The Interpreter Foundation

  In the November 24 episode of The Interpreter Foundation Podcast, our hosts Terry Hutchinson and John Gee interview Lincoln Bluemell, the author of Lady Eclecte: The Lost Woman of the New Testament. The audio track is also included in our podcast feed (https://interpreterfoundation.org/feed/podcast).   Podcast: Download   The Interpreter Foundation Podcast is a weekly […]

  In the November 6 Come, Follow Me segment of the Interpreter Foundation Podcast, our hosts Terry Hutchinson, Kevin Christensen, and Mark Johnson, discuss the Come, Follow Me Doctrine & Covenants lesson for December 1 – 10 covering D&C 133 – 134 with special guest Stephen Taysom. You can listen to or download the Come, […]

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. If the stories don’t come from true experience, where do they come from? In January […]

  In the November 20 episode of The Interpreter Foundation Podcast, our hosts Martin Tanner, Kris Frederickson, and Bruce Webster discuss how to respond to critics of the Church. The audio track is also included in our podcast feed (https://interpreterfoundation.org/feed/podcast).   Podcast: Download   The Interpreter Foundation Podcast is a weekly discussion of matters of […]

  In the November 5 Come, Follow Me segment of the Interpreter Foundation Podcast, our hosts Martin Tanner, Hales Swift, and Brent Schmidt discuss the Come, Follow Me Doctrine & Covenants lesson for November 24 – 30 covering D&C 135 – 136. You can listen to or download the Come, Follow Me segment of the […]

Review of Lincoln H. Blumell, Lady Eclecte: The Lost Woman of the New Testament (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2025). 314 pages. $48.00 (hardcover). Abstract: For centuries, the consensus reading of 2 John 1 maintained that the epistle was written to a local church, metaphorically addressed as an “elect lady.” This has most especially been the […]

  In the November 6 episode of The Interpreter Foundation Podcast, our hosts Terry Hutchinson, Kevin Christensen, and Mark Johnson interview special guest D. John Butler, who raised funds benefiting the family of the Michigan chapel shooter. The audio track is also included in our podcast feed (https://interpreterfoundation.org/feed/podcast).   Podcast: Download   The Interpreter Foundation […]

  In the October 29 Come, Follow Me segment of the Interpreter Foundation Podcast, our hosts Terry Hutchinson, John Gee, and John Thompson discuss the Come, Follow Me Doctrine & Covenants lesson for November 17 – 23 covering D&C 133 – 134. You can listen to or download the Come, Follow Me segment of the […]

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.

  In the November 5 episode of The Interpreter Foundation Podcast, our hosts Martin Tanner, Hales Swift, and Brent Schmidt discuss the life and personality of Joseph Smith. The audio track is also included in our podcast feed (https://interpreterfoundation.org/feed/podcast).   Podcast: Download   The Interpreter Foundation Podcast is a weekly discussion of matters of interest […]