testament texts (Matthew 26:26–29; Mark 14:22–25; Luke 22:19–20; 1 Corinthians 11:23–26). Common to all these texts is the phrase “this is my body,” and in the Lukan and Pauline texts, the command to “do this in remembrance of me.” In this paper, I will examine both the grammatical and theological implications of “this is my body” and the concept of “remembrance” in the theology of the Last Supper — with how Latter-day Saints can appropriate such in their weekly observance of this sacred ordinance.

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Bradshaw, Jeffrey M. “The First Days and the Last Days.” The Interpreter Foundation website. Preprint article. December 13, 2021.
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Includes an excerpt from the Preface of The First Days and the Last Days: A Verse-By-Verse Commentary on the Book of Moses and JS—Matthew in Light of the Temple, followed by the title page and Table of Contents for the book as a whole.

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Topics:    Book of Moses Topics > Basic Resources > Detailed Commentary

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Bradshaw, Jeffrey M. The First Days and the Last Days: A Verse-By-Verse Commentary on the Book of Moses and JS—Matthew in Light of the Temple. Orem and Salt Lake City, UT: The Interpreter Foundation and Eborn Books, 2021.
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Like a perfectly formed pair of bookends, the Book of Moses and Joseph Smith’s inspired translation of Matthew 24 (JS—Matthew) bracket within their pages the essential survival guide for our times. In the “first days,” Adam and Eve looked forward to Christ’s coming; in the “last days,” we look backward to Christ’s mortal life and forward to His return in glory. In the beginning, Enoch learned the ordinances and covenants that would allow his people to dwell in the presence of God; to the end, we will treasure the same ordinances and covenants. Through faith in Jesus Christ and faithfulness to these covenants we hope to stand someday in the holy place with perfect assurance.This comprehensive phrase-by-phrase commentary on the Book of Moses and JS—Matthew is the result of decades of loving study of their wonderful words. In its pages you will find both everyday guidance and the answers to life’s most important questions. Importantly, this book is a witness that the doctrines and ordinances of the temple are deeply woven into the fabric of these supernal works of scripture, containing persuasive evidence of their authenticity and antiquity. Scores of carefully selected images, coupled with detailed explanations, enrich the commentary. Rather than simply illustrating the text, they seek to enter into dialogue with it.

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Bradshaw, Jeffrey M. “Standing in the Holy Place: Ancient and Modern Reverberations of an Enigmatic New Testament Prophecy.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 37 (2020): 163-236.
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Abstract: On the Mount of Olives, just prior to the culminating events of the Passion week, Jesus gave one of the most controversial prophecies of the New Testament, saying, among other things, that the “abomination of desolation” will “stand in the holy place.” In Joseph Smith-Matthew the Prophet renders this passage in a way that radically changes its meaning. Rather than describing how the “abomination of desolation” will “stand in the holy place,” the jst version enjoins the apostles to “stand in the holy place” when the “abomination of desolation” appears. Though several Latter-day Saint scholars have offered interpretations and personal applications of these words as given in modern scripture, it appears that no one has heretofore seriously explored how this change in meaning might be explained and defended. This article will show that other passages in the Bible, in connection with the light shed by Jewish midrash and contemporary scholarship, demonstrate that the idea behind Joseph Smith’s revision of the passage, far from being a modern invention, reverberates throughout the religious thought of earlier times. The article concludes with an appendix that tries to draw out a possibility for a specific interpretation of the prophecy about the “abomination of desolation” at the time of Christ and in the latter days.
[Editor’s Note: Part of our book chapter reprint series, this article is reprinted here as a service to the LDS community. Original pagination and page numbers have necessarily changed, otherwise the reprint has the same content as the original.See Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, “Standing in the Holy Place: Ancient and Modern Reverberations of an Enigmatic New Testament Prophecy,” in Ancient Temple Worship: Proceedings of The Expound Symposium 14 May 2011, ed. Matthew B. Brown, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, Stephen D. Ricks, and John S. Thompson (Orem, UT: The Interpreter Foundation; Salt Lake City: Eborn Books, 2014), 71–142. Further information at https://interpreterfoundation.org/books/ancient-temple-worship/.].

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Gee, John. “Not Just Sour Grapes: Jesus’s Interpretation of Isaiah’s Song of the Vineyard.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 28 (2018): 21-36.
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Abstract: In Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount, he heavily references Isaiah’s Song of the Vineyard. An understanding of both the original Hebrew and the Greek translation in the Septuagint of this passage helps provide greater context and meaning into Jesus’s sermon. In particular, it clarifies Jesus’s commentary and criticisms of both society and those administrators in charge of society, especially of the scribes and those that can be considered false prophets.

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah

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Gervais, Timothy. “‘I Will Come to You’: An Investigation of Early Christian Beliefs about Post-Ascension Visitations of the Risen Jesus.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 57 (2023): Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 57 (2023): 129-194.
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Abstract: While later Creedal Christians have come to view “the Ascension” recorded in the first chapter of Acts as a conclusive corporeal appearance of the Resurrected Lord, earliest Christians do not appear to have conceived of this appearance as “final” in any temporal or experiential sense. A careful investigation of canonical resurrection literature displays a widespread Christian belief in continued and varied interaction with the risen Lord relatively late into the movements’ development. Stringent readings of Luke’s account of the Ascension in Acts suggesting that Christ will not return until his second coming fail to consider the theological rhetoric with which Luke conveys the resurrection traditions he relied on in composing his account. Analysis of Luke’s narrative displays that his presentation of these traditions is shaped in a way to stress the primacy of the apostolic Easter experiences in establishing the apostles as authoritative “witnesses” in the early church over and against possible competing authoritative claims stemming from purported experiences with the risen Lord.

Keywords: Apocrypha; early christianity; Gospels; Luke; New Testament; resurrection

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Halverson, Taylor. “Be Ye Therefore Loyal, Even as Your Father Which is in Heaven is Loyal.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 48 (2021): 1-10.
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Abstract: The scriptures are saturated with covenantal words and terms. Any serious or close reading of the scriptures that misses or ignores the covenantal words, phrases, and literary structure of scripture runs the risk of missing the full purpose of why God preserved the scriptures for us. This is especially true for the Old Testament and the Book of Mormon, which emerged out of an Old Testament cultural context. Research during the past century on ancient Near Eastern covenants has brought clarity to the covenantal meaning and context of a variety of words and literary structures in the Old Testament and the Book of Mormon. This article builds on that revealing research to show that the English word “perfect” in a covenantal context in scripture can also be represented with the covenantal synonyms of “loyal, loyalty, faithful, and trustworthy.” God has revealed and preserved the scriptures as records of these covenants and of the consequences of covenantal loyalty or disloyalty. The Lord’s injunction to “be ye therefore perfect” (Matthew 5:48) is beautifully magnified when we realize that we are not simply asked to be without sin, but, rather, to “be ye therefore covenantally loyal” even as God has been eternally and covenantally loyal to us.

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Halverson, Taylor. “Luke 4-6 and Matthew 10. Faithfully Responding to God’s Call.” The Interpreter Foundation website. February 2, 2015.

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Halverson, Taylor. “Matthew 1 and Luke 1. Testimonies of Jesus.” The Interpreter Foundation website. January 4, 2015.

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Halverson, Taylor. “Matthew 11 and Luke 7, 11-13. Coming Unto Christ and Learning of Him.” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 1, 2015.

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Halverson, Taylor. “Matthew 18 and Luke 10. What is the Kingdom of God?” The Interpreter Foundation website. April 5, 2015.

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Halverson, Taylor. “Matthew 25. Preparing for the Kingdom of Heaven – Taylor Halverson.” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 21, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 10 (Matt 8-9, Mark 2-5).” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 4, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 11 (Matt 10–12, Mark 2, Luke 7, 11).” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 11, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 12 (Matt 13, Luke 8, 13).” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 12, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 13 (Matt 14–15, Mark 6–7, John 5–6).” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 23, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 14 (Matt 16–17, Mark 8–9, Luke 9).” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 26, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 15 (Easter).” The Interpreter Foundation website. April 17, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 16 (Luke 1, Matt 18).” The Interpreter Foundation website. April 24, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 19 (Luke 18, Mark 10, Matt 19-20).” The Interpreter Foundation website. May 4, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 2 (Matt 1, Luke 1).” The Interpreter Foundation website. January 3, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 20 (John 12, Luke 19-20, Mark 11, Matt 21-23).” The Interpreter Foundation website. May 24, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 21 (JJS—Matt, Luke 21, Mark 12-13, Matt 25).” The Interpreter Foundation website. May 25, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 23 (John 18, Luke 22, Mark 14, Matt 26).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 4, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 24 (John 19, Luke 23, Mark 15, Matt 27).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 6, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 25 (John 20-21, Luke 24, Mark 16, Matt 28).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 12, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 3 (Matt 2, Luke 2).” The Interpreter Foundation website. January 3, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 5 (Matt 3, Mark 1, Luke 3).” The Interpreter Foundation website. January 15, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 6 (Matt 4, Luke 4-5).” The Interpreter Foundation website. February 8, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 8 (Matt 5, Luke 6).” The Interpreter Foundation website. February 20, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 9 (Matt 6-7).” The Interpreter Foundation website. February 20, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 9B (Matt 6-7).” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 2, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 10, ‘Take My Yoke upon You, and Learn of Me’” The Interpreter Foundation website. February 21, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 11, ‘He Spake Many Things unto Them in Parables’” The Interpreter Foundation website. February 21, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 12, ‘I Am the Bread of Life’” The Interpreter Foundation website. February 21, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 13, ‘I Will Give unto Thee the Keys of the Kingdom’” The Interpreter Foundation website. February 28, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 14, ‘Who Is My Neighbour?’” The Interpreter Foundation website. February 28, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 2, ‘My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord’” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 24, 2014.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 20, ‘Woe unto You, … Hypocrites’” The Interpreter Foundation website. April 28, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 21, ‘What Is the Sign of Thy Coming?’” The Interpreter Foundation website. April 28, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 22, ‘Inherit the Kingdom Prepared for You’” The Interpreter Foundation website. April 28, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 25, ‘Not My Will, But Thine, Be Done’” The Interpreter Foundation website. May 24, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 26, ‘To This End Was I Born’” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 4, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 27, ‘He Is Not Here, for He Is Risen’” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 21, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 3, ‘Unto You Is Born … a Saviour’” The Interpreter Foundation website. December 14, 2014.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 4, ‘Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord’” The Interpreter Foundation website. December 14, 2014.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 6, ‘They Straightway Left Their Nets’” The Interpreter Foundation website. January 10, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 8, The Sermon on the Mount: ‘A More Excellent Way’” The Interpreter Foundation website. January 17, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 9, ‘Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God’” The Interpreter Foundation website. January 31, 2015.

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Lindsay, Jeff. “The Yoke of Christ: A Light Burden Heavy With Meaning.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 18 (2016): 171-217.
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Abstract: Christ’s famous call to take his yoke upon us in Matthew 11 may merit more analysis than it has commonly received. Taking up the yoke may have connections to other things that are taken upon us as well, including the name of Christ, temple covenants, priestly robes, and sacred anointing. These all reflect a relationship of obedience and service to the Master, who set the example by taking the heaviest yoke of all upon him, including the yoke-like beam of the cross that he carried to Golgotha and the full weight of human sin and misery as he suffered for us. Our yoke is easy, and the burden of the cross we are called to take up (Matthew 16:24; 3 Nephi 12:30) is light indeed relative to what he bore or to bearing the weight of our own sins. However, his call, while rooted in grace, implies actual effort and work, not belief alone. It is a call for faithful service, linked to him in sacred covenants most fully expressed in the sacred temple. A review of ancient scripture, early Christian writing, some Jewish perspectives, and modern revelation gives us insights into the richness of meaning that may be associated with taking upon us the yoke of Christ and entering into his rest.“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
— Matthew 11: 28–30.

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Olsen, Steven L. “Peter’s Tears.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 6 (2013): 23-30.
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Abstract: Peter’s denial of Christ is one of only about two dozen events reported in all four gospels. Three of the accounts conclude by Peter’s weeping. This paper examines the antecedents, possible motivations, and long-term consequences of this crisis in Peter’s life as recorded in the scriptural text and considers its application for all disciples of the Savior.

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Perego, Ugo A. “The Changing Forms of the Latter-day Saint Sacrament.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 22 (2016): 1-16.
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Abstract: Partaking of bread and water each Sunday is a fundamental part of the theology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — a solemn moment in which the mortal Savior’s mission and ministry are remembered and pondered by those who partake individually and as a congregation. This paper explores instructions provided by the Savior himself as found in the Mormon canon of scriptures, together with a review of how this practice has changed over time as part of the LDS Church liturgy. Moreover, the meaning associated with this sacred ordinance is analyzed by way of the Savior’s teachings in ancient scripture through Mormon prophets in modern times, particularly in light of a more recent emphasis shared by the LDS Church leadership.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether

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Peterson, Daniel C. “Research and More Research.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 31 (2019): vii-xvi.
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Abstract: Young members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have grown up with a plethora of information available to answer the questions they may have about the Gospel. This, in turn, has allowed discordant information to cause concern in many members, ultimately drawing some away from the Gospel. In a recent address to young, married members of the Church in Chicago, President Dallin H. Oaks advised that more research is often not the way to approach these concerns, but rather that members should rely on their faith in Jesus Christ. While many may not agree with this advice, when it comes to questions that will never have a provable answer, particularly of a religious nature, President Oaks’s words are correct. Research can never completely replace true faith, only supplement it.

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Book of Mormon Central. “How Can We Build Our Foundations on a Rock?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #659. February 21, 2023.
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Keywords: Jesus Christ, Parable, Rock, Sand, Matthew, Luke, Roles of Jesus Christ, Foundation, Bible, New Testament, Sermon on the Mount

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Book of Mormon Central. “How Does the Parable of the Sower Help Us Understand Lehi’s Vision of the Tree of Life?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #663. March 21, 2023.
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Keywords: Bible, Parables of Jesus, Parable, New Testament, Seed, Gospel, Tree of Life, Conversion

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Book of Mormon Central. “How Does the Parable of the Ten Virgins Offer Us Direction in Life?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #672. May 23, 2023.
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Keywords: Parable, Parables of Jesus, Holy Ghost, Good Works, Second Coming, Roles of Jesus Christ

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Book of Mormon Central. “How Does the Parable of the Willing and Unwilling Sons Teach about Christ?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #671. May 16, 2023.
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Keywords: Jesus Christ, Parables of Jesus, Roles of Jesus Christ, Lucifer, Satan, Premortal Life, Premortality, Plan of Salvation, Plan of Redemption

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Book of Mormon Central. “What Does the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard Teach about God’s Mercy?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #670. May 9, 2023.
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Keywords: Parable, Parables of Jesus, Jesus Christ, Teaching, Heaven, Heavenly Father, Covenants, Judgment of God

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Book of Mormon Central. “What Does the Parable of the Wheat and Tares Teach about the Apostasy?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #660. February 28, 2023.
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Keywords: Parable, New Testament, Jesus Christ, Wheat, Tares, Apostasy, Bible

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Book of Mormon Central. “What Is the Sign of Jonah?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #652. November 23, 2022.
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Keywords: Old Testament, Bible, Jonah, Prophet, Jesus Christ, Whale, Ocean, Prophecy, Resurrection, Death

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Book of Mormon Central. “Why Did Peter Deny Knowing Jesus?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #673. May 30, 2023.
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Keywords: Peter, Apostle, Testimony, Jesus Christ

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Book of Mormon Central. “Why Do New Testament Words and Phrases Show Up in the Book of Mormon? Part 4: Revelations to Nephite Prophets as the Source (Part B).” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #531. September 12, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament; Jesus Christ; Intertextuality; New Testament Intertextuality

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman

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Book of Mormon Central. “Why Do We Have Multiple Accounts of Jesus’s Birth?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #654. January 10, 2023.
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Keywords: Bible, New Testament, Matthew, Luke, Shepherds, Nativity, Jesus Christ, Mary, Joseph, Herod

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Scripture Central. “Why Is the Lord’s Prayer Different in 3 Nephi?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #204. October 7, 2016.
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Keywords: Jesus Christ; Christ in America; Lord’s Prayer; Sermon on the Mount; Sermon at the Temple; Bible; New Testament; Matthew; Mark; Luke; Didache; Prayer; Glory; Doxology; Sacrament

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi

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Book of Mormon Central. “Why Was Jesus Proclaimed the Son of God at His Baptism?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #655. January 24, 2023.
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Keywords: Bible, New Testament, Mark, Baptism, Jesus Christ, Son of God, Anointing, New Names, Jonah, Sign of the Dove

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Spencer, Stan. “The Faith to See: Burning in the Bosom and Translating the Book of Mormon in Doctrine and Covenants 9.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 18 (2016): 219-232.
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Abstract: Doctrine and Covenants 9:7–9 is conventionally interpreted as the Lord’s description of the method by which the Book of Mormon was translated. A close reading of the entire revelation, however, suggests that the Lord was not telling Oliver Cowdery how to translate but rather how to know whether it was right for him to translate and how to obtain the faith necessary to do so. Faith would have enabled Oliver Cowdery to overcome his fear and translate, just as it would have enabled Peter (in Matthew 14) to overcome his fear and walk on water.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether

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Swift, Hales. “Cursing the Fig Tree.” The Interpreter Foundation website. April 17, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “Feeding the Multitudes.” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 23, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “The Institution of the Sacrament.” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 12, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “Jesus Christ and the Exodus.” The Interpreter Foundation website. February 4, 2019.

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Exodus

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Swift, Hales. “Jesus Discusses Paying Tribute in Matthew 22.” The Interpreter Foundation website. April 17, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “Lasting Happiness Comes from Living the Way Jesus Christ Taught.” The Interpreter Foundation website. February 14, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “Many Witnesses Testify of the Resurrection of Christ.” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 24, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “The Mount of Transfiguration.” The Interpreter Foundation website. April 4, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “The Parable of the Sower.” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 14, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “The Parable of the Ten Virgins.” The Interpreter Foundation website. May 28, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “The Sower.” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 14, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “The Strait and Narrow Path.” The Interpreter Foundation website. February 25, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “What Do We Learn of the Judgement from Jesus’ Humiliation and Crucifixion?” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 18, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “Who were the Pharisees and Sadducees?” The Interpreter Foundation website. January 28, 2019.

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Thompson, A. Keith. “The Character and Knowledge of Mary, the Mother of Christ.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 36 (2020): 109-138.
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Abstract: The Virgin Mary is arguably the archetype of the virtuous woman and even the divine feminine on earth, but we know very little about her. She is remembered in Christianity in a variety of ways including with cathedrals built in her honor. Though many seek her intercession when they pray, that does not seem to accord with Luke’s account of her self- effacing and private character. This article considers what Latter-day Saints know about Mary from the scriptures, distinct from others of Christian faith who seek to honor her in different ways. That discussion also includes surmise as to what she may have learned from the wise men on their visit of homage shortly after the nativity and what she may have passed on to John in accordance with the two-way charge Jesus gave to both of them from the cross recorded in John 19. There is also consideration of the commonality of the teachings of her two most famous sons.

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Psalms/Proverbs/Ecclesiastes/Song of Solomon

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Boylan, Robert S. “Two Notes on the Language Used in the Last Supper Accounts.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 28 (2018): 171-176.
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Abstract: The institution of the Lord’s Supper is recounted explicitly in four New Testament texts (Matthew 26:26–29; Mark 14:22–25; Luke 22:19–20; 1 Corinthians 11:23–26). Common to all these texts is the phrase “this is my body,” and in the Lukan and Pauline texts, the command to “do this in remembrance of me.” In this paper, I will examine both the grammatical and theological implications of “this is my body” and the concept of “remembrance” in the theology of the Last Supper — with how Latter-day Saints can appropriate such in their weekly observance of this sacred ordinance.

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Gervais, Timothy. “‘I Will Come to You’: An Investigation of Early Christian Beliefs about Post-Ascension Visitations of the Risen Jesus.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 57 (2023): Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 57 (2023): 129-194.
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Abstract: While later Creedal Christians have come to view “the Ascension” recorded in the first chapter of Acts as a conclusive corporeal appearance of the Resurrected Lord, earliest Christians do not appear to have conceived of this appearance as “final” in any temporal or experiential sense. A careful investigation of canonical resurrection literature displays a widespread Christian belief in continued and varied interaction with the risen Lord relatively late into the movements’ development. Stringent readings of Luke’s account of the Ascension in Acts suggesting that Christ will not return until his second coming fail to consider the theological rhetoric with which Luke conveys the resurrection traditions he relied on in composing his account. Analysis of Luke’s narrative displays that his presentation of these traditions is shaped in a way to stress the primacy of the apostolic Easter experiences in establishing the apostles as authoritative “witnesses” in the early church over and against possible competing authoritative claims stemming from purported experiences with the risen Lord.

Keywords: Apocrypha; early christianity; Gospels; Luke; New Testament; resurrection

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 10 (Matt 8-9, Mark 2-5).” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 4, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 11 (Matt 10–12, Mark 2, Luke 7, 11).” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 11, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 13 (Matt 14–15, Mark 6–7, John 5–6).” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 23, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 14 (Matt 16–17, Mark 8–9, Luke 9).” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 26, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 19 (Luke 18, Mark 10, Matt 19-20).” The Interpreter Foundation website. May 4, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 20 (John 12, Luke 19-20, Mark 11, Matt 21-23).” The Interpreter Foundation website. May 24, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 21 (JJS—Matt, Luke 21, Mark 12-13, Matt 25).” The Interpreter Foundation website. May 25, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 23 (John 18, Luke 22, Mark 14, Matt 26).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 4, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 24 (John 19, Luke 23, Mark 15, Matt 27).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 6, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 25 (John 20-21, Luke 24, Mark 16, Matt 28).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 12, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 5 (Matt 3, Mark 1, Luke 3).” The Interpreter Foundation website. January 15, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Interpreter Radio Show — December 9, 2018.” The Interpreter Foundation website. December 11, 2018.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 12, ‘I Am the Bread of Life’” The Interpreter Foundation website. February 21, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 17, ‘What Shall I Do That I May Inherit Eternal Life?’” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 28, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 25, ‘Not My Will, But Thine, Be Done’” The Interpreter Foundation website. May 24, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 26, ‘To This End Was I Born’” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 4, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 7, ‘[He] Took Our Infirmities, and Bare Our Sicknesses’” The Interpreter Foundation website. January 10, 2015.

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Lindsay, Jeff. “The Book of Mormon Versus the Consensus of Scholars: Surprises from the Disputed Longer Ending of Mark, Part 1.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 25 (2017): 283-321.
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Abstract: Following the account of the ministry of Christ among the Nephites as recorded in the Book of Mormon, Christ gave a charge to His New World disciples (Mormon 9:22–25). These words are very similar to the commission of Christ to His apostles at the end of the Gospel of Mark (Mark 16:9–20). According to the consensus of modern Bible scholars, Christ did not speak those words; they are a later addition. If so, this is a problem for the Book of Mormon. Fortunately, recent modern scholarship offers compelling reasons for overturning the old consensus against the longer ending of Mark. Some of the factors from modern scholarship that indirectly help overcome a potentially serious objection to and apparent weakness in the Book of Mormon also help us better appreciate its strength as we explore unifying themes derived from an ancient Jewish perspective. In this Part 1 of a two-part series, we look at the evidence for the unity of Mark and the plausibility of Mormon 9:22–25. In Part 2 we examine further Book of Mormon implications from the thematic evidence for the unity of Mark.

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Lindsay, Jeff. “The Book of Mormon Versus the Consensus of Scholars: Surprises from the Disputed Longer Ending of Mark, Part 2.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 25 (2017): 323-365.
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Abstract: Following the account of the ministry of Christ among the Nephites as recorded in the Book of Mormon, Christ gave a charge to His New World disciples (Mormon 9:22–25). These words are nearly like the commission of Christ to His apostles at the end of the Gospel of Mark (Mark 16:9–20). According to the general consensus of modern Bible scholars, Christ did not speak those words; they are a later addition. If so, this is a problem for the Book of Mormon. Fortunately, recent modern scholarship offers compelling reasons for overturning the old consensus against the longer ending of Mark. Some of the factors from modern scholarship that indirectly help overcome a potentially serious objection to and apparent weakness in the Book of Mormon also help us better appreciate its strength as we explore unifying themes derived from an ancient Jewish perspective. Part 1 of this two-part series looked at the evidence for the unity of Mark and the plausibility of Mormon 9:22–25. In Part 2, we examine further Book of Mormon implications from the thematic evidence for the unity of Mark.

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Olsen, Steven L. “Peter’s Tears.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 6 (2013): 23-30.
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Abstract: Peter’s denial of Christ is one of only about two dozen events reported in all four gospels. Three of the accounts conclude by Peter’s weeping. This paper examines the antecedents, possible motivations, and long-term consequences of this crisis in Peter’s life as recorded in the scriptural text and considers its application for all disciples of the Savior.

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Perego, Ugo A. “The Changing Forms of the Latter-day Saint Sacrament.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 22 (2016): 1-16.
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Abstract: Partaking of bread and water each Sunday is a fundamental part of the theology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — a solemn moment in which the mortal Savior’s mission and ministry are remembered and pondered by those who partake individually and as a congregation. This paper explores instructions provided by the Savior himself as found in the Mormon canon of scriptures, together with a review of how this practice has changed over time as part of the LDS Church liturgy. Moreover, the meaning associated with this sacred ordinance is analyzed by way of the Savior’s teachings in ancient scripture through Mormon prophets in modern times, particularly in light of a more recent emphasis shared by the LDS Church leadership.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether

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Book of Mormon Central. “How Does the Parable of the Sower Help Us Understand Lehi’s Vision of the Tree of Life?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #663. March 21, 2023.
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Keywords: Bible, Parables of Jesus, Parable, New Testament, Seed, Gospel, Tree of Life, Conversion

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Book of Mormon Central. “Why Does Part of the Long Ending of Mark Show Up in the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #522. June 26, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament; Mark; Resurrection; Mormon

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Book of Mormon Central. “Why Was Jesus Proclaimed the Son of God at His Baptism?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #655. January 24, 2023.
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Keywords: Bible, New Testament, Mark, Baptism, Jesus Christ, Son of God, Anointing, New Names, Jonah, Sign of the Dove

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Book of Mormon Central. “Why Was Jesus Put On Trial and Crucified?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #676. June 20, 2023.
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Keywords: Jesus Christ, Law, Trial, Magic, Miracles, New Testament, Caesar, Crucifixion, Satan

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Smith, Julie M. “A Redemptive Reading of Mark 5:25-34.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 14 (2015): 95-105.
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In what is surely one of the saddest tales in the Bible, Jephthah vows that if granted success in battle, he will sacrifice the first person to cross the threshold of his home upon his return. Tragically, it is his only child, a daughter, who hurries out to meet him (Judges 11:29-34). New Testament scholar Mary Ann Beavis shows that this harrowing text has many similarities to the story of Jairus and his daughter in the Gospel of Mark (5:21-24 and 35-43). Mark’s story, however, has a joyous outcome: Jairus intercedes for his daughter, and Jesus raises her from the dead. Beavis calls this a motif inversion, meaning the text in Mark establishes similarities to Jephthah’s story to encourage the audience to compare the events, only to reverse course and have the story end on a very different note. In other words, Mark suggests correspondences but then shows how, when the story plays out in Jesus’ life, it has a dramatically dissimilar ending. Beavis also discusses another widely recognized example of motif inversion in Mark: in the story of the calming of the sea (Mark 4:35-41), there are many echoes of the story of Jonah (1-4). Jesus, like Jonah, is asleep in a boat and is awakened by questions when a terrifying storm threatens. But Jesus, of course, is no Jonah. The motif is inverted as Jesus, who initially parallels Jonah, takes on the role of God, and, being the only one who can, calms the storm.

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis

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Swift, Hales. “I Can Defend My Beliefs by Teaching True Principles.” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 4, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “The Institution of the Sacrament.” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 12, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “The Lord Gives His Servants Power to Do His Work.” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 11, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “Many Witnesses Testify of the Resurrection of Christ.” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 24, 2019.

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Boylan, Robert S. “Two Notes on the Language Used in the Last Supper Accounts.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 28 (2018): 171-176.
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Abstract: The institution of the Lord’s Supper is recounted explicitly in four New Testament texts (Matthew 26:26–29; Mark 14:22–25; Luke 22:19–20; 1 Corinthians 11:23–26). Common to all these texts is the phrase “this is my body,” and in the Lukan and Pauline texts, the command to “do this in remembrance of me.” In this paper, I will examine both the grammatical and theological implications of “this is my body” and the concept of “remembrance” in the theology of the Last Supper — with how Latter-day Saints can appropriate such in their weekly observance of this sacred ordinance.

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Brown, Lisle G. “Tamid: Zacharias and the Second Temple.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 48 (2021): 339-376.
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Abstract: This essay follows Zacharias’ biography from entering the priesthood till the day the angel Gabriel appeared to him in Herod’s temple. After recounting the procedures to become a priest, Brown focuses on the day when Zacharias prepared to bring one of the two central standing offerings. He points out that likely, a priest would only have a once in a lifetime chance to partake in the core of this ceremony, entering the Holy Room and burning incense on the Inner Altar. Brown paints a very visual picture of this day, immersing us in the ritual of the time, a ritual that became even more significant for Zacharias by seeing an angel in the temple, something that has not happened before nor after in the Second Temple.

[Editor’s Note: Part of our book chapter reprint series, this article is reprinted here as a service to the LDS community. Original pagination and page numbers have necessarily changed, otherwise the reprint has the same content as the original.

See Lisle G. Brown, “Tamid: Zacharias and the Second Temple,” in Temple Insights: Proceedings of the Interpreter Matthew B. Brown Memorial Conference, “The Temple on Mount Zion,” 22 September 2012, ed. William J. Hamblin and David Rolph Seely (Orem, UT: The Interpreter Foundation; Salt Lake City: Eborn Books, 2014), 241–78. Further information at https://interpreterfoundation.org/books/temple-insights/.]

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Brown, S. Kent. “Jesus’ First Visit to the Temple.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 45 (2021): 331-362.
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Abstract: In this rich and detailed description, S. Kent Brown paints an evocative, historically contextualized account of Jesus Christ’s first visit to the Jerusalem Temple since his infancy, when at age twelve he traveled with his family to attend Passover.
[Editor’s Note: Part of our book chapter reprint series, this article is reprinted here as a service to the Latter-day Saint community. Original pagination and page numbers have necessarily changed, otherwise the reprint has the same content as the original.
See S. Kent Brown, “Jesus’ First Visit to the Temple,” in The Temple: Symbols, Sermons, and Settings, Proceedings of the Fourth Interpreter Foundation Matthew B. Brown Memorial Conference, 10 November 2018, ed. Stephen D. Ricks and Jeffrey M. Bradshaw (Orem, UT: The Interpreter Foundation; Salt Lake City: Eborn Books, 2021), 235–66. Further information at https://interpreterfoundation.org/books/the-temple-symbols-sermons-and-settings/.]

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Frederickson, Kristine Wardle. “Musings on the Birth of the Savior Jesus Christ.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 34 (2020): 179-194.
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Abstract: In this essay, Kristine Wardle Frederickson muses about “the babe born in Bethlehem,” and who he was — and is — in consideration of those who nurtured, loved, and welcomed the infant Jehovah to Earth. Certain women played critical roles in preparing him for his infinite and eternal Atonement, and that preparation began long before Jesus came to Earth. Four women stand out as devoted mentors, disciples, and witnesses of Jesus Christ’s mission, and of his sublime perfection even on that first Christmas day: Heavenly Mother, Mary, Elisabeth, and Anna. At Christmastime, their witnesses are worthy of deep contemplation as they reinforce the majesty and glory of Jesus Christ, who condescended to enter mortality as an innocent baby, under humble circumstances. Carefully nurtured and loved, he lived a perfect life, pointed the way to salvation, and sacrificed his life that all might live.

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Gervais, Timothy. “‘I Will Come to You’: An Investigation of Early Christian Beliefs about Post-Ascension Visitations of the Risen Jesus.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 57 (2023): Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 57 (2023): 129-194.
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Abstract: While later Creedal Christians have come to view “the Ascension” recorded in the first chapter of Acts as a conclusive corporeal appearance of the Resurrected Lord, earliest Christians do not appear to have conceived of this appearance as “final” in any temporal or experiential sense. A careful investigation of canonical resurrection literature displays a widespread Christian belief in continued and varied interaction with the risen Lord relatively late into the movements’ development. Stringent readings of Luke’s account of the Ascension in Acts suggesting that Christ will not return until his second coming fail to consider the theological rhetoric with which Luke conveys the resurrection traditions he relied on in composing his account. Analysis of Luke’s narrative displays that his presentation of these traditions is shaped in a way to stress the primacy of the apostolic Easter experiences in establishing the apostles as authoritative “witnesses” in the early church over and against possible competing authoritative claims stemming from purported experiences with the risen Lord.

Keywords: Apocrypha; early christianity; Gospels; Luke; New Testament; resurrection

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Halverson, Lisa Rampton. “The Psalm of Mary, or Mary’s Magnificat.” The Interpreter Foundation website. August 14, 2013.

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Halverson, Taylor. “‘He Was Lost, and is Found’ Luke 15, 17.” The Interpreter Foundation website. July 7, 2013.

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Halverson, Taylor. “Luke 4-6 and Matthew 10. Faithfully Responding to God’s Call.” The Interpreter Foundation website. February 2, 2015.

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Halverson, Taylor. “Matthew 1 and Luke 1. Testimonies of Jesus.” The Interpreter Foundation website. January 4, 2015.

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Halverson, Taylor. “Matthew 11 and Luke 7, 11-13. Coming Unto Christ and Learning of Him.” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 1, 2015.

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Halverson, Taylor. “Matthew 18 and Luke 10. What is the Kingdom of God?” The Interpreter Foundation website. April 5, 2015.

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Halverson, Taylor. “The Role and Purpose of Synagogues in the Days of Jesus and Paul.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 34 (2020): 41-52.
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Abstract: This article explores why Jesus so often healed in synagogues. By comparing the uses and purposes of Diaspora and Palestinian synagogues, this article argues that synagogues functioned as a hostel or community center of sorts in ancient Jewish society. That is, those needing healing would seek out such services and resources at the synagogue.

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah

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Halverson, Taylor. “Was the Denarius a Daily Wage? A Note on the Parable of the Two Debtors in Luke 7:40–43.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 36 (2020): 139-144.
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Abstract: This note provides a brief overview of Roman economic history and currency in order to throw light on the value and significance of the two debts illustratively used by Jesus in his parable to Simon the Pharisee. Though we cannot with accuracy make the claim that a Roman denarius was always the daily wage, we can determine that the debtors of Jesus’s parable owed something on the order of a year’s worth of wages and ten years’ worth of wages.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 11 (Matt 10–12, Mark 2, Luke 7, 11).” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 11, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 12 (Matt 13, Luke 8, 13).” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 12, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 14 (Matt 16–17, Mark 8–9, Luke 9).” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 26, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 15 (Easter).” The Interpreter Foundation website. April 17, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 16 (Luke 1, Matt 18).” The Interpreter Foundation website. April 24, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 18 (John 11, Luke 12-17).” The Interpreter Foundation website. April 29, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 19 (Luke 18, Mark 10, Matt 19-20).” The Interpreter Foundation website. May 4, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 2 (Matt 1, Luke 1).” The Interpreter Foundation website. January 3, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 20 (John 12, Luke 19-20, Mark 11, Matt 21-23).” The Interpreter Foundation website. May 24, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 21 (JJS—Matt, Luke 21, Mark 12-13, Matt 25).” The Interpreter Foundation website. May 25, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 23 (John 18, Luke 22, Mark 14, Matt 26).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 4, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 24 (John 19, Luke 23, Mark 15, Matt 27).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 6, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 25 (John 20-21, Luke 24, Mark 16, Matt 28).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 12, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 3 (Matt 2, Luke 2).” The Interpreter Foundation website. January 3, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 5 (Matt 3, Mark 1, Luke 3).” The Interpreter Foundation website. January 15, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 6 (Matt 4, Luke 4-5).” The Interpreter Foundation website. February 8, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 8 (Matt 5, Luke 6).” The Interpreter Foundation website. February 20, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “No Room for an Inn.” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 28, 2012.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 1, ‘That Ye Might Believe That Jesus Is the Christ’” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 24, 2014.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 10, ‘Take My Yoke upon You, and Learn of Me’” The Interpreter Foundation website. February 21, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 14, ‘Who Is My Neighbour?’” The Interpreter Foundation website. February 28, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 17, ‘What Shall I Do That I May Inherit Eternal Life?’” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 28, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 18, ‘He Was Lost, and Is Found’” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 28, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 19, ‘Thy Faith Hath Saved Thee’” The Interpreter Foundation website. April 6, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 2, ‘My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord’” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 24, 2014.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 23, ‘Love One Another, As I Have Loved You’” The Interpreter Foundation website. May 11, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 25, ‘Not My Will, But Thine, Be Done’” The Interpreter Foundation website. May 24, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 26, ‘To This End Was I Born’” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 4, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 27, ‘He Is Not Here, for He Is Risen’” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 21, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 3, ‘Unto You Is Born … a Saviour’” The Interpreter Foundation website. December 14, 2014.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 6, ‘They Straightway Left Their Nets’” The Interpreter Foundation website. January 10, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 7, ‘[He] Took Our Infirmities, and Bare Our Sicknesses’” The Interpreter Foundation website. January 10, 2015.

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LDS Perspectives [pseud. of Laura Harris Hales]. “Luke’s Jesus with S. Kent Brown.” The Interpreter Foundation website. December 12, 2018.

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Olsen, Steven L. “Peter’s Tears.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 6 (2013): 23-30.
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Abstract: Peter’s denial of Christ is one of only about two dozen events reported in all four gospels. Three of the accounts conclude by Peter’s weeping. This paper examines the antecedents, possible motivations, and long-term consequences of this crisis in Peter’s life as recorded in the scriptural text and considers its application for all disciples of the Savior.

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Perego, Ugo A. “The Changing Forms of the Latter-day Saint Sacrament.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 22 (2016): 1-16.
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Abstract: Partaking of bread and water each Sunday is a fundamental part of the theology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — a solemn moment in which the mortal Savior’s mission and ministry are remembered and pondered by those who partake individually and as a congregation. This paper explores instructions provided by the Savior himself as found in the Mormon canon of scriptures, together with a review of how this practice has changed over time as part of the LDS Church liturgy. Moreover, the meaning associated with this sacred ordinance is analyzed by way of the Savior’s teachings in ancient scripture through Mormon prophets in modern times, particularly in light of a more recent emphasis shared by the LDS Church leadership.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether

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Book of Mormon Central. “Did Jesus Bleed from Every Pore?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #520. June 13, 2019.
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Keywords: Atonement; Jesus Christ; Gethsemane; Blood; Sacrifice; New Testament; Textual Criticism

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Book of Mormon Central. “How Can We Build Our Foundations on a Rock?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #659. February 21, 2023.
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Keywords: Jesus Christ, Parable, Rock, Sand, Matthew, Luke, Roles of Jesus Christ, Foundation, Bible, New Testament, Sermon on the Mount

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Book of Mormon Central. “How Does the Parable of the Good Samaritan Teach Us about the Plan of Salvation?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #667. April 18, 2023.
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Keywords: Parables of Jesus, Parable, Good Samaritan, Samaritan, Jesus Christ, Plan of Salvation, Plan of Redemption, Atonement

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Book of Mormon Central. “How Does the Parable of the Prodigal Son Teach Us about Repentance?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #669. May 2, 2023.
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Keywords: Jesus Christ, Parables of Jesus, Parable, Prodigal Son, Repentance, Pharisees, Sadducees

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Book of Mormon Central. “How Does the Parable of the Sower Help Us Understand Lehi’s Vision of the Tree of Life?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #663. March 21, 2023.
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Keywords: Bible, Parables of Jesus, Parable, New Testament, Seed, Gospel, Tree of Life, Conversion

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Book of Mormon Central. “What Do the Parables of the Importuning Friend and Widow Teach Us about Prayer?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #662. March 14, 2023.
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Keywords: Bible, New Testament, Parable, Prayer, Jesus Christ, Heavenly Father, Luke

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Book of Mormon Central. “Why are Childless Women Prominent in the Christmas Story?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #705. December 22, 2023.
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Keywords: Women, New Testament, Jesus Christ, Christmas, Nativity, Mary, Old Testament

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Book of Mormon Central. “Why Are the Gospel Accounts of the Resurrection Credible?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #665. April 4, 2023.
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Keywords: Resurrection, Historicity, History, Early Church History, Jesus Christ, Bible, New Testament

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Book of Mormon Central. “Why Did Christ Appear to Two Disciples on the Road to Emmaus?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #677. June 27, 2023.
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Keywords: Jesus Christ, Resurrection, New Testament, Messiah, Crucifixion

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Book of Mormon Central. “Why Does Jesus Announce that Isaiah 61:1–2 Is Fulfilled?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #656. January 31, 2023.
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Keywords: Isaiah, Synagogues, Jesus Christ, Psalms, Jubilee, Messiah, Messianic Prophecies

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Scripture Central. “Why Is the Lord’s Prayer Different in 3 Nephi?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #204. October 7, 2016.
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Keywords: Jesus Christ; Christ in America; Lord’s Prayer; Sermon on the Mount; Sermon at the Temple; Bible; New Testament; Matthew; Mark; Luke; Didache; Prayer; Glory; Doxology; Sacrament

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi

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Book of Mormon Central. “Why Was Jesus Proclaimed the Son of God at His Baptism?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #655. January 24, 2023.
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Keywords: Bible, New Testament, Mark, Baptism, Jesus Christ, Son of God, Anointing, New Names, Jonah, Sign of the Dove

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Swift, Hales. “The Calling of the Seventy.” The Interpreter Foundation website. April 25, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “Gratitude for my blessings will bring me closer to God.” The Interpreter Foundation website. May 6, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “The Institution of the Sacrament.” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 12, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “Many Witnesses Testify of the Resurrection of Christ.” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 24, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “The Parables of the Unjust Judge and the Importunate Friend.” The Interpreter Foundation website. May 15, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “There are Many Witnesses to the Birth of Christ.” The Interpreter Foundation website. January 14, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “What Do We Learn of the Judgement from Jesus’ Humiliation and Crucifixion?” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 18, 2019.

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Thompson, A. Keith. “The Character and Knowledge of Mary, the Mother of Christ.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 36 (2020): 109-138.
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Abstract: The Virgin Mary is arguably the archetype of the virtuous woman and even the divine feminine on earth, but we know very little about her. She is remembered in Christianity in a variety of ways including with cathedrals built in her honor. Though many seek her intercession when they pray, that does not seem to accord with Luke’s account of her self- effacing and private character. This article considers what Latter-day Saints know about Mary from the scriptures, distinct from others of Christian faith who seek to honor her in different ways. That discussion also includes surmise as to what she may have learned from the wise men on their visit of homage shortly after the nativity and what she may have passed on to John in accordance with the two-way charge Jesus gave to both of them from the cross recorded in John 19. There is also consideration of the commonality of the teachings of her two most famous sons.

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Psalms/Proverbs/Ecclesiastes/Song of Solomon

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Gervais, Timothy. “‘I Will Come to You’: An Investigation of Early Christian Beliefs about Post-Ascension Visitations of the Risen Jesus.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 57 (2023): Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 57 (2023): 129-194.
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Abstract: While later Creedal Christians have come to view “the Ascension” recorded in the first chapter of Acts as a conclusive corporeal appearance of the Resurrected Lord, earliest Christians do not appear to have conceived of this appearance as “final” in any temporal or experiential sense. A careful investigation of canonical resurrection literature displays a widespread Christian belief in continued and varied interaction with the risen Lord relatively late into the movements’ development. Stringent readings of Luke’s account of the Ascension in Acts suggesting that Christ will not return until his second coming fail to consider the theological rhetoric with which Luke conveys the resurrection traditions he relied on in composing his account. Analysis of Luke’s narrative displays that his presentation of these traditions is shaped in a way to stress the primacy of the apostolic Easter experiences in establishing the apostles as authoritative “witnesses” in the early church over and against possible competing authoritative claims stemming from purported experiences with the risen Lord.

Keywords: Apocrypha; early christianity; Gospels; Luke; New Testament; resurrection

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Goff, Alan. “Alma’s Prophetic Commissioning Type Scene.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 51 (2022): 115-164.
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Abstract: The story often referred to as Alma’s conversion narrative is too often interpreted as a simplistic plagiarism of Paul’s conversion-to-Christianity story in the book of Acts. Both the New and Old Testaments appropriate an ancient narrative genre called the prophetic commissioning story. Paul’s and Alma’s commissioning narratives hearken back to this literary genre, and to refer to either as pilfered is to misunderstand not just these individual narratives but the larger approach Hebraic writers used in composing biblical and Book of Mormon narrative. To the modern mind the similarity in stories triggers explanations involving plagiarism and theft from earlier stories and denies the historicity of the narratives; ancient writers — especially of Hebraic narrative — had a quite different view of such concerns. To deny the historical nature of the stories because they appeal to particular narrative conventions is to impose a mistaken modern conceptual framework on the texts involved. A better and more complex grasp of Hebraic narrative is a necessary first step to understanding these two (and many more) Book of Mormon and biblical stories.
The idea of conversion has both a history and a geography.1

Keywords: Alma; Book of Mormon; conversion; prophetic commissioning

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma

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Halverson, Taylor. “Acts 10-15. Continuing Revelation.” The Interpreter Foundation website. August 14, 2015.

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Halverson, Taylor. “Acts 21-28. Faithfully Witness of Christ.” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 10, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 26 (Acts 1-5).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 20, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 27 (Acts 6-9).” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 26, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 28 (Acts 10-15).” The Interpreter Foundation website. July 4, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 29 (Acts 16-21).” The Interpreter Foundation website. July 10, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 30 (Acts 22-28).” The Interpreter Foundation website. July 18, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 28, ‘We Are Witnesses’” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 21, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 29, ‘The Number of the Disciples Was Multiplied’” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 28, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 30, ‘God Is No Respecter of Persons’” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 28, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 31, ‘And So Were the Churches Established in the Faith’” The Interpreter Foundation website. July 19, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 32, ‘Live in the Spirit’” The Interpreter Foundation website. July 19, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 38, ‘Thou Hast Testified of Me’” The Interpreter Foundation website. August 15, 2015.

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Rasmussen, Kyler. “Interpreting Interpreter: Commissions and Conversions.” The Interpreter Foundation website. April 29, 2022.
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Keywords: Alma; Book of Mormon; conversion; prophetic commissioning

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma

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Reynolds, Noel B. “Two New Studies of Biblical Repentance.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 27 (2017): 57-62.
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Review of Mark J. Boda, ‘Return to Me:’ A Biblical Theology of Repentance, volume 35 of New Studies in Biblical Theology, ed. by D. A. Carson (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2015), 198 pp. plus bibliography, author index, and scripture index ($24, paper); and of David A. Lambert, How Repentance Became Biblical: Judaism, Christianity, and the Interpretation of Scripture (New York: Oxford University Press, 2016), 224 pp. plus bibliography and indices of primary sources and subjects ($74, hardcover).

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Twelve Minor Prophets

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Book of Mormon Central. “How Did Paul Interact with Greek Philosophies in Athens?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #681. July 25, 2023.
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Keywords: Paul, Acts, Philosophy, Ancient Greek, Greek, Early Christian Church, Christianity, Education

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Book of Mormon Central. “What Might Jesus Have Taught His Apostles for Forty Days?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #678. July 4, 2023.
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Keywords: Acts, New Testament Apocrypha, Resurrection, Jesus Christ, Temple, Ordinances, Sealing, Endowment, Anointing, Apostles, Apostasy

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Book of Mormon Central. “Why Are There Different Accounts of Paul’s Conversion?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #682. August 1, 2023.
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Keywords: Acts, Paul, Jesus Christ, Conversion, Testimony, Visions, Joseph Smith, Missionary Work, First Vision

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Book of Mormon Central. “Why Did Stephen Rehearse Israelite History?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #679. July 11, 2023.
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Keywords: New Testament, Old Testament, Acts, Ancient Israel, Ancient History, Jesus Christ, Messianic Prophecies, Joseph of Egypt, Book of Moses

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Book of Mormon Central. “Why Was the Jerusalem Council Important?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #680. July 18, 2023.
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Keywords: Jews, Gentiles, Jerusalem, Circumcision, Early Christian Church, Church, Early Church History, Law of Moses

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Swift, Hales. “Lessons from the Story of Cornelius.” The Interpreter Foundation website. July 16, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “Paul, the Prison Guard and the Two Great Commandments.” The Interpreter Foundation website. July 24, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “The Spirit is Poured Out.” The Interpreter Foundation website. July 4, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “The Visions of Paul.” The Interpreter Foundation website. July 31, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “‘What Wilt Thou Have Me to Do?’” The Interpreter Foundation website. July 8, 2019.

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Tvedtnes, John A. “Biblical and Non-Biblical Quotes in the Sermons and Epistles of Paul.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 3 (2013): 7-61.
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Abstract: In 2010, BYU’s Neal A. Maxwell Institute published an article in which I demonstrated that the charge of plagiarism, frequently leveled against Joseph Smith by critics, is untrue. ((John A. Tvedtnes, “Was Joseph Smith Guilty of Plagiarism?” FARMS Review 22/1 (2010): 261–75.)) I noted, among other things, that the authors of books of the Bible sometimes quoted their predecessors. One of those authors was the apostle Paul, who drew upon a wide range of earlier texts in his epistles. This article discusses and demonstrates his sources.

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Tvedtnes, John A. “Variants in the Stories of the First Vision of Joseph Smith and the Apostle Paul.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 2 (2012): 73-86.
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Abstract: Some critics of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have noted that the different accounts of Joseph Smith’s first vision, though written by the prophet himself, vary in some details. They see this as evidence that the event did not take place and was merely invented to establish divine authority for his work. They fail to realize that the versions of Paul’s vision on the road to Damascus, in which the risen Christ appeared to him, also differ from one another. Indeed, they vary more than Joseph Smith’s accounts of his experience. This article examines those variants.

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Romans

Bowen, Matthew L. “‘What Thank They the Jews’? (2 Nephi 29:4): A Note on the Name ‘Judah’ and Antisemitism.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 12 (2014): 111-125.
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The Hebrew Bible explains the meaning of the personal and tribal name “Judah”—from which the term “Jews” derives—in terms of “praising” or “thanking” (*ydy/ydh). In other words, the “Jews” are those who are to be “praised out of a feeling of gratitude.” This has important implications for the Lord’s words to Nephi regarding Gentile ingratitude and antisemitism: “And what thank they the Jews for the Bible which they receive from them?” (2 Nephi 29:4). Gentile Christian antisemitism, like the concomitant doctrine of supersessionism, can be traced (in part) to widespread misunderstanding and misapplication of Paul’s words regarding Jews and “praise” (Romans 2:28-29). Moreover, the strongest scriptural warnings against antisemitism are to be found in the Book of Mormon, which also offers the reassurance that the Jews are still “mine ancient covenant people” (2 Nephi 29:4-5) and testifies of the Lord’s love and special concern for them.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi

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Boylan, Robert S. “Book Review: Forgery and Counterforgery: The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics, by Bart D. Ehrman.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 3 (2013): 115-118.
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Review of Bart D. Ehrman. Forgery and Counterforgery: The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012). x + 628 pp, including bibliography and index. $39.95. Hardback.

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Bradshaw, Jeffrey M. “Faith, Hope, and Charity: The ‘Three Principal Rounds’ of the Ladder of Heavenly Ascent.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 39 (2020): 207-260.
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Abstract: This chapter argues that “the scriptural triad of faith, hope, and charity should be understood as something more than a general set of personal attributes that must be developed in order for disciples to become like Christ. Instead, as part of the ‘guarded tradition the Apostle’ [Paul] that is transmitted to readers in 1 Corinthians and elsewhere in scripture, these terms have been used to describe a distinct progression of ‘stages in a Christian’s earthly experience.’ The three stages that correlate to faith, hope, and charity were described by Joseph Smith as the ‘three principal rounds’ of a ladder of heavenly ascent. Each round marks a chief juncture in priesthood ordinances and on the pathway to eternal life.”
[Editor’s Note: Part of our book chapter reprint series, this article is reprinted here as a service to the LDS community. Original pagination and page numbers have necessarily changed, and movement of figures for pagination purposes may have altered some footnote numbering. Otherwise the reprint has the same content as the original.See Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, “Faith, Hope, and Charity: The ‘Three Principal Rounds’ of the Ladder of Heavenly Ascent,” in “To Seek the Law of the Lord”: Essays in Honor of John W. Welch, ed. Paul Y. Hoskisson and Daniel C. Peterson (Orem, UT: The Interpreter Foundation, 2017), 59–112. Further information at https://interpreterfoundation.org/books/to-seek-the-law-of-the-lord-essays-in-honor-of-john-w-welch-2/.].

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 31 (Romans 1-6).” The Interpreter Foundation website. July 26, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 32 (Romans 7-16).” The Interpreter Foundation website. July 31, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 36, ‘Beloved of God, Called to Be Saints’” The Interpreter Foundation website. August 15, 2015.

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Book of Mormon Central. “How Did Paul Understand Faith?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #684. August 15, 2023.
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Keywords: Faith, Paul, Grace, Covenants, Discipleship, Hope, New Testament, Ancient Greek, Hebrews, Romans

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Book of Mormon Central. “What Did Grace Mean to Paul?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #683. August 8, 2023.
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Keywords: Paul, Grace, Ancient Greek, Early Christian Church, Doctrine, Septuagint

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Swift, Hales. “Abraham as Father of All the Faithful.” The Interpreter Foundation website. August 6, 2019.

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Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Abraham and Sarah [see also Covenant]

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Swift, Hales. “Fatherhood and Sonship in Romans 8.” The Interpreter Foundation website. August 16, 2019.

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Tvedtnes, John A. “Biblical and Non-Biblical Quotes in the Sermons and Epistles of Paul.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 3 (2013): 7-61.
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Abstract: In 2010, BYU’s Neal A. Maxwell Institute published an article in which I demonstrated that the charge of plagiarism, frequently leveled against Joseph Smith by critics, is untrue. ((John A. Tvedtnes, “Was Joseph Smith Guilty of Plagiarism?” FARMS Review 22/1 (2010): 261–75.)) I noted, among other things, that the authors of books of the Bible sometimes quoted their predecessors. One of those authors was the apostle Paul, who drew upon a wide range of earlier texts in his epistles. This article discusses and demonstrates his sources.

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1 Corinthians

Barney, Kevin L. “Baptized for the Dead.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 39 (2020): 103-150.
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Abstract: This thorough treatment of the mention of baptism for the dead in 1 Corinthians 15:29 gives a meticulous analysis of Paul’s Greek argument, and lays out the dozens (or perhaps hundreds) of theories that have been put forth with respect to its interpretation. Barney concludes that “the most natural reading” and the “majority contemporary scholarly reading” is that of “vicarious baptism.” Therefore, “the Prophet Joseph Smith’s reading of the passage to refer to such a practice was indeed correct.”
[Editor’s Note: Part of our book chapter reprint series, this article is reprinted here as a service to the LDS community. Original pagination and page numbers have necessarily changed, otherwise the reprint has the same content as the original.See Kevin L. Barney, “Baptized for the Dead,” in “To Seek the Law of the Lord”: Essays in Honor of John W. Welch, ed. Paul Y. Hoskisson and Daniel C. Peterson (Orem, UT: The Interpreter Foundation, 2017), 9–58. Further information at https://interpreterfoundation.org/books/to-seek-the-law-of-the-lord-essays-in-honor-of-john-w-welch-2/.]
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Boylan, Robert S. “Two Notes on the Language Used in the Last Supper Accounts.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 28 (2018): 171-176.
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Abstract: The institution of the Lord’s Supper is recounted explicitly in four New Testament texts (Matthew 26:26–29; Mark 14:22–25; Luke 22:19–20; 1 Corinthians 11:23–26). Common to all these texts is the phrase “this is my body,” and in the Lukan and Pauline texts, the command to “do this in remembrance of me.” In this paper, I will examine both the grammatical and theological implications of “this is my body” and the concept of “remembrance” in the theology of the Last Supper — with how Latter-day Saints can appropriate such in their weekly observance of this sacred ordinance.

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Bradshaw, Jeffrey M. “KnoWhy OTL21A — What Is the Meaning of the Samuel’s Reply: ‘Here Am I’?” The Interpreter Foundation website. May 29, 2018.

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Scriptures > 1 & 2 Samuel

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Calabro, David M. “Early Christian Temples and Baptism for the Dead: Defining Sacred Space in the Late Antique Near East.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 46 (2021): 77-100.
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Abstract: This paper addresses the early Christian transition from temple-based Judaism to the Constantinian basilica of the fourth century. David argues that some Christians of the second and early third centuries may have had places of worship that, while not monumental in scale, qualify typologically as temples and were understood as such. These sacred structures may have been used for the performance of baptisms for the dead, as suggested by Doctrine and Covenants 124. In support of this thesis, he takes as case studies the Christian places of worship at ancient Edessa and Dura Europos, based on a combination of textual sources and archaeological remains. David then briefly applies these findings to a question posed years ago in studies by Hugh Nibley and John Lundquist, “What Is a Temple?”
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See David Calabro, “From temple to church: Defining sacred space in the Near East,” in The Temple: Past, Present, and Future. Proceedings of the Fifth Interpreter Foundation Matthew B. Brown Memorial Conference, 7 November 2020, ed. Stephen D. Ricks and Jeffrey M. Bradshaw (Orem, UT: The Interpreter Foundation; Salt Lake City: Eborn Books, 2021), page numbers forthcoming. Further information at https://interpreterfoundation.org/books/the-temple-past-present-and-future/.]Introduction.

See also: “Early Christian Temples and Baptism for the Dead: Defining Sacred Space in the Late Antique Near East” (2021)

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Topics:    Book of Moses Topics > Chapters of the Book of Moses > Moses 6:13–7 — Enoch
Book of Moses Topics > Temple Themes in the Book of Moses and Related Scripture

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Gervais, Timothy. “‘I Will Come to You’: An Investigation of Early Christian Beliefs about Post-Ascension Visitations of the Risen Jesus.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 57 (2023): Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 57 (2023): 129-194.
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Abstract: While later Creedal Christians have come to view “the Ascension” recorded in the first chapter of Acts as a conclusive corporeal appearance of the Resurrected Lord, earliest Christians do not appear to have conceived of this appearance as “final” in any temporal or experiential sense. A careful investigation of canonical resurrection literature displays a widespread Christian belief in continued and varied interaction with the risen Lord relatively late into the movements’ development. Stringent readings of Luke’s account of the Ascension in Acts suggesting that Christ will not return until his second coming fail to consider the theological rhetoric with which Luke conveys the resurrection traditions he relied on in composing his account. Analysis of Luke’s narrative displays that his presentation of these traditions is shaped in a way to stress the primacy of the apostolic Easter experiences in establishing the apostles as authoritative “witnesses” in the early church over and against possible competing authoritative claims stemming from purported experiences with the risen Lord.

Keywords: Apocrypha; early christianity; Gospels; Luke; New Testament; resurrection

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Halverson, Taylor. “‘Keep the Ordinances, As I Have Delivered Them’ 1 Corinthians 11-16.” The Interpreter Foundation website. July 7, 2013.

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Hingson, LaReina. “The Body As the Temple of God.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 52 (2022): 205-230.
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Abstract: Metaphors occur when there is a contradiction in the senses of the words used that cause the text to be interpreted non-literally, as Paul Ricoeur has noted. The Apostle Paul’s letter to the Corinthians describing the body as a temple has been taken to be one such scriptural metaphor: “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? … know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you?” (1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19). As a metaphor, it is a strong one. The supposed contradiction between a temple and a body includes the inanimate nature of the temple, its holiness in contrast to the natural man, and its unchanging, eternal purpose. The non-literal interpretation of both the body and the temple being a place where the spirit of God can dwell is emphasized in the metaphorical reading and rightly allows us to consider how we may invite the spirit into our lives. Yet to reduce the “body as temple” doctrine to a mere metaphor robs us of the deeper understanding of the body and its role in our spiritual progression and exaltation in the Plan of Happiness. Using the common characteristics archeologists and temple scholars use to classify various sites as temples across the world, this paper shows how the human body can rightly and without contradiction be called a temple of God (D&C 93:35).

Keywords: human body; temple typology; temples

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 15 (Easter).” The Interpreter Foundation website. April 17, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 33 (1 Corinthians 1-7).” The Interpreter Foundation website. August 7, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 34 (1 Corinthians 8-13).” The Interpreter Foundation website. August 17, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 35 (1 Corinthians 14-16).” The Interpreter Foundation website. August 26, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Conference about 1 Corinthians on July 31.” The Interpreter Foundation website. July 11, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 15, ‘Seek Ye Earnestly the Best Gifts".” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 20, 2017.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 33, ‘Ye Are the Temple of God’” The Interpreter Foundation website. July 19, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 34, ‘Keep the Ordinances, As I Delivered Them’” The Interpreter Foundation website. July 19, 2015.

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Book of Mormon Central. “What Did Paul Really Teach about Marriage?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #685. August 22, 2023.
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Keywords: Marriage, Divorce, Paul, New Testament

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Book of Mormon Central. “Why Are People Baptized for the Dead?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #687. September 5, 2023.
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Keywords: Baptism, Ordinances, First Principles and Ordinances of the Gospel, Baptisms for the Dead, Paul, New Testament, Early Christian Church

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Book of Mormon Central. “Why Are We Invited to Partake of the Sacrament with Our Right Hand?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #686. August 29, 2023.
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Keywords: Sacrament, Covenants, Hands, Ordinances, Symbolism, Early Christian Church

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Smoot, Stephen O. “The Divine Council in the Hebrew Bible and the Book of Mormon.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 27 (2017): 155-180.
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Abstract: The Book of Mormon purports to be a record that originates from the ancient Near East. The authors of the book claim an Israelite heritage, and throughout the pages of the text can be seen echoes of Israelite religious practice and ideology. An example of such can be seen in how the Book of Mormon depicts God’s divine council, a concept unmistakably found in the Hebrew Bible (the Christian Old Testament). Recognizing the divine council in both the Hebrew Bible and the Book of Mormon may help us appreciate a more nuanced understanding of such theological terms as “monotheism” as well as bolster confidence in the antiquity of the Nephite record.
“I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, with all the host of heaven standing beside him to the right and to the left of him” (1 Kings 22:19 NRSV).
“He saw God sitting upon his throne, surrounded with numberless concourses of angels in the attitude of singing and praising their God” (1 Nephi 1:8).

Keywords: Bible; Book of Mormon; Divine Council; Language - Hebrew; Old Testament

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Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
Old Testament Scriptures > Deuteronomy
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Old Testament Scriptures > 1 & 2 Kings/1 & 2 Chronicles
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman
Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah

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Swift, Hales. “Covet to Prophesy.” The Interpreter Foundation website. September 5, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “Differing Uses of Metaphorical ‘Milk’ in the Epistles (Hebrews 5).” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 6, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “Faith without Works in James 2.” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 18, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “The Importance of Christian Unity in 1 Corinthians.” The Interpreter Foundation website. August 27, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “Saints as Judges in 1 Corinthians 6.” The Interpreter Foundation website. August 24, 2019.

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Thompson, A. Keith. “The Doctrine of Resurrection in the Book of Mormon.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 16 (2015): 101-129.
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Abstract: The doctrine of resurrection was taught by Lehi and Jacob among the first Nephites but was not mentioned again in the record until the time of Abinadi, perhaps 350 years later. In the court of King Noah that doctrine and the idea of a suffering Messiah who would bear the sins of his people and redeem them, were heresies and Abinadi paid for them with his life. While Abinadi’s testimony converted Alma_1 and the doctrine of the resurrection inspired Alma_2 after his conversion, it was a source of schism in the church at Zarahemla along lines that remind us of the Sadducees at Jerusalem. The doctrine of the resurrection taught in the Book of Mormon is a precursor to the doctrine now understood by the Latter-day Saints in the light of modern revelation. One example is that the Nephite prophets used the term first resurrection differently than we do. But perhaps the most remarkable thing about the way that the doctrine of resurrection develops in the Book of Mormon, is that it develops consistently. That consistency bears further testimony to the prophetic mission of Joseph Smith. He could not have done that by himself.

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Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman

ID = [4229]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2015-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 64865  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:59

Tvedtnes, John A. “Biblical and Non-Biblical Quotes in the Sermons and Epistles of Paul.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 3 (2013): 7-61.
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Abstract: In 2010, BYU’s Neal A. Maxwell Institute published an article in which I demonstrated that the charge of plagiarism, frequently leveled against Joseph Smith by critics, is untrue. ((John A. Tvedtnes, “Was Joseph Smith Guilty of Plagiarism?” FARMS Review 22/1 (2010): 261–75.)) I noted, among other things, that the authors of books of the Bible sometimes quoted their predecessors. One of those authors was the apostle Paul, who drew upon a wide range of earlier texts in his epistles. This article discusses and demonstrates his sources.

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Wilson, Lynne Hilton. “Unveiling Women’s Veils of Authority.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 28 (2018): 133-154.
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ABSTRACT: The Apostle Paul’s theological explanation for female veil wearing (1 Corinthians 11:2–13) highlights the woman’s head covering as an expression of female empowerment or “authority/exousia.” It appears that the Corinthian saints struggled with this tradition, as Paul preceded the discussion with, “but I would have you know/thelõ de” (1 Corinthians 11:3). Rather than merely restating the dress code for certain prayers, Paul laid out the doctrinal background underlying the imagery. He began with the order of creation from the Garden of Eden. God was the “kephale,” meaning source or origin of Christ, who was the source of man, who was the source of woman. Paul taught that God’s glory (referring to man) should pray unveiled, and by the same token, humanity’s glory (referring to woman) should address God with her head covered (1 Corinthians 11:7). The early church interpreted the relationship between Adam and Eve typologically. The Edenic couple typified Christ and his Church — the Bridegroom and Bride. In this typological scenario, Eve (or the Church) worked through the mediator Adam (or Christ). In either a symbolic or literal interpretation, Paul described this empowering veil as a sign of unique female authority to pray and prophesy (1 Corinthians 11:5). By covering her head, female saints received “power on her head” and could interact with angels (1 Corinthians 11:10). Paul concluded by emphasizing that men and women are completely interdependent — woman was created from man, while man is born of woman (1 Corinthians 11:11–12). In this regard we see an equal status between men and women in their relationship with the Lord. Their relationship focuses on their union with each other and God.

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2 Corinthians

Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 36 (2 Corinthians 1-7).” The Interpreter Foundation website. August 28, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 37 (2 Corinthians 8-13).” The Interpreter Foundation website. September 6, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 35, ‘Be Ye Reconciled to God’” The Interpreter Foundation website. August 30, 2015.

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Book of Mormon Central. “How Does Paul Use Chiasmus to Teach about Jesus’s Atonement?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #688. September 12, 2023.
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Keywords: Paul, Chiasmus, Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Epistles, Atonement

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Book of Mormon Central. “What Did Early Christians Teach about the Three Degrees of Glory?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #689. September 19, 2023.
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Keywords: Resurrection, Heavenly Ascent, Heaven, Hell, Kingdoms of Glory, Paul, Early Christian Church

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ID = [82263]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2023-09-19  Collections:  bmc-knowhys,new-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 16:04:19

Swift, Hales. “Glorification in 2 Corinthians 5.” The Interpreter Foundation website. September 13, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “Paul’s Visit to the Third Heaven in 2 Corinthians 12.” The Interpreter Foundation website. September 17, 2019.

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ID = [5075]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-09-17  Collections:  interpreter-website  Size: 2877  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Tvedtnes, John A. “Biblical and Non-Biblical Quotes in the Sermons and Epistles of Paul.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 3 (2013): 7-61.
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Abstract: In 2010, BYU’s Neal A. Maxwell Institute published an article in which I demonstrated that the charge of plagiarism, frequently leveled against Joseph Smith by critics, is untrue. ((John A. Tvedtnes, “Was Joseph Smith Guilty of Plagiarism?” FARMS Review 22/1 (2010): 261–75.)) I noted, among other things, that the authors of books of the Bible sometimes quoted their predecessors. One of those authors was the apostle Paul, who drew upon a wide range of earlier texts in his epistles. This article discusses and demonstrates his sources.

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Galatians

Boylan, Robert S. “Book Review: Forgery and Counterforgery: The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics, by Bart D. Ehrman.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 3 (2013): 115-118.
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Review of Bart D. Ehrman. Forgery and Counterforgery: The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012). x + 628 pp, including bibliography and index. $39.95. Hardback.

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Gervais, Timothy. “‘I Will Come to You’: An Investigation of Early Christian Beliefs about Post-Ascension Visitations of the Risen Jesus.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 57 (2023): Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 57 (2023): 129-194.
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Abstract: While later Creedal Christians have come to view “the Ascension” recorded in the first chapter of Acts as a conclusive corporeal appearance of the Resurrected Lord, earliest Christians do not appear to have conceived of this appearance as “final” in any temporal or experiential sense. A careful investigation of canonical resurrection literature displays a widespread Christian belief in continued and varied interaction with the risen Lord relatively late into the movements’ development. Stringent readings of Luke’s account of the Ascension in Acts suggesting that Christ will not return until his second coming fail to consider the theological rhetoric with which Luke conveys the resurrection traditions he relied on in composing his account. Analysis of Luke’s narrative displays that his presentation of these traditions is shaped in a way to stress the primacy of the apostolic Easter experiences in establishing the apostles as authoritative “witnesses” in the early church over and against possible competing authoritative claims stemming from purported experiences with the risen Lord.

Keywords: Apocrypha; early christianity; Gospels; Luke; New Testament; resurrection

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 38 (Galatians).” The Interpreter Foundation website. September 11, 2019.

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ID = [5025]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2019-09-11  Collections:  interpreter-website  Size: 1251  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:36

Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 32, ‘Live in the Spirit’” The Interpreter Foundation website. July 19, 2015.

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ID = [6239]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2015-07-19  Collections:  interpreter-website  Size: 836  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:46

Book of Mormon Central. “How Are Faithfulness and Grace Connected to the Right Hand of Fellowship?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #690. September 26, 2023.
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Keywords: Ordinances, Handclasps, Hand of God, Hands, Early Christian Church, Paul, Grace

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Smith, Andrew C. “Hagar in LDS Scripture and Thought.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 8 (2014): 87-137.
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Abstract: LDS discourse vis-à-vis Hagar has changed through the years since the foundation of the Church. Her story has been considered and utilized in a number of ways, the most prominent being as a defense of plural marriage. This paper traces the LDS usages of Hagar’s story as well as proposing a new allegorical interpretation of her place within the Abrahamic drama through literary connections in the Hebrew Bible combined with Restoration scripture.

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis

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Swift, Hales. “Galatians, the Law and the Works of the Flesh.” The Interpreter Foundation website. September 26, 2019.

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Tvedtnes, John A. “Biblical and Non-Biblical Quotes in the Sermons and Epistles of Paul.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 3 (2013): 7-61.
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Abstract: In 2010, BYU’s Neal A. Maxwell Institute published an article in which I demonstrated that the charge of plagiarism, frequently leveled against Joseph Smith by critics, is untrue. ((John A. Tvedtnes, “Was Joseph Smith Guilty of Plagiarism?” FARMS Review 22/1 (2010): 261–75.)) I noted, among other things, that the authors of books of the Bible sometimes quoted their predecessors. One of those authors was the apostle Paul, who drew upon a wide range of earlier texts in his epistles. This article discusses and demonstrates his sources.

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Tvedtnes, John A. “Variants in the Stories of the First Vision of Joseph Smith and the Apostle Paul.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 2 (2012): 73-86.
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Abstract: Some critics of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have noted that the different accounts of Joseph Smith’s first vision, though written by the prophet himself, vary in some details. They see this as evidence that the event did not take place and was merely invented to establish divine authority for his work. They fail to realize that the versions of Paul’s vision on the road to Damascus, in which the risen Christ appeared to him, also differ from one another. Indeed, they vary more than Joseph Smith’s accounts of his experience. This article examines those variants.

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Ephesians

Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 39 (Ephesians).” The Interpreter Foundation website. September 19, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 39, ‘For the Perfecting of the Saints’” The Interpreter Foundation website. August 30, 2015.

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ID = [6246]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2015-08-30  Collections:  interpreter-website  Size: 845  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 4/23/24 15:51:47

Book of Mormon Central. “What Is an Evangelist?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #692. October 5, 2023.
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Keywords: Evangelists, Patriarch, Teach, New Testament, Ephesians, Church Organization, Early Christian Church

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Book of Mormon Central. “Why Is Grace Important in a Covenantal Community?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #691. October 3, 2023.
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Keywords: Grace, Covenants, Church, Unity, Service, New Testament, Ephesians

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Swift, Hales. “Understand the Language in Ephesians 5 (Is Jesting Bad?).” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 1, 2019.

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Tvedtnes, John A. “Biblical and Non-Biblical Quotes in the Sermons and Epistles of Paul.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 3 (2013): 7-61.
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Abstract: In 2010, BYU’s Neal A. Maxwell Institute published an article in which I demonstrated that the charge of plagiarism, frequently leveled against Joseph Smith by critics, is untrue. ((John A. Tvedtnes, “Was Joseph Smith Guilty of Plagiarism?” FARMS Review 22/1 (2010): 261–75.)) I noted, among other things, that the authors of books of the Bible sometimes quoted their predecessors. One of those authors was the apostle Paul, who drew upon a wide range of earlier texts in his epistles. This article discusses and demonstrates his sources.

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Philippians

Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 40 (Philippians & Colossians).” The Interpreter Foundation website. September 26, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 40, ‘I Can Do All Things through Christ’” The Interpreter Foundation website. September 8, 2015.

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Book of Mormon Central. “How Often Do the Articles of Faith Track Sayings of Paul?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #693. October 10, 2023.
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Keywords: New Testament, Early Christian Church, Articles of Faith, Paul, Restoration

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Book of Mormon Central. “Why Does Paul Quote from an Early Christian Hymn?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #694. October 12, 2023.
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Keywords: Hymns, Paul, New Testament, Philippians, Early Christian Church, Doctrine of Christ

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Swift, Hales. “Paul, the Prisoner, on Publicity (Philippians 1).” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 12, 2019.

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Tvedtnes, John A. “Biblical and Non-Biblical Quotes in the Sermons and Epistles of Paul.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 3 (2013): 7-61.
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Abstract: In 2010, BYU’s Neal A. Maxwell Institute published an article in which I demonstrated that the charge of plagiarism, frequently leveled against Joseph Smith by critics, is untrue. ((John A. Tvedtnes, “Was Joseph Smith Guilty of Plagiarism?” FARMS Review 22/1 (2010): 261–75.)) I noted, among other things, that the authors of books of the Bible sometimes quoted their predecessors. One of those authors was the apostle Paul, who drew upon a wide range of earlier texts in his epistles. This article discusses and demonstrates his sources.

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Colossians

Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 40 (Philippians & Colossians).” The Interpreter Foundation website. September 26, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 40, ‘I Can Do All Things through Christ’” The Interpreter Foundation website. September 8, 2015.

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Swift, Hales. “Are Ordinances No Longer a Thing? (Colossians 2).” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 12, 2019.

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1 Thessalonians

Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 41 (1 and 2 Thessalonians).” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 2, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 31, ‘And So Were the Churches Established in the Faith’” The Interpreter Foundation website. July 19, 2015.

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Swift, Hales. “Facing Temptation and Anxiety in 1 Thessalonians 3.” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 21, 2019.

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Tvedtnes, John A. “Biblical and Non-Biblical Quotes in the Sermons and Epistles of Paul.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 3 (2013): 7-61.
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Abstract: In 2010, BYU’s Neal A. Maxwell Institute published an article in which I demonstrated that the charge of plagiarism, frequently leveled against Joseph Smith by critics, is untrue. ((John A. Tvedtnes, “Was Joseph Smith Guilty of Plagiarism?” FARMS Review 22/1 (2010): 261–75.)) I noted, among other things, that the authors of books of the Bible sometimes quoted their predecessors. One of those authors was the apostle Paul, who drew upon a wide range of earlier texts in his epistles. This article discusses and demonstrates his sources.

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2 Thessalonians

Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 41 (1 and 2 Thessalonians).” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 2, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 31, ‘And So Were the Churches Established in the Faith’” The Interpreter Foundation website. July 19, 2015.

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Book of Mormon Central. “What Does the New Testament Teach about the Great Apostasy?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #695. October 17, 2023.
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Keywords: Apostasy, New Testament, 2 Thessalonians, Paul, Early Christian Church, Restoration

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Tvedtnes, John A. “Biblical and Non-Biblical Quotes in the Sermons and Epistles of Paul.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 3 (2013): 7-61.
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Abstract: In 2010, BYU’s Neal A. Maxwell Institute published an article in which I demonstrated that the charge of plagiarism, frequently leveled against Joseph Smith by critics, is untrue. ((John A. Tvedtnes, “Was Joseph Smith Guilty of Plagiarism?” FARMS Review 22/1 (2010): 261–75.)) I noted, among other things, that the authors of books of the Bible sometimes quoted their predecessors. One of those authors was the apostle Paul, who drew upon a wide range of earlier texts in his epistles. This article discusses and demonstrates his sources.

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1 Timothy

Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 42 (1 and 2 Timothy, Titus and Philemon).” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 11, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 41, ‘I Have Finished My Course’” The Interpreter Foundation website. September 27, 2015.

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Book of Mormon Central. “What Is the Mystery of Faith?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #696. October 24, 2023.
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Keywords: Faith, Mysteries, 1 Timothy, Epistles, Paul, Covenants, Ordinances, Baptism, Early Christian Church

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Stutz, James. “Can a Man See God? 1 Timothy 6:16 in Light of Ancient and Modern Revelation.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 8 (2014): 11-26.
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Abstract: Joseph Smith’s First Vision is a favorite target of critics of the LDS Church. Evangelical critics in particular, such as Matt Slick of the Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry, seek to discredit the First Vision on biblical grounds. This article explores biblical theophanies and argues that Joseph’s vision fits squarely with the experience of ancient prophets, especially those who are given the rare blessing of piercing the veil of light and glory, the Hebrew kabod, that God dwells within.
“I saw a pillar of light exactly over my head, above the brightness of the sun…” –Joseph Smith Jr. ((Joseph Smith—History 1:16.)).

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Swift, Hales. “The Qualification of a Bishop in 1 Timothy 3.” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 28, 2019.

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Tvedtnes, John A. “Biblical and Non-Biblical Quotes in the Sermons and Epistles of Paul.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 3 (2013): 7-61.
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Abstract: In 2010, BYU’s Neal A. Maxwell Institute published an article in which I demonstrated that the charge of plagiarism, frequently leveled against Joseph Smith by critics, is untrue. ((John A. Tvedtnes, “Was Joseph Smith Guilty of Plagiarism?” FARMS Review 22/1 (2010): 261–75.)) I noted, among other things, that the authors of books of the Bible sometimes quoted their predecessors. One of those authors was the apostle Paul, who drew upon a wide range of earlier texts in his epistles. This article discusses and demonstrates his sources.

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2 Timothy

Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 42 (1 and 2 Timothy, Titus and Philemon).” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 11, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 41, ‘I Have Finished My Course’” The Interpreter Foundation website. September 27, 2015.

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Swift, Hales. “The Power of the Scriptures in 2 Timothy 3:15-17.” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 28, 2019.

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Tvedtnes, John A. “Biblical and Non-Biblical Quotes in the Sermons and Epistles of Paul.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 3 (2013): 7-61.
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Abstract: In 2010, BYU’s Neal A. Maxwell Institute published an article in which I demonstrated that the charge of plagiarism, frequently leveled against Joseph Smith by critics, is untrue. ((John A. Tvedtnes, “Was Joseph Smith Guilty of Plagiarism?” FARMS Review 22/1 (2010): 261–75.)) I noted, among other things, that the authors of books of the Bible sometimes quoted their predecessors. One of those authors was the apostle Paul, who drew upon a wide range of earlier texts in his epistles. This article discusses and demonstrates his sources.

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Titus

Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 42 (1 and 2 Timothy, Titus and Philemon).” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 11, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 41, ‘I Have Finished My Course’” The Interpreter Foundation website. September 27, 2015.

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Philemon

Bowen, Matthew L. “You More than Owe Me This Benefit: Onomastic Rhetoric in Philemon.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 17 (2016): 1-12.
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Abstract: Wordplay and punning involving the names Philemon (Φιλήμων, “affectionate one”) and Onesimus (Ὀνήσιμος, “useful”) and their meanings, with concomitant paronomasia involving the name-title Χριστός (Christos) and various homonymic terms, constitutes a key element in Paul’s polite, diplomatic, and carefully-worded letter to Philemon, the Christian owner of a converted slave named Onesimus. Paul artfully uses Philemon’s own name to play on the latter’s affections and to remind him that despite whatever Onesimus may owe (ὀφείλει, opheilei) Philemon, Philemon more than owes (προσοφείλεις, prosopheileis) his very self — i.e., his life as a Christian and thus his eternal wellbeing — to Paul. Hence, Philemon “more than owes” Paul his request to have Onesimus — who was once “useless” or “unprofitable” and “without Christ,” but is now “profitable” and “well-in-Christ” — as a fellow worker in the Gospel. In a further (polyptotonic) play on Onesimus, Paul expresses his urgent desire to “have the benefit” (ὀναίμην, onaimēn) of Onesimus in the Lord out of Philemon’s own free will and with his blessing, since all three are now brothers in Christ, and thus slaves to Christ, their true “master.” In the context of Paul’s use of –χρηστός (–chrēstos) and ὀναίμην (onaimēn), Paul’s desire for Philemon’s voluntary “good deed” or “benefit” (τὸ ἀγαθόν σου, to agathon sou) is to be understood as the granting of Onesimus and as the point and climax of this publicly-read letter.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 42 (1 and 2 Timothy, Titus and Philemon).” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 11, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 40, ‘I Can Do All Things through Christ’” The Interpreter Foundation website. September 8, 2015.

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Hebrews

Bowen, Matthew L. “Not Leaving and Going On to Perfection.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 16 (2015): 131-150.
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A Review of Samuel M. Brown’s First Principles and Ordinances: The Fourth Article of Faith in Light of the Temple, Provo, UT: Neal A. Maxwell Institute, 2014. 167 pp., index. $16.95.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 43 (Hebrews 1-6).” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 17, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 44 (Hebrews 7-13).” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 24, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 37, Jesus Christ: ‘The Author and Finisher of Our Faith’” The Interpreter Foundation website. August 15, 2015.

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Book of Mormon Central. “How Does the Epistle to the Hebrews Describe the Family of God?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #697. October 31, 2023.
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Book of Mormon Central. “How Does the Epistle to the Hebrews Reflect the Israelite Temple?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #698. November 7, 2023.
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Keywords: Hebrews, Temple, Jesus Christ, Symbolism, Sacrifice, High Priest, Tabernacle, Atonement, Day of Atonement, Holy of Holies, Heaven

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Book of Mormon Central. “Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 5: How Often Were Scriptures on the Plates of Brass the Common Source?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #533. September 26, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament; Intertextuality; New Testament Intertextuality; Plates of Brass; Old Testament

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Swift, Hales. “Christ as the Mediator of the New Testament (Hebrews 9).” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 18, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “Differing Uses of Metaphorical ‘Milk’ in the Epistles (Hebrews 5).” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 6, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “Faith without Works in James 2.” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 18, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “How the Lord Understands What We are Going Through (Hebrews 1-6).” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 6, 2019.

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James

Bowen, Matthew L. “‘Creator of the First Day’ The Glossing of Lord of Sabaoth in D&C 95:7.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 22 (2016): 51-77.
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Abstract: The calqued name-title “Lord of Sabaoth,” echoing James 5:4, occurs four times in the Doctrine and Covenants in revelations given to the prophet Joseph Smith from December 25, 1832 to August 6, 1833. Of these occurrences, only D&C 95:7 offers a gloss or interpretation for the name “the Lord of Sabaoth,” which is, by interpretation, “the creator of the first day, the beginning and the end.” Upon close inspection, this explanation makes excellent sense from an ancient Israelite etiological as well as (perhaps) an etymological standpoint. Past criticisms of the gloss in D&C 95:7 have focused on the wrongly assumed incongruity of “first day” and “Sabaoth” (“hosts”), and have neglected function of the divine name Yhwh in titles, most often represented in scripture by the term “Lord,” as in the calqued name-title Lord of Hosts. Understanding the connection between Yhwh (the form of which suggests the meaning “He creates,” “He brings into existence,” “he brings to pass”), the divine council (the “hosts”), creation (on “the first day” or “Day One”), and the underlying grammatical meaning of “Lord of Hosts” = Yhwh ṣĕbāʾôt (i.e., “He creates the [heavenly] hosts” or “He brings to pass the [heavenly] hosts”) is crucial to understanding the calque “Lord of Sabaoth” and the explanation given in D&C 95:7. When considered in its entirety, this revealed gloss is right on target. The creation/‌begetting of the heavenly hosts was associated with “the first day” or “Day One” in ancient Israelite thought. They are described as “finished” or fully prepared by the end of the six creative periods (“days” in Genesis 2:1). Additionally, “Lord of Sabaoth” or Yhwh ṣĕbāʾôt is to be understood in connection with the similarly constructed name-title Yhwh ʾĕlōhîm (“He creates gods,” “he causes gods to be,” or “he brings to pass gods”). The meristic appositive title “the beginning and the end” implies that Yhwh is not only the “author”/“creator” of Israel and its salvation but the “finisher” thereof. Far from evidence of Joseph Smith’s lack of knowledge of Hebrew, the interpretive gloss in D&C 95:7 constitutes evidence of Joseph’s ability to obtain correct translations and interpretations through revelation.

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Boylan, Robert S. “Book Review: Forgery and Counterforgery: The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics, by Bart D. Ehrman.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 3 (2013): 115-118.
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Review of Bart D. Ehrman. Forgery and Counterforgery: The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012). x + 628 pp, including bibliography and index. $39.95. Hardback.

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Halverson, Taylor. “James. Exhort and Encourage.” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 24, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 45 (James).” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 2, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 42, ‘Pure Religion’” The Interpreter Foundation website. September 27, 2015.

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Book of Mormon Central. “Why Does God Give Liberally to Those Who Ask?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #699. November 14, 2023.
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1 Peter

Halverson, Taylor. “Reading 1 Peter Intertextually With Select Passages From the Old Testament.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 20 (2016): 151-176.
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Abstract: Literary studies, especially intertextual approaches, are relevant for exploring how scriptures are constructed and interpreted. Reading 1 Peter intertextually reveals the thoughtful way that Peter selected suitable, relevant, and applicable Old Testament scripture to encourage faithfulness for his audience. Peter draws from Isaiah 40 in 1 Peter 1:24-25 to preach comfort; Isaiah 40 is one of the hallmark Old Testament chapters focused on comfort. 1 Peter 2:2-3 quotes from Psalm 34 which is a hymn dedicated to the salvation that God’s servants experience when they faithfully turn to Him during times of distress and persecution. And when 1 Peter 1:16 invites people to be holy, that call is grounded in the meaning and significance of a portion of the ancient Israelite Holiness Code, Leviticus 19. In summary, Peter demonstrates his scriptural mastery by dipping his pen into some of the most appropriate Old Testament passages available to support his message of faith and encouragement to his audience.

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Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 15 (Easter).” The Interpreter Foundation website. April 17, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 46 (1 and 2 Peter).” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 5, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 43, ‘A Chosen Generation’” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 8, 2015.

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Book of Mormon Central. “Why Did Jesus Preach to the Dead?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #700. November 21, 2023.
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Swift, Hales. “Differing Uses of Metaphorical ‘Milk’ in the Epistles (Hebrews 5).” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 6, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “Faith without Works in James 2.” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 18, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “Redeeming the Dead in 1 Peter 3:17-20 and 4:6.” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 25, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “‘To Him That Overcometh:’ the Seven Promises of Revelation 2-3.” The Interpreter Foundation website. December 9, 2019.

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2 Peter

Bradshaw, Jeffrey M. “Faith, Hope, and Charity: The ‘Three Principal Rounds’ of the Ladder of Heavenly Ascent.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 39 (2020): 207-260.
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Abstract: This chapter argues that “the scriptural triad of faith, hope, and charity should be understood as something more than a general set of personal attributes that must be developed in order for disciples to become like Christ. Instead, as part of the ‘guarded tradition the Apostle’ [Paul] that is transmitted to readers in 1 Corinthians and elsewhere in scripture, these terms have been used to describe a distinct progression of ‘stages in a Christian’s earthly experience.’ The three stages that correlate to faith, hope, and charity were described by Joseph Smith as the ‘three principal rounds’ of a ladder of heavenly ascent. Each round marks a chief juncture in priesthood ordinances and on the pathway to eternal life.”
[Editor’s Note: Part of our book chapter reprint series, this article is reprinted here as a service to the LDS community. Original pagination and page numbers have necessarily changed, and movement of figures for pagination purposes may have altered some footnote numbering. Otherwise the reprint has the same content as the original.See Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, “Faith, Hope, and Charity: The ‘Three Principal Rounds’ of the Ladder of Heavenly Ascent,” in “To Seek the Law of the Lord”: Essays in Honor of John W. Welch, ed. Paul Y. Hoskisson and Daniel C. Peterson (Orem, UT: The Interpreter Foundation, 2017), 59–112. Further information at https://interpreterfoundation.org/books/to-seek-the-law-of-the-lord-essays-in-honor-of-john-w-welch-2/.].

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Bradshaw, Jeffrey M. “Now That We Have the Words of Joseph Smith, How Shall We Begin to Understand Them? Illustrations of Selected Challenges within the 21 May 1843 Discourse on 2 Peter 1.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 20 (2016): 47-150.
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Abstract: In this article, I explore some of the opportunities and challenges that lie before us as we try to reach a better understanding of the prophetic corpus that has come to us from Joseph Smith. I turn my attention to a specific instance of these opportunities and challenges: the 21 May 1843 discourse on the doctrine of election, which Joseph Smith discussed in conjunction with the “more sure word of prophecy” mentioned in 2 Peter 1:19.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 46 (1 and 2 Peter).” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 5, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 43, ‘A Chosen Generation’” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 8, 2015.

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1 John

Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 47 (1-3 John and Jude).” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 14, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 44, ‘God Is Love’” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 8, 2015.

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Book of Mormon Central. “What Did Early Christians Teach about Exaltation?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #701. November 28, 2023.
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2 John

Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 47 (1-3 John and Jude).” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 14, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 44, ‘God Is Love’” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 8, 2015.

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3 John

Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 47 (1-3 John and Jude).” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 14, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 44, ‘God Is Love’” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 8, 2015.

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Jude

Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 47 (1-3 John and Jude).” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 14, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 43, ‘A Chosen Generation’” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 8, 2015.

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Revelation

Bowen, Matthew L. “‘And They Shall Be Had Again’: Onomastic Allusions to Joseph in Moses 1:41 in View of the So-called Canon Formula.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 32 (2019): 297-304.
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Abstract: Moses 1:41 echoes or plays on the etymological meaning of the name Joseph — “may he [Yahweh] add,” as the Lord foretells to Moses the raising up of a future figure through whom the Lord’s words, after having been “taken” (away) from the book that Moses would write, “shall be had again among the children of men.” Moses 1:41 anticipates and employs language reminiscent of the so-called biblical canon formulas, possible additions to biblical texts meant to ensure the texts’ stability by warning against “adding” or “diminishing” (i.e., “taking away”) from them (e.g., Deuteronomy 4:2; 5:22 [MT 5:18]; 12:32 [MT 13:1]; cf. Revelation 22:18– 19). This article presupposes that the vision of Moses presents restored text that was at some point recorded in Hebrew.

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
Old Testament Scriptures > Deuteronomy
Book of Moses Topics > Chapters of the Book of Moses > Moses 1 — Visions of Moses

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Bradshaw, Jeffrey M. “KnoWhy OTL02A — What Was the Nature of Satan’s Premortal Proposal?” The Interpreter Foundation website. January 6, 2018.

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Halverson, Taylor. “Revelation 5-6 and 19-22. Views and Perspectives.” The Interpreter Foundation website. December 6, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 48 (Revelation 1–11).” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 22, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 50 (Revelation 12-22).” The Interpreter Foundation website. December 7, 2019.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 45, ‘He That Overcometh Shall Inherit All Things’” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 8, 2015.

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Interpreter Foundation. “Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 46, ‘He Will Dwell with Them, and They Shall Be His People’” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 8, 2015.

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LDS Perspectives [pseud. of Laura Harris Hales]. “The Book of Revelation with Nicholas J. Frederick.” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 13, 2019.

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Peterson, Daniel C. “The Life-giving ‘Water’ of the Restoration.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 25 (2017): vii-xvi.
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Abstract: Where there is water, there is life, not only literally, as in the Nile River in Egypt and in the cities of Mesopotamia, but also symbolically, as we read in the words of the prophet Ezekiel, who in vision saw a magnificent spring of fresh water flowing east from the temple, healing even the waters of the Dead Sea (Ezekiel 47). A psalm also testifies to the divine beneficence of water (Psalm 1) and John, in Revelation, quotes the Lord as giving to those “athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely” (21:10‒14), a “crystal clear river” that flows from the center of the temple in the New Jerusalem. Also in the last days, “in the barren deserts there shall come forth pools of living water” (Doctrine and Covenants 133:29). We, the writers and volunteer staff of the Interpreter Foundation, invite readers to help spread and defend the life-giving water of the Restoration, for “the harvest is plenteous, but the labourers are few” (Matthew 9:37).

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Ezekiel

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Book of Mormon Central. “Does the Book of Revelation Establish a Closed Canon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #704. December 19, 2023.
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Keywords: Bible, New Testament, Revelation, Scriptures, Canon, Apocrypha, Early Christian Church

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Book of Mormon Central. “How Do John’s Seven Letters Reflect the Ancient Temple?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #702. December 5, 2023.
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Keywords: John, Revelation, New Testament, Early Christian Church, Kirtland Temple

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Book of Mormon Central. “Who Was the Angel in Heaven with the Everlasting Gospel that John Saw?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #703. December 12, 2023.
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Keywords: Book of Mormon, Gospel, John, Revelation, Angel Moroni, Moroni, Angels

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Book of Mormon Central. “Why Did John State That the Beast’s Number Is 666?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #666. April 11, 2023.
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Keywords: Revelation, Apocalypse, John, Mark, Beast, Caesar, Gematria, Numerology, Isopsephy

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Swift, Hales. “Does Revelation 22:18-19 Close the Canon?” The Interpreter Foundation website. December 17, 2019.

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Swift, Hales. “‘To Him That Overcometh:’ the Seven Promises of Revelation 2-3.” The Interpreter Foundation website. December 9, 2019.

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Thompson, A. Keith. “The Character and Knowledge of Mary, the Mother of Christ.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 36 (2020): 109-138.
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Abstract: The Virgin Mary is arguably the archetype of the virtuous woman and even the divine feminine on earth, but we know very little about her. She is remembered in Christianity in a variety of ways including with cathedrals built in her honor. Though many seek her intercession when they pray, that does not seem to accord with Luke’s account of her self- effacing and private character. This article considers what Latter-day Saints know about Mary from the scriptures, distinct from others of Christian faith who seek to honor her in different ways. That discussion also includes surmise as to what she may have learned from the wise men on their visit of homage shortly after the nativity and what she may have passed on to John in accordance with the two-way charge Jesus gave to both of them from the cross recorded in John 19. There is also consideration of the commonality of the teachings of her two most famous sons.

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Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Psalms/Proverbs/Ecclesiastes/Song of Solomon

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