02842nam 22006254a 450 991079224270332120230607230554.00-19-530245-197866104809751-280-48097-197866125635221-282-56352-10-19-803161-0(CKB)2560000000299983(EBL)3051829(OCoLC)60563350(SSID)ssj0000085703(PQKBManifestationID)11120977(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000085703(PQKBWorkID)10024878(PQKB)11124629(StDuBDS)EDZ0000074997(MiAaPQ)EBC3051829(MiAaPQ)EBC5292339(Au-PeEL)EBL3051829(CaPaEBR)ebr10084726(CaONFJC)MIL48097(Au-PeEL)EBL5292339(CaONFJC)MIL256352(OCoLC)1028231670(EXLCZ)99256000000029998320010809d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBy the hand of Mormon[electronic resource] the American scripture that launched a new world religion /Terryl L. GivensOxford ;New York Oxford University Pressc20021 online resource (333 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-513818-X 0-19-983421-0 Includes bibliographical references and index."A seer shall the Lord my God raise up": the prophet and the plates -- "Out of the dust": the Book of Mormon comes forth -- "A marvelous work and a wonder": the Book of Mormon as a sacred sign -- "I, Nephi, wrote this record": the Book of Mormon as ancient history, part 1, the search for a Mesoamerican Troy -- "I, Nephi, wrote this record": the Book of Mormon as ancient history, part 2, the search for a rational belief -- "Devices of the devil": the Book of Mormon as cultural product or sacred fiction -- "Plain and precious truths": the Book of Mormon as New Theology, part 1, the encounter with Biblical Christianity -- "Plain and precious truths": The Book of Mormon as new theology, part 2, dialogic revelation -- "A standard unto my people": the Book of Mormon as cultural touchstone.Terryl Givens offers a full-length treatment of the Book of Mormon's history and argues that it is the most religiously influential, hotly contested, and, in the secular press at least, intellectually under-investigated book in America.289.3/22Givens Terryl1097578MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792242703321By the hand of Mormon3796366UNINA