Excavating Scripture

046: Introduction and Section 1, Text & Context 02

May 16, 2013
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Introduction and the Text & Context of Section 1

 

Laura and Brian are joined by Mormon Historian Devery Anderson. They begin by discussing the Explanatory Introduction to the Doctrine and Covenants and some of the differences in the several editions, followed by an examination of the circumstances behind Section 1, with emphasis on the phrase “the only true and living church” from verse 30.

Note: Text & Context will likely end up being a “miniseries” of episodes exploring the literary and historical context of the Doctrine & Covenants. As soon as we map out all the episodes we will put this in its own podcast stream.

Thanks to William Newman for doing the postproduction.

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039: Deeper Introduction to the Doctrine & Covenants, Text & Context 001

March 19, 2013
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We are pleased to launch the companion podcast to Engaging Gospel Doctrine, Text & Context. Since the Doctrine & Covenants curriculum is topical and selective (students are only assigned to read about 30% of the D&C, and over 50 sections are skipped entirely. A full 25% of assigned readings come from D&C 20 and 76!). Given all this, we have decided to supplement the EGD podcast with Text & Context, which will explore the entire Doctrine & Covenants in greater detail, both textual and historical.

In this inaugural episode, Laura discusses the vision and purpose of the podcast, and then Brian provides an overview of the history of the Doctrine & Covenants. John Hamer and Brian survey the 1876 revisions by Orson Pratt, and finally they discuss the usage of the D&C among various Latter-day Saint Churches including differences among versions. The conversation concludes by addressing the recent updates to the LDS canon. We hope you enjoy listening! The plan is to launch a new episode about once a week.

Many thanks to Devin Roth for the beautiful bumper music. Check out his arrangement of hymns and other work at DevinRothMusic!

Thanks to James Estrada of Oak Street Audio for his excellent work post production.

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Jared Anderson – An Academic Introduction to the New Testament

July 2, 2012
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In this 5-part series from Mormon Stories Podcast, Brian Johnston (StayLDS.com) interviews Jared Anderson.  Jared is finishing his Ph.D. in Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, focusing on the Gospels and New Testament. Jared received an Honors Bachelor of Arts from the University of Utah, where he majored in Middle Eastern Studies with an emphasis in Hebrew, as well as learning Greek and Latin under Margaret Toscano. His honors thesis explored Joseph Smith’s study and use of languages.After graduating Magna cum Laude at the U of U, Jared completed his Master’s degree at UNC Chapel Hill with a thesis on the text of the Fourth Gospel in the writings of the third-century Church Father Origen of Alexandria. His dissertation will reconstruct and analyze the form of the Gospel of Mark used by the author of Matthew. Read more »

Translating the Book of Mormon with Brant Gardner

July 2, 2012
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In this Mormon Stories podcast-produced 5-part conversation with Brant Gardner about his new book entitled “The Gift and Power: Translating the Book of Mormon,” we discuss most of the major issues with the Book of Mormon including: Joseph Smith’s use of folk magic, the Book of Mormon translation process (including the peep stone in the hat), Book of Mormon anachronisms, DNA and race.  This interview attempts to address many of the issues discussed in our interviews with Grant Palmer and Dr. Michael Coe. Read more »

Grant & Heather Hardy – Book of Mormon Scholarship

July 2, 2012
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In this 2-part discussion from Mormon Stories Podcast, KC Kern (BookofMormonOnline.Net) speaks with Dr. Grant Hardy and his wife Heather Hardy.  Grant Hardy is Professor of History and Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. He has a B.A. in Ancient Greek from Brigham Young University and  Ph.D. in Chinese Language and Literature from Yale. He has authored Worlds of Bronze and Bamboo: Sima Qian’s Conquest of History; The Establishment of the Han Empire and Imperial China; and Understanding the Book of Mormon: A Reader’s Guide, Read more »

“Religion 101″ Audio Visual Presentations

July 2, 2012
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We are in the process of producing twelve high quality audio-visual presentations on how the following disciplines and topics illuminate religion and Mormonism.

  • History
  • Philosophy I
  • Philosophy II
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Science
  • Anthropology
  • Theology
  • Prophecy and Revelation
  • Scripture
  • Agency and Accountability
  • Gender and Sexuality

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