Enoch The Prophet,
2023
Brigham Young University
Enoch The Prophet
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
A major event last month was the publication of Hugh Nibley's Enoch the Prophet. Enoch's importance in the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha is certainly equaled or surpassed by his central role in the Book of Moses in the Pearl of Great Price. He is "the colossus that bestrides the Apocrypha as no other," writes Professor Nibley.
Full Issue,
2023
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Book Reviewed,
2023
Brigham Young University
Book Reviewed
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
John Hilton has submitted a review of the stylometric or word-print studies of Ernest Taves. While word-print studies may eventually tell us a great deal about various word-placement habits in the texts of the Book of Mormon and the writings of Joseph Smith, the efforts of Taves are flawed in several ways. Hilton and his colleagues have been working for several years on what they hope will be a more-definitive computer analysis of Book of Mormon texts. Hilton's review may be ordered now, while the larger study is still in preparation.
Critical Text Volume Ii Completed,
2023
Brigham Young University
Critical Text Volume Ii Completed
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Volume II of the Book of Mormon Critical Text: A Tool for Scholarly Reference has just been completed. At almost 550 pages, it is the result of thousands of hours of painstaking comparison of the various manuscripts and editions of the Book of Mormon; it organizes thousands of Biblical and other textual parallels. Not for the casual reader, this monumental three-volume work shows each noteworthy change that has ever occurred in the Book of Mormon through all its major editions.
President's Message,
2023
Brigham Young University
President's Message
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1985 has been an eventful and successful year for the work of the Foundation. Your support and interest has made most of it possible. In addition to completing several books and papers in 1985, we have greatly enhanced our office staff and equipment; our 1985 Catalog has proved very valuable; funding has been generous, and major news coverage has accelerated. For 1986 we look forward to projects now underway with the Nibley Collected Works, warfare, temples, legal texts, King Benjamin's Speech, and many others.
Nibley Works Volume 1 Published,
2023
Brigham Young University
Nibley Works Volume 1 Published
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The first volume of the Collected Works of Hugh Nibley is now available. Old Testament and Related Studies gathers together eleven Nibley articles and talks, several of which are published here for the first time. The first four address problems raised by opponents of the Bible-claims against the historicity of the creation account and early narratives in Genesis, and the skeptical views of existentialist theologians, textual critics, and evolutionists. Three other papers deal with the creation itself, with innuendos regarding rituals based on creation account narratives. Other essays are about Isaiah and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Aar/Sbl Session To Be Held,
2023
Brigham Young University
Aar/Sbl Session To Be Held
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A call for papers has gone out for a new "Consultation" Session to be held at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion in Atlanta in late November.
Statue Donated To Assist Book Of Mormon Studies,
2023
Brigham Young University
Statue Donated To Assist Book Of Mormon Studies
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Stan Johnson, noted sculptor from Mapleton, Utah, has donated to FARMS a significant bronze statue of a Moqui Indian dancer. This beautiful gift is gratefully acknowledged. We are interested in locating connoisseurs of fine bronze to discuss the highest possible use the Foundation might make of this valuable piece of art. Any contacts would be welcomed.
Doctrine & Covenants Book Benefits Farms,
2023
Brigham Young University
Doctrine & Covenants Book Benefits Farms
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The Doctrine & Covenants by Themes, published recently by Bookcraft and edited by John and Jeannie Welch, is a useful study aid which will probably make the ideas of the Doctrine & Covenants more accessible to most readers. We make it available, since readers of the scriptures will find it handy and since all royalties for the book have been donated to FARMS.
Scripture Concordance On Computer Disk,
2023
Brigham Young University
Scripture Concordance On Computer Disk
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The "DSEARCH" Scripture Computer Concordance, recently developed by a BYU research staff, is now available for purchase at the BYU Bookstore. This computerized index engine ($30.00) locates chapter and verse references by simply entering a word or combination of words contained in the scripture, searching 40,000 verses in about 3 seconds.
More Perspectives On Benjamin's Speech,
2023
Brigham Young University
More Perspectives On Benjamin's Speech
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Two more interesting insights into the complex nature of King Benjamin's speech have been noticed. First, in the June 1985 issue of the Journal of Biblical Literature, an article by William Kurz analyzes the twenty elements found in typical classical Greek, Roman and Biblical " farewell addresses." In such speeches, the person who is about to die summons successors, points to his own mission as an example, proclaims his innocence, discusses his impending death, gives exhortations, appoints a successor, etc. While many of these elements taken alone are unremarkable, the full pattern Kurz displays is interesting. It is apparent …
General Authorities Talk About The Book Of Mormon,
2023
Brigham Young University
General Authorities Talk About The Book Of Mormon
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A new collection of talks and articles about the Book of Mormon by General Authorities has been added to the F.A.R.M.S. materials this month. In this issue we offer talks by Mark E. Petersen, and several articles by B. H. Roberts written between 1900 and 1911. They may be ordered on the attached Order Form.
Visit Ramses With Hugh Nibley,
2023
Brigham Young University
Visit Ramses With Hugh Nibley
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Thursday, April 3, 1986, will be a F.A.R.M.S. Night at the Ramses II exhibit on the BYU campus through April 5. We have 200 tickets at $4.00 each, and they will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis (see attached order form).
"And It Came To Pass" In Mayan,
2023
Brigham Young University
"And It Came To Pass" In Mayan
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Martin Raish reports a passing curiosity. Last spring at the Maya Hieroglyphic Workshop at the University of Texas, the translation of a common glyph was proposed by Linda Schele. The glyph, in the Palace Tablet at Palenque, translates "And it came to pass."
Updates For 1985 Now Available,
2023
Brigham Young University
Updates For 1985 Now Available
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Every month, the most exciting discoveries and developments in Book of Mormon research are reported in the F.A.R.M.S. Updates. These are scholarly, documented, quickly readable executive-type reports, mailed to researchers and substantial contributors. At the end of each year these Updates are collected and made available as a F.A.R.M.S. Preliminary Report. For anyone who likes to keep up on Book of Mormon developments, these Updates are a gold mine
How Long Did It Take Joseph Smith To Translate The Book Of Mormon?,
2023
Brigham Young University
How Long Did It Take Joseph Smith To Translate The Book Of Mormon?
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Among the amazing facts about the Book of Mormon is the astonishingly short time Joseph took to translate it. Recent research into the historical record shows it unlikely that any more than 65 to 75 days were involved in the actual translation.
Full Issue,
2023
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
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The Use Of Chiasmus By The Ancient Quiche-Maya,
2023
Brigham Young University
The Use Of Chiasmus By The Ancient Quiche-Maya
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Allen J. Christenson shows for the first time in professional literature that chiasmus was known in pre-Columbian America. His article, which includes part of the material in CHR-88, appeared in Latin American Indian Literatures Journal 4/2 (1988): 125-50.
Fortifications In The Book Of Mormon And In Mesoamerica,
2023
Brigham Young University
Fortifications In The Book Of Mormon And In Mesoamerica
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Archaeologists have consistently denied that ancient Mesoamerican peoples systematically practiced warfare. The Book of Mormon, however, reports a great deal of warfare and fortifications. Only in the last 15 years has a small set of experts begun to see warfare playing an important role in this area, although of course it has been common everywhere else in the world.
The Atonement And The Book Of Mormon,
2023
Brigham Young University
The Atonement And The Book Of Mormon
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
In a faculty lecture recently presented to the BYU Religion Department, Dean Robert J. Matthews discussed the Atonement. He articulated several "points of doctrine" taught in the Book of Mormon on the Atonement and carefully focused on the teachings of individual Book of Mormon prophets.
