Books, Articles, Papers,
Audio- and Videotapes by
John A. Tvedtnes

The list is divided into categories and sometimes subcategories. In each category, books appear first (along with a list of their chapters), followed by articles, generally in chronological order. Titles appearing in blue and underlined are available on-line by clicking on the title.  To search for web versions of articles appearing in LDS Church magazines (Ensign, New Era, Friend, Tambuli/ Liahona), go to http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll?f=templates$fn=default.htm.

SCRIPTURE

“Scriptural Repeats” (scriptural quiz), The New Era, March 1972. Reprinted as “A Test-Yourself Quiz on Scriptural Repeats,” Tambuli, July 1981.

“Scriptural Doubles” (scriptural quiz), The New Era, April 1972

“Identification” (scriptural quiz), The New Era, May 1975

“Calls to Service” (scriptural quiz), The New Era, February 1976. Reprinted in Tambuli, September 1983

“Famous ‘Firsts’ in the Scriptures,” New Era, June 1995

“Ezekiel’s ‘Missing Prophecy,’” in Dennis A. Wright, et al., Voices of Old Testament Prophets (Salt Lake City: Deseret, 1997). Originally presented at the 1996 Sperry symposium at BYU.

Review of David T. Harris, Truths from the Earth, volume 2, in FARMS Review of Books 9/2 (1997)

“One-Stop Scriptures,” FARMS Review of Books 14/1-2 (2002)

“The Blind God,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, 2005.

“Translated Beings,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, 2005.

“The Mistakes of Men: Can the Scriptures be Error-Free?” Presented at the 2002 FAIR conference, the paper was posted on the FAIR web site November 2003.

BIBLE

“Understanding the Language of the King James Bible,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site.

Books

The Church of the Old Testament (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1967). Second edition issued 1980. Electronic version of 2nd ed. available on the LDS Collectors Library CD-ROM from Deseret Book. Chapters and Appendices:
      Introduction
      1. The Gospel
      2. The Church
      3. The Priesthood
      4. Organization and Government
      5. The Dead Sea Scrolls

1. Organization
2. The Messiah
3. Jewish Legends
4. Eternity of the Priesthood
5. Scriptural Chronology (omitted in 2nd ed.)

Bibliography

“Ancient Slave Prisons,” in Queries and Comments, Biblical Archaeology Review 18/3 May-June 1992

“Sunrise, Sunset,” Readers Reply, Bible Review 15/1 (February 1999)

Defining the Word: Understanding the History and Language of the Bible (American Fork: Covenant, 2006). Chapters and Appendix:
      Introduction
      1. History of the English Bible
      2. King James Language
      3. Understanding the KJV
      4. KJV Words Whose Meaning Has Changed
      5. Spelling Variations
      6. Different Readings of Hebrew and Greek Words
      7. Later Misunderstandings of Original Intent
      Afterword
      Appendix (The Translators to the Reader)

Old Testament Articles

“Report from the Holy Land,” Newsletter & Proceedings of the SEHA (Society for Early Historic Archaeology) No. 134 (October 1973)

“Who is an Arab?” The Ensign, April 1974

“Jonah,” The Ensign, June 1974

“Science and Genesis,” in Wilford M. Hess and Raymond T. Matheny (eds.), Science and Religion: Towards a New Dialogue, Vol. 2 (Geneva, IL:  Paladin House, 1979)

Comments in Avraham Biran (ed.), Temples and High Places in Biblical Times (Jerusalem: Hebrew Union College, 1981), 19.

“The Other Tribes: Which are They?” The Ensign, January 1982

“Five Empires of the Ancient Near East: A Historical Backdrop of 1 Kings to Matthew,” The Ensign, April 1982

I Have a Question: “Why were Israel and Judah carried away captive instead of simply conquered and placed under tribute? What exactly were the effects of their captivity?” (the reforms of Tiglath‑Pileser III), The Ensign, August 1982

“Egyptian Etymologies for Biblical Religious Paraphernalia,” in Sarah I. Groll (ed.), Egyptological Studies (Scripta Hierosolymitana, Vol. 28; Jerusalem:  Magnes Press of the Hebrew University, 1982). I presented an updated version (entitled “Egyptian Etymologies for Biblical Temple Paraphernalia”) at the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL), held in San Francisco, November 1997. The published article is twice referenced in the on-line Demotic Dictionary of the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, at: http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/DEPT/PUB/SRC/CDD/CDD_Y.pdf and
http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/DEPT/PUB/SRC/CDD/CDD_L.pdf.

“The ‘Secret Society’ and the Fall of Jerusalem,” unpublished paper presented at the 32nd annual Symposium on the Archaeology of the Scriptures and Allied Fields, October 1983. A revised version was published as chapter 9 (“The Elders at Jerusalem in the Days of Lehi”) in my book The Most Correct Book.

“Critics of the Documentary Hypothesis,” unpublished paper presented as part of a panel discussion I chaired on “The Documentary Hypothesis” as part of the 32nd annual Symposium on the Archaeology of the Scriptures and Allied Fields, October 1983.

“In Search of Historic Nimrod” (co‑authored with Bruce W. Warren), Newsletter and Proceedings of the SEHA No. 155 (November 1983)

“Nebuchadnezzar or Nabonidus? Mistaken Identities in the Book of Daniel,” The Ensign, September 1986

“Elijah: Champion of Israel’s God,” The Ensign, July 1990. Presented as “Elijah and the Baal Cult” at the 26th annual Symposium on the Archaeology of the Scriptures and Allied Fields, 1987, based on a lecture often presented in Israel (1974-1979) and the U.S. (since 1980). In 2001, FARMS videotaped my presentation and issued it as “Elijah and the Baal Cult.”

“Recent Archaeological Discoveries Support Bible,” FARMS Update No. 112, Insights: An Ancient Window 17/6 (June 1997). Reprinted as “Archaeology and the Scriptures,” Provo Sun 26 March 1998. Spanish version, “Nuevos descubrimientos arqueológicos recientes que apoyan la Biblia,” also posted on the FARMS web site.

“More on Recent Archaeological Discoveries,” FARMS Update No. 113, Insights: An Ancient Window 17/8 (August 1997). Reprinted as “Recent Archaeological Discoveries Support the Bible” Provo Sun, 12 April 1998. Spanish version, “Más información sobre descubrimientos arqueológicos recientes,” also posted on the FARMS web site.

“4Q22 Paleo Exodusm,” in M. Gerald Bradford, ed., Ancient Scrolls from the Dead Sea (Provo: FARMS 1997).

“Acrostics and Dating the Bible,” Insights: An Ancient Window 18/2 (February 1998)

Review of Brent L. Top, A Peculiar Treasure: Old Testament Messages for Our Day, in BYU Studies 37/2 (1997-98).

“Geographical Misconceptions Concerning the Bible Abound,” Provo Sun, 19 April 1998. Subsequently posted on the Meridian Magazine web site under the title “Common Misconceptions about Biblical Geography.” French version, “Idees fausses courantes en matiere de geograplhie biblique,” posted on the Idumea web site.

“Motherhood in the Bible,” Provo Sun, 10 May 1998. Posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, 2001.

“Remembering the Dead in Bible Times,” Provo Sun, 28 May 1998

“The Law of Moses in the Book of Ruth,” Provo Sun, 7 June 1998

“Insights on the Book of Psalms,” Provo Sun, 12 July 1998

“Background to the Captivity of Israel,” Provo Sun, 19 July 1998

 “Parallels Between Elijah and Moses,” Provo Sun, 9 August 1998. Subsequently posted as “Moses and Elijah” on the Meridian Magazine web site, 2005.

“Beyond the Biblical Account of Ahab,” Provo Sun, 23 August 1998

“The Assyrian Invasion of Judah,” Provo Sun, 30 August 1998

“Understanding the Prophets of the Old Testament,” Provo Sun, 20 September 1998

“The Prophet Isaiah: A Witness to History,” Provo Sun, 27 September 1998. Subsequently posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, 2001.

“King Hezekiah: Almost a Messiah,” Provo Sun, 4 October 1998. Subsequently posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, 2001.

“The Debate Over Biblical Archaeology,” Provo Sun, 11 October 1998

“Great Are the Words of Isaiah,” Provo Sun, October 18, 1998. Subsequently posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, 2001.

“Jeremiah’s Nonbiblical Writings,” Orem Daily Journal, 22 November 1998

“The Prophets of the Exile,” Orem Daily Journal, 29 November 1998

“Lucifer, Son of the Morning” (Provo: FARMS, 1995), presented at the 1995 FARMS symposium on Isaiah in the Book of Mormon and issued as videotape and audiotape with transcript. A revised version appeared as chapter 19 in my book The Most Correct Book.

“Ancient Israelite Psalters,” in Victor L. Ludlow et al., Covenants, Prophecies, and Hymns of the Old Testament (Salt Lake City: Deseret, 2001). Presented at the 30th annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium.

“Finders of the Lost Ark,” FARMS Review of Books 13/2 (2001). A briefer version was published in Provo Sun, 9 April 1998.

"How Weather Influenced Bible Stories" posted on the Meridian Magazine web site.

“Bedouin Culture and Bible Customs,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site.

“The Prophet Like Moses,” Insights 27/5 (2007), co-authored with E. Jan Wilson.

“Le bapteme d’Adam,” co-authored with Matthew Roper, posted on the Idumea web site.

New Testament Articles

I Have a Question: “Is anything beyond scripture known about the Christmas traditions of the wise men and the star?” The Ensign, October 1981

 “Archaeological Evidences for the Garden Tomb,” Newsletter & Proceedings of the SEHA No. 148, April 1982.  Originally presented as paper at the 30th annual Symposium on the Archaeology of the Scriptures and Allied Fields, 26 September 1981. Posted on the Ancient American Foundation web site. A slightly revised version was subsequently published as “The Garden Tomb,” The Ensign, April 1983.

I Have a Question: “Jesus once said, ‘It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.’ (Matt. 19:24.)  Can you give me some background on this statement?” The Ensign, March 1985

 “The Priestly Tithe in the First Century A.D,” BYU Studies 36/3 (1996-97).  Simultaneously published in John F. Hall and John W. Welch, Masada and the World of the New Testament (Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 1997).

“What Do We Know about the Wise Men?” Insights 18/12 (December 1998). Revised version published as “Three Wise Men Still a Mystery,” Orem Daily Journal, 1 January 1999. Subsequently posted as “Who Were the Wise Men?” on the Meridian Magazine web site, 2002.

“When Was the First Christmas?” Orem Daily Journal, 13 December 1998

“Background on the Gospels,” Insights 19/1 (January 1999).  Reprinted as “4 Gospels Vary in Their Accounts,” Orem Daily Journal, 31 January 1999

“When Will the New Millennium Begin?” Orem Daily Journal, 3 January 1999. Subsequently posted (2005) on the Meridian Magazine web site as “’Twas the Year Before the Millennium.”

“Some Leaders Defended Jesus,” Orem Daily Journal, 17 January 1999

“The Sermon on the Mount: Restoration of the Higher Law,” Insights 19/2 (February 1999).  Reprinted as “Restoration of the Higher Law,” Orem Daily Journal, 28 February 1999. A revised version was posted as “The Sermon on the Mount,” on the SHIELDS web site, 2003.

“The Lord Appointed Other Seventy Also,” Insights 19/4 (April 1999). Reprinted in Orem Daily Journal, 16 May 1999.

“John the Baptist and the Keys of Baptism,” Insights 19/6 (June 1999).

“The Higher and Lesser Laws,” in Donald W. Parry, Daniel C. Peterson, and Stephen D. Ricks, eds., Revelation, Reason, and Faith: Essays in Honor of Truman G. Madsen (Provo: FARMS, 2002)

“Salvation by Grace Alone?” posted on the FAIR web site, 2002

“The Bible Code,” FARMS Review of Books 14/1-2 (2002). French version, “Le Code de la Bible et l’inerrance biblique,” posted on the Idumea web site. A similar piece, entitled “The Bible Code and Biblical Inerrancy,” was posted on the FAIR web site, 2002.

“Who Wrote the Gospels?” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, 2003.

“Pontius Pilate: Treachery Behind the Washed Hands,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, 2003. French version, “Ponce Pilate: Le Traitre qui s’en lavait les mains,” posted on the Idumea seb site.

I wrote the commentaries of the biblical Johannine literature (gospel of John, Revelation, and the epistles attributed to John), in Kevin L. Barney, ed., “Footnotes to the New Testament for Latter-day Saints,” posted on the Feast Upon the Word web site.

“New Testament Footnotes,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, December 2006.

“From the Foundation of the World,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, December 2006.

“Mary and Elizabeth,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, January 2007.

“Jesus’ Priesthood,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, January 2007.

“John the Baptist,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, 17 January 2007.

“Baptismal Symbolism of the Crossing of the Red Sea and the Jordan River,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, January 2007.

“Who Was Nicodemus?” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, January 2007.

“Jesus' Apostles and Early Church Organization,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, February 2007

“Gospel Variants,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, February 2007.

“Sermon on the Mount,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, February 2007

“They Have their Reward,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, February 2007

“Slaves of Christ,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, February 2007

“A New Testament Parallel to Lehi’s Tree of Life Vision,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, March 2007

“On the Water,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, March 2007

“Keys of the Kingdom,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, March 2007

“The Light of the World,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, April 2007

“Healing the Blind,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, April 2007

“Treasure in Heaven,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, April 2007

“The Worth of Souls,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, April 2007

“The Raising of Lazarus,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, May 2007

“Jesus’ Triumphal Entry,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, May 2007

“Hyperbole in the New Testament,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, May 2007

“The Kingdom Parables,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, May 2007

“Symbolism of the Sacrament,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, June 2007

“Christ’s Love,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, June 2007

“That Ye Enter Not Into Temptation,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, June 2007

“Pontius Pilate,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, June 2007

“The Translation of the Apostle John,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, July 2007

“Pentecost,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, July 2007

“Variants in the Stories of the First Vision of Joseph Smith and the Apostle Paul,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, July 2007

“Unto Every Nation,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, July 2007

“Paul’s Non-Biblical Sources,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, August 2007

“In the Spirit,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, August 2007

“The Temple of God,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, August 2007

“Three Degrees of Glory,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, August 2007

“Sorrow and Suffering,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, August 2007

“Symbolism of Baptism,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, September 2007

“The Apostle and High Priest of our Profession,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, September 2007

“The Perils of Paul,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, September 2007

“The Armor of God,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, October 2007

“Tychicus, Onesimus, and Philemon,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, October 2007

“Let No Man Despise Thy Youth,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, October 2007

“James—an Epistle of Straw?” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, October 2007

“Partakers of the Divine Nature,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, November 2007

“God is Love,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, November 2007

“Born of God,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, November 2007

“Alpha and Omega,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, November 2007

“Living Waters,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, December 2007

BOOK OF MORMON

Books

The Most Correct Book: Insights From a Book of Mormon Scholar (Salt Lake City: Cornerstone, 1999, later reissued by Horizon). Chapters and Appendix:
      Foreword
      Introduction

“I Make this Small Abridgment”

1. Mormon as an Abridger of Ancient Records
2. Reformed Egyptian
3. Hidden Records
4. Who are the “Gentiles”?
5. Contents of the 116 Lost Pages and the Large Plates
6. “That Which You Have Retained”
7. “The Prophets of the Exile”
8. The Elders at Jerusalem in the days of Lehi
9. Was Lehi a Caravaneer?
10. Jeremiah’s Prophecies of Jesus Christ
11. “He Shall Prepare a Way”
12. The Slaying of Laban
13. A New Testament Parallel to Lehi’s Tree of Life Vision
14. “By Small Means”
15. “That They Might Have Joy”
16. Opposition in All Things
17. Captivity of the Devil
18. Lucifer, Son of the Morning
19. Promiscuity and the Search for Wealth
20. “The Choirs Above”
21. The Thoughts and Intents of the Heart
22. “How Beautiful upon the Mountains”
23. The Nephite Purification Ceremony
24. Some Aspects of Nephite Kingship
25. Kings and Judges in the Bible and the Book of Mormon
26. The Captivity of the Fathers
27. Watch and Pray
28. The Evil Spirit
29. The Two Great Sins
30. Raised by a Handclasp
31. “That They May Be Kept Bright”
32. Oaths in the Book of Mormon
33. In the Strength of the Lord
34. “That Which Is to Come”
35. Angels Announce the Coming of Christ
36. Events Surrounding Christ’s Death and Resurrection
37. The Timing of Christ’s Appearance to the Nephites
38. Christ’s Visit to the Nephites as a Type of His Second Coming
39. Performances and Ordinances of the Law
40. Becoming as Little Children
41. Hungering and Thirsting after Righteousness
42. The Jaredite Ocean Voyage
43. The Role of the Book of Mormon in the Restoration of the Church
44. Unanswered Questions in the Book of Mormon
45. The Messiah, the Book of Mormon, and the Dead Sea Scrolls
46. Untranslated Words in the Book of Mormon

Appendix: Other Book of Mormon Articles by the Author
Bibliography: Ancient and Medieval Sources

The Book of Mormon and Other Hidden Books: Out of Darkness Unto Light (Provo: FARMS, 2000). Also posted on the FARMS web site. Chapters and Appendices:
      Introduction (by H. Curtis Wright)

1. Speech from the Dust
2. Hidden Records
3. Hiding Records in Boxes
4. Sealed Books
5. Angels as Guardians of Hidden Books
6. Hiding Sacred Relics
7. Mountain Repositories
8. A Book That Does Not Wear Out
9. Books in the Treasury
10. The Records Come Forth
11. Restoring Lost Scriptures

Appendix 1: The Book of Mormon and the Apocalypse of Paul (by Steven Booras)
Appendix 2:   Glowing Stones in Ancient and Medieval Lore (Tvedtnes)
Annotated Bibliography

Testaments: Links Between the Hebrew Bible and the Book of Mormon (co-authored with David E. Bokovoy) (Salt Lake City: Heritage, 2003). Chapters:
      Introduction

1. Christ in the Testaments
2. The Learning of My Father
3. The Role of a Prophet
4. A Visionary Man
5. Let Us Be Strong
6. Rod as a Symbol of Power
7. Merismus
8. A New Beginning
9. Firstborn in the Wilderness
10. Seidel’s Law
11. The Symbolic Value of Clothing
12. A Poetic Function of Enallage
13. Gates of Righteousness
14. The Personification of Death and Hell
15. Leitwort: The Things of the Jews
16. Wrestling Before God
17. The Law of Moses
18. Editorial Techniques
19. Choirs Above
20. Benjamin: The Servant King
21. Man: The Servant of God
22. Heaven and Earth
23. Covenant: A Family Affair
24. Woman Wisdom in the Book of Mormon
25. Confession of Sins Before Execution
26. Blessing God After Eating One’s Fill
27. Altar as a Place of Deliverance
28. The Individual Lament
29. The Night of Darkness
30. A Remnant of Joseph
31. Cities and Lands in the Book of Mormon
32. Generation and Centuries
33. Love vs. Hate
34. The Prophetic Speech of Judgment
35. Hebrew in the Book of Mormon

Conclusion

Book of Mormon History and Content

“Composition and History of the Book of Mormon,” The New Era, September 1974

“Isaiah Variants in the Book of Mormon,” a book‑­length preliminary report (Provo, UT: FARMS TV‑81, 1983)

“Isaiah Variants in the Book of Mormon,” in Monte S. Nyman  (ed.), Isaiah and the Prophets: Inspired Voices from the Old Testament (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young Univ., in cooperation with Bookcraft, Inc., Salt Lake City, 1984). Subsequently posted on the FARMS web site. Originally presented at the “Isaiah and the Prophets” symposium held at the university on 19-20 March 1982, this paper is a much abbreviated version of a longer study by the same name.

“Was Lehi a Caravaneer?” (Provo, UT: FARMS preliminary report TVE-84, 1984). Reprinted as chapter 10 in my book The Most Correct Book.

“The Timing of Christ’s Appearance to the Nephites,” in John W. Welch (ed.), “When Did Jesus Appear to the Nephites in Bountiful” (Provo, UT: FARMS Paper BTW-89, 1989).  Originally presented as a paper at the annual Symposium on the Archaeology of the Scriptures and Allied Fields, October 1988. A revised version was published as chapter 38 in my book The Most Correct Book.

“Mormon’s Editorial Promises,” in John L. Sorenson and Melvin J. Thorne (eds.), Rediscovering the Book of Mormon (Salt Lake City: Deseret & FARMS, 1991).

“Colophons in the Book of Mormon,” in John L. Sorenson and Melvin J. Thorne (eds.), Rediscovering the Book of Mormon (Salt Lake City: Deseret and FARMS, 1991). An abridged version of the article appeared as “Colophons in the Book of Mormon” in Insights: An Ancient Window 10/3 (1990) and was republished in John W. Welch, Reexploring the Book of Mormon (Salt Lake City: Deseret and FARMS, 1992).

“Variantes de Isaias en el Libro de Mormon,” in Josue Sanchez (translator & ed.), El Libro de Mormon Ante la Critica (Salt Lake City: Publishers Press, 1992).  Spanish translation of my 1984 article.

“Historical Parallels to the Destruction at the Time of the Crucifixion,” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 3/1 (Spring 1994)

“Knowledge of Christ to Come,” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 5/1 (Spring 1996)

“Drought and Serpents,” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 6/1 (Spring 1997). Republished in John W. Welch and Melvin J. Thorne, eds., Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon (Provo: FARMS, 1999). In 1999, the article was read by Lloyd Newell for the FARMS audiotape series Pressing Forward With the Book of Mormon.

“The Influence of Lehi’s Admonitions on the Teachings of His Son Jacob,” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 3/2 (Fall 1994)

“The Voice of an Angel,” in Noel B. Reynolds, Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited: The Evidence for Ancient Origins (Provo: FARMS, 1997). Also posted on the FARMS web site.

“The Role of the Book of Mormon in the Restoration of the Church,” FARMS videotape and audiotape with transcript (FARMS paper TVE-97). Originally presented at the 1997 FARMS symposium on Ancient Scriptures and the Restoration. A revised version was published as chapter 44 in my book The Most Correct Book.

“As a Garment in a Hot Furnace,” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 6/1 (Spring 1997). Republished in John W. Welch and Melvin J. Thorne, eds., Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon (Provo: FARMS, 1999). In 1999, the article was read by Lloyd Newell for the FARMS audiotape series Pressing Forward With the Book of Mormon.

“El Libro de Mormón: Otro testamento de Jesucristo,” Antorcha 4/21 (March 1998). Also posted on the FARMS web site.

“El Libro de Mormón y la Biblia,” Antorcha 4/22 (April 1998).  Also posted on the FARMS web site as “El Libro de Mormón nos ayuda a entender la Biblia”

“El Libro de Mormón y la otros documentos antiguos,” Antorcha 4/23 (June 1998). Also posted on the FARMS web site.

“A Modern Example of a Night without Darkness,” Insights 18/10 (October 1998). Reprinted as “Earth Sees Nights Without Darkness in Modern Times,” in Orem Daily Journal, 6 December 1998, and as “Modern Example Given of a Night Similar to the Night of Christ’s Birth,” Beehive 7/3 (winter 1999).

“More on Glowing Stones,” FARMS Update No. 128, Insights 19/7 (July 1999). French version, “Encore les pierres lumineuses,” posted on the Idumea web site.

“Reflections of Nephi’s Vision in His Psalm,” FARMS Update No. 132 Insights 20/2 (February 2000)

“Do Not Procrastinate the Day of Your Repentance” (co-authored with Matthew Roper) Insights 20/10 (October 2000)

“From the Foundation of the World” (co-authored with Matthew Roper), FARMS Update 144, Insights 21/3 (March 2001), Reprinted in What’s New at FARMS, August 2001.

“Firstlings, Sacrifices, and Burnt Offerings” (co-authored with Matthew Roper), FARMS Update 18, Insights 26/5 (December 2006). French Version, “Sacrifices et holocaustes dans le Livre de Mormon,” posted on the Idumea web site.

“Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, February 2008.

“Misunderstanding the Book of Mormon,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, February 2008.

Linguistic Aspects

“Hebraisms in the Book of Mormon: A Preliminary Survey,” BYU Studies 11/1 (Autumn 1970). Reissued by FARMS as Reprint C&T-82, along with similar published article by Angela Crowell and my 1986 Ensign article.

“The Language of my Father,” The New Era, May 1971

“Linguistic Implications of the Tel Arad Ostraca,” Newsletter and Proceedings of the SEHA (Society for Early Historic Archaeology) No. 127 (October 1971) was originally presented as a paper to the 20th annual Symposium on the Archaeology of the Scriptures and Allied Fields

“A Phonemic Analysis of Nephite and Jaredite Proper Names,” Newsletter and Proceedings of the SEHA No. 141 (December 1977). Originally presented as a paper to the 22nd annual Symposium on the Archaeology of the Scriptures and Allied Fields, 28 October 1973. Reissued by FARMS as Reprint TVE-77. Posted on the Ancient America web site.

I Have a Question: “Since the Book of Mormon is largely the record of a Hebrew people, is the writing characteristic of the Hebrew Language?” The Ensign, October 1986. Reprinted in A Sure Foundation: Answers to Difficult Gospel Questions (Salt Lake City: Deseret, 1988). Also reissued by FARMS as Reprint C&T-82, which also included my BYU Studies and a similar published article by Angela Crowell.

“The Hebrew Background of the Book of Mormon,” in John L. Sorenson and Melvin J. Thorne (eds.), Rediscovering the Book of Mormon (Salt Lake City: Deseret and FARMS, 1991). In 2000, the article was read by Lloyd Newell for the FARMS audiotape series Insights and Evidences of the Book of Mormon.

“The Hebrew Background of the Book of Mormon,” Witness 77 (Summer 1992)

“Hebraisms in the Book of Mormon” (Provo: FARMS, 1994). Videotape and audiotape with transcript, similar to 1970 BYU Studies article.

“Faith and Truth,” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 3/2 (Fall 1994)

“What’s in a Name?  A Look at the Book of Mormon Onomasticon,” in Review of Books on The Book of Mormon 8/2 (1996)

“Vineyard or Olive Orchard?” in Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch (eds.), The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5 (Salt Lake City: Deseret & FARMS, 1994)

“Rod and Sword as the Word of God,” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 5/2 (Fall 1996). Republished in John W. Welch and Melvin J. Thorne, eds., Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon (Provo: FARMS, 1999). In 1999, the article was read by Lloyd Newell for the FARMS audiotape series Pressing Forward With the Book of Mormon.

“Jewish and Other Semitic Texts Written in Egyptian Characters” (co-authored with Stephen D. Ricks), Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 5/2 (Fall 1996). Republished as “Semitic Texts Written in Egyptian Characters” in John W. Welch and Melvin J. Thorne, eds., Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon (Provo: FARMS, 1999). In 1999, the article was read by Lloyd Newell for the FARMS audiotape series Pressing Forward With the Book of Mormon. French version, “Textes Juifs et autres texts semitiques ecrits en caracteres egyptiens,” posted on the Idumea web site.

“Word Groups in the Book of Mormon” (co-authored with Kevin L. Barney), Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 6/2 (Fall 1997). Republished in John W. Welch and Melvin J. Thorne, eds., Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon (Provo: FARMS, 1999). In 1999, the article was read by Lloyd Newell for the FARMS audiotape series Pressing Forward With the Book of Mormon.

“What’s in a Name?  A Look at the Book of Mormon Onomasticon,” in Review of Books on The Book of Mormon 8/2 (1996)

“The Hebrew Origin of Some Book of Mormon Place-Names” (co-authored with Stephen D. Ricks), Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 6/2 (Fall 1997). Republished as “The Hebrew Origin of Three Book of Mormon Place-Names,” in John W. Welch and Melvin J. Thorne, eds., Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon (Provo: FARMS, 1999).

“A Visionary Man,” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 6/2 (Fall 1997). Republished in John W. Welch and Melvin J. Thorne, eds., Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon (Provo: FARMS, 1999). In 1999, the article was read by Lloyd Newell for the FARMS audiotape series Pressing Forward With the Book of Mormon.

“Not Your Everyday Wordprint Study: Variations on a Theme,” FARMS Review of Books 9/2 (1997)

“Book of Mormon Answers: ‘Fulness of the gospel’ and ‘familiar spirit’” (uncredited), Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 7/1 (1998). A French version of the first of these, “Le Livre de Mormon contient la plenitude de l’evangile,” has been posted on the Idumea web site.

“Bronze Arrowheads and the Name Aha” (uncredited, co-authored with Matt Roper) in Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 8/2 (1999)

“Further Evidence for Book of Mormon Names” (co-authored with Matthew Roper), FARMS Update No. 131, Insights 19/12 (December 1999)

“Book of Mormon Names Attested in Ancient Hebrew Inscriptions” (co-authored with John Gee and Matthew Roper), Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 9/1 (2000). An abridged version appeared in What’s New at FARMS, August 2001.

“Lehi and Sariah Comments,” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 9/1 (2000). Reprinted in German as “Lehi und Saria, Mein Kommentar,” in vol. 4, F.A.R.M.S. Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, Deutschsprachige Ausgabe (LDS Books, 2000)

“The Remnant of Joseph,” FARMS Update 137, Insights 20/8 (August 2000)

“Hebrew Names in the Book of Mormon,” posted on FAIR web site, 2002. Originally presented as a paper at the 13th annual World Congress of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, August 2001. Reprinted in German as “Buch-Mormon-Namen in Alten Hebräischen Inschriften,” in vol. 4, F.A.R.M.S. Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, Deutschsprachige Ausgabe (LDS Books, 2000). French version, “Noms hebreux dans le Livre de Mormon,” posted on the Idumea web site.

“Atonement and the Temple,” Insights 25/6 (2006)

Ties to the Ancient Near East

“The Nephite Feast of Tabernacles,” in John W. Welch (ed.), Tinkling Cymbals: Essays in Honor of Hugh Nibley (privately issued by John W. Welch, 1978). Reissued by FARMS as Reprint TVE-78. A revised version subsequently appeared in volume 2 of the Nibley Festschrift, By Study and Also by Faith. French version, “Une fete de tabernacles nephite,” posted on the Idumea web site.

“King Benjamin and the Feast of Tabernacles,” in John M. Lundquist & Stephen D. Ricks (eds.), By Study and Also by Faith, Essays in Honor of Hugh Nibley, Vol. 2 (Salt Lake City: Deseret and FARMS, 1990)

“The Nephite Purification Ceremony,” videotaped by FRAA with transcript subsequently issued as a FARMS preliminary report. Presented at the FRAA’s 6th annual Spend a Day with the Book of Mormon symposium, Independence, MO, 6 October 1990.

I Have a Question: “What were the ages of Helaman’s ‘stripling warriors’?” The Ensign, September 1992

“Borrowings from the Parable of Zenos,” in Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch (eds.), The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5 (Salt Lake City: Deseret and FARMS, 1994)

“A Note on the Slaying of Laban,” posted on the SHIELDS web site, 1998. An updated version was subsequently published as chapter 13 in my book, The Most Correct Book.

“My First-Born in the Wilderness,” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 3/1 (Spring 1994). Republished as “Firstborn in the Wilderness” in John W. Welch and Melvin J. Thorne, eds., Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon (Provo: FARMS, 1999). In 1999, the article was read by Lloyd Newell for the FARMS audiotape series Pressing Forward With the Book of Mormon.

“Cities and Lands in the Book of Mormon,” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 4/2 (Fall 1995). Republished in John W. Welch and Melvin J. Thorne, eds., Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon (Provo: FARMS, 1999) and in David E. Bokovoy and John A. Tvedtnes, Testaments: Links Between the Hebrew Bible and the Book of Mormon (co-authored with David E. Bokovoy) (Salt Lake City: Heritage, 2003).

“The Iliad and the Book of Mormon,” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 5/1 (Spring 1996)

“His Stewardship Was Fulfilled,” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 5/2 (Fall 1996). Republished in John W. Welch and Melvin J. Thorne, eds., Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon (Provo: FARMS, 1999). In 1999, the article was read by Lloyd Newell for the FARMS audiotape series Pressing Forward With the Book of Mormon.

“The Workmanship Thereof Was Exceedingly Fine,” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 6/1 (Spring 1997). Republished in John W. Welch and Melvin J. Thorne, eds., Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon (Provo: FARMS, 1999).

“More on the Hanging of Zemnarihah,” FARMS Update No. 111, Insights: An Ancient Window 17/4 (April 1997). Republished in John W. Welch and Melvin J. Thorne, eds., Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon (Provo: FARMS, 1999). In 1999, the article was read by Lloyd Newell for the FARMS audiotape series Pressing Forward With the Book of Mormon.

“Glowing Stones in Ancient and Medieval Lore,” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 6/2 (Fall 1997), also posted on the web site of the Seer Stone Society. A revised version was published as an appendix to my book The Book of Mormon and Other Hidden Books.

“The Nephite and Jewish Practice of Blessing God After Eating One’s Fill” (co-authored with Angela M. Crowell), Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 6/2 (Fall 1997). Republished as “Blessing God After Eating One’s Fill,” in John W. Welch and Melvin J. Thorne, eds., Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon (Provo: FARMS, 1999).

“Kings and Judges in the Bible and the Book of Mormon,” Provo Sun, 28 June 1998

“Book of Mormon References to Isaiah 52,” Provo Sun, 25 October 1998

“Jewish Seafaring and the Book of Mormon,” FARMS Review of Books 10/2 (1998)

“Ancient Manuscripts Fit Book of Mormon Pattern” (co-authored with John Gee), Insights 19/2 (February 1999)

“King Mosiah and the Judgeship,” Insights 20/11 (November 2000)

“Joseph’s Prophecy of Moses and Aaron,” FARMS Update 143, Insights 21/1 (January 2001). Reprinted in What’s New at FARMS, August 2001.

“Jacob and Enos: Wrestling before God” (co-authored with Matthew Roper), FARMS Update 146, Insights 21/5 (May 2001).

“Ancient Texts in Support of the Book of Mormon,” in Donald W. Parry, Daniel C. Peterson, and John W. Welch, Echoes and Evidences of the Book of Mormon (Provo: FARMS, 2002), also posted on the FARMS web site.

“King Mosiah and the Judgeship,” FARMS Update No. 163, Insights 23/1 (January 2003)

“Etruscan Gold Book from 600 B.C. Discovered,” Insights: A Window on the Ancient World 23/5 (October 2003)

“Confession of Sins before Execution,” FARMS Update 167, Insights: A Window on the Ancient World 23/5 (October 2003)

Cultural and Doctrinal Issues

“Was Mormon a Member of a Military Class?” Newsletter and Proceedings of the SEHA No. 163 (April, 1988). Posted on the Ancient America Foundation web site.

“Book of Mormon Tribal Affiliation and Military Caste,” in Stephen D. Ricks and William J. Hamblin (eds.), Warfare in the Book of Mormon (Salt Lake City: Deseret and FARMS, 1990). Presented as a FARMS symposium paper, it was also circulated in 1989 as FARMS Paper TVE-89.

“The Sons of Mosiah: Emissaries of Peace,” in Stephen D. Ricks & William J. Hamblin (eds.), Warfare in the Book of Mormon (Salt Lake City: Deseret and FARMS, 1990)

“Seven Tribes: An Aspect of Lehi’s Legacy” (co-authored with John L. Sorenson and John W. Welch), in John W. Welch, ed., Reexploring the Book of Mormon (Salt Lake City: Deseret and FARMS, 1992)

“Hiding the Secret Plans,” FARMS Update 159, in Insights 22/8 (2002)

“A Note on Benjamin and Lehi,” Insights 22/12 (December 2002). French version, “Notes sur Benjamin et Lehi,” posted on the Idumea web site.

“Captivity and Liberty in the Book of Mormon,” in Camille Fronk, Brian M. Hauglid, Patty A. Smith, and Thomas A. Wayment, eds., The Fulness of the Gospel: Foundational Teachings from the Book of Mormon (Salt Lake City and Provo: Deseret and BYU Religious Studies Center, 2003)

“Idolatry in the Book of Mormon,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, 2004.

Geography

Review of David A. Palmer, In Search of Cumorah: New Evidences for the Book of Mormon from Ancient Mexico, in Newsletter & Proceedings of the SEHA No. 149 (June 1982). Posted on the Ancient America Foundation web site.

“The Land of Nephi,” Ancient America Foundation Newsletter, new series No. 10 (March 1997). Download from the Ancient America Foundation web site.

“More on the River Laman,” FARMS Update 176, Insights 25/3 (2005)

“A Brief History of the Limited Geographic View of the Book of Mormon,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, 2005.

“Overcoming the Natural Man,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, March 2008.

Polemics and Reviews

“A Response to Some Criticisms of the Book of Mormon,” videotaped by the Foundation for Research on Ancient America (FRAA). Presented at the foundation’s 6th annual Spend a Day with the Book of Mormon symposium, Independence, MO, 6 October 1990.

Review of Hugh Nibley, Since Cumorah, in Review of Books on The Book of Mormon 2 (1990)

Review of Brenton G. Yorgason, Little Known Evidences of the Book of Mormon, in Review of Books on The Book of Mormon 2 (1990)

Review of Jerald and Sandra Tanner, Covering Up the Black Hole in the Book of Mormon, in Review of Books on The Book of Mormon 3 (1991).

Review of Wesley P. Walters, The Use of the Old Testament in the Book of Mormon, Review of Books on The Book of Mormon  4 (1992)

Review of Brent Lee Metcalfe, ed., New Approaches to the Book of Mormon: Explorations in Critical Methodology, in Review of Books on The Book of Mormon 6/1 (1004)

Review of Jerald and Sandra Tanner, Answering Mormon Scholars: A Response to Criticism of the Book “Covering Up the Black Hole in the Book of Mormon, Volume 1,” in Review of Books on The Book of Mormon 6/2 (1994)

“‘Joseph Smith’s Use of the Apocrypha’: Shadow or Reality?” (co-authored with Matthew Roper), in Review of Books on The Book of Mormon 8/2 (1996)

“Nothing New Under the Sun,” FARMS Review of Books 10/1 (1998).

“Reconstructing the Book of Mormon,” FARMS Review 15/1 (2003)

 “One Small Step,” FARMS Review 15/1 (2003) (co-authored with Matt Roper)

“The Charge of ‘Racism’ in the Book of Mormon,” FARMS Review 15/2 (2003). Originally presented as a paper to the 2003 FAIR conference, a slightly different version was posted on the FAIR web site, June 2004, and on the Black LDS web site. French version, “L’accusation de ‘racism’ dans le Livre de Mormon,” posted on the Idumea web site.

Response to question about the weight of the gold plates (co-authored with Malin Jacobs), posted on the SHIELDS web site.

“A Bible!  A Bible! The Canon and Ongoing Revelation” (co-authored with Matthew Roper), posted on the SHIELDS web site, 2003

“Can Early Chinese Maritime Expeditions Shed Light on Lehi’s Voyage to the New World?” FARMS Review 16/1 (2004)

“Reinventing Lamanite Identity,” FARMS Review 16/2 (2004)

“Isaiah in the Bible and the Book of Mormon,” FARMS Review 16/2 (2004)

“Interpreting the DNA Data and the Book of Mormon,” posted in three parts on the Meridian Magazine web site. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. Also posted on the Ancient America Foundation web site at http://www.ancientamerica.org/library/index.php3?id=/Authors%20and%20Contributors/
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“A Response to ‘Opposition to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’," posted on the SHIELDS web site.

Other

Contributor to Donald W. Parry, Jeanette W. Miller, Sandra A.Thorne, eds., A Comprehensive Annotated Book of Mormon Bibliography (Provo: Research Press, 1996).

Contributor to Donald W. Parry, Jeanette W. Miller, Sandra A. Thorne, eds., A Guide to Publications on the Book of Mormon: A Selected Annotated Bibliography (Provo: FARMS, 1996)

“Some Book of Mormon ‘Hits’,” paper presented at the September 2003 BMAF Symposium held at Thanksgiving Point, Utah County. Posted on the web site of the Book of Mormon Archaeological Forum, 2007.

BOOK OF ABRAHAM

Traditions About the Early Life of Abraham (co-authored with Brian M. Hauglid and John Gee) (Provo: FARMS, 2001). Divisions and Chapters:

Editors’ Introduction

Earliest Traditions about the Early Life of Abraham

Hecataeus
Judith
Philo the Epic Poet
Artapanus
Euolemus
Anonymous Work
Sibylline Oracles
Orphica
Jubilees
Pseudo-Philo
Genesis Apocryphon
Camascus Document
Genesis Commentary: 4QcommGen A

Jewish Traditions about the Early Life of Abraham

Philo of Alexandria
Pirqe de Rabbi Eliezer
Josephus
Bahir
Apocalypse of Abraham
4 Ezra
Mishnah
’Abot de Rabbi Nathan
Targum Jonathan
Targum Neofiti I
Targum Rishon of Esther
Hellenistic Synagogal Prayers
Targum Onqelos
Tanna debe Eliyahu
Pesikta Rabbati
Sefer ha-Razim
Sefer Yetzirah
Midrash Rabbah
Babylonian Talmud
Book of Noah
Rashi
Medieval Testament of Naphtali
Chronicles of Jerahmeel
Book of Jasher
Zohar
The story of Abraham Our Father from What Happened to Him with Nimrod
The Story of Abraham
A Study (Midrash) of Abraham Our Father
Revelation of Moses

Christian Traditions about the Early Life of Abraham

Clementine Recognitions
Gregory of Nyssa
Book of the Cave of Treasures
John Chrysostom
Jerome
Epiphanius
Philaster of Brescia
Augustine
Commentarium in Genesim
John Malalas
Book of the Rolls
Jacob of Edessa
The Venerable Bede
Alcuin
Exposito super septem visions libri Apocalypsis
Conflict of Adam and Eve with Satan
George Syncellus
De computo
Anonymous Christian Chronicle
Rabanus Maurus
Freculphus Lexoviensis
Glossa ordinaria
George Hamartolos
Angelomus Luxoviensis
Catena Severi
Syriac Commentary on Genesis
Sa‘id ibn Batriq (Eutychius)
Mahbub of Menbidj (Agapius)
Symeon Logothetes
Ibn al-Tayyib
Rupertus Tuitensis
Hugh of St. Victor
Herveus Burgidolensis
Ioannes Zonaras
Michael the Syrian
Michael Glycas
Petrus Comestor
Georgius Cedrenus
Book of the Bee
Bar Hebraeus
Nicophorus Gregoras
Kebra Nagast
Ethiopic Story of Joseph
Bakhayla Mika’el (Zosimas)
Armenian Paraphrase of Genesis
Armenian Question
Abel and Other Pieces

Muslim Traditions about the Early Life of Abraham

Qur’an
Ka’b al-Ahbar
Ibn Ishaq
Ishaq ibn Bishr
Al-Bukhari
Al-Ya’qubi
Al-tabari
Al-Mas’udi
Al-Maqdisi
Al-Tha’labi
Al-Biruni
Al-Tarafi
Al-Kisa’I
Al-Nisaburi
Al-Zamakhshari
Rawandi
Ibn al-Jawzi
Ibn al-Athir
Al-Baidawi
Abu al-Fida
Al-Rabghuzi
Ibm Kathir
Other Muslim Traditions about the Prophet Abraham

Other Traditions about the Early Life of Abraham

Asatir
Vettius Valens
Firmicus Maternus
Falasha Story
Story of Qiqel and the Death of Yahya

Appendices

1. Excerpts from the Theban Cache and Other Egyptian Texts
2. The Sufi Philosophers and Kolob
3. MS Huntington 388

Illustrations

Book of Abraham Symposium, ed. by John A. Tvedtnes as Symposium Chairman (Salt Lake City: Institute of Religion, 1971). Papers:

“The Validity of Scientific Investigation of Gospel Topics” (Henry Eyring)
“A Brief History of the Lebolo Papyri an Mummies” (Jay M. Todd)
“A Brief History of the ‘Egyptian Alphabet & Grammar’ and Related Documents
       (James R. Clark)
“Emic and Etic Studies: The Proper Approach to the Book of Abraham” (Richley H. Crapo)
“The Discovery and Date of the Joseph Smith Papyri” (Aziz S. Atiya)
“Internal Evidence for an Abrahamic Oral Tradition” (John A. Tvedtnes)
“Abraham: His Sons and Daughters” (Rodney Turner)
“Astronomy in the Book of Abraham” (R. Grant Athay)
“Facsimile Two” summary only (Hugh W. Nibley)
“The Critics of the Book of Abraham” (John A. Tvedtnes)

“A Study of the Hor Sensen Papyrus” (co‑authored with Richley H. Crapo), Newsletter & Proceedings of the SEHA (Society for Early Historic Archaeology) No. 109, (25 October 1968). Originally presented as a joint paper to the 18th annual Symposium on the Archaeology of the Scriptures and Allied Fields. Reprinted in its entirety in Jay M. Todd, The Saga of the Book of Abraham (Salt Lake City: Deseret, 1969). Posted on the Mormonism Researched web page.

“Rediscovery of Smith Papyri Affects Book of Abraham” (co-authored with Richley N. Crapo), LDSSA Commentary, 27 March 1969

“Papyri Give Further Book of Abraham Insight” (co-authored with Richley N. Crapo), LDSSA Commentary, May 1969

“The Hor Sensen Papyrus as a Mnemonic Device: A Further Study” (co‑authored with Richley N. Crapo), Newsletter & Proceedings of the SEHA No. 114 (2 June 1969)

“The Use of Mnemonic Devices in Oral Traditions, as Exemplified by the Book of Abraham and the Sensen Papyrus,” Newsletter & Proceedings of the SEHA No. 120 (April 1970). Originally presented as a paper to the 19th annual Symposium on the Archae­ology of the Scriptures and Allied Fields, 18 October 1969. Also posted on the Ancient America Foundation web site.

 “Drought in the Time of Abraham,” FARMS Update 117, Insights 18/4 (April 1998). French version, “La secheresse a l’epoque d’Abraham,” posted on the Idumea web site.

“Abrahamic Lore in Support of the Book of Abraham,” FARMS videotape and audiotape with transcript (Paper TVE-99a). Presented as part of the FARMS Book of Abraham Lecture Series, 1999. The statistics given in this presentation became outdated as more ancient texts supporting the Book of Abraham came to our attention. The research reflects findings that ultimately led to the publication of the 2001 book Traditions about the Early Life of Abraham,” co-edited by John Tvedtnes, Brian Hauglid, and John Gee.

“Abraham and the Urim and Thummim,” FARMS Update 149, Insights 21/8 (August 2001). Summary posted on the web site of the Seer Stone Society. French version, “Abraham et l’urim et le thummim,” posted on the Idumea web site.

TEMPLE RITES AND SYMBOLISM

“Proxy Baptism,” The Ensign, February 1977

Comments in Avraham Biran, ed., Temples and High Places in Biblical Times (Jerusalem: Hebrew Union College, 1981), 19.

“Baptism for the Dead: The Coptic Rationale,” presented at a symposium held 5 June 1981 in Jerusalem, Israel, and sponsored by the L. A. Mayer Memorial Museum of Islamic Art and the Israel Ministry of Education and Culture. Published as No. 2, Special Papers of the Society for Early Historic Archaeology, September 1989, and subsequently posted on the FAIR web site in 2003.

Editorial comments to Lynn M. Hilton, “The Hand as a Cup in Ancient Temple Worship,” Newsletter & Proceedings of the SEHA No. 152 (March 1983). Also printed as an appendix of Lynn and Hope Hilton, Discovering Lehi: New Evidence of Lehi and Nephi in Arabia (Springville, Utah: Cedar Fort, 1996), and posted on the web at http://home.uchicago.edu/~spackman/hand.htm and on the Ancient America Foundation web site.

Editorial comments to Steve St. Clair, “Angels, Trumpets, and the End of Time,” Special Papers of the Society for Early Historic Archaeology No. 1 (September 1989), 10-16.

“Olive Oil: Symbol of the Holy Ghost,” in Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch (eds.), The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5 (Salt Lake City: Deseret and FARMS, 1994)

“Priestly Clothing in Bible Times,” in Donald Parry (ed.), Temples of the Ancient World (Salt Lake City: Deseret and FARMS, 1994). Also issued as FARMS reprint TVE-94a (1998).

“The Dead Shall Hear the Voice,” FARMS Review of Books 10/2 (1998)

“Early Christian and Jewish Rituals Related to Temple Practices,” in First Annual Mormon Apologetics Symposium: Proceedings (Ben Lomond, CA: Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research, 1999), also posted on the FAIR web site.

“Baptism for the Dead in Early Christianity,” in Donald W. Parry and Stephen D. Ricks, The Temple in Time and Eternity (Provo: FARMS, 1999). Also posted on the FARMS web site.

“Temple Prayer in Ancient Times,” in Donald W. Parry and Stephen D. Ricks, The Temple in Time and Eternity (Provo: FARMS, 1999). Also posted on the FARMS web site.

“The Messiah Opens the Gates of Sheol” (co-authored with Matthew Roper, 2000), posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, 2001.

Response to question on baptism for the dead, posted on the SHIELDS web site.

“The Priestly Tithe in the First Century A.D,” BYU Studies 36/3 (1996-97).  Simultaneously published in John F. Hall and John W. Welch, Masada and the World of the New Testament (Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 1997).

Hebrew and Related Languages

A Manual of Hebrew Phonology (Salt Lake City: University of Utah, 1970)

“On the Formation of New Roots in the Semitic Languages” (unpublished MA thesis, University of Utah, 1970). Copy also available in BYU library.

“The Medieval Hebrew Grammarians in the Light of Modern Linguistics” (unpublished MA thesis, University of Utah, 1971). Copy also available in BYU library.

“Egyptian Etymologies for Biblical Religious Paraphernalia,” in Sarah I. Groll (ed.), Egyptological Studies (Scripta Hierosolymitana, Vol. 28; Jerusalem:  Magnes Press of the Hebrew University, 1982). I presented an updated version at the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, held in San Francisco, November 1997.

Index for the 2nd edition of Jaroslav Černý and Sarah Israelite Groll, A Late Egyptian Grammar (Rome: Ponti­fical Biblical Institute Press, 1978). I also assisted my advisor, Prof. Groll, in the preparation of both editions of the volume.

“Origin of the name Syria,” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 40/2 (April 1981)

“New Light on Job 16:15,” unpublished paper presented at the annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain-Great Plains Region of the American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature, held in Salt Lake City, May 1997.

ANCIENT NEAR EAST

“Historic Archaeology and the Geographic Imperative,” a paper presented at the 31st annual Symposium on the Archae­ology of the Scriptures and Allied Fields, 9 October 1982. A revised version of the paper has been posted on the FAIR web site.

“Burial as a Return to the Womb in Ancient Near Eastern Belief,” Newsletter and Proceedings of the SEHA (Society for Early Historic Archaeology) No. 152 (March 1983)

Editorial comments to Lynn M. Hilton, “The Hand as a Cup in Ancient Temple Worship,” Newsletter & Proceedings of the SEHA No. 152 (March 1983). Also printed as an appendix of Lynn and Hope Hilton, Discovering Lehi: New Evidence of Lehi and Nephi in Arabia (Springville, Utah: Cedar Fort, 1996), and posted on the web at http://home.uchicago.edu/~spackman/hand.htm.

“The Political Aims of Religious Festivals in the Ancient Near East,” unpublished paper presented at the annual symposium of the International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations, held at Brigham Young University, May 1997.

MIDDLE EAST

“Economic Factors Behind the Arab‑Israeli Conflict,” unpublished paper presented at the Middle East Seminar sponsored by the Middle East Center, University of Utah, 14 April 1971

“Why Should a Jew Want to Immigrate to Israel?” (poem), The Ensign, May 1972

“Arab Logic,” Languages & Linguistics Symposium, 1977, papers presented at the symposium March 30‑31, 1977 (Provo, UT: Deseret Language and Linguistics Society and the Brigham Young University College of Humanities, in conjunction with the Language and Intercultural Research Center, 1977)

“Israel Health Services,” The Leading Edge, January 1981

LDS HISTORY

Organize My Kingdom: A History of Restored Priesthood (Bountiful, UT: Cornerstone, 2000, later issued by Horizon). Chapters and Appendices:

1. The Calling of Joseph Smith
2. The Restoration
3. The Kirtland Period
4. Government of the Early Church
5. Organizing the Church
6. Presiding Quorums
7. The Keys of the Priesthood
8. The Church in Zion
9. The Nauvoo Era
10. Joseph and Hyrum
11. The Apostolic Presidency
12. Brigham Young
13. The Utah Period
14. The Worldwide Church

 “Dates in Church History” (quiz), The New Era, May 1976

“Historical Perspectives on the Kirtland Revelation Book,” in Stephen D. Ricks, Donald W. Parry, and Andrew H. Hedges, The Disciple as Witness: Essays on Latter-day Saint History and Doctrine in Honor of Richard Lloyd Anderson (Provo: FARMS, 2000). Also posted on the FARMS web site.

“Joseph Smith, The Lord’s Anointed,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, December 2005.

“Praise to the Man,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, 2005. French version, “Au grand prophete,” posted on the Idumea web site.

“Non-Americans in the First Presidency,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, February 2008.

OTHER LDS TOPICS

“A Visit with President Lee,” The New Era, April 1973

“Friends in Israel” (no byline; including photos), The Friend, April 1974 (one of the photos also appeared in the March 1974 issue)

“A Prophet in Israel” (no byline), The Friend, April 1974

“The Universality of the Gospel and Problems Involving its Application in Different Societies,” Crossing Bridges of Understanding in Intercultural Communication, papers of the 3rd annual Symposium­/Workshops on LDS Intercultural Communication/Language Concerns, 6-7 November 1975 (Provo, UT: Brigham Young University, Language Research Center, 1976)

“Strong Anti‑Nuclear Thread Runs in LDS Philosophy,” Deseret News, 11 May 1983

“Children of the Most High,” Tambuli, July 1984

“A Much-Needed Book That Needs Much,” FARMS Review of Books 9/1 (1997)

“Mother Earth & Father Sky in LDS Scriptures and Ancient Near Eastern Belief,” presented at the annual Sunstone symposium, August 1989. I plan to include an expanded revision in a forthcoming book.

“Ezekiel’s ‘Sticks’,” unpublished paper presented at the 39th annual Symposium on the Archaeology of the Scriptures and Allied Fields, sponsored by the Society for Early Historic Archaeology, 29 September 1990.

“The Priesthood of Jethro,” unpublished paper presented at the annual Sperry Symposium (Old Testament) sponsored by the BYU College of Religion, November 1993. To appear as a chapter in a forthcoming book.

Response to Reasons to Believe brochure, “Kolob, the Mormon Masterplanet,” June 1997, posted on the SHIELDS web site.

“Latter-day Christianity,” Provo Sun, 1 November 1998

Response to B. A. Robinson, “Opposition to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,” posted on the SHIELDS web site.

Response to About, Inc., "Ten Points for Disbelief in Mormonism," posted on the SHIELDS web site.

Response to question about the temple in New Jerusalem, posted on the SHIELDS web site.

Response to question about the nature of the Godhead, posted on the SHIELDS web site.

Response to question about ongoing revelation, posted on the SHIELDS web site.

Response to question on blood atonement, posted on the SHIELDS web site.

“Shades of Darkness,” FARMS Review of Books 12/2 (2000)

“A Response to Dick Baer,” unpublished paper, 1985, posted on the SHIELDS web site.

“Response to Jehovah's Witness Articles on the LDS Church,” unpublished paper, 1997 (co-authored with Matthew Roper), posted on the SHIELDS web site.

Response to question on the gift of the Holy Ghost, posted on the SHIELDS web site.

“Scholarship in Mormonism and Mormonism in Scholarship,” a paper presented at the 2001 FAIR conference and posted on the FAIR web site. French version, “Les experts dans le mormonisme et le mormonisme chez les experts,” posted on the Idumea web site.

“The Nature of Prophets and Prophecy,” posted on FAIR and SHIELDS web sites, 2002.

“The Patriarchal Order of Priesthood,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, 2005.

“Evolution of the Term ‘Priesthood’,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, 2005.

“The Office of Bishop,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, 2005.

“Making the Grade: Study Pointers for LDS Students,” a 5-part series posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, 2005. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5.

“A Tool to Read Old Manuscripts,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, 2005.

“Teaching Vocabulary and Teaching Moments,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, 2005.

“Is God Only a Spirit?” posted on the FAIR web site, December 2004.

Response to “Ten Points for Disbelief in Mormonism,” posted on the SHIELDS web site.

“Response to Questions from the Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry,” posted on the SHIELDS web site.

Response to question on the name of the Church, posted on the SHIELDS web site.

“A Response to Ron Rhodes and Marian Bodine, Reasoning from the Scriptures with the Mormons,” posted on the SHIELDS web site.

“Great and Specious Arguments: Jerald and Sandra Tanner on FARMS,” posted on the SHIELDS web site.

“New Year’s Resolution for Home Teachers,” posted on the Meridian web site, January 2005.

“The King Follett Discourse in the Light of Ancient and Medieval Jewish and Christian Beliefs,” presented at the 2004 FAIR symposium and posted on the FAIR web site 31 May 2005.

“Rejection of Priesthood Leaders as a Cause of the Great Apostasy,” posted on the FAIR web site, December 2004.

“A Mormon Missionary’s Dream,” posted on the MormonWiki web site, 2006.

“Land of Miracles,” posted on the MormonWiki web site, 2006.

“Agency vs. Predestination,” posted on the FAIR web site, May 2006.

“Secretive Mormonism?” posted on the FAIR web site, February 2008.

“Using the Articles of Faith to Respond to Anti-Mormon Criticisms,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, March 2008.

OTHER

“HISSG: Leading the Way,” MUG Quarterly, Fall 1982

“Standard Costing” (co‑authored with Gregory P. Poulsen), Computers in Healthcare, March 1985

“Religious Themes in American Science Fiction,” in Benjamin Urrutia (ed.), Latter‑day Science Fiction 2 (Ludlow, MA: Parables, 1985)

“The Theology of ‘Battlestar Galactica’,” in Benjamin Urrutia (ed.), Latter‑day Science Fiction 2 (Ludlow, MA: Parables, 1985)

“System/38 in the Hospital,” Computers in Healthcare Special Edition (ECHO symposium), Fall 1987

“Ghost Writers in the Sky,” poem posted on the SHIELDS web site.

“Newly-Discovered First-Century Documents,” a spoof posted on FAIR and other web sites.

“An Anthropologist Looks at the Bible,” a spoof posted on the SHIELDS web site under a pseudonym, “B. Ware Kee,” which treats the Bible the same way critics treat the Book of Mormon.

“Solving the Christian Puzzle,” a spoof posted on the SHIELDS and other web sites, which demonstrates how the tactics of the Southern Baptist Convention’s “Solving the Mormon Puzzle” can be used against any Christian group.

“Did Luke Preach ‘Another Jesus’?” a spoof based on the claim that Latter-day Saints worship a “different Jesus” from the one in the Bible, posted on FAIR web site.

“Saint Whatever,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, March 2004.

“The Heavens Declare,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, 2005.