Abstract: The Restoration began with the stunning divine declaration to the Prophet Joseph Smith that the Christian sects of his day were all wrong, that all their creeds were an abomination in [Go

Abstract: A traditional reading of Nephis chronicle of the trek through Arabia relies heavily on two verses in 1 Nephi 17. In verse 4, Nephi states that they did sojourn for the space of many years,

Abstract: Commentaries on Nephis first book tend to interpret the fraternal struggles it reports as historical facts that are meant primarily to invite readers evaluative responses. While recognizin

Review of John Gee, Saving Faith: How Families Protect, Sustain, And Encourage Faith (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020). 313 pages. Abstract: Saving Faith is a truly

Review of Spencer W. McBride, Joseph Smith for President: The Prophet, the Assassins, and the Fight for American Religious Freedom (New York: Oxford University Press, 2021). 269 pages, $29.95 (hardcov

Abstract: This work explores an alternative interpretation of the Exodus narrative as a metaphor for childbirth. Gleaning from Old Testament and Judaic sources, we find rich female birth and salvific

Abstract: One example of verbal punctuation that has avery clear pattern of usage in the Book of Mormon is the term nevertheless. It is used to draw amarked contrast between what the previous text w

  In this episode of The Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts are Martin Tanner, Spencer Kraus, Hales Swift, and Brent Schmidt. They discuss Come, Follow Me New Testament lesson 31, the reliability of th

In this episode of The Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts are Steve Densley, Mark Johnson, and John Thompson with special guest Matt Bowen. They discuss Come, Follow Me New Testament lesson 30, the w

Abstract: While later Creedal Christians have come to view the Ascension recorded in the first chapter of Acts as a conclusive corporeal appearance of the Resurrected Lord, earliest Christians do no