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“This Great Mystery”: Gathering Still Other Sheep through the New Covenant of Peace
July 15, 2022

Abstract: The Book of Mormon sheds light on a “great mystery” located in John 10:16 (D&C 10:64). In this paper, using a comparative method that traces intersecting pastoral imagery, I argue that John 

Modern Near East Archaeology and the Brass Plates
July 08, 2022

Abstract: Contemporary Palestinian archaeology has produced two major threats to traditional interpretations of the history of ancient Israel. The first threat, which derives from scientific discomfor

Plural Marriage: Beauty for Ashes
July 01, 2022

Abstract: When Eliza R. Snow agreed to become one of Joseph Smith’s plural wives, she feared she would never be looked upon as a decent woman. Nevertheless, she accepted Joseph Smith’s proposal and ev

Jonathan Edwards’s Unique Role in an Imagined Church History
June 24, 2022

Review of Jonathan Neville, Infinite Goodness: Joseph Smith, Jonathan Edwards, and the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Digital Legends Press, 2021. 339 pages. $22.99 (paperback). Abstract: This is the

An Unfortunate Approach to Joseph Smith’s Translation of Ancient Scripture
June 17, 2022

Review of Jonathan Neville, A Man That Can Translate: Joseph Smith and the Nephite Interpreters. Salt Lake City: Digital Legends Press, 2020. 385 pages. $22.99 (paperback). Abstract: This is the first

Contending without Contention
June 10, 2022

Abstract: “Think not,” said the Savior at Matthew 10:34, “that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.” And this has in fact been the case — too often literally, but c

The Queer Philosophies of Men Mingled with Scripture
June 03, 2022

Review of Blaire Ostler, Queer Mormon Theology: An Introduction (Newburgh, IN: By Common Consent Press, 2021). 152 pages. $10.95 (paperback). Abstract: Blaire Ostler attempts to show how “Mormon theol

“Believe All the Words”: A Key to Spiritual Outpouring
June 03, 2022

Abstract: In the Book of Mormon, many people received a remarkable spiritual outpouring following a declaration or demonstration of full belief in what they had already received or were about to recei

Khor Rori: A Maritime Resources-Based Candidate for Nephi’s Harbor
May 27, 2022

Abstract: Khor Rori, which forms the mouth of Wadi (Valley) Darbat, is the largest inlet along the Dhofar coast of southern Arabia. The khor was excavated into a harbor by the erosive action of the ri

Liahona: “Prepared of the Lord, a Compass”
May 20, 2022

Abstract: This study assesses some of the interpretations of the name Liahona, which are unsatisfactory from a linguistic perspective. Since a dialect of Hebrew is the most likely underlying language