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Vol. 21 Num. 1 the FARMS Review Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011 Volume 21 Number 1 Article 18 2009 Vol. 21 Num. 1 The FARMS Review FARMS Review Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/msr BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Review, FARMS (2009) "Vol. 21 Num. 1 The FARMS Review," Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011: Vol. 21 : No. 1 , Article 18. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/msr/vol21/iss1/18 This Full Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011 by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. The FARMS Review The FARMS Review Published under the Auspices of the Laura F. Willes Center for Book of Mormon Studies and the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies Director Paul Y. Hoskisson Editor Daniel C. Peterson Associate Editors Louis C. Midgley George L. Mitton Production Editor Don L. Brugger Cover Design Andrew D. Livingston Layout Alison Coutts Jacob D. Rawlins Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602–5900, USA Phone: (801) 422-9229 Toll Free: (800) 327-6715 FAX: (801) 422-0040 E-mail: [email protected] Web: maxwellinstitute.byu.edu The FARMS Review Volume 21 • Number 1 • 2009 ! Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship Brigham Young University © 2009 Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship Brigham Young University All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America ISSN 1550-3194 To Our Readers The Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholar ship encour- ages and supports re search on the Book of Mormon, the Book of Abraham, the Bible, other ancient scripture, and related subjects. The Maxwell Institute publishes and distributes titles in these areas for the benefit of scholars and interested Latter-day Saint readers. Primary research interests at the Maxwell Institute include the history, language, literature, culture, geography, politics, and law rele- vant to ancient scripture. Although such subjects are of secondary im- portance when compared with the spiritual and eternal messages of scripture, solid research and academic perspectives can supply certain kinds of useful information, even if only tentatively, concerning many significant and interesting questions about scripture. The Maxwell Institute makes reports about this research avail- able widely, promptly, and economically. These publications are peer- reviewed to ensure that scholarly standards are met. The proceeds from the sale of these materials are used to support further research and publications. The purpose of the FARMS Review is to help serious readers make informed choices and judgments about books published on the Book of Mormon and associated topics, as well as to publish substantial freestanding essays on related matters. We hope, thereby, to encour- age reliable scholarship with regard to such subjects. Most reviews and articles are solicited or assigned. Any person in- terested in writing a specific article or review should send a proposal to the editor. If the proposal is accepted, the Review style guidelines will be sent with the acceptance. The opinions expressed in these reviews and articles are those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the opinions of the vi • FARMS Review of Books 21/1 (2009) Maxwell Institute, its editors, Brigham Young University, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or the authors’ employers. No por- tion of the reviews or articles may be used in advertising or for any other commercial purpose without the express written permission of the Maxwell Institute. The FARMS Review is published semiannually. See the Web site at maxwellinstitute.byu.edu for reviews and articles appearing in the FARMS Review. Contents Editor’s Introduction, “Where Ideas Won’t Face Serious Challenge,” by Daniel C. Peterson ....................................................................... xi Temple Themes George L. Mitton. “Margaret Barker on the Importance of the Ancient Temple in the Establishment of Early Christian Worship and Liturgy” ........................................ 1 John W. Welch. “A Latter-day Saint Reception of Temple Themes in Christian Worship” ............................................................................ 3 Margaret Barker. Temple Themes in Christian Worship (Frederick M. Huchel, “Antecedents of the Restoration in the Ancient Temple”) ............................................................................... 9 Stories and Religious Identity Article Martin E. Marty. “We Might Know What to Do and How to Do It: On the Usefulness of the Religious Past” ............ 27 viii • The FARMS Review 21/1 (2009) Studies in the Book of Mormon Louis Midgley. “The Book of Mormon as Record” ............................ 45 John W. Welch. The Legal Cases in the Book of Mormon (Kevin L. Barney, “A Book of Mormon Casebook”) ................... 53 Gordon L. Weight. Miracle on Palmyra’s Main Street: An “Old-Time” Printer’s Perspective on Printing the Original Copies of the Book of Mormon (Donald L. Enders and Jennifer L. Lund, “Myths on Palmyra’s Main Street”) ............................................... 63 Brant A. Gardner. Second Witness: Analytical and Contextual Commentary on the Book of Mormon (James E. Faulconer, “Setting a New Standard”) .......................... 79 Articles Brant A. Gardner. “Mormon’s Editorial Method and Meta-Message” .......................................................................... 83 Terryl L. Givens. “Themes,” an excerpt from The Book of Mormon: A Very Short Introduction ......................107 Alan Goff. “How Should We Then Read? Reading Mormon Scripture after the Fall” ................................................ 137 Steven L. Olsen. “The Death of Laban: A Literary Interpretation” ............................................................. 179 Nibley Studies Hugh Nibley. Approaching Zion. (Duane Boyce, “Do Liberal Economic Policies Approximate the Law of Consecration?”) .................................. 197 Contents • ix Book Notes Dean C. Jessee, Ronald K. Esplin, and Richard Lyman Bushman, gen. eds. The Joseph Smith Papers: Journals, Volume I: 1832–1839 .........................................215 N. T. Wright. Justification: God’s Plan and Paul’s Vision .................216 N. T. Wright. Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church ..............................220 N. T. Wright. Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense .....221 John Piper. The Future of Justification: A Response to N. T. Wright ............................................................ 223 Eric Shuster. Catholic Roots, Mormon Harvest ................................. 224 Justo L. and Catherine Gunsalus González. Heretics for Armchair Theologians ............................................... 226 Harold Heie and Michael A. King, eds. Mutual Treasure: Seeking Better Ways for Christians and Culture to Converse ................. 229 Margaret Barker. The Lost Prophet: The Book of Enoch and Its Influence on Christianity ................................................................231 Michael R. Ash. Shaken Faith Syndrome: Strengthening One’s Testimony in the Face of Criticism and Doubt ............................ 232 Timothy Keller. The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism ....................................................... .233 Ross Anderson. Understanding the Book of Mormon: A Quick Christian Guide to the Mormon Holy Book ................................ 234 About the Contributors ........................................................................ 239 Editor’s Introduction Where Ideas Won’t Face Serious Challenge Daniel C. Peterson or a long time, many Latter-day Saint academics and intellectuals Fhave sought to bring Mormon studies into the academic main- stream, and recently their efforts have begun to bear some fruit. A number of schools in the United States and even beyond now include courses on Mormonism in their curriculum. Some—including Utah State University and California’s Claremont Graduate University— have established endowed professorships in Mormon studies. The An- glican theologian and anthropologist Douglas Davies, author (among many other things) of The Mormon Culture of Salvation: Force, Grace and Glory1 and An Introduction to Mormonism,2 directs studies of Mormonism at Durham University, in the United Kingdom. The prolific Latter-day Saint scholar Terryl Givens, of the University of Richmond in Virginia, has published extensively and brilliantly with Oxford University Press (and elsewhere) on the Book of Mormon, Latter-day Saint intellectual history, the Mormon image in literature, and similar topics. The unique Mormon interest in ancient temples has recently reached international audiences with William Hamb- lin and David Seely’s Solomon’s Temple: Myth and History3 and John Lundquist’s The Temple of Jerusalem: Past, Present, and Future4—both 1. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, 2000. 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. 3. London: Thames and Hudson, 2007. 4. Westport, CN: Praeger, 2008. xii • The FARMS Review 21/1 (2009) of which, significantly, are dedicated to the memory of Hugh Nibley, the father of temple studies among Latter-day Saints. A program unit entitled “Latter-day Saints and the Bible” exists within the national Society of Biblical
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