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[Introduction To] By The Hand Of Mormon: The American Scripture That Launched A New World Religion, Terryl Givens
[Introduction To] By The Hand Of Mormon: The American Scripture That Launched A New World Religion, Terryl Givens
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With over 100 million copies in print, the Book of Mormon has spawned a vast religious movement, but it remains little discussed outside Mormon circles. Now Terry L. Givens offers a full-length treatment of this influential work, illuminating the varied meanings and tempestuous impact of this uniquely American scripture.
Givens examines the text's role as a divine testament of the Last Days and as a sacred sign of Joseph Smith's status as a modern-day prophet. He assesses its claim to be a history of the pre-Columbian peopling of the Western Hemisphere, and later explores how the Book has been defined …