Keywords
Jana Riess, Jacob-Sherem, Book of Mormon
Abstract
The Neal A. Maxwell Institute recently published a book on the encounter between Jacob and Sherem in Jacob 7. Jana Riess’s contribution to this volume demonstrates the kind of question-asking and hypothesis formation that might occur on a quick first pass through the text, but it does not demonstrate what obviously must come next, the testing of those hypotheses against the text. Her article appears to treat the text as a mere afterthought. The result is a sizeable collection of errors in thinking about Jacob and Sherem.
Recommended Citation
Boyce, Duane
(2019)
"Text as Afterthought: Jana Riess’s Treatment of the Jacob-Sherem Episode,"
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship: Vol. 33, Article 7.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/interpreter/vol33/iss1/7
