Lesson 2 - A Time for Re-Examination

Title

Lesson 2 - A Time for Re-Examination

Manual Title

An Approach to the Book of Mormon

Publication Type

Manual Lesson

Lesson

2 Year of Publication

1957

Authors

Nibley, Hugh W. (Primary)

Pagination

13-25

Publisher

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Place Published

Salt Lake City

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Bibliographic Citation

Abstract

The Book of Mormon can and should be tested. It invites criticism, and the best possible test for its authenticity is provided by its own oft-proclaimed provenance in the Old World. Since the Nephites are really a branch broken off from the main cultural, racial, and religious stock, that provenance can be readily examined.

In case one thinks the Book of Mormon has been adequately examined in the past, it is well to know that today all ancient records are being read anew in the light of new discoveries. In this lesson we discuss some of the overthrows of the last decades that make it necessary to undertake the thoroughgoing re- evaluation of ancient records, including the Bible. The old evolutionary interpretation is being re-examined, while in its place is coming the realization that all ancient records can best be understood if they are read as a single book.

Manual

An Approach to the Book of Mormon

Nibley, Hugh W.

30 Lessons

Lesson 1 - Introduction

Nibley, Hugh W. | pp. 1-12

Lesson 2 - A Time for Re-Examination

Nibley, Hugh W. | pp. 13-25

Lesson 3 - An Auspicious Beginning

Nibley, Hugh W. | pp. 26-37

Lesson 4 - Lehi as a Representative Man

Nibley, Hugh W. | pp. 38-46