Full Issue,
2023
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
No abstract provided.
80 X ? = An 80th Birthday Celebration For Hugh Nibley,
2023
Brigham Young University
80 X ? = An 80th Birthday Celebration For Hugh Nibley
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Please help us solve this equation. We invite you to donate $80 to honor Hugh Nibley on his 80th birthday, March 27, 1990. Are there 800 people who would like to do so? That is, you might say, a $64,000 question.
To Serve You Better,
2023
Brigham Young University
To Serve You Better
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
We are working to fill your orders more quickly. The overwhelming response to Approaching Zion made it difficult to keep up with orders. However, innovative changes at the F.A.R.M.S. office, made by our new Office Coordinator, Lois Richardson, are helping us fill your orders faster.
Hugh Nibley Tapes,
2023
Brigham Young University
Hugh Nibley Tapes
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
In 1954, Hugh Nibley gave a series of KSL radio lectures titled "Time Vindicates the Prophets." Nibley shows consistencies between the LDS Church and the early Christian Church and documents the process whereby early Christianity changed into an institution teaching the learning of men. This set of sixteen hours of taped lectures, which retail at $49.95, is available for a limited time for $29.95.
Friends Of Farms,
2023
Brigham Young University
Friends Of Farms
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
F.A.R.M.S. is currently organizing the Friends of F.A.R.M.S., a group of serious fund-raisers who will help us increase an endowment for the Foundation. The participants will make a commitment of what they will do each year to help the Foundation, such as raising a specific dollar amount or contacting a certain number of potential donors. F.A.R.M.S. will supply selected materials published each year to the participants to promote the Foundation and to keep for their own use.
Aids To Your Old Testament Study,
2023
Brigham Young University
Aids To Your Old Testament Study
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
To help both the student and instructor of the Old Testament, F.A.R.M.S. will make available for a limited time the following works that contain information on biblical history, symbols, narrative, religious festivals and holy days, social institutions, and other related biblical themes.
Full Issue,
2023
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Ogham Article Published,
2023
Brigham Young University
Ogham Article Published
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
In the Fall 1989 Insights we mentioned that a review of claims of the finding of early inscriptions in the New World written in Ogham, a language from medieval Ireland, would be published soon in the Review of Archaeology by David Kelley. That article has now been published (Spring 1990, pp. 1-10), and even though it is a rather technical discussion, you may want to examine it.
Rare Books Are Donated To Farms,
2023
Brigham Young University
Rare Books Are Donated To Farms
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Our appreciation is extended to an individual (who prefers anonymity) for the donation of scores of rare LOS books. The books, which have been catalogued and placed in the F.A.R.M.S. library, will be used by researchers and visiting scholars. Many more books, including LOS books and scholarly books pertaining to the ancient Near East and Mesoamerican studies, could be used in the F.A.R.M.S. library. If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation of books on these subjects, please contact Brent Hall at the F.A.R.M.S. office.
Nibley Broadcasts Begin In January,
2023
Brigham Young University
Nibley Broadcasts Begin In January
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The weekly broadcast of Hugh Nibley's Book of Mormon class on KBYU-TV begins Sunday, January 5, at 5:00 P.M. with the showing of The Faith of an Observer. Each week thereafter, KBYU will show one session of the class, which was filmed in the KBYU studio during the 1988-89 and 1989-90 school years.
New Information On Facsimiles,
2023
Brigham Young University
New Information On Facsimiles
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The Sons of Horus, who appear in figures 5-8 of Facsimile 1 and figure 6 of Facsimile 2 in the Book of Abraham, are the subject of a new study by John Gee: ''Notes on the Sons of Horus." This illustrated study focuses on the history of these gods in Egypt, their role in Egyptian religion and burial practices, their connection with sacrifice, and their exportation from Egypt.
Ancient Texts And Mormon Studies: A New Monograph Series,
2023
Brigham Young University
Ancient Texts And Mormon Studies: A New Monograph Series
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
In addition to the new Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, announced in our last Newsletter, F.A.R.M.S. now announces a second new series of scholarly studies entitled Ancient Texts and Mormon Studies. Its long-term purpose will be to publish texts, translations, introductions, and new analyses of all main religious documents from antiquity that are of theological or textual interest to Latterday Saints.
Scholar Watch,
2023
Brigham Young University
Scholar Watch
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
S. Kent Brown, Professor of Ancient Scripture at BYU, is currently preparing a major study on the Exodus pattern in the Book of Mormon, following up on an initial brief essay on this theme recently published in BYU Studies.
Annual Banquet Draws Crowd,
2023
Brigham Young University
Annual Banquet Draws Crowd
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
More than 180 people attended the second annual F.A.R.M.S. banquet on September 27. We enjoyed the opportunity to see many of the people that make the work of the Foundation possible.
Service To Farms Appreciated,
2023
Brigham Young University
Service To Farms Appreciated, Noel B. Reynolds
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
September 1991 brought Stephen D. Ricks's three-year term as President of F.A.R.M.S. to a close. Without compensation, Professor Ricks has given hundreds of hours to the direction of the organization. Under his vigorous leadership and with increased levels of volunteer support, F.A.R.M.S. has grown and greatly increased its output over those three years.
Kingship And Temple In 2 Nephi 5-10,
2023
Brigham Young University
Kingship And Temple In 2 Nephi 5-10, John M. Lundquist, John W. Welch
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Several studies have demonstrated that building (or renovating) and maintaining a temple was an integral part of the legal formation and ongoing legitimation of ancient Near Eastern states and societies. (See John M. Lundquist, "Temple, Covenant, and Law in the Ancient Near East and in the Old Testament," in Israel's Apostasy and Restoration [Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1988]).
Encyclopedia Of Mormonism Can Be Ordered Through Farms,
2023
Brigham Young University
Encyclopedia Of Mormonism Can Be Ordered Through Farms
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The publication of Macmillan's Encyclopedia of Mormonism is now scheduled for this November. A multi-volume work produced at BYU, this reference source contains 1,300 original articles signed by over 750 authors, 500 illustrations, and 50 maps and charts. Its topics range from Aaronic Priesthood to Zion's Camp. The fifth volume contains the texts of the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price. The set will retail for over $340.00.
Noel Reynolds Becomes Third Farms President,
2023
Brigham Young University
Noel Reynolds Becomes Third Farms President
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Noel B. Reynolds has become the president of the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies. He brings a wealth of scholarly experience and administrative talent to his task. He is a Professor of Political Science and former Associate Academic Vice-President at BYU, with a Ph.D. from Harvard. He served on the editorial board of the Encyclopedia of Mormonism and has been a member of the F.A.R.M.S. board of directors for 10 years. He has also given considerable service in the Church, having served as a bishop, scoutmaster, Gospel Doctrine teacher, and in other callings. He and his wife Sydney …
Full Issue,
2023
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Sperry Symposium To Focus On Book Of Mormon Doctrine,
2023
Brigham Young University
Sperry Symposium To Focus On Book Of Mormon Doctrine
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
"Doctrines of the Book of Mormon" is the title of this Fall's Sperry Symposium, sponsored by the College of Religious Education at BYU. The symposium will be held on Saturday, October 26, in the new Joseph Smith Building. Sessions will begin at 8:00 A.M. and end at 5:20 P.M.
