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Theosis in the Book of Mormon:
The Work and Glory of the Father, Mother and Son, and Holy Ghost

Val Larsen and Newell D. Wright | May 19, 2023 | 6 Replies

Understanding the Lamanite Mark

Clifford P. Jones | May 5, 2023 | 12 Replies

“In the Cause … of their God”:
Clarifying Some Issues Regarding the Book of Mormon and a Gospel View of War

Duane Boyce | April 28, 2023 | 1 Reply

Unavailable Genetic Evidence, Multiple Simultaneous Promised Lands, and Lamanites by Location?
Possible Ramifications of the Book of Mormon Limited Geography Theory

Brian C. Hales | April 21, 2023 | 35 Replies

The Teachings of Silvanus:
A Little-Known Gem from Nag Hammadi

Dennis Newton | April 14, 2023 | 3 Replies

Moving Beyond the Historicity Question, or a Manifesto for Future Book of Mormon Research

Newell D. Wright | March 24, 2023 | 14 Replies

“That They Might Come Again unto the Remnant of the House of Jacob”:
Onomastic Allusions to Joseph in 3 Nephi 26:8–10 and 4 Nephi 1:49

Matthew L. Bowen | March 17, 2023 | 2 Replies

Nephi’s “Bountiful”: Contrasting Both Candidates

Warren P. Aston | March 3, 2023 | 12 Replies

Elias: Prophet of the Restoration

Jan Francisco | February 24, 2023 | 19 Replies

Toward a Greater Appreciation of the Word Adieu in Jacob 7:27

Godfrey J. Ellis | February 17, 2023 | 3 Replies

“According to the Spirit of Revelation and Prophecy”:
Alma2’s Prophetic Warning of Christ’s Coming to the Lehites (and Others)

Matthew Scott Stenson | February 10, 2023 | 4 Replies

Twenty Years After “Paradigms Regained,” Part 2: Responding to Margaret Barker’s Critics and Why Her Work Should Matter to Latter‑day Saints

Kevin Christensen | February 3, 2023 | 14 Replies

Assyria and the “Great Church” of Nephi’s Vision

Todd Uriona | January 27, 2023 | 2 Replies

An Important New Study of Freemasonry
and the Latter-day Saints:
What’s Good, What’s Questionable, and What’s Missing in Method Infinite

Jeffrey M. Bradshaw | January 13, 2023 | 1 Reply

Stained Swords:
A Psalm of Redemption

Loren Blake Spendlove | December 30, 2022 | 1 Reply

“Being of that Lineage”:
Generational Curses and Inheritance in the Book of Abraham

John S. Thompson | December 2, 2022 | 24 Replies

Rethinking the Encounter between Jacob and Sherem

Loren Blake Spendlove | November 25, 2022 | 9 Replies

Twenty Years After “Paradigms Regained,” Part 1: The Ongoing, Plain, and Precious Significance of Margaret Barker’s Scholarship for Latter-day Saint Studies

Kevin Christensen | November 18, 2022 | 7 Replies

The Diachronic Usage of Exclamation Marks across the Major Book of Mormon Editions

Scott L. Howell, Brooke Anderson, LaReina Hingson, Lanna McRae, Jesse Vincent and Brandon Torruella | November 4, 2022 | 1 Reply

A Backstory for the Brass Plates

Noel B. Reynolds | October 21, 2022 | 2 Replies

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