More Nibley Transcripts Ready,
2023
Brigham Young University
More Nibley Transcripts Ready
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Transcripts for Semester 3 of "Teachings of the Book of Mormon," Hugh Nibley' s class now being broadcast on a number of cable and public TV stations, can now be obtained from F.A.R.M.S.
Uc-Davis Scholar Discusses Transoceanic Influences,
2023
Brigham Young University
Uc-Davis Scholar Discusses Transoceanic Influences
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The question as to whether the civilizations of the American Indians evolved essentially independently or were importantly influenced by sea-borne visitors from the Old World long before Columbus has been called the most significant issue facing culture historians of the ancient Americas.
Nationally-Televised Dead Sea Scrolls Conference Features Farms,
2023
Brigham Young University
Nationally-Televised Dead Sea Scrolls Conference Features Farms
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
On November 20, 1992, at Stanford University's Kresge Auditorium in Palo Alto, California, Latter-day Saints will be represented at an Interfaith Conference entitled, "Unraveling the Mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls." This 3-hour conference starting at 7 p.m. will be filmed by the Vision Interfaith Satellite Network (VISN). An edited version of the conference will be presented as a one-hour special nationwide to a potential viewing audience of over 20 million.
A Note On The Name Nephi,
2023
Brigham Young University
A Note On The Name Nephi, John Gee
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The opening words of the Book of Mormon, "I, Nephi" (1 Nephi 1:10), raise an interesting issue: Are the "personal names contained in the story ... satisfactory for that period and region"? While an answer to that issue for all the names in the Book of Mormon still awaits investigation, we seem to be in a position to comment on the authenticity of the name Nephi.
Temple Studies Conference Planned,
2023
Brigham Young University
Temple Studies Conference Planned
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The 1993 F.A.R.M.S. Annual Lecture will consist of a day-long series of presentations on ''Temples in the Ancient World." It will be held on a Saturday late in February at Brigham Young University. Admission is free.
New Video Describes Farms,
2023
Brigham Young University
New Video Describes Farms
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Volunteer efforts by Joel Clark and a donation by his employer, NuSkin International, have produced a video introduction to the Foundation. Under the Foundation's direction, Clark spent many hours interviewing and filming people involved in the work of F.A.R.M.S. They talk about their experiences and about what the Foundation stands for and attempts to accomplish.
New Journal Publishes First Issue,
2023
Brigham Young University
New Journal Publishes First Issue
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The inaugural issue of the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies is now available. The Journal is dedicated to the study of the text and the historical, cultural, and theological context of the Book of Mormon.
Full Issue,
2023
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Book News,
2023
Brigham Young University
Book News
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Those of you who ordered copies of Temple and Cosmos should have received your orders by now. Manufacturing problems experienced by Deseret Book delayed the release of this new volume in the Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, but we think you will agree that the final product was worth the wait. Already we are receiving enthusiastic comments about the quality of the illustrations and the depth of Nibley's analysis. If early trends are any indication, this should be one of the most popular volumes in the series.
Broadcast Of Nibley Book Of Mormon Class Begins In Ca,
2023
Brigham Young University
Broadcast Of Nibley Book Of Mormon Class Begins In Ca
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The Hugh Nibley Book of Mormon class that is being broadcast in Utah by KBYU (channel 11 at 5:00 P.M. on Sundays) is now available in Orange County, California, on Dimension Cable (channel 48 at 8:00 P.M. on Mondays). This public service by Dimension Cable makes available to a new audience a weekly broadcast of Nibley's insights into the Book of Mormon.
Electronic Databases Speed And Enrich Your Scripture And Gospel Study,
2023
Brigham Young University
Electronic Databases Speed And Enrich Your Scripture And Gospel Study
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
As part of our service to students of the scriptures, we have arranged with Infobases, Inc., to distribute some of their electronic databases of gospel materials to F.A.R.M.S. subscribers at significant savings. These databases help you find verses of scripture and passages of text much faster than by hand, using verse or page number or key words or phrases, and they open up connections between passages in new ways.
New Bibliographies Help Answer Questions About Animals And Metals In The Book Of Mormon,
2023
Brigham Young University
New Bibliographies Help Answer Questions About Animals And Metals In The Book Of Mormon
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The Book of Mormon mentions animals and metals that do not seem to fit into the conventional scholarly view of animals and metals in the New World. Two new study aids prepared by John L. Sorenson and available through F.A.R.M.S. provide information that will help students of the Book of Mormon examine and perhaps resolve these problems.
The Decline Of The God Quetzalcoatl At Teotihuacan,
2023
Brigham Young University
The Decline Of The God Quetzalcoatl At Teotihuacan, John L. Sorenson
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Some Latter-day Saints have long been struck with the similarity between certain characteristics of the god Quetzalcoatl, as known from native traditions in Mexico and Guatemala, and Jesus Christ, whose visit to Lehi's descendants is described in Third Nephi. In the book, An Ancient American Setting for the Book of Mormon (1985), the dramatic decline of the god Quetzalcoatl in the period around A.D. 200 at the giant city of Teotihuacan near Mexico City was discussed in comparison with Fourth Nephi. The book relied on a study by Mexican scholar Enrique Fiorescano ("Quetzalcoatl: espiritualismo del Mexico antiguo," Cuadernos Americanos 105/4 …
Nibley Will Address Annual Farms Banquet On October 17,
2023
Brigham Young University
Nibley Will Address Annual Farms Banquet On October 17
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The annual F.A.R.M.S. banquet, to be held at BYU on Saturday, October 17, will feature an address by Hugh Nibley. Brother Nibley will speak about some of his current research. The program will also include recognition of individuals who have given outstanding service to the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies and to the Book of Mormon research it sponsors. Members of the F.A.R.M.S. board of directors will report on on-going projects and work that has been completed during the last year and will present plans for future projects and activities.
Farms-Sponsored Team Will Examine Arabian Site,
2023
Brigham Young University
Farms-Sponsored Team Will Examine Arabian Site
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
A team of researchers, sponsored jointly by BYU and F.A.R.M.S., will examine a likely site for Old World Bountiful, where Nephi's family built the boat that carried them to their promised land. Over the last few years, Warren and Michaela Aston have surveyed the coast of southern Arabia for possible sites for Bountiful. Their research has identified a site at Wadi Sayq as the most likely candidate, matching in great detail the criteria that the Astons have identified from the account in the Book of Mormon.
Full Issue,
2023
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Second Semester Tapes And Transcripts Now Ready,
2023
Brigham Young University
Second Semester Tapes And Transcripts Now Ready
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Tapes and transcripts of the second semester of Hugh Nibley' s Honors Book of Mormon class are now available. See the order form.
Tv Stations In California And Oregon Broadcast Hugh Nibley's Book Of Mormon Class,
2023
Brigham Young University
Tv Stations In California And Oregon Broadcast Hugh Nibley's Book Of Mormon Class
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Last year, with a generous grant from Geneva Steel Corporation, F.A.R.MS. was able to prepare for broadcast on TV Dr. Hugh Nibley' s Honors Book of Mormon class, filmed by BYU Continuing Education under the inspiration and monitoring of F.A.RM.S. 1989 director Russell Peek.
Scholar Watch,
2023
Brigham Young University
Scholar Watch
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Stephen E. Robinson, chair of the Department of Ancient Scripture at BYU, has been named an Assistant Editor of a monograph series published by the Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha. He also delivered a paper in June at an international symposium in Jerusalem on ''Jewish Leaders in the Land before 1970." The symposium was chaired by Mayor Teddy Kollek. Others who made presentations at the symposium included James Charlesworth, W. D. Davies, and David Flusser.
Reynolds Leaves For Israel,
2023
Brigham Young University
Reynolds Leaves For Israel
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Noel Reynolds, president of F.A.RMS., will spend the next year at the BYU Jerusalem Center. Stephen Ricks, immediate past president and current chairman of the board of directors, will serve as acting president to assist Reynolds.
