Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011 Volume 15 Number 1 Article 25 1-1-2003 Vol. 15 Num. 1 FARMS Review of Books FARMS Review Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/msr BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Review, FARMS (2003) "Vol. 15 Num. 1 FARMS Review of Books," Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011: Vol. 15 : No. 1 , Article 25. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/msr/vol15/iss1/25 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]. T FARMS R T FARMS R Editor Daniel C. Peterson Associate Editors Louis C. Midgley George L. Mitton Production Editor Shirley S. Ricks Cover Design Andrew Livingston Layout Amy Spittler Institute Board Chair Douglas M. Chabries Vice-Chair David R. 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No portion of the reviews may be used in advertising or for any other commercial purpose without the express written permission of the Institute. The FARMS Review is published semiannually. C Editor’s Introduction, by Louis Midgley...................................................... xi The Book of MormonContents Bradford, M. Gerald, and Alison V. P. Coutts, eds., Uncovering the Original Text of the Book of Mormon: History and Findings of the Critical Text Project (John A. Tvedtnes, “Reconstructing the Book of Mormon”) .................................................................................. 1 Givens, Terryl L., By the Hand of Mormon: The American Scripture That Launched a New World Religion (Noel B. Reynolds, “The Book of Mormon Today”)............................ 5 (John L. Sorenson, “A Rare Gem”) ....................................................... 15 Sorenson, John L., Mormon’s Map (Randall P. Spackman, “Interpreting Book of Mormon Geography”)........................................................................... 19 Article: John W. Welch, “How Much Was Known about Chiasmus in 1829 When the Book of Mormon Was Translated?”..................... 47 The Book of AbrahamContents Cottle, Thomas D., The Papyri of Abraham: Facsimiles of the Everlasting Covenant (John Gee, “One Side of a Nonexistent Conversation”) ................... 81 Nibley, Hugh, Abraham in Egypt (Brian M. Hauglid, “Nibley’s Abraham in Egypt: Laying the Foundation for Abraham Research”)................................................... 87 Tvedtnes, John A., Brian M. Hauglid, and John Gee, comps. and eds., Traditions about the Early Life of Abraham (E. Douglas Clark, “A Powerful New Resource for Studying the Book of Abraham”) ......................................................................... 91 viii • T FARMS R / () Responses to The New Mormon ChallengeContents Finley, Thomas J., “Does the Book of Mormon Reflect an Ancient Near Eastern Background?” In The New Mormon Challenge Shepherd, David J., “Rendering Fiction: Translation, Pseudo- translation, and the Book of Mormon.” In The New Mormon Challenge (Kevin L. Barney, “A More Responsible Critique”) ............................ 97 (John A. Tvedtnes and Matthew Roper, “One Small Step”) ............ 147 Mosser, Carl, “Can the Real Problem of Evil Be Solved?” In The New Mormon Challenge (Blake T. Ostler, “Evil: A Real Problem for Evangelicals”)............... 201 Owen, Paul, “Monotheism, Mormonism, and the New Testament Witness.” In The New Mormon Challenge (Barry R. Bickmore, “Of Simplicity, Oversimplification, and Monotheism”)....................................................................................... 215 Mormon StudiesContents Abanes, Richard, One Nation under Gods: A History of the Mormon Church (Rockwell D. Porter, “A Dancer/Journalist’s Anti-Mormon Diatribe”) .................................................................... 259 Hopkins, Richard R., How Greek Philosophy Corrupted the Christian Concept of God (Benjamin I. Huff, “How Polemicism Corrupted Latter-day Saint Apologetics”)............................................................................... 273 Petersen, LaMar, The Creation of the Book of Mormon: A Historical Inquiry Anderson, Robert D., Inside the Mind of Joseph Smith: Psychobiography and the Book of Mormon Vogel, Dan, “The Validity of the Witnesses’ Testimonies.” In American Apocrypha: Essays on the Book of Mormon (Larry E. Morris, “ ‘The Private Character of the Man Who Bore That Testimony’: Oliver Cowdery and His Critics”) ....................... 311 C • ix Biblical Studies Parry, Donald W., Harmonizing Isaiah: Combining Ancient Sources (Kevin L. Barney, “Isaiah Interwoven”) ............................................. 353 Interfaith Studies Jospe, Raphael, Truman G. Madsen, and Seth Ward, eds., Covenant and Chosenness in Judaism and Mormonism Johnson, Frank J., and Rabbi William J. Leffler, Jews and Mormons: Two Houses of Israel Lenowitz, Harris, The Jewish Messiahs: From the Galilee to Crown Heights (Jeffrey R. Chadwick, “Three Books on Jewish and Mormon Themes”) .............................................................................. 403 Mackay, C. Reynolds, Muhammad, Judah, and Joseph Smith (Brian M. Hauglid, “Muhammad, Judah, and Joseph Smith: A Sharp Stick in the Eye”)................................................................... 421 Scripture Aids Valletta, Thomas R., gen. ed., The Book of Mormon for Latter-day Saint Families Valletta, Thomas R., gen. ed., The New Testament for Latter-day Saint Families (Rebecca M. Flinders and Anne B. Fairchild, “Scriptures for Families”) ........................................................................................ 431 Book Notes Eliason, Eric A., ed., Mormons and Mormonism: An Introduction to an American World Religion..........................................................435 Hexham, Irving, Pocket Dictionary of New Religious Movements..........436 Hoskisson, Paul Y., ed., Historicity and the Latter-day Saint Scriptures ...................................................................................436 Newberg, Andrew, Eugene d’Aquili, and Vince Rause, Why God Won’t Go Away: Brain Science and the Biology of Belief ..................437 x • T FARMS R / () Osborn, Joy M., The Book of Mormon—The Stick of Joseph: Evidences That Prove the Book of Mormon to Be a True Record of a Remnant of Joseph...........................................................438 Petersen, LaMar, The Creation of the Book of Mormon: A Historical Inquiry............................................................................438 Sillito, John, and Susan Staker, eds., Mormon Mavericks: Essays on Dissenters............................................................................439 Smith, Lucy Mack, Lucy’s Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy