08-02-2007, 05:15 PM | #1 |
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Mormons and the Bible
Some of the discussion today reminded me a little bit of the book by Phil Barlow called, "Mormons and the Bible." Arch, Jeff, or SIEQ did you guys ever do that book as the part of the book of the month club?
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No. Do you recommend it?
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Its one of my favorite Mormon Studies books. Barlow tries to identify or track LDS views towards the bible over time. He does this through case studies of different leaders: Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, BH Roberts.
Here is a nice interview with Barlow: http://www.timesandseasons.org/index.php?p=2040 http://www.timesandseasons.org/index.php?p=2057 |
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Sounds like a book worthy of review. Any takers?
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I forgot. Barlow wrote the Mormonism and Bible entry in the Oxford Companion to the Bible. It is a very nice intro to his book:
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Didn't Barlow just get hired at Utah State? I think it would be a great book of the month.
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FWIW, I highly recommend it, though I would need to read it again. It's been a while. Excellent book, though. It is slightly limited (some might say the methodology is completely arbitrary due to the case studies Barlow chooses), but very valuable nonetheless.
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