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By the hand of Mormon : the American scripture that launched a new world religion /

Terryl Givens offers a full-length treatment of the Book of Mormon's history and argues that it is the most religiously influential, hotly contested, and, in the secular press at least, intellectually under-investigated book in America.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Givens, Terryl
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2002.
Colección:UPSO - Oxford University Press E-Books.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "A seer shall the Lord my God raise up": the prophet and the plates
  • "Out of the dust": the Book of Mormon comes forth
  • "A marvelous work and a wonder": the Book of Mormon as a sacred sign
  • "I, Nephi, wrote this record": the Book of Mormon as ancient history, part 1, the search for a Mesoamerican Troy
  • "I, Nephi, wrote this record": the Book of Mormon as ancient history, part 2, the search for a rational belief
  • "Devices of the devil": the Book of Mormon as cultural product or sacred fiction
  • "Plain and precious truths": the Book of Mormon as New Theology, part 1, the encounter with Biblical Christianity
  • "Plain and precious truths": The Book of Mormon as new theology, part 2, dialogic revelation
  • "A standard unto my people": the Book of Mormon as cultural touchstone.