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Tag Archives: Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon – a Bedizzening Variety of Stuff
This whole apocryphal world is brought together in the B. of M., a veritable handbook of motifs and traditions. As a work of fiction, as a mere intellectual tour de force, nothing could touch it – but along with that it is full of old Jewish lore that very few Jews have ever heard of, handles the desert situation in a way that delights my Medcans, and gives a picture of primitive Christianity that is right out of the Dead Sea Scrolls & the Nag Hamadi texts. What a theme for a kid of 23 to attempt. Continue reading
Posted in Ancient writings, Education & Academia, Letters
Tagged Apocrypha, Babylonian, Book of Mormon, Canaanite, Coffin Texts, Dead Sea Scrolls, Egyptian, Egyptian wisdom literature, Encyclopedia Judaica, Greek philosophy, James Joyce, Jew, Jewish, Jewish encyclopedia, Koran, Mormon scholarship, Moslem, Muslim, mythology, Old Testament, Quran, religion, religious scholarship, Shakespeare
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Bob Bennett Video on Nibley and Politics: Part 2
The [Mormon] Church does not say, “Well let’s purge Harry Reid.” They say, “Let’s call him up and ask him for something else we need.” And he delivers. Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Politics
Tagged Bennett, Bob Bennett, Book of Mormon, democrat, Harry Reid, Hugh Nibley, Latter-day Saints, LDS Church, LDS politics, Mormon, Mormon Democrat, mormon politics, Mormon Republican, Mormon voters, mormonism, Politics, republican, Sen. Bennett, Sen. Bob Bennett, Sen. Robert Bennett, Sen. Robert F. Bennett, Senator Bennett, Senator Reid, Senator Robert Bennett, Senator Robert F. Bennett
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An Error in the Book of Mormon?
Look at Alma, he says that all mankind is carnal, sensual, and devilish by nature. And he should’ve said they were carnal, sensual, devilish, and stupid. Continue reading
Posted in Book of Mormon, Philosophy
Tagged Alma, Book of Mormon, Hugh Nibley, Mormon, Religion and Spirituality, Stupidity
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