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January 2026

January 21, 2026

The Book of Mormon on the composition of scripture

Newly posted today on the never-changing website of the essentally moribund Interpreter Foundation: Steadfast...

March 2024

March 08, 2024

“Oh say, what is truth?”

Cody Quirk has kindly called to my notice an article about an interesting discovery...

December 2023

December 07, 2023

Approaching the Facsimiles of the Book of Abraham

I return, yet again, to BYU Studies Quarterly 61/4 (2022), which is a special...

May 2022

May 09, 2022

The Earliest Text of the Book of Mormon

*** But briefly, first, please have a look at this article from...

May 29, 2021

Of Media, Media Suppression, QAnon, and Book of Mormon Authorship

*** I'm pleased beyond expression that the new Interpreter Foundation film Witnesses will now...

May 17, 2021

Enoch, Job, and Hugh Nibley

*** Two new pieces went up today on the website of the...

April 2021

April 15, 2021

A book coming. A conference coming. A movie coming. Oh my!

*** Well, the Interpreter Foundation continues to sputter along, barely surviving, producing...

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,...

March 2021

March 29, 2021

“Temple Symbolism in the Story of Noah”

Yet another article went online today -- accessible at no charge to all...

March 26, 2021

A Case for Ancient Roots in the Book of Moses

*** The new article that went up today in Interpreter: A Journal...

February 2021

February 10, 2021

Take Two, “Tracing Ancient Threads in the Book of Moses”

Yesterday, I mentioned that, after something on the order of eleven years, I...

January 2021

January 25, 2021

“Record-Keeping Technology among God’s People in Ancient and Modern Times,” and a Remarkable New Website

In an effort ably spearheaded by Steven T. Densley, Jr., and with the...

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...

December 12, 2020

Some things that need to be accounted for

First, though, here's something new that was posted today on the website of...

October 2020

October 23, 2020

In the Book of Moses, “”Where Did the Names Mahaway and Mahujah Come From?”

A new item -- this one by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, Matthew L. Bowen, and Ryan...

September 2020

September 07, 2020

Revision 4.21 “Contrasting Islam and Latter-day Saint Teaching” (Part 1)

So far, I have emphasized the similarities between Islam and Christianity. Specifically, I...

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 02, 2020

An “Update” from Professor Muhlestein regarding work on the Book of Abraham

On the website of the Interpreter Foundation, an important "Update" has been posted. ...

August 2020

August 22, 2020

Book of Moses Insights, Radio Shows, and How You Can Help

The Interpreter Foundation is like a fountain or a spring. It produces steadily:...

August 20, 2020

A ten-minute video on “Evidences of the Book of Abraham: Historicity”

The official magazine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for...

August 19, 2020

Revision 4.1 “Islam and the Qur’an”

Muslims believe that the Qur'an as they have it today is an actual...

July 2020

July 20, 2020

“The Lady at the Horizon: Egyptian Tree Goddess Iconography and Sacred Trees in Israelite Scripture and Temple Theology”

An intriguing article, written by John S. Thompson, was posted today on the...

July 05, 2020

Revision 1.3 “Post-Biblical Judaism” B

For all the talk of a land "flowing with milk and honey," Palestine...

May 2020

May 13, 2020

A Lost Book by Luke?

I cannot resist (and am not inclined to resist) the temptation to quote...

October 2019

October 04, 2019

Friday, from the Interpreter Foundation

It's Friday, so -- I hope, to nobody's very great surprise by now...

February 2019

February 10, 2019

On the acts of forgetting and remembering

I published the column below in the 9 November 2017 issue of the...