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
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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
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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.
On Your Honor,
2023
Brigham Young University
On Your Honor, Jeanine Tew
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
What is an oath worth? It depends on who makes it. Each person (or group of people) from the Book of Mormon listed below on the left is associated in some way with oaths or promises. Match the person or group with the correct situation on the right. [This quiz was submitted by Jeanine Tew. We welcome similar educational contributions from other readers.]
Metal Plates And The Book Of Mormon,
2023
Brigham Young University
Metal Plates And The Book Of Mormon, William J. Hamblin
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
In the past, critics of the Book of Mormon have attacked the alleged absurdity of the Book of Mormon having been written on golden plates and its claim of the existence of an early sixth century B.C. version of the Hebrew Bible written on brass plates. Today, however, critics almost universally admit that there are numerous examples of ancient writing on metal plates. Ironically, some critics now claim instead that knowledge of such plates was readily available in Joseph Smith's day. Hugh Nibley's 1952 observation seems quite prescient: "it will not be long before men forget that in Joseph Smith's …
Spring 1994 Issue Of The Journal Of Book Of Mormon Studies Released,
2023
Brigham Young University
Spring 1994 Issue Of The Journal Of Book Of Mormon Studies Released
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The latest issue of the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies features studies of the language, literary style, theology, and history of the Book of Mormon. The following essays are included.
New Book: Lds Scholars Explore The Nature And Significance Of Temples In Ancient And Modern Times,
2023
Brigham Young University
New Book: Lds Scholars Explore The Nature And Significance Of Temples In Ancient And Modern Times
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Three essays by Hugh Nibley, all the papers presented at the 1993 F.A.R.M.S. annual symposium, other important temple papers, a keynote address by Elder Marion D. Hanks (former president of the Salt Lake Temple), striking illustrations by Michael Lyon (who illustrated Nibley's Temple and Cosmos)-these features and more make Temples of the Ancient World: Ritual and Symbolism one of the most significant volumes ever published on the temple. Never has one book contained so many original contributions by LDS scholars to our understanding of ancient temples and their modem counterparts.
Full Issue,
2023
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
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No abstract provided.
Featured In This Issue,
2023
Brigham Young University
Featured In This Issue
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies has captured on film some of the best lectures on the Book of Mormon by some of BYU' s finest faculty members and other respected teachers. Ten lectures were offered previously, and now ten more are ready.
New Paper Examines Facsimile 2,
2023
Brigham Young University
New Paper Examines Facsimile 2
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Facsimile 2 of the Pearl of Great Price is perhaps the most enigmatic aspect of the revelations and translations of Joseph Smith. In a paper recently delivered at the F.A.R.M.S. brown bag seminar (available on the order form), Michael D. Rhodes discussed numerous advances over the last two decades in our understanding of Egyptian materials that shed light on Facsimile 2, the Joseph Smith Hypocephalus. The paper contains a transcription, a transliteration, and a translation of the text, plus background on the nature and significance of hypocephali in ancient Egypt and a commentary on specific details of the Joseph Smith …
