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Lectures Examine Abinadi Aug 2023

Lectures Examine Abinadi

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

In a new video discussion on the ancient prophet Abinadi, Todd Parker, associate professor of Ancient Scripture at BYU, presents an informal discussion on the trial of Abinadi before wicked King Noah's court of priests. Parker's wide-ranging and eclectic presentation summarizes information on Abinadi's trial for blasphemy and false prophecy, the courageous way he delivered God's message of repentance to the wicked Nephite priests, and the masterful way he taught the priests the correct interpretation of the law of Moses. The law of Moses prescribes daily activities from which the people learn principles; the law of Christ teaches correct principles …

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Assistance For Farms-Sponsored Research Aug 2023

Assistance For Farms-Sponsored Research

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

We often receive questions from Insights readers about one aspect or another of the research that FARMS sponsors. We plan to address some of these questions, and the larger concepts that lie behind them, periodically in this column on "FARMS research notes." In this issue we consider some financial aspects of research support. In future issues we will address such topics as what counts as evidence, how to (and not to) draw conclusions from evidence, what is the nature of "peer review," and what is the purpose and meaning of scholarly "weasel words." We invite your comments and suggestions.

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Farms Scholars Lecture In Italy Aug 2023

Farms Scholars Lecture In Italy

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

Two FARMS board members, David Rolph Seely (assistant professor of Ancient Scripture) and William J. Hamblin (associate professor of History), were invited to travel to Italy the first week in May to give lectures at a three-day long CES annual conference in Assisi (about two hours from Rome).

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Latest Brown Bag Lectures Aug 2023

Latest Brown Bag Lectures

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

On March 27 Carl Johannessen, emeritus professor of Geography from the University of Oregon, spoke about evidences found in the ancient Old World of crops normally considered indigenous to the New World, particularly maize. His discussion, entitled "Diffusion of Cultural Traits across the Oceans in Pre-Columbian Times," included a slide presentation showing ancient architecture that depicts what he argues is maize. If his evidence is confirmed by additional research, it will help establish the existence of contacts between the Old and New Worlds before Columbus, thus helping to establish the plausibility of the Book of Mormon account.

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Two Notes On The Lord's Prayer, John W. Welch Aug 2023

Two Notes On The Lord's Prayer, John W. Welch

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

Four versions of the Lord's Prayer are found in scripture, in Matthew 6, JST Matthew 6, Luke 11, and 3 Nephi 13. Recent research enhances our appreciation of the words that Jesus chose to use.

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Hundreds Attend Farms Symposia Aug 2023

Hundreds Attend Farms Symposia

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

"Benjamin's Speech" was the topic of the Ninth Annual FARMS Symposium, held on April 13. More than 1600 people filled the auditorium of the Joseph Smith Building at BYU and flooded into overflow rooms to hear keynote speaker Elder Neal A. Maxwell, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, talk on "King Benjamin's Sermon: A Manual for Discipleship." Elder Maxwell taught that "admiration for the Lord leads to emulation of the Lord," and King Benjamin was the perfect example of this type of discipleship. Elder Maxwell also taught that we must count and weigh all of our blessings, …

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Hundreds Attend Farms Symposia Aug 2023

Hundreds Attend Farms Symposia

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

On March 23, some 700-800 people from Utah and other parts of the country turned out to hear presentations about the ancient scrolls and how they contribute to LDS understanding of gospel teachings, the Bible, and other aspects of biblical life. The symposium was sponsored by BYU Religious Education and FARMS.

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Five Years And Countless Hours Produce Two Farms Bibliographies On The Book Of Mormon Aug 2023

Five Years And Countless Hours Produce Two Farms Bibliographies On The Book Of Mormon

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

The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies is pleased to announce the publication of two new FARMS bibliographies. A Comprehensive Annotated Book of Mormon Bibliography is designed primarily for working scholars and university libraries. A shorter version, A Guide to Publications on the Book of Mormon, is designed primarily for students of the scriptures who are not professional scholars.

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Full Issue Aug 2023

Full Issue

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

No abstract provided.

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Brown Bag Lectures Continue To Inform Aug 2023

Brown Bag Lectures Continue To Inform

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

Two outstanding Brown Bag lectures were presented in February. Louis C. Midgley, professor of Political Science at BYU, discussed "The Authorship Debate: Who Really Wrote the Book of Mormon?" This lecture was based on a paper Midgley has submitted for publication in a new FARMS collection of essays on the authorship issue. Midgley gave a history of attempts to dismiss Joseph Smith's explanation for the coming forth of the Book of Mormon. In his paper, Midgley writes: "Those who fashion ... naturalistic explanations [of the Book of Mormon's origin] are faced with, among other challenges, the task of uncovering in …

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More Lectures On Book Of Mormon Prophets Added To The Farms Book Of Mormon Lecture Series Aug 2023

More Lectures On Book Of Mormon Prophets Added To The Farms Book Of Mormon Lecture Series

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

The latest lectures in video series on "The Prophets of the Book of Mormon and Their Messages" (part of the FARMS Book of Mormon Lecture Series) deal with the prophets of the brass plates (1 lecture), King Benjamin (2 lectures), and Alma the Younger (2 lectures). The lectures are available on video and audiotape and as transcripts. See the order form for details.

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Authorship Essays Reprinted Aug 2023

Authorship Essays Reprinted

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

Since 1830, millions of people have read the Book of Mormon and have been convinced that Joseph Smith's account of its origins is correct-that it is an ancient document given to him for a season by a divine messenger to translate by the gift and power of God. Critics, however, have argued that the book must be a fraud.

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Annual Symposium Will Be Repeated In Oakland Aug 2023

Annual Symposium Will Be Repeated In Oakland

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

"Benjamin's Speech: The Ninth Annual FARMS Symposium on the Book of Mormon" will be repeated in Oakland, California, on 20 April 1996, a week after its original presentation in Provo. Sponsored by the Saratoga Stake, this version of the symposium will feature most of the same lectures as the original (see details on page 1), most of them live and some on videotape.

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Broadcast Schedules Set Aug 2023

Broadcast Schedules Set

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

Please note the following broadcasts of FARMS presentations.

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New Committees Will Set Media And Electronic Policies Aug 2023

New Committees Will Set Media And Electronic Policies

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

FARMS has formed two new committees to give the Foundation guidance on nonprint forms of distribution. As opportunities grow to disseminate faithful scholarship on the Book of Mormon and related subjects through new means, the Foundation wants to be ready to respond appropriately.

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Farms Audiovisual Materials Can Be Found In Video Stores And Libraries Aug 2023

Farms Audiovisual Materials Can Be Found In Video Stores And Libraries

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

FARMS is now providing some public libraries and video rental stores with copies of videos, audiotapes, and transcripts of Hugh Nibley's Teachings of the Book of Mormon course videos and the FARMS Book of Mormon Lecture Series, as part of its mission to make Book of Mormon research findings available widely, promptly, and economically.

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1995 Farms Updates Reprinted Aug 2023

1995 Farms Updates Reprinted

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

Learn about ancient scapegoat rituals on the Day of Atonement; legends of South American Indians originating from the house of Israel; linguistic findings that link Old and New World languages; precedents for Benjamin's speech from atop a tower; a comparison between King Benjamin's tower and Old Testament pillars; and how revelation comes through the Urim and Thummim. It's all in the six FARMS Updates published in Insights in 1995. The collection gathers summaries of the latest Book of Mormon research together for quick reference. It is a great way to introduce your friends to FARMS and to recent developments in …

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Byu Symposium Focuses On Historicity And Scriptures Aug 2023

Byu Symposium Focuses On Historicity And Scriptures

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

On February 23 and 24, the BYU Religious Studies Center sponsored a "Symposium on Historicity and the Latter-day Saint Scriptures." Critics raise questions regularly about whether the scriptures are actually historical documents or are instead either frauds or some form of faith-promoting fiction. This symposium, organized by Paul Y. Hoskisson, associate professor of Ancient Scripture at BYU, brought together a dozen LDS scholars to discuss the nature of the evidence that supports the historicity of the scriptures.

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Expert On Egyptian Culture And Religion Speaks At Byu Aug 2023

Expert On Egyptian Culture And Religion Speaks At Byu

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

Professor Antonio Loprieno lectured on "Mystery and Initiation in Ancient Egypt" at BYU on 8 February 1996. Loprieno, professor of Egyptology and chair of the department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles, discussed ancient Egyptian initiation rites described in religious writings such as the Pyramid Texts, the Coffin Texts, the Book of the Dead, and a group of texts designated as Netherworld Books. His lectures captured the interest of many BYU faculty members and more than 200 students and other members of the community.

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Unintentional Sin In Benjamin's Discourse Aug 2023

Unintentional Sin In Benjamin's Discourse

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

In explaining the atonement of Jesus Christ, King Benjamin pointedly states that in addition to atoning for the fall of Adam, "his blood atoneth for the sins of those .. . who have died not knowing the will of God concerning them, or who have ignorantly sinned" (Mosiah 3:11). For modern readers, the notion of sinning unintentionally may seem illogical. Isn't sin a conscious violation of a commandment of God? If someone transgresses a law of God in ignorance, is there any guilt or culpability that calls for repentance?

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Farms, Oxford University Press, And E. J. Brill Join In Publishing Venture Aug 2023

Farms, Oxford University Press, And E. J. Brill Join In Publishing Venture

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

The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies is in the last stages of negotiating an agreement with Oxford University Press and E. J. Brill (in the Netherlands) to jointly publish The Dead Sea Scrolls Electronic Reference Library. The FARMS Dead Sea Scrolls Electronic Database, currently under development with technical assistance from BYU, will be published as volume 2 in the series. Volume 1, a collection on disk of high resolution digitized images of some of the nonbiblical scrolls and scroll fragments that Oxford has been working on for some time, is scheduled for demonstration at the "International Symposium …

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King Benjamin's Marvelous Words To His People Will Be The Focus Of The Ninth Annual Farms Symposium Aug 2023

King Benjamin's Marvelous Words To His People Will Be The Focus Of The Ninth Annual Farms Symposium

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

One of the best ways to learn more about Nephite society and better appreciate the richness of the gospel in the Book of Mormon is to study the speech of King Benjamin. "Benjamin's Speech: The Ninth Annual FARMS Symposium on the Book of Mormon" will feature papers on this marvelous sermon from six knowledgeable and notable LDS speakers. The symposium is scheduled for 13 April 1996 in the BYU Joseph Smith Building auditorium, from 8:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Afterwards an open house will be held in the new FARMS offices at 551 East 870 North (maps will be provided …

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Full Issue Aug 2023

Full Issue

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

No abstract provided.

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New Lectures Focus On Book Of Mormon Prophets Aug 2023

New Lectures Focus On Book Of Mormon Prophets

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

A new set of lectures in the Book of Mormon Lecture Series, "Prophets of the Book of Mormon and Their Messages," appears just in time to complement the Church's 1996 curriculum. Robert L. Millet, professor of Ancient Scripture and Dean of Religious Education at BYU, introduces the series with a presentation on Lehi's prophetic mission, messages, and example.

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Matthews And Faulring Create Jst Research Library Aug 2023

Matthews And Faulring Create Jst Research Library

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

At a recent FARMS Brown Bag presentation, Robert J. Matthews, professor emeritus of Ancient Scripture, and Scott H. Faulring described a project on which they are cooperating. Called the Joseph Smith Translation (JST) Research Library, this joint effort involves FARMS, Brigham Young University's Religious Studies Center, and the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS) Archives in Independence, Missouri.

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Bonampak Effort Produces Photos Of Mayan Murals Aug 2023

Bonampak Effort Produces Photos Of Mayan Murals

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

FARMS is assisting in research conducted at Mayan ruins at Bonampak in Mexico by Yale University and the National Geographic Society. Professors Stephen Houston and Gene Ware of BYU are helping to examine the remains of rapidly fading murals on the walls of the ruins. FARMS provided a multispectral photographic filter and technical expertise (from Steve Booras, Electronic Projects Specialist at FARMS) to help Houston record these murals on film before they disappear.

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Qumran Dig Uncovers Evidence Of Residential Quarter Aug 2023

Qumran Dig Uncovers Evidence Of Residential Quarter

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

Archaeologists excavating caves outside the ruins of Qumran have identified a residential quarter inhabited by the Dead Sea sect 2,000 years ago. The dig is being conducted by Dr. Hanan Eshel of Bar-Ilan University and Magen Broshi, former curator of the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Israel Museum, with financial support from FARMS.

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Popular Novelist Asks, "Is The Book Of Mormon Fake?" Aug 2023

Popular Novelist Asks, "Is The Book Of Mormon Fake?"

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

Orson Scott Card is a name familiar to fans of science fiction and to many readers of LDS fiction and drama. It is no secret that Card has based many of his works on themes from the Book of Mormon. In 1993 Card spoke at BYU about the Book of Mormon, and his remarks have been published as the first chapter in his book A Storyteller in Zion.

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Scrolls Scholar Speaks At Byu Aug 2023

Scrolls Scholar Speaks At Byu

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

Professor Geza Vermes, a prominent Dead Sea Scrolls scholar from England, gave a lecture at BYU in November sponsored by Religious Education, the Kennedy Center, and FARMS. He spoke on messiah texts in the scrolls and reviewed the history of the scrolls' discovery and translation. He also spoke of the tangled politics both among scrolls scholars and between those scholars and the public.

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New Name, New Organization, But Same High Quality Found In Latest Issue Of Review Aug 2023

New Name, New Organization, But Same High Quality Found In Latest Issue Of Review

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

The Review of Books on the Book of Mormon, published by FARMS since 1989, has attempted to assist students of the Book of Mormon by reviewing every significant publication about the Book of Mormon published each year. While that commitment remains unchanged, the focus of the reviews published in the last several issues has expanded to match the expanding interests of FARMS - first, the Book of Mormon, and then other ancient scripture and related topics; thus the name of the Review has been changed to the FARMS Review of Books to more accurately reflect this expanded focus.

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