Foundational texts of Mormonism: examining major early sources

Introduction / Mark Ashurst-McGee, Robin Scott Jensen, and Sharalyn D. Howcroft -- The gold plates as foundational text / Richard Lyman Bushman -- Textual criticism and the Book of Mormon / Grant Hardy -- Intertextuality and the purpose of Joseph Smith¿'s new translation of the Bible / Thomas A...

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Contributors: Ashurst-McGee, Mark 1968- (Editor) ; Jensen, Robin Scott (Editor) ; Howcroft, Sharalyn D. (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press [2018]
In:Year: 2018
Volumes / Articles:Show volumes/articles.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Mormon Church / Holy books
IxTheo Classification:AZ New religious movements
KDH Christian sects
Further subjects:B Mormon Church Sacred books
B Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sacred books
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Summary:Introduction / Mark Ashurst-McGee, Robin Scott Jensen, and Sharalyn D. Howcroft -- The gold plates as foundational text / Richard Lyman Bushman -- Textual criticism and the Book of Mormon / Grant Hardy -- Intertextuality and the purpose of Joseph Smith¿'s new translation of the Bible / Thomas A. Wayment -- The dictation, compilation, and canonization of Joseph Smith's revelations / Grant Underwood -- Joseph Smith's Missouri prison letters and the Mormon textual community / David W. Grua -- The textual culture of the Nauvoo Female Relief Society leadership and minute book / Jennifer Reeder -- Joseph Smith's preaching and the early Mormon documentary record / William V. Smith -- Joseph Smith's Nauvoo journals / Alex D. Smith and Andrew H. Hedges -- The early diaries of Wilford Woodruff, 1835-1839 / Laurel Thatcher Ulrich -- A textual and archival reexamination of Lucy Mack Smith's History / Sharalyn D. Howcroft -- The image as text and context in early Mormon history / Jeffrey G. Cannon -- Joseph Smith and the conspicuous absence of early Mormon documentation / Ronald O. Barney
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0190274379