Review of Books on the Book of Mormon

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1 Review of Books on the Book of Mormon Volume 14 Number 1 Article Front Matter FARMS Review Follow this and additional works at: BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Review, FARMS (2002) "Front Matter," Review of Books on the Book of Mormon : Vol. 14 : No. 1, Article 1. Available at: This Front Matter is brought to you for free and open access by the All Journals at BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Review of Books on the Book of Mormon by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact scholarsarchive@byu.edu, ellen_amatangelo@byu.edu.

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3 FARMS REVIEW OF BOOKS

4 FARMS R EV IEW OF BOOKS E,/itor Associate Editors PrU(ill(liOIl Editor COFer Design Lt1yoZlI Daniel C. Pelerson Louis C. M idgley George L Mitton Shirley S. Ricks Scull Knudsen Angela Clyde lklrrionuevo Institute Bo'lrd Cllair Vjce~CI/ilir ExeC/ililiC Director Dougbs M. Chabrics Dilvid R. Seel y John E. Cl ark John F. H"II Gary R. I-looper Daniel Oswald Donald W. Parry Daniel C. Peterson Nod B. Reynolds Michael D. Rhodes Stephen D. Ricks Andrew C. Ski nner Joh n W. Welch

5 FARMS REVIEW OF BOOKS Volume 14, Numbers \ Foundation fo r Ancient Resea rch and Mormon Studies Inst itute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts Brigham Young University

6 2002 Foundat ion fo r Ancicn t Rcscarch and Mormon Studies BrighiUll YOUl1l,; Un ivcrsily All rights rt'st'rved Prin ted in the Unitcd Statcs of America ISSN

7 To OUR READERS Under the name of the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies ( I~ARMS), the Inst iwtc for the Study and Preser varion of Ancient Religious " exts (Institute) suppo rts study and research on Ihe Book of Mormon, the Book of Abraham, thc Old Testament, and the New Testament, studies o f the early formative period of the Christian tradition, ancient temples, and other related subjects. Under th e PARMS imprint, the Institute publishes and distributes titles in these areas for the benefit of scholars and interested Latter-day Saint rc:\di..'rs. Primary FARMS research interests include the history, language, literature. cult m e, gcognlphy, politics, a nd law relevant to ancient scri pture. Although such subjects arc of seconda ry imporlance when compared wi th the spiritual and eternal messages of sc ri p ture, solid research and academic perspectives ca n su pply certain kim\s of useful information, evell if only tentatively, concerning many signific<1i1t and interestin g questions about sc ripture. The In stitute makes interim and final reports about this research available widely, promptly. and economically. These publications a re pl'er reviewed to ensure that sc holarly standards arc met. The proceeds from the s;l \e of these materials are used to support further resea rch and publications. As a service to teachers and students of the scriptures, research results arc distributed in both scholarly and popular formats. It is hoped that thi s information will help all interested people to "come unto Christ" (J.\Cob I :7) and to understand and appreciate more fully the scriptur<11 witnesses of the divine mission of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The principal purpose of the PARMS Review of Books is to help serious readers make informed choices and judgments about books

8 vi FAHMS R V lt:w 01' BoOKS 14/1-2 (2002) published primarily on th e Book of Mormon. The cv"l u:ll ions are intended to encourage rel iabl e sc holarship on the Book of Mormon. Rev iews <Ire written by invit:li ion. Any person interested in writin g a rev iew should first cont,lct the edilor. Style guidelines will be senl lo the reviewers. The opinions ex pressed in these reviews arc those of the rev iewers. They do not necessarily represe nt the opinions of the Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancien t Religious Tex is, its editors, Brigham Young University, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or the reviewe rs' employers. No portion of the reviews may be used in advert isi ng or for any Olh er commerc ia l purpose wi thout the express written permission of the Institute. PARMS Review of Books is published semiannu3l1 y.

9 CONTENTS Editor's Introduction... xi The Book of Mormon Bassell, K. Douglas. comp., Latter-tiny CommclI/tiry all tire Book of Mort/w,,: II/sig/IIS from Prophets, Chufeh Leaners,,HId Sdrol(lrs ( Ronald W. Asay, "Bassett's Latter-day Commellltlry 011 Ille Book of MorlllOn") Aston. Duane R" Refilm /0 CUII/omil: Piecing "fogctller II,C Pllzzle WI'I're the Nephilcs Lived Hcdcngri'n, Paul, The Lalld of tell;; Fllrtller Evidellce for /lie Book of Mormol/ Olive, Phyllis Ca rol, Tile Losl Lal1(ls of llie Book of Mormon (John E. Clark, "Evaluating the Case fo r a Limi ted Great Lc!kcs Selli ng")... 9 Lutes, Kenneth, and Lyndel l Lutes, Wor(fs of Christ i?estored for Ille I.(ISI Days ( John A. Tvedtnes, "One 5Iop Scriptures") Pinnock, Ilugh w., f inding Bibficnl Hebrew alld Olher Allciefit f.ilemry Fortlls ill Ihe Book of MomlOlI ( Richard Dilworth Rust, "Ancient Literary Forms in the Book or Mormon") Welch, John W., and Melvin J. Tho rne, cds. Pressing Forward with /lie Book (If MOfll/OII; The FARMS Updates of the /99Os (Stephen]. Duffin, "Pressing Porward: A Real Feast") Responses to TI,e New Mormon Challenge Beckwith, Fra ncis]., Carl Mosser, and Paul Owen, cds., The New Mormoll C/wl/ellge (David L. Paulsen,"A General Response to The New MOflllOl1 Clwl/ellgl.''')... 99

10 VIII FARM S REVIF.W OF BOOKS 14/1-2 (2002) Blomberg, Cr:lig L., "[s Mormonism Christian?" In TIl/,! Ncw Morllloll C}UlI/CIIge (Benjamin I. I-luff. "Of Course Mormonism Is Christian") (Kent I ~ Jackson, "A m I a Christian?.. ) Mosser, Carl, "A nd the Sai nts Go M.lrching O n." In TIr" New MOrllloll CI/(/I/ellge Ostling, Richard ]\I., and Joan K. OSlling, MOrl/l(1I/ AII/erim: Tire Power (11111 tile Promise (Louis Midgley, " Fault y Topography.. ) Owen, Paul, "Monotheism, Mormonism, and the New Testament Witness." In 111e New Mor/lloll ClUll/ellge (Kevin Christensen, "A Response to Paul Owen's Comments on Margaret Barker") Mormon Studies Anderson, Robert D., Illsidc tile Milld of Josepll SlIIilll: PsychobiograpllY and II,e Hook of MOrlwJJ/ (Michael D. Jibson, "Korihor Speaks, or the Misinterpretation of Dreams") Van \Vagoner, Richard 5., Sidney Rig(fon: A Portrait of Religiolls Excess (Howanl K. Harper, Steven C. Ha rper, and David P. Harper, "Viltl Wagoner's Sitilley I?igdoll: A Porl T:lit of Biogra phic:ll Excess") Cannon, George Q., Life of Joseph Smitll lire Prophel (Davis Billon. "George Q. C;mnon and the FJ.i thful :-.Jarrativc of Mormon History") I-Iallwas, John E., and Roger D. L.wll ius, cds., ClIllIIres ill (.(/1/}1icI: A DocumctlltJry History of fi,e MormOfl Wt1r ill liiiflois (Glen M. Cooper, " Historical P:lradigms in Confl ict: The Na uvoo Period Revisited ") Holding, James Patrick, Tire Mo rmoll Defellders: HolY tolfer-day Sailll Apologists Misinterp ret Ihe HilJlc (Russell C. McGregor, "The Anti-Mormon Attackers")

11 CoNTENTS ' ix Watcrrn.1Il, Bryan, and Bri'lIl KOigel, Tiu.' toui's Ulliversity: Freedom (lllif Alllhority (If nyu ( Ralph C. I-lilllcock, "The Au thority of 'Academic Freedom': all T""'o Cases of Misedllcation at BYU"j Biblical Studies Drosnin. Michael, rile Bible U)(It (John A. Tvcdtnt's. "The nihil' Code") Hopkins, Richard R., Bifllicflf MormOlliSIll: f?cspotl(lillg to EVllIIgeliml Criticism of UJ5 Theology (Stephen D. Ricks, " Latter-day Saint Doctrines and the Iliblc") Index to FARMS Review of Books, By Author By Ti tle By Reviewer About the Re... iewcrs