This year in Mormonism and Ancient Studies

In reviewing the past year of scholarship in the nexus of Mormonism and ancient studies, I note the following developments in journal publication.

The Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Studies (with a full-time staff of eleven and a multi-million dollar endowment) has published nine articles in two volumes: five articles (72 large-format pages) in an issue of The Journal of Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scriptures, and four articles (115 Pages) in the Studies in the Bible and Antiquity, a total of 187 pages.

The Interpreter Foundation, in the eleven months since its foundation in August 2012, (with no full-time staff and an average monthly budget of a few thousand dollars), has produced 48 articles in five volumes (total 1004 pages) of their journal Interpreter.

I commend both organizations for their efforts and encourage their continued publications in this important field.