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Full Issue Dec 2023

Full Issue

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

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Old Testament Pseudepigrapha Vol. 2 Now Available Dec 2023

Old Testament Pseudepigrapha Vol. 2 Now Available

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Charlesworth's second and final volume of The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha has just been released by Doubleday. This long-awaited collection of important early Christian and Jewish writings is the result of more than a decade of work by dozens of scholars, including F.A.R.M.S. correspondent Stephen E. Robinson. Each volume is 1000 pages long, and volume 2 contains a valuable index for both volumes. Act now if you want these books--a price increase has already been announced by Doubleday, effective January 1, 1986.

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More About Mulek Dec 2023

More About Mulek

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Another possible clue of the existence and escape of Mulek (see Insights, March 1984, and Update, February 1984), son of Zedekiah, has been noticed by Benjamin Urrutia. 2 Kings 25:1-10 reports that Nebuchadnezzar and "all his host" scattered "all the men" and "all [the king's] army" and burnt "all the houses of Jerusalem" and with "all the army" destroyed the walls. Ben points out that in the midst of all this, 25:7 omits the word "all" when it reports that "sons" of Zedekiah were killed, refuting, perhaps, the idea that all …

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Stephen Ricks, Les Campbell, Teri Bergstrom Take New Positions; John Sorenson Recovering Dec 2023

Stephen Ricks, Les Campbell, Teri Bergstrom Take New Positions; John Sorenson Recovering

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

This month, Stephen D. Ricks joined John W. Welch and John L. Sorenson as members of the FARMS Board of Directors. Stephen has been an active, contributing FARMS researcher for several years. His dissertation, "A Lexicon of Inscriptional Qatabanian" (an ancient South Arabian dialect), earned him his doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley in 1982. At Brigham Young University, he teaches Hebrew, Aramaic, Near Eastern mythologies, and a class on texts and temples. He brings great enthusiasm, dedication, and scholarship to this position with FARMS, and is greatly appreciated.

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Handheld Weapons In The Book Of Mormon Dec 2023

Handheld Weapons In The Book Of Mormon

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

The first in a substantial series of studies on warfare in the Book of Mormon has been completed this month. This new Preliminary Report by Arabist William Hamblin, Ph.D. (Michigan), focuses on handheld weapons in the Book of Mormon, in pretechnical military practices of the Near East, and in Mesoamerican archaeology. Dr. Hamblin's work on this subject was funded by a research grant from F.A.R.M.S. He is currently working for the United States Department of Defense.

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The B. H. Roberts Story Dec 2023

The B. H. Roberts Story

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

The Lord obviously did not intend the Book of Mormon to be an open-and-shut case intellectually, either pro or con. No miracle and no matter of faith is.

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Benjamin's Speech As An Early Jewish Festival Dec 2023

Benjamin's Speech As An Early Jewish Festival

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Twelve researchers have collaborated over the past year to examine King Benjamin's Speech in light of Jewish festivals. Their results are now available in a lengthy report, compiled by John W. Welch.

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Full Issue Dec 2023

Full Issue

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

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Special Thanks To Kirk Magleby And Ken Porter Dec 2023

Special Thanks To Kirk Magleby And Ken Porter

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Two hard-working FARMS officers have stepped down this month. Ken Porter, our Vice President in charge of Development, has recently accepted a mission call to serve with his wife, Ann, in England. Ann has also been working for FARMS as a secretary. We wish them great success!

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Open Houses In Provo Dec 2023

Open Houses In Provo

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Guests in Provo for CES meetings and Education Week are invited to open houses at the FARMS office in Provo on August 15 and 22 (both Thursdays) between 7 and 10 p.m. You will be able to see screenings of the three FARMS videos, visit with authors, peruse our stock of nearly 300 publications, and find out how the Foundation operates. The office is located upstairs in Amanda Knight Hall, on the corner of 800 North and University Avenue. Call us at (801) 378-3295 if you have any questions.

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Thieves And Robbers Dec 2023

Thieves And Robbers

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Although there isn't much difference between a thief and a robber in most minds, there was a considerable difference between the two under ancient Near Eastern law. A thief (ganab) was usually a local person who stole from his neighbor. He was dealt with judicially. He was tried and punished civilly, most often by a court composed of his fellow townspeople. A robber, on the other hand, was an outsider, a brigand or highwayman. He was dealt with militarily. These outlaws could be executed summarily.

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How Was The Book Of Mormon Used By The Early Saints? Dec 2023

How Was The Book Of Mormon Used By The Early Saints?

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

When the Book of Mormon was first translated and published, it was brand new to the entire world. Its doctrines, messages, personalities, and details were all in need of rediscovery. Even the Prophet Joseph Smith, the instrument through which God transmitted this record, does not appear to have fully assimilated all its complexities and nuances, for he rarely quoted from the Book of Mormon (as one might expect had he written the book).

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Joseph Smith And The Book Of Mormon Dec 2023

Joseph Smith And The Book Of Mormon

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Increasingly, questions are being asked about how the Book of Mormon came to be. Few of these questions are new, for each generation must confront the challenging presence of the Book of Mormon for itself, the same as have the generations before us. In this light, it may be of interest for us to reread the five-part series from the 1959 Improvement Era written by Hugh Nibley, entitled "Mixed Voices." For the first time, these five articles are now available as a set.

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"Salamanders" And "Short-Hand Egyptian" Dec 2023

"Salamanders" And "Short-Hand Egyptian"

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

The 1830 letter of Martin Harris to W. W. Phelps, published in the Church News in April, has already attracted national attention. In this letter, Harris describes an early spiritual appearance to Joseph Smith, stating that "the spirit transfigured himself from a white salamander in the bottom of the hole."

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Farms Finishes Three Major Projects In June Dec 2023

Farms Finishes Three Major Projects In June

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

June has been a productive month. Thanks to hundreds of volunteer hours, three significant projects have recently been completed. We think you will be interested in each of them.

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Full Issue Dec 2023

Full Issue

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

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Donors Dec 2023

Donors

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

In our fiscal year just ended, F.A.R.M.S. received voluntary donations from 1330 individuals. A special thanks goes to the following who gave between $500 and $5,000 this year. Your support makes the work of the Foundation possible!

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Office Staff News Dec 2023

Office Staff News

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

In July, Janet Twigg moved to Ohio. We will miss her loyal and valuable service as our Office Manager.

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Gadianton Robbers As Guerrilla Warriors Dec 2023

Gadianton Robbers As Guerrilla Warriors

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Guerrilla warfare has become depressingly familiar to us from places like China, Nicaragua, Angola, Cuba, Korea, the Spanish Sahara, Vietnam, and Afghanistan. Although guerrilla tactics have received much attention and achieved notable success in the so-called "Cold War," they are not really new. On the contrary, they can be identified in ancient times-and the Book of Mormon provides a particularly clear example of them.

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Temple Bibliography Dec 2023

Temple Bibliography

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Temple worship and service were common elements in ancient Near Eastern societies. Connected with the temple system were various ritual practices. Present-day scholars find fascination and mystery while studying these sanctuaries and their environs, and seem never to exhaust the possibilities in writing about new discoveries.

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Armor In The Book Of Mormon Dec 2023

Armor In The Book Of Mormon

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

The types of armor used in various civilizations are determined by a combination of technology, natural resources, economy, military practices, and artistic conventions. Although there are few detailed descriptions of armor in the Book of Mormon, the basic pattern can be outlined and is quite unlike the armor of Western Europe.

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Covenants And Religious Validity Dec 2023

Covenants And Religious Validity

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

The text of Richard L. Anderson's 1988 first annual Book of Mormon Lecture is now available. Entitled "Religious Validity: The Sacramental Covenants in 3 Nephi," this paper demonstrates the covenantal nature of the teachings of Christ in the New and Old Testaments, a crucial feature of doctrine that was lost in the Apostasy.

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New Membership Policy Annonced Dec 2023

New Membership Policy Annonced

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Beginning with this Newsletter, F.A.R.M .S. announces a new membership policy. The changes affect all our readers. F.A.R.M.S. is preparing to move with vigor into the 1990s, and this is a good time to enhance the relationship between the Foundation and its members. Commencing September 1, 1989, F.A.R.M.S. becomes a membership organization. All who have been receiving the F.A.R.M.S. Newsletter will now need to enroll as members of the Foundation in order to continue receiving issues of Insights. Under this new arrangement, members will enjoy an expanded list of benefits.

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Full Issue Dec 2023

Full Issue

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

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Farms International Dec 2023

Farms International

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

The Foundation's materials are now being received in 39 countries across six continents, thanks to twenty-two faithful volunteers throughout the world who promote F.A.R.M.S. internationally. Under the direction of Les Campbell, international volunteers distribute materials to interested people in their local areas. Most supporters live in the United States, Canada, West Germany, England, Australia, France, Austria, Mexico, and Switzerland. We also appreciate others in Argentina, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, British West Indies, Chile, Cook Islands, Denmark, Finland, Guatemala, Haiti, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Korea, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Spain, Tunisia, Venezuela, …

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Donation Needed Dec 2023

Donation Needed

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

We have need of a reel-to-reel tape recorder at the F.A.R.M.S. library. If anyone would like to donate such equipment to the Foundation, that would be greatly appreciated.

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Scripture Index Of Farms Reprints And Reports Completed Dec 2023

Scripture Index Of Farms Reprints And Reports Completed

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

An index of all scriptures mentioned in regular FARMS reprints and reports is now available. Every scripture reference is individually listed, indexed, and briefly described. This index places thousands of details at your fingertips.

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Wednesday Research Group Reports First Six Sessions Dec 2023

Wednesday Research Group Reports First Six Sessions

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Two issues ago, we announced the formation of a Book of Mormon research discussion group. Noel Reynolds, and the Research Committee of the F.A.R.M.S. Advisory Board, have brought together a number of people, primarily faculty members at BYU, interested in exploring various aspects of current Book of Mormon research. The group meets two Wednesdays each month throughout the academic year. During the winter and spring terms of 1987 the group met six times. It will resume meeting again in the fall.

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Annotated Bibliography On Trans-Oceanic Voyaging And Culture Contacts In Preparation Dec 2023

Annotated Bibliography On Trans-Oceanic Voyaging And Culture Contacts In Preparation

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

The Book of Mormon reports that Jaredites, Nephites-Lamanites, and Mulekites arrived in ancient America by sea. To help understand such travels in general, a major project is underway to organize scholarly information about ancient seafaring.

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Hugh Nibley Tapes Project Underway Dec 2023

Hugh Nibley Tapes Project Underway

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

A new project is underway to make archival copies, as well as copies for distribution, of many of Hugh Nibley's taped speeches.

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