Rather it is an attempt to build a plausible backstory given the current state of knowledge in the relevant fields of academic research and the facts provided in the ancient scriptures restored through Joseph Smith.įor some reason, poor Mr. Because of its hypothetical character, it cannot be claimed that it is the true account. This essay offers a hypothetical, but comprehensive backstory for the Brass Plates. It assembles findings from studies of ancient scribal culture, historical linguistics and epigraphy, and the history and archaeology of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Levant, together with the traditions of ancient Israel and the ancient scriptures restored to Joseph Smith, to construct a contextualized perspective for understanding Lehi, Nephi, and the Brass Plates as they would have been understood by their contemporaries - as prominent bearers of the Josephite textual tradition. ![]() ReynoldsĪbstract: This paper brings contemporary Ancient Near East (ANE) scholarship in several fields together with the ancient scriptures restored through Joseph Smith to construct a new starting point for interpretation of the teachings of the Book of Mormon. “A Backstory for the Brass Plates,” written by Noel B. I’m very pleased to be able to call them to your attention: ![]() ![]() Two new articles went up today on the website of the Interpreter Foundation.
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