The Book of Mormon’s Interesting Uses of Isaiah 25:8, “Death Swallowed Up”
There’s no question that the Book of Mormon has great intertextuality with the Bible, frequently drawing upon its language to convey its stories and concepts in familiar sacred language. The…
Bad Math and the Premature Dismissal of Brian Stubbs’ Work on Uto-Aztecan Languages
In my previous post on the negative review by BYU professor Chris Rogers regarding Brian Stubbs’ work on ancient connections between Uto-Aztecan languages and three Old World languages, some comments…
Further Thoughts on John Gee’s Article at The Interpreter
John Gee’s recent article at The Interpreter on the Joseph Smith Papers volume on the Book of Abraham points to some genuine problems that merit attention. On the other hand,…
Guest Post from Brian Stubbs: A Response to Chris Rogers’ “A Review of the Afro-Asiatic: Uto-Aztecan Proposal” in the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
I’m pleased to offer an important guest post from Brian Stubbs, one of the world’s leading experts in Uto-Aztecan languages and a scholar whom I deeply respect for his insights…
Is There Direct Evidence that the Early Saints Had Heard of Champollion?
In previous posts (here and here) on the Book of Abraham and in my article for The Interpreter, I have noted that newspapers and other sources in the United States…
John Gee’s Troubling Review of the Joseph Smith Papers Volume on the Book of Abraham
Update, Aug. 29, 2019: There has been an important and welcome update to John Gee’s recent article, “The Joseph Smith Papers Project Stumbles,” at Interpreter that clarifies and to some degree…
There May Be Far More Earthlike Planets Than We Imagined
A Hubble photo of interacting galaxies from NASA.gov. As one looks at the endless fog of stars dotting our galaxy and countless other galaxies, it’s easy to believe that there…
The Making of a Myth: A Possible Explanation for the Mysterious Ignorance of Champollion (Among Scholars)
I’ve been puzzled several times by the mysterious ignorance of Champollion in the early nineteenth century — not among ordinary Americans of that day, but among modern scholars writing about…
Royal Skousen’s Interesting Theory on the Book of Abraham and Its Relationship to the Papyri
A reader raised an interesting question after reading Dr. Royal Skousen’s C.V. at BYU, where he mentions a theory he is exploring that has not yet been published. Under the…
Ignoring Christian Refugees from Iraq
While many people seem to think that the US has liberated Iraq, first from Saddam Hussein and then from the Islamic State, for the Assyrian Christian community in Iraq, one…
