Item Detail
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25258
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Book
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English
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Blumell, Lincoln H., Grey, Matthew J., Hedges, Andrew H.
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Approaching Antiquity : Joseph Smith and the Ancient World
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Provo, UT ; Salt Lake City, UT
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Religious Studies Center, BYU; Deseret Book Company
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2015
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526
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A collection of essays by prominent LDS scholars—including Richard Bushman and David Holland—Approaching Antiquity discusses the interest in the ancient world shared by Joseph Smith and the early Latter-day Saints. Topics include Joseph Smith's fascination with the ancient Americas, his interaction with the Bible, his study of Hebrew and Greek, his reading of Jewish and Christian apocryphal writings, and his work with the Book of Abraham in the context of 19th-century Egyptology. Together, these essays demonstrate that Joseph Smith's interests in antiquity played an important role in his prophetic development as he sought to recover ancient scripture, restore the ancient Church, and bring the Latter-day Saints into fellowship with the sacred past.
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6
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Automatic Writing and the Book of Mormon : An Update
Freemasonry and the Origins of Modern Temple Ordinances
Joseph Smith and Egyptian Artifacts : A Model for Evaluating the Prophetic Nature of the Prophet's Ideas about the Ancient World
Papyri and Presumptions : A Careful Examination of the Eyewitness Accounts Associated with the Joseph Smith Papyri
Pearl of Great Price Reference Companion
The Pearl of Greatest Price : Mormonism's Most Controversial Scripture