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New Testament Word Studies
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
To enrich your study of the New Testament, F.A.R.M.S. offers a ground-breaking collection of twelve LDS word studies from the Greek New Testament. The eighth Article of Faith states, "We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly." Many nuances and connotations of Greek words in the writings of John, Paul, Peter, and others are of great interest to Latter-day Saints.
More Published On New Testament Word Studies
More Published On New Testament Word Studies
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The April 1993 Ensign magazine contained an article discussing three New Testament words, restoration, endow, and perfect. Those studies were drawn from a longer paper by John W. Welch published by F.A.R.M.S. That paper similarly discussed a total of twelve biblical Greek words. If you missed that paper when it was first offered in 1991, you may want to read it now. For your convenience, it is relisted on the current order form.
Four Gospels Harmonized, Plus All Changes Made By Joseph Smith
Four Gospels Harmonized, Plus All Changes Made By Joseph Smith
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The four Gospels and the Joseph Smith Translation are now available in a new and innovative compilation. The Joseph Smith Translation of the Four Gospels, available on the order form, presents the four Gospels in a harmonized parallel format, with every change made by the Prophet Joseph Smith integrated into the text and highlighted. This format makes it easy to identify Joseph's changes, to compare the text of all four Gospels and the Joseph Smith Translation (JST), and to make a comprehensive study of the life and teachings of the Savior.
New Testament Book Sale
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
For a limited time, F.A.R.M.S. offers selected books at a 20% discount for both the student and teacher of the New Testament. These fascinating books can help all readers enjoy and understand the times in which the Savior and his apostles lived and provide new insights into their works and teachings.
The Joseph Smith Translation Of The Four Gospels: A Harmony
The Joseph Smith Translation Of The Four Gospels: A Harmony
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
For a limited time you can purchase through FARMS this useful scripture study tool at a 30% discount. Compiled and published in 1989 by Steven J. Hite and Julie Melville Hite, it displays the full text of the four New Testament gospels in parallel columns, with the additions and deletions made by Joseph Smith highlighted by bold or strikethrough text.
Temple Worship And Symbolism In The New Testament
Temple Worship And Symbolism In The New Testament
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Imagine yourself as one of Jesus' disciples standing with him at the very moment when he fashions the whip and drives the money changers from the temple. My Father's House begins with this captivating scene, drawing the reader in with fascinating descriptions of not only the temple structure, but also the surrounding lands, buildings, and people. Authors Richard Holzapfel and David Seely entrance the reader with details about ancient temple practices, customs, and symbolism.
Early Lds Views Of Millennium
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
What did early Church members think about the end of the world and the ushering in of the Millennium? In The Millenarian World of Early Mormonism (University of Illinois Press), Grant Underwood examines how profoundly influenced the Church was by the view of an imminent second coming of Christ and millennial transformation of the earth. What makes this book of interest to FARMS readers is its detailed exploration of early Latter-day Saint understandings of the Bible and the Book of Mormon.
Bibliography Enriches New Testament Curriculum
Bibliography Enriches New Testament Curriculum
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
BYU Studies has just published a 128-page bibliography on the New Testament. It will help students of the scriptures study the New Testament more thoroughly and will help teachers of the New Testament se!ect materials to support their teaching and find answers to their students' questions. "We Rejoice in Christ": A Bibliography of LOS Writings on Jesus Christ and the New Testament offers a comprehensive annotated list of all publications by Latter-day Saints on the New Testament.
Opportunity To Tour Israel And Egypt With Lds Group
Opportunity To Tour Israel And Egypt With Lds Group
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
John W. Welch, past president of FARMS and a major contributor to its research and publications, will accompany a tour to Israel and Egypt departing Christmas day, 1996. This is not a FARMS tour, but FARMS materials will be used. This tour that will emphasize locations and history pertinent to the New Testament, Book of Mormon, and the Dead Sea Scrolls. It will include 9 days in Israel and an optional 3 days in Egypt. Cost will depend on the point of origin in the U.S., but will range from $1850 to $1960 for Israel only and from $2400 to …
Two Notes On The Lord's Prayer, John W. Welch
Two Notes On The Lord's Prayer, John W. Welch
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Four versions of the Lord's Prayer are found in scripture, in Matthew 6, JST Matthew 6, Luke 11, and 3 Nephi 13. Recent research enhances our appreciation of the words that Jesus chose to use.
Paul's Detention Site In Israel Believed Found
Paul's Detention Site In Israel Believed Found
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Reuters reports that archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a Roman governmental complex in Caesarea where they believe Paul was held in detention. In Acts 23-26 we read that Paul was kept in Herod's judgment hall in Caesarea, where he faced in turn Felix, Festus, and Agrippa and where he appealed to be sent before Caesar's judgment seat in Rome. An inscription found in the site indicates that the complex housed the government bureau responsible for internal security for Judea, making this complex the likely spot for Paul's incarceration and hearing before the Roman governor.
Two Nibley Books Explore New Testament Themes And Early Christianity
Two Nibley Books Explore New Testament Themes And Early Christianity
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
For years the Collected Works of Hugh Nibley series has delighted those who relish Nibley's startling insights, pithy comments, and consummate scholarship. Two volumes from this series, The World and the Prophets and Mormonism and Early Christianity (both available on the enclosed order form), shed light on a number of topics related to the New Testament.
What Do We Know About The Wise Men?, John A. Tvedtnes
What Do We Know About The Wise Men?, John A. Tvedtnes
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Among the more intriguing figures in the scriptures are the Wise Men who visited the infant Jesus. The story of their journey to Bethlehem is found in the Gospel of Matthew, where we learn that they came "from the east" when Jesus was apparently two years old (see Matthew 2:1-2, 7, 16). By that time, Mary and Joseph were living in a house (see verse 11).
Conference On The Apostle Paul Convened
Conference On The Apostle Paul Convened
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
On 6 November FARMS sponsored a conference at BYU on the New Testament letters of the apostle Paul. Titled "We Follow the Admonition of Paul," the half-day event featured presentations by the authors of two recent books on Paul's writings and responses from a panel of BYU professors.
Book On Romans 1 Launches New Series
Book On Romans 1 Launches New Series
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Romans 1: Notes and Reflections, by James E. Faulconer, is the inaugural volume in FARMS's new Ancient Texts and Mormon Studies series. The · aim of this series is to explain the historical origins and purposes of ancient religious texts and to show their main points of value to modern religious readers. Like forthcoming volumes in the series, Romans 1 includes the ancient text, a readable English translation, and general commentary.
Jacob 5, Romans 11: A Common Textual Tradition?
Jacob 5, Romans 11: A Common Textual Tradition?
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Readers who are currently studying the letters of Paul will find an article by James E. Faulconer to be of interest. In "The Olive Tree and the Work of God: Jacob 5 and Romans 11," published in The Allegory of the Olive Tree, he suggests that the olive tree passages in Jacob 5 and Romans 11 are connected by a common text. He first discusses differences between the two passages, noting that they seem to show that the passages simply share a common rhetorical tradition. However, Faulconer goes on to consider that other linguistic evidence "suggests the possibility of …
Chart On New Testament Gospels Available
Chart On New Testament Gospels Available
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
How many distinct events, episodes, parables, or sayings of Jesus are reported in the four New Testament Gospels? Where in the scriptures are they found? Which are unique to one of the Gospels, and which are not?
Charity As An Exegetical Principle In The Book Of Mormon, Matthew Scott Stenson
Charity As An Exegetical Principle In The Book Of Mormon, Matthew Scott Stenson
BYU Studies Quarterly
The eclectic Book of Mormon effectively collapses intellectual and sacred history. Anachronisms have drawn and do currently draw the attention of some Book of Mormon students and researchers. Nicholas J. Frederick, for instance, has written extensively on the presence of New Testament language in the largely pre–Christian Era record. Not all anachronisms are so extensive and involved as those Frederick traces. Some are minor and comparatively unimportant. However, there is a significant and pervasive conceptual anachronism that deserves critical attention. I speak of the primary narrators of the Book of Mormon using faith, hope, and charity (or love) as textual …