A Service To Lds Gospel Doctrine Teachers And Students,
2023
Brigham Young University
A Service To Lds Gospel Doctrine Teachers And Students
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The 1988 adult Sunday School curriculum will be the Book of Mormon. Free upon request are two lists of resources recommended as helpful background reading for the new curriculum.
Interest In Book Of Mormon Warfare Spurs Research,
2023
Brigham Young University
Interest In Book Of Mormon Warfare Spurs Research
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Although It Is a prominent Book of Mormon theme, Nephite warfare has yet to be comprehensively examined. To promote such research, F.A.R.M.S. sponsored a working conference Aug. 21-22. Papers dealing with military technology, strategies, fortifications, rituals, and other Issues were presented and critiqued. Other topics were Identified. Two new papers on war and the Book of Mormon are now available; others will be forth-coming soon.
Collected Biographies Of Book Of Mormon Scholars Available,
2023
Brigham Young University
Collected Biographies Of Book Of Mormon Scholars Available
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
In 1986, the Ensign magazine Issued a series of articles about prominent LDS Book of Mormon scholars, Including B. H. Roberts, George Reynolds, Francis W. Kirkham, Sidney B. Sperry, and Hugh W. Nibley. These articles, which have been available separately, are now combined Into a single reprint, together with the final article In that series.
Lehi's Vision In 1 Nephi 1 Analyzed,
2023
Brigham Young University
Lehi's Vision In 1 Nephi 1 Analyzed
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The Book of Mormon begins with an account of the vision in which Lehi beheld God seated in the midst of a heavenly congregation. In this experience, Lehi learned of the judgments of God that were about to befall the arrogant and unrighteous city of Jerusalem. Comparing this vision of Lehi's with similar so-called Council Visions had by other prophets near the time of Lehi is the aim of a new paper.
Cost To Receive Updates Cut In Half,
2023
Brigham Young University
Cost To Receive Updates Cut In Half
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
For the past three years, new discoveries and advances In Book of Mormon research have been reported In the F.A.R.M.S. monthly Updates. These scholarly, documented, quickly readable reports have been mailed exclusively to researchers, active volunteers, and annual donors of $100.00 or more. Because increasing the number who receive this service will but marginally Increase our costs, we can now offer the Updates to all annual donors of as little as $50.00.
Mormonism And Early Christianity,
2023
Brigham Young University
Mormonism And Early Christianity
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This is the best volume yet to appear in the Hugh Nibley Collected Works," say those who have worked on this massive publishing effort. Mormonism and Early Christianity continues many of the themes introduced in Volume 3, The World and the Prophets, but the subjects here are treated in greater depth and breadth.
Full Issue,
2023
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
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No abstract provided.
Chiasmus In Alma 36,
2023
Brigham Young University
Chiasmus In Alma 36
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
One of the best examples of an extended chiasmus is in Alma 36. In the Working Paper, "Chiasmus in Alma 36," John W. Welch displays the text of this intricate chapter, along with structural analyses by Angela Crowell, Lowell Tensmeyer, and others. Criteria are applied, concluding that this text is a masterful implementation of the chiastic form.
All Chiasms Are Not Created Equal,
2023
Brigham Young University
All Chiasms Are Not Created Equal
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
When is a chiasm a chiasm? In recent years, many scholars have been alert to the possibility of chiasmus in the scriptures. Some of the proposed structures are clear and convincing. Others are dubious and contrived.
1988 Updates Available,
2023
Brigham Young University
1988 Updates Available
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The collection of Updates from 1988 can now be ordered. The topics of these executive reports on up-to-the minute research include the Sermon at the Temple (3 Nephi 11-18), the tradition of Lehi 's landing in Chile, wordprints, silk and linen, the Original Book of Mormon Manuscript, Israelite terms for law in the Book of Mormon, and others.
Lehi And The Fall,
2023
Brigham Young University
Lehi And The Fall
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
If you have ever wanted to attend Hugh Nibley's Pearl of Great Price class but couldn't, here's your chance. For years, this course has intrigued, bewildered, inspired, and stimulated many of the finest minds at Brigham Young University. The entire class is now available to the public on video-tape. These videos, together with transcripts of each lecture, are available exclusively from BYU Continuing Education.
Videotapes Of Hugh Nibley's Pearl Of Great Price Class Now Available Through Byu Continuing Education,
2023
Brigham Young University
Videotapes Of Hugh Nibley's Pearl Of Great Price Class Now Available Through Byu Continuing Education
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
If you have ever wanted to attend Hugh Nibley's Pearl of Great Price class but couldn't, here's your chance. For years, this course has intrigued, bewildered, inspired, and stimulated many of the finest minds at Brigham Young University. The entire class is now available to the public on video-tape. These videos, together with transcripts of each lecture, are available exclusively from BYU Continuing Education.
Hugh Nibley On "The Meaning Of The Atonement" Now Available,
2023
Brigham Young University
Hugh Nibley On "The Meaning Of The Atonement" Now Available
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
In a recent address, Hugh Nibley discussed the significance of the atonement. "The atonement," according to Brother Nibley, "is nothing less than the answer to the Terrible Question : 'Is this all there is?"'
When Did Jesus Appear In Bountiful,
2023
Brigham Young University
When Did Jesus Appear In Bountiful
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It is generally believed that Jesus appeared in Bountiful shortly after his resurrection, even before the dust had settled on the destructions that had occurred at the time of his death. The text of the Book of Mormon, however, is not so clear.
Research Reports,
2023
Brigham Young University
Research Reports
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In recent months F.A.R.M.S. has given research grants to several qualified scholars. Watch for further reports in future issues of this Newsletter as their projects progress.
President's Message,
2023
Brigham Young University
President's Message, Stephen Ricks
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Perhaps no president of the Church in recent memory has stressed the importance of reading and studying the Book of Mormon more often than President Benson. In the October 1988 General Conference of the Church, President Benson commended the many people who have promoted Book of Mormon study, and he stated: "The Book of Mormon is the instrument that God designed to 'sweep the earth as with a flood, to gather out [His] elect' (Moses 7:62). This sacred volume of scripture needs to become more central in our preaching, our teaching, and our missionary work .... We need to read …
Symposium On Warfare Announced,
2023
Brigham Young University
Symposium On Warfare Announced
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
On Friday, March 24, and Saturday, March 25, F.A.R.M.S. will sponsor a symposium at Brigham Young University on Warfare in the Book of Mormon. The symposium will include papers on fortifications in Mesoamerica, holy war in the Ancient Near East and in the Book of Mormon, the laws of warfare in the Book of Mormon, the Gadianton Robbers as a subversive countercultural movement, war oaths in the Book of Mormon, and Nephite military caste and tribal affiliation. Participants in the symposium will include Phillip Flammer, William Hamblin, Matthew Hilton , Daniel C. Peterson, Stephen D. Ricks, John Sorenson, Terrence Szink …
New Review Of Book Of Mormon Books Launched,
2023
Brigham Young University
New Review Of Book Of Mormon Books Launched
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
F.A.R.M.S. has inaugurated a new journal, the Annual Review of Book of Mormon Books. This journal, edited by Daniel C. Peterson of the Arabic faculty at Brigham Young University, will review and discuss recent literature dealing with the Book of Mormon. It will appear once each year. Many of these reviews will be article-length review essays and will deal in depth with the issues raised in the books under discussion. Others will be shorter, providing a sense of the contents of the volumes and a brief response of the reviewer to the book. Each review should, however, be useful …
Full Issue,
2023
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
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No abstract provided.
Warfare Research Group Organized,
2023
Brigham Young University
Warfare Research Group Organized
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
A research group working on warfare in the Book of Mormon has been formed. Anyone interested in any aspect of warfare in the Bible, the ancient Near East, Mesoamerica, or Book of Mormon is invited to contact Stephen Ricks, 4076 JKHB, BYU, (801) 378-5428, or 378-3295, or Bill Hamblin, 802 Pineview Dr., Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401 .
