The testimony of two nations : how the Book of Mormon reads, and rereads, the Bible / Michael Austin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Austin, Michael, 1966- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Sacred books.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Book of Mormon--Relation to the Bible.

Book of Mormon.

Book of Mormon--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Latter Day Saint churches--Sacred books.

Latter Day Saint churches.

Sacred books.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

x, 240 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2024]

Summary:

"Like the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Bible, the Book of Mormon uses narratives to develop ideas and present instruction. Michael Austin reveals how the Book of Mormon connects itself to narratives in the Christian Bible with many of the same tools that the New Testament used to connect itself to the Hebrew Bible to create the Christian Bible. As Austin shows, the canonical context for interpreting the Book of Mormon includes the Christian Bible, the Book of Mormon itself, and other writings and revelations that hold scriptural status in most Restoration denominations. Austin pays particular attention to how the Book of Mormon connects itself to the Christian Bible both to form a new canon and to use the canonical relationship to reframe and reinterpret biblical narratives. This canonical context provides an important and fruitful method for interpreting the Book of Mormon"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

A theory of types

Stories of the fall

Curses from God

Reimagining the exodus

Divided kingdoms

Prophets and prophecy

"We talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ"

Last things.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Austin, Michael, 1966- Testimony of two nations

ISBN:

9780252045356

0252045351

9780252087479

025208747X

OCLC:

1349085028