Monday, January 17, 2011

The Nephite-Kenite Hypothesis: Nephi as Scribe

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“It is to writings that you must set your mind ... I do not see an office comparable with [the scribe's] ... I shall make you love book...
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Monday, January 3, 2011

The Nephite-Kenite Hypothesis: Introduction

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Moses takes his leave of Jethro, by Jan Victors   In his book An Approach to the Book of Mormon , Hugh Nibley fleshed out the religious,...
Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Adam Versus the Patriarchs: Covenant Renewal in the Book of Mormon

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Over the last century, archaeologists have uncovered many treaties from the Ancient Near East (ANE) that served to regulate the affairs bet...
Wednesday, July 28, 2010

The Fall Festival in Jacob 2-3

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  Some weeks ago I started a series of posts that attempted to identify a number of Book of Mormon texts that appeared to have the autumn ...
Monday, July 5, 2010

Gates and the Divine Council in the Book of Mormon

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Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD. (Psalm 118:19) Cosmology in the ancient near ea...
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Sunday, June 27, 2010

Shades of Enoch: Steadfast in Keeping the Commandments

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There are a number of Book of Mormon passages that appear to converge with themes from Enochian literature. One of these occurs when Lehi p...
Tuesday, June 15, 2010

A Tower and a Name: Benjamin as the Anti-Nimrod

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The name of the LORD is a strong tower.  ( Prov. 18:10 ) In a veiled story in Genesis associated with a Babylonian kingship rite, Nimrod...
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