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New Approaches to the Book of Mormon

Author : Brent Lee Metcalfe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781560850175
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book New Approaches to the Book of Mormon written by Brent Lee Metcalfe and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Joseph Smith presented the Book of Mormon for sale in early 1830, questions surfaced immediately regarding its claim to be an ancient history of America. In this ten-essay compilation, scholars outline the broad contours of contemporary research bearing on this question. Drawing from a variety of disciplines, contributors discuss historicity from the standpoint of physical and cultural anthropology, geography, linguistics, demographics, literary forms, liturgical context, theology, and evolution of the original manuscript to published work. The message of the Book of Mormon is one of socio-economic equality and divine intervention. That message can be obscured by people who revere it as an icon and prooftext rather than read it for understanding. Furthermore, attempts to make the book safe for Sunday school audiences can gloss over context. Returning to a nineteenth-century understanding restores the book's spiritual rather than symbolic importance. By asking hard questions, contributors modify, even transform, previous theories regarding the nature of LDS scripture. Still, through painstaking research, they share a wealth of fresh perspectives and offer an array of new directions for future investigation.

Americanist Approaches to The Book of Mormon

Author : Elizabeth Fenton
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190056533
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Americanist Approaches to The Book of Mormon written by Elizabeth Fenton and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-18 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the sacred text of a modern religious movement of global reach, The Book of Mormon has undeniable historical significance. That significance, this volume shows, is inextricable from the intricacy of its literary form and the audacity of its historical vision. This landmark collection brings together a diverse range of scholars in American literary studies and related fields to definitively establish The Book of Mormon as an indispensable object of Americanist inquiry not least because it is, among other things, a form of Americanist inquiry in its own right--a creative, critical reading of "America." Drawing on formalist criticism, literary and cultural theory, book history, religious studies, and even anthropological field work, Americanist Approaches to The Book of Mormon captures as never before the full dimensions and resonances of this "American Bible."

A New Approach to Studying the Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ

Author : Lynn Rosenvall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780998717807
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (178 download)

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Download or read book A New Approach to Studying the Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ written by Lynn Rosenvall and published by . This book was released on 2017-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A formatted version of the Book of Mormon organized by events emphasizing narrators, speakers, locations, dates and quoted passages

Understanding the Book of Mormon

Author : Grant Hardy
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199745447
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book Understanding the Book of Mormon written by Grant Hardy and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-04-07 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Twain once derided the Book of Mormon as "chloroform in print." Long and complicated, written in the language of the King James version of the Bible, it boggles the minds of many. Yet it is unquestionably one of the most influential books ever written. With over 140 million copies in print, it is a central text of one of the largest and fastest-growing faiths in the world. And, Grant Hardy shows, it's far from the coma-inducing doorstop caricatured by Twain. In Understanding the Book of Mormon, Hardy offers the first comprehensive analysis of the work's narrative structure in its 180 year history. Unlike virtually all other recent world scriptures, the Book of Mormon presents itself as an integrated narrative rather than a series of doctrinal expositions, moral injunctions, or devotional hymns. Hardy takes readers through its characters, events, and ideas, as he explores the story and its messages. He identifies the book's literary techniques, such as characterization, embedded documents, allusions, and parallel narratives. Whether Joseph Smith is regarded as author or translator, it's noteworthy that he never speaks in his own voice; rather, he mediates nearly everything through the narrators Nephi, Mormon, and Moroni. Hardy shows how each has a distinctive voice, and all are woven into an integral whole. As with any scripture, the contending views of the Book of Mormon can seem irreconcilable. For believers, it is an actual historical document, transmitted from ancient America. For nonbelievers, it is the work of a nineteenth-century farmer from upstate New York. Hardy transcends this intractable conflict by offering a literary approach, one appropriate to both history and fiction. Regardless of whether readers are interested in American history, literature, comparative religion, or even salvation, he writes, the book can best be read if we examine the text on its own terms.

American Apocrypha

Author : Dan Vogel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Apocrypha written by Dan Vogel and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the preceding pages, I have tried to show how a historical-critical view of the Book of Mormon illuminates some of its more interesting problems. Many questions remain, and many problems have yet to be discovered and analyzed. I myself have questions about the Book of Mormon's origins that I cannot yet answer. However, that fact does not diminish the certainty of my conclusion that the Book of Mormon is a modern text.

A New Approach to Studying the Gospel of Jesus Christ

Author : Lynn Rosenvall
Publisher : Olive Leaf Foundation
ISBN 13 : 9780998717821
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (178 download)

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Download or read book A New Approach to Studying the Gospel of Jesus Christ written by Lynn Rosenvall and published by Olive Leaf Foundation. This book was released on 2018-04-15 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A formatted version of the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John organized by events emphasizing narrators, speakers, locations, dates and quoted passages

Digging in Cumorah

Author : Mark D. Thomas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781560850885
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (58 download)

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Download or read book Digging in Cumorah written by Mark D. Thomas and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite being the founding scripture of a prominent religion, the Book of Mormon has escaped the attention of world scholars. Why is this? Thomas asks. To date, most research, conducted almost exclusively by Latter-day Saints, has been aimed at reconstructing the book's historical origins rather than at interpreting its message. In a sense, this begs readers to take the book seriously.Thomas wants to see prejudice, on the one hand, and over-reverence, on the other, set aside, to see people approach the Book of Mormon on its own terms. He follows the current direction in biblical studies. In determining the intent of a passage, he considers narrative patterns and literary forms. He does so both sensitively and honestly. He says he writes for the non-believer as well as for believers -- for seekers of a lost world and for those who seek a new one -- those who may have misplaced their world somewhere along the way.

Book of Mormon Student Manual

Author : The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Publisher : David Van Leeuwen
ISBN 13 : 1592976654
Total Pages : 439 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (929 download)

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Download or read book Book of Mormon Student Manual written by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and published by David Van Leeuwen. This book was released on 2009-07 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Isaiah in the Book of Mormon

Author : Donald W. Parry
Publisher : Maxwell Institute
ISBN 13 : 9780934893299
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book Isaiah in the Book of Mormon written by Donald W. Parry and published by Maxwell Institute. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of Isaiah' prophetic writings, the resurrected Lord taught, "Search these things diligently; for great are the words of Isaiah" (3 Nephi 32:1). Yet no chapters in the Book of Mormon are more difficult to understand than the Isaiah passages quoted by Nephi, Jacob, Abinadi, and Christ himself. The 17 essays in Isaiah in the Book of Mormon take a variety of approaches in seeking to help readers make the most of Isaiah's teachings. The contributing scholars draw on the Book of Mormon prophets as knowledgeable guides, examining how and why those ancient writers used and interpreted Isaiah's prophetic teachings. They explain Nephi's keys for understanding the great prophet, use historical and linguistic information to clarify his meanings, examine recurring themes, and reflect on the influence of these texts on ancient and modern saints.

Americanist Approaches to the Book of Mormon

Author : Elizabeth Fenton
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0190221925
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Book Synopsis Americanist Approaches to the Book of Mormon by : Elizabeth Fenton

Download or read book Americanist Approaches to the Book of Mormon written by Elizabeth Fenton and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the sacred text of a modern religious movement of global reach, The Book of Mormon has undeniable historical significance. That significance, this volume shows, is inextricable from the intricacy of its literary form and the audacity of its historical vision. This landmark collection brings together a diverse range of scholars in American literary studies and related fields to definitively establish The Book of Mormon as an indispensable object of Americanist inquiry not least because it is, among other things, a form of Americanist inquiry in its own right--a creative, critical reading of "America." Drawing on formalist criticism, literary and cultural theory, book history, religious studies, and even anthropological field work, Americanist Approaches to The Book of Mormon captures as never before the full dimensions and resonances of this "American Bible."

The Lost Book of Mormon

Author : Avi Steinberg
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307948366
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Book of Mormon written by Avi Steinberg and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is The Book of Mormon a Great American Novel? Avi Steinberg thinks so. In this quirky travelogue—part fan nonfiction, part personal quest—he follows the trail laid out in Joseph Smith’s book. From Jerusalem to the ruined Mayan cities of Central America to upstate New York and, finally, to Jackson County, Missouri—the spot Smith identified as the site of the Garden of Eden—Steinberg traces The Book’s unexpected path and grapples with Joseph Smith’s demons—and his own. Literate and funny, personal and provocative, the genre-bending The Lost Book of Mormon boldly explores our deeply human impulse to write books, and affirms the abiding power of story.

Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited

Author : Noel B. Reynolds
Publisher : Maxwell Institute
ISBN 13 : 9780934893251
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited written by Noel B. Reynolds and published by Maxwell Institute. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints view the Book of Mormon as scripture written by ancient prophets, while critics believe that it is a 19th-century fraud. The 15 essays in Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited present the latest research by LDS scholars on the question in an effort to demonstrate that the weight of scholarly evidence is on the side of authenticity. Part 1 contains essays dealing with accounts of how the book was produced in 1829 and 1830, with emphasis on the translation process and the witnesses who saw the plates. Part 2 takes a look at the logical structure of the authorship debate and reviews the history of alternative theories and criticisms of the Book of Mormon. Part 3 presents textual studies that demonstrate the plausibility of the Book of Mormon as an ancient book, and part 4 updates scholars' attempts to understand the ancient cultural and geographic setting of the book in both the Old and New Worlds.

Second Witness

Author : Brant Gardner
Publisher : Greg Kofford Books Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 1589580419
Total Pages : 469 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (895 download)

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Download or read book Second Witness written by Brant Gardner and published by Greg Kofford Books Incorporated. This book was released on 2007 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This volume, the first of six, devotes serious attention to the foundational questions: (1) What is a useful approach to Book of Mormon geography? (2) What contributions can archaeology, anthropology, and ethnohistory make to Book of Mormon questions? (3) What constituted Nephite theology in these first generations? (4) What were Mormon's sources and how did he organize his work? One of the most exciting insights of this volume is its reconstruction of the politics behind the Deuteronomic reforms of King Josiah. These reforms deemphasized an earlier Messiah-centered theology that more fully acknowledged the council of the gods, the war in heaven, Yahweh's feminine consort, originally worshipped in the temple, and Isaiah, the poet-prophet who foretold the Messiah's coming. Did Lehi's acceptance of this earlier, Christ-centered religion explain the death threats against him in Jerusalem? If Laman and Lemuel accepted those reforms, did this intrafamily disagreement produce a thousand years of hostility between Nephites and Lamanites in the New World? Other contributions of this volume are a fresh look at what the Book of Mormon actually says about skin color, the pressures of local polytheistic culture on Nephite theology, and the Isaiah-based egalitarian ideal of Nephite culture."--Bk. jkt.

The Saints and the State

Author : James Simeone
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780821424469
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (244 download)

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Download or read book The Saints and the State written by James Simeone and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Simeone's case study uncovers in the 1846 expulsion of Mormons from Illinois an important object lesson for American democracy today, revealing the impossibility of state neutrality in the face of entrenched group beliefs and segregated settlement.

Mormons and the Bible

Author : Philip L. Barlow
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019973903X
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book Mormons and the Bible written by Philip L. Barlow and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-06-27 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philip L. Barlow analyzes the approaches taken to the Bible by key Mormon leaders, from founder Joseph Smith up to the present day. This edition includes an updated preface and bibliography.

Beholding the Tree of Life: A Rabbinic Approach to the Book of Mormon

Author : Bradley J. Kramer
Publisher : Greg Kofford Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beholding the Tree of Life: A Rabbinic Approach to the Book of Mormon written by Bradley J. Kramer and published by Greg Kofford Books. This book was released on with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Too often readers approach the Book of Mormon simply as a collection of quotations, an inspired anthology to be scanned quickly and routinely recited. In Beholding the Tree of Life Bradley J. Kramer encourages his readers to slow down, to step back, and to contemplate the literary qualities of the Book of Mormon using interpretive techniques developed by Talmudic and post-Talmudic rabbis. Specifically, Kramer shows how to read the Book of Mormon closely, in levels, paying attention to the details of its expression as well as to its overall connection to the Hebrew Scriptures—all in order to better appreciate the beauty of the Book of Mormon and its limitless capacity to convey divine meaning.

A Christian Woman's Guide to Understanding Mormonism

Author : Donna Morley
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780736910866
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book A Christian Woman's Guide to Understanding Mormonism written by Donna Morley and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Morley understands that in addition to learning facts and information, women want guidance for making personal connections. This book shares valuable information alongside true-life stories, powerful illustrations, and useful "evangelism helps" that empower women with knowledge and the relational tools they need for sharing their faith with Mormons.