New Testament Book Sale,
2023
Brigham Young University
New Testament Book Sale
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
For a limited time, F.A.R.M.S. offers selected books at a 20% discount for both the student and teacher of the New Testament. These fascinating books can help all readers enjoy and understand the times in which the Savior and his apostles lived and provide new insights into their works and teachings.
Transcript Of Madsen Fireside Available,
2023
Brigham Young University
Transcript Of Madsen Fireside Available
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
In September, Truman G. Madsen, professor emeritus of Philosophy at BYU, spoke at a F.A.R.M.S.-sponsored fireside in the San Francisco area. More than a thousand people attended, including long-time friends of the Foundation and many who had never encountered F.A.R.M.S. before. We wish to thank Doctor Madsen for participating in this and other F.A.R.M.S. events as part of our effort to spread word of Book of Mormon research and the work of the Foundation. We also thank all who helped to make this and other recent firesides so successful. We are interested in holding additional firesides as interest and travel …
Board Chairman Recuperating,
2023
Brigham Young University
Board Chairman Recuperating
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Stephen D. Ricks, chairman of the F.A.R.M.S. board of directors, is recovering nicely after undergoing brain surgery in Vienna to remove blood clots that had caused a stroke. The clots apparently originated in some deep bruising in his shoulder he received in a car accident. We appreciate the many expressions of concern and the prayer and fasting in Stephen's behalf, and we join with you in seeking the Lord's blessings for a complete and speedy recovery
Call For Papers,
2023
Brigham Young University
Call For Papers
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Paul Y. Hoskisson is soliciting articles to be included in a monograph entitled Historicity and Latter-day Saint Scripture. The papers should discuss the theoretical and practical historicity of the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, the Pearl of Great Price, and the Bible. Please send manuscripts by 1 July 1995 to Paul Y. Hoskisson, JSB, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602-5601.
New Contributions Extend The Book Of Mormon Lecture Series,
2023
Brigham Young University
New Contributions Extend The Book Of Mormon Lecture Series
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Filming and production continue on the F.A.R.M.S. Book of Mormon Lecture Series. This outstanding series is being used in an increasing number of classrooms and homes and is being broadcast on public and cable TV as more and more students and teachers of the scriptures come to value the insights expressed in the lectures. Four additional lectures are now available on the order form that accompanies this issue of Insights. Each lecture is offered in three formats: video, audiotape, and printed transcript.
The "Decapitation" Of Shiz,
2023
Brigham Young University
The "Decapitation" Of Shiz, Gary M. Hadfield, John W. Welch
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Ether 15:29-32 describes the gory end of the last Jaredite battle. Exhausted, Coriantumr propped himself up with his own sword, gathered his last ounce of strength, and "smote off the head of Shiz," his arch-rival who had fainted beside him from the loss of blood. The smitten Shiz then "raised upon his hands and fell; and after that he had struggled for breath, he died," and Coriantumr himself collapsed.
Elder Eyring Inspires Farms Workers And Friends At Annual Banquet,
2023
Brigham Young University
Elder Eyring Inspires Farms Workers And Friends At Annual Banquet
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
More than 300 people attended this year's F.A.R.M.S. banquet, held on October 13 at BYU. Noel Reynolds, F.A.R.M.S. president, gave a review of the past year and reported on plans for the future, and Kent Wallace received an award as the F.A.R.M.S. volunteer of the year for 1994. The members of the board of directors of the Foundation consider very valuable every opportunity to associate with and learn from some of the many individuals who provide invaluable support to F.A.R.M.S., and this gathering was no exception.
Scholarly Review Enlightens And Seriously Entertains,
2023
Brigham Young University
Scholarly Review Enlightens And Seriously Entertains
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Another lively issue of the Review contains articles that examine materials written by Orson Scott Card, Chris Heimerdinger, Robert Millet, Joseph Fielding McConkie, Neal Lambert, S. Kent Brown, Scott and Maurine Proctor, and others. Also reviewed are the works of some individuals critical of faightful scholarship, including Jerald and Sandra Tanners, George D. Smith, Paul and Margaret Toscano, and Brent Metcalfe, and others. Fiction, nonfiction, and fiction masquerading as nonfiction-all receive careful yet entertaining treatment. Topics addressed include geography, historicity, tolerance, logic, documentary evidence, plagiarism, Israelite festivals, faith, the atonement, and the contributions of LDS fiction (and many others).
Full Issue,
2023
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Now On Audiocassette! Farms Book Of Mormon Lecture Series,
2023
Brigham Young University
Now On Audiocassette! Farms Book Of Mormon Lecture Series
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The very popular Book of Mormon lecture series, originally produced on video, is now available on audiocassette-- the same outstanding lectures on the Book of Mormon by some of BYU's finest faculty members and other respected teachers.
Fourth Semester Videos Of Nibley's Book Of Mormon Class Now Available,
2023
Brigham Young University
Fourth Semester Videos Of Nibley's Book Of Mormon Class Now Available
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The fourth semester's videos of Hugh Nibley's Honors Book of Mormon class are now available for purchase on the order form in this issue of INSIGHTS. We appreciate the volunteer efforts of some of our friends at NuSkin International, Kurt Jurgens and Joel Clark, and Jack Lundquist of Da Vinci Films, who have worked to prepare the videos of these insightful and inspiring class sessions for distribution.
Farms Videos Go Down Under,
2023
Brigham Young University
Farms Videos Go Down Under
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Dennis Curyer of Lilydale, Melbourne, has volunteered to transfer F.A.R.M.S. videotapes to the format used in Australia to give F.A.R.M.S. subscribers there the chance to enjoy these materials. We appreciate his generosity. Brother Curyer can be contacted by phone at 03-735-4748 or through the mail at 58-60 Old Gippsland Road, P.O. Box 770, Lilydale, Melbourne, VIC 3140.
The Symbolism Of Eating And Drinking In The Book Of Mormon Is Explored,
2023
Brigham Young University
The Symbolism Of Eating And Drinking In The Book Of Mormon Is Explored
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
In a recent article published in the latest issue of BYU Studies, Richard D. Rust of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill discusses images of eating and drinking (and the lack thereof) from the Book of Mormon and the ways in which these images are used to "define the essential nature of people, emphasize problems of survival, illustrate degradation, characterize social relationships, reinforce covenants, poetically define a hope for eternal life, and suggest a response to the book as a whole."
Elder Holland Bears Powerful Testimony Of The Keystone Of Our Religion,
2023
Brigham Young University
Elder Holland Bears Powerful Testimony Of The Keystone Of Our Religion
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
At the annual CES symposium at BYU, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, newly called member of the Quorum of the Twelve of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, highlighted several themes in the Book of Mormon and bore testimony of its truthfulness. He also spoke of his calling and of his experiences with President Hunter. Since many of our readers are seminary and institute teachers who were not able to attend the symposium, a transcript of this powerful address is available by using the order form in this issue of the F.A.R.M.S. newsletter.
Was There Leprosy Among The Nephites?,
2023
Brigham Young University
Was There Leprosy Among The Nephites?, John L. Sorenson
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Speaking to the Nephites assembled at the temple in Bountiful, the risen Jesus Christ said, "Have ye any that are lame, or blind, or halt, or maimed, or leprous ... ? Bring them hither and I will heal them " (3 Nephi 17:7). Yet medical researchers do not believe that "leprosy" existed in ancient America. How can we resolve this apparent conflict between what the Book of Mormon describes and what modern researchers have concluded?
New Book Describes Efforts To Trace Lehi's Trail,
2023
Brigham Young University
New Book Describes Efforts To Trace Lehi's Trail
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
No one has done as much to advance our understanding of Lehi's journey as have F.A.R.M.S. workers Warren and Michaela Aston. For more than a decade they have expended time, money, and great effort in searching the remote valleys and deserts of the Arabian peninsula for candidates for locations mentioned and described in the Book of Mormon. Now a very personal and moving account of their efforts has been published by Deseret Book, In the Footsteps of Lehi: New Evidence for Lehi's Journey across Arabia to Bountiful.
Elder Eyring Will Address Annual Farms Banquet,
2023
Brigham Young University
Elder Eyring Will Address Annual Farms Banquet
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Elder Henry B. Eyring, a member of the First Quorum of Seventy and Commissioner of Church Education for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be the featured speaker at the 1994 F.A.R.M.S. banquet, to be held the evening of Thursday, October 13. His topic has not yet been announced. This annual event gives the many people associated with the Foundation (subscribers, volunteers, researchers, members of the board of directors, and many other friends of F.A.R.M.S.) a chance to renew old friendships and make new ones with others who support the mission of the Foundation.
Full Issue,
2023
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Board Notes,
2023
Brigham Young University
Board Notes
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Donald W. Parry has returned from six months in Jerusalem. In addition to teaching an intensive Hebrew class at the BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies, he provided volunteer help at the Dead Sea Scrolls Foundation, resulting in his being invited to assist Frank M. Cross in the preparation of one of the scroll volumes in the official publication series, Discoveries in the Judean Deseret.
Participants At Byu Summer Programs Are Invited To Visit Farms,
2023
Brigham Young University
Participants At Byu Summer Programs Are Invited To Visit Farms
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
INSIGHT'S subscribers who attend programs at BYU this summer, such as Education Week or the CES Symposium, as well as any other friends of F.A.R.M.S. who find themselves in Provo, are invited to stop by the F.A.R.M.S. office. You'll find us on the third floor of Amanda Knight Hall, which is on the southwest edge of the BYU campus, on the comer of University Avenue and 800 North.
