Plain & Precious - Book of Mormon Commentary Volume Two: 2 Nephi


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Dr. Emily Christensen joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2009. She brings to her study of the Book of Mormon a unique perspective, as a Jungian therapist, as theological scholar, and as a student of Hebrew. Here, Dr. Christensen shares the fruits of that study, offering fresh insight into scriptural characters, language, and doctrine, while always building upon a firm testimony of the atonement of Jesus Christ. PLAIN & PRECIOUS - BOOK OF MORMON COMMENTARY VOLUME TWO: 2 NEPHI covers the period of the Book of Mormon between the arrival of Lehi's family in the promised land, and the death of the prophet Nephi. It explores divine covenants, the teachings of Isaiah, and much more. Dr. Christensen is also the author of the memoir KEEPING KYRIE.




Isaiah in the Book of Mormon


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Of Isaiah' prophetic writings, the resurrected Lord taught, "Search these things diligently; for great are the words of Isaiah" (3 Nephi 32:1). Yet no chapters in the Book of Mormon are more difficult to understand than the Isaiah passages quoted by Nephi, Jacob, Abinadi, and Christ himself. The 17 essays in Isaiah in the Book of Mormon take a variety of approaches in seeking to help readers make the most of Isaiah's teachings. The contributing scholars draw on the Book of Mormon prophets as knowledgeable guides, examining how and why those ancient writers used and interpreted Isaiah's prophetic teachings. They explain Nephi's keys for understanding the great prophet, use historical and linguistic information to clarify his meanings, examine recurring themes, and reflect on the influence of these texts on ancient and modern saints.




Plain & Precious - Book of Mormon Commentary Volume One: 1 Nephi


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Dr. Emily Christensen joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2009. She brings to her study of the Book of Mormon a unique perspective, as a Jungian therapist, as theological scholar, and as a student of Hebrew. Here, Dr. Christensen shares the fruits of that study, offering fresh insight into scriptural characters, language, and doctrine, while always building upon a firm testimony of the atonement of Jesus Christ. PLAIN & PRECIOUS, VOLUME ONE: 1 NEPHI covers the first 22 chapters of the Book of Mormon, an account of a prophet and his family led by God out of Jerusalem in 600 B.C., and their journey to a promised land on the American continent. Dr. Christensen is also the author of the memoir KEEPING KYRIE.




Book of Mormon Student Manual


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Plain & Precious - Book of Mormon Commentary Volume Three: Jacob to Mosiah


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Dr. Emily Christensen joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2009. She brings to her study of the Book of Mormon a unique perspective, as a Jungian therapist, as theological scholar, and as a student of Hebrew. Here, Dr. Christensen shares the fruits of that study, offering fresh insight into scriptural characters, language, and doctrine, while always building upon a firm testimony of the atonement of Jesus Christ. PLAIN & PRECIOUS BOOK OF MORMON COMMENTARY, VOLUME THREE: JACOB TO MOSIAH covers a period of great transition from a major apostasy up to the ministry of righteous King Benjamin. Dr. Christensen is also the author of the memoir KEEPING KYRIE.




NIbley Commentary of the Book of Mormon Volume 1


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The Purpose of this two volume series is to make easily available selections from lectures transcribed and published in four volumes as Teachings of the Book of Mormon by Hugh W. Nibley, Professor at Brigham Young University. The Editor text scanned all four volumes of the series to about half the original by eliminating those portions the Editor felt not necessary to the verses under discussion. No other changes were made to the original Nibley four volumes. Readers of the Book of Mormon will benefit from Hugh Nibley's extensive historical and linguistic background from a lifetime of study of ancient documents. The Editor has made an effort to provide full scripture references at the beginning of each paragraph which were not available in the original editions by Hugh Nibley. These references will be helpful to students and teachers of the Book of Mormon. The numbers at the beginning of each paragraph refer to the page number of the First Edition of each of the four volumes and will alert the reader to where omissions may be found in the original four volumes. The Editor has expanded most chapter topic summaries as shown in brackets. Proceeds from this book will be donated to Project Sprouts (www.project-sprouts.com) which is operated by Mondoro Company Ltd which designs and manufactures furniture and accessories in Asia




The Things which My Father Saw


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The 2011 Sperry Symposium volume explores the rich symbolism of Lehi's dream and Nephi's vision, placing such symbols as the mists of darkness, the great and spacious building, and the church of the Lamb of God in the context of the last days.




Embracing the Law


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How ought the Book of Mormon to be read? And does the Book of Mormon have anythign to say about itself? The Book of Mormon has much to say aobut how it should be read.




The Anatomy of Book of Mormon Theology, Volume One


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Few scholars of the Book of Mormon have read this volume of scripture as closely and rigorously as Joseph M. Spencer. And of those, none have devoted as much time and effort as he to a theological reading of that sacred text—that is, as Spencer writes, “how it might shape responsible thinking about questions pertaining to the life of religious commitment” (p. 1:173.) The Anatomy of Book of Mormon Theology divides into two volumes exploring and thinking about these pertinent questions. Each concerns a different part of the defense of the claim that theology is and ought to be particularly important for Book of Mormon studies. In this first volume, Spencer gathers early essays in which he gestures toward theological interpretation without knowing how to defend it; essays about why theology is important to Book of Mormon scholarship and how to ensure that it does not overstep its boundaries; and essays that do theological work on the Book of Mormon in relatively obvious ways or with relatively traditional topics. The last category of essays divides into two subcategories: essays specifically on the central theological question of Jesus Christ’s atonement, as the Book of Mormon understands it; and essays on a variety of traditional theological topics, again as the Book of Mormon understands them.




Second Witness: Analytical and Contextual Commentary on the Book of Mormon


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Stop looking for the Book of Mormon in Mesoamerica and start looking for Mesoamerica in the Book of Mormon! Second Witness, a new six-volume series from Greg Kofford Books, takes a detailed, verse-by-verse look at the Book of Mormon. It marshals the best of modern scholarship and new insights into a consistent picture of the Book of Mormon as a historical document. Taking a faithful but scholarly approach to the text and reading it through the insights of linguistics, anthropology, and ethnohistory, the commentary approaches the text from a variety of perspectives: how it was created, how it relates to history and culture, and what religious insights it provides. The commentary accepts the best modern scholarship, which focuses on a particular region of Mesoamerica as the most plausible location for the Book of Mormon’s setting. For the first time, that location—its peoples, cultures, and historical trends—are used as the backdrop for reading the text. The historical background is not presented as proof, but rather as an explanatory context. The commentary does not forget Mormon’s purpose in writing. It discusses the doctrinal and theological aspects of the text and highlights the way in which Mormon created it to meet his goal of “convincing . . . the Jew and Gentile that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God.”