Johannessen Visit,
2023
Brigham Young University
Johannessen Visit
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Professor Carl Johannessen, professor of geography at the University of Oregon, lectured in March at BYU on his research on evidence for pre-Columbian maize in India and nearby areas. F.A.R.M.S. has provided support for his work. He presented BYU botanists and others with an impressive array of actual specimens, pictures of sculptured representations of cobs of corn on Indian temples, and linguistic and historical data.
Article Expanded,
2023
Brigham Young University
Article Expanded
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Warren and Michaela Aston's paper (AST-88) reporting their second expedition to Yemen and Oman has now been enlarged.
What Was A "Mosia"?,
2023
Brigham Young University
What Was A "Mosia"?
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In 1965, John Sawyer published an article entitled ''What Was a Mosia?" in Vetus Testamentum 15 (1965):475-86, available on the attached order form. He argues that the term mosia was an ancient Hebrew term that originally had meaning in Hebrew culture but came to be used among their titles for God. Sawyer's analysis may shed light on the name Mosiah in the Book of Mormon.
Book Of Mormon Tribal Affiliation And Military Castes,
2023
Brigham Young University
Book Of Mormon Tribal Affiliation And Military Castes
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This intriguing article, presented by John A. Tvedtnes at the F.A.R.M.S. Symposium on Warfare in the Book of Mormon, treats both the social structure and hereditary military leadership of Nephite and Lamanite society.
An Oath Of Allegiance In The Book Of Mormon,
2023
Brigham Young University
An Oath Of Allegiance In The Book Of Mormon
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According to Terrence L. Szink, "an important element in any military endeavor is the loyalty of the soldiers. Obviously, even the most brilliant military tactics will fail if the troops are unfaithful in fulfilling their duty." As a result, loyalty oaths were often administered among soldiers in the ancient Near East. These oaths often included "simile oaths," where some object is likened to the persons making the oath. Thus, in the Hittite loyalty oath, the person administering the oath said, after placing wax and mutton fat in the hands of each of those taking the oath, "just as th is …
Symposium On Warfare In The Book Of Mormon Held,
2023
Brigham Young University
Symposium On Warfare In The Book Of Mormon Held
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The F.A.R.M.S. Symposium on War1are in the Book of Mormon was held on March 24 and 25 at Brigham Young University. The conference was convened by William J. Hamblin and Stephen D. Ricks, and included among its participants and speakers Matthew Hilton, Hugh W. Nibley, Daniel C. Peterson, John L. Sorenson, Terrence L. Szink, John A. Tvedtnes, Bruce A. Warren, John W. Welch. The topics ranged from 'Why is there so much warfare in the Book of Mormon?" to a detailed discussion of the armor used by the Book of Mormon peoples. For example, no armor is mentioned to protect …
The Prophetic Book Of Mormon, Volume 8 In The Nibley Collected Works, Is Now Available,
2023
Brigham Young University
The Prophetic Book Of Mormon, Volume 8 In The Nibley Collected Works, Is Now Available
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For Hugh Nibley, the Book of Mormon is prophetic in every sense of the word. It was written by prophets and about prophets. It was foreseen by prophets and foresees our day. It is a book brought forth by prophetic gifts for prophetic purposes. It speaks in a clarion voice with words of counsel to those who would survive the last days.
Full Issue,
2023
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
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New Office Coordinator,
2023
Brigham Young University
New Office Coordinator
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Lois Richardson has begun part-time work as our office coordinator. She is finishing a degree at BYU in Near Eastern Studies. She brings a great deal of enthusiasm and secretarial and office experience to F.A.R.M.S.
Executive Editor Joins Farms Staff,
2023
Brigham Young University
Executive Editor Joins Farms Staff
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Melvin J. Thorne joins F.A.R.M.S. as Executive Editor and a member of the board of directors. He will coordinate all of the Foundation's many publishing projects.
Study Of Figurines Sheds Light On Ancient Americas,
2023
Brigham Young University
Study Of Figurines Sheds Light On Ancient Americas
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Archaeologist Terry Stocker (Ph.D., Illinois, 1983) is working under a F.A.R.M.S. research grant compiling articles that discuss and illustrate ceramic human figurines from throughout the Americas. Figurines can provide some of our most valuable information about ancient peoples arid their customs and relationships.
The Updates Of 1989,
2023
Brigham Young University
The Updates Of 1989
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Now available for a nominal charge are the valuable Updates for 1989. These interesting and easily readable monthly reports track the steady flow of new research generated by the Foundation this year.
Ten-Year Milestone Celebrated,
2023
Brigham Young University
Ten-Year Milestone Celebrated
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On November 8, 1989, the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies marked the 10th anniversary of its incorporation. We are pleased to report some of the major accomplishments of your Foundation in its first decade.
The Complete Updates Of The 80s,
2023
Brigham Young University
The Complete Updates Of The 80s
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Since 1984, F.A.R.M.S. has announced many of its most exciting discoveries in its monthly Updates. Sixty-four Updates appeared in the 1980s. As this decade closes, these concise, informative summaries are now all conveniently available as a sing le set (includes 1989; see the attached order form).
Explore Complexities,
2023
Brigham Young University
Explore Complexities
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With in the next six months, the Foundation will complete a volume of essays that discuss complexities, subtleties, and intricate consistencies in the Book of Mormon. These essays, by more than 25 scholars, have been popularized to make them accessible to the general reader.
Inscriptions Support Transoceanic Contact,
2023
Brigham Young University
Inscriptions Support Transoceanic Contact
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John Sorenson recently joined other scholars in examining ancient inscriptions in southeastern Colorado that appear to be written in Ogam, a language known chiefly from Ireland in medieval times. While claims for the authenticity of ancient inscriptions in west European or North African writing systems allegedly found in many parts of North America have been rejected by most archaeologists because of the flawed evidence put forward to support the claims, these particular inscriptions are unusually impressive and cannot be dismissed as modern fakes.
Warfare Volume At The Publisher,
2023
Brigham Young University
Warfare Volume At The Publisher
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The F.A.R.M.S. Symposium on Warfare in the Book of Mormon held in March of this year produced some excellent contributions. Editors William J. Hamblin and Stephen D. Ricks have prepared these essays for publication as Warfare in the Book of Mormon, to be published by F.A.R.M.S. and Deseret Book Company in the latter part of 1990. The following are samples of the contributions in this book.
New Reviews Coming,
2023
Brigham Young University
New Reviews Coming
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
F.A.R.M.S. will publish volume 2 of Review of Books on the Book of Mormon in the first months of 1990. It will contain reviews of all books about the Book of Mormon published in 1989, plus reviews of a few published earlier. We welcome review copies or unsolicited reviews of any books on the Book of Mormon.
Inscription Appears To Be Hebrew,
2023
Brigham Young University
Inscription Appears To Be Hebrew
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In 1889 a representative of the U.S. Bureau of American Ethnology excavated a small inscribed stone from an undisturbed burial mound in eastern Tennessee. He claimed that the signs on it were from the Cherokee Indian writing system invented about 1821. It was supposed at that time that these mounds were built in the centuries since European colonists had arrived.
Searching Again For Old World Bountiful,
2023
Brigham Young University
Searching Again For Old World Bountiful
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Warren Aston of Australia recently completed another field trip to Oman on the south Arabian peninsula searching for clues to the original land Bountiful where Nephi and his family built their ship. A F.A.R.M.S. research grant again aided his research.
