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Nephite Daykeepers: Ritual Specialists in Mesoamerica and the Book of Mormon, Mark Alan Wright, July 27, 2020

Moses 1 and the Apocalypse of Abraham: Twin Sons of Different Mothers?, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, David J. Larsen and Stephen T. Whitlock, July 24, 2020

Comparing Phonemic Patterns in Book of Mormon Personal Names with Fictional and Authentic Sources: An Exploratory Study, Brad Wilcox, Bruce L. Brown, Wendy Baker-Smemoe, Sharon Black and Dennis L. Eggett, July 26, 2019

Isaiah 56, Abraham, and the Temple, Taylor Halverson, July 27, 2018

A Lengthening Shadow: Is Quality of Thought Deteriorating in LDS Scholarly Discourse Regarding Prophets and Revelation? Part Two, Duane Boyce, July 28, 2017

Perhaps Close can Count in More than Horseshoes, Brant A. Gardner, July 29, 2016

“How Thankful We Should Be to Know the Truth”: Zebedee Coltrin’s Witness of the Heavenly Origins of Temple Ordinances, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw and K-Lynn Paul, July 29, 2016

The Deuteronomist Reforms and Lehi’s Family Dynamics: A Social Context for the Rebellions of Laman and Lemuel, Neal Rappleye, July 24, 2015

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Stan Spencer

About Stan Spencer

Stan Spencer earned a BS from Brigham Young University and a PhD from Claremont Graduate University, both in botany. He has worked as a research scientist at Brigham Young University and the Smithsonian Institution’s Laboratory of Molecular Systematics and now works as a consultant in California. He has a particular interest in the textual origins of Mormon scripture.

Missing Words: King James Bible Italics, the Translation of the Book of Mormon, and Joseph Smith as an Unlearned Reader

Stan Spencer | July 10, 2020 | 21 Replies

What Did the Interpreters
(Urim and Thummim) Look Like?

Stan Spencer | September 6, 2019 | 14 Replies

Seers and Stones: The Translation of the Book of Mormon as Divine Visions of an Old-Time Seer

Stan Spencer | March 10, 2017 | 35 Replies

The Faith to See: Burning in the Bosom and Translating the Book of Mormon in Doctrine and Covenants 9

Stan Spencer | February 12, 2016 | 24 Replies

Reflections of Urim: Hebrew Poetry Sheds Light on the Directors-Interpreters Mystery

Stan Spencer | March 6, 2015 | 12 Replies

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