The Covenant of Christs Gospel in the Book of Mormon

by Steven L. Olsen

Overview

Abstract: With the trained eye of an anthropologist and a historian, Steven Olsen refutes claims that the Book of Mormon is a simple hodge-podge of biblical phrases and responses to controversies that Joseph Smith absorbed from his surroundings. Through a careful discussion of four main claims, he illustrates his thesis that the Book of Mormon "evidences a high degree of focus and coherence, as though its principal writers intentionally crafted the record from a unified and comprehensive perspective." He shows that the Book of Mormon is not merely a history in the conventional sense, but rather is purposeful in the selection and expression of its core themes.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162676089
Publisher:	Interpreter Foundation
Publication date:	10/28/2020
Series:	Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship , #40
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	356 KB

About the Author

Steven L. Olsen received AM and PhD degrees in cultural anthropology from the University of Chicago in 1978 and 1985, respectively. For the past three decades he has filled various professional and administrative positions with the LDS Church History Department, Salt Lake City, including Senior Curator and Managing Director. Major projects completed under his leadership include the major exhibits: A Covenant Restored: Historical Foundations of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Presidents of the Church at the Church History Museum; the historic site restorations, Joseph and Lucy Mack Smith Farm and Sacred Grove and Book of Mormon Historic Publication Site (western New York), Historic Kirtland and John and Else Johnson Home (northeast Ohio), Cove Fort and Brigham Young Winter Home (Utah); and the Church History Library in Salt Lake City.