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Lehi's Trail: From The Valley Of Lemuel To Nephi's Harbor, George D. Potter, Richard Wellington
Lehi's Trail: From The Valley Of Lemuel To Nephi's Harbor, George D. Potter, Richard Wellington
Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
Bradford introduces reviews of Royal Skousen’s work on the critical text project.
Refining The Spotlight On Lehi And Sariah, S. Kent Brown
Refining The Spotlight On Lehi And Sariah, S. Kent Brown
Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
Royal Skousen’s endeavor to recover the original text of the Book of Mormon is more complicated than it seems because it involves more than simply reproducing the original manuscript. Rather, what Skousen means by “original text” is the very language that appeared on the Urim and Thummim. Every subsequent step, such as Joseph’s reading, his scribes’ understanding and transcribing of that utterance, and Oliver Cowdery’s copying of the manuscript for the printer, exposed the text to the possibility of human subjectivity and error. This paper explains the nature and scope of Skousen’s monumental undertaking and presents some of the methods …
“We Did Again Take Our Journey”, Dave Lefevre
“We Did Again Take Our Journey”, Dave Lefevre
Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
Photographic presentation of Book of Mormon editions in English.
The Brightening Light On The Journey Of Lehi And Sariah, Daniel B. Mckinlay
The Brightening Light On The Journey Of Lehi And Sariah, Daniel B. Mckinlay
Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
Until now, nearly all commentaries on the Book of Mormon have focused mainly on issues of doctrine rather than beginning with the text itself. Royal Skousen’s critical text project does the opposite by treating the text itself on the word and phrase level. Skousen weighs nearly all possible evidence to deduce the events that may have led to the variations seen in the texts and to draw conclusions about which readings are most likely original. Some conclusions may surprise readers, but Skousen is more interested in candidly documenting what the texts reveal than in interpreting all the implications. Several lengthy …
An Archaeologist's View, Jeffrey R. Chadwick
An Archaeologist's View, Jeffrey R. Chadwick
Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
Royal Skousen’s most significant contribution to Book of Mormon scholarship, this paper states, is in openly and systematically detailing the thousands of variants that occur across two manuscripts and twenty editions and showing that these variations do not affect the message or validity of the book as a witness of Jesus Christ. Skousen’s work also offers new insights into the process of translating and publishing the Book of Mormon. Though the work of translation appears to have involved a number of different methods, we can nevertheless be sure that the Book of Mormon was translated by the “gift and power …