Journal• ISSN: 0007-0106
Byu Studies
Brigham Young University Press
About: Byu Studies is an academic journal. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Criticism & Biography. It has an ISSN identifier of 0007-0106. Over the lifetime, 157 publications have been published receiving 520 citations.
Topics: Criticism, Biography, Interpretation (philosophy), SAINT, Gospel
Papers published on a yearly basis
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that although traditional anthropological methods worked in the study of societies in the past, traditional anthropologists don't work as well in modern complex societies and that in order to have a truly comprehensive, unified, and systematic study of man, anthropology needs to unite with other similar scientific disciplines.
Abstract: Anthropology literally means "the study of man." However, does anthropology live up to its name? Although traditional anthropological methods worked in the study of societies in the past, traditional anthropology doesn't work as well in the study of modern complex societies. The author cites his own experience studying peoples in Utah, Venezuela, and Vietnam to highlight the problems with a traditional approach. The author feels that in order to have a truly comprehensive, unified, and systematic study of man, anthropology needs to unite with other similar scientific disciplines.
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TL;DR: Brown as discussed by the authors compares the exodus events that occur in the Book of Mormon to the exodus of the Israelites out of Egypt, and links the exodus typologically to the effects of Jesus' atonement.
Abstract: S. Kent Brown compares the exodus events that occur in the Book of Mormon to the exodus of the Israelites out of Egypt. He compares the Nephite bondage to the exodus as well, suggesting that the Book of Mormon figure Alma the Elder is a type of Moses. He links the exodus typologically to the effects of Jesus' atonement. Finally, he cites the exodus a proof of the power of God and his ability to fulfill his promises.
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TL;DR: The Council of Fifty as mentioned in this paper symbolized the otherworldly world order that would be established during the millennial reign of Christ on earth and revealed Joseph Smith, Jr., as Mormonism's greatest Constitutionalist.
Abstract: Since the mid-1950s, several articles, graduate theses, and books have examined the existence and supposed role of the "Council of Fifty" in Mormon history, so that by now the Council of Fifty is within the general awareness of a large proportion of Latter-day Saints as well as interested non -Mormons. Unfortunately, these writers did not have access to documents presently available; and, in some cases, they did not consult important sources then available. Because casual examination can make anything appear monstrous under the academic microscope, scholarly studies of the Council of Fifty thus far have tended to distort insufficient evidence and sometimes to sensationalize their interpretations.1 Current research into the documents and historical environment of the Council of Fifty requires a rewriting of these scholarly and highly popular interpretations rather than a rewriting of Mormon history in light of these previous interpretations of the Council of Fifty. The primary role of the Council of Fifty was to symbolize the otherworldly world order that would be established during the millennial reign of Christ on earth. Aside from its symbolic value, the singular importance of the Council of Fifty is that it reveals Joseph Smith, Jr., as Mormonism's greatest Constitutionalist. The 1844 minutes of the Council contain hundreds of pages of the Prophet's
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| Year | Papers |
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| 2011 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2007 | 12 |
| 2006 | 12 |
| 2005 | 12 |