Nibley Archive Continues To Expand,
2023
Brigham Young University
Nibley Archive Continues To Expand
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
For several years F.A.R.M.S. has featured the Nibley Archive. This collection now contains over 100 Nibley articles and papers, and additional items are added regularly. If you enjoy collecting and reading Nibley, be sure to order the 1984 Nibley Archive catalog.
The Message Of The Broken Bow,
2023
Brigham Young University
The Message Of The Broken Bow
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Alan Goff has turned up an interesting article in the 1978 Jewish Quarterly Review entitled "The Breaking of the Bow." It appears, from ancient Babylonian sources, that bows were symbols of political power. One thinks also of Odysseus bending the bow to prove himself. An overlord would break the bow of a disobedient vassal to symbolical ly put the rebel in his place.
Metals In Ancient Mesoamerica,
2023
Brigham Young University
Metals In Ancient Mesoamerica
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Metals are mentioned frequently in the Book of Mormon. Gold, silver, iron and copper were important parts of the material culture during both Jaredite and Nephite times (Eth . 10:23, Hel. 6:9). There have been few metal artifacts, though, recovered archaeologically from Mesoamerican sites. This has led some specialists to insist that metallurgy was unknown in the region before late classic (A.D. 700 to 900) times.
Salalah: Nephi's Land Bountiful,
2023
Brigham Young University
Salalah: Nephi's Land Bountiful
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Lynn and Hope Hilton, seasoned travelers along the Saudi Arabian peninsula, have for several years explored it from the perspective of Lehi's travels. In particular, they have compiled various travelers' descriptions of the short strip of verdant coastline called Salalah that lies along the otherwise barren and forbidding coast of South Arabia. The directions given in 1 Nephi lead a traveler to precisely this region.
Chiasmus In Antiquity Volume Reviewed,
2023
Brigham Young University
Chiasmus In Antiquity Volume Reviewed
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John W. Welch's detailed volume entitled Chiasmus in Antiquity, examining this ancient literary art form as it appears in various ancient Near Eastern settings, including the Book of Mormon, has been reviewed by John Kselman.
New Book Out,
2023
Brigham Young University
New Book Out
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A convenient and commendable collection of articles about Book of Mormon people is now off the press. It Begins with a Family, published in January by Deseret Book, reprints twenty-three articles that appeared in the Ensign from 1976 to 1978. The articles, by prominent authors and scholars, discuss the lives and characters of Lehi, Nephi, Jacob, Benjamin, Alma, Ammon, Korihor, Moroni, and other significant Book of Mormon figures.
Farms Ad Runs In This People Magazine,
2023
Brigham Young University
Farms Ad Runs In This People Magazine
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A striking double-page F.A.R.M.S. advertisement appeared in the December issue of This People magazine. It has produced numerous responses and is helping draw attention to the excellent Book of Mormon materials available through F.A.R.M.S. Special thanks go to Susan Roylance, Blaine Hudson, This People, and others who put it together.
Dr. Sorenson To Accompany Tour,
2023
Brigham Young University
Dr. Sorenson To Accompany Tour
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The Foundation is pleased to announce its first tour into the exciting Book of Mormon areas of Mexico and Guatemala, a 13-day exploration of the region that many LDS scholars identify as the heartland of the Book of Mormon.
First Evidence Of Pre-Columbian New World Barley,
2023
Brigham Young University
First Evidence Of Pre-Columbian New World Barley
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The December 1983 issue of Science 83 reports the discovery by professional archaeologists of what is apparently pre-columbian, domesticated barley among the ruins of the Hohokam civilization in Arizona.
President's Message,
2023
Brigham Young University
President's Message, John W. Welch
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Would you like to catch a glimpse of what is going on around the Foundation these days? We can hardly run fast enough to keep up with it all! Letters this week have been running between 125 and 140 per day! You can imagine the rest. But it's rewarding and gratifying to the dozens of volunteers on this end. We trust that it's also interesting and useful to you on your end.
Full Issue,
2023
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
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Dinner Completes Nibley Birthday Celebration,
2023
Brigham Young University
Dinner Completes Nibley Birthday Celebration
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A dinner to note the completion of the two-volume By Study and Also by Faith: Essays in Honor of Hugh Nibley on the Occasion of His Eightieth Birthday was held on September 7. In attendance were Brother and Sister Nibley, over half of those who contributed articles to the volumes, members of the administration at BYU, and Elder Neal Maxwell of the Quorum of the Twelve.
Nibley's Latest Lectures Now On Audiotape,
2023
Brigham Young University
Nibley's Latest Lectures Now On Audiotape
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Facsimile #2 of the Pearl of Great Price is an Egyptian hypocephalus. Anciently such documents were placed under the head of a deceased person before burial. In a series of twelve lectures recently sponsored by F.A.R.M.S. and delivered at BYU, Hugh Nibley discussed "what the Egyptians themselves said about the hypocephalus," "what Joseph Smith said about it," and the facsimile's meaning and importance.
New Book Of Mormon Geography Map Available,
2023
Brigham Young University
New Book Of Mormon Geography Map Available
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A handsome new wall map suitable for classroom use has been developed by Dr. Michael Preece, a Salt Lake physician and student of the Book of Mormon. It follows the model of geography in John Sorenson's An Ancient American Setting for the Book of Mormon. Dr. Sorenson assisted in the project.
Farms Praised At Fund-Raising Dinner,
2023
Brigham Young University
Farms Praised At Fund-Raising Dinner
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F.A.R.M.S. sponsored an ''Evening of Excellence" fund-raising dinner on August 24 in Provo. The featured speaker was Dr. Truman Madsen, who urged those in attendance to continue to support the Foundation financially and in any other way possible.
Giving To Farms: A Unique Opportunity,
2023
Brigham Young University
Giving To Farms: A Unique Opportunity
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The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies is like no other foundation in the world. It is dedicated to promoting and coordinating groundbreaking research on the Book of Mormon and to popularizing and distributing those results as widely as possible. Giving to F.A.R.M.S. is one of the few organized ways people can do something specific to help bring the Book of Mormon to light.
The Book Of Mormon And The Heavenly Book Motif,
2023
Brigham Young University
The Book Of Mormon And The Heavenly Book Motif, Brent E. Mcneely
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The Book of Mormon has been dismissed with the assertion "you don't get books from angels ... it is just that simple." However, evidence from the ancient world indicates that many sacred works have been delivered to men by angels or other heavenly beings. Indeed, according to Orientalist Geo Widengren, "Few religious ideas in the Ancient East have played a more important role than the notion of the Heavenly Tablets or the Heavenly Books," which are "handed over [to a mortal] in an interview with a heavenly being" (Ascension of the Apostle and the Heavenly Book [Leipzig: Harrassowitz, 1950], …
Reviewers' Comments On The Bibliography,
2023
Brigham Young University
Reviewers' Comments On The Bibliography
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''Your great bibliographical project ... will greatly enhance the quality of discussion in the field." Joseph Needham, history of Asian science, Cambridge University.
New Publication Asks: "Was Columbus The First Across The Ocean?",
2023
Brigham Young University
New Publication Asks: "Was Columbus The First Across The Ocean?"
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More than three years of research will culminate this month with the appearance of Pre-Columbian Contacts with the Americas across the Oceans: An Annotated Bibliography, by John L. Sorenson and Martin H. Raish. Prominent scholars are enthusiastic about this 1250-page, 2-volume set (see sidebar).
Full Issue,
2023
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
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