An Ancient American Setting for the Book of Mormon
Author | : John L. Sorenson |
Publisher | : Shadow Mountain |
Total Pages | : 415 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780877476085 |
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Author | : John L. Sorenson |
Publisher | : Shadow Mountain |
Total Pages | : 415 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780877476085 |
Author | : John L. Sorenson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 798 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Book of Mormon |
ISBN | : |
Author | : John L. Sorenson |
Publisher | : Research Press (UT) |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Book of Mormon |
ISBN | : 9780934893282 |
"Describes and displays many aspects of the civilization that arose in southern Mexico and northern Central America (Mesoamerica) thousands of years ago" in order to "help readers envision the lives of the people in the Book of Mormon"--jacket.
Author | : John L. Sorenson |
Publisher | : Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship Deseret Book |
Total Pages | : 826 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Book of Mormon |
ISBN | : 9781609073992 |
The author demonstrates that the Book of Mormon is a native Mesoamerican book (or codex) that exhibits what one would expect of a historical document produced in the context of ancient Mesoamerican civilization. He also shows that scholars' discoveries about Mesoamerica and the contents of the Nephite record are clearly related, listing more than 400 points where the Book of Mormon text corresponds to characteristic Mesoamerican situations, statements, allusions, and history.
Author | : John L. Sorenson |
Publisher | : Maxwell Institute |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Book of Mormon |
ISBN | : 9780934893480 |
As the ancient prophet Mormon edited the scriptural texts that would become the Book of Mormon, he must have had a map in his mind of the places and physical features that comprised the setting for the events described in that book. Mormon's Map is Book of Mormon scholar John Sorenson's reconstruction of that mental map solely from information gleaned from the text after years of intensive study. He describes his method; establishes the overall shape of Book of Mormon lands; sorts out details of topography, distance, direction, climate, and civilization; and treats issues of historical geography. The resultant map will facilitate analysis of geography-related issues in the Book of Mormon narrative and also be of help in evaluating theories about where in the real world the Nephite lands were located.
Author | : Grant Hardy |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2010-04-07 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0199745447 |
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.
Author | : Jonathan Neville |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 377 |
Release | : 2015-10-10 |
Genre | : Book of Mormon |
ISBN | : 9781944200039 |
Author | : Richard Hauck |
Publisher | : Shadow Mountain |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 1988-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780875791289 |
Author | : Grant Hardy |
Publisher | : University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages | : 738 |
Release | : 2005-08-10 |
Genre | : Bibles |
ISBN | : 9780252073410 |
Regarded as sacred scripture by millions, the Book of Mormon -- first published in 1830 -- is one of the most significant documents in American religious history. This new reader-friendly version reformats the complete, unchanged 1920 text in the manner of modern translations of the Bible, with paragraphs, quotations marks, poetic forms, topical headings, multichapter headings, indention of quoted documents, italicized reworkings of biblical prophecies, and minimized verse numbers. It also features a hypothetical map based on internal references, an essay on Book of Mormon poetry, a full glossary of names, genealogical charts, a basic bibliography of Mormon and non-Mormon scholarship, a chronology of the translation, eyewitness accounts of the gold plates, and information regarding the lost 116 pages and significant changes in the text. The Book of Mormon claims to be the product of three historical interactions: the writings of the original ancient American authors, the editing of the fourth-century prophet Mormon, and the translation of Joseph Smith. The editorial aids and footnotes in this edition integrate all three perspectives and provide readers with a clear guide through this complicated text. New readers will find the story accessible and intelligible; Mormons will gain fresh insights from familiar verses seen in a broader narrative context. This is the first time the Book of Mormon has been published with quotation marks, select variant readings, and the testimonies of women involved in the translation process. It is also the first return to a paragraphed format since versification was added in 1879.
Author | : Rod L. Meldrum |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2011-07 |
Genre | : Book of Mormon |
ISBN | : 9781934537473 |