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Covert Speech Acts And Their Meaning, Salvatore Attardo

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.

The Nucleartone Of English Intransitives, Yuichi Endo

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.

Different Cultures, Different Approaches To The Organization Of Information: Observations From An International Crossroads, Izumi Koide

Journal of East Asian Libraries

No abstract provided.

Japanese Government Documents: The Ndl's Perspective, Akira Kado, Nanae Otsuka

Journal of East Asian Libraries

No abstract provided.

Announcements, Kathlin Smith, Susan L. Tsui, Dr. Hsien Ming Meng

Journal of East Asian Libraries

No abstract provided.

Professional Vacancy, Journal Of East Asian Libraries

Journal of East Asian Libraries

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A New Artistic Rendering Of Izapa Stela 5: A Step Toward Improved Interpretation, John E. Clark

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Aided by creative techniques, Ajáx Moreno carefully prepared more accurate, detailed renderings of the Izapa monuments, including Stela 5, with its complex scenes of gods and other supernatural creatures, royalty, animals invested with mythic and value symbolism, and mortals. The author raises relevant questions about reconciling Jakeman’s view with the new drawing: Are there Old World connections? Can Izapa be viewed as a Book of Mormon city? Did the Nephites know of Lehi’s dream? Are there name glyphs on the stela? The scene, if it does not depict Lehi’s dream, fits clearly in Mesoamerican art in theme, style, technical execution, …

A Reader's Library: Efficacious Scholarship, James P. Bell

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Bell reviews the following books about Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon: Susan Easton Black and Charles D. Tate Jr.’s edited volume Joseph Smith: The Prophet, the Man; Scot Facer Proctor and Maurine Jensen Proctor’s edition of The Revised and Enhanced History of Joseph Smith by His Mother; John W. Welch and Stephen D. Ricks’s edited volume King Benjamin’s Speech: “That Ye May Learn Wisdom”; and Donald W. Parry and John W. Welch’s edited volume Isaiah in the Book of Mormon.

Book Of Mormon Answers, Journal Of Book Of Mormon Studies

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Responses to the following questions appear here: “Did the Nephites have authority to sacrifice?” and “Did the Nephites sacrifice first-born animals contrary to the law of Moses?”

The Editors' Notebook, John L. Sorenson

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Introduction to the current issue.

The History Of An Idea: The Scene On Stela 5 From Izapa, Mexico, As A Representation Of Lehi's Vision Of The Tree Of Life, Stewart W. Brewer

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Stela 5, a large stone monument discovered in 1941 in Izapa, Mexico, was identified a decade later by M. Wells Jakeman as a bas-relief of Lehi’s vision of the tree of life. Scholars and laymen alike have both accepted and scoffed at this theory. This article provides a historical sketch of reactions to this claim and discusses some of the implications of accepting or rejecting Jakeman’s theory. Jakeman was the first to publish an LDS interpretation of Stela 5; later V. Garth Norman proposed a different interpretation based on a series of high-quality photographs of the monument. Suzanne Miles, a …

New Light: The So-Called Lehi Cave, Lamar C. Berrett

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Berrett discusses point by point reasons why an ancient burial complex at Khirbet Beit Lei, sometimes called “Lehi’s cave,” is unlikely to have Book of Mormon connections. Brown describes a carved altar inscribed to the tribe Nihm discovered in the southwest Arabian peninsula (Yemen)—this location may be the place Nahom where Nephi’s father-in-law, Ishmael, was buried, according to the Book of Mormon record. The characters on the Anthon transcript reportedly taken by Martin Harris to New York to show to Professor Charles Anthon bear resemblance to characters on two Mexican seals made of baked clay. Szink identifies another possible Semitic …

Journal Of Book Of Mormon Studies Volume 8 Issue 1, Neal A. Maxwell Institute For Religious Scholarship

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

The Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to promoting understanding of the history, meaning, and significance of the scriptures and other sacred texts revealed through the Prophet Joseph Smith.

Out Of The Dust, Journal Of Book Of Mormon Studies

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

It is highly unlikely that an object found in Lake Michigan could be a Jaredite barge. Lee Siegel reports about an archaeological dig at Piedras Negras, Guatemala, conceived and run by Brigham Young University’s Dr. Stephen Houston. A bronze sword discovered in Texas may be an Old World artifact. A linguist documents convincingly that the Ket language in western Siberia shares cognates with the Na-Dene language family of North America, thus showing possible transcontinental linguistic links.

Temporal Patterns Of Seedling Emergence And Early Survival Of Great Basin Perennial Plant Species, L. David Humphrey, Eugene W. Schupp

Great Basin Naturalist

We seeded Agropyron cristatum and 16 native Great Basin perennial species on Bromus tectorum–dominated sites to compare temporal patterns of seedling emergence and early survival among species. To indicate variability between sites and between years, plots were planted on 2 sites in western Utah in autumn 1994, and plantings were repeated near 1 site in autumn 1995. Two sites included burned and unburned seedbed treatments. We monitored seedling emergence and survival from early winter until July of the 1st year. Four seasonal patterns of emergence were evident, indicating considerable potential for different seasonal patterns of precipitation to favor recruitment …

Sorex Monticolus In Shrub Steppe Habitat In The Northern Great Basin, Jason Sutter, James C. Munger, Daniel A. Hengel

Great Basin Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Classification And Ordination Of The Alpine Plant Communities Of Railroad Ridge, White Cloud Peaks, Idaho, Carla A. Richardson, Douglass M. Henderson

Great Basin Naturalist

Alpine vegetation of Railroad Ridge in the White Cloud Peaks, Custer County, Idaho, was investigated to ascertain native communities and describe their distribution with respect to important environmental factors. Percent cover of all species and environmental information were recorded for 69 plots. Data were analyzed by TWINSPAN and CANOCO, which provided a classification and an ordination, respectively. Predominant communities are dominated by (1) Phlox pulvinata, (2) Carex elynoides, and (3) Geum rossii, and other communities of lesser importance are dominated by (4) Artemisia campestris, (5) Eriogonum ovalifolium and Silene acaulis, and (6) Ivesia gordonii. …

Butterflies Of The Toquima Range, Nevada: Distribution, Natural History, And Comparison To The Toiyabe Range, Erica Fleishman, Dennis D. Murphy, George T. Austin

Great Basin Naturalist

Studies of Great Basin faunas can provide information for landscape-level adaptive management by federal agencies and shed light on potential effects of climate change in continental interior landscapes. To provide such information, we characterized the butterfly fauna of the Toquima Range, a mountain range in the heart of the Great Basin with topography typical of the region. We also compared the butterfly fauna of the Toquima Range to that of the adjacent Toiyabe Range, which is more topographically complex and species rich but less representative of the Great Basin on the whole. We explicitly addressed the effects of area and …

End Matter, Vol. 59 No. 1

Great Basin Naturalist

No abstract provided.

John L. Sorenson. Images Of Ancient America: Visualizing Book Of Mormon Life, Diane E. Wirth

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of Images of Ancient America: Visualizing Book of Mormon Life (1998), by John L. Sorenson

How Deep The Chasm? A Reply To Owen And Mosser's Review, David L. Paulsen, R. Dennis Potter

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

In exploring the divide between Latter-day Saints and Evangelicals, Paulsen and Potter reply to Owen and Mosser on issues of open canon, continuing revelation, biblical enerrancy, divine finitude, divine embodiment, deification, the Trinity or Godhead, soteriology and anthropology, and postmortem salvation.

Editor's Introduction: Perceptions And Expectations, Daniel C. Peterson

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Introduction to the current issue, including editor's picks. Our expectations and presuppositions lead us to see what we want to see.

Matthew B. Brown And Paul T. Smith. Symbols In Stone: Symbolism On The Early Temples Of The Restoration, Daniel B. Mckinlay

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of Symbols in Stone: Symbolism on the Early Temples of the Restoration (1997), by Matthew B. Brown and Paul T. Smith

Craig L. Blomberg And Stephen E. Robinson, How Wide The Divide? A Mormon And An Evangelical In Conversation, Paul L. Owen, Carl A. Mosser

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of How Wide the Divide: A mormon and an Evangelical in Conversation (1997), by Craig L. Blomberg and Stephen E. Robinson

Vol. 11 Num. 1 Farms Review Of Books, Farms Review

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

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"I Love All Men Who Dive": Herman Melville And Joseph Smith, Richard Dilworth Rust

BYU Studies

Herman Melville and Joseph Smith were two "deep thinkers" linked by time and place. But these men had different experiences that led to different conclusions about life and hope.

Pressing Forward With The Book Of Mormon: The Farms Updates Of The 1990s, John W. Welch, Melvin J. Thorne

Maxwell Institute Publications

This book presents the FARMS Research Updates of the 1990s, plus some similar short notes from the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, in a new collection edited by John W. Welch and Melvin J. Thorne. Aimed at a general audience, these updates are brief, easy-to-read reports of new research on the Book of Mormon. Each contributor offers intriguing ideas and developments that have emerged from exploring the Book of Mormon from many perspectives. Pressing Forward will interest all people who want to know what’s new in Book of Mormon research.

The Temple In Time And Eternity, Donald W. Parry, Stephen D. Ricks

Maxwell Institute Publications

The Temple in Time and Eternity, edited by Donald W. Parry and Stephen D. Ricks, is the second volume in the series Temples Through The Ages. The importance of the temple to a religious community of the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean world can scarcely be exaggerated. The eleven articles in this volume are divided topically into three sections: “Temple in Ritual,” “Temples in the Israelite Tradition,” and “Temples in the Non-Israelite Tradition.”

The “Temple in Ritual” section features Hugh Nibley’s discussion on “Abraham’s Temple Drama,” which identifies elements of the creation drama that appear in the book of …

King Benjamin's Speech Made Simple, John W. Welch, Stephen D. Ricks

Maxwell Institute Publications

The speech of King Benjamin in the Book of Mormon is a masterpiece of Christian literature. These inspired words influenced later Book of Mormon prophets for generations, and they continue to reach across time to stir countless people today. King Benjamin’s Speech Made Simple is a popular abridgment of the expansive volume King Benjamin’s Speech: “That Ye May Learn Wisdom.” Prepared with the general reader in mind, this streamlined version presents the essential contents of the original book. Eleven studies examine the classic speech from many angles, viewing it as a manual for Christian discipleship, a coronation and covenant-renewal text, …

Finding Biblical Hebrew And Other Ancient Literary Forms In The Book Of Mormon, Hugh W. Pinnock

Maxwell Institute Publications

One important and fruitful area of Book of Mormon studies has focused on ancient Hebrew literary forms present in the text. After years of studying these fascinating forms, Hugh W. Pinnock offers his perspective on their beauty, function, and background. By design this book offers a basic working knowledge of only some of the ancient literary forms identified in the Book of Mormon. Together they represent a significant percentage of the types of ancient forms drawn upon by the Nephite prophets.

The author explains that knowledge of ancient Hebrew writing forms and Jewish poetry is incomplete even today, and much …