I just got a great new program, Dragon Dictate for the Mac. I am  writing this new post using the program. It’s pretty amazing technology when you use it for the 1st time. The program can be purchased from Nuance, at this website: http://www.nuance.com/   It is also available for the PC. Read more

Exploration of the editorial comments of Nephi in 1 Nephi 6: Discussion of Nephi’s editorial comments; dabar = things; God of Abraham; Nephite dualism, things of God vs. things of the World 1- Detailed notes and bibliography. BOM 01f 1 Nephi 6 2- Link to Video on Youtube. 3- Audio podcast on TalkShoe. (Look in the most recent (top) file in the “Past Episodes” section at the bottom.) Read more

R. Omer-Sherman, Israel in Exile: Jewish Writing and the Desert, (U. Illinois, 2006; ISBN 0252030435) discusses the concept of desert and wilderness in Jewish writings, and might have good information on “Lehi in the Desert.”  (I haven’t read it yet.) Read more

Here are my explorations of 1 Nephi 5:1-9: Discussion of Sariah’s complaints; the age of Sariah and Lehi; Lehi’s defense; meaning of “visionary man”; the problem of false Visionaries in the age of Lehi; Lehi’s burnt offering. 1- Detailed notes and bibliography.  BOM 01e 1 Nephi 5a 2- Video on Youtube. 3- Audio podcast on TalkShoe. (Look in the most recent (top) file in the “Past Episodes” section at the bottom.)     Read more

Here are my explorations of 1 Nephi 4:19-38: The story of Zoram, the nature of ancient keys, the meaning of “brethren of the church,” Laban as a guard commander, “Enoch, Masons, gold Plates, and Joseph Smith,” and Zoram’s adoption 1- Detailed notes and bibliography.  BOM 01c 1 Nephi 4b 2- Video on Youtube. 3- Audio podcast on TalkShoe. (Look in the most recent (top) file in the “Past Episodes” section at the bottom.) Read more

Here are my explorations of 1 Nephi 4:1-18, discussing the Exodus typology in 1 Nephi 4, the sword of Laban, and the problematic aspects of the Slaying of Laban 1- Detailed notes and bibliography.  BOM 01c 1 Nephi 4a 2- Video on Youtube. 3- Audio podcast on TalkShoe. (Look in the most recent (top) file in the “Past Episodes” section at the bottom.) Read more

I’ve added a section of bibliography on BOM chronology (with hat-tip to Robert Smith) to the file on “Background” in the Bibliography page = BOM bib-02 Background.  Here are the items. BMRC 196-204 + bibliography Brown, K. & D. Seely, “Jeremiah’s Imprisonment and the Date of Lehi’s Departure,” The Religious Educator, 2/1 (2001), 14-32. FARMS, Book of Mormon Critical Text, 3 vols., 2nd ed. (1986-1987), 3:1321-1330 (Appendices VII & VIII). (NA online) Huber, J. “Lehi’s 600 Year Prophecy and the Birth... Read more