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Full Issue Aug 2023

Full Issue

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

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I Was In Prison, And Ye Visited Me Aug 2023

I Was In Prison, And Ye Visited Me

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

Marvin Roberson, longtime friend of F.A.R.M.S., has brought to our attention an opportunity to supply the Utah State Prison with books, articles, videos, and tapes about the Book of Mormon. Several inmates in this correctional institution are eager to read books like Nibley's Approaching Zion and to watch programs like "Unraveling the Mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls." Anyone who has worked with prisoners knows that some desire to repent, but the way back is hard. Great needs cry out for strong resources.

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Library Shaping Up Nicely, Thanks To Volunteers Aug 2023

Library Shaping Up Nicely, Thanks To Volunteers

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

Thanks to the efforts of Daniel McKinlay, Pat Eyler, Stephen Heidt, and Jim Holmes, unselfish F.A.R.M.S. volunteers, our library is becoming more accessible. All of our books have been catalogued and assigned call numbers, and our collection of papers is receiving the same attention. A computerized index is being created to make it easier for researchers to find items by title, author, and subject.

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Encyclopedia Of Mormonism Is Available Again Aug 2023

Encyclopedia Of Mormonism Is Available Again

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

Macmillan has reprinted the 4-volume set of the Encyclopedia of Mormonism. F.A.R.M.S. will again be able to provide this significant resource at a discount. See the order form.

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Paper Details The Chronology Of The Book Of Mormon Aug 2023

Paper Details The Chronology Of The Book Of Mormon

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

A new preliminary paper, "Introduction to Book of Mormon Chronology: The Principal Prophecies, Calendars, and Dates," by Randall Spackman, examines the temporal context of the Book of Mormon. Much as John Sorenson has done for the geography of the Book of Mormon, Spackman attempts carefully to lay out the issues that must be addressed in any treatment of the chronology of the book and present a plausible and enlightening correlation between the chronology of the Book of Mormon and other historical events and time-keeping systems.

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Video Recordings Begins On A New Book Of Mormon Lecture Series Aug 2023

Video Recordings Begins On A New Book Of Mormon Lecture Series

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

Filming has begun for a new video series that will present fifty or more lectures on the Book of Mormon. F.A.R.M.S. has invited BYU faculty and others to deliver one-hour lectures on favorite Book of Mormon topics, to be videotaped for broadcast on public and community-access cable television stations and for release in 1994 on videocassette.

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The Sword Of Laban As A Symbol Of Divine Authority, Brett L. Holbrook Aug 2023

The Sword Of Laban As A Symbol Of Divine Authority, Brett L. Holbrook

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

The sword that Nephi took from Laban played an important role in Nephite history, not only as the model after which the Nephites later made swords to defend themselves, but also and perhaps more importantly as a symbol of the legitimate authority of the Nephite rulers, beginning with Nephi himself.

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Scrolls Broadcast Received Well Aug 2023

Scrolls Broadcast Received Well

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

In March the VISN Interfaith Satellite Network broadcast nationally a program entitled "The Dead Sea Scrolls: A New Era Dawns." It consisted of highlights of the conference on the Dead Sea Scrolls that F.A.R.M.S. helped to sponsor and supplemental information about the scrolls. The number of calls received by the F.A.R.M.S. office indicates that the program generated considerable interest.

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Second Issue Of Journal Features Sword Of Laban And Near-Death Experiences Aug 2023

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.

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Full Issue Aug 2023

Full Issue

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

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Nibley Book Of Mormon Broadcasts Extended Aug 2023

Nibley Book Of Mormon Broadcasts Extended

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

Because of the very favorable response to their broadcasting the first two semesters of Hugh Nibley's Honors Book of Mormon class, KBYU has decided to continue the series during 1993 with semesters three and four. The editing of those semesters for broadcast has been made possible by a generous grant from Karen and Alan Ashton.

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New Light Shed On Book Of Mormon Scholarship Aug 2023

New Light Shed On Book Of Mormon Scholarship

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

William J. Hamblin of the BYU History Department and member of the F.A.R.M.S. board examines some common weaknesses of anti-Mormon comments on the Book of Mormon in a new paper, "Basic Problems with the Anti-Mormon Approach to the Geography and Archaeology of the Book of Mormon." The points he makes are sound and may prompt new lines of research for serious students of these subjects.

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Biblical Scholar Compares Moses And Joseph Smith Aug 2023

Biblical Scholar Compares Moses And Joseph Smith

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

In "The Formation of the Canon of the Old Testament," in Religion and Law: Biblical, Judaic, and Islamic Perspectives, (edited by Edwin Firmage, Bernard Weiss, and John Welch and published in 1990 by Eisenbrauns), David Noel Freedman discusses the legacy of Moses and his Torah to the Western world. This legacy, he believes, is "the merger of law and religion, the inseparable joint expression of the divine will, communicated by his prophet. If true religion involves the right relationship between humanity and deity, then the law 1s the way in which that relationship is defined and regulated." Freedman concludes …

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Did Book Of Mormon Names Persist In Ancient America? Aug 2023

Did Book Of Mormon Names Persist In Ancient America?

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

T he name Zenock, from the Book of Mormon, and Tenoch, the Nahuatl name of a semi-legendary priest/leader of the Aztecs, may be linguistically related. The Book of Mormon refers five times to the Israelite prophet Zenock, spelled Zenoch in the Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon (1 Nephi 19:10, c. 580 B.C.; Alma 33:15 and 34:7, c. 74 B.C.; Helaman 8:20, c. 23 B.C.; and 3 Nephi 10:16, c. A.D. 34). Those passages remind the Nephites and the future readers of the Book of Mormon about the prophecies of Zenoch concerning Christ, which were contained in …

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New Farms Dead Sea Scrolls Video On National Tv Broadcast Aug 2023

New Farms Dead Sea Scrolls Video On National Tv Broadcast

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

A one-hour TV special produced by the LDS Church Public Affairs Department showing highlights of the Dead Sea Scrolls conference, reported in the last two issues of INSIGHTS, will be featured on national TV on the VISN Showcase Saturday, March 13, at 7:00 P.M. MST, on the VISN/ACTS Cable Network. The program will also be broadcast on Monday, March 8, at 7:00 A.M. MST, and on Thursday, March 11, at 10:00 P.M. MST. VISN is an interfaith, national cable TV network that presents programs from a variety of religious perspectives, including weekly programs from the LDS Church.

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Nibley Quote Book Revised & Reissued Aug 2023

Nibley Quote Book Revised & Reissued

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

Of All Things, a book of quotations from Hugh Nibley compiled and edited by Gary Gillum, will be available again April 1 in a revised and expanded edition. Gillum has selected, from both published and unpublished writings, numerous quotations that illustrate Nibley's considerable wit and wisdom, creating a wonderful introduction to Nibley's life-long effort to make sense of the things of this world and the things of eternity.

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Symposium Fosters Lively Discussion Of Ancient Temples Aug 2023

Symposium Fosters Lively Discussion Of Ancient Temples

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

The more than 1500 people who attended the sixth annual F.A.R.M.S. Symposium were rewarded with a wealth of information about temples of the ancient world. Elder Marion D. Hanks set the tone for the day in his keynote address. He reflected on quiet, daily miracles that occur in the temple and the desire that David expressed in Psalm 27 to "dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord."

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Full Issue Aug 2023

Full Issue

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

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New Year's Greeting And Thanks For Your Assistance Aug 2023

New Year's Greeting And Thanks For Your Assistance

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

Each year, many people contribute time and resources to make it possible for the Foundation to promote research on the Book of Mormon and other ancient scripture and to publish the results of that research. Every contribution helps, whether it is a subscription, a $20 gift, or a donation of thousands of dollars, and whether it is two hours or two hundred hours of volunteer labor.

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From The Boardroom Aug 2023

From The Boardroom

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

Members of the F.A.R.M.S. board of directors continue to be on the move. Stephen Ricks was recently appointed to a three-year term as Associate Dean of General and Honors Education at BYU. He continues as the Chairman of the F.A.R.M.S. board of directors and as Acting President during Noel Reynolds's academic year as Scholar in Residence at the BYU Jerusalem Center. Despite the distance, Noel has been in close contact with the board, especially in making arrangements for research in the Middle East.

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Nibley Repudiates Bogus Article Aug 2023

Nibley Repudiates Bogus Article

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

An article with Hugh Nibley's name on it, but not written by him, has apparently been circulating in various parts of Utah and elsewhere. It is entitled "The Earth's Temporal Existence." Because Nibley and F.A.R.M.S. receive numerous inquiries about the authenticity of the article, he has allowed us to publish the following statement. In Nibley's inimitable style, it makes clear his attitude to the article and the fuss it has created.

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Dead Sea Scrolls Conference Aug 2023

Dead Sea Scrolls Conference

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

Professor Norman Golb, Rev. Joseph Fitzmyer, and Professor Stephen Ricks discussed the Dead Sea Scrolls to a sold-out audience at Stanford University on November 20. A complete video of the conference, together with an interview with Hugh Nibley, is available on the order form.

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Eyewitness Accounts Give Historical Background On The D&C Aug 2023

Eyewitness Accounts Give Historical Background On The D&C

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

Unlike other books of scripture, the Doctrine and Covenants contains very little historical narrative. The teachings in scripture take on added meaning as they are seen in the context of the needs and experiences of God's people at the time. For the Doctrine and Covenants, more than for the other books of scripture, we must turn to outside sources for insights from the historical background.

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Complete Body Of Interviews With David Whitmer Presented And Analyzed Aug 2023

Complete Body Of Interviews With David Whitmer Presented And Analyzed

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

David Whitmer was the most interviewed of the three witnesses of the Book of Mormon and the last surviving witness. His lifelong testimony, consistent in affirming the reality of his experience, is a rich resource for every student of Mormonism.

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Volunteer Needed For Library Work Aug 2023

Volunteer Needed For Library Work

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

F.A.R.M.S. could use a volunteer to help update the cataloguing and organization of the F.A.R.M.S. library and archive. Persons who could donate a few hours a week and are interested in helping with this project are invited to contact Brent Hall at the F.A.R.M.S. office.

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Four Gospels Harmonized, Plus All Changes Made By Joseph Smith Aug 2023

Four Gospels Harmonized, Plus All Changes Made By Joseph Smith

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

The four Gospels and the Joseph Smith Translation are now available in a new and innovative compilation. The Joseph Smith Translation of the Four Gospels, available on the order form, presents the four Gospels in a harmonized parallel format, with every change made by the Prophet Joseph Smith integrated into the text and highlighted. This format makes it easy to identify Joseph's changes, to compare the text of all four Gospels and the Joseph Smith Translation (JST), and to make a comprehensive study of the life and teachings of the Savior.

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Vikings, Iron, And The Book Of Mormon, William J. Hamblin Aug 2023

Vikings, Iron, And The Book Of Mormon, William J. Hamblin

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

The question of the relationship between Mesoamerican archaeology and descriptions of the use of iron and other metals in the Book of Mormon is a complex one. The Jaredites, Nephites, and Mulekites came from the ancient Near East, where metallurgy was a widespread, integral part of civilization. There is evidence from the Book of Mormon that some elements of Near Eastern metallurgical technology were brought to the New World.

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New Evidence About Book Of Mormon Scribes Aug 2023

New Evidence About Book Of Mormon Scribes

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

A copy of the original manuscript of the Book of Mormon was made by Oliver Cowdery and two other scribes. This copy is called the printer's manuscript, since it was the one normally used to set the type for the first edition. Oliver Cowdery transcribed about 85% of the copy. Most of the remainder is in the second scribe's hand, with only a few pages by the third scribe, apparently in relief for the second scribe. The third scribe has been identified as Hyrum Smith by Dean Jessee. Until now the second scribe has been unidentified, but new evidence suggests …

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Elder Hanks Will Address Temple Studies Conference Aug 2023

Elder Hanks Will Address Temple Studies Conference

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

Elder Marion D. Hanks, emeritus member of the First Quorum of the Seventy and former president of the Salt Lake Temple, will deliver the keynote address at the 1993 F.A.R.M.S. Annual Symposium, which will consist of a day-long series of presentations on ''Temples in the Ancient World." It will be held on February 20 in the auditorium of the Joseph Smith Building at Brigham Young University. Admission is free.

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Full Issue Aug 2023

Full Issue

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

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