The Disciple as Scholar
Essays on Scripture and the Ancient World in Honor of Richard Lloyd Anderson
Richard Lloyd Anderson is a scholars’ scholar. Among Latter-day Saints, he is dean and master of two separate fields of academic study: the New Testament and early LDS Church history.
His passion for history has profoundly influenced his scholarly career; his passion for order and system has shaped his missionary work and directed him into studying law; and his love for Brigham Young University and loyalty to its mission and destiny have guided his academic path.
This volume, as you can see from the table of contents, contains essays written by outstanding LDS scholars on Book of Mormon Studies, Old Testament Studies and Ancient History, and New Testament Studies and Early Christian History.
About the Author & Editor
Stephen D. Ricks
Stephen D. Ricks (Ph.D. in Near Eastern Religions, University of California, Berkeley, and Graduate Theological Union) is Professor of Hebrew and Cognate Learning in the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages at Brigham Young University. He served as president of the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies and as chairman of the board, as the founding editor of the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, and as Associate Dean of General Education and Honors at Brigham Young University.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Richard Lloyd Anderson, An Appreciation
Marriage and Treaty in the Book of Mormon: The Case of the Abducted Lamanite Daughters
An Inscribed Chinese Gold Plate in Its Context: Glimpses of the Sacred Center
Covenant Teachings of the Book of Mormon
To Remember and Keep: On the Book of Mormon as an Ancient Book
Inspired Melody and Chosen Word: The Wedding of Music and Scripture in Leroy Robertson's Oratorio from the Book of Mormon
Religious Groups and Movements among the Nephites, 200–1 B.C.
The Military Reforms of the Emperor Diocletian
The Social Context of First-Century Roman Christianity
The Last Days, Then and Now
Messiah Becomes the New King: Notes on Isaiah 9:3–7
The Throne Theophany/Prophetic Call of Muḥammad
Josephus's Portrayal of Jeremiah: A Portrait and a Self-Portrait
Savior, Satan, and Serpent: The Duality of a Symbol in the Scriptures
Scribes, Pharisees, Hypocrites: A Study in Hypókrisis
Terrena atque Caelestia: A Prolegomenon to a Study of the Fourth Gospel
Ye Are Gods: Psalm 82 and John 10 as Witnesses to the Divine Nature of Humankind
Adam's Fall in the Book of Mormon, Second Temple Judaism, and Early Christianity
Contributors
Publication Information
Publication Year: 2000
Language: English
ISBN 13: 978-0934893497
Page Count: 688
Price: $ 34.95
Imprint: FARMS