Article Title

Eyewitness Accounts Give Historical Background on the D&C

Authors

Keywords

Doctrine and Covenants studies, primary sources, historical background, context, Milton V. Backman, Joseph Smith and the Doctrine and Covenants

Abstract

Unlike other books of scripture, the Doctrine and Covenants contains very little historical narrative. The teachings in scripture take on added meaning as they are seen in the context of the needs and experiences of God's people at the time. For the Doctrine and Covenants, more than for the other books of scripture, we must turn to outside sources for insights from the historical background.

Recommended Citation

(1993) "Eyewitness Accounts Give Historical Background on the D&C," Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship: Vol. 13: No. 1, Article 7.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/insights/vol13/iss1/7