The Mormon Theology Seminar
Podcasted lectures delivered during conferences hosted by the Mormon Theology Seminar. (See www.mormontheologyseminar.org)
Sam Brown on 2 Nephi 26-27
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Sam Brown responds to the entire 2 Nephi 26-27 conference. After a brief review of and response to the various papers, he presents a summary of his own research into related themes: death and the dead, soteriological lineage, etc.
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Saturday, Apr 18, 2009Heather and Grant Hardy on 2 Nephi 26-27
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Heather and Grant Hardy present a paper and then answer questions about 2 Nephi 26-27. The Hardys compare Nephi's editorial work with Isaiah to Morzart's writing variations on simple tunes.
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Saturday, Apr 18, 2009Julie Frederick on 2 Nephi 26-27
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Julie Frederick presents a paper and then answers questions about 2 Nephi 26-27. She discusses the several meanings of the word "seal" in the text and develops a theory of how the Book of Mormon was sealed.
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Saturday, Apr 18, 2009Joe Spencer on 2 Nephi 26-27
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Joe Spencer presents a paper and then answers questions about 2 Nephi 26-27. He reads into these chapter a theological project that, because it can be found in outline in the writings of Isaiah, arguably explains Nephi's interest in this particular Old Testament prophet.
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Saturday, Apr 18, 2009Kim Matheson on 2 Nephi 26-27
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Kim Matheson presents a paper and then answers questions about 2 Nephi 26-27. She focuses on the role of secret combinations in the text and shows how this theme seems to have guided Mormon's editorial work on the Book of Mormon as a whole.
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Saturday, Apr 18, 2009George Handley on 2 Nephi 26-27
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George Handley presents a paper and then answers questions about risks of reading scripture in terms of 2 Nephi 26-27. He develops a theory of reading scripture that avoids the extremes of triumphalism (on the one hand) and suspicion (on the other hand).
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Saturday, Apr 18, 2009Jenny Webb on 2 Nephi 26-27
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Jenny Webb presents a paper and then answers questions about death and textuality in 2 Nephi 26-27. She works up a model of prophecy that articulates the relationship between a prophet and his or her predecessor.
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