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Byu Studies And The Book Of Mormon Oct 2023

Byu Studies And The Book Of Mormon

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

The Summer 1990 issue of BYU Studies is dedicated solely to Book of Mormon thought and "offers a sample of recent scholarship on the Book of Mormon," says Kent P. Jackson, guest editor of the volume. Jackson adds, "It is intentionally diverse and includes a variety that ranges from doctrine to history and from ocean currents to word prints."


Figurine Volume Published Oct 2023

Figurine Volume Published

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

We are pleased to announce the publication of volume 1 of the New World Figurine Project by the F.A.R.M.S. Research Press. This first of a projected six volumes contains more than a dozen scholarly essays that illustrate and analyze ancient American human figurines.


New Discoveries In Mexico On The Jaredite Period, John L. Sorenson Oct 2023

New Discoveries In Mexico On The Jaredite Period, John L. Sorenson

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

The fact that data on early civilization in Mesoamerica has been skimpy has held back attempts to shed light on the period of the Jaredites. Newly reported research confirms that the roots of better-known, later cultures like the Maya go back a very long time and thus that much of what is known about the later peoples applies to their predecessors also. The more such connections that are found, the more we will know about the Jaredite period.


Exciting Research In An Easily Readable Form Oct 2023

Exciting Research In An Easily Readable Form

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

Every student should have a copy of the newly completed Rediscovering the Book of Mormon. It is the kind of book that F.A.R.M.S. subscribers have been asking for: exciting new discoveries about the Book of Mormon made by LDS scholars, presented in a form accessible to all readers. No special background is required to appreciate these twenty-three brief essays-just a desire to rediscover the value of the Book of Mormon by learning new things about it.


Full Issue Oct 2023

Full Issue

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

No abstract provided.


New Evidence For Date Of Christ's Birth Oct 2023

New Evidence For Date Of Christ's Birth

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

Between the birth of Christ and the death of Herod there was a lunar eclipse. Attempts to date Christ's birth have involved trying to establish the date of this eclipse. For many years it has been believed that the eclipse occurred on March 13, 4 B.C., which would place Christ's birth in either 5 or 6 B.C.


New Work On Book Of Mormon Geography Oct 2023

New Work On Book Of Mormon Geography

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

John Sorenson has completed a major work on a topic of long-time interest to Latter-day Saint readers of the Book of Mormon. Called The Geography of Book of Mormon Events: A Source Book, it includes information that anybody dealing with this topic hereafter cannot do without. Sorenson focuses on events in the Americas; his ultimate goal is to move students of the subject toward consensus.


Building Bridges Oct 2023

Building Bridges

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

In 1986 Roger R. Keller, a former Presbyterian minister, published his Reformed Christians and Mormon Christians: Let's Talk. The book lays a foundation for helping Protestants and Latter-day Saints discover the overlapping precepts of their convictions in Christ. Chapter 5 is on the Book of Mormon and the concept of scripture. The book is offered at a discount at this time through the generosity of Truman Madsen, a longtime member of the F.A.R.M.S. advisory board.


New Edition Helps Book Of Mormon Study Oct 2023

New Edition Helps Book Of Mormon Study

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

A new "Fireside Edition" of the Book of Mormon is now available through F.A.R.M.S. This edition contains the text of the Book of Mormon in seven paperback volumes, with lines in the wide margins that are suitable for taking brief notes and making cross-references. In addition, at the end of each volume is a short appendix dealing primarily with eyewitnesses to the Book of Mormon.


Biblical Law Biography Published Oct 2023

Biblical Law Biography Published

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

Last month a technical 339-page listing of Biblical Law scholarly sources was published as number 51 in the Toronto Studies in Theology by the Edwin Mellen Press in New York.


Sherem's Accusations Against Jacob Oct 2023

Sherem's Accusations Against Jacob

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

An interesting encounter is reported in Jacob 7 between Sherem and Jacob. In light of the ancient Israelite criminal law that was in force among the Nephites at this time and at least to the reforms of Mosiah (2 Ne. 5:10; Jarom 1:5; Mosiah 17:7-8; Alma 1:17), it is evident that Sherem's accusations were serious allegations. On three accounts, he accused Jacob of offenses punishable by death.


Fourth Annual Book Of Mormon Lecture Slated Oct 2023

Fourth Annual Book Of Mormon Lecture Slated

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

The fourth annual F.A.R.M.S. Book of Mormon lecture will be presented by Dr. Allen J. Christenson on February 27. The title of his lecture is "The Mayan Festival of Resurrection and the Book of Mormon." This presentation will be based on years of research into contemporary and ancient Highland Mayan religious festivals. Dr. Christenson will trace these festivals through time, examine their symbolic treatments of the tree of life and of the conflict between death and the underworld, and note Book of Mormon parallels. He will illustrate his presentation with numerous slides.


Sorenson Retires From Farms Board Oct 2023

Sorenson Retires From Farms Board

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

After ten years of leadership and service, John L. Sorenson has retired from the board of directors of F.A.R.M.S. to devote more time to his own research and writing, such as his project on Book of Mormon geography featured in this issue. We thank him for the incalculable help he has given to the Foundation and to the cause of scholarly research on the Book of Mormon.


Full Issue Oct 2023

Full Issue

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

No abstract provided.


Book Of Mormon Educator Passes Away Oct 2023

Book Of Mormon Educator Passes Away

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

Eldin Ricks, professor emeritus of Ancient Scripture at BYU, who was a friend of F.A.R.M.S. and a tireless advocate of the Book of Mormon, passed away last month. In our last newsletter we reported his generosity in donating copies of his wide-margin edition of the Book of Mormon to F.A.R.M.S. to make it more widely available---a good example of his efforts on behalf of the scriptures (and their Author). We will miss him.


Little-Known Magazine Defended The Mormon Point Of View Oct 2023

Little-Known Magazine Defended The Mormon Point Of View

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

In 1904 an English professor at BYU, Nels Lars Nelson, began publishing a little-known magazine entitled The Mormon Point of View. Although his valiant effort was sustained only for four issues, Nelson was able to write and publish several eloquent and insightful articles.


Nibley Discusses Current Research At Annual Farms Banquet Oct 2023

Nibley Discusses Current Research At Annual Farms Banquet

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

More than 250 people enjoyed the annual F.A.R.M.S. banquet on October 17. Following dinner and reports on the past year's projects and the next year's plans, the highlights of the evening were a beautiful harp solo by Tamara Oswald of the Utah Symphony and remarks by Hugh Nibley.


Electronic Discussion Group Formed To Consider Mormonism And Antiquity Oct 2023

Electronic Discussion Group Formed To Consider Mormonism And Antiquity

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

F.A.R.M.S. would like to announce the creation of an electronic discussion group for ancient studies and Mormon scripture called MORM-ANT (Mormonism and Antiquity). This is a listserv mailing list rather than an electronic bulletin board; submissions will be forwarded as electronic mail to all participants in the group. The topics for discussion in this group will be as wide-ranging as the interests of its participants, but generally reflecting the research goals and interests of F.A.R.M.S.


Expedition To Arabia Postponed Oct 2023

Expedition To Arabia Postponed

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

The F.A.R.M.S. expedition to the Wadi Sayq has been postponed by the Omani government because of sensitive negotiations between Oman and Yemen that concern territory near Wadi Sayq. However, the Omanis seem interested in a scholarly study of the wadi, so we are optimistic that the expedition will be rescheduled for the first part of January.


More Nibley Transcripts Ready Oct 2023

More Nibley Transcripts Ready

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

Transcripts for Semester 3 of "Teachings of the Book of Mormon," Hugh Nibley' s class now being broadcast on a number of cable and public TV stations, can now be obtained from F.A.R.M.S.


Uc-Davis Scholar Discusses Transoceanic Influences Oct 2023

Uc-Davis Scholar Discusses Transoceanic Influences

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

The question as to whether the civilizations of the American Indians evolved essentially independently or were importantly influenced by sea-borne visitors from the Old World long before Columbus has been called the most significant issue facing culture historians of the ancient Americas.


Nationally-Televised Dead Sea Scrolls Conference Features Farms Oct 2023

Nationally-Televised Dead Sea Scrolls Conference Features Farms

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

On November 20, 1992, at Stanford University's Kresge Auditorium in Palo Alto, California, Latter-day Saints will be represented at an Interfaith Conference entitled, "Unraveling the Mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls." This 3-hour conference starting at 7 p.m. will be filmed by the Vision Interfaith Satellite Network (VISN). An edited version of the conference will be presented as a one-hour special nationwide to a potential viewing audience of over 20 million.


A Note On The Name Nephi, John Gee Oct 2023

A Note On The Name Nephi, John Gee

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

The opening words of the Book of Mormon, "I, Nephi" (1 Nephi 1:10), raise an interesting issue: Are the "personal names contained in the story ... satisfactory for that period and region"? While an answer to that issue for all the names in the Book of Mormon still awaits investigation, we seem to be in a position to comment on the authenticity of the name Nephi.


Temple Studies Conference Planned Oct 2023

Temple Studies Conference Planned

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

The 1993 F.A.R.M.S. Annual Lecture will consist of a day-long series of presentations on ''Temples in the Ancient World." It will be held on a Saturday late in February at Brigham Young University. Admission is free.


New Video Describes Farms Oct 2023

New Video Describes Farms

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

Volunteer efforts by Joel Clark and a donation by his employer, NuSkin International, have produced a video introduction to the Foundation. Under the Foundation's direction, Clark spent many hours interviewing and filming people involved in the work of F.A.R.M.S. They talk about their experiences and about what the Foundation stands for and attempts to accomplish.


New Journal Publishes First Issue Oct 2023

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.


Full Issue Oct 2023

Full Issue

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

No abstract provided.


Book News Oct 2023

Book News

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

Those of you who ordered copies of Temple and Cosmos should have received your orders by now. Manufacturing problems experienced by Deseret Book delayed the release of this new volume in the Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, but we think you will agree that the final product was worth the wait. Already we are receiving enthusiastic comments about the quality of the illustrations and the depth of Nibley's analysis. If early trends are any indication, this should be one of the most popular volumes in the series.


Broadcast Of Nibley Book Of Mormon Class Begins In Ca Oct 2023

Broadcast Of Nibley Book Of Mormon Class Begins In Ca

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

The Hugh Nibley Book of Mormon class that is being broadcast in Utah by KBYU (channel 11 at 5:00 P.M. on Sundays) is now available in Orange County, California, on Dimension Cable (channel 48 at 8:00 P.M. on Mondays). This public service by Dimension Cable makes available to a new audience a weekly broadcast of Nibley's insights into the Book of Mormon.


Electronic Databases Speed And Enrich Your Scripture And Gospel Study Oct 2023

Electronic Databases Speed And Enrich Your Scripture And Gospel Study

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

As part of our service to students of the scriptures, we have arranged with Infobases, Inc., to distribute some of their electronic databases of gospel materials to F.A.R.M.S. subscribers at significant savings. These databases help you find verses of scripture and passages of text much faster than by hand, using verse or page number or key words or phrases, and they open up connections between passages in new ways.