Lecturer | Linguist | language researcher | PhD Candidate in Complex Systems
The scriptures stand as some of the most influential and revered texts in human history. Across millennia, they have shaped cultures, inspired countless individuals, and served as spiritual guides for billions. However, understanding the scriptures requires recognizing an essential distinction:
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The Book of Mormon, first published in 1830, is a foundational text for the Latter-day Saint tradition. As with any significant religious text, its language and structure are critical in shaping its themes, message, and reception. Linguists and literary analysts
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The connection between Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent deity of Mesoamerican cultures, and Jesus Christ has been a topic of much discussion, particularly in colonial and post-colonial scholarship. The idea that Quetzalcoatl may be a precursor or equivalent to Christ is
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The Book of Mormon faces criticism for its use of the word “white,” often interpreted as racist. Let’s explore a different perspective. The Text in Question: Take 2 Nephi 30:6, which originally read: “And then shall they rejoice; for they
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Recently I posted about a book I was reading and one of the comments was rather interesting. An acquaintance of mine commented in dissent of the Book of Mormon and said: “You are an intelligent and well-read man. What is
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If you didn’t know already, let me make it abundantly clear, I LOVE the Book of Mormon. I love it for the spiritual guidance it gives me as I study it to understand its purposes. I love it for its
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Recently John Dehlin claimed religion had two “secret ingredients” that keep people tied to religion. These traits, according to Dehlin, are He claimed that healthy secular communities don’t have these traits, making them better. I found this claim very odd
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In Aristotle’s view of epistemology, to know something meant understanding something in preferably four different ways. Aristotle wrote that “we do not have knowledge of a thing until we have grasped its why, that is to say, its cause.” It
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Up until now, my religious academic studies have focused mostly on the Old Testament and the Book of Mormon. I study the New Testament but up until this year have not spent a lot of time on it critically. I
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For the past couple of weeks, I have contemplated the idea of restoring the church. As a member of the Church of Jesus of Latter-Day Saints, I believe a restoration of the church was needed. here are the three questions
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