This issue features two articles about Joseph Smith. ""Lightning Out of Heaven: Joseph Smith and the Forging of Community;"" is the full text of Terryl Givenss BYU devotional address given in November 2005. It describes how Josephs radical (for his time) conception of human nature and human relationships led men to greatness. His teachings not only attracted followers but galvanized them into a powerfully cohesive group.In "Are Christians Mormon? Reassessing Joseph Smiths Theology in His Bicentennial;" David Paulsen examines seven points of Josephs theology: (1) the presence of spiritual gifts and the reopening of the biblical canon; (2) God as a personal and passible being; (3) the Godhead as three distinct personages; (4) deification; (5) the divine feminine; (6) God as eternally self-surpassing; and (7) salvation for the dead. For each point he summarizes Josephrsquo;s teachings; the traditional Christian view; and new Christian ideas.In "An Islanders View of a Desert Kingdom: Jonathan Napela Recounts His 1869 Visit to Salt Lake City;" Fred Woods shares a remarkable letter that Hawaiian convert Jonathan Napela wrote to Brigham Young.The book of Moses (found in the Pearl of Great Price); which serves as a prologue to Genesis; has no counterpart in any of the extant Bible translations. But the book of Jubilees does in fact begin with a prologue that has remarkable parallels to Moses 1. Read about them in "A Prologue to Genesis: Moses 1 in Light of Jewish Traditions;" by E. Douglas Clark.In 1998; BYU Studies published a bibliography of LDS writings on the Old Testament. Now; in 2006; David Seely updates that bibliography by adding over two hundred recent books and articles to aid your study of the Old Testament.Contents mdash; Volume 45 Number 1 (2006)Articles"Lightning Out of Heaven": Joseph Smith and the Forging of Community by Terryl L. GivensAre Christians Mormon? Reassessing Joseph Smiths Theology in His Bicentennial by David L. PaulsenA Prologue to Genesis: Moses 1 in Light of Jewish Traditions by E. Douglas ClarkDocumentAn Islanders View of a Desert Kingdom: Jonathan Napela Recounts His 1869 Visit to Salt Lake City by Fred E. WoodsBibliographyOld Testament Bibliography: Latter-day Saint Publications; 1997ndash;2005 by David Rolph Seely; W. Kenneth Hamblin; and Erica Lamb HollandBook ReviewsDavid O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism; by Gregory A. Prince and William Robert Wright; reviewed by James B. AllenUtah Historians and the Reconstruction of Western History; by Gary Topping; reviewed by Brian Q. CannonEvolution: The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory; by Edward J. Larson; and Evolution and Mormonism: A Quest for Understanding; by Trent D. Stephens and D. Jeffrey Meldrum with Forrest B. Peterson; reviewed by William E. EvensonThe Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God; by Dallas Willard; reviewed by Godfrey J. Ellis
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Incisive Critique; Mixed with AbuseBy Jamey Hecht; PhDWorth reading; this book is a refreshingly honest attack on Israeli political attitudes---blended with vitriol about "Jewishness as an ideology." I welcome the authors scorn for nationalism; particularly for the Nazi illusion; now echoed in the Israeli "right of return;" that Judaism is an ethnic category; a folk genus; a race. It is none of these things. But the book seems almost entirely blind to the merits of particular Jews; of Jewish culture; and of Jewish texts.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Better than what Im used to get from his lectures ...By Carlos jimenezI didnt have much expectations about this book because I dont quite consider Gilad an scholar of the caliber of Finkelstein or Chomsky; the latter a target of his derision. But it surprised be with a very interesting and insightful approach. Better than what Im used to get from his lectures on youtube. Unfortunately I lost the book before I could get deeper into it. So I cant give a fully accurate impression of this work.2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Ramzi E. AbdulrahmanExcellent!
