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Farms Provides Speakers For Several Recent Firesides And Conferences Aug 2023

Farms Provides Speakers For Several Recent Firesides And Conferences

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

Six stakes in the Denver area jointly sponsored a two-day conference in September and asked FARMS to provide speakers on the Book of Mormon. Daniel C. Peterson spoke on "Evidences for the Authenticity of the Book of Mormon," Ann Madsen discussed "Isaiah in the Book of Mormon," Truman G. Madsen talked about "The Spiritual Significance of the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon," and John W. Welch addressed "King Benjamin's Speech as Sacred Literature." Approximately 500 people in two locations attended.


Byu Forum Address, Now On Video, Considers Authorship Issues Aug 2023

Byu Forum Address, Now On Video, Considers Authorship Issues

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

On 27 May 1997, Noel B. Reynolds, president of FARMS and professor of political science at BYU, presented an address at a BYU Forum Assembly. His topic: "The Authorship of the Book of Mormon." Reynolds brought students and faculty up to date on the state of knowledge on authorship issues related to the Book of Mormon, drawing on the research of many LDS scholars presented in two books he has compiled on the subject, the first in 1982 entitled Book of Mormon Authorship: New Light on Ancient Origins, and the second published this year under the title Book of …


The Debate Over Biblical Archaeology, John Tvedtnes Aug 2023

The Debate Over Biblical Archaeology, John Tvedtnes

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

There are two major camps among archaeologists studying biblical lands. The so-called "minimalists" tend to accept only a bare minimum of information from the Bible as historical fact, while the "maximalists," believe that much of it (although not all) is real history. The latter point to archaeological evidence such as the recently discovered eighth-century B.C. inscription mentioning "the house of David." The minimalists dismiss this and a number of other finds inscribed with biblical names as forgeries planted for archaeologists to discover.


Farms Will Publish More Books, Noel B. Reynolds Aug 2023

Farms Will Publish More Books, Noel B. Reynolds

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

This year marks the first time that FARMS has published its own books intended for the general LDS market. The first two were Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited: The Evidence for Ancient Origins and LDS Perspectives on the Dead Sea Scrolls. With this issue of the newsletter we release a third: Ancient Scrolls from the Dead Sea: Photographs and Commentary on a Unique Collection of Scrolls. Before 1997 is over we expect to release three more books (described on page 8).


Nibley Fans Can Enjoy Two New Farms Products Aug 2023

Nibley Fans Can Enjoy Two New Farms Products

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

FARMS recently videotaped Hugh Nibley giving a fireside about the temple. It is classic Nibley, combining his self-effacing humor and his startling insights. If you've never had the chance to experience a Nibley fireside (and they are very rare these days) or if you want to experience one again, you will enjoy this video.


Farms Dead Sea Scrolls Database Now Available To Farms Subscribers Aug 2023

Farms Dead Sea Scrolls Database Now Available To Farms Subscribers

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

After several years of research, scanning, text marking, and preparation of photographs, FARMS is pleased to announce that The Dead Sea Scrolls on CD: The FARMS Electronic Database is now available for sale to FARMS subscribers for $249. It is intended primarily for scholars with sufficient skills in biblical Hebrew to do research on the scrolls. Windows 3.1 (or higher) or OS2 is required.


The Sobering Lesson Of The Grolier Codex, John L. Sorenson, John W. Welch Aug 2023

The Sobering Lesson Of The Grolier Codex, John L. Sorenson, John W. Welch

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

T he story of the authenticating of the Grolier Codex twenty-five years ago still teaches some valuable lessons about the dangers of jumping to conclusions and the problems of name-calling, even though the scholars involved no longer hold to their original positions. As, discussed recently by John L. Sorenson, the discovery of ancient manuscripts is a touchy issue that, for some people, can be unsettling.


New Book And Video Help Make Exhibits "Portable" Aug 2023

New Book And Video Help Make Exhibits "Portable"

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

A full-color, heavily illustrated 48-page booklet and an excellent video have just been released by FARMS to let you take the recent Masada and Dead Sea Scrolls exhibits home with you, as it were. If you attended the exhibit and would like some materials to help you remember or better understand what you saw, or if you were unable to attend the exhibits but would like to see and read about what they included, these materials may be just what you are looking for.


Farms Is Honored By Invitation From President Hinckley And Byu Board Of Trustees Aug 2023

Farms Is Honored By Invitation From President Hinckley And Byu Board Of Trustees

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

The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS) has received an invitation from President Gordon B. Hinckley and the BYU Board of Trustees to have FARMS become part of Brigham Young University. In extending the invitation to FARMS, President Hinckley said: "While I have never been intimately involved with FARMS, I have observed it from time to time. It began modestly many years ago and represents the efforts of sincere and dedicated scholars. It has grown to provide strong support and defense of the Church on a professional basis. This has had important salutary effects both in addressing the …


Language Sciences And Their Impact On Dispelling The Illusion Of Difference And Contradiction In The Book Of God, Ahmed Ababneh Aug 2023

Language Sciences And Their Impact On Dispelling The Illusion Of Difference And Contradiction In The Book Of God, Ahmed Ababneh

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study examines the employment of language sciences to dispel the illusion of difference and contradiction in the Holy Qur’an through the use of rhetoric and grammar. Rhetoric is explored through its three branches: semantics, eloquence, and "badi" (embellishment). In semantics, techniques such as the meanings of letters, the method of delivering information and intent, implication and explicitness, and presenting assumptions as certainties or straightforward ideas are analyzed. The rhetorical device of metaphor is also considered. For the science of "badi," the study demonstrates that certain topics influence dispelling misconception, focusing on moral enhancements like exaggeration in description—not for the …


Sources Of Income For Women In Islam, Abdulfattah Al-Samman Aug 2023

Sources Of Income For Women In Islam, Abdulfattah Al-Samman

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

According to some studies, the feminization of poverty has become a common trend in Islamic societies, with rates exceeding 70%. This situation directly contradicts the essence of Sharia, which provides women with thirty sources of income and ensures their financial independence and care in all circumstances. If a woman is wealthy, Sharia safeguards her wealth and grants her the freedom to spend it as she wishes. In the Muslim community, a breadwinner is typically responsible for meeting her needs, protecting her honor, and providing food, drink, clothing, and housing according to his ability. In the absence of a breadwinner, Allah …


The Effect Of Credit Facilities Granted By Jordanian Islamic Banks On The Money Supply: An Analytical Study For The Period From 2011 To 2020, Ali Al-Aababneh, Amer Al-Otoum Aug 2023

The Effect Of Credit Facilities Granted By Jordanian Islamic Banks On The Money Supply: An Analytical Study For The Period From 2011 To 2020, Ali Al-Aababneh, Amer Al-Otoum

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study aimed to explore the concept and types of credit facilities and their relationship to the money supply. It also aimed to explain the concept of Islamic banks and their reality in Jordan, as well as the nature and types of financing formulas used by Jordanian Islamic banks in the facilities they grant and their impact on generating bank money. This was achieved through a presentation of statistical analysis models for the independent study variables, represented by credit facilities, the factors affecting them, and the extent of their impact on the dependent variable represented by the money supply. The …


Logical Intelligence Considering The Sunnah And Its Role In Education, Asmaa Bani Amer Aug 2023

Logical Intelligence Considering The Sunnah And Its Role In Education, Asmaa Bani Amer

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study addresses aspects related to the noble hadith by examining the hadiths associated with logical intelligence in light of the Sunnah. It explores forms of intelligence that focus on the mental aspect, particularly those based on persuasion and problem-solving, in addition to mathematical operations. The study aims to clarify the concept of logical intelligence, the extent of interest in the Sunnah regarding this aspect, and its most important forms within the context of the Prophet’s Sunnah. Furthermore, it examines the role of this type of intelligence in motivating learners and enhancing their ability to think logically, solve problems, perceive …


Irs-Sanctioned Secrecy For Religious Nonprofits: Stepstone Or Stumbling Block?, Mark W. Smith Aug 2023

Irs-Sanctioned Secrecy For Religious Nonprofits: Stepstone Or Stumbling Block?, Mark W. Smith

Master's Projects and Capstones

Internal Revenue Service code automatically confers 501(c)3 nonprofit charity status on religious nonprofits which appear to be “A church, convention of churches, or association of churches described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(i),” as labeled in the IRS Form 990. Additionally, religious charities functioning as a part of a church have no requirement to report any financial information or policies to the IRS or anyone else. This acquiescence to secrecy keeps most of the data on these nonprofit organizations unavailable for research or to inform legislative action or agency policies. This automatic status may also lead to complacency in organizations in financial accountability, …


Full Issue Aug 2023

Full Issue

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

No abstract provided.


Farms Sponsors Tours For Campus Visitors During Ces Symposium And Education Week Aug 2023

Farms Sponsors Tours For Campus Visitors During Ces Symposium And Education Week

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

FARMS is once again offering special tours to the exhibits at the BYU Museum of Art on The Story of Masada: Discoveries from the Excavations and on The Dead Sea Scrolls and Discoveries from Qumran. The tours are timed to make them as convenient as possible for people visiting the BYU campus for the annual CES Symposium (on Wednesday, August 13, at 10:00 A.M.) and the campus Education Week (Thursday, August 21, at 7:00 P.M.). Participants in these tours will receive a discount on tickets and will enjoy special introductory remarks by John W. Welch before the tour and …


Lds Books Donated In Croatia And Slovenia Aug 2023

Lds Books Donated In Croatia And Slovenia

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

Earlier this year, Truman and Ann Madsen traveled to the former country of Yugoslavia and placed LDS books (donated by FARMS) in university libraries there. At their first stop, in Zagreb, Croatia, the Madsens were welcomed by Dr. Josip Stipanov, the deputy director of the National Archives. In a brief ceremony attended by local Church members and the branch president, the Madsens presented a four-volume set of the Encyclopedia of Mormonism and English and Croatian copies of the Book of Mormon.


Lds Scholars Discuss The Role Of Ancient Scriptures In The Restoration Of The Gospel Aug 2023

Lds Scholars Discuss The Role Of Ancient Scriptures In The Restoration Of The Gospel

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

More than 350 FARMS supporters gathered on 7 June to learn more about "Ancient Scriptures and the Restoration." The attendees of this conference were enlightened on a variety of topics, from the prophetic language of the Doctrine and Covenants to the history of the Latter-day Saint use of the Book of Mormon in instruction.


Directors Of Masada Exhibit Offer Helpful Pocket Guide Aug 2023

Directors Of Masada Exhibit Offer Helpful Pocket Guide

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

Marti Lu Allen, Associate Director of the BYU Museum of Peoples and Cultures and codirector of the exhibit The Story of Masada: Discoveries from the Excavations, currently on display in the BYU Museum of Art, has written a brief guide to the exhibit. Major sections of The Story of Masada: A Pocket Guide to the Exhibition cover "The Historical Backdrop," "Herod the Great," "Jews at Masada," "The Roman Conquest," and "The Moral of the Story."


Journal Offers Artistic, Linguistic, And Statistic Studies Aug 2023

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.


More On Recent Archaeological Discoveries, John A. Tvedtnes Aug 2023

More On Recent Archaeological Discoveries, John A. Tvedtnes

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

As we reported in the June 1997 issue of INSIGHTS, recent archaeological excavations in Israel and elsewhere have uncovered more evidence for the historical authenticity of the scriptures. Here are some of the finds.


Scrolls Examined From An Lds Perspective In A Long-Awaited Book Aug 2023

Scrolls Examined From An Lds Perspective In A Long-Awaited Book

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

Latter-day Saints love ancient religious records. In addition to the scriptures we now have, we look forward with anticipation to receiving the "words of the lost tribes of Israel" (2 Nephi 29:13), to the unsealing of a large portion of the golden plates, and to the restoration of other ancient texts authored by Adam, Enoch, Joseph, and others.


New Book Of Authorship Studies Published Aug 2023

New Book Of Authorship Studies Published

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

FARMS's latest release, the long-awaited Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited: The Evidence for Ancient Origins, edited by FARMS president Noel B. Reynolds, is now available. This book builds on a 1982 publication, Book of Mormon Authorship: New Light on Ancient Origins, also edited by Reynolds and recently reprinted by FARMS, and it introduces new scholarly evidences and analyses.


Full Issue Aug 2023

Full Issue

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

No abstract provided.


Masterful Scholarly Tool Is Updated And Improved Aug 2023

Masterful Scholarly Tool Is Updated And Improved

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

The definitive bibliography in the field of transoceanic crossings, John L. Sorenson's and Martin H. Raish' s Pre-Columbian Contact with the Americas across the Oceans: An Annotated Bibliography, has been revised, expanded, and made more useful for researchers. More than 40% of the 5000 entries are new in this second edition. A new detailed index of 1400 terms makes the bibliography even easier to use.


Welch Introduces Farms Visitors To Masada And Scrolls Exhibits Aug 2023

Welch Introduces Farms Visitors To Masada And Scrolls Exhibits

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

On Friday, 6 June, the night before the FARMS-sponsored conference on" Ancient Scriptures and the Restoration," John W. Welch will offer an introductory lecture for the Masada and Dead Sea Scrolls exhibits at BYU and then will be available after your tour to answer questions and discuss the exhibits. Welch is the codirector of the exhibits and has been involved for the last three years in the process of bringing these artifacts to BYU.


Volunteers Make A Difference Aug 2023

Volunteers Make A Difference

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

We wish to express sincere thanks to the many FARMS volunteers, some who travel considerable distances each week, who are donating their time to make the Masada and Dead Sea Scroll exhibits a success at BYU.


Volunteer Public Communications Director Joins Farms Board Of Trustees Aug 2023

Volunteer Public Communications Director Joins Farms Board Of Trustees

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

Daniel Oswald has been elected a member of the Foundation's Board of Trustees. Since 1989, he has served FARMS as a volunteer, as a member of the development committee and more recently as Director of Public Communications.


Recent Archaeological Discoveries Support Bible, John A. Tvedtnes Aug 2023

Recent Archaeological Discoveries Support Bible, John A. Tvedtnes

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

The number of archaeological excavations in Israel has increased dramatically over the last two decades. The January/February 1997 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR) lists 20 sites currently being excavated. As more sites are studied, more evidence for the historical authenticity of the Bible is uncovered.


Apostle Reflects On Christ In The Book Of Mormon Aug 2023

Apostle Reflects On Christ In The Book Of Mormon

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

Anyone who loves the Book of Mormon will find great pleasure and insight in reading Elder Jeffrey R. Holland's new book, Christ and the New Covenant: The Messianic Message of the Book of Mormon. Elder Holland documents why the Book of Mormon is truly another testament of Jesus Christ, since He is the principal and commanding figure throughout the book, from first chapter to last.