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Follow Indian Example, Nibley Urges Sep 2023

Follow Indian Example, Nibley Urges

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

"It would be hard to imagine two cultures more opposed than our own and that of the Indians." These words summarize a central argument of a new paper by Hugh Nibley. In October 1992 Nibley gave a challenging and insightful address at the Bill of Rights Symposium sponsored by the J. Reuben Clark Law School at BYU. It has been published as "Promised Lands" in the Clark Memorandum by the Law School and is available as a reprint from F.A.R.M.S.

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Firesides Planned Sep 2023

Firesides Planned

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

In addition to speaking at firesides periodically in the Salt Lake and Provo areas (call for details), scholars associated with F.A.R.M.S. are sometimes invited to travel to more distant locations to conduct firesides for interested friends of the Foundation. In October, Truman Madsen spoke at a successful F.A.R.M.S.-sponsored fireside in San Diego, on which we will report in the future. In the coming weeks, F.A.R.M.S. will sponsor the following firesides.

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Fall Issue Of Journal Continues Tradition Sep 2023

Fall Issue Of Journal Continues Tradition

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

Students and teachers, academics and nonacademics, professional people and retirees-the contributors to the Fall issue of the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies reflect a variety of backgrounds and interests, bound together by their shared commitment to the value of the Book of Mormon and their desire to plumb its depths.

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Volunteers And Contributors Make Projects Succeed Sep 2023

Volunteers And Contributors Make Projects Succeed

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

Every subscription, every purchase, and every hour or dollar donated make a difference to the ·success of F.A.R.M.S. projects. The Foundation could not begin to accomplish its goals without the support of thousands of individuals who care deeply about the Book of Mormon and other witnesses of Jesus Christ.

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Byu Studies Features Griggs And Jett On Archaeology And Pre-Columbian Voyaging Sep 2023

Byu Studies Features Griggs And Jett On Archaeology And Pre-Columbian Voyaging

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

By special arrangement, the most recent issue of BYU Studies is available through F.A.R.M.S. This outstanding publication contains several articles that will be of great interest to F.A.R.M.S. readers.

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Essay Illuminates Publishing Process Sep 2023

Essay Illuminates Publishing Process

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

The Religious Studies Center at BYU sponsored a conference on Joseph Smith at the dedication of the new Joseph Smith Building on campus. Organized by Susan Easton Black, associate professor of Ancient Scripture at BYU, the conference was well attended and well received. Papers delivered at the conference have been published by the center and Bookcraft, and F.A.R.M.S. has arranged to reprint one of the chapters that particularly sheds light on the Book of Mormon.

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Bat Creek Stone Revisted Sep 2023

Bat Creek Stone Revisted

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

For a number of years F.A.R.M.S. has devoted attention to an issue of considerable importance for the Book of Mormon: what were the number and nature of contacts between the Old World and the Americas before Columbus? John Sorenson in particular has contributed to the discussion of this issue, most significantly in his publication (with Martin Raish) of the two-volume, annotated bibliography, Pre-Columbian Contacts with the Americas across the Oceans.

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Paper Considers Book Of Mormon Temples Sep 2023

Paper Considers Book Of Mormon Temples

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

Did the people of the Book of Mormon have temples as we know them? What did their temples mean to them, according to the Book of Mormon account? These and many other questions receive careful treatment in "The Temple in the Book of Mormon: The Temples at the Cities of Nephi, Zarahemla, and Bountiful" by John W. Welch, which is available as a preliminary report on the order form in this issue of Insights. In final form, it will be included in Temples in the Ancient World, which will be published by Deseret Book and F.A.R.M.S. next spring.

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B. H. Roberts Affirms Book Of Mormon Antiquity In Newly Released Manuscript, John W. Welch Sep 2023

B. H. Roberts Affirms Book Of Mormon Antiquity In Newly Released Manuscript, John W. Welch

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

L ONG unseen by LDS scholars, an 847-page typescript entitled The Truth, The Way, The Life by B. H. Roberts will soon be published by BYU Studies. Roberts worked on this treatise mainly in 1927-1928, but he was still revising it in 1932, so it contains some of his last words written for publication; he died in 1933.

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Annual Dinner Builds Friendships Sep 2023

Annual Dinner Builds Friendships

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

Over 300 people gathered on October 30 to enjoy dinner, speeches, and association with friends old and new at the annual F.A.R.M.S. banquet. The featured speaker was Elder Dallin H. Oaks, who gave a major address on the historicity of the Book of Mormon. He described the strong position enjoyed by scholars willing to entertain evidence from both reason and faith, stressing the complexity and consistency of the ancient record. He challenged assertions of biblical criticism and pointed out that even if rational arguments about the historicity of the Book of Mormon should result in a draw (for lack of …

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Joint Farms-Byu Project Will Create Dead Sea Scrolls Database On Computer Sep 2023

Joint Farms-Byu Project Will Create Dead Sea Scrolls Database On Computer

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

The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, in collaboration with Brigham Young University and the Dead Sea Scrolls Foundation in Jerusalem, has undertaken the production of a comprehensive electronic database of the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) and related materials on CD-ROM. The database will greatly increase the availability of essential research materials to scholars and students of the Bible, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and other related literatures.

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Full Issue Sep 2023

Full Issue

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

No abstract provided.

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Three New Books Announced Sep 2023

Three New Books Announced

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

We are pleased to announce final arrangements for the publication of three books in the first part of 1994. The papers from the 1992 F.A.R.M.S. Symposium on the olive in the ancient world will be co-published by F.A.R.M.S. and Deseret Book early in 1994. Two books will be published in the spring: papers on temples in the ancient world presented at the 1993 F.A.R.M.S. Symposium, and the next volume in The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, featuring Nibley' s writings on Brigham Young.

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Volunteers Create Fonts For Researchers Sep 2023

Volunteers Create Fonts For Researchers

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

Scholars working with Egyptian and Coptic will benefit from a F.A.R.M.S. project nearing completion. Steve Booras, a team leader in testing with WordPerfect Corporation, has donated his time and expertise to create Type 1 Postscript fonts of Egyptian and Coptic.

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New Video Features Nibley, King, And Riddle Sep 2023

New Video Features Nibley, King, And Riddle

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

Face to Face: The Education of Zion, a new video, has been filmed with support from F.A.R.M.S. and the College of Education of BYU. It was produced by Dennis Packard and directed by David Warner, with photography by Gordon Lonsdale and music composed and directed by Mack Wilberg.

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Computer Study Aid Makes Studying Book Of Mormon More Meaningful Sep 2023

Computer Study Aid Makes Studying Book Of Mormon More Meaningful

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

A new computer study aid, available for Windows on IBM-compatible computers, contains all the text of the Book of Mormon, making it easy to search for and see any word or verse in the book. But that's just the beginning.

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Farms Tour To Israel Departs February 28, 1994 Sep 2023

Farms Tour To Israel Departs February 28, 1994

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

FARMS has arranged a tour to the Holy Land with Educational Opportunities, a tax-exempt organization sponsoring educational travel. The ten-day tour includes all accommodations and travel, plus informed lectures, including daily lectures from a FARMS board member. There are several departure points, and participants who recruit 5 others can travel free. For more details, request a complete brochure by using the order from or calling the FARMS office.

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Program Covers For Church Meeting Feature Book Of Mormon Research Sep 2023

Program Covers For Church Meeting Feature Book Of Mormon Research

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

FARMS has helped to prepare program covers, suitable for sacrament meetings, baptisms, and other Church meetings, that feature information about the Book of Mormon on the back page. The idea for the covers came from Earl Carlsen of Spokane, and his encouragement and generous contributions have made the project possible.

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Can The 1834 Affidavits Attacking The Smith Family Be Trusted?, Daniel C. Peterson Sep 2023

Can The 1834 Affidavits Attacking The Smith Family Be Trusted?, Daniel C. Peterson

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

The character and claims of Joseph Smith are fundamental to the claims of the Church he founded. Knowing this, critics of the Prophet have contended for more than a century and a half that he and his family were the kind of people from whom nobody would want to buy a used car, much less receive a plan of salvation.

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Foundation Plans Annual Dinner For Subscribers Sep 2023

Foundation Plans Annual Dinner For Subscribers

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

The F.A.R.M.S. banquet, an annual event that brings together F.A.R.M.S. subscribers, volunteers, researchers, members of the board of directors, and many other friends of the Foundation, will be held this year on Friday, October 29.

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Farms-Led Expedition Examines Likely Candidate For Lehi's Old-World Bountiful Sep 2023

Farms-Led Expedition Examines Likely Candidate For Lehi's Old-World Bountiful

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

The much-delayed and long-awaited examination of Wadi Sayq, a likely site for Old World Bountiful, became a reality recently. In April, a team of researchers examined the port area of Khor Kharfot ("Fort Inlet" in English) through which the Wadi Sayq enters the Indian Ocean on the southern coast of Oman, at the extreme western end near the border with Yemen. Their findings indicate that Khor Kharfot may be the site of Lehi's Bountiful.

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Full Issue Sep 2023

Full Issue

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

No abstract provided.

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From The Boardroom Sep 2023

From The Boardroom

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

The Foundation is pleased to welcome Michael D. Rhodes as a new member of its board of directors. Brother Rhodes is a part-time member of the BYU faculty in the Department of Ancient Scripture. He recently retired from the Air Force, where his last assignment was assistant professor of physics at the Air Force Academy.

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More Published On New Testament Word Studies Sep 2023

More Published On New Testament Word Studies

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

The April 1993 Ensign magazine contained an article discussing three New Testament words, restoration, endow, and perfect. Those studies were drawn from a longer paper by John W. Welch published by F.A.R.M.S. That paper similarly discussed a total of twelve biblical Greek words. If you missed that paper when it was first offered in 1991, you may want to read it now. For your convenience, it is relisted on the current order form.

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Tours To Israel: Are You Interested? Sep 2023

Tours To Israel: Are You Interested?

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

F.A.R.M.S. has been approached by a nonprofit educational company offering to arrange tours of Israel and surrounding areas for F.A.R.M.S. subscribers. The accommodations and the itineraries look very good and the cost would be very competitive--a recent example was a ten-day tour for about $1700. Interested F.A.R.M.S. subscribers could join a tour at almost any time, and a special F.A.R.M.S. tour may be arranged in February if there is enough interest. In addition, travellers who recruit five additional tour members can travel free.

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Ancient Studies Features In A Recent Issue Of Byu Studies Sep 2023

Ancient Studies Features In A Recent Issue Of Byu Studies

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

Readers interested in ancient research and Mormon studies will welcome several articles in the latest issue of BYU Studies. A short study by Donald Parry discusses a new insight into Psalm 24:6, widely recognized as a temple psalm. Parry suggests that the Hebrew dor ("generation") might be read as dur ("circle"), possibly alluding to a prayer circle of those who seek the Lord. Psalm 24 may reflect ancient pre-Mosaic temple practices, or it may prophetically look forward to the post-Mosaic temple era, when higher ordinances are known to mankind.

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Connections Between The Visions Of Lehi And Nephi, John W. Welch Sep 2023

Connections Between The Visions Of Lehi And Nephi, John W. Welch

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

Although a simple book in several respects, the Book of Mormon is also marvelously complex, as in the interconnections between several of its texts. No example of this phenomenon is more instructive than the case of Lehi's and Nephi's visions.

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Brown Bag Seminar Presents Book Of Mormon Research Sep 2023

Brown Bag Seminar Presents Book Of Mormon Research

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

Some of the most interesting current research on the Book of Mormon was reported on during the sessions of the F.A.R.M.S. brown bag seminar through the 1992-1993 school year. Fourteen Latter-day Saint scholars from Brigham Young University and elsewhere gave participants a glimpse of their most recent findings on a wide variety of topics.

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Reviews Examine 19 Books Published In 1992 On The Book Of Mormon Sep 2023

Reviews Examine 19 Books Published In 1992 On The Book Of Mormon

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

One of the best resources for students of the Book of Mormon is the annual Review of Books on the Book of Mormon--now available in five volumes. Volume 5 continues the tradition of giving clear, succinct, and sometimes humorous help to readers in selecting from among the multitude of books published each year about the Book of Mormon.

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Vanguards Of Change In The "Georgia Of The North": Youth Activism In The New Jersey Civil Rights Movement, 1935-1955, A Digital History Project, Emily Peterson Sep 2023

Vanguards Of Change In The "Georgia Of The North": Youth Activism In The New Jersey Civil Rights Movement, 1935-1955, A Digital History Project, Emily Peterson

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Although often left out of common narratives around the civil rights movement, New Jersey provides a compelling setting to examine the Black freedom struggle and how it continues into our world today. Using primary source research focused around African American youth in Montclair, Newark, Plainfield, and Princeton, I created a digital history website designed to present the pivotal role Black youth played in shaping the civil rights struggles in the mid-nineteenth century. By highlighting how youth activism in New Jersey advanced efforts for racial justice in the state and facilitated regional and national collaboration, this website helps us understand the …

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