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By compiling for the first time a substantial collection of both first- and secondhand accounts relevant to the inception of the divine revelation-or clever fraud-that launched a new world religion, \u003cem\u003eA Documentary History \u003c\/em\u003emakes a significant contribution to the rapidly growing field of Mormon Studies.\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarry E. Morris\u003c\/strong\u003e, formerly an editor with the Joseph Smith Papers, is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Fate of the Corps: What Became of the Lewis and Clark Explorers after the Expedition\u003c\/em\u003e. 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With abundant documentation and insightful commentary, Morris chronicles each scene of the book's history—from Moroni's first visit through the book's 1830 publication, allowing the historical players to speak for themselves. While giving priority to sources closest in time and place to the events described, Morris brings together the voices of true believers and avowed skeptics, immersing readers in the drama and controversy of what is likely the most important literary work in American history. Scholars and laypersons alike will find the volume indispensable.\" --Boyd Petersen, Program Coordinator for Mormon Studies, Utah Valley University\n\n\"Larry Morris's book is the essential bedrock upon which future studies of the Book of Mormon will be based. Whether mined for understanding the believer's viewpoint or its reception among the wider population, these are documents that matter. Morris has collected the essentials for both novice and specialist alike. The carefully edited and introduced collection provides a rich and rounded view of this important topic in American history.\"--Brant A. Gardner, author of \u003cem\u003eSecond Witness: Analytical and Contextual Commentary on the Book of Mormon\u003c\/em\u003e\n\n\"This book is indispensable for anyone, scholar or interested amateur, who wants to know and understand the documents related to Joseph Smith's assertion that he found gold plates and translated them by the power of God into the Book of Mormon. Smith's claims launched a radical religious movement that has had a major impact on American history and Morris has collected here, with impressive detail, the records essential to understanding its origins.\" --Gerrit Dirkmaat, Assistant Professor of Church History and Doctrine, Brigham Young University\n\nOne: \"He Appeared unto Me Three Times in One Night\"\nJoseph and the Angel: September 1823-September 1826\n\nTwo: \"The Same Heavenly Messenger Delivered Them Up To Me\"\nJoseph and the Plates: September-December 1827\n\nThree: \"I Cannot Read a Sealed Book\"\nMartin Harris's Venture to Eastern Scholars: February 1828\n\nFour: \"I Stood Alone, an Unlearned Youth\"\nThe Translation Begins: April-June 1828\n\nFive: \"I Have Lost My Soul\"\nMartin Harris and the Missing Manuscript: Summer 1828\n\nSix: \"It Is Marvelous to Me\"\nInterlude: Autumn 1828-March 1829\n\nSeven: \"Days Never To Be Forgotten\"\nThe Translation: April-May 1829\n\nEight: \"I Often Sat By and Saw and Heard Them Translate and Write for Hours Together\"\nThe Translation: June 1829\n\nNine: \"An Angel of God Came Down from Heaven\"\nThe Three Witnesses: Late June 1829\n\nTen: \"The Appearance of Ancient Work, and of Curious Workmanship\"\nThe Eight Witnesses: Late June 1829\n\nEleven: \"Written by the Hand of Mormon\"\nPublication of the Book of Mormon: June 1829-March 1830","brand":"FAIR Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":48396317557013,"sku":"9780190699093","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0845\/6880\/1557\/files\/9780190699093.jpg?v=1719931188"},{"product_id":"2nd-nephi-a-brief-theological-introduction","title":"2nd Nephi: A Brief Theological Introduction","description":"\"I have seen a vision, in which I know that Jerusalem is destroyed . . .\" In the wake of epic cataclysm, Nephi launches a second book of writings. 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Welch\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_section\"\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_page_num\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"label-inline\"\u003ePg. \u003c\/span\u003e5\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col node node-book view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/byustudies.byu.edu\/content\/chiasmus-book-genesis\"\u003eChiasmus in the Book of Genesis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-author-set view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_author first last\"\u003eGary A. Rendsburg\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_section\"\u003eArticle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_page_num\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"label-inline\"\u003ePg. \u003c\/span\u003e17\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col node node-book view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/byustudies.byu.edu\/content\/chiastic-structuring-genesis-flood-story-art-using-chiasm-effective-compositional-tool\"\u003eChiastic Structuring of the Genesis Flood Story: The Art of Using Chiasm as an Effective Compositional Tool for Combining Earlier Chiastic Narratives\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-author-set view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_author first last\"\u003eSteven R. Scott\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_section\"\u003eArticle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_page_num\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"label-inline\"\u003ePg. \u003c\/span\u003e35\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col node node-book view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/byustudies.byu.edu\/content\/exegesis-or-eisegesis-does-chiastic-analysis-help-us-understand-leviticus-20\"\u003eExegesis or Eisegesis: Does Chiastic Analysis Help Us to Understand Leviticus 20?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-author-set view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_author first last\"\u003eJonathan Burnside\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_section\"\u003eArticle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_page_num\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"label-inline\"\u003ePg. \u003c\/span\u003e67\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col node node-book view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/byustudies.byu.edu\/content\/intersection-scribal-training-and-theological-profundity-chiasm-editorial-technique-primeval\"\u003eAt the Intersection of Scribal Training and Theological Profundity: Chiasm as an Editorial Technique in the Primeval History and Deuteronomy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-author-set view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_author first last\"\u003eBernard M. Levinson\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_section\"\u003eArticle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_page_num\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"label-inline\"\u003ePg. \u003c\/span\u003e85\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col node node-book view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/byustudies.byu.edu\/content\/chiasmus-text-isaiah-mt-isaiah-versus-great-isaiah-scroll\"\u003eChiasmus in the Text of Isaiah: MT Isaiah versus the Great Isaiah Scroll\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-author-set view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_author first last\"\u003eDonald W. Parry\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_section\"\u003eArticle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_page_num\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"label-inline\"\u003ePg. \u003c\/span\u003e107\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col node node-book view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/byustudies.byu.edu\/content\/with-strong-hand-and-with-outstretched-arm-deuteronomy-434-with-outstretched-hand-and-with\"\u003e“With strong hand and with outstretched arm” (Deuteronomy 4:34); “With outstretched hand and with strong arm” (Jeremiah 21:5): Chiasmus in Deuteronomy and Jeremiah\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-author-set view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_author first last\"\u003eDavid Rolph Seely\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_section\"\u003eArticle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_page_num\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"label-inline\"\u003ePg. \u003c\/span\u003e129\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col node node-book view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/byustudies.byu.edu\/content\/narrating-homicide-chiastically\"\u003eNarrating Homicide Chiastically\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-author-set view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_author first last\"\u003eJohn W. Welch\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_section\"\u003eArticle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_page_num\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"label-inline\"\u003ePg. \u003c\/span\u003e151\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col node node-book view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/byustudies.byu.edu\/content\/chiastic-structuring-large-texts-2-nephi-case-study\"\u003eChiastic Structuring of Large Texts: 2 Nephi as a Case Study\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-author-set view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_author first last\"\u003eNoel B. Reynolds\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_section\"\u003eArticle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_page_num\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"label-inline\"\u003ePg. \u003c\/span\u003e177\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col node node-book view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/byustudies.byu.edu\/content\/jesus-and-roman-centuries-matthew-85-13-window-chiasmus-and-apostolic-pedagogy\"\u003eJesus and the Roman Centuries (Matthew 8:5-13): A Window to Chiasmus and Apostolic Pedagogy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-author-set view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_author first last\"\u003eH. Douglas Buckwalter\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_section\"\u003eArticle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_page_num\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"label-inline\"\u003ePg. \u003c\/span\u003e193\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col node node-book view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/byustudies.byu.edu\/content\/rethinking-structure-farewell-discourse-john-13-17-through-chiastic-lens\"\u003eRethinking the Structure of the “Farewell Discourse” (John 13–17) through a Chiastic Lens\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-author-set view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_author first last\"\u003eWayne Brouwer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_section\"\u003eArticle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_page_num\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"label-inline\"\u003ePg. \u003c\/span\u003e207\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col node node-book view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/byustudies.byu.edu\/content\/from-linguistic-turn-and-hebrews-scholarship-anadiplosis-iterata-enigma-structure\"\u003eFrom \"Linguistic Turn\" and Hebrews Scholarship to Anadiplosis Iterata: The Enigma of a Structure\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-author-set view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_author first last\"\u003eGabriella Gelardini\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_section\"\u003eArticle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_page_num\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"label-inline\"\u003ePg. \u003c\/span\u003e231\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col node node-book view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/byustudies.byu.edu\/content\/mirrored-poeticity-chiastic-structuring-mayan-languages\"\u003eMirrored Poeticity: Chiastic Structuring in Mayan Languages\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-author-set view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_author first last\"\u003eKerry Hull\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_section\"\u003eArticle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_page_num\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"label-inline\"\u003ePg. \u003c\/span\u003e257\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col node node-book view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/byustudies.byu.edu\/content\/chiasmus-criteria-review\"\u003eChiasmus Criteria in Review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-author-set view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_author first last\"\u003eNeal Rappleye\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_section\"\u003eArticle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_page_num\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"label-inline\"\u003ePg. \u003c\/span\u003e289\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col node node-book view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/byustudies.byu.edu\/content\/truth-or-cherry-picking-statistical-approach-chiastic-intentionality\"\u003eTruth or Cherry Picking: A Statistical Approach to Chiastic Intentionality\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-author-set view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_author first last\"\u003eBoyd F. Edwards\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-author-set view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_author first last\"\u003eW. Farrell Edwards\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_section\"\u003eArticle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_page_num\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"label-inline\"\u003ePg. \u003c\/span\u003e311\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col node node-book view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/byustudies.byu.edu\/content\/roles-words-phrases-and-ideas-macro-chiasms\"\u003eThe Roles of Words, Phrases, and Ideas in Macro-Chiasms\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-author-set view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_author first last\"\u003eStephen Kent Ehat\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_section\"\u003eArticle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_page_num\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"label-inline\"\u003ePg. \u003c\/span\u003e319\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col node node-book view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSelected Bibliography on Chiasmus, 1980–2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-author-set view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_author first last\"\u003eBYU Studies Staff\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_section\"\u003eBibliography \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_page_num\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"label-inline\"\u003ePg. \u003c\/span\u003e343\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col node node-book view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIndex of Scriptures and Other Sources\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-1col entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-author-set view-mode-journal_toc clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"issue_toc_author first last\"\u003eBYU Studies Staff\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_section\"\u003eIndex \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"issue_toc_page_num\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"label-inline\"\u003ePg. \u003c\/span\u003e359\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FAIR Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48396335055125,"sku":"9781942161783","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0845\/6880\/1557\/files\/9781942161783.jpg?v=1719932099"},{"product_id":"joseph-smiths-gold-plates-a-cultural-history-1","title":"Joseph Smith's Gold Plates: A Cultural History","description":"\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRenowned historian Richard Lyman Bushman presents a vibrant history of the objects that gave birth to a new religion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\nAccording to Joseph Smith, in September of 1823 an angel appeared to him and directed him to a hill near his home. Buried there Smith found a box containing a stack of thin metal sheets, gold in color, about six inches wide, eight inches long, piled six or so inches high, bound together by large rings, and covered with what appeared to be ancient engravings. Exactly four years later, the angel allowed Smith to take the plates and instructed him to translate them into English. When the text was published, a new religion was born.\n\nThe plates have had a long and active life, and the question of their reality has hovered over them from the beginning. Months before the Book of Mormon was published, newspapers began reporting on the discovery of a \"Golden Bible.\" Within a few years over a hundred articles had appeared. Critics denounced Smith as a charlatan for claiming to have a wondrous object that he refused to show, while believers countered by pointing to witnesses who said they saw the plates. 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The journey continues as Wright assesses the witnesses and authenticity of the Book of Mormon, explores how the complexity of that sacred text points to divine origins, and concludes by discussing how personal revelation serves as a meaningful way of knowing truth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,6\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_dcf8dbd2f6a8c04b-51\" data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,0\"\u003eThis book is a vital companion for those who want to believe but feel intellectually uneasy, as well as for believers who desire to understand why their faith is more than mere habit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,2\"\u003e. With a tone that is calm, candid, conversational, and encouraging, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7,2\" data-index-in-node=\"53\"\u003eNourishing the Roots\u003c\/i\u003e respects the reader’s intelligence and offers a strikingly coherent framework for understanding why the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ remains a source of enduring meaning and truth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,4\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eOrder on Kindle: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0H8PV8RH6\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0H8PV8RH6\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eReviews and Featured Articles\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/a-review-nourishing-the-roots-seeking-the-foundations-of-latter-day-testimony\/\"\u003eA Review: Nourishing the Roots: Seeking the Foundations of Latter-day Testimony by Chad Nielsen – Times and Seasons\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eIn the contemporary landscape of Latter-day Saint intellectual life, the defense of the Restoration has occasionally suffered from a hyper-localized focus. Apologists and critics alike often become mired in the “branches”—the minute, unresolved details of nineteenth-century polygamy, local administrative missteps, or specific textual variances—while neglecting the deeper, structural assumptions that govern how those details are interpreted. In his timely and accessible volume, Nourishing the Roots: Seeking the Foundations of Latter-day Testimony, Walker A. Wright performs a necessary work. Grounding his approach in a pastoral metaphor offered by Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Wright argues that a resilient, intellectually honest testimony is built not by constant defensive pruning, but by watering the “roots” of a religious worldview: the existence of God, the historical reality of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and the authenticity of the Restoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fromthedesk.org\/is-it-consistent-to-believe-biblical-eyewitnesses-and-reject-book-of-mormon-witnesses\/\"\u003eIs it Consistent to Believe Biblical Eyewitnesses and Reject Book of Mormon Witnesses? – From the Desk\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eThe Book of Mormon witnesses offer mutually reinforcing historical testimonies that challenge both secular skeptics and mainstream Christian defenders. While critics often dismiss these eleven men using theories of shared hallucination or physical forgery, their accounts mirror the ancient eyewitness testimony widely used to defend the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Because the Three Witnesses experienced a miraculous angelic visitation while the Eight Witnesses hefted a tactile artifact, their combined statements resist easy dismissals. In this interview, independent historian Walker A. Wright explores this apologetic double standard and his belief in the historical credibility of the gold plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePraise \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003efor \u003cem\u003eNourishing the Roots\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Walker Wright has done something extraordinary for the Latter-day Saint community. If you or someone you love struggles with faith, Wright’s profound book, \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNourishing the Roots\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, was written for you. In an accessible but whirlwind tour of a variety of topics, Wright makes an erudite case for why faith, in light of everything we have learned in the last 200 years, is more rational than ever.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eSamuel T. Wilkinson – Yale Professor, Author of \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePurpose: What Evolution and Human Nature Imply About the Meaning of Our Existence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“At a time when faith feels fragile, \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNourishing the Roots\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e offers something rare: a profound explanation for the foundations of faith in the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. With intellectual rigor, spiritual sensitivity, and deep respect for sincere seekers, Wright traces a compelling path from belief in God and Christ to conviction in the Restoration. This is a timely and important book for anyone seeking to build—or help others build—a deeper, more resilient faith.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eJenet Jacob Erickson – Associate Professor of Religious Education at BYU, Family Fellow at the Wheatley Institute\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“With \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNourishing the Roots\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, Walker Wright offers a compelling and carefully reasoned approach to building faith in God and in the Restoration. Beginning by laying a foundation for belief in God, Wright guides readers through the case for a world filled with miracles and divine action, the resurrection of Jesus, the prophetic ministry of Joseph Smith, the inspiration of the Book of Mormon, and the reality of revelation today. For those seeking to strengthen the foundations of a religious worldview generally, or a Latter-day Saint worldview specifically, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNourishing the Roots\u003c\/span\u003e offers thoughtful, accessible, and faith-building insights.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eStephen O. Smoot – Adjunct Instructor of Ancient Scripture at BYU; Cohost of the Informed Saints Podcast; Editor of \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJoseph Smith’s Uncanonized Revelations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I’m not a Latter-day Saint, and I don’t share many of Walker Wright’s conclusions here. Yet, I find myself commending the book anyway. Much of its ground is common to Christians of all stripes, as Wright guides the reader from the deepest existential questions, through the fine-tuning of the cosmos and the puzzle of consciousness, to the resurrection of Christ—an arc many outside his tradition will follow. Only then does he turn to the distinctive claims of his Church in a manner that is conversational, careful, and rooted in the basics. A believer who judges his convictions incompatible with the claims of other worldviews owes an account of why, and it matters whether he gives it lazily or well, obscurely or clearly. Wright gives it well and clearly. 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