
The testimony of two nations : how the Book of Mormon reads, and rereads, the Bible
Michael Austin
Bok · Engelsk · 2024
Omfang | x, 240 sider
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Opplysninger | A theory of types -- Stories of the fall -- Curses from God -- Reimagining the exodus -- Divided kingdoms -- Prophets and prophecy -- "We talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ" -- Last things.. - "Like the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Bible, the Book of Mormon uses narratives to develop ideas and present instruction. Michael Austin reveals how the Book of Mormon connects itself to narratives in the Christian Bible with many of the same tools that the New Testament used to connect itself to the Hebrew Bible to create the Christian Bible. As Austin shows, the canonical context for interpreting the Book of Mormon includes the Christian Bible, the Book of Mormon itself, and other writings and revelations that hold scriptural status in most Restoration denominations. Austin pays particular attention to how the Book of Mormon connects itself to the Christian Bible both to form a new canon and to use the canonical relationship to reframe and reinterpret biblical narratives. This canonical context provides an important and fruitful method for interpreting the Book of Mormon"--
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Emner | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Sacred books.
Book of Mormon - Criticism, interpretation, etc. Latter Day Saint churches - Sacred books. |
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ISBN | 9780252087479
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