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Mormons and the Bible : the place of the Latter-day Saints in American religion / Philip L. Barlow.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)Publication details: New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2013]Edition: Updated edDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780199995387
  • 0199995389
  • 9781299606265
  • 1299606261
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Mormons and the Bible.DDC classification:
  • 220.088/2893 23
LOC classification:
  • BS500 .B33 2013eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)578685

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.

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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.