Julie M. Smith When, at the Lord’s command, Ezekiel ate a scroll, he proclaimed that it was as sweet as honey (see Ezekiel 3:3). This image of Ezekiel incorporating the Lord’s word into his very being—internalizing and digesting it so that he can convey the message to the people—suggests that the word of the Lord …
By Jana Riess Or right-click here to download the audio file: Why the Heck Don’t Mormons Swear? Read the original article here.
Continued from Part I III. Mapping the Positions Thus far this article has summarized the historicity question as if it were a two-party debate: arguments for versus arguments against. But in fact, writers have adopted a wide array of positions around this issue. William Hamblin (1994) organizes views on historicity into five categories: evangelical, …
By John-Charles Duffy Art by Jeanette Atwood Book of Mormon “historicity” refers to the claim that the Book of Mormon is an authentic translation of an ancient volume of scripture. Whether or not one believes the Book of Mormon to be historical in this sense is maybe the most fundamental question affecting one’s relationship to …
How would our understanding of scriptural parables, allegories, and narratives, as well as Church history, be enlarged and enlightened if told through a woman’s understanding and experience? Taking as a model the imaginative expansions and extrapolations of scripture by ancient Jewish rabbis and contemporary Jewish women, this session invites Latter-day Saints to re-imagine their scripture, …
What Mark Hofmann Taught Me about Journalism, History, and Scripture: A Ten-Year Perspective Peggy Fletcher Stack
The Five Books (Beside Scripture) That Have Changed My Religious Life and Thought
Christ’s Message in the Bible and the Book of Mormon – & – Rhetorical Criticism and the Concept of Scripture
Dealing With dissonance: Myths Documents and Faith – & – Historicity and Faith: A Personal View of the Meaning of Scripture
The Book of Mormon: Foundations of a Theology of Scripture
