Dead Sea Scrolls Is Topic Of New Volume,
2022
Brigham Young University
Dead Sea Scrolls Is Topic Of New Volume, Kristian S. Heal
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Volume 2 (2010) of Studies in the Bible and Antiquity promises to be a significant contribution to the ongoing Latter-day Saint scholarly conversation on the Dead Sea Scrolls. This volume features essays from Donald W. Parry, Dana M. Pike, and Andrew C. Skinner, all of whom have served on the international team of editors of the Dead Sea Scrolls and have helped produce several of the 40 volumes in the Discoveries in the Judaean Desert series.
Two New Volumes Added To Book Of Abraham Series,
2022
Brigham Young University
Two New Volumes Added To Book Of Abraham Series
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Two new volumes in the Studies in the Book of Abraham series emphasize the Maxwell Institute’s continued interest in advancing research on the Book of Abraham and will offer scholars and others useful tools for their study.
On-Demand Printing,
2022
Brigham Young University
On-Demand Printing, M. Gerald Bradford
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The Maxwell Institute makes every effort to keep most of the books we produce and publish, either on our own or with others, in print. At the same time, we face increasing costs to do this. Many of our recent books (and all of our periodicals) are available digitally, and we are working to ensure that our past titles will be available both digitally and in print. In the future our publications, includ- ing our periodicals, will come out in both formats.
Full Issue,
2022
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
No abstract provided.
New Byu Booth Debuts At Aar/Sbl Conference,
2022
Brigham Young University
New Byu Booth Debuts At Aar/Sbl Conference
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
In November, the Maxwell Institute teamed up with BYU Studies and the Reli- gious Studies Center to launch a new booth at the American Academy of Religion/Society for Biblical Literature annual meeting. The booth was designed by students and faculty at the BYU Adlab.
Journal Of The Book Of Mormon And Other Restoration Scripture: New Issue Released,
2022
Brigham Young University
Journal Of The Book Of Mormon And Other Restoration Scripture: New Issue Released
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The second issue of the Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture for 2012 features five articles that delve into aspects of words in the Book of Mormon. The cover design reflects that unifying theme and presents word in various languages and scripts.
Swensen Mentorships Awarded,
2022
Brigham Young University
Swensen Mentorships Awarded
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The Russel B. Swensen Endowed Mentorship Fund was established by a generous gift from Elder Robert C. Gay to honor the BYU professor who was much beloved by Elder Gay’s father, William (Bill) Gay. The Swensen mentorships give students the opportunity to work with faculty at the Maxwell Institute in a mentored research environment. This year, Aubrey Brower and Emily Bateman were awarded mentorships to work on research projects with Kristian S. Heal, PhD, director of the Center for the Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts.
New Issue Of Studies In The Bible And Antiquity,
2022
Brigham Young University
New Issue Of Studies In The Bible And Antiquity
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Articles in the latest issue of Studies in the Bible and Antiquity range from the study of ancient Mesopotamian art to a contemporary meditation on one of Jesus’s most famous parables.
Maxwell Institute Announces Nibley Fellows,
2022
Brigham Young University
Maxwell Institute Announces Nibley Fellows
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Named in honor of the late Latter-day Saint scholar Hugh W. Nibley, the Maxwell Institute’s Nibley Fellowship Program is intended to help foster the next generation of faithful scholars by providing financial aid to students enrolled in accredited doctoral programs in areas of study related to the work and mission of the institute, including study of the Bible, early Christianity, the Book of Mormon and other restoration scriptures, and Mormon studies.
Lectures & Events,
2022
Brigham Young University
Lectures & Events
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
BYU Professor James Faulconer will give the Laura F. Willes Book of Mormon Lecture for 2012–13 on “Sealings and Mercies: Moroni’s Final Exhortation in Moroni 10.” The lecture will be held on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at 7:00 PM in the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center at Brigham Young University.
“Another Holy Land” Maxwell Institute Development Council Visits Turkey,
2022
Brigham Young University
“Another Holy Land” Maxwell Institute Development Council Visits Turkey, Kristian Heal
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
In September, Morgan Davis, Daniel Peterson, and I led a development council tour through some of Turkey’s most remarkable religious sites. In doing so, we followed in the footsteps of a fifth-century abbott called Daniel, who was told not to go to Jerusalem as he had planned, but instead to “go to Byzantium and you will see a second Jerusalem!” Daniel did indeed go to Byzantium, or Constantinople as it was called then, and found a city filled with Christian sites. Fifteen hundred years later, Maxwell Institute friends and scholars descended on Turkey to ex- plore the ancient ruins and …
Moses, Captain Moroni, And The Amalekites,
2022
Brigham Young University
Moses, Captain Moroni, And The Amalekites, Matthew Roper
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
After Israel’s deliverance from Egyptian bondage and crossing of the Red Sea, another enemy, the Amalekites, attacked the camp on its pilgrimage to worship God at Sinai. Moses, in response to this cowardly act, directed Joshua to fight them. For his part, Moses would stand atop a nearby hill holding the rod of God. “And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.” Moses, however, was tired and could not always keep his hands up, so “Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on …
Full Issue,
2022
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Gerrit Bos Lecture Series,
2022
Brigham Young University
Gerrit Bos Lecture Series
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The Maxwell Institute is proud to sponsor a lec- ture series at Brigham Young University by Dr. Gerrit Bos, editor and translator of the Medical Works of Moses Maimonides and chair of the Martin-Buber-Institut at Cologne University.
Kristian Heal Appointed Director Of Advancement,
2022
Brigham Young University
Kristian Heal Appointed Director Of Advancement
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Dr. Kristian Heal has been appointed to serve as the Maxwell Institute’s new director of advancement (fundraising). He succeeds in this position Professor Daniel C. Peterson, who has elected to step down and return to full-time teaching as professor of Arabic and Islamic studies in BYU’s Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages. Professor Peterson will continue to serve as editor-in-chief of the Institute’s Middle Eastern Texts Initiative series.
Third Nephi: An Incomparable Scripture— Proceedings Of A Willes Center Symposium,
2022
Brigham Young University
Third Nephi: An Incomparable Scripture— Proceedings Of A Willes Center Symposium
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The personal appearance of Jesus Christ as recorded in the book of 3 Nephi constitutes the narrative and spiritual climax of the Book of Mormon. Although the sacred account repeats and reinforces many of the Savior’s Old World teachings, many aspects of his New World ministry have no parallel elsewhere in scripture. In this light, Third Nephi: An Incomparable Scripture is a fitting title for a new book published by the Maxwell Institute and Deseret Book.
Joseph Bonyata Hired As Director Of Production,
2022
Brigham Young University
Joseph Bonyata Hired As Director Of Production
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
We are pleased to announce that we have recently hired Joseph Bonyata as our director of publication production. Joe started his career in book publishing at Fortress Press in Minneapolis, a leading publisher in biblical studies and theology. As managing editor at Fortress, Joe was responsible for over 60 new titles a year and oversaw the digital publication of the 55 volumes of Martin Luther’s Works, as well as a new translation of the foundational book of Lutheranism, The Book of Concord. Joe also headed the team that initially developed fortresspress.com. After Fortress, he published books on “planes, trains, and …
A New Beginning For The Mormon Studies Review,
2022
Brigham Young University
A New Beginning For The Mormon Studies Review
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship is continually striving to align its work with the academy’s highest objectives and standards, as befits an organized research unit at Brigham Young University. Our areas of en- deavor include the study of LDS scripture and other religious texts and related fields of reli- gious scholarship, including the burgeoning field of Mormon studies.
Moses Maimonides’ On Hemorrhoids And The History Of Textual Reception,
2022
Brigham Young University
Moses Maimonides’ On Hemorrhoids And The History Of Textual Reception, D. Morgan Davis
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
There are unpleasant topics, and then there are Unpleasant Topics. The latest volume to appear in the Medical Works of Moses Maimonides, On Hemorrhoids, seems the perfect occasion to modestly avert our attention from the actual subject of the book and consider instead the question of its reception. When referring to the reception history of an antique text, scholars have in mind the journey the text has taken. During its long life, what paths have a given text traveled, so to speak? By this we mean not just where has a given physical document turned up, but also where and …
What’S In A Name? Mormon—Part 2,
2022
Brigham Young University
What’S In A Name? Mormon—Part 2, Paul Y. Hoskisson
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
In part 1 of my discussion of the name Mormon, I presented the evidence that Joseph Smith did not originally write the letter published over his signature in the 1843 Times and Seasons, but that he made some corrections to the letter William W. Phelps had composed and then gave his approval to have it published. I also mentioned the fact that B. H. Roberts left most of the letter out of his History of the Church because he believed the full letter was “based on inaccurate premises and was offensively pedantic."
