Dead Sea Scroll Expert Gives Farms Lecture,
2023
Brigham Young University
Dead Sea Scroll Expert Gives Farms Lecture
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Emanual Tov, an eminent Dead Sea Scrolls scholar, delivered the seventh annual F.A.R.M.S. lecture on February 22 in the BYU Varsity Theater on "The Hebrew Bible in the Dead Sea Scrolls." Tov is Editor- in-Chief of the Dead Sea Scrolls Publication Project and a world-renowned expert on the Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls. A transcript and video of his presentation are available on the order form. Tov gave a similar lecture in Salt Lake City (both lectures were presented to overflow crowds).
What Does Recent Scholarship Really Say About The Book Of Mormon,
2023
Brigham Young University
What Does Recent Scholarship Really Say About The Book Of Mormon
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
A recently published collection of essays purports to examine the Book of Mormon using the latest scholarly tools and information. The authors of New Approaches to the Book of Mormon: Explorations in Critical Methodology assert that such scholarship shows the Book of Mormon is not of ancient origin, that it was written, not translated, by Joseph Smith in the nineteenth century and reflects that time and that time alone.
New Farms Book Shows Olive Tree Allegory Merits Honor And Attention,
2023
Brigham Young University
New Farms Book Shows Olive Tree Allegory Merits Honor And Attention
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
One of the most magnificent allegories in all of sacred literature, Zenos's allegory of the olive tree in Jacob 5, is the focus of a new collection of essays by LDS scholars: The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5. The result of more than ten years of research, culminating in the 1992 annual F.A.R.M.S. symposium, these twenty-one essays by twenty LDS scholars examine the allegory of the olive tree and related topics from many perspectives, including historical, botanical, symbolic, religious, linguistic, and theological. Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, both professors at …
Full Issue,
2023
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
No abstract provided.
1993 Updates Present Latest Research,
2023
Brigham Young University
1993 Updates Present Latest Research
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
What does the influence of Viking metal working on the inhabitants of the New World tell us about the Book of Mormon? Were any Book of Mormon names still used by peoples in ancient America after Book of Mormon times? What significance did the sword of Laban have to the Nephites and to Joseph Smith? What can we learn from the differences between the visions of Lehi and Nephi? Can the 1834 affidavits attacking the Joseph Smith family be trusted? What did B. H. Roberts say about the Book of Mormon in The Truth, the Way, the Life?
Book Of Mormon Class Taught In, And About, The Land Of Jerusalem,
2023
Brigham Young University
Book Of Mormon Class Taught In, And About, The Land Of Jerusalem
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
"The Book of Mormon in the Land of Jerusalem" is the title of a new course in Book of Mormon studies offered at the BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies in Israel. The course was developed and is taught by Jeffrey R. Chadwick, Near Eastern specialist at the Jerusalem Center. Dr. Chadwick is also preparing a book manuscript with the same title.
Was These A Library In Harmony, Pennsylvania?,
2023
Brigham Young University
Was These A Library In Harmony, Pennsylvania?, John W. Welch
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
In 1982, Erich Robert Paul published an article in BYU Studies entitled "Joseph Smith and the Manchester (New York) Library." Essentially Paul shows that, while Joseph had potential access to a wide range of books there, "it is likely that during the 1820s he simply was not a part of the literary culture." This article has long been available as a F.A.R.M.S. Reprint.
Nibley Broadcast Resumes,
2023
Brigham Young University
Nibley Broadcast Resumes
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Semester 4 of Hugh Nibley's Honors Book of Mormon class will be broadcast on Sundays at 5:00 P.M. by KBYU-TV (channel 11) beginning January 2. At the completion of semester 4, KBYU plans to start over with semester 1, probably at a different time--watch future issues of Insights for details.
Byu Library Consolidates Egyptian Collection With The Help Of Farms,
2023
Brigham Young University
Byu Library Consolidates Egyptian Collection With The Help Of Farms
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Thanks to a donation from F.A.R.M.S, the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University has moved more than half of the Samuel A. B. Mercer Egyptology collection from various locations in the open stacks in the library to the Ancient Studies Library. According to Gary Gillum, the BYU Ancient Studies librarian, the collection will be more secure and protected in that location and will receive better use as a collection.
Farms Lectures Draw Crowds; Other Lectures Are Scheduled,
2023
Brigham Young University
Farms Lectures Draw Crowds; Other Lectures Are Scheduled
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Lectures, firesides, and other presentations sponsored by the Foundation have drawn considerable interest recently, and new ones are planned.
Full Issue,
2023
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Farms Assists In Publication Of Scroll Volume,
2023
Brigham Young University
Farms Assists In Publication Of Scroll Volume
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Volume 13 of the series publishing the Dead Sea Scrolls, Discoveries in the Judaean Desert, published by Oxford University Press, is the first to contain full concordances of all the words in the nonbiblical texts in context. The Foreword to this volume credits FARMS with assisting in the preparation of this concordance.
Professors Millet And Reeve Add To The Farms Book Of Mormon Lecture Series,
2023
Brigham Young University
Professors Millet And Reeve Add To The Farms Book Of Mormon Lecture Series
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Robert L. Millet, professor of ancient scripture and Dean of Religious Education at Brigham Young University, has given another lecture in the FARMS Book of Mormon Lecture Series. "Fools before God: The Evils of Pride and the Power of Humility" echoes President Ezra Taft Benson's warning that "pride is the universal sin ... the great stumbling block of Zion." Millet examines patterns of pride in the scriptures, especially the Book of Mormon, showing how pride can follow prosperity, how it manifests itself in beliefs and practices, and how it caused the downfall of many Book of Mormon peoples.
Server Problems,
2023
Brigham Young University
Server Problems
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The server on which the FARMS HomePage on the World Wide Web is located has suffered some crashes. We are working to find a new server on which to place the HomePage, and we should have a new address by the time the next issue of Insights is published.
Abraham Divided Reprinted,
2023
Brigham Young University
Abraham Divided Reprinted
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Aspen Books has brought back into print Daniel C. Peterson's 1992 work Abraham Divided: An LDS Perspective on the Middle East, in a revised second edition. In this book, Peterson examines the history of the peoples of the Middle East and illuminates their ancient conflicts and prophesied destinies. He reminds us that the blessings of the restored gospel are promised to people of both Jewish and Arab descent. And he tells the story of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the region.
Volunteers Translate A Popular Video Transcript,
2023
Brigham Young University
Volunteers Translate A Popular Video Transcript
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Thanks to the generous efforts of some student volunteers, the transcript of one of the more popular videos in the FARMS Book of Mormon Lecture Series has been translated into both German and Spanish. Daniel C. Peterson's "A Scholar Looks at Evidences for the Book of Mormon" discusses recent research that supports the spiritual witness for the Book of Mormon, including such things as the translation process, studies of chiasmus, possible locations for events, ancient manuscripts that document practices and beliefs of past civilizations that are consistent with Book of Mormon accounts, Joseph's supposed misnaming of Jesus' birthplace, Joseph's lack …
New Set Of Lectures To Be Broadcast On Kbyu,
2023
Brigham Young University
New Set Of Lectures To Be Broadcast On Kbyu
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The Prophets and Their Messages, a new set of lectures in the FARMS Book of Mormon Lecture Series, will be broadcast on KBYU-TV (channel 11) beginning in January, every Sunday afternoon at 4:00. This series will include twenty-five lectures from BYU faculty on the major Book of Mormon prophets, analyzing their lives and teachings. Masters of the same set of lectures can also be made available for broadcast on cable and public access TV stations by special arrangement through the FARMS office.
Popular Database Soon Available For Macintosh,
2023
Brigham Young University
Popular Database Soon Available For Macintosh
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The Infobases company has announced that its LDS Collectors Library (1995 Edition) on CD-ROM will be available before Christmas. The Windows edition of this database was highly recommended in the most recent issue of the Review of Books on the Book of Mormon. While we have not yet had an opportunity to examine a copy of the library, we are optimistic that it will be a useful tool for Macintosh users, based on the Windows version.
Lectures Honor Sperry's Work On The Book Of Mormon,
2023
Brigham Young University
Lectures Honor Sperry's Work On The Book Of Mormon
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
On October 7, 1995, hundreds of people gathered at BYU to attend the 24th annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, sponsored by Religious Education and the Church Educational System. Members of the Sperry family, faculty and students from BYU, and many other students of the scriptures heard five speakers address gospel topics in the 100th anniversary year of Sperry's birth. Papers from the symposium are being published by Deseret Book (available January 2). You may order a copy using the enclosed order form and we will mail it to you as soon as it is available.
Volunteer Creates Index Of Titles And Contents For Collected Works,
2023
Brigham Young University
Volunteer Creates Index Of Titles And Contents For Collected Works
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Frederick M. Huchel, a longtime FARMS volunteer and fan of the writings of Hugh Nibley, has compiled a combined table of contents for all volumes (1-13) of the Collected Works of Hugh Nibley and an alphabetical index of the section and chapter titles included in those volumes. This handy 24-page pamphlet, donated to FARMS by Huchel, can be ordered at the cost of printing, using the enclosed order form. It should prove useful to readers who wish to find a particular essay or who want to know what essays have been published in the Collected Works so far.
