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July 2012

July 11, 2012

The Gender of “Church” in the BoM

I still have a “church” itch as the idea is found in the BoM. So...

July 09, 2012

Willing to Submit in All Things

One the more striking passages from the BoM is the natural man pericope in Mosiah...

July 06, 2012

The Joy of the Saints

The Book of Enos opens like this: “ Behold, I went to hunt beasts in...

July 05, 2012

Evil Eschatological Mothers

Heh. Back to work, are you? And not really in the mood, perhaps? Yeah. It...

May 2012

May 30, 2012

Seminary Series: What Is Seminary For?

(update:) Author's note: This is the second post in a series dealing with my experiences...

May 26, 2012

I deeply respect the Jewish approach to the study of the scriptures. It is said...

February 2012

February 17, 2012

“Have You Been Saved?”

To oversimplify things a bit, Mormon notions of salvation are more consistent with Paul, while...

February 01, 2012

Constantine’s Sword

Sitting near York Minster in England is the statue of Constantine shown below. Notice the...

January 2012

January 20, 2012

If the Book of Mormon is dull, the New Testament is duller

One recent, sympathetic critic called the Book of Mormon "dull." This is not a new...

January 06, 2012

“Every wo/man that striveth for mastery”: Thinking About LDS Scripture Mastery (A New Series of Posts)

**I wish I could say that my recent lack of posts at FPR has been...

September 2011

September 09, 2011

On Biblical Scripture

The Problem What makes Biblical Scripture, Scripture for LDS Christians?* Historically one prominent model for...

August 2011

August 16, 2011

The Flood: Global or Localized?

I would argue neither. With the rising tide of modern science, historical criticism, and other...

June 2011

June 07, 2011

Pharisees, Scribes, and Modern Disciples

In TYD’s post below, “A Prophet is Only a Prophet When…,” one of the commenters,...

March 2011

March 14, 2011

Would Jesus “Stick to the Manual”?

Recently I was asked to fill in as Gospel Doctrine teacher. I thoroughly enjoy the...

March 11, 2011

Ten Tidbits about the Sermon on the Mount

1. The Sermon on the Mount only appears in Matthew's gospel. In Luke, the sermon...

February 2011

February 03, 2011

Guarding the Temple: Our Procession to a Better Understanding; a Response to David L.

David L., who recently joined M*, and I have been having a really wonderful conversation...

February 01, 2011

Spiritual Gifts: The Cessationist Controversy from an LDS Perspective

Debate over spiritual gifts is about as old as the first New Testament passage describing...

January 2011

January 29, 2011

Ten Tidbits About Prophets and Prophecy in the Old Testament

1. The biblical, or so-called "canonical," prophets--those whom we tend to consider the prophets--in many...

January 25, 2011

Ten Tidbits about the Gospels

Four years ago we launched a "Ten Tidbits" Series that sought to introduce some basic...

January 15, 2011

John the Baptist: Typology and Fulfillment

I recently read an essay by James M. Hamilton which has refined my perception of...

January 14, 2011

1 Enoch in Jude’s “Bible”: Issues of Canonicity and Scriptural Inspiration

Jude 1:5-7 (NRSV): Now I desire to remind you, though you are fully informed, that...

January 05, 2011

Isaiah 7:14 and Scriptural Hermeneutics

Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and...

January 05, 2011

The Dumbing Down of Mormon Books, Made Easy!

A recent book review of Eric Shuster and Charles Sale's The Biblical Roots of Mormonism describes...

December 2010

December 20, 2010

Scriptural Authority, Normativity, and Hermeneutics: Women and the Priesthood

Introduction [1] The Bible often privileges men as normative for what it means to be...

October 2010

October 07, 2010

"Levels of Understanding" in Isaiah(?)

Thank you for the invitation to participate here at FPR. My post comes out of...

October 01, 2010

The Truth of Personal Narrative

Bart Ehrman has pointed out that the popular view of Paul and his conversion makes...

September 2010

September 21, 2010

PhD Language Exam Exhaustion or Why I Am Looking Forward to Comprehensive Exams

These last 18 months have been brutal. Since April of 2009 I have prepped and...

July 2010

July 31, 2010

(Re)writing the Bible in Antiquity and Today

CANON The New Testament writers and early Church Fathers used the Septuagint (LXX) for proof...

June 2010

June 13, 2010

Are Mormons Ready for an LDS Study Bible?

Short answer: No one to read it, no one to write it. So, sadly: no....

March 2010

March 29, 2010

My God Is Bigger Than Your God–Literally. Part VI

Although YHWH clearly was perceived by biblical authors in anthropomorphic terms, YHWH’s body was still...

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