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Product Identifiers
PublisherBrigham Young University
ISBN-100842529667
ISBN-139780842529662
eBay Product ID (ePID)3038433944
Product Key Features
Number of PagesXviii, 526 Pages
Publication NameApproaching Antiquity
LanguageEnglish
SubjectReligious
Publication Year2015
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaBiography & Autobiography
AuthorMatthew J. Grey
FormatHardcover
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2015-021492
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal289.3092
SynopsisThis volume is a collection of essays by prominent LDS scholars including Richard Bushman and David Holland that discuss the interest in the ancient world shared by Joseph Smith and the Latter-day Saints. Topics include Joseph Smith's fascination with the ancient Americas, his interaction with the Bible, his study of Hebrew and Greek, his reading of Jewish and Christian apocryphal writings, and his work with the Book of Abraham in the context of 19th century Egyptology. Together, these essays demonstrate that Joseph Smith's interests in antiquity played an important role in his prophetic development as he sought to recover ancient scripture, restore the ancient Church, and bring the Latter-day Saints into fellowship with the sacred past.