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October 2021

October 22, 2021

“The Rise and Fall of Korihor, a Zoramite”

*** A new article has appeared in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day...

October 05, 2021

Isaiah, the Book of Abraham, and the Restoration of the Priesthood

*** New on the website of the Interpreter Foundation: Come, Follow...

September 2021

September 24, 2021

“Framing the Book of Abraham”

*** New, today, in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and...

September 10, 2021

Surf New Hampshire!

*** A new article, by Jeff Lindsay, went up earlier today in...

September 09, 2021

Temples, all the way down

*** I've been quite busy today, and I haven't been at my...

September 06, 2021

Developments in Temple Design and Function

*** A new article by Richard O. Cowan appeared today in Interpreter:...

August 2021

August 17, 2021

Light from the West and the Ancient East

*** New, from Jonn Claybaugh, on the website of the Interpreter Foundation:...

August 16, 2021

“Mormon, Moses, and the Representation of Reality”

*** An essay by Richard L. Bushman was published earlier today in...

August 07, 2021

Abraham, Sodom, the Māori, and Other Topics for a Weekend

*** A version of the text of Stephen Smoot's Thursday presentation at...

July 2021

July 26, 2021

Three Deaths

I learned today that Robert Ritner, an Egyptologist at the University of Chicago...

May 2021

May 28, 2021

“The Life-Giving ‘Water’ of the Restoration”

*** Two new articles -- by, respectively, David R. Seely and Duane...

May 10, 2021

“Matthew Black and Mircea Eliade Meet Hugh Nibley”

*** This interesting reminiscence was just published in Interpreter: A Journal of...

April 2021

April 12, 2021

A Triptych on Fasting, Latter-day Saints, Muslims, Anti-COVID Vaccinations, Dan Vogel, and the Book of Abraham

*** First, I want to pass along these items from Sam LeFevre,...

January 2021

January 29, 2021

“Fantasy and Reality in the Translation of the Book of Abraham”

I'm pleased to announce that yet another new article -- this one by...

January 22, 2021

Joseph Smith, the Kirtland Egyptian Papers, the Book of Abraham, the Beating of Hiram Page, and Several Other Matters

We know, of course, that the Interpreter Foundation is nearly at death's door. ...

December 2020

December 18, 2020

“Joseph Smith’s Translation Projects under a Microscope”

Two new articles appeared today in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith...

November 2020

November 13, 2020

Of Eyewitnesses, the Resurrection, and the Gold Plates

Here are some notes on the earliest Christian disciples and the raising of...

September 2020

September 07, 2020

Revision 4.20 “Some Similarities between the Qur’an and Latter-day Saint Scripture” (Part 3)

There are some parallels that are still closer. "Those that cry lies to...

September 06, 2020

Revision 4.19 “Some Similarities between the Qur’an and Latter-day Saint Scripture” (Part 2)

The entire twelfth chapter of the Qur'an is devoted to a beautiful retelling...

September 05, 2020

Revision 4.18 “Some Similarities between the Qur’an and Latter-day Saint Scripture” (Part 1)

Some readers will already have noticed a number of similarities between the Qur'an...

August 2020

August 28, 2020

The Book of Moses and a School for Souls

I've been slow in calling attention to the latest installment of my bi-weekly...

August 25, 2020

“Scholarly Support for the Book of Abraham”

New, on the website of the Interpreter Foundation: "Raising the Abrahamic Discourse:...

July 2020

July 17, 2020

“Four Idolatrous Gods in the Book of Abraham”

A new article has appeared in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith...

July 13, 2020

“If You Could Hie to Kolob”

This passage from John D. Barrow, The Book of Universes: Exploring the Limits...

December 2019

December 05, 2019

“New Video Explores the Historical Credibility of the Book of Abraham”

A fun note from our attendance at the Salt Lake Temple yesterday: When...

February 2018

February 06, 2018

Making Sense of the Scriptures

It's going to take me a while to offer even the barest suggestion...

February 04, 2018

Nephite Isaiah

Some further gleanings from John W . Welch, et al., eds., Knowing Why: 137 Evidences That the...

January 2018

January 20, 2018

Lehi and his party encounter the Arabian Sea

Further notes from John W . Welch, et al., eds., Knowing Why: 137 Evidences That the Book...