Abstract: The BookofMormon story of Jacob and Sherem has been evaluated and interpreted from many different viewpoints over the years. In his retelling of the story, Jacob crafted acautionary tale

  In this episode, our hosts Terry Hutchinson, John Gee and Kevin Christensen discussed Kevin’s article in the Interpreter Journal on Margaret Barker. You can listen to or download the November 13th b

Abstract: Twenty years ago, the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies published Paradigms Regained: ASurvey of Margaret Barkers Scholarship and Its Significance for Mormon Studies as

Abstract: Miracles occur relatively often in scripture, as do people who, for various reasons, want or even need to deny their occurrence. The arguments that are deployed to justify such denial haven

Abstract: The usage of the exclamation mark has changed over time but continues to serve as an important textual interpretation aid. Punctuation itself has not been a permanent fixture in English, rat

Abstract: The significance of the ongoing studies into the potential location of the Old World Bountiful, which Nephi reminds us was prepared of the Lord (1 Nephi 17:5), and is documented in great

Abstract: This paper brings contemporary Ancient Near East (ANE) scholarship in several fields together with the ancient scriptures restored through Joseph Smith to construct a new starting point for

Abstract: Jonathan Neville has offered a response to my two recent reviews of his works; however, in his response, Neville offers a poor defense regarding what he wrote and misrepresents my reviews of

Abstract: Since 1829, various theories about the production of the Book of Mormon have been proposed. Modern scholarship has moved away from the idea that Joseph Smith actually translated ancient engr

Abstract: In the latter part (1Nephi1314) of his vision of the tree of life (1Nephi1114), Nephi is shown the unauthorized human diminution of scripture and the gospel by the Gentile great and a