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English
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"The Book Which Thou Shalt Write" : The Book of Moses As Prophetic Midrash
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The Expanded Canon : Perspectives on Mormonism and Sacred Texts
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Greg Kofford Books
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121-142
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"Since the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith began production of his scriptural Book of Moses in 1830, major advancements in the academic sphere of biblical scholarhip have provided significant insights into ancient Israelite textual and religious history. These discoveries carry ramifications for a critical assessment fo the intriguing example of Mormon scripture. In this essay, I will present a basic summary of this approach. I will then illustrate that when read from a historical perspective, the Book of Moses follows an ancient venerable tradition of adopting and revising preexistent scripture into the formation of a new religious text. Finally, I suggest that Latter-day Saints who accept the observations of mainstream biblical scholarship concerning the authorship of Genesis can define the Book of Moses as a scriptural example of inspired prophetic midrash." [Author]
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Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith
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