Full Issue,
2023
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Nibley On The Infancy Gospels,
2023
Brigham Young University
Nibley On The Infancy Gospels
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
A mass of popular fables and miracle stories about Jesus' childhood have come down to us as the "Infancy Gospels." In Mormonism and Early Christianity, Hugh Nibley calls these stories unabashed daydreams in which Jesus is always the "super-boy" whose tricks are the dread and envy of all his fellows.
New Book, Video On Dead Sea Scrolls,
2023
Brigham Young University
New Book, Video On Dead Sea Scrolls
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
FARMS is pleased to make available a new volume containing the proceedings of the international conference on the Dead Sea Scrolls held at Brigham Young University on 15-17 July 1996. Sponsored by BYU and FARMS, the conference attracted scroll scholars from around the world, many of whom presented their latest research. Edited by Donald W. Parry and Eugene Ulrich, The Provo International Conference on the Dead Sea Scrolls: Technological Innovations, New Texts, and Reformulated Issues marks a milestone in scroll research.
A Literary Analysis Of Moroni 7,
2023
Brigham Young University
A Literary Analysis Of Moroni 7, Richard Dilworth Rust
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Moroni 7 is one of the most tightly woven and forceful sermons in the Book of Mormon. Recorded by Mormon's son Moroni, this sermon on faith, hope, and charity is particularly poignant because Mormon has been killed by the Lamanites and Moroni is the solitary survivor. We can picture Moroni rereading this sermon in order to strengthen his own faith, hope, and charity-topics he addresses in his concluding words in the Book of Mormon.
When Did Nephi Write The Small Plates?,
2023
Brigham Young University
When Did Nephi Write The Small Plates?, John W. Welch
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
In reading 1 Nephi, few people stop to think when Nephi actually wrote this account of his family's flight from Jerusalem and journey across the sea to a land of promise. Knowing when Nephi began to write the small plates (beginning with the account we now have in 1 Nephi) clarifies the purposes that stand behind that record and influenced its final form and content.
Bookstore Discounts For Farms Members,
2023
Brigham Young University
Bookstore Discounts For Farms Members
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
FARMS members can now enjoy an additional benefit of membership. Upon presenting a membership card at participating bookstores, they will receive the same 20 percent discount on FARMS products that they currently receive on many items by ordering directly through FARMS. The membership card is enclosed in this mailing.
Sermon On The Mount Symposium Convened,
2023
Brigham Young University
Sermon On The Mount Symposium Convened
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
At a FARMS symposium held on the BYU campus on 6 February 1999, John W. Welch discussed his newly revised and updated book, Illuminating the Sermon at the Temple and Sermon on the Mount: An Approach to 3 Nephi 11-18 and Matthew 5-7. He also responded to comments from a panel of five BYU professors who explored the implications of his thesis that the Sermon on the Mount is best understood in a temple context.
Full Issue,
2023
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Dead Sea Scrolls Documentary Available On Video,
2023
Brigham Young University
Dead Sea Scrolls Documentary Available On Video
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the status of ongoing scroll research by scholars from Brigham Yow1g University and FARMS were the focus of a one-hour KBYU-TV documentary that premiered on 24 January 1999. Titled LDS Perspectives on the Dead Sea Scrolls, the program is available on videocassette from FARMS (see the order form).
Study Guides On New Testament Themes Available,
2023
Brigham Young University
Study Guides On New Testament Themes Available
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Richard Lloyd Anderson, professor emeritus of church history and doctrine at Brigham Young University, has made available two outstanding course supplements on the New Testament. His expansive knowledge of the New Testament and early Christianity is readily apparent in Guide to the Life of Christ and Guide to Acts and the Apostles' Letters.
The Sermon On The Mount: Restoration Of The Higher Law,
2023
Brigham Young University
The Sermon On The Mount: Restoration Of The Higher Law, John A. Tvedtnes
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus introduced a higher law that had not been in force since the days of Moses. In order to fully understand the sermon, we must begin by examining the law of Moses.
Ancient Manuscripts Fit Book Of Mormon Pattern,
2023
Brigham Young University
Ancient Manuscripts Fit Book Of Mormon Pattern, John Gee, John A. Tvedtnes
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The Prophet Joseph Smith's claim that he translated an ancient text from gold plates he had found buried in the ground was greeted with disbelief in the press and in early anti-Mormon literature. Alexander Campbell, a prominent American religious leader who wrote the first book critical of the Book of Mormon, scoffed at the fact that it had been translated "from the reformed Egyptian!!!" Critics derided the Book of Mormon by calling it the "gold Bible," reflecting the skepticism about scripture being written on metal plates.
Chiasmus Bibliography Marks Thirty Years Of Research,
2023
Brigham Young University
Chiasmus Bibliography Marks Thirty Years Of Research
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
As a missionary in Germany in 1967, John W. Welch, along with his companion, attended a theological lecture in which the professor explained chiasmus, a kind of literary parallelism prevalent in the Bible. Soon thereafter Welch was the first person to discover superb examples of chiasmus in the Book of Mormon, a strong indication of that record's ancient and artistic composition. Bringing this to the professor's attention, Welch was unceremoniously dismissed. But the response a few months later from a Jesuit priest who was an authority on the subject was encouraging, even prophetic: "You are very fortunate. I think you …
Was Mulek A "Blood Son" Of King Zedekiah?,
2023
Brigham Young University
Was Mulek A "Blood Son" Of King Zedekiah?, John L. Sorenson
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The Book of Mormon identifies Mulek as the only son of King Zedekiah to escape execution during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem (Omni 1:15; Helaman 8:21). Like the Lehites, Mulek and those with him fled Jerusalem and were "brought by the hand of the Lord across the great waters" (Omni 1:16). Descendants of the group later settled in the land of Zarahemla, where the people under Mosiah discovered them and Mosiah became king when the two groups merged into a single polity (Omni 1:19).
Imaging Charred Scrolls: Petra And Herculaneum,
2023
Brigham Young University
Imaging Charred Scrolls: Petra And Herculaneum
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
FARMS is involved in two overseas projects in which its use of state-of-the-art multispectral imaging technology is helping illuminate the writing on ancient scrolls damaged by fire long ago.
Reprint Examines Chiasmus In Ancient Literature,
2023
Brigham Young University
Reprint Examines Chiasmus In Ancient Literature
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Chiasmus in Antiquity: Structures, Analyses, Exegesis, a groundbreaking book out of print for a decade, is now published for the first time in the United State1 as a FARMS reprint (see the enclosed order form) . First released in 1981 in Germany, this volume of essays edited by Professor John W. Welch devotes more than three hundred pages to identifying and analyzing chiasmus in ancient texts. Chiasmus is a form of literary parallelism in which the elements of a textual passage are first presented in one order and then repeated in reverse order.
Full Issue,
2023
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Lectures Open Windows On Ancient World,
2023
Brigham Young University
Lectures Open Windows On Ancient World
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
In full swing since the beginning of fall semester, FARMS brown bag lectures have kept attendees updated on an array of topics in ancient research.
Background On The Gospels,
2023
Brigham Young University
Background On The Gospels, John A. Tvedtnes
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The term gospel means "good news" and has specific reference to the news of the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ. The word came to be applied to histories of the life and ministry of Christ because Mark began his account with the words "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God ... " (Mark 1:1).
Tents In The Book Of Mormon,
2023
Brigham Young University
Tents In The Book Of Mormon, John L. Sorenson
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Rerences to New World tents in the Book of Mormon raise legitimate questions about whether tents are known from scholarly sources on Mesoamerica. The earliest evidence comes from historical documents written around the time of the Spanish conquest in 1521, or more than one thousand years after the demise of the Nephite civilization. These records indicate that different kinds of tents and tent-like structures were in regular use by Aztec armies and that, when the Spaniards saw them, they immediately labeled them tiendas, "tents."
