Keywords
Hagar, LDS scripture, LDS discourse, Bible studies, plural marriage
Abstract
LDS discourse vis-à-vis Hagar has changed through the years since the foundation of the Church. Her story has been considered and utilized in a number of ways, the most prominent being as a defense of plural marriage. This paper traces the LDS usages of Hagar’s story as well as proposing a new allegorical interpretation of her place within the Abrahamic drama through literary connections in the Hebrew Bible combined with Restoration scripture.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Andrew C.
(2014)
"Hagar in LDS Scripture and Thought,"
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship: Vol. 8, Article 10.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/interpreter/vol8/iss1/10
