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Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon: The FARMS Updates of the 1990s

TitlePressing Forward with the Book of Mormon: The FARMS Updates of the 1990s
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication1999
Series EditorWelch, John W., and Melvin J. Thorne
Number of Pages329
PublisherFoundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies
CityProvo, UT
KeywordsScholarship
Abstract

This book presents the FARMS Research Updates of the 1990s, plus some similar short notes from the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, in a new collection edited by John W. Welch and Melvin J. Thorne. Aimed at a general audience, these updates are brief, easy-to-read reports of new research on the Book of Mormon. Each contributor offers intriguing ideas and developments that have emerged from exploring the Book of Mormon from many perspectives. Pressing Forward will interest all people who want to know what’s new in Book of Mormon research.
URLhttps://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/mi/63/

Table of Contents

69 Chapters

Four Suggestions on the Origin of the Name Nephi
John Gee | pp. 1-5
Sariah in the Elephantine Papyri
Jeffrey R. Chadwick | pp. 6-10
Nephi’s Jerusalem and Laban’s Sword
William J. Adams | pp. 11-13
The Workmanship Thereof Was Exceedingly Fine
John A. Tvedtnes | pp. 14-16
Better That One Man Perish
John W. Welch, Heidi Harkness Parker | pp. 17-19
Metal Plates and the Book of Mormon
William J. Hamblin | pp. 20-22
Lehi’s Jerusalem and Writing on Silver Plates
William J. Adams | pp. 23-26
More on the Silver Plates from Lehi’s Jerusalem
William J. Adams | pp. 27-28
A Visionary Man
John A. Tvedtnes | pp. 29-31
Rod and Sword as the Word of God
John A. Tvedtnes | pp. 32-39
"The Lamb of God" in Pre-Christian Texts
John W. Welch | pp. 40-42
Further Light on Enallage
Kevin L. Barney | pp. 43-48
Connections Between the Visions of Lehi and Nephi
John W. Welch | pp. 49-53
The Exodus of Lehi Revisited
Mark J. Johnson | pp. 54-58
The Book of Lehi and the Plates of Lehi
David E. Sloan | pp. 59-62
Firstborn in the Wilderness
John A. Tvedtnes | pp. 63-65
Sam: A Just and Holy Man
Ken Haubrock | pp. 66-71
The Psalm of Nephi as a Post-Lehi Document
John W. Welch | pp. 72-74
When Did Nephi Write the Small Plates
John W. Welch | pp. 75-77
Why Nephi Wrote the Small Plates: Serving Practical Needs
John W. Welch | pp. 78-80
Why Nephi Wrote the Small Plates: The Political Dimension
John W. Welch | pp. 81-83
Sherem’s Accusations Against Jacob
John W. Welch | pp. 84-87
The Hebrew Origin of Three Book of Mormon Place-Names
Stephen D. Ricks, John A. Tvedtnes | pp. 88-92
Sword of Laban as a Symbol of Divine Authority
Brett L. Holbrook | pp. 93-96
Upon the Tower of Benjamin
John W. Welch, Terry L. Szink | pp. 97-99
Benjamin’s Tower and Old Testament Pillars
John W. Welch, Terry L. Szink | pp. 100-102
Unintentional Sin in Benjamin’s Discourse
John W. Welch | pp. 103-106
On the Right or Left: Benjamin and the Scapegoat
Terry L. Szink, John W. Welch | pp. 107-109
Democratizing Forces in King Benjamin’s Speech
John W. Welch | pp. 110-126
As a Garment in a Hot Furnace
John A. Tvedtnes | pp. 127-131
His Stewardship Was Fulfilled
John A. Tvedtnes | pp. 132-134
Evidence for Tents in the Book of Mormon
John L. Sorenson | pp. 135-138
Revisiting the Land of Jerusalem
Gordon C. Thomasson | pp. 139-141
Blessing God after Eating One’s Fill
Angela M. Crowell, John A. Tvedtnes | pp. 142-146
The Laws of Eshnunna and Nephite Economics
John W. Welch | pp. 147-149
Notes on Korihor and Language
Robert E. Clark | pp. 150-153
Cursing a Litigant with Speechlessness
John W. Welch | pp. 154-156
Alma’s Use of State in the Book of Mormon
Philip A. Allred | pp. 157-163
Cities and Lands in the Book of Mormon
John A. Tvedtnes | pp. 164-168
Eyewitness Descriptions of Mesoamerican Swords
Matthew Roper | pp. 169-176
New Technology and Ancient Voyages
John L. Sorenson | pp. 177-179
Rollercoaster Economics
John W. Welch | pp. 180-186
Challenging Conventional Views of Metal
John L. Sorenson | pp. 187-189
Secret Combinations Revisited
Daniel C. Peterson | pp. 190-195
The Marketplace
Wallace E. Hunt | pp. 196-200
Hebraic Conditionals in the Book of Mormon
Royal Skousen | pp. 201-203
"Thus Saith the Lord": Prophetic Language in Samuel’s Speech
Donald W. Parry | pp. 204-207
More on the Hanging of Zemnarihah
John A. Tvedtnes | pp. 208-210
Word Groups in the Book of Mormon
John A. Tvedtnes, Kevin L. Barney | pp. 211-218
Another Note on the Three Days of Darkness
John Gee | pp. 219-227
Two Notes on the Lord’s Prayer
John W. Welch | pp. 228-230
Was There Leprosy Among the Nephites?
John L. Sorenson | pp. 231-233
The Decline of the God Quetzalcoatl
John L. Sorenson | pp. 234-236
Semitic Texts Written in Egyptian Characters
Stephen D. Ricks | pp. 237-243
Two Notes on Egyptian Script
John Gee | pp. 244-247
Old World People in the New
John L. Sorenson | pp. 248-252
New Light on the Shining Stones of the Jaredites
Nicholas Read, Jae R. Ballif, John W. Welch, Bill Evenson, Kathleen Reynolds Gee, Matthew Roper | pp. 253-255
By Land or by Sea? Revisiting the Bering Straits
Allen J. Christenson | pp. 256-258
Vikings, Iron, and the Book of Mormon
William J. Hamblin | pp. 259-261
Drought and Serpents
John A. Tvedtnes | pp. 262-265
The “Decapitation” of Shiz
M. Gary Hadfield, John W. Welch | pp. 266-268
Fragments of Original Manuscript Discovered
Royal Skousen | pp. 269-271
Translation of the Book of Mormon
Stephen D. Ricks | pp. 272-279
Revelation and the Urim and Thummim
Matthew Roper | pp. 280-282
Was There a Library in Harmony, Pennsylvania?
John W. Welch | pp. 283-284
Can the 1834 Affidavits Attacking the Smith Family Be Trusted?
Daniel C. Peterson, Donald L. Enders | pp. 285-288
Roberts Affirms Book of Mormon Antiquity
John W. Welch | pp. 289-292
What the Original Book of Mormon Manuscript Is Not
John W. Welch | pp. 293-295
The Sobering Lesson of the Grolier Codex
John L. Sorenson, John W. Welch | pp. 296-298
Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon

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