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The Book Of Mormon As Literature Dec 2023

The Book Of Mormon As Literature

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Three interpretive essays on the Book of Mormon from a literary point of view are now available.

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Massive Bibliography On Pre-Columbian Transoceanic Contacts Now Available Dec 2023

Massive Bibliography On Pre-Columbian Transoceanic Contacts Now Available

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A working edition of John Sorenson and Martin Raish's 900-page bibliography, Transoceanic Culture Contacts Between the Old and New Worlds in Pre-Columbian Times: A Comprehensive Annotated Bibliography, is now available. Funded by a F.A.R.M.S. grant, the work ultimately will include accurate bibliographical information on all serious published works on transoceanic cultural transmissions before 1492, each with an abstract of relevant contents.

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Full Issue Dec 2023

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New Version Of Scripture Index Announced Dec 2023

New Version Of Scripture Index Announced

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Last summer, a Scripture Index of F.A.R.M.S. Reprints and Preliminary Reports (CAM-87) was introduced. It lists every scripture by chapter and verse that is mentioned In F.A.R.M.S. materials. The Index is now available In a second format.

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Bibliography Of Chiasmus Completed Dec 2023

Bibliography Of Chiasmus Completed

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

John W. Welch, aided by Don Parry and DeeAnn Hofer, has compiled an extensive bibliography of scholarly books and articles dealing with the literary form of chiasmus. Listed are several hundred works from a broad range of sources, most scholarly. Collectively they demonstrate the widespread use of chiasmus in modern biblical studies. Anyone interested in thorough research into this distinctive form of parallel composition will find this bibliography indispensable.

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A Service To Lds Gospel Doctrine Teachers And Students Dec 2023

A Service To Lds Gospel Doctrine Teachers And Students

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The 1988 adult Sunday School curriculum will be the Book of Mormon. Free upon request are two lists of resources recommended as helpful background reading for the new curriculum.

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Interest In Book Of Mormon Warfare Spurs Research Dec 2023

Interest In Book Of Mormon Warfare Spurs Research

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Although It Is a prominent Book of Mormon theme, Nephite warfare has yet to be comprehensively examined. To promote such research, F.A.R.M.S. sponsored a working conference Aug. 21-22. Papers dealing with military technology, strategies, fortifications, rituals, and other Issues were presented and critiqued. Other topics were Identified. Two new papers on war and the Book of Mormon are now available; others will be forth-coming soon.

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Collected Biographies Of Book Of Mormon Scholars Available Dec 2023

Collected Biographies Of Book Of Mormon Scholars Available

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

In 1986, the Ensign magazine Issued a series of articles about prominent LDS Book of Mormon scholars, Including B. H. Roberts, George Reynolds, Francis W. Kirkham, Sidney B. Sperry, and Hugh W. Nibley. These articles, which have been available separately, are now combined Into a single reprint, together with the final article In that series.

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Lehi's Vision In 1 Nephi 1 Analyzed Dec 2023

Lehi's Vision In 1 Nephi 1 Analyzed

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The Book of Mormon begins with an account of the vision in which Lehi beheld God seated in the midst of a heavenly congregation. In this experience, Lehi learned of the judgments of God that were about to befall the arrogant and unrighteous city of Jerusalem. Comparing this vision of Lehi's with similar so-called Council Visions had by other prophets near the time of Lehi is the aim of a new paper.

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Full Issue Dec 2023

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Hugh Nibley Collected Works Dec 2023

Hugh Nibley Collected Works

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In 1988, the Book of Mormon will be the study course for the L.D.S. adult Sunday School. F.A.R.M.S. feels that it is important that the Hugh Nibley Book of Mormon volumes, several of which are now out of print, should be available as teaching and study helps. Not only do they represent some of the finest work in detailing how the Book of Mormon reflects the culture and customs of the ancient Near East, but also they are written so non-scholars can understand and appreciate the wealth of these details.

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Book Of Mormon Symposia Expand Dec 2023

Book Of Mormon Symposia Expand

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

A greater number of conferences and symposia than ever before have concentrated our attention this summer and fall on the Book of Mormon. Here is a brief description of several of these programs, making particular note of instances where F.A.R.M.S. directors or advisors are involved. In many cases, copies of the papers presented at these symposia can be obtained by writing to the organizers or to the participants.

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Preliminary Reports Study Multiple Authorship Of Book Of Mormon Texts Dec 2023

Preliminary Reports Study Multiple Authorship Of Book Of Mormon Texts

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

The Book of Mormon, in many places, is textually complex. Careful study of the words and ideas in the book sometimes requires the reader to be sensitive to who wrote the words in question. Occasionally, for example, Mormon quoted the words of earlier prophets directly; other times, he or Moroni abridged or paraphrased those earlier statements. The task of attributing authorship to a particular verse or section can often become an intriguing and rewarding challenge.

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Lehi's Trail And Nahom Revisited Dec 2023

Lehi's Trail And Nahom Revisited

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

In 1976, Lynn M. and Hope Hilton, In Search of Lehi's Trail (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, p. 94) and Ensign (September-October 1976), proposed that the place called Nahom (1 Ne. 16:34), where Ishmael died and was buried, was around Al Kunfidah near the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia. Ross T. Christensen, Ensign (August 1978, p. 73), soon suggested an alternative location for Nahom, based upon a map of Yemen prepared as a result of a 1762-64 exploration by Carsten Niebu hr for Danish King Frederick V

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Full Issue Nov 2023

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Rules For Submitting Manuscripts Nov 2023

Rules For Submitting Manuscripts

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Any researcher is welcome to submit a paper for possible publication by F.A.R.M.S. Submissions need to follow certain rules: (1) The subject must seriously involve the Book of Mormon, although it need not deal exclusively with that scripture ( exceptions will be considered); (2) it must follow basic conventions of scholarly research, including paying serious attention to previous work on this topic; (3) a particular objective or thesis must be evident; and, (4) clear logic and language is essential. One typed/printed copy (double-spaced and proofread) should be sent; it will not necessarily be returned.

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Visit Of Jacob Neusner To Byu Nov 2023

Visit Of Jacob Neusner To Byu

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Jacob Neusner, Ungerleider Distinguished Scholar of Judaic Studies and University Professor at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, an outstanding scholar in Judaic Studies and author of the book The Glory of God Is Intelligence, published by the Religious Studies Center at Brigham Young University, spoke on February 22 at a lecture sponsored in part by F.A.R.M.S.

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Zelph Nov 2023

Zelph

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

In recent years, discussions of Book of Mormon geography have concentrated on limited areas in Mesoamerica. The story of "Zelph, the white Lamanite," is frequently cited as evidence that the Nephites occupied the entire North American continent and fought some of their final battles near the Illinois River. Who was Zelph, and are his bones relevant to the Book of Mormon? Researcher Kenneth Godfrey shows why one should be cautious in drawing specific geographical conclusions from this incident.

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Full Issue Nov 2023

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Additional Study Aids Nov 2023

Additional Study Aids

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

F.A.R.M.S. has frequently been asked to recommend books that people might read to learn more about the world of Lehi, the ancient source of much of the Book of Mormon. Beside the classic works by Hugh Nibley, Lehi in the Desert, An Approach to the Book of Mormon, and Since Cumorah, a very valuable book is by Father Roland de Vaux, Ancient Israel, in two volumes (McGraw Hill). Although slightly dated, the book remains extremely insightful, generally readable and reliable, and conveniently available in paperback.

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Full Issue Nov 2023

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Archaeological Findings Discussed Nov 2023

Archaeological Findings Discussed

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

In a January presentation cosponsored by F.A.R.M.S., explorer Gene Savoy reported some of his latest archaeological findings to a large audience at BYU. Hehasdiscovered43 "lost cities" in the jungle and mountains of South America. His latest discovery, the Gran Vilaya, is said to cover approximately 100 square miles and is found some 400 miles north of Lima, Peru, in virtually unexplored tropical mountains that scholars had thought supported only small villages of agriculturalists.

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1989 Yields A Healthy Crop Of Books On The Book Of Mormon Nov 2023

1989 Yields A Healthy Crop Of Books On The Book Of Mormon

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

The 1989 Review of Books on the Book of Mormon has just been published. It is much more than a review. It contains several hundred pages of analysis and reflection on many Book of Mormon topics of most recent interest. It also contains a complete bibliography of everything published in 1989 on the Book of Mormon.

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An Lds Interpretation Of Jesus' Most Masterful Sermon Nov 2023

An Lds Interpretation Of Jesus' Most Masterful Sermon

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

The heart of the Book of Mormon is the Sermon of the resurrected Christ to the Nephites who had assembled at their temple in Bountiful (3Nephi 11- 18). The heart of that Sermon is Jesus' Sermon on the Mount from Palestine (Matthew 5-7), adapted to the Nephite setting.

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Warfare Volume Sheds Light On Large Sections Of The Nephite Record Nov 2023

Warfare Volume Sheds Light On Large Sections Of The Nephite Record

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Published only days ago, Warfare in the Book of Mormon is the first of its kind: 534 pages exclusively dedicated to the study of warfare in the Book of Mormon, its ancient Near Eastern backgrounds, and its Mesoamerican settings.

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Full Issue Nov 2023

Full Issue

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Literary Aspects Of The Book Of Mormon Nov 2023

Literary Aspects Of The Book Of Mormon

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

In the third annual F.A.R.M.S. Book of Mormon lecture, entitled "The Book of Mormon, Designed for Our Day," Professor Richard D. Rust of the University of North Carolina discussed how the Book of Mormon was shaped artistically to speak to us in this day. He examined literary aspects of the book that develop the primary purposes set out in the title page.

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Women And Family In The Book Of Mormon Nov 2023

Women And Family In The Book Of Mormon

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

F.A.R.M.S. is pleased to feature three recent articles that have dealt with women and the family in the Book of Mormon. Al though only six women are mentioned by name in this volume (Sariah, Isabel, Abish, Eve, Sarah, and Mary the Mother of Jesus-and only the first three were figures in the actual Nephite account), many women are known in the book for their courageous and faithful lives, and the message of the Book of Mormon is addressed to all people, "male and female" (2 Nephi 26:33;Mosiah27:25; Alma 11:44;32:23).

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Essays Honor Hugh Nibley Nov 2023

Essays Honor Hugh Nibley

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

The first of the two-volume set, By Study and Also by Faith: Essays in Honor of Hugh W. Nibley, is now available for sale. This monumental effort, worthy of the man it strives to honor, has been called by Eugene England "a high-water mark in faithful Mormon scholarship" (in This People [Spring 1990], p. 62). This 800-page first volume and the page proofs of the second volume were presented to Professor Nibley on his eightieth birthday on March 27. (Those who wish to contribute to the celebration of Nibley' s birthday and the preparation of the second volume may …

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Full Issue Oct 2023

Full Issue

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