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2026-03-26T12:14:15-06:00

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Will we welcome a shameful blot on the State of Utah?

Last updated on: March 26, 2026 at 12:14 pm By Dan Peterson

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So far as I’m aware, I’ve met Brent Ward, but just once. It was decades ago, and I’m sure that he wouldn’t remember meeting me at all. His parents served as special representatives of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cairo, Egypt, while I was studying there. If I’m not mistaken, he visited Cairo while they were serving. Now, he has just published an article in the Deseret News with which I whole-heartedly agree: “Opinion: Wanted... Read more

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2026-03-25T15:45:09-06:00

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“Abraham the Astronomer”

Last updated on: March 25, 2026 at 3:45 pm By Dan Peterson

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Newly posted today on the completely stagnant website of the Interpreter Foundation — which, I read just this morning, is largely if not completely focused on me, my toxic personality, my vanity, and my self-promotion: “Abraham the Astronomer,” Abraham and His Family in Scripture, History, and Tradition, written by Stephen O. Smoot. I had long hoped that my use of the pseudonyms Abraham, Stephen O. Smoot, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, John S. Thompson, Matthew L. Bowen, and David R. Seely... Read more

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2026-03-24T16:52:29-06:00

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Partially responding to a challenge

Last updated on: March 24, 2026 at 4:52 pm By Dan Peterson

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Responding to my rejection (here and elsewhere) of anti-Islamic bigotry, a reader who is himself severely critical of Islam — he doesn’t believe it to be a genuine religion, for example, but, rather, a violent political ideology masquerading as a religion — challenged me with the following list of passages from the Qur’an. (I’m reasonably confident that he obtained the list from a website; I doubt that he compiled it himself from a careful perusal of the Qur’an.) He... Read more

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2026-03-23T18:27:49-06:00

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In which I pose a question to any readers that I might have

Last updated on: March 23, 2026 at 6:27 pm By Dan Peterson

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I’m pleased to report that a copy of Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, Matthew L. Bowen, and John S. Thompson, eds., In God’s Image and Likeness 3: The Family of Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar (Orem: Interpreter Foundation and Eborn Books, 2026), was delivered to my house on Saturday. The book is both very big and very beautiful. Amusingly, my Malevolent Stalker, who will soon enter into his second quarter of a century of anonymously denigrating and attacking me and all my works, occasionally... Read more

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2026-03-23T10:17:51-06:00

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Gethsemane

Last updated on: March 23, 2026 at 10:17 am By Dan Peterson

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Latter-day Saints, of course, don’t believe that angels have wings, notwithstanding Carl Heinrich Bloch’s painting shown above. Nevertheless, chapter 22 of the gospel of Luke tells us that, in fact, an angel was present with the Savior in Gethsemane: And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. And there appeared an angel unto... Read more

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2026-03-21T16:06:39-06:00

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Some easily demonstrated falsehoods

Last updated on: March 21, 2026 at 4:06 pm By Dan Peterson

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New today on the barely-still-breathing website of the Interpreter Foundation: Conversations with Interpreter: Jeff Bradshaw: “Two New Books on Abraham and Sarah”: Jeffrey M. Bradshaw discusses two new commentaries on the life and ministry of Abraham, Sarah, and their families. The first of these books is part of his commentary series on Genesis, In God’s Image and Likeness, written with co-authors (and Conversations with Interpreter guests) Matthew Bowen and John Thompson. The second book is a shorter version called... Read more

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2026-03-20T16:28:34-06:00

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“A Fresh Investigation of Latter-day Saint Theology”

Last updated on: March 20, 2026 at 4:28 pm By Dan Peterson

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A new review article has appeared on the website of the Interpreter Foundation: “A Fresh Investigation of Latter-day Saint Theology,” written by Spencer Kraus and published in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 68 (2026) : 213-222: Review of Grant Underwood, Latter-day Saint Theology among Christian Theologies (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2025). 640 pages. $39.99 (hardcover). Abstract: Grant Underwood’s recent book, Latter-day Saint Theology among Christian Theologies, is an excellent treatment on the theology of The... Read more

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2026-03-23T19:42:35-06:00

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At least you can SPRAY for COCKROACHES . . .

Last updated on: March 23, 2026 at 7:42 pm By Dan Peterson

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Newly posted on the completely stagnant and unchanging website of the Interpreter Foundation: “Approaching Eternal Life: Temple Elements by the Numbers in Facsimile 2,” Abraham and His Family in Scripture, History, and Tradition, written by John W. Welch and Michael D. Rhodes: Part of our book chapter reprint series, this article originally appeared in Abraham and His Family in Scripture, History, and Tradition, edited by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, John S. Thompson, Matthew L. Bowen, and David R. Seely. For more... Read more

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2026-03-18T21:04:20-06:00

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Unruly Sunbeams

Last updated on: March 18, 2026 at 9:04 pm By Dan Peterson

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It’s spiritually beneficial to see the Grand Canyon from time to time. I just saw it again two or three hour ago, albeit from at least 30,000 feet. Even at that altitude, though, it’s still pretty impressive. And, from the Deseret News, this is pretty impressive, too: “The strong message AJ Dybantsa and Bear Bachmeier sent while attending this BYU class: The innovative class helps bridge the gap between newcomers to BYU and the culture on campus. The results have... Read more

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2026-03-17T18:58:23-06:00

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I was delighted by this morning’s class

Last updated on: March 17, 2026 at 6:58 pm By Dan Peterson

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My attention was caught by this article in the Deseret News: “Perspective: Iraq’s future is visible every day in the faces of its young people: We take the war seriously. But I mostly see ordinary people continuing to do their best to build stable lives, educate their children and contribute to their communities” Why? Because its author, Brad Cook, contributed a volume to Brigham Young University’s onetime Middle Eastern Texts Initiative (METI), which, umm, well, I conceived and founded and... Read more

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