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===The Plates and the Three, Eight, and Other Witnesses=== | ===The Plates and the Three, Eight, and Other Witnesses=== | ||
*Robert L. Marrott, "Law of Witnesses" [http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/books/?bookid=51&chapid=460 (Link)] | *Robert L. Marrott, "Law of Witnesses" [http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/books/?bookid=51&chapid=460 (Link)] | ||
+ | *Steven C. Harper, "Evaluating the Book of Mormon Witnesses" [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/volume-11-number-2-2010/evaluating-book-mormon-witnesses (Link)] | ||
*FAIR collection of articles on Book of Mormon Witnesses [http://en.fairmormon.org/Book_of_Mormon/Witnesses (Link)] | *FAIR collection of articles on Book of Mormon Witnesses [http://en.fairmormon.org/Book_of_Mormon/Witnesses (Link)] | ||
*Keith W. Perkins, "David Whitmer" [http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/books/?bookid=51&chapid=458 (Link)] | *Keith W. Perkins, "David Whitmer" [http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/books/?bookid=51&chapid=458 (Link)] | ||
*Susan Easton Black, and Larry C. Porter, ""Rest Assured, Martin Harris Will Be Here in Time"" [http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/jbms/?vol=20&num=1&id=589 (Link)] | *Susan Easton Black, and Larry C. Porter, ""Rest Assured, Martin Harris Will Be Here in Time"" [http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/jbms/?vol=20&num=1&id=589 (Link)] | ||
*Larry E. Morris, "The Conversion of Oliver Cowdery" [http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/jbms/?vol=16&num=1&id=428 (Link)] | *Larry E. Morris, "The Conversion of Oliver Cowdery" [http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/jbms/?vol=16&num=1&id=428 (Link)] | ||
+ | *A. Bryan Weston, "Witnesses—Those Who Assist to Bring Forth This Work" [https://rsc.byu.edu/es/archived/volume-11-number-2-2010/witnesses-those-who-assist-bring-forth-work (Link)] | ||
+ | *Larry C. Porter, "The Peter Whitmer Log Home: Cradle of Mormonism" [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/volume-12-number-3-2011/peter-whitmer-log-home-cradle-mormonism (Link)] | ||
*Rex C. Reeve Jr., “The Book of Mormon Plates,” [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/book-mormon-first-nephi-doctrinal-foundation/7-book-mormon-plates (Link)] | *Rex C. Reeve Jr., “The Book of Mormon Plates,” [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/book-mormon-first-nephi-doctrinal-foundation/7-book-mormon-plates (Link)] | ||
+ | *H. Curtis Wright and Elisabeth R. Sutton, "Evidence of Ancient Writing on Metal: An Interview with H. Curtis Wright" [https://rsc.byu.edu/es/archived/Volume%209%20Number%203,%202008/evidence-ancient-writing-metal-interview-h-curtis-wright (Link)] | ||
*FAIR Entry: "Golden Plates" [http://en.fairmormon.org/Book_of_Mormon_anachronisms:Gold_plates (Link)] | *FAIR Entry: "Golden Plates" [http://en.fairmormon.org/Book_of_Mormon_anachronisms:Gold_plates (Link)] | ||
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**Robert A. Rees, "Irony in the Book of Mormon" [http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/jbms/?vol=12&num=2&id=320 (Link)] | **Robert A. Rees, "Irony in the Book of Mormon" [http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/jbms/?vol=12&num=2&id=320 (Link)] | ||
**Blair G. Van Dyke, "Light or Dark, Freedom or Bondage: Enhancing Book of Mormon Themes through Contrasts" (foils) [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/Volume%206%20Number%203%2C%202005/foiled-again-enhancing-book-mormon-themes-through-use-foils (Link)] | **Blair G. Van Dyke, "Light or Dark, Freedom or Bondage: Enhancing Book of Mormon Themes through Contrasts" (foils) [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/Volume%206%20Number%203%2C%202005/foiled-again-enhancing-book-mormon-themes-through-use-foils (Link)] | ||
+ | **Charles Swift, "When Less Is More: The Reticent Narrator in the Story of Alma and Amulek" [https://rsc.byu.edu/es/archived/volume-13-number-1-2012/when-less-more-reticent-narrator-story-alma-and-amulek (Link)] | ||
*Biblical Style and Language | *Biblical Style and Language | ||
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*Matthew Roper, "Early Publications on the Book of Mormon" [http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/jbms/?vol=18&num=2&id=498 (Link)] | *Matthew Roper, "Early Publications on the Book of Mormon" [http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/jbms/?vol=18&num=2&id=498 (Link)] | ||
*Stephen Kent Ehat, "'Securing' the Prophet's Copyright in the Book of Mormon: Historical and Legal Context for the So-Called Canadian Copyright Revelation," [http://byustudies.byu.edu/PDFLibrary/50.2EhatExtended-8bdbf84c-75af-4c6b-bc53-a42f4ac57518.pdf (Extended Online Version)] | *Stephen Kent Ehat, "'Securing' the Prophet's Copyright in the Book of Mormon: Historical and Legal Context for the So-Called Canadian Copyright Revelation," [http://byustudies.byu.edu/PDFLibrary/50.2EhatExtended-8bdbf84c-75af-4c6b-bc53-a42f4ac57518.pdf (Extended Online Version)] | ||
+ | *Cameron J. Packer, "Acquiring Cumorah" [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/Volume%206%20Number%202,%202005/acquiring-cumorah (Link)] | ||
*Warren P. Aston, "The Rings That Bound the Gold Plates Together" [http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/insights/?vol=26&num=3&id=460 (Link)] | *Warren P. Aston, "The Rings That Bound the Gold Plates Together" [http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/insights/?vol=26&num=3&id=460 (Link)] | ||
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**Norman Totten, “Categories of Evidence for Old World Contacts with Ancient America,” [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/book-mormon-keystone-scripture/11-categories-evidence-old-world-contacts-ancient-america (Link)] | **Norman Totten, “Categories of Evidence for Old World Contacts with Ancient America,” [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/book-mormon-keystone-scripture/11-categories-evidence-old-world-contacts-ancient-america (Link)] | ||
**Paul R. Cheesman, “Cultural Parallels between the Old World and the New World,” [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/book-mormon-keystone-scripture/12-cultural-parallels-between-old-world-and-new-world (Link)] | **Paul R. Cheesman, “Cultural Parallels between the Old World and the New World,” [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/book-mormon-keystone-scripture/12-cultural-parallels-between-old-world-and-new-world (Link)] | ||
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+ | ===Geography=== | ||
+ | *John W. Welch, "Charting the Book of Mormon" [http://byustudies.byu.edu/januarybomcharts/browse.html (Link)] | ||
+ | *William J. Hamblin, "Basic Methodological Problems with the Anti-Mormon Approach to the Geography and Archaeology of the Book of Mormon" [http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/transcripts/?id=39 (Link)] | ||
+ | *John E. Clark, "Revisiting "A Key for Evaluating Nephite Geographies"" [http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/review/?vol=23&num=1&id=817 (Link)] | ||
+ | *John L. Sorenson, "Mormon's Map (Collection)" [http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/books/?bookid=101 (Link)] | ||
+ | *Sidney B. Sperry, "Were There Two Cumorahs?" [http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/jbms/?vol=4&num=1&id=98 (Link)] | ||
+ | *FAIR Entry: "Book of Mormon Geography" [http://en.fairmormon.org/Book_of_Mormon/Geography (Link)] | ||
+ | *Correlating Civilizations [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU0SOkZWZ-0 (Video)] | ||
+ | *The New World - Book of Mormon Documentary [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4pIBTr-x2gs (Video)] | ||
+ | *Andrew H. Hedges, "The Narrow Neck of Land" [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CDQQFjAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fojs.lib.byu.edu%2Fspc%2Findex.php%2FRelEd%2Farticle%2Fdownload%2F2268%2F2143&ei=0arPULv9JcbzyAGKp4GwCw&usg=AFQjCNHAvo1vItaiVvLwk9l-Bx9hcFn0yA&sig2=of-h-KSWPggcchY7CuLTvA&bvm=bv.1355325884,d.aWc&cad=rja (Link)] | ||
+ | *Andrew H. Hedges, "Cumorah and the Limited Mesoamerican Theory" [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/Volume%2010%20Number%202,%202009/cumorah-and-limited-mesoamerican-theory (Link)] | ||
+ | *Matthew P. Roper, "Plausibility, Probability, and the Cumorah Question" [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/Volume%2010%20Number%202,%202009/plausibility-probability-and-cumorah-question (Link)] | ||
+ | *Andrew H. Hedges, "Problems with Probability: A Response" [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/Volume%2010%20Number%202,%202009/problems-probability-response (Link)] | ||
===Topical Overview Articles=== | ===Topical Overview Articles=== | ||
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*Louis Midgley, "To Remember and Keep: On the Book of Mormon as an Ancient Book" [http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/books/?bookid=46&chapid=246 (Link)] | *Louis Midgley, "To Remember and Keep: On the Book of Mormon as an Ancient Book" [http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/books/?bookid=46&chapid=246 (Link)] | ||
*John L. Sorenson, "Religious Groups and Movements among the Nephites, 200–1 B.C." [http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/books/?bookid=46&chapid=248 (Link)] | *John L. Sorenson, "Religious Groups and Movements among the Nephites, 200–1 B.C." [http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/books/?bookid=46&chapid=248 (Link)] | ||
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*Joseph F. McConkie, “A Comparison of Book of Mormon, Bible, and Traditional Teachings on the Doctrines of Salvation,” [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/book-mormon-keystone-scripture/4-comparison-book-mormon-bible-and-traditional-teachings-doc (Link)] | *Joseph F. McConkie, “A Comparison of Book of Mormon, Bible, and Traditional Teachings on the Doctrines of Salvation,” [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/book-mormon-keystone-scripture/4-comparison-book-mormon-bible-and-traditional-teachings-doc (Link)] | ||
*Kent P. Jackson, “The Beginnings of Christianity in the Book of Mormon,” [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/book-mormon-keystone-scripture/5-beginnings-christianity-book-mormon (Link)] | *Kent P. Jackson, “The Beginnings of Christianity in the Book of Mormon,” [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/book-mormon-keystone-scripture/5-beginnings-christianity-book-mormon (Link)] | ||
*Stephen D. Ricks, “Fasting in the Book of Mormon and the Bible,” [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/book-mormon-keystone-scripture/7-fasting-book-mormon-and-bible (Link)] | *Stephen D. Ricks, “Fasting in the Book of Mormon and the Bible,” [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/book-mormon-keystone-scripture/7-fasting-book-mormon-and-bible (Link)] | ||
*Elder Neal A. Maxwell, “The Book of Mormon: A Great Answer to ‘The Great Question,’” [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/book-mormon-first-nephi-doctrinal-foundation/1-book-mormon-great-answer-%E2%80%9C-great-question%E2%80%9D (Link)] | *Elder Neal A. Maxwell, “The Book of Mormon: A Great Answer to ‘The Great Question,’” [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/book-mormon-first-nephi-doctrinal-foundation/1-book-mormon-great-answer-%E2%80%9C-great-question%E2%80%9D (Link)] | ||
− | * | + | *Buck, Deanna, "Internal Evidence of Widespread Literacy in the Book of Mormon" [https://ojs.lib.byu.edu/spc/index.php/RelEd/article/view/2357 (Link)] |
− | + | *Black, Sharon, and Brad Wilcox, "188 Unexplainable Names: Book of Mormon Names No Fiction Writer Would Choose" [https://rsc.byu.edu/es/archived/volume-12-number-2-2011/188-unexplainable-names-book-mormon-names-no-fiction-writer-would-c (Link)] | |
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===Population Demographics in the Book of Mormon=== | ===Population Demographics in the Book of Mormon=== | ||
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**Robert J. Matthews, "What the Book of Mormon Tells Us about Jesus Christ," [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/book-mormon-keystone-scripture/2-what-book-mormon-tells-us-about-jesus-christ (Link)] | **Robert J. Matthews, "What the Book of Mormon Tells Us about Jesus Christ," [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/book-mormon-keystone-scripture/2-what-book-mormon-tells-us-about-jesus-christ (Link)] | ||
**Robert L. Millet, “The Ministry of the Father and the Son,” [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/book-mormon-keystone-scripture/3-ministry-father-and-son (Link)] | **Robert L. Millet, “The Ministry of the Father and the Son,” [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/book-mormon-keystone-scripture/3-ministry-father-and-son (Link)] | ||
+ | *Atonement | ||
+ | **Jared W. Ludlow, "The Powers of the Atonement: Insights from the Book of Mormon" [https://rsc.byu.edu/es/archived/Volume%209%20Number%202,%202008/powers-atonement-insights-book-mormon (Link)] | ||
*Faith, Hope, Charity, Love, Etc. | *Faith, Hope, Charity, Love, Etc. | ||
**Larry E. Dahl, “Faith, Hope, Charity,” [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/book-mormon-keystone-scripture/8-faith-hope-charity (Link)] | **Larry E. Dahl, “Faith, Hope, Charity,” [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/book-mormon-keystone-scripture/8-faith-hope-charity (Link)] | ||
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**John L. Clark, "Painting Out the Messiah: The Theologies of Dissidents" [http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/jbms/?vol=11&num=1&id=282 (Link)] | **John L. Clark, "Painting Out the Messiah: The Theologies of Dissidents" [http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/jbms/?vol=11&num=1&id=282 (Link)] | ||
**Susan Black, “‘Lest Ye Become As the Nephites of Old,’” [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/book-mormon-keystone-scripture/15-%E2%80%9Clest-ye-become-nephites-old%E2%80%9D (Link)] | **Susan Black, “‘Lest Ye Become As the Nephites of Old,’” [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/book-mormon-keystone-scripture/15-%E2%80%9Clest-ye-become-nephites-old%E2%80%9D (Link)] | ||
+ | **Mark Alan Wright and Brant A. Gardner, "The Cultural Context of Nephite Apostasy" [http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/the-cultural-context-of-nephite-apostasy/ (Link)] | ||
*Restorations | *Restorations | ||
**Rodney Turner, “The Three Nephite Churches of Christ,” [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/book-mormon-keystone-scripture/6-three-nephite-churches-christ (Link)] | **Rodney Turner, “The Three Nephite Churches of Christ,” [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/book-mormon-keystone-scripture/6-three-nephite-churches-christ (Link)] | ||
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===Study and Teaching Methods=== | ===Study and Teaching Methods=== | ||
*R. Mark Matheson, "Studying the Book of Mormon Online" [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/Volume%206%20Number%202,%202005/studying-book-mormon-online (Link)] | *R. Mark Matheson, "Studying the Book of Mormon Online" [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/Volume%206%20Number%202,%202005/studying-book-mormon-online (Link)] | ||
+ | *R. Mark Matheson, "Teaching in the Book of Mormon" [https://ojs.lib.byu.edu/spc/index.php/RelEd/article/view/2132 (Link)] | ||
*Blair G. Van Dyke, "Light or Dark, Freedom or Bondage: Enhancing Book of Mormon Themes through Contrasts" [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/Volume%206%20Number%203%2C%202005/foiled-again-enhancing-book-mormon-themes-through-use-foils (Link)] | *Blair G. Van Dyke, "Light or Dark, Freedom or Bondage: Enhancing Book of Mormon Themes through Contrasts" [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/Volume%206%20Number%203%2C%202005/foiled-again-enhancing-book-mormon-themes-through-use-foils (Link)] | ||
+ | *Anthony R. Sweat, "Active Learning and the Savior’s Nephite Ministry" [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/Volume%2010%20Number%203,%202009/active-learning-and-savior%E2%80%99s-nephite-ministry (Link)] | ||
+ | *John Hilton III, ""Look! And I Looked": Lessons in Learning and Teaching from Nephi's Vision" [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/volume-13-number-2-2012/look-and-i-looked-lessons-learning-and-teaching-nephis-vision (Link)] | ||
+ | *Tyler J. Griffin, "Nephi: An Ideal Teacher of Less-Than-Ideal Students" [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/volume-13-number-2-2012/nephi-ideal-teacher-less-ideal-students (Link)] | ||
+ | *Shon D. Hopkin, "Preparing Students to Receive Revelation: Insights from the Book of Mormon" [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/volume-13-number-2-2012/preparing-students-receive-revelation-insights-book-mormon (Link)] | ||
+ | *Tad R. Callister, "Teaching the Atonement" [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/teach-one-another-words-wisdom-selections-religious-educator/3-teaching-atonement (Link)] | ||
+ | *Brent D. Fillmore, "With the Assistance of the Holy Prophets" [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/Volume%206%20Number%203,%202005/%E2%80%9C-assistance-holy-prophets%E2%80%9D (Link)] | ||
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+ | ===Application of the Book of Mormon to Various Concepts and Principles=== | ||
+ | *Larry W. Tippetts, "Toward Emotional Maturity: Insights from the Book of Mormon" [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/volume-11-number-2-2010/toward-emotional-maturity-insights-book-mormon (Link)] | ||
+ | *John W. Welch, "The Book of Mormon as the Keystone of Church Administration" [https://rsc.byu.edu/es/archived/firm-foundation/copyright-page/2-book-mormon-keystone-church-administration (Link)] | ||
+ | *RoseAnn Benson and Joseph Fielding McConkie, "A Prophet… Like unto Thee" [https://rsc.byu.edu/es/archived/volume-12-number-3-2011/prophetlike-unto-thee (Link)] | ||
+ | *Noel B. Reynolds, "The Gospel for Graduates" [https://rsc.byu.edu/es/archived/volume-12-number-3-2011/gospel-graduates (Link)] | ||
+ | *Douglas S. Ladle, "Teaching the Fall of Adam and Eve" [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/Volume%205%20Number%201,%202004/teaching-fall-adam-and-eve (Link)] | ||
+ | *Roger R. Keller, "Teaching the Fall and the Atonement: A Comparative Method" [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/Volume%205%20Number%202,%202004/teaching-fall-and-atonement-comparative-method (Link)] | ||
+ | *D. Todd Christofferson, "The Atonement and the Resurrection" [http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/study-and-faith-selections-religious-educator/chapter-2-atonement-and-resurrection (Link)] |
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