Download or read book Understanding the Book of Mormon written by Grant Hardy and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-04-07 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Twain once derided the Book of Mormon as "chloroform in print." Long and complicated, written in the language of the King James version of the Bible, it boggles the minds of many. Yet it is unquestionably one of the most influential books ever written. With over 140 million copies in print, it is a central text of one of the largest and fastest-growing faiths in the world. And, Grant Hardy shows, it's far from the coma-inducing doorstop caricatured by Twain. In Understanding the Book of Mormon, Hardy offers the first comprehensive analysis of the work's narrative structure in its 180 year history. Unlike virtually all other recent world scriptures, the Book of Mormon presents itself as an integrated narrative rather than a series of doctrinal expositions, moral injunctions, or devotional hymns. Hardy takes readers through its characters, events, and ideas, as he explores the story and its messages. He identifies the book's literary techniques, such as characterization, embedded documents, allusions, and parallel narratives. Whether Joseph Smith is regarded as author or translator, it's noteworthy that he never speaks in his own voice; rather, he mediates nearly everything through the narrators Nephi, Mormon, and Moroni. Hardy shows how each has a distinctive voice, and all are woven into an integral whole. As with any scripture, the contending views of the Book of Mormon can seem irreconcilable. For believers, it is an actual historical document, transmitted from ancient America. For nonbelievers, it is the work of a nineteenth-century farmer from upstate New York. Hardy transcends this intractable conflict by offering a literary approach, one appropriate to both history and fiction. Regardless of whether readers are interested in American history, literature, comparative religion, or even salvation, he writes, the book can best be read if we examine the text on its own terms.
Download or read book A Companion to Your Study of the Book of Mormon written by Daniel H. Ludlow and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mormon Christianity written by Stephen H. Webb and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A non-Mormon theologian explains how Mormonism is a branch of the Christian family tree that extends well beyond what most Christians have ever imagined.
Download or read book Annotated and Illustrated Book of Mormon written by David R. Hocking and published by Latter-day Legends. This book was released on 2017-12-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Observations on the Book of Mormon written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commentary on specific phrases of the Book of Mormon.
Download or read book Book of Mormon Observations written by Philip M Hudson and published by . This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volumes 1 - 4 are nothing more than calendars of sorts, whose entries relate to The Book of Mormon. The thoughts expressed on each page have been crafted to represent a variety of geometrical designs.
Download or read book Book of Mormon Observations written by Philip M Hudson and published by . This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volumes 1 - 4 are nothing more than calendars of sorts, whose entries relate to The Book of Mormon. The thoughts expressed on each page have been crafted to represent a variety of geometrical designs.
Download or read book Book of Mormon Observations written by Philip M Hudson and published by . This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volumes 1 - 4 are nothing more than calendars of sorts, whose entries relate to The Book of Mormon. The thoughts expressed on each page have been crafted to represent a variety of geometrical designs.
Download or read book Observations the Book of Mormon written by Steve Dunn Hanson and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steve Dunn Hanson observations gleaned from the Book of Mormon
Download or read book Book of Mormon Observations written by Philip M Hudson and published by . This book was released on 2024-08-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volumes 1 - 5 are nothing more than calendars of sorts, whose entries relate to The Book of Mormon. The thoughts expressed on each page have been crafted to represent a variety of geometrical designs.
Download or read book Book of Mormon Observations written by Philip M Hudson and published by . This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volumes 1 - 4 are nothing more than calendars of sorts, whose entries relate to The Book of Mormon. The thoughts expressed on each page have been crafted to represent a variety of geometrical designs.
Download or read book Americanist Approaches to The Book of Mormon written by Elizabeth Fenton and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-18 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the sacred text of a modern religious movement of global reach, The Book of Mormon has undeniable historical significance. That significance, this volume shows, is inextricable from the intricacy of its literary form and the audacity of its historical vision. This landmark collection brings together a diverse range of scholars in American literary studies and related fields to definitively establish The Book of Mormon as an indispensable object of Americanist inquiry not least because it is, among other things, a form of Americanist inquiry in its own right--a creative, critical reading of "America." Drawing on formalist criticism, literary and cultural theory, book history, religious studies, and even anthropological field work, Americanist Approaches to The Book of Mormon captures as never before the full dimensions and resonances of this "American Bible."
Download or read book Book of Mormon Observations written by Philip M Hudson and published by . This book was released on 2024-08-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volumes 1 - 6 are nothing more than calendars of sorts, whose entries relate to The Book of Mormon. The thoughts expressed on each page have been crafted to represent a variety of geometrical designs.
Download or read book The Book of Mormon for the Least of These Volume 1 written by Fatimah Salleh and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-15 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This social justice commentary of the Book of Mormon empowers readers to understand the text as a book that speaks to issues of racism, sexism, immigration, refugees, and socioeconomic inequality. The Book of Mormon For the Least of These offers an unflinching examination of some of the difficult and troubling sections of the Book of Mormon, while also advocating for a compassionate reading of holy text. As a verse-by-verse close reading, this book examines new layers of interpretation and meaning, giving even those deeply familiar with scripture innovative tools for engaging powerfully with the Book of Mormon.
Download or read book Living the Book of Mormon written by Gaye Strathearn and published by Brigham Young University Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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