Approaching Antiquity: Joseph Smith's Study of the Ancient World: Brigham Young University Church History Symposium

by Lincoln H Blumell

This 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0842529667
• ISBN13: 9780842529662
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Brigham Young University Press