First Evidence Of Pre-Columbian New World Barley,
2023
Brigham Young University
First Evidence Of Pre-Columbian New World Barley
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The December 1983 issue of Science 83 reports the discovery by professional archaeologists of what is apparently pre-columbian, domesticated barley among the ruins of the Hohokam civilization in Arizona.
President's Message,
2023
Brigham Young University
President's Message, John W. Welch
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Would you like to catch a glimpse of what is going on around the Foundation these days? We can hardly run fast enough to keep up with it all! Letters this week have been running between 125 and 140 per day! You can imagine the rest. But it's rewarding and gratifying to the dozens of volunteers on this end. We trust that it's also interesting and useful to you on your end.
Full Issue,
2023
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
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No abstract provided.
Dinner Completes Nibley Birthday Celebration,
2023
Brigham Young University
Dinner Completes Nibley Birthday Celebration
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A dinner to note the completion of the two-volume By Study and Also by Faith: Essays in Honor of Hugh Nibley on the Occasion of His Eightieth Birthday was held on September 7. In attendance were Brother and Sister Nibley, over half of those who contributed articles to the volumes, members of the administration at BYU, and Elder Neal Maxwell of the Quorum of the Twelve.
Nibley's Latest Lectures Now On Audiotape,
2023
Brigham Young University
Nibley's Latest Lectures Now On Audiotape
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Facsimile #2 of the Pearl of Great Price is an Egyptian hypocephalus. Anciently such documents were placed under the head of a deceased person before burial. In a series of twelve lectures recently sponsored by F.A.R.M.S. and delivered at BYU, Hugh Nibley discussed "what the Egyptians themselves said about the hypocephalus," "what Joseph Smith said about it," and the facsimile's meaning and importance.
New Book Of Mormon Geography Map Available,
2023
Brigham Young University
New Book Of Mormon Geography Map Available
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A handsome new wall map suitable for classroom use has been developed by Dr. Michael Preece, a Salt Lake physician and student of the Book of Mormon. It follows the model of geography in John Sorenson's An Ancient American Setting for the Book of Mormon. Dr. Sorenson assisted in the project.
Farms Praised At Fund-Raising Dinner,
2023
Brigham Young University
Farms Praised At Fund-Raising Dinner
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F.A.R.M.S. sponsored an ''Evening of Excellence" fund-raising dinner on August 24 in Provo. The featured speaker was Dr. Truman Madsen, who urged those in attendance to continue to support the Foundation financially and in any other way possible.
Giving To Farms: A Unique Opportunity,
2023
Brigham Young University
Giving To Farms: A Unique Opportunity
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The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies is like no other foundation in the world. It is dedicated to promoting and coordinating groundbreaking research on the Book of Mormon and to popularizing and distributing those results as widely as possible. Giving to F.A.R.M.S. is one of the few organized ways people can do something specific to help bring the Book of Mormon to light.
The Book Of Mormon And The Heavenly Book Motif,
2023
Brigham Young University
The Book Of Mormon And The Heavenly Book Motif, Brent E. Mcneely
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The Book of Mormon has been dismissed with the assertion "you don't get books from angels ... it is just that simple." However, evidence from the ancient world indicates that many sacred works have been delivered to men by angels or other heavenly beings. Indeed, according to Orientalist Geo Widengren, "Few religious ideas in the Ancient East have played a more important role than the notion of the Heavenly Tablets or the Heavenly Books," which are "handed over [to a mortal] in an interview with a heavenly being" (Ascension of the Apostle and the Heavenly Book [Leipzig: Harrassowitz, 1950], …
Reviewers' Comments On The Bibliography,
2023
Brigham Young University
Reviewers' Comments On The Bibliography
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''Your great bibliographical project ... will greatly enhance the quality of discussion in the field." Joseph Needham, history of Asian science, Cambridge University.
New Publication Asks: "Was Columbus The First Across The Ocean?",
2023
Brigham Young University
New Publication Asks: "Was Columbus The First Across The Ocean?"
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More than three years of research will culminate this month with the appearance of Pre-Columbian Contacts with the Americas across the Oceans: An Annotated Bibliography, by John L. Sorenson and Martin H. Raish. Prominent scholars are enthusiastic about this 1250-page, 2-volume set (see sidebar).
Full Issue,
2023
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
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No abstract provided.
Who Is Doing What?,
2023
Brigham Young University
Who Is Doing What?
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We have received inquiries recently about whom to contact at F.A.R.M.S. for various purposes, so we thought it might help you if we outlined the responsibilities of each member of the board of directors. We welcome your inquiries and appreciate your interest and support.
New Video Released,
2023
Brigham Young University
New Video Released
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At the 1989 Book of Mormon Day, sponsored by the Foundation for Research on Ancient America in Independence, Missouri, John L. Sorenson was a featured speaker. Through the courtesy of the F.R.A.A., a video of his two half-hour presentations is now available to F.A.R.M.S. subscribers.
Save And Donate--Both,
2023
Brigham Young University
Save And Donate--Both
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F.A.R.M.S. subscribers now can save on phone bills and contribute to the Foundation at the same time. By signing up through F.A.R.M.S. for your long distance telephone service at a volume user's rate with U.S. Sprint, you can save on your long distance calls. And because we obtain this service through a business that wants to help F.A.R.M.S., a portion of what they receive is donated to the Foundation, even though your bills will likely be lower. And you will get credit for the donation, which you may claim on your tax return. At the end of each year, you …
Evidence Of Voyages,
2023
Brigham Young University
Evidence Of Voyages
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A popular article recently published in the Canadian magazine Equinox contains a nice summary of current issues in regard to voyages from the Old World to America before Columbus. The writer, John Barber, handles the technical matters well and includes points from hitherto unpublished interviews with important scholars on the topic. Balance is maintained between the opposing sides in the argument over such voyages; no claim is made that colonizers positively made their way between the continents, yet the reader comes away realizing that significant evidence exists to support the notion.
Antithetical Parallelism In The Book Of Mormon,
2023
Brigham Young University
Antithetical Parallelism In The Book Of Mormon, Donald W. Parry
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T he writers of ancient scripture often contrasted one idea in one line or stanza with an opposite or antithetical idea in a parallel line or stanza. Recorded in Proverbs 13:9 is an example of antithetical parallelism.
Recent Noon Book Of Mormon Seminars,
2023
Brigham Young University
Recent Noon Book Of Mormon Seminars
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Interested BYU faculty and others continue to participate in an informal seminar on the Book of Mormon held on alternate Wednesdays in the conference room on the 9th floor of the Kimball Tower. For details, contact Noel Reynolds, 764 SWKT. Since January, seven papers have been presented, some of which have either already been published or will be published in the future.
Additional Subscription Benefits,
2023
Brigham Young University
Additional Subscription Benefits
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We invite you to note the following regarding F.A.R.M.S. benefits.
Second Major Volume Focuses On Lds Topics,
2023
Brigham Young University
Second Major Volume Focuses On Lds Topics
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The second volume of By Study and Also by Faith: Essays in Honor of Hugh W. Nibley has just been published by F.A.R.M.S. and Deseret Book. This completes a landmark 2-volume set of essays by fifty scholars. This volume contains many essays that will interest Latter-day Saint readers. Edited by Dr. John M. Lundquist and Dr. Stephen D. Ricks, the volume is divided into two parts. The section on the "Scriptures of the Latter-day Saints" contains ten articles- fully half the volume-that deal specifically with the Book of Mormon.
