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What's In A Name?: Nephi, Paul Y. Hoskisson Jul 2000

What's In A Name?: Nephi, Paul Y. Hoskisson

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Though the name Nephi conforms in some ways to common Semitic patterns, none of the possible consonantal roots that appear in Hebrew can be applied to the name. Other possible sources such as Ugaritic or Egyptian may be considered.


The Problematic Role Of Dna Testing In Unraveling Human History, John L. Sorenson Jul 2000

The Problematic Role Of Dna Testing In Unraveling Human History, John L. Sorenson

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Over the last century, new techniques of scientific analysis have been developed that have been applied with the intent to clarify the course of human history. Immediately after World War II, blood group data seemed to provide a magic key to open up the history of the world’s populations, but by the 1960s such studies were shown to be unrealistic and misleading. The new tool in human biology and anthropology is DNA analysis. Despite cautions from the best scientists about the limits the new findings have for interpreting human history, some enthusiasts continue to claim too much for DNA study.


Journal Of Book Of Mormon Studies Volume 9 Issue 2, Neal A. Maxwell Institute For Religious Scholarship Jul 2000

Journal Of Book Of Mormon Studies Volume 9 Issue 2, 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.


Examining Six Key Concepts In Joseph Smith's Understanding Of Genesis 1:1, Kevin L. Barney Jul 2000

Examining Six Key Concepts In Joseph Smith's Understanding Of Genesis 1:1, Kevin L. Barney

BYU Studies

Joseph Smith spent Sunday afternoon, April 7, 1844, in a grove behind the Nauvoo Temple. There he gave a funeral sermon, which lasted for over two hours, dedicated to a loyal friend named King Follett, who had been crushed by a bucket of rocks while repairing a well. Known today as the King Follett Discourse and widely believed to be the Prophet's greatest sermon, this address was Joseph's most cogent and forceful presentation of his Nauvoo doctrine on the nature of God, including the ideas of a plurality of Gods and the potential of a man to become as God. …


Committee Activities, Doris Seely, Frank L. Chance, Sarah S. Elman Jun 2000

Committee Activities, Doris Seely, Frank L. Chance, Sarah S. Elman

Journal of East Asian Libraries

No abstract provided.


Peircean Patterns Of The Christ Story And The Analogous Manifestations In Popular Narrative, Jessica Young Apr 2000

Peircean Patterns Of The Christ Story And The Analogous Manifestations In Popular Narrative, Jessica Young

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.


Critically Real Approaches To Language Diversity And Education Research, David Corson Apr 2000

Critically Real Approaches To Language Diversity And Education Research, David Corson

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.


Language Policy In Hong Kong: A Review, Alan Cheung Apr 2000

Language Policy In Hong Kong: A Review, Alan Cheung

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.


The Grass Does Not Grow Greener Still: Word Replacement In "Give, Said The Little Stream", Peggy Worthen Apr 2000

The Grass Does Not Grow Greener Still: Word Replacement In "Give, Said The Little Stream", Peggy Worthen

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.


One Poem And Cognitive Linguistics, David Paxman Apr 2000

One Poem And Cognitive Linguistics, David Paxman

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.


Globalization And The Need For International Language Standards, Alan K. Melby Apr 2000

Globalization And The Need For International Language Standards, Alan K. Melby

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.


Romani Roots: A Lexicostatistical Analysis Of Romani, Hindustani, And Czech, Ryan Shosted Apr 2000

Romani Roots: A Lexicostatistical Analysis Of Romani, Hindustani, And Czech, Ryan Shosted

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.


From Meaning To Form And Back Again, Michael Mcomber Apr 2000

From Meaning To Form And Back Again, Michael Mcomber

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.


Firstness Of Secondness In Nauruan Morphology, Lisa M. Johnson Apr 2000

Firstness Of Secondness In Nauruan Morphology, Lisa M. Johnson

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.


Writing English With A Chinese Mentality, Julia Kit-Ching Ho Apr 2000

Writing English With A Chinese Mentality, Julia Kit-Ching Ho

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.


Give Up The Ghost And Get The Spirit, Marvin H. Folsom Apr 2000

Give Up The Ghost And Get The Spirit, Marvin H. Folsom

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.


Utah's 2002 Olympics: The Role Of Foreign Languages, Marian Babirecki-Labrum Apr 2000

Utah's 2002 Olympics: The Role Of Foreign Languages, Marian Babirecki-Labrum

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.


Language Policy In Estonia: A Review, Raija Kemppainen Apr 2000

Language Policy In Estonia: A Review, Raija Kemppainen

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.


A Communities Of Discourse Approach To Early Lds Thought, Grant Underwood Apr 2000

A Communities Of Discourse Approach To Early Lds Thought, Grant Underwood

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.


Lds Ethnic Wards And Branches In The United States: The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Language Congregations, Jessie L. Embry Apr 2000

Lds Ethnic Wards And Branches In The United States: The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Language Congregations, Jessie L. Embry

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.


Communicative Pronunciation Teaching And Its Effects On Learners, Lynn Henrichsen, Anny Fritzen Apr 2000

Communicative Pronunciation Teaching And Its Effects On Learners, Lynn Henrichsen, Anny Fritzen

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.


Front Matter, Deseret Language And Linguistics Society Apr 2000

Front Matter, Deseret Language And Linguistics Society

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.


Nl-Soar And Wordnet: Fitting The Lexicon Into A Cognitive Architecture, Anton Rytting Apr 2000

Nl-Soar And Wordnet: Fitting The Lexicon Into A Cognitive Architecture, Anton Rytting

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.


Perception And Production In Processes Of Merger, David Bowie Apr 2000

Perception And Production In Processes Of Merger, David Bowie

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.


Full Issue, Deseret Language And Linguistics Society Apr 2000

Full Issue, Deseret Language And Linguistics Society

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.


Mormon Scandinavian Immigrants' Experiences Among English-Speaking Settlers, Beth Radmall Olsen Apr 2000

Mormon Scandinavian Immigrants' Experiences Among English-Speaking Settlers, Beth Radmall Olsen

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.


Video-Anchored Distance Learning: The Professors Plus Model, Annela Teemant, M. Winston Egan, Stefinee Pinnegar, Melanie Fox-Harris Apr 2000

Video-Anchored Distance Learning: The Professors Plus Model, Annela Teemant, M. Winston Egan, Stefinee Pinnegar, Melanie Fox-Harris

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.


Editor's Note, Joseph Drew Apr 2000

Editor's Note, Joseph Drew

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.


Factor Analysis Of Theological Constructs Related To Fatalism And Free Will, M. Ardell Broadbent Apr 2000

Factor Analysis Of Theological Constructs Related To Fatalism And Free Will, M. Ardell Broadbent

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

A questionnaire was used to determine to what degree members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints endorse doctrinal statements concerning foreknowldge and determinism. A factor analysis of the questionnaire results confirmed lay constructs about an apparent polarization between members who hold strictly literal interpretations of omniscience and omnipotence as opposed to those who hold interpretations further removed from mainstream Christendom but whose positions are validated by LDS doctrine. The relation of demographic variables to the constructs was explored. The existence of simultaneously held conflicting beliefs was confirmed. Some implications for LDS therapists are discussed. A historical overview …


Brief Notices, Richard Ian Kimball, Gary P. Gillum, Ann N. Madsen, Bruce W. Young Apr 2000

Brief Notices, Richard Ian Kimball, Gary P. Gillum, Ann N. Madsen, Bruce W. Young

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.