New Aston Papers,
2023
Brigham Young University
New Aston Papers
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Revised and updated versions of two papers by Warren P. and Michaela J. Aston are now available. Both papers report several on-site visits and fieldwork by the authors in the Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Yemen during the period 1984 to 1990.
Seminars Present Current Research,
2023
Brigham Young University
Seminars Present Current Research
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The first session of the Book of Mormon brown bag seminar in 1991 was in two parts. Jack Welch, Gary Gillum, and Don Parry reported on the progress of the F.A.R.M.S. Book of Mormon Bibliography project that will add entries and annotate all entries. The second part of the session consisted of a presentation by Jack Welch on how the varying perspectives and personal experiences of Book of Mormon prophets influenced how they expressed their testimonies of Christ.
New Nibley Book Focuses On Anti-Mormon Writings,
2023
Brigham Young University
New Nibley Book Focuses On Anti-Mormon Writings
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians, "Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal" (1 Corinthians 13:1). Since then, the terms "tinkling cymbals" and "sounding brass" have often been used to signify words of emptiness and confusion, an apt description of most writings critical of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young. In Tinkling Cymbals and Sounding Brass: The Art of Telling Tales about Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, volume 11 of the Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, Brother Nibley brings his …
The Gospel As Taught By Nephite Prophets,
2023
Brigham Young University
The Gospel As Taught By Nephite Prophets, Noel B. Reynolds
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The Book of Mormon uses the terms gospel and doctrine to refer to the way by which individuals come to Christ. Three Book of Mormon passages in particular (2 Nephi 31:2-32:6; 3 Nephi 11:23-39; 3 Nephi 27:13-21) define the gospel of Jesus Christ, each in a six-point formula. This formula states that if people will (1) believe in Christ, (2) repent of their sins, and (3) submit to baptism in water as a witness of their willingness to take his name upon themselves and keep his commandments, he will (4) pour out his Spirit upon them and cleanse them of …
Mormon Studies Center Created In Great Britain,
2023
Brigham Young University
Mormon Studies Center Created In Great Britain
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Nottingham University has established a Centre for Mormon Studies, which is a good sign of the Church's increased visibility-and to some extent acceptability-in Great Britain. The Church Educational System has provided them a basic library of Church-related materials, with the logistical support of the local CES coordinator, Brother David Cook.
References To Abraham Found In Two Egyptian Texts,
2023
Brigham Young University
References To Abraham Found In Two Egyptian Texts, John Gee
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
After years of going unnoticed, significant references to Abraham have recently surfaced in two Egyptian texts. They provide important links between father Abraham and Facsimiles 1 and 2 in the Pearl of Great Price. The two references are found in papyri catalogued as Leiden 1 383 and I 384. Both texts come from Thebes and date to about the same time as the Joseph Smith papyri.
Full Issue,
2023
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Violent End To Maya Civilization?,
2023
Brigham Young University
Violent End To Maya Civilization?
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
A May 26 article in the Washington Post reports on the archaeological research of Vanderbilt U. Prof. Arthur Demarest that shows that the Maya civilization may have collapsed much more violently and much more rapidly than previously thought. "The whole region was gripped by endemic warfare far more destructive than anything we had ever imagined," says Demarest. He believes that this collapse was related to overpopulation and poor soils.
Correction Or Clarification,
2023
Brigham Young University
Correction Or Clarification
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
In the May 1991 issue of Insights, reference was made to Joseph Smith's New York Reputation Re-examined as "expressly anti-Mormon." Whereas affidavits reprinted and analyzed in this book may be considered "anti-Mormon," F.A.R.M.S. expresses no position about the book.
Antenantiosis In The Book Of Mormon,
2023
Brigham Young University
Antenantiosis In The Book Of Mormon
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Gail Call, one of our enthusiastic F.A.R.M.S. readers, has pointed out the presence in the Book of Mormon of an interesting figure of speech called antenantiosis. In this figure of speech, an expression is stated in terms of its negated opposite. The result is to express the positive in a very high degree, or as the biblical scholar E.W. Bullinger puts it, "We thus emphasize that which we seem to lessen" (Figures of Speech Used in the Bible [Baker Book House: Grand Rapids, 1989], pp. 159-64).
New Testament Word Studies,
2023
Brigham Young University
New Testament Word Studies
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
To enrich your study of the New Testament, F.A.R.M.S. offers a ground-breaking collection of twelve LDS word studies from the Greek New Testament. The eighth Article of Faith states, "We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly." Many nuances and connotations of Greek words in the writings of John, Paul, Peter, and others are of great interest to Latter-day Saints.
Annual Banquet Scheduled For September 27,
2023
Brigham Young University
Annual Banquet Scheduled For September 27
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Elder Neal A. Maxwell has graciously agreed to speak briefly on September 27 at the annual F.A.R.M.S. recognition banquet. The positive comments received after our two banquets during the last year--one honoring Hugh Nibley's eightieth birthday and a dinner at which Truman Madsen spoke--convinced us that many friends of the Foundation enjoy the chance to share an evening together.
Collected Works Computerized,
2023
Brigham Young University
Collected Works Computerized
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Infobases, Inc., has put the first 10 volumes of the Collected Works of Hugh Nibley on computer disk. They come with Folio software that makes it quick and easy to search for particular words and phrases. Copies of this and other Infobases products are now available through F.A.R.M.S. at a 10% discount. See the order form on page 4.
Mesoamerican Tours Shaping Up,
2023
Brigham Young University
Mesoamerican Tours Shaping Up
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Don't miss the F.A.R.M.S. tours to southern Mexico and Guatemala, identified by many as the heartland of the Book of Mormon. John W. Welch will lead a tour leaving on November 5 and Noel Reynolds will lead a second tour to the same areas leaving on February 4 of next year.
Kbyu Will Broadcast 52 Book Of Mormon Classes By Hugh Nibley,
2023
Brigham Young University
Kbyu Will Broadcast 52 Book Of Mormon Classes By Hugh Nibley
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
During the 1988-89 and 1989-90 school years, the Brigham Young University Division of Continuing Education and KBYU TV joined to film Hugh Nibley teaching BYU Religion classes 421 and 422, "Teachings of the Book of Mormon." The visual and sound quality are excellent.
Symbolic Action As Prophetic Curse,
2023
Brigham Young University
Symbolic Action As Prophetic Curse, Donald W. Parry
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
At one point in his ministry, Isaiah was instructed by the Lord to remove his garment and shoes and walk "naked [like a slave, without an upper garment] and barefoot" among the people. Isaiah's action was to be a sign, for as Isaiah walked like a slave, even so would the Egyptians become slaves to the Assyrians (Isaiah 20:2-4). This prophetic symbolic action by Isaiah represented a prophetic curse that destruction and ruin would come upon the Egyptians.
Farms Plans Open House At Education Week,
2023
Brigham Young University
Farms Plans Open House At Education Week
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
If you are going to attend this year's Education Week on the BYU campus, plan to visit the F.A.R.M.S open house on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 5:00 to 7:30 P.M. on the ground floor of Amanda Knight Hall, just south of campus on the corner of 800 North and University Avenue.
Nibley Exposes The Pretensions Of The Ancient State--And Of Our Own,
2023
Brigham Young University
Nibley Exposes The Pretensions Of The Ancient State--And Of Our Own
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
"Reading Nibley is a constant pleasure, even where the argument is subtle or a page is studded with details. To benefit most fully from reading Nibley, one must be like a cup, ready to be filled to the brim, and then some," writes Stephen D. Ricks, Associate Professor of Asian and Near Eastern Languages, in the forward to The Ancient State: The Rulers and the Ruled.
Full Issue,
2023
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Christenson Gives Farms Book Of Mormon Lecture,
2023
Brigham Young University
Christenson Gives Farms Book Of Mormon Lecture
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
On February 27 Dr. Allen J. Christenson presented the fourth annual F.A.R.M.S. Book of Mormon lecture, entitled "Maya Harvest Festivals and the Book of Mormon."
