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Brigham Young University Prelaw Review

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States Overstepping The Constitutional Bounds In Religious Activities As Demonstrated In Abington V. Schempp, James J. Dickey

Brigham Young University Prelaw Review

Do states overstep constitutional bounds when they conduct religious exercises? This is the question argued before the Supreme Court in 1963 in the landmark case School District of Abington Township, Pennsylvania, et al. v. Edward Lewis Schempp et al. (Abington v. Schempp) (374 U.S. 203). This paper will answer the previously asked question by addressing the following areas as they relate to the Abington v. Schempp case:

• Facts of the case

• Arguments of each side of the case

• Majority and minority opinions of the Justices

• Opinion of prominent writers

• My personal opinion

• Impact of this case on the interpretation of …

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Poetic Diction And Parallel Word Pairs In The Book Of Mormon, Kevin L. Barney

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Hebrew poetry is based on various patterns of parallelism. Parallel lines are in turn created by the use of parallel words, that is, pairs of words bearing generally synonymous or antithetic meanings. Since the 1930s, scholars have come to realize that many of these “word pairs” were used repeatedly in a formulaic fashion as the basic building blocks of different parallel lines. The Book of Mormon reflects numerous parallel structures, including synonymous parallelism, antithetic parallelism, and chiasmus. As word pairs are a function of parallelism, the presence of such parallel structures in the Book of Mormon suggests the possible presence …

Narrative Criticism And The Book Of Mormon, Edgar C. Snow Jr.

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

This paper suggests the use of narrative criticism, a recent literary interpretive tool, as a favorable method of Book of Mormon interpretation. As an example of narrative interpretation, the narrative by Samuel the Lamanite in Helaman 13–16 is analyzed as a discrete narrative portion of the Book of Mormon for the exploration of the possibilities of a narrative critical approach to its text. Instead of focusing on the content of Samuel’s exhortations, lamentations, and prophecies in order to understand these passages, I interpret the surrounding narrative and find it serves as an impressive complement to the doctrinal content of Samuel’s …

The Book Of Mosiah: Thoughts About Its Structure, Purposes, Themes, And Authorship, Gary L. Sturgess

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

The book of Mosiah is a cultic history of the reign of Mosiah2, structured around three royal ceremonies in 124, 121, and 92–91 BC. On each of these occasions, newly discovered scriptures were read to the people, stressing the dangers of monarchical government and celebrating the deliverance of the people and the revelation of Jesus Christ. This book existed independently hundreds of years before Mormon engraved it onto the gold plates. The most likely occasion for the writing of such a book was in the aftermath of Mosiah’s death when Alma the Younger needed to undermine the Amlicite bid to …

Brief Notices, Byu Studies

BYU Studies

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Old Wine In New Bottles: The Story Behind Fundamentalist Anti-Mormonism, Massimo Introvigne

BYU Studies

Despite originating in sensational hoaxes, certain nineteenth-century French writings continue to fuel an extreme anti-Mormon rhetoric and world view.

David White Rogers Of New York, Naida R. Williamson

BYU Studies

Rogers overcame a mob and physical hardship to aid those whose paths he crossed, including Joseph Smith, Mary Fielding Smith, and the Parley P. Pratt family.

Sidney B. Sperry: Steadfast Scholar, Richard Lloyd Anderson

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Personal reminiscences about Sidney B. Sperry.

Monte S. Nyman And Charles D. Tate, Jr., The Book Of Mormon: Helaman Through 3 Nephi 8, According To Thy Word, Mack C. Stirling

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of The Book of Mormon: Helaman through 3 Nephi 8, According to Thy Word (1992), edited by Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate Jr.

Melodie Moench Charles, “Book Of Mormon Christology”, Martin S. Tanner

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of “Book of Mormon Christology” (1993), by Melodie Moench Charles.

Vol. 7 Num. 2 Farms Review Of Books On The Book Of Mormon, Farms Review

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

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Bountiful Found, L. Ara Norward

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of In the Footsteps of Lehi: New Evidence for Lehi's Journey across Arabia to Bountiful (1994), by Warren P. Aston and Michaela Knoth Aston.

Paradigms Crossed, Kevin Christensen

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of New Approaches to the Book of Mormon: Explorations in Critical Methodology (1993), edited by Brent Lee Metcalfe.

Brent Lee Metcalf, “Apologetic And Critical Assumptions About Book Of Mormon Historicity”, Alan Goff

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of “Apologetic and Critical Assumptions about Book of Mormon Historicity” (1993), by Brent Lee Metcalfe.

Abracadabra, Isaac And Jacob, John Gee

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

“The Use of Egyptian Magical Papyri to Authenticate the Book of Abraham: A Critical Review” (1993), by Edward H. Ashment.

The Shipps Odyssey In Retrospect, Louis Midgley

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of Mormonism: The Story of a New Religious Tradition (1985), by Jan Shipps.

The Democratization Of American Christianity By Nathan O. Hatch; Culture Wars: The Struggle To Define America By James Davison Hunter, Ralph C. Hancock

BYU Studies

Nathan O. Hatch. The Democratization of American Christianity. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1989. xiv; 312 pp. Notes, index. $15.00.

James Davison Hunter. Culture Wars: The Struggle to Define America. New York: Basic Books, 1991. xiii; 416 pp. Appendix, notes, bibliography, index. $15.00.

Vol. 7 Num. 1 Farms Review Of Books On The Book Of Mormon, Farms Review

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

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“Tryed And Purified As Gold”: Mormon Women's “Lives”, Maureen Ursenbach Beecher

BYU Studies

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The Refiner's Fire: The Making Of Mormon Cosmology 1644-1844 By John L. Brooke, William J. Hamblin, Daniel C. Peterson, George L. Mitton

BYU Studies

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The Exodus Of Lehi Revisited, Mark J. Johnson

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Two additional parallels to the exodus pattern include death and burial in the desert and the transfiguration of Nephi and Moses.

Part I: Lds Writings On Jesus Christ And The New Testament Gospels, Byu Studies

BYU Studies

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Part Ii: Lds Writings On Acts Through Revelation, Byu Studies

BYU Studies

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Acts-Revelation Bibliography By Author, Byu Studies

BYU Studies

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Bibliography, James B. Allen, Jessie L. Embry, Kahlile B. Mehr

BYU Studies

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The Jaredite Exodus: A Literary Perspective Of A Historical Narrative, John S. Thompson

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

The application of some techniques of literary analysis to the Jaredite exodus narrative in Ether 1–3 and 6 reveals that it is more than just a historical account. The author or editor of the narrative uses imagery and dialogue to help the reader look beyond the historical facts and see elements of the creation, Christ, and temples, among other things.

A Response To David Wright On Historical Criticism, Kevin Christensen

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

In an article criticizing the historicity of the Book of Mormon, David Wright described critical scholarship and traditionalist modes as contrasting paradigms used to approach the scriptures. This article explores the nature of paradigm debate in general, in that context points out weaknesses in Wright's critical approach, and discerns crucial flaws in his definition of believing paradigms.

Wanderers In The Promised Land: A Study Of The Exodus Motif In The Book Of Mormon And Holy Bible, Bruce J. Boehm

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Lehi’s exodus to the promised land is only the first of a series of exoduses occurring throughout the Book of Mormon. Indeed, Lehi’s exodus becomes mere precedent for later flights into the wilderness by Nephi, Mosiah, Alma1, Limhi, and the Anti-Nephi-Lehies. For the Nephites, continuing exodus is not merely historical fact. Understanding the biblical exodus as a type and shadow, the Nephites come to see their wandering as a metaphor of their spiritual condition. Thus, even centuries after Lehi’s arrival in the promised land, Nephite prophets recognize their status as “wanderers in a strange land” (Alma 13:23). As did Abraham, …

The Secular As Sacred: The Historiography Of The Title Page, David B. Honey

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

The title page of the Book of Mormon acts as a historiographical introduction to the editorial guidelines followed by Mormon in his work of compilation and redaction. These guidelines defined what was important for Mormon to incorporate in his historical record and included the themes of genealogy, covenants, and the teaching and testifying of Christ.