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Full-Text Articles in Religious Education
Hugh Nibley Tapes Project Underway
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.
But What Kind Of Work?
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
As a sequel to "Work We Must, But the Lunch Is Free" (N-Wok), Hugh Nibley recently spoke in Salt Lake City about the things humans are best equipped to do, and he offered personal insights on education, environment, finances, nuclear arms, television, videos, and other subjects. Copies of this talk are now available.
Third Nephi And Pseudo-Gospels Compared
Third Nephi And Pseudo-Gospels Compared
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The account of the ministry of the resurrected Lord in 3 Nephi has been called the Fifth Gospel of Jesus Christ One way to appreciate this record's qualities is to compare it with several works which fabricate gospel-like materials. By comparison, the Book of Mormon is categorically superior.
New Compilation Of Gnostic Scriptures Is Now Available
New Compilation Of Gnostic Scriptures Is Now Available
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Many early Christians sought gnosis (knowledge) by revelation, inspiration and testimony; hence, they were known as Gnostics. But eventually they were branded as heretics and their writings were suppressed. Although many gnostic views were eccentric, their emphasis on revelation and ritual reflected important aspects of early Christianity that soon were lost. Now many of their writings are conveniently available in a new English translation.
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The Best Of The News-Letter
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The most informative articles that have appeared in the F.A.R.M.S. Newsletters during the past seven years have been organized into two convenient reports . They include concise summaries of each new report, update, publication, or project sponsored by the Foundation.
Chiasmus In Mesoamerican Texts
Chiasmus In Mesoamerican Texts
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The growing literature on chiasmus generally deals with its use in the Near East and Mediterranean areas. Some Book of Mormon students have wondered if the same form might appear in the New World, but until now the labor required to even begin answering that question had not been done.
Parallelism In The Book Of Mormon
Parallelism In The Book Of Mormon
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Parallelism is a fundamental feature of biblical Hebrew composition, appearing In many different varieties and contexts. Don Parry has recently completed an Impressive research effort, identifying and classifying many poetic parallel passages in the Book of Mormon.
Spotlight On Janet Twigg
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The Foundation Is pleased to recognize our devoted employees and volunteers. At this time, congratulations are in order for our office manager, Janet Twigg.
1988 Contributions Now Payable
1988 Contributions Now Payable
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
In 1988, as in the past, all who donate $10.00 or more ($5.00 for low-income families and students) will receive the Foundation's quarterly newsletter Insights. If you want to keep your name on the mailing list, now is a good time to make your tax-deductible contribution. To indicate your renewal, complete the attached order form and send it with your contribution to the F.A.R.M.S. office.
Hebrew And Uto-Aztecan Languages Compared
Hebrew And Uto-Aztecan Languages Compared
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Three years ago Brian Stubbs, then a doctoral candidate In linguistics at the University of Utah, received a grant from F.A.R.M.S. to find out if elements of Hebrew could be detected among native tongues of the Uto-Aztecan family of western North America. He has now prepared a technical report summarizing his extensive research.
First Annual Book Of Mormon Lecture
First Annual Book Of Mormon Lecture
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
On March 2, 1988, Richard L. Anderson will deliver the First Annual Book of Mormon Lecture sponsored by the Foundation. The title of his lecture is "Religious Validity: The Sacramental Covenants in 3 Nephi."
Enlarged Edition Of Lehi In The Desert
Enlarged Edition Of Lehi In The Desert
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The new expanded edition of Lehi in the Desert is an essential starting place for understanding the many things Hugh Nibley has contributed over the past four decades to Book of Mormon scholarship. This classic material broke ground in previously unexplored areas, which proved enormously fruitful. This vigorous and insightful research into the cultural and spiritual roots of Lehi and the Jaredites has never been equalled or exhausted.
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Report From The Advisory Board
Report From The Advisory Board
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
In the last six months, the Board of Advisors (see the names listed at the bottom of the first page of this issue of Insights) has been reorganized and has now assumed several new roles in F.A.R.M.5. planning and operation. Three committees have been formed, concerned respectively with research, evaluation, and production.
Our Staff Expands
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
F.A.R.M.S. extends a warm welcome to new members of our staff. Brenda Kay Miles, an anthropology student at Brigham Young University, performs superbly as our new fulltime secretary. Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, she has spent most of her life in Utah and presently resides in Provo with her husband. Another indispensable new member is Richard Olsen, a Salt Lake native and art teacher by profession, who has replaced Greg McMurdie in shipping and inventory. Last year Richard volunteered his time and talents in doing the graphic artwork for the 24-page 1986-87 F.A.R.M.S. Catalog {copies of which may still be …
Farms Spotlighted
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Two articles published recently in separate issues of This People magazine feature two men central to F.A.R.M.S.' success as a scholarly research foundation. The first, "Taking the Stand," by James Bel l, focuses on John W. Welch, the organization 's creator and president. The article reveals how Welch first encountered studies of chiasmus in the New Testament and then discovered the same literary form in the Book of Mormon, both while serving a mission in Germany twenty years ago. It goes on to tell how F.A.R .M.S. originated.
Book Of Mormon Critical Text Completed
Book Of Mormon Critical Text Completed
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The third and final volume of the 1200-page Book of Mormon Critical Text has now been completed. Four years in preparation, this monumental project is a significant milestone in Book of Mormon scholarship. The Critical Text is a tool for scholarly reference-not for casual reading. It shows the textual variants that exist among the manuscripts and the major English editions of the Book of Mormon, including the present-day text. In addition, numerous parallel references to Biblical phraseology and concepts are provided in the footnotes, along with philological notes and references to Judaic expressions.
Chiasmus In Helaman 6:7-13
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Now available is John W. Welch's recent report on the discovery of a particularly fine example of chiasmus in the Book of Mormon. Welch comments, "This text seems to be among the clearest examples of chiasm in the Book of Mormon." This chiasm, found in Helaman 6:7-13, is the full report for the 64th Year of the Reign of the Judges, a year in which great change occurred among the Nephite and Lamanite peoples. During that yea r, both Nephites and Lamanites enjoyed an extraordinary peace, prosperity, and freedom of travel uncommon at any other time before in Nephite history. …
Expanded Reports Now Available
Expanded Reports Now Available
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Four reports previously made available through the foundation have recently been upgraded, each in the following way.
Mormon Concept Of Scripture Discussed
Mormon Concept Of Scripture Discussed
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The Mormon concept of scripture was one of the main topics discussed at the consultation session on the study of the Latter-day Saints held at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature in Atlanta last November. Two of the papers read at that time are now available on the attached order form.
"Time Vindicates The Prophet"
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Are Mormons Christians? This fundamental question is deeply probed and precisely answered in Volume 3 of the Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, The World and the Prophets. As Professor R. Douglas Phillips writes, the re-publication of this classic work, now available through F.A.R.M.S., "can only be most welcome."
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Nibley Commencement Speech Video
Nibley Commencement Speech Video
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
BYU Broadcast Services has announced that Hugh Nibley's 1983 BYU commencement speech "Leadership and Managers," is now available on VHS video. This provocative speech appeared in 1983 in BYU Today, Dialogue, and BYU Fireside and Devotional Speeches.
Membership Drive Sets Goal At 20,000
Membership Drive Sets Goal At 20,000
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
This year, the Foundation's directors have launched a drive to raise the F.A.R.M.S. membership list to 20,000 by December 31, 1988. ·To reach this goal, your help is needed. We urge you to fill in the blanks below and send us the names and addresses of people who might be interested in F.A.R.M.S.' work.
Book Review Editor Named
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
We are pleased to announce that commencing with year 1988 FARMS will begin publishing an Annual Review of Book of Mormon Books. Dan Peterson, in the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages at BYU, has agreed to serve as editor of the series. Peterson is finishing his Ph.D. from U.C.L.A.'s Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, in Arabic and Persian, and has published numerous papers on a variety of issues.
Publications Review Board Now Operative
Publications Review Board Now Operative
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The instituting of a formalized system of reviewing articles considered for possible F.A.R.M.S. publication was mentioned in the Fall 1987 Newsletter. The procedure operates under the aegis of the Evaluation Committee, whose members are Wilford Hess (BYU, microbiology), Douglas Phillips (BYU, classics), Harold Miller (BYU psychology), and Jay Todd (The Ensign). Committee chairman John Sorenson, the acting Evaluation Editor, is assisted by members of a new Publications Review Board, including Gerald Bradford (UC-Irvine, religious studies), John Clark (BYU-NWAF, anthropology), James Faulconer (BYU, philosophy), Stanley Kimball (So. Illin., history), Dan Peterson (BYU, Near Eastern languages), John Robertson (BYU, linguistics), Kent Robson …
Two More Audio Tapes Available
Two More Audio Tapes Available
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
All year, Russell Peek has been organizing the F.A.R.M.S. Hugh Nibley tape archive. Several hundred recordings of firesides, Sunday School lessons, and talks have been gathered. Many of these recordings have been transferred to archive quality master, thanks especially to Gordon H. Peck in Las Vegas and Michael K. Jensen in Provo. The tapes are now being cataloged.
Audio Tapes Of Nibley Book Of Mormon Class Available, Russell Peek
Audio Tapes Of Nibley Book Of Mormon Class Available, Russell Peek
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Those interested in an additional resource for study of the Book of Mormon in 1988 will be rewarded by the audio tapes of Dr. Hugh Nibley's upper division Book of Mormon class at BYU. Russell Peek and a team of recording technicians have captured on cassette tape more than 50 hours of lectures from fall semester 1987 and winter semester 1988, one hour of lecture per cassette.
The Book Of Mormon As Literature
The Book Of Mormon As Literature
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Three interpretive essays on the Book of Mormon from a literary point of view are now available.