The Annotated Book of Mormon

Grant Hardy (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

912 Seiten

2023
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-008220-8 (ISBN)

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This is the first fully annotated, academic edition of the Book of Mormon in its 200-year history. Modelled after the Oxford line of annotated Bibles, it provides readers with the information they need to understand this classic text of American religious history. This edition reformats the complete scriptural text in the manner of modern Bible translations with paragraphs, quotation marks, poetic stanzas, and section headings, all of which clarify the book's complicated narrative structure. As a result, readers experience a more accessible and readable presentation than the standard version. Annotations explain the meaning and context of specific passages, delineate extended arguments, identify rhetorical patterns, explore theological implications, highlight ancient and modern parallels, and point out intertextual connections, particularly with the Bible.

The Book of Mormon is subdivided into internal books; in this edition, each book is preceded by an introduction that discusses its key themes and literary features, at the same time offering a quick overview of major figures, events, and sermons. The three primary narrators--Nephi, Mormon, and Moroni--receive special attention. In addition to the annotations, which focus on the text itself, there are twelve general essays that introduce readers to various ongoing conversations about the text. There are also several maps and charts, as well as a comprehensive list of biblical quotations and allusions. The editorial material is informed by contemporary biblical and historical scholarship; while it deals forthrightly with both the strengths and weaknesses of the narrative, it nevertheless treats the Book of Mormon as a sacred text, worthy of careful study and respect.

Grant Hardy is Professor of History and Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. He has written or edited seven books, including Worlds of Bronze and Bamboo: Sima Qian's Conquest of History; The Book of Mormon: A Reader's Edition; The Establishment of the Han Empire and Imperial China (co-authored with Anne Kinney); The Oxford History of Historical Writing, Volume I: Beginnings to AD 600 (co-edited with Andrew Feldherr); and Understanding the Book of Mormon.

Editor's Preface
Abbreviations

Title Page

Introduction to the Small Plates
1 Nephi
2 Nephi
Jacob
Enos
Jarom
Omni

Words of Mormon

Introduction to Mormon's Abridgment of the Large Plates
Mosiah
Alma
Helaman
3 Nephi
4 Nephi
Mormon

Introduction to Moroni's Additions
Ether
Moroni

Testimonies
Three Witnesses
Eight Witnesses
Emma Smith
Joseph Smith

General Essays
The Origins of the Text
The Transmission and Language of the Text
The Book of Mormon and the Bible
Book of Mormon Theology
Lived Religion in the Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon and the Latter-day Saints
The Book of Mormon in American History
The Book of Mormon as Literature
Reading the Book of Mormon as Ancient History
Reading the Book of Mormon as Fiction
Reading the Book of Mormon as Revealed Scripture
Reading the Book of Mormon as World Scripture
Further Reading

Maps and Charts
Possible Routes of Lehi's Journey
Mormon's Map
Book of Mormon Plates and Records
Record Keepers in the Book of Mormon
Key Families in the Book of Mormon
Jaredite Kings
Time Line of Nephite History
Chronology of the Translation

Glossary
Biblical Quotations, Allusions, and Verbal Parallels
Index of Names

Erscheinungsdatum	02.08.2023
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	164 x 233 mm
Gewicht	1393 g
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	0-19-008220-8 / 0190082208
ISBN-13	978-0-19-008220-8 / 9780190082208
Zustand	Neuware