Item Detail
-
25910
-
2
-
12
-
English
-
Mormons and Midrash : On the Composition of Expansive Interpretation in Genesis Rabbah and the Book of Moses
-
BYU Studies Quarterly
-
54
-
2
-
Provo, UT
-
Brigham Young University
-
15-34
-
Different groups and religious traditions create different genres of interpretation to work with and understand their scriptures according to the needs of their traditions. One form of interpretation involves reopening the Bible and expanding on the narrative of the already canonized text, such as is found in the rabbinic genre of midrash and in Joseph Smith's New Translation (JST) of the Bible. While some scholars have compared the JST to Jewish midrash, such comparisons often misrepresent the nature of midrash. Evaluating the content of these two literatures shows that there are places where comparison can be productive but also places where key formal differences can be found.
-
A Firm Foundation : Church Organization and Administration
A Mormon Midrash? : LDS Creation Narratives Reconsidered
Joseph Smith's New Translation of the Bible
LDS Approaches to the Holy Bible
Mormons and the Bible : The Place of the Latter-day Saints in American Religion
Santa Biblia : The Latter-day Saint Bible in Spanish
The Book of Moses and the Joseph Smith Translation Manuscripts
The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley
The Disciple as Witness : Essays on Latter-day Saint History and Doctrine : In Honor of Richard Lloyd Anderson
The Joseph Smith Translation and Ancient Texts of the Bible
The Joseph Smith Translation and Italicized Words in the King James Version
The Language of Heaven : Prolegomenon to the Study of Smithian Translation