Mormons and the Bible : the place of the Latter-day Saints in American religion /
Barlow, Philip L.,
Mormons and the Bible : the place of the Latter-day Saints in American religion / Philip L. Barlow. - Updated ed. - New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2013] - 1 online resource - Religion in America . - Religion in America series (Oxford University Press) .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A note on Mormon organization and nomenclature -- Introduction : the Bible in antebellum America -- Before Mormonism : Joseph Smith and the Bible, 1820-1830 -- From the birth of the Church to the death of the prophet -- Diversity and development : the Bible moves west -- The Mormon response to higher criticism -- Why the King James version? -- The late twentieth century -- Summary : the ambiguities of a new religious tradition.
This study offers an in-depth analysis of the approaches taken to the Bible by major Mormon leaders, from its beginnings to the present. It shows that Mormon attitudes toward the Bible comprise an extraordinary mix of conservative, liberal, and radical ingredients: an almost fundamentalist adherence to the King James Version co-exists with belief in the possibility of new revelation and surprising ideas about the limits of human language. This exploration takes important steps toward unraveling the mystery of this quintessential American religious phenomenon.
9780199995387 0199995389 9781299606265 1299606261
491876 MIL
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Doctrines--History.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.--History--United States--19th century.
Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.--History--United States--20th century.
Bible--Critique, interprétation, etc.--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
Bible--Critique, interprétation, etc.--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle.
Bible
1800-1999
Latter Day Saint churches--Doctrines--History.
BIBLES--General.
RELIGION--Biblical Reference--General.
RELIGION--Biblical Reference--Handbooks.
Mormon Church--Doctrines
Theology, Doctrinal
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
BS500 / .B33 2013eb
220.088/2893
Mormons and the Bible : the place of the Latter-day Saints in American religion / Philip L. Barlow. - Updated ed. - New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2013] - 1 online resource - Religion in America . - Religion in America series (Oxford University Press) .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A note on Mormon organization and nomenclature -- Introduction : the Bible in antebellum America -- Before Mormonism : Joseph Smith and the Bible, 1820-1830 -- From the birth of the Church to the death of the prophet -- Diversity and development : the Bible moves west -- The Mormon response to higher criticism -- Why the King James version? -- The late twentieth century -- Summary : the ambiguities of a new religious tradition.
This study offers an in-depth analysis of the approaches taken to the Bible by major Mormon leaders, from its beginnings to the present. It shows that Mormon attitudes toward the Bible comprise an extraordinary mix of conservative, liberal, and radical ingredients: an almost fundamentalist adherence to the King James Version co-exists with belief in the possibility of new revelation and surprising ideas about the limits of human language. This exploration takes important steps toward unraveling the mystery of this quintessential American religious phenomenon.
9780199995387 0199995389 9781299606265 1299606261
491876 MIL
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Doctrines--History.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.--History--United States--19th century.
Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.--History--United States--20th century.
Bible--Critique, interprétation, etc.--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
Bible--Critique, interprétation, etc.--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle.
Bible
1800-1999
Latter Day Saint churches--Doctrines--History.
BIBLES--General.
RELIGION--Biblical Reference--General.
RELIGION--Biblical Reference--Handbooks.
Mormon Church--Doctrines
Theology, Doctrinal
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
BS500 / .B33 2013eb
220.088/2893