{"id":83208,"date":"2020-02-28T13:49:29","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T20:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/?p=83208"},"modified":"2020-02-28T13:49:29","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T20:49:29","slug":"scriptures-through-the-jewelers-lens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2020\/02\/scriptures-through-the-jewelers-lens.html","title":{"rendered":"“Scriptures through the Jeweler\u2019s Lens”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Joseph Smith Papyrus Fragment IV \u00a0\u00a0(Wikimedia Commons public domain image)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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It being Friday, a new article has appeared in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scripture<\/em>. \u00a0This one is by Mark J. Johnson<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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\u201cScriptures through the Jeweler\u2019s Lens\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Review of Terryl Givens with Brian Hauglid,\u00a0The Pearl of Greatest Price: Mormonism\u2019s Most Controversial Scripture<\/em>\u00a0(New York: Oxford University Press, 2019). 285 pages. $34.95 (hardback).<\/span><\/p>\n

Abstract:<\/strong>\u00a0Among the many revelatory works of Joseph\u00a0Smith, members and scholars alike seem to give lesser attention to what is found in the Pearl of Great Price. In\u00a0<\/em>The Pearl of Greatest Price, Terryl Givens and Brian\u00a0Hauglid attempt to provide some of the attention that has been lacking. The result is a\u00a0book that, while spotty in places, provides a\u00a0good resource that should receive wide exposure in academic circles. Believing members, on the other hand, may find the book lacking or downright questionable because of the secular approach it takes to dealing with scripture understood to have a\u00a0divine provenance.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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If you would like to do some excellent scholarly reading on the First Vision of Joseph Smith, here\u2019s a truly superb place to start:<\/p>\n

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Article of the Week: Opening the Heavens<\/a><\/p>\n

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And here\u2019s another good item on the very early history of the Restoration:<\/p>\n

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\u201c\u201cI Cannot Read a Sealed Book\u201d: Resources on Martin Harris, Charles Anthon, and the Sealed Book\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cProphet Invites the World to Consider, \u2018How Do You Hear Him?\u2019\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints<\/a> shared the following message today on his Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cBras\u00edlia Brazil Temple Rendering Released\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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An exterior rendering has been released showing the planned design of the Bras\u00edlia Brazil Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<\/span>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWashington D.C. Temple Open House and Rededication Dates Announced\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Temple to be re-opened after more than two years of renovation<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cUltimate Egypt Lecture Series\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Cruise Lady: Latter-day Adventures is pleased to announce a new\u00a0Learn Our Religion<\/a>\u00a0lecture series in anticipation of The Interpreter Foundation Ultimate Egypt Tour.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Alas, it\u2019s probably time to peek in again on the latest activities of the vocal \u201cHeartlander\u201d advocate Mr. Jonathan Neville, who genuinely does seem to me dangerously far down the road toward schism or apostasy. \u00a0Fortunately, the Neville-Neville Land<\/em> blog is there to help us:<\/p>\n

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\u201cJonathan Neville and the uses of propaganda\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cFIRM Foundation accuses the Church of deceiving the elect\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cJonathan Neville, the Church, and the dark side of the Force\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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