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Ancient Texts And Mormon Studies: A New Monograph Series
Ancient Texts And Mormon Studies: A New Monograph Series
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
In addition to the new Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, announced in our last Newsletter, F.A.R.M.S. now announces a second new series of scholarly studies entitled Ancient Texts and Mormon Studies. Its long-term purpose will be to publish texts, translations, introductions, and new analyses of all main religious documents from antiquity that are of theological or textual interest to Latterday Saints.
New Journal Publishes First Issue
New Journal Publishes First Issue
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The inaugural issue of the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies is now available. The Journal is dedicated to the study of the text and the historical, cultural, and theological context of the Book of Mormon.
Fall Issue Of Journal Continues Tradition
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.
Second Issue Of Journal Features Sword Of Laban And Near-Death Experiences
Second Issue Of Journal Features Sword Of Laban And Near-Death Experiences
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The 1993 spring issue of the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies features more than ten outstanding articles, plus notes and communications. Like the first issue of the Journal (which is available again, now in its third printing), this issue contains some of the most recent research on the Book of Mormon. It also features a classic older paper, now updated, that sheds light on some of the new research.
Spring 1994 Issue Of The Journal Of Book Of Mormon Studies Released
Spring 1994 Issue Of The Journal Of Book Of Mormon Studies Released
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The latest issue of the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies features studies of the language, literary style, theology, and history of the Book of Mormon. The following essays are included.
Journal Of Book Of Mormon Studies Publishes Second Issue For 1995
Journal Of Book Of Mormon Studies Publishes Second Issue For 1995
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Final editorial work is being completed on the Fall 1995 issue of the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies (volume 4, number 2), which should be ready to mail soon after you receive this issue of Insights. This issue has a decidedly literary bent. Of the five major articles, three consider the topics of narrative criticism, poetic diction and parallel word pairs, and chiasmus. A fourth takes a literary view of the book of Mosiah.
Journal Features Sperry's Book Of Mormon Scholarship
Journal Features Sperry's Book Of Mormon Scholarship
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
This year marks the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Sidney B. Sperry, an individual who did much ground-breaking work in the study of the scriptures, especially the Book of Mormon. In honor of that occasion, and to make Sperry's writing more available to a new generation of Book of Mormon students, the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies has devoted its Spring issue to printing some of his essays that are out of print, hard to find, or never before published.
Journal To Honor Sperry
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sidney B. Sperry, one of the foremost LDS scholars of this century. In honor of that occasion, the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies will devote its next issue to Sperry's writings on the Book of Mormon.
Journal Presents Another Interdisciplinary Look At The Book Of Mormon
Journal Presents Another Interdisciplinary Look At The Book Of Mormon
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The fall issue of the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, now available on the enclosed order form, features articles that examine the Book of Mormon in terms of theology, chronology, textual analysis, Jewish customs, and even engineering principles. Articles include the following.
New Issue Of Journal Has Something For Everyone
New Issue Of Journal Has Something For Everyone
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The latest issue of the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies is now available and promises to be a fascinating read. Featured articles deal with connections between Hebrew and Native American languages, the mingling of historical and literary narrative and the ways each strengthens the other, a literary analysis of a complex short passage in Alma, and an exploration of the extent to which Nephite ecclesiastical practices were based on the example of the resurrected Savior.
Journal Offers Artistic, Linguistic, And Statistic Studies
Journal Offers Artistic, Linguistic, And Statistic Studies
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Whether you fancy yourself a Mayanist or an Egyptologist, a linguist or an artist, the latest issue of the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies has something for you. It also provides subject and citation indexes for all previous issues of the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies.
Journal Releases A Highly Substantive Issue
Journal Releases A Highly Substantive Issue
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Once again the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies provides access to the most recent research on the Book of Mormon. The current issue covers a wide variety of topics, including the doctrinal messages of salvation in the Book of Mormon, a non-Mormon perspective on the Book of Mormon wars, the rod and sword as representations of the word of God, and a discussion of seemingly awkward sentence structures in the Book of Mormon.
Farms Improves Benefits For Its Members
Farms Improves Benefits For Its Members
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
As a result of changes in the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies and of findings from an in-depth membership survey that FARMS conducted earlier this year, FARMS members will now see a change in their benefits package. Formerly, for a $12 annual fee, members received six issues of the INSIGHTS newsletter. Starting with this issue, members will receive twelve issues (double the number), plus a subscription to the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies. The Journal (see related article on page 1) has been newly redesigned and will be published twice a year. The new annual membership fee …
Journal Of Book Of Mormon Studies Redesigned To Serve The Needs Of A Broader Audience
Journal Of Book Of Mormon Studies Redesigned To Serve The Needs Of A Broader Audience
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
When the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies was launched in the fall of 1992, the aim of its editor, Stephen D. Ricks, was to produce "a journal dedicated solely to the serious and faithful study of the Book of Mormon in its historical, linguistic, cultural, and theological context."
Journal Contains Recent Book Of Mormon Research
Journal Contains Recent Book Of Mormon Research
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The most recent issue of the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, now on sale, features articles about Nibley' s writings on the Book of Mormon, the possibility that Lehi's family were bond servants during their sojourn in the wilderness, eternal life and spiritual death in the Book of Mormon, chiasmus, and Nephi's psalm.
Farms Begins Online Memberships
Farms Begins Online Memberships
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The FARMS Board of Trustees has approved a new way to join the Foundation through an online membership. Effective on 1 January 2001, the online membership will allow those interested in supporting FARMS research on the Book of Mormon, the Book of Abraham, and other ancient religious texts to enjoy the full benefits of membership on the Internet. Online members will be able to view or download and print the INSIGHTS newsletter, the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, and other selected materials from the FARMS Web site.