Abstract: Publishing an article in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Faith and Scholarship involves a process of which many people are not aware. Im sure it is obvious to all that articles dont j

Abstract: What would it have been like to be among the shepherds who heard the angelic announcement of Jesuss birth? Their story has special meaning for many of us because we feel a kinship with thos

Abstract: Video games represent an innovative medium for entertainment and artistic expression with potential for fostering deeper engagement with religious texts such as the Book of Mormon. Over the

Review of Richard Lyman Bushman, Joseph Smiths Gold Plates: A Cultural History (New York: Oxford University Press, 2023). 264 pages, $34.95 (hardback). Abstract: The gold plates were only a physicall

Review of Joshua Gehly, Witnessing Miracles: Historical Evidence for the Resurrection and the Book of Mormon (Monongahela, PA: The Church of Jesus Christ, 2022). 172 pages. $14.95 (paperback). Abstrac

Abstract: While David is frequently held up as the standard for great kings in the Old Testament, examination of Nephis writings shows that he sought to imitate Moses the prophet rather than David th

Abstract: Some students of the Book of Mormon have claimed that chapter 36 of the book of Alma is structured as a chiasm. Some of the proposals depart from perfect symmetry, presenting elements of the

Abstract: The prophet Mormons editorial skill brings the narrative of the Zeniffites alive with a complex tumble of viewpoints, commentary, and timelines. Mormon seems to apply similar narrative stra

Review of Ronald V. Huggins, Lighthouse: Jerald and Sandra Tanner, Despised and Beloved Critics of Mormonism (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2022). 392 pages. $39.95 (hardback), $24.95 (paperback).

Abstract: This study builds upon Hugh Nibleys insightful observation that several Book of Mormon passages reflect the ritual embrace that consummates the final escape from death in the Egyptian fune