Monthly Archives: February 2007

Colonization, Conformity, and Contribution, Part I

Posted on February 28, 2007 by jupiterschild

Many posts at FPR of late have had to do with Kent Jackson’s description of LDS scholarship. At issue is to what extent Latter-day Saints can (or should) engage in a dialogue with the greater world of academia, and to … Continue reading →

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Elder McConkie and Targumim, or How to Help LDS Read Non-KJV Versions

Posted on February 26, 2007 by nitsav

I recently discovered that Elder McConkie was aware of Targums, translations of the Hebrew Bible into Aramaic. I’ll discuss his understanding of them and a tantalizing tidbit stemming therefrom in my next post. In the meanwhile, that discovery helped me … Continue reading →

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How to Understand the Temple

Posted on February 26, 2007 by TT

The vast majority of LDS historical and theological thinking about the temple has attempted to find ancient parallels to Mormon temple rituals. In this view the Mormon temple is a restored completion of fragments and traces of an original, authentic … Continue reading →

Posted in Speculation | 23 Comments

Welcoming TT

Posted on February 26, 2007 by TT

Dear Blog World, I am very pleased to be a part of this merger and hope that all my wildest dreams for it will come true. Basically, FPR can now claim to be the biggest Bible and Religion wonkfest in … Continue reading →

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Mergers and Acquisitions

Posted on February 26, 2007 by johnc

We here at Faith-Promoting Rumor are pleased to announce a merger with the folks at Urban Mormonism. They have agreed to join forces with us here in an effort to get posts up here by people other than Mogget and … Continue reading →

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Introducing Nitsav Lariv

Posted on February 22, 2007 by nitsav

Hello. I’m a new semi-perma-blogger here at FPR. I’m a graduate student in a similar field to these other folks, though much more Old Testament than New. I’ve been a denizen of the bloggernacle for a long time, posting here, … Continue reading →

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The Best Books?

Posted on February 21, 2007 by lxxluthor

In today’s Daily Unifarce, I mean… Universe, buried in the back (on p.11) was an interesting article about how LDS college age students don’t buy, and therefore must not read, Gospel-topic literature from places like Deseret Book. It also includes … Continue reading →

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Orthodoxy VS. Orthopraxy

Posted on February 15, 2007 by lxxluthor

I’ve been pondering (much akin to Pinky and the Brain) about the place of the Church in the categorization of orthodoxy and orthopraxy of late. I figured that we’d run out our last theme fairly thoroughly. Anyways, I don’t know … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Issues | 21 Comments

African-American, Feminist, and Mormon Biblical Studies

Posted on February 14, 2007 by TT

Recent discussions here and elsewhere have focused on the role of contemporary critical biblical studies and their relationship to Mormon biblical studies. Many have questioned not only the methods of a “scholarly” Mormon biblical studies, but also its possibility. In … Continue reading →

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Barlow going to USU

Posted on February 14, 2007 by Guest Contributor

It’s official: Philip Barlow will fill the new Leonard J. Arrington Chair of Mormon History and Culture at Utah State University (see Salt Lake Tribune story here). This will likely disappoint some prospective students of Claremont Graduate University. However, it’s … Continue reading →

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