Introduction, Title Page, Witnesses' Testimonies; Historical Studies of its Coming Forth; and Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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The Three and Eight Witnesses and Other Witnesses

  • Robert L. Marrott, "Law of Witnesses" (Link)
  • FAIR collection of articles on Book of Mormon Witnesses (Link)
  • Keith W. Perkins, "David Whitmer" (Link)
  • Susan Easton Black, and Larry C. Porter, ""Rest Assured, Martin Harris Will Be Here in Time"" (Link)
  • Larry E. Morris, "The Conversion of Oliver Cowdery" (Link)

Translation of the Book of Mormon

  • John W. Welch and Tim Rathbone, "How Long Did It Take to Translate the Book of Mormon?" (Link)
  • John W. Welch and Tim Rathbone, "Translation of the Book of Mormon by Joseph Smith" (Link)
  • Stephen D. Ricks, "Translation of the Book of Mormon" (Link)
  • Matthew Roper, "Revelation and the Urim and Thummim" (Link)
  • Stephen D. Ricks, "Joseph Smith's Translation of the Book of Mormon" (Link)
  • Paul Y. Hoskisson, "Urim and Thummim" (Link)
  • Hugh Nibley, "Classics from the Past: Literary Style Used in Book of Mormon Insured Accurate Translation" (Link)
  • Richard L. Bushman and Dean C. Jessee, "Joseph Smith" (Link)
  • Richard E. Turley Jr., "Seer Stones" (Link)

Textual History of the English Translation of the Book of Mormon

  • M. Gerald Bradford and Alison V.P. Coutts, "Uncovering the Original Text of the Book of Mormon (Collection)" (Link)
  • Royal Skousen,"Fragments of Original Manuscript Discovered," (Link)

Language

  • FAIR entry on "Hebrew and Native American languages" (Link)
  • FAIR entry on "Reformed Egyptian (Link)
  • Paul Y. Hoskisson, "It Is OK Not to Have Every Answer: The Book of Mormon Onomastic Ending -(i)hah" (Link)

Title Page

  • "Wherefore, it is an abridgment of the record of the people of Nephi, and also of the Lamanites"
    • John L. Sorenson, "Mormon's Sources" (Link)
  • "And now, if there are faults they are the mistakes of men"
    • Royal Skousen, "The Original Book of Mormon Transcript" (Link)
  • "Author and Proprietor" (1830 Title Page)
    • John W. Welch, and Miriam Smith, "Joseph Smith: "Author and Proprietor"" (Link)

Introduction

  • "written on gold plates"
    • John Gee, "Egyptian Writing on Gold 'Plates'" (Link, URL for article doesn't work, click on PDF file to view article)
    • John A. Tvedtnes, "Etruscan Gold Book from 600 B.C. Discovered" (Link)
    • "More Gold Plates" (Link)
    • "Another Gold Book Found"(Link)(Link)
    • FAIR entry on "gold plates" (Link)
  • "they are among the ancestors of the American Indians."
    • Daniel C. Peterson (Editor), "The Book of Mormon and DNA Research" (Link)
    • Michael F. Whiting, "The Book of Mormon at the Bar of DNA 'Evidence'" (Link)

Structure and Composition of the Book of Mormon, Literary Elements

  • Whole Book of Mormon
    • Donald W. Perry, "Poetic Parallelisms in the Book of Mormon: The Complete Text Reformatted" (Link)
    • Grant R. Hardy and Robert E. Parsons, "Plates and Records in the Book of Mormon" (Link)
  • Chiasmus and Other Particular Devices
    • Robert F. Smith, "Assessing the Broad Impact of Jack Welch's Discovery of Chiasmus in the Book of Mormon" (Link)
    • John W. Welch, "The Discovery of Chiasmus in the Book of Mormon: Forty Years Later" (Link)
    • Hugh W. Pinnock, "Finding Biblical Hebrew and Other Ancient Literary Forms in the Book of Mormon" (Link)
    • John W. Welch, "Chiasmus in Antiquity (Collection)" (Link)
  • Literary Qualities
    • Richard Dilworth Rust, "Feasting on the Word: The Literary Testimony of the Book of Mormon (Collection)" (Link)
    • Donald W. Perry, "The Book of Mormon: Integrity and Internal Consistency" (Link)
    • Marilyn Arnold, "Unlocking the Sacred Text" (Link)
    • Richard Dilworth Rust, "Questions Answered: My Study and Teaching of American Literature and the Book of Mormon" (Link)
    • John W. Welch, "Good and True" (Link)

Historical Studies

  • John W. Welch, "Was There a Library in Harmony, Pennsylvania?" (Link)
  • Daniel C. Peterson and Donald L. Enders, "Can the 1834 Affidavits Attacking the Smith Family be Trusted?" (Link)
  • John W. Welch, "What the Original Book of Mormon Manuscript Is Not" (Link)
  • Warren P. Aston, "The Rings That Bound the Gold Plates Together" (Link)
  • John W. Welch, Gordon C. Thomasson, and Robert F. Smith, "What Did Charles Anthon Really Say?" (Link)
  • John W. Welch, "View of the Hebrews: "An Unparallel"" (Link)
  • Richard C. Roberts, "View of the Hebrews" (Link)
  • Richard E. Bennett, ""A Nation Now Extinct," American Indian Origin Theories as of 1820: Samuel L. Mitchill, Martin Harris, and the New York Theory" (Link)
  • Donald Q. Cannon, "In the Press: Early Newspaper Reports on the Initial Publication of the Book of Mormon" (Link)
  • Matthew Roper, "Early Publications on the Book of Mormon" (Link)

Miscellaneous Items

  • Stephen D. Ricks, "Studies of the Book of Mormon" (Link)
  • John W. Welch, "Roberts Affirms Book of Mormon Antiquity" (Link)
  • John W. Welch, "No, Sir, That's Not History!" (Link)
  • John L. Sorenson and John W. Welch, "The Sobering Lesson of the Grolier Codex" (Link)
  • John W. Welch, "Hugh Nibley and the Book of Mormon" (Link)
  • Marilyn Arnold, ""Words, words, words": Hugh Nibley on the Book of Mormon" (Link)
  • John L. Sorenson, "Ancient Europeans in America?" (Link)
  • Donald W. Parry, Jeanette W. Miller, and Sandra A. Thorne, "A Comprehensive Annotated Book of Mormon Bibliography" (Link)

Topical Overview Articles

  • John L. Sorenson, "Peoples of the Book of Mormon" (Link)
  • Camille Fronk, "Prophecy in the Book of Mormon" (Link)
  • John W. Welch, "Religious Teachings and Practices in the Book of Mormon" (Link)
  • Stephen D. Ricks, "The Book of Mormon and the Dead Sea Scrolls" (Link)
  • Victor L. Ludlow, "Covenant Teachings of the Book of Mormon" (Link)
  • Louis Midgley, "To Remember and Keep: On the Book of Mormon as an Ancient Book" (Link)
  • John L. Sorenson, "Religious Groups and Movements among the Nephites, 200–1 B.C." (Link)
  • John W. Welch, "Charting the Book of Mormon" (Link)

The Book of Mormon and Historicity

  • Elder Dallin H. Oaks, "Worthy of Another Look: The Historicity of the Book of Mormon" (Link)
  • Robert L. Millet, "The Book of Mormon, Historicity, & Faith" (Link)
  • Hugh Nibley, "The Book of Mormon: A Minimal Statement" (Link)
  • Terryl L. Givens, "Joseph Smith's American Bible: Radicalizing the Familiar" (Link)

The Book of Mormon in Other Languages and Cultures

  • Hugh G. Stocks, "Translations of the Book of Mormon" (Link)
  • Shinji Takagi, "Proclaiming the Way in Japanese: The 1909 Translation of the Book of Mormon" (Link)

Authorship Studies

  • G. Bruce Schaalje, Matthew Roper, and Paul Fields, "Stylometric Analyses of the Book of Mormon: A Short History" (Link)
  • Bruce A VanOrden, "Sidney Rigdon" (Link)
  • Matthew Roper, Paul Fields, and Atul Nepal, "Wordprint Analysis and Joseph Smith's Role as Editor of the Times and Seasons" (Link)

Isaiah in the Book of Mormon

  • John A. Tvedtnes, "Isaiah Variants in the Book of Mormon" (Link)
  • Donald W. Parry, and Stephen D. Ricks, "Worthy of Another Look: The Great Isaiah Scroll and the Book of Mormon" (Link)

Book of Mormon time keeping

  • John L. Sorenson, "Comments on Nephite Chronology" (Link)
  • John L. Sorenson, "The Nephite Calendar in Mosiah, Alma, and Helaman" (Link)
  • Randall P. Spackman, "The Jewish/Nephite Lunar Calendar" (Link)
  • FAIR article on "the week in the Americas" (Link)

Main Themes

  • Warfare
    • William J. Hamblin and Stephen D. Ricks, "Warfare in the Book of Mormon" (article collection) (Link)
    • William J. Hamblin, "Warfare in the Book of Mormon" (Link)
    • FAIR entry on "Warfare" (Link)
    • Ray C. Hillam, "Secret Combination" (Link)
    • Ryan W. Davis, "For the Peace of the People: War and Democracy in the Book of Mormon" (Link)
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