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Author: Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0197676529 Category : Languages : en Pages : 265
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Renowned historian Richard Lyman Bushman presents a vibrant history of the objects that gave birth to a new religion. According to Joseph Smith, in September of 1823 an angel appeared to him and directed him to a hill near his home. Buried there Smith found a box containing a stack of thin metal sheets, gold in color, about six inches wide, eight inches long, piled six or so inches high, bound together by large rings, and covered with what appeared to be ancient engravings. Exactly four years later, the angel allowed Smith to take the plates and instructed him to translate them into English. When the text was published, a new religion was born. The plates have had a long and active life, and the question of their reality has hovered over them from the beginning. Months before the Book of Mormon was published, newspapers began reporting on the discovery of a "Golden Bible." Within a few years over a hundred articles had appeared. Critics denounced Smith as a charlatan for claiming to have a wondrous object that he refused to show, while believers countered by pointing to witnesses who said they saw the plates. Two hundred years later the mystery of the gold plates remains. In this book renowned historian of Mormonism Richard Lyman Bushman offers a cultural history of the gold plates. Bushman examines how the plates have been imagined by both believers and critics--and by treasure-seekers, novelists, artists, scholars, and others--from Smith's first encounter with them to the present. Why have they been remembered, and how have they been used? And why do they remain objects of fascination to this day? By examining these questions, Bushman sheds new light on Mormon history and on the role of enchantment in the modern world.
Author: Jerry D. Grover (Jr.) Publisher: ISBN: 9780986318900 Category : Book of Mormon Languages : en Pages : 233
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An analysis of all geologic references in the Book of Mormon. Geologic parameters for Book of Mormon geographical models are established. Includes an analysis of the Mesoamerican geographic model for the Book of Mormon
Author: Mark J. Johnson Publisher: The Interpreter Foundation ISBN: 197431510X Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 386
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This is volume 25 of Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture published by The Interpreter Foundation. It contains articles on a variety of topics including: "The Life-giving “Water” of the Restoration," "Scriptures with Pictures: Methodology, Unexamined Assumptions, and the Study of the Book of Abraham," "The Healing and Exalting Powers of Christ Weave Together at Easter," "Looking Deeper into Joseph Smith’s First Vision: Imagery, Cognitive Neuroscience, and the Construction of Memory," "Overcoming Obstacles: Becoming a Great Missionary," "On Doubting Nephi’s Break Between 1 and 2 Nephi: A Critique of Joseph Spencer’s An Other Testament: On typology," "Exploring Semitic and Egyptian in Uto-Aztecan Languages," "Joseph Smith: Monogamist or Polygamist?," "“If Ye Will Hearken”: Lehi’s Rhetorical Wordplay on Ishmael in 2 Nephi 1:28–29 and Its Implications," "Apostate Religion in the Book of Mormon," "Understanding Jacob’s Teachings about Plural Marriage from a Law of Moses Context," "How Joseph Smith’s Grammar Differed from Book of Mormon Grammar: Evidence from the 1832 History," "How Big A Book? Estimating the Total Surface Area of the Book of Mormon Plates," "The Amlicites and Amalekites: Are They the Same People?," "The Book of Mormon Versus the Consensus of Scholars: Surprises from the Disputed Longer Ending of Mark, Part 1," "The Book of Mormon Versus the Consensus of Scholars: Surprises from the Disputed Longer Ending of Mark, Part 2."
Author: Brant A. Gardner Publisher: Greg Kofford Books ISBN: Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 273
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In Engraven Upon Plates, Printed Upon Paper: Textual and Narrative Structures of the Book of Mormon, author Brant A Gardner delves into the intriguing layers of composition and historical context of the Book of Mormon. While taking seriously the implications for what it means for this book of scripture to be a translation of an ancient record written by historical persons, Gardner explores the translation process of the Book of Mormon, analyzing three compositional layers: the nineteenth-century text, the Nephite Book of Mormon, and the Nephite writers and their sources. This work contributes to a deeper understanding of the origins and compositional history of the Book of Mormon, without aiming to serve as an apologetic defense. Praise for Engraven Upon Plates, Printed Upon Paper: “Brant Gardner has long been at the head of Book of Mormon studies. With his new book, Engraven Upon Plates, Printed Upon Paper, he adds to his lengthy resume by deconstructing one of the more vexing issues in Book of Mormon studies, namely how to understand the complicated relationship between the Nephite Gold Plates and the nineteenth-century English Book of Mormon. Gardner provides careful analysis of by what means Joseph Smith may have translated the plates, how the Nephite authors may have conceived their project, and in what way those Nephite authors may have integrated their own sources into their record. Any reader seeking a deeper insight into construction and realization of the Book of Mormon text will find much to admire in this project.” — Nicholas J. Frederick, Associate Professor of Ancient Scripture, Brigham Young University, and author of The Bible, Mormon Scripture, and the “Rhetoric of Allusivity” “Written as a companion to The Plates of Mormon: A Book of Mormon Study Edition Based on Textual and Narrative Structures in the English Translation, this volume bristles with insights gained through a detailed reading of the text. It represents one of the most thorough and substantive treatments of the nature of the translation, transmission, and organizational design of the Book of Mormon text to-date. This expansive study immediately rises to top of must-read resources relative to the Book of Mormon.” — Kerry Hull, co-editor, A Hundredth Part: Exploring the History and Teachings of the Book of Mormon
Author: Jerry Grover, Jr. Publisher: ISBN: 9780986318962 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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Jaredite Names and Terminology in the Book of Mormon have been identified to a Mesoamerican construction of compound words originating from ancient Sumerian
Author: Brant A. Gardner Publisher: The Interpreter Foundation ISBN: Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 390
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This is volume 35 of Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship published by The Interpreter Foundation. It contains the complete text of Labor Dilgently to Write: The Ancient Making of a Modern Scripture by Brant A. Gardner.
Author: Michael Vollmer Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 3527413510 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 803
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This new up-to-date edition of the successful handbook and ready reference retains the proven concept of the first, covering basic and advanced methods and applications in infrared imaging from two leading expert authors in the field. All chapters have been completely revised and expanded and a new chapter has been added to reflect recent developments in the field and report on the progress made within the last decade. In addition there is now an even stronger focus on real-life examples, with 20% more case studies taken from science and industry. For ease of comprehension the text is backed by more than 590 images which include graphic visualizations and more than 300 infrared thermography figures. The latter include many new ones depicting, for example, spectacular views of phenomena in nature, sports, and daily life.
Author: Chieh Cheng Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 558
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Provides step-by-step instructions for more than twenty modifications for digital cameras, including building a remote control, creating car mounts, and making a home light studio.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: 9780986318931 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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A study in historical linguistics of the presence of Semitic and Egyptian in the Uto-Aztecan language family, helping to explain various puzzles of linguisitics within Uto-Aztecan