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Description

This book presents the FARMS Research Updates of the 1990s, plus some similar short notes from the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, in a new collection edited by John W. Welch and Melvin J. Thorne. Aimed at a general audience, these updates are brief, easy-to-read reports of new research on the Book of Mormon. Each contributor offers intriguing ideas and developments that have emerged from exploring the Book of Mormon from many perspectives. Pressing Forward will interest all people who want to know what’s new in Book of Mormon research.

ISBN

978-0934893428

Owning Institution

Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Publisher

The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies

Publication Date

1999

Disciplines

Religion | Religious Education

Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon: The FARMS Updates of the 1990s

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