Old Testament Resources
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Product Descriptions:
Authoring the Old Testament: Genesis–Deuteronomy
For the last two centuries, biblical scholars have made discoveries and insights about the Old Testament that have greatly changed the way in which the authorship of these ancient scriptures has been understood. In this book, David Bokovoy dives into the Pentateuch, showing how and why textual criticism has led biblical scholars today to understand the first five books of the Bible as an amalgamation of multiple texts into a single, though often complicated narrative; and he discusses what implications those have for Latter-day Saint understandings of the Bible and modern scripture.
Re-reading Job: Understanding the Ancient World’s Greatest Poem
The Vision of All: Twenty-five Lectures on Isaiah in Nephi’s Record
The Expanded Canon: Perspectives on Mormonism and Sacred Texts
Selected from Utah Valley University's annual Mormon Studies Conference, this anthology presents a unique examination of the Latter-day Saint scriptural canon from the perspectives of renowned Latter-day Saint and non-Latter-day Saint scholars. Contributors include David F. Holland, Claudia Bushman, Grant Hardy, Richard L. Bushman, Ann Taves, Brian Hauglid, David Bokovoy, and others.
As Iron Sharpens Iron: Listening to the Various Voices of Scripture
Edited by Julie M. Smith, this thoughtful anthology creatively grapples with the sometimes contradictory ideas found throughout the Latter-day Saint standard works by placing key Biblical and Book of Mormon figures into conversations that, while imagined, remain true to the scriptures. Examples include Amulek and Alma discussing the Atonement (Joseph M. Spencer), Joseph of Egypt and Nephi discussing rivalry and reconciliation (Heather Hardy), and Mormon and Israel debating the topic of wealth (Walker Wright).
Perspectives on Mormon Theology: Scriptural Theology
The essays making up this collection reflect attentiveness to both ways of understanding the phrase “theology of scripture.” Each essay takes up the relatively un-self-conscious work of reading a scriptural text but then—at some point or another—asks the self-conscious question of exactly what she or he is doing in the work of reading scripture.
Apocryphal Writings and the Latter-day Saints
This sought-after volume of essays takes an in-depth look at the apocrypha and how Latter-day Saints should approach it in their gospel study. With notable LDS authors such as Stephen E. Robinson, Joseph F. McConkie, and Robert L. Millet, this volume is an essential addition to any well-rounded Mormon studies library. Essays include: “Whose Apocrypha? Viewing Ancient Apocrypha from the Vantage of Events in the Present Dispensation,” “Lying for God: The Uses of Apocrypha,” and “The Nag Hammadi Library: A Mormon Perspective.”
For Zion: A Mormon Theology of Hope
What is hope? What is Zion? And what does it mean to hope for Zion? In this insightful volume, Joseph Spencer explores these questions by engaging in a rich study of Paul's letter to the Roman to better understand how the apostle understood hope and what it means to have it and then to the early years of the Restoration and the various revelations on consecration to understand how Latter-day Saints are expected to strive for Zion.
