The text of Doctrine & Covenants has evolved in a manner that is comparable to organismal phylogenies. It was previously demonstrated that modern LDS and RLDS (or Community of Christ) editions represent distinct textual groups, which are also distinct from the Book of Commandments and earlier D&C editions. This study focuses on revelations printed in …
Speaker: Bill Speer
The Plat Of Zion A Comparison With American Ideal Cities
The Ideal City has its origins in Renaissance ideas which drew upon more ancient ideas. Mormon authors have not generally talked upon the Plat of Zion beyond recognizing it as an example of an ideal city. This study compares the Plat of Zion with other examples of American Ideal Cities, specifically Philadelphia (Penn’s Holy Experiment) …
The Evolution Of The Doctrine And Covenants Text A Preliminary And Exploratory Study
This study uses methodologies developed in the biological sciences to evaluate the development of the D&C printed text. Phylogenetic patterns of a small number of individual sections common in both RLDS/COC and LDS editions will be analyzed. Insights and comparisons between these two textual groups will be presented. These two groups will be distinguished from …