Brown Bags Keep Participants Up To Date On Ongoing Research,
2023
Brigham Young University
Brown Bags Keep Participants Up To Date On Ongoing Research
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
In the FARMS brown bag lecture series during the last two months Hugh Nibley spoke about figure 6 from Facsimile 2 of the book of Abraham (a transcript is available; see the accompanying article on this page), Steve Booras and Don Parry demonstrated the Dead Sea Scroll Electronic Database that we have reported on in previous issues of Insights, Gene Clark reported on his preliminary research on metals near the probable site of Old World Bountiful (see the article on page 5), Noel Reynolds explored the ways that 1 Nephi gives political support to Nephi' s prophetic role, and …
Provo Cable Picks Up Farms Materials,
2023
Brigham Young University
Provo Cable Picks Up Farms Materials
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
FARMS programs are now available to Provo residents on KBYU Community Cable. KBYU operates through TCI cable, and the programs will be shown every Saturday between 9:00 and 10:00 A.M. on channel 40 in Provo and on channel 8 on the BYU campus. Starting in June, KBYU Community Cable will begin broadcasting the Book of Mormon Lecture Series. Videos of these classes, as well as audiotapes and transcripts, are available for purchase through FARMS.
Eldin Ricks's Concordance Aids Scripture Study,
2023
Brigham Young University
Eldin Ricks's Concordance Aids Scripture Study
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Eldin Ricks devoted his career to a study of the scriptures. In addition to spending thirty-six years teaching and inspiring students at BYU, he wrote many books and articles about the scriptures--especially materials intended to help others study the scriptures, such as his Combination Reference, often known as the "Ricks Ready Reference," and editions of the Book of Mormon intended to make reading and studying the book easier (his Fireside Editions and Wide Margin Edition). But one project that he worked on for much of the last twenty years of his life was uncompleted at his death in …
Old World People In The New? (Part 2),
2023
Brigham Young University
Old World People In The New? (Part 2), John L. Sorenson
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The Quiche Indian tradition of "Toltec" migrants from the Near East reaching Mesoamerica (see Insights, April 1995) may be of interest in relation to new linguistic research reported by a senior linguist at one of this country's most prestigious universities. Copies of two papers outlining her findings have become available; however she insists that their contents not be attributed to her until they have been formally published.
Review Begins New Features: Picks And Index,
2023
Brigham Young University
Review Begins New Features: Picks And Index
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
In the latest Review of Books on the Book of Mormon, editor Daniel Peterson selects the books he would most recommend to his readers from among those published in 1994. The book by Warren and Michaela Aston is the most highly recommended in this issue: In the Footsteps of Lehi: New Evidence for Lehi's Journey across Arabia to Bountiful (reviewed by Ara Norwood). Peterson recommends the book enthusiastically for its "brief and rather personal summary of the authors' extremely important research into the Arabian geography" that might correspond to 1 Nephi.
Data Base Impresses Scholars At Farms-Sponsored Scroll Conference In Jerusalem,
2023
Brigham Young University
Data Base Impresses Scholars At Farms-Sponsored Scroll Conference In Jerusalem
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Several BYU professors and FARMS staff and board members recently returned from a successful conference in Jerusalem. On April 30, BYU and FARMS cosponsored the Judaean Desert Scrolls Conference at the BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies. The primary purpose of the conference was to present the first working version of the Dead Sea Scrolls Electronic Database, the latest technology using computer images and text search features to aid research on the Dead Sea Scrolls (described in recent issues of Insights).
Full Issue,
2023
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Format Changes,
2023
Brigham Young University
Format Changes
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
We have made some changes that we hope will make Insights even more useful. We have organized the news into departments to make it easier to find. We have restructured the page format somewhat so we could punch the paper to fit in a binder for storage-for those who wish to use a binder with the FARMS name and logo, we are negotiating with manufacturers to obtain nicelooking binders for a reasonable price; we should be able to offer these by the next issue.
Ricks's Thorough Concordance,
2023
Brigham Young University
Ricks's Thorough Concordance
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
In 1971, Eldin Ricks initiated the first project to put the scriptures into computer form. The database that resulted has been used as the basis for the Topical Guide and other scriptural references and was the original database for the Church's distribution of the scriptures in computer form (LDS View) and for most other recent concordances, both computer and printed. But Brother Ricks always had in mind a printed concordance of the LDS scriptures comparable to the James Strong Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, which lists all occurrences of all words in the scripture text, shown with a meaningful …
What Puts A City On The Map? A Book Of Mormon Brain Teaser,
2023
Brigham Young University
What Puts A City On The Map? A Book Of Mormon Brain Teaser
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Each of the cities on the left was important in Book of Mormon history. Match each one with the correct situation or event on the right. See the answers on page 8--or better yet, open the Book of Mormon and get the full story.
Bibliography Nears Completion,
2023
Brigham Young University
Bibliography Nears Completion
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Don Parry reports that the Annotated Bibliography of the Book of Mormon that he and others have been working on for many months is in the final stages. When the indexing is completed (in the next two months), it will be ready to be presented to a publisher for consideration. Several publishers are being considered. Watch future issues of Insights for more details.
Nibley Pearl Of Great Price Class To Be Broadcast,
2023
Brigham Young University
Nibley Pearl Of Great Price Class To Be Broadcast
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Starting the first Sunday in April, KBYU-TV will shift from its broadcast of the FARMS Book of Mormon Lecture Series and begin broadcasting Hugh Nibley's Pearl of Great Price class. This class presents two semesters of Nibley' s extraordinary and insightful line-by-line analysis of the Pearl of Great Price, as taught at BYU in 1989 and recorded by BYU Continuing Education. We hope that our friends in the KBYU broadcast area will enjoy watching this series.
New Video Lectures,
2023
Brigham Young University
New Video Lectures
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Two new lectures are available in the FARMS Book of Mormon Lecture Series. Dale Le Baron, associate professor of Church History at BYU, discusses how the Book of Mormon presents "A Pattern for Preparing a People to Meet Christ." This pattern includes: know the signs of the second coming; beware of wickedness; know the patterns of destruction; believe that despite persecution, righteousness will prevail; heed the counsel of the prophets; and study the ministry and the return of Christ. The Lord's elect are responsible for preparing his people for the second coming of the Savior. Brother LeBaron counsels us to …
Temple Worship And Symbolism In The New Testament,
2023
Brigham Young University
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.
Griggs To Translate Egyptian Papyri,
2023
Brigham Young University
Griggs To Translate Egyptian Papyri
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Wilfred Griggs of the Department of Ancient Scripture at BYU has been given authorization to examine a set of over 150 papyri found years ago layered underground in some stone enclosures near an ancient temple in western Fayum, Egypt. The discoverers, unable to read the ancient language(s) of the writer(s), simply put the treasure in storage. The papyri are believed to be from the first through the fourth centuries and written in Greek, with possibly some Coptic.
Early Lds Views Of Millennium,
2023
Brigham Young University
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.
Madsen Inspires Fireside Attendees On Temple Worship,
2023
Brigham Young University
Madsen Inspires Fireside Attendees On Temple Worship
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Some 800 members of the Arcadia and Pasadena (California) stakes sat engrossed at a FARMS-sponsored fireside on 20 January 1995 as speaker Truman Madsen presented three questions about temple worship and the Atonement. First, if you knew that Christ himself was to minister unto you in the nearby temple, would you be there? Second, if you knew you could receive at the hands of the Savior a kind of patriarchal blessing for the rightful use of your human talents, would you be there? Third, how much will you give to receive God's all?
Brown Bags Report Preliminary Research Findings,
2023
Brigham Young University
Brown Bags Report Preliminary Research Findings
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The first three presentations of 1995 at the FARMS brown bag seminar (held every other week at BYU) reported on research in progress on topics as diverse as errors in the transmission of the biblical text of Samuel, the Egyptian roots for Hebrew religious terminology, and a hierarchy of settlements in the Book of Mormon.
Old World People In The New? (Part 1),
2023
Brigham Young University
Old World People In The New? (Part 1), John L. Sorenson
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Joseph Smith is said, in 1842, to have "quoted with approval from the pulpit reports of certain Toltec legends which would make it appear that those people had come originally from the Near East in the time of Moses"; he did not connect the purported migration at all to the Book of Mormon.
Bibliography Enriches New Testament Curriculum,
2023
Brigham Young University
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.
