This volume gathers new studies that shed light on the culture and language of the peoples described in the Book of Mormon. Drawing on the fields of archaeology, history, linguistics, ethnography, and literary analysis, the contributors explore the world of its ancient authors and the meaning and intent of their writings. Grounded in the premise that the Book of Mormon is an ancient historical record amenable to rigorous examination, these essays extend earlier scholarship in fruitful ways...

This volume represents some of the more compelling articles on the Book of Mormon that have appeared in Religious Studies Center publications. Each has advanced the field of Book of Mormon studies in unique and innovative ways and has provided insights into the doctrine, history, and message of the Book of Mormon.

How can material artifacts help illuminate the religious lives of women in antiquity? In what ways do archaeological and art historical studies recover women’s religious perspectives and experiences that the literary record misses or underrepresents? The authors of the essays in this volume set out to answer such questions in fascinating, new case studies of women and ancient religions in the Near East and Mediterranean world. They cover a broad historical, geographic, and religious spectr...