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  • Of Book of Mormon Stories—and Giants

    Abstract: Stories of giants have occurred throughout the ages and in different cultures. These stories contrast to the scientific evidence that there never have been races of giant humans, even though there are some specific cases of unusually tall individuals. … Continue reading →

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    38 min
  • Historical and Stylometric Evidence for the Authorship of Doctrine and Covenants 132

    Abstract: This paper examines the claim that Joseph Smith was not the author of the verses in Doctrine and Covenants 132 related to the doctrine of plural marriage. Our examination first describes the current controversy on the authorship of section 132. We next present historical evidence on the provenance of this section. We then present stylometric evidence on the possible authorship of the text. While it has been asserted that Brigham Young or perhaps some other individual was the author of section 132, our examination provides solid support for the Church’s claimed origin of the section. Our extensive statistical analyses indicate there is no stylometric evidence that Brigham Young or any other potential candidate provided the words in the text of the revelation. Continue reading →

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    1 hr 33 min
  • “His Secret is with the Righteous”: Instructional Wisdom in the Book of Mormon

    Abstract: This study argues that the Book of Mormon both adopts and develops the instructional wisdom tradition found in Proverbs 1–9 and other pre-exilic Near-Eastern texts. After outlining the structure, rhetoric, and themes of Hebrew instructional wisdom, it tracks those … Continue reading →

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    1 hr 59 min
  • The Literary Structure of Alma 21–22

    Abstract: This article is part two of an analysis of the literary structure of Alma 17–27. The current article analyzes the literary structure of Alma 21–22, which is “an account of the preaching of Aaron and Muloki and their brethren … Continue reading →

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    1 hr 30 min
  • Reading Disciple Consistently As New-world Apostle in the Book of Mormon

    Abstract: In the Book of Mormon, the term disciple occurs fifty-five times. Of those, forty-eight are unambiguous references to the Twelve called by the risen Christ to preside over his new-world Church. The remaining six instances could plausibly be read … Continue reading →

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    40 min
  • Some Good Questions, but Large Inferences from Tidbits

    Review of R. Kent Crookston, Book of Mormon Ecology: What the Text Reveals about the Land and Lives of the Record Keepers (Provo, UT: Village Lane, 2020). 267 pages. $12.95 (paperback). Abstract: As is well known, the Book of Mormon … Continue reading →

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    1 hr 26 min
  • A Textual Comparison of Masonic Rites and the LDS Temple Endowment

    Abstract: Numerous discussions of the similarities between the LDS temple endowment and Masonic rites exist, which give the impression that the two overlap considerably. Rather than focus on the similarities themselves, this paper seeks to quantify how much the two … Continue reading →

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    21 min
  • Possible Remembrance and Re-enactment of Old World’s Hieros Gamos in the Book of Ether

    Abstract: This paper explores the conclusions that can be drawn from a Mesopotamian origin theory for the Jaredites. The goal is to show that the story of Jared’s daughter in Ether 8 could be a ritual similar to hieros gamos, … Continue reading →

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    59 min
  • Death by Chocolate: Considering the Wine Imbibed by the Lamanite Guards

    Abstract: This article examines two instances in the Book of Mormon in which captives escape through the negligence of drunken and sleeping guards. It suggests that details about the wine used to intoxicate the Lamanite guards in the city of … Continue reading →

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    42 min
  • Nameless to New Name: Namelessness in the Narrative of the Anti-Nephi-Lehies, or the People of Ammon

    Abstract: A narrator may choose to provide or withhold the name of a character for many reasons. This article hypothesizes that Mormon intentionally omitted the name of two key characters, a Lamanite king and queen. Both feature in his narration … Continue reading →

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    51 min

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