By Dan Peterson and me.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765562430/Christians-mourn-death-of-a-pope.html
Monthly Archives: March 2012
1 Nephi 13:10-19
My explorations: 1 Nephi 13:10-19
Alas, text only; no audio or video.
Ireland conference paper
I’ll be traveling to Ireland this May to attend a conference on “The Other Temple” sponsored by Hekhal: The Irish Society for the Study of the Ancient Near East. I will be presenting a paper on “The Temple in the Qur’ān.” Needless to say, I’m stoked! I’ve never been to Ireland before.
Erin go Braugh!
Book of Mormon saves a man’s life
A Mormon student was caught in the cross-fire of a gang shooting today. He was shot in the back, but fortunately was wearing a backpack containing a Book of Mormon. The bullet penetrated the book, but did injure the man. It was stopped by the Isaiah chapters.
Salt Press
Salt Press, a new academic Mormon Press, has a Facebook page.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Salt-Press/289945774361659
They mentioned a forthcoming book:
James E. Faulconer, The Book of Mormon Made Harder: Scripture Study Questions
Faulconer is a great LDS thinker, who blogs at Patheos:
New Column on the Qur’an
By Dan Peterson and me.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765558159/Muslims-view-the-Quran-as-purely-divine.html
New Book Notice
Matt Roper just brought this new book to my attention:
Andrew C. Skinner and Gaye Strathearn, eds., Third Nephi: An Incomparable Scripture (Provo and Salt Lake City: Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship and Deseret Book, 2012). ISBN 1609089073, $34.99
1 Nephi 13:1-9
My explorations: 1 Neph 13:1-9
Alas, text only; no audio or video.
New book notices
There is a new academically oriented LDS publisher, Salt Press.
They have three new books coming out on the Book of Mormon. I haven’t seen them yet, but you can review them on their web page. They seem like they will be interesting.
