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“Additional Janus Parallels in the Book of Mormon”

“Additional Janus Parallels in the Book of Mormon”

Last updated on: September 3, 2021 at 11:41 pm by Dan Peterson

“Additional Janus Parallels in the Book of Mormon” 2021-09-03T23:41:00-06:00 Dan Peterson

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Looking toward the Universität Zürich, where Paul Hoskisson taught before joining the faculty at BYU and the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, or ETH, Switzerland’s equivalent of Caltech or MIT. Thus far, its faculty and/or graduates — among them Albert Einstein — have claimed twenty-one Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, and medicine.
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A new article — this one by Paul Y. Hoskisson — appeared today in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship:

“Additional Janus Parallels in the Book of Mormon”

Abstract: A little more than 40 years ago, Cyrus Gordon discovered and described for the first time an ancient literary technique which he had found in the Hebrew Bible, and he gave it a name — a Janus parallel. That is why no one, more than 40 years ago, could have faked a Hebrew Janus parallel in an English translation of an ancient document. But, as I reasoned, if Janus parallels were a Hebrew literary device at the time Lehi left Jerusalem (for an analog see chiasmus), then such parallels probably can be found in the Book of Mormon. In this article I describe the technical methodology for discovering Janus parallels in an English translation, and I provide two new examples.

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Interpreter Radio Show — August 15, 2021

The 15 August 2021 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show featured Martin Tanner, Kris Frederickson, and Mike Parker. In this particular episode, they discussed the idea of following the counsel of the First Presidency and also recapped the recently concluded FAIR conference. The second portion of the show was given over to a roundtable discussing the upcoming Come Follow Me lesson #39 (D&C 106-115). The entirety of the 15 August 2021 broadcast, purified of all distracting commercial and other interruptions is now available for no charge at the link provided above. The Interpreter Radio Show can be heard each and every Sunday evening from 7 to 9 PM (MDT), on K-TALK, AM 1640. You can also listen live on the Internet, no matter where you’re located, at ktalkmedia.com.

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This recently published article in Meridian Magazine, which responds to ongoing attacks upon a beloved member of the Council of the Twelve, is entirely consistent with my own personal experiences over quite a few years:

“The Elder Holland I Know”

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Finally, from the Christopher Hitchens Memorial “How Religion Poisons Everything” File©, here’s a little bit of theistic horror:

“Working to Prevent Neglected Tropical Diseases in Nigeria Through the COVID-19 Crisis”

As one critic has recently described such efforts, it’s just “another example of the church helping only their own.”

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