Joseph Smith’s American Bible: Radicalizing the Familiar
Title
Joseph Smith’s American Bible: Radicalizing the Familiar
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2009
Authors
Givens, Terryl L. (Primary)
Pagination
4-17
Volume
18
Issue
2
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Abstract
The Book of Mormon treats many topics that most nineteenth-century Christians would have been thoroughly familiar with: the fall, atonement, and resurrection, just to name a few. However, the Book of Mormon treats these subjects in a way that would have required such readers to rethink their relationship with the divine, their place in Christian history, and God’s relationship to history. Christ’s visit to the New World, the continuance of the scriptural canon, and abundant personalized revelation all create a text that is both familiar and radical.
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