In the January 12, 2025 episode of The Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts are Martin Tanner, Terry Hutchinson and Mark Johnson with special guest Barbara Jones Brown. They discuss NetFlix’s American Primeval, Barbara’s new book, Vengeance Is Mine: The Mountain Meadows Massacre and Its Aftermath by Richard E. Turley and Barbara Jones Brown; and […]

Abstract: The concept of the serpentine seraphim from biblical iconography is discussed in the context of biblical serpent symbology. The association of the seraphim with Ancient Near Eastern kings, deities, and temples is noted. The concept of the seraphim as members of the Council of God is explored, and the possibility of the seraph as […]

Abstract: A vivid illustration of how “the doorways of history turn on small hinges” is found in the Howell family tradition about Wilford Woodruff’s short stay at the home of slaveholders in the South, where it appears he may have taught a 14-year-old enslaved boy named Jackson Howell. Decades later, Jackson’s son Paul C. Howell […]

  In the January 5, 2025 episode of The Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts are Martin Tanner, Hales Swift and Brent Schmidt. They discuss Come, Follow Me Doctrine & Covenants lesson 5 and study aids for D&C and Church history. You can listen to or download the January 5th broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show […]

Abstract: The Lucan and Johannine writings emphasize the literalness and physicality of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This emphasis does not represent an emerging Christology from an earlier, inchoate conception of Jesus and the meaning of his life. Rather, it reflects an effort to defend the doctrine of the resurrection—of Christ and humanity—against the increasing […]

  In the December 29, 2024 episode of The Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts are Terry Hutchinson and Mark Johnson. They discuss Come, Follow Me Doctrine & Covenants lesson 4, accomplishments by the Interpreter Foundation in 2024, the four Saints volumes, and other topics. You can listen to or download the December 29th broadcast of […]

Abstract: The official account of Martin Harris’s visit to Charles Anthon, canonized in the Pearl of Great Price, suggests that Anthon may have been shown more than one transcript by Harris. The differing responses of Anthon to each of these transcripts may shed light on the kinds of characters he was shown and provide additional […]