Keywords
book review, Latter-day Saint scripture, paratext
Abstract
Latter-day Scripture is a potpourri of nine essays, eight of which are, as the subtitle of the introduction indicates, “critical studies in the Book of Mormon” (p. 1, emphasis added).1 Price’s title for his e-book, his promotional blurb,2 and his introduction constitute what is sometimes called paratext, ancillary textual matter that an author or publisher can use to manage the way a book will be read by its intended audi ence. Price’s introduction, “The Golden Bible of Joseph Smith” (p. 1, emphasis added), seems to be an effort to coach his po tential readers on how to understand his endeavors. He reas sures his fellow atheists, “I am not a Mormon. I am a Religious Humanist” (p. 1).
Recommended Citation
Midgley, Louis C.
(2012)
"Book Review,"
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship: Vol. 1, Article 10.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/interpreter/vol1/iss1/10
