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English
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Illuminating the Text of the Doctrine and Covenants through the Gospel of John
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You Shall Have My Word : Exploring the Text of the Doctrine & Covenants
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Salt Lake City, UT ; Provo, UT
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Deseret Book ; Religious Studies Center, BYU
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205-219
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It may surprise some readers of the Doctrine and Covenants just how prominent a role the Bible plays in the construction of the revelations. Although the Lord revealed through Joseph Smith information and doctrines designed for this dispensation, he employed the Bible as a means of constructing the revelations, utilizing ancient biblical “building blocks” to create a modern mosaic. Some of these “building blocks” are lengthy quotations, such as the excerpts from the book of Revelation found in section 88. This paper will explore the possibility that one key to interpreting the Doctrine and Covenants may come through isolating and examining the many passages of the Bible, specifically from the Gospel of John, found throughout the Doctrine and Covenants. While it is common to view Restoration scripture as something of a window into the Bible, this method reverses that interpretive approach and suggests that there is value in using the Bible as a window into the Doctrine and Covenants. [From the text]