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Mormon Studies Center Created In Great Britain Oct 2023

Mormon Studies Center Created In Great Britain

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

Nottingham University has established a Centre for Mormon Studies, which is a good sign of the Church's increased visibility-and to some extent acceptability-in Great Britain. The Church Educational System has provided them a basic library of Church-related materials, with the logistical support of the local CES coordinator, Brother David Cook.

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References To Abraham Found In Two Egyptian Texts, John Gee Oct 2023

References To Abraham Found In Two Egyptian Texts, John Gee

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

After years of going unnoticed, significant references to Abraham have recently surfaced in two Egyptian texts. They provide important links between father Abraham and Facsimiles 1 and 2 in the Pearl of Great Price. The two references are found in papyri catalogued as Leiden 1 383 and I 384. Both texts come from Thebes and date to about the same time as the Joseph Smith papyri.

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Full Issue Oct 2023

Full Issue

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

No abstract provided.

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Violent End To Maya Civilization? Oct 2023

Violent End To Maya Civilization?

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

A May 26 article in the Washington Post reports on the archaeological research of Vanderbilt U. Prof. Arthur Demarest that shows that the Maya civilization may have collapsed much more violently and much more rapidly than previously thought. "The whole region was gripped by endemic warfare far more destructive than anything we had ever imagined," says Demarest. He believes that this collapse was related to overpopulation and poor soils.

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Correction Or Clarification Oct 2023

Correction Or Clarification

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

In the May 1991 issue of Insights, reference was made to Joseph Smith's New York Reputation Re-examined as "expressly anti-Mormon." Whereas affidavits reprinted and analyzed in this book may be considered "anti-Mormon," F.A.R.M.S. expresses no position about the book.

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Antenantiosis In The Book Of Mormon Oct 2023

Antenantiosis In The Book Of Mormon

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

Gail Call, one of our enthusiastic F.A.R.M.S. readers, has pointed out the presence in the Book of Mormon of an interesting figure of speech called antenantiosis. In this figure of speech, an expression is stated in terms of its negated opposite. The result is to express the positive in a very high degree, or as the biblical scholar E.W. Bullinger puts it, "We thus emphasize that which we seem to lessen" (Figures of Speech Used in the Bible [Baker Book House: Grand Rapids, 1989], pp. 159-64).

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New Testament Word Studies Oct 2023

New Testament Word Studies

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

To enrich your study of the New Testament, F.A.R.M.S. offers a ground-breaking collection of twelve LDS word studies from the Greek New Testament. The eighth Article of Faith states, "We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly." Many nuances and connotations of Greek words in the writings of John, Paul, Peter, and others are of great interest to Latter-day Saints.

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Annual Banquet Scheduled For September 27 Oct 2023

Annual Banquet Scheduled For September 27

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

Elder Neal A. Maxwell has graciously agreed to speak briefly on September 27 at the annual F.A.R.M.S. recognition banquet. The positive comments received after our two banquets during the last year--one honoring Hugh Nibley's eightieth birthday and a dinner at which Truman Madsen spoke--convinced us that many friends of the Foundation enjoy the chance to share an evening together.

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Collected Works Computerized Oct 2023

Collected Works Computerized

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

Infobases, Inc., has put the first 10 volumes of the Collected Works of Hugh Nibley on computer disk. They come with Folio software that makes it quick and easy to search for particular words and phrases. Copies of this and other Infobases products are now available through F.A.R.M.S. at a 10% discount. See the order form on page 4.

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Mesoamerican Tours Shaping Up Oct 2023

Mesoamerican Tours Shaping Up

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

Don't miss the F.A.R.M.S. tours to southern Mexico and Guatemala, identified by many as the heartland of the Book of Mormon. John W. Welch will lead a tour leaving on November 5 and Noel Reynolds will lead a second tour to the same areas leaving on February 4 of next year.

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Kbyu Will Broadcast 52 Book Of Mormon Classes By Hugh Nibley Oct 2023

Kbyu Will Broadcast 52 Book Of Mormon Classes By Hugh Nibley

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

During the 1988-89 and 1989-90 school years, the Brigham Young University Division of Continuing Education and KBYU TV joined to film Hugh Nibley teaching BYU Religion classes 421 and 422, "Teachings of the Book of Mormon." The visual and sound quality are excellent.

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Symbolic Action As Prophetic Curse, Donald W. Parry Oct 2023

Symbolic Action As Prophetic Curse, Donald W. Parry

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

At one point in his ministry, Isaiah was instructed by the Lord to remove his garment and shoes and walk "naked [like a slave, without an upper garment] and barefoot" among the people. Isaiah's action was to be a sign, for as Isaiah walked like a slave, even so would the Egyptians become slaves to the Assyrians (Isaiah 20:2-4). This prophetic symbolic action by Isaiah represented a prophetic curse that destruction and ruin would come upon the Egyptians.

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Farms Plans Open House At Education Week Oct 2023

Farms Plans Open House At Education Week

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

If you are going to attend this year's Education Week on the BYU campus, plan to visit the F.A.R.M.S open house on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 5:00 to 7:30 P.M. on the ground floor of Amanda Knight Hall, just south of campus on the corner of 800 North and University Avenue.

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Nibley Exposes The Pretensions Of The Ancient State--And Of Our Own Oct 2023

Nibley Exposes The Pretensions Of The Ancient State--And Of Our Own

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

"Reading Nibley is a constant pleasure, even where the argument is subtle or a page is studded with details. To benefit most fully from reading Nibley, one must be like a cup, ready to be filled to the brim, and then some," writes Stephen D. Ricks, Associate Professor of Asian and Near Eastern Languages, in the forward to The Ancient State: The Rulers and the Ruled.

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Full Issue Oct 2023

Full Issue

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

No abstract provided.

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Christenson Gives Farms Book Of Mormon Lecture Oct 2023

Christenson Gives Farms Book Of Mormon Lecture

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

On February 27 Dr. Allen J. Christenson presented the fourth annual F.A.R.M.S. Book of Mormon lecture, entitled "Maya Harvest Festivals and the Book of Mormon."

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New Paper Issued On Priesthood In The Book Of Mosiah Oct 2023

New Paper Issued On Priesthood In The Book Of Mosiah

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

Daniel C. Peterson has recently completed a study of what the book of Mosiah reveals about priesthood among the Nephites. His paper on the subject is now available through F.A.R.M.S.

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What Does The Farms Logo Mean? Oct 2023

What Does The Farms Logo Mean?

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

Recently, a number of new subscribers have inquired about the meaning of the Foundation's logo. We hope that the following brief explanation will answer your questions.

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Staff Members Change Duties Oct 2023

Staff Members Change Duties

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

Recently it has been necessary to make some changes in the responsibilities of members of our staff. We want to let you know about these changes so that you will know whom to contact when you have business to conduct with F.A.R.M.S.

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Tours To Mesoamerica Announced Oct 2023

Tours To Mesoamerica Announced

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

F.A.R.M.S. is sponsoring two tours to the lands of the Book of Mormon in Mexico and Guatemala. This is a great opportunity for you to visit the lands and sites that most likely were the setting for most of the Book of Mormon, with other F.A.R.M.S. subscribers who share your interests and with commentary provided by a member of the F.A.R.M.S. board of directors, who will accompany the tour as guest lecturer. The tour will be led by Joseph Allen.

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Collected Updates Of 1990 Highlight Recent Research Oct 2023

Collected Updates Of 1990 Highlight Recent Research

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

The F.A.R.M.S. Updates for 1990 have been collected and are available as a set on the order form in this issue. These updates give brief reports on some of the most interesting Book of Mormon research currently being conducted. They are the quickest and most direct way to keep up-to-date on research in progress.

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Concrete Evidence For The Book Of Mormon, Matthew G. Wells, John W. Welch Oct 2023

Concrete Evidence For The Book Of Mormon, Matthew G. Wells, John W. Welch

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

Helaman 3:7-11 reports that Nephite dissenters began moving from the land of Zarahemla into the land northward where they began building with cement. "The people who went forth became exceedingly expert in the working of cement; therefore they did build houses of cement," as well as "all manner of their buildings" and many cities "both of wood and of cement." The Book of Mormon dates this significant technological advance to the year 46 B.C.

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1991 Review Examines 17 New Books On The Book Of Mormon Oct 2023

1991 Review Examines 17 New Books On The Book Of Mormon

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

The third volume of the annual F.A.R.M.S. Review of Books on the Book of Mormon is now available for purchase.

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Full Issue Oct 2023

Full Issue

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

No abstract provided.

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Sorenson And Raish Bibliography Available On Disk Oct 2023

Sorenson And Raish Bibliography Available On Disk

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

In accordance with requests from readers, we are making copies of John Sorenson's and Martin Raish's Pre-Columbian Contacts with the Americas across the Oceans: An Annotated Bibliography available on computer disk. See the order form for details.

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Brown Bag Seminar Continues To Explore New Research Oct 2023

Brown Bag Seminar Continues To Explore New Research

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

The first presentation of the Fall 1990 semester was an illustrated report on the progress of research by Warren and Michaela Aston on possible sites for the original Bountiful. John Sorenson and Mel Thorne used slides and information provided by the Astons to brief the seminar participants on the state of the Aston's research. (See the article above.)

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Astons Report Latest Findings In Oman Oct 2023

Astons Report Latest Findings In Oman

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

Michaela and Warren Aston of Queensland, Australia, have sent to F.A.R.M.S. a preliminary report on their third trip to the Arabian peninsula to search for Lehi's land Bountiful. Despite political tensions in the area, they accomplished more in the three weeks they spent there than on any previous trip. They completed their survey of the coastline and took numerous photographs.

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Fund-Raising Committee Is Expanded Oct 2023

Fund-Raising Committee Is Expanded

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

Much of the fund raising necessary to carry on the work of F.A.R.M.S. is done by the Foundation Endowment Committee. This committee is directed by Brent Hall as the Foundation Development Director and consists of some great friends of F.A.R.M.S., including David Reeves, Allen Hill, Merrill Bateman, and Ed Pinegar.

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Book Of Mormon Bibliography--Volunteers Needed Oct 2023

Book Of Mormon Bibliography--Volunteers Needed

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

A mammoth task is now underway: with added emphasis on Book of Mormon scholarship the past few years, it has become necessary to improve, update, and annotate the 1986 F.A.R.M.S. Bibliography of the Book of Mormon. Donald W. Parry, who will oversee this project, notes that during the past five years, several hundred students and scholars have realized the usefulness of this bibliography.

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Temples Of The Ancient Near East And Mediterranean World Oct 2023

Temples Of The Ancient Near East And Mediterranean World

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

The F.A.R.M.S. Temples Bibliography, made available in 1989 as a study aid, has been published by the Edwin Mellen Press of New York. Entitled A Bibliography on Temples of the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean World, the work is arranged by subject and by author.

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