Gospel Doctrine 2005 Doctrine and Covenants class 

If one takes an hour each week, and reads the lesson manual, then the scriptures, then one of the lessons, then the enrichment material in the scripture you read ( Gospel Doctrine.com ), you will understand the scripture better.

1. An excellent site on the Doctrine and Covenants can be found at http://www.dcsites.com/ .  It has pictures, articles, etc.
2. Beardall has great handouts - the best I have seen.  Don't miss them ( they are always referred to at the beginning of his lesson ).
3. A good Doctrine and Covenants page with an historical slant can be found at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lane/2536/dc_main.htm

4. Story of the Doctrine and Covenants, by Robert J. Woodford

5. How the Revelations in the D&C Were Received and Compiled, by Robert J. Woodford

6. People of the Doctrine & Covenants, article from Church News

7. Places where D&C revelations were received, article from Church News

8. Development of the Doctrine and Covenants; a seminary handout that summarizes the major editions

9. Preparing Early Revelations for Publication, by Melvin J. Petersen

10. Preface to the 1835 edition

11. Revelation Guided the Prophet, by Larry C. Porter

12. Latter-day Revelation, by Larry C. Porter

13. Heroic Rescues, by Gerry Avant

14. Beyond the Veil: Two Latter-day Revelations, by Robert L. Millet

15. Undated, unpublished revelation on the name of God, cited in a discourse by Orson Pratt

16. A Written Covenant, a document related to call of missionaries to the Lamanites, in sections 28 & 30.

17. Testimony of Addison Everett on the Restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood

18. Lectures on Faith, which were included in early editions of the Doctrine and Covenants.  They were included in the first real edition in 1835, and deleted in 1920.

19. Doctrine and Covenants (Text)

20. Book of Commandments, the attempt of collecting and printing the revelations.  The printing was not completed, but enough were saved from the destruction of the press in 1833 in Independence Missouri to make a few copies.

21. Scott Norwood's Doctrine and Covenants pages contain the following:  
    D&C - Book of Commandments Comparison by Mirl Edwards
    Doctrine & Covenants Sections 1-144 (RLDS) & Lectures on Faith text
    Locations where early sections were received
    Poetic Version of Doctrine and Covenants 76
    Scanned Images of the Entire 1833 Book of Commandments and 1835 Doctrine and Covenants
    Thumbnail schetches of People of the Doctrine and Covenants

Gospel Doctrine 2003 New Testament class 

If one takes an hour each week, and reads the lesson manual, then the scriptures, then Mike Tueller's lesson ( or Gibbons, if you like his work better ), then the enrichment material in the scripture you read ( Gospel Doctrine.com ), you will understand the scripture better than almost anyone else in your class.

The Doctrine and Covenants

1. A good Doctrine and Covenants page can be found at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lane/2536/dc_main.htm
   

2. Another excellent site is http://www.dcsites.com/index.htm .  He has a lot of pictures and general information.  A very professional site.
   

3. Story of the Doctrine and Covenants, by Robert J. Woodford
   

4. How the Revelations in the D&C Were Received and Compiled, by Robert J. Woodford
   

5. People of the Doctrine & Covenants, article from Church News
   

6. Places where D&C revelations were received, article from Church News
   

7. Development of the Doctrine and Covenants; a seminary handout that summarizes the major editions
   

8. Preparing Early Revelations for Publication, by Melvin J. Petersen
   

9. Preface to the 1835 edition
   

10. Revelation Guided the Prophet, by Larry C. Porter
    

11. Latter-day Revelation, by Larry C. Porter
    

12. Heroic Rescues, by Gerry Avant
    

13. Beyond the Veil: Two Latter-day Revelations, by Robert L. Millet
    

14. Undated, unpublished revelation on the name of God, cited in a discourse by Orson Pratt
    

15. A Written Covenant, a document related to call of missionaries to the Lamanites, in sections 28 & 30.
    

16. Testimony of Addison Everett on the Restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood
    

17. Lectures on Faith, which were included in early editions of the Doctrine and Covenants.  They were included in the first real edition in 1835, and deleted in 1920.
    

18. Doctrine and Covenants (Text)
    

19. Book of Commandments, the attempt of collecting and printing the revelations.  The printing was not completed, but enough were saved from the destruction of the press in 1833 in Independence Missouri to make a few copies.
    

20. Scott Norwood's Doctrine and Covenants pages contain the following:  
    
    D&C - Book of Commandments Comparison by Mirl Edwards
    Doctrine & Covenants Sections 1-144 (RLDS) & Lectures on Faith text
    Locations where early sections were received
    Poetic Version of Doctrine and Covenants 76
    Scanned Images of the Entire 1833 Book of Commandments and 1835 Doctrine and Covenants
    Thumbnail schetches of People of the Doctrine and Covenants
    

The Book of Mormon 

1. For DNA and the Book of Mormon, including the Murphy material, go here.
   

2. Book of Mormon - Topic Searcher/Browser:  The Book of Mormon online with a search engine. 
   

3. Brant Gardner's Book of Mormon commentary is found at http://frontpage2000.nmia.com/~nahualli/commentary.htm   I am on a very good email list with him.
   

4. FARMS - Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.  This is mainly devoted to Book of Mormon studies.
   

5. Jeff Lindsay - he is all apologetics all the time, but his site is a MUST site on many topics, including the Book of Mormon.
   

6. Davidic Chiasmus and Parallelisms: Chiasmus is found in ancient Hebrew poetry.  It is also found in most other writings, including the Book of Mormon.  NOTE:  I am not impressed with such findings vis-à-vis the Book of Mormon. Chiasmus is also found in today's newspaper, in books, etc.  This is very overblown as Book of Mormon evidence.
   

7. Book of Mormon changes - this non-Mormon sites lists some of the changes to the Book of Mormon over time.  
   

8. Chiasmus in the Book of Mormon
   

9. Metal Plates and the Book of Mormon
   

10. Kerry A. Shirts' "Mormonism Researched" Pages - back at last! One of my favorite apologetic LDS writers is back online, featuring loads of great research on the LDS scriptures and related topics.
    

11. Ancient American - this magazine explores the archaeology of the Americas before Columbus, frequently offering evidence for transoceanic contact from the Old World. One recent issue (Vol. 4, No. 30), for example, has a cover story about a recent find in Illinois showing that Hebrews were on this continent 2000 years ago.
    

12. The Tanners' Response (??) to the Arabian Geography in the Book of Mormon - Scott Pierson's valuable page on the topic
    

13. DCP's Gospel Research Pages by D. Charles Pyle. This site tackles many anti-LDS arguments with sound logic and solid research. A valuable page on this site is Pyle's review of Marian Bodine's book, "Book of Mormon vs. the Bible (or common sense)". Includes a couple photos of relevant evidence.
    

14. Bill Hamblin takes a swipe at trying to tell of how to look at the Book of Mormon problems at http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/response/bom/Geography_Archaeology.htm  A valuable page
    

15. Response to the Smithsonian Institution's 1996 Statement Regarding the Book of Mormon - Deals with the many sloppy statements made by a department at the normally quite reputable Smithsonian Institution - but made without the benefit of adequate scholarship about either Mesoamerica or the Book of Mormon. The Smithsonian Statement is embarrassingly out of date and needs significant revision. Many issues are covered, including transoceanic voyaging and allegedly missing items such as silk.
    

16. Curse of the Cocaine Mummies - transcript of the 1997 Discovery Channel documentary showing strong evidence of ancient transoceanic trade between the Old and New Worlds.
    

17. Chapman Research Group - offering interesting evidences for the Book of Mormon. See the article on horses.
    

18. Where Did Nephi Build the Ship?" - an excellent article by Maurine and Scot Proctor about their journey to Wadi Sayq, a possible location for Bountiful in the Arabian Peninsula. Includes new photographs.
    

19. LDSFAQ Index: Answers to Frequent Questions
    

20. Arabia and The Book of Mormon - Cooper Johnson's excellent article at FAIRLDS.org, reviewing a presentation by S. Kent Brown.
    

21. Ancient Scripts - A marvelous collection of information on scripts of the ancient world. The recently discovered Mesoamerican La Mojarra Script is a reminder of how little we know about Mesoamerica and how fast things are changing!
    

22. Russell Anderson's Book of Mormon Page - includes discussion of a variety of evidences, including computer analysis of writing styles.
    

23. Some Archaeological Outliers - a site with photos and information on the Bat Creek Stone (apparently written in an old Hebrew script) and other finds that challenge standard paradigms of archaeology.  Lindsay discusses the significant Bat Creek inscription Smithsonian Institution's 1996 Statement Regarding the Book of Mormon.
    

24. The Los Lunas Stone: An Ancient Hebrew Inscription in New Mexico? - another controversial find that may be authentic.
    

25. The Newark, Ohio Decalogue Stone and Keystone Interesting but controversial: are these stones with ancient Hebrew writing further evidence of ancient Jewish contact with the New World? The author provides helpful analysis of the finds.
    

26. Book of Mormon Witnesses by Richard L. Anderson.
    

27. Mounting Evidence for the Book of Mormon - an article in the January Ensign by Daniel C. Peterson.
    

28. Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations - a great resource by Kevin L. Callahan.
    

29. LDSFaith.org - a great collection of resources and links for the Latter-day Saint.
    

30. More Book of Mormon Evidences by Darell Thorpe, including citations about horses, cement, and so forth.
    

31. The Golden Era of Mesoamerica - by Steven Jones, showing interesting Mesoamerican parallels with 4th Nephi in the Book of Mormon.
    

32. Scott Norwood has a large group of links on many topics.  His Book of Mormon links are at http://www.geocities.com/scott_norwood/referenceshelf.html 
    

The Bible 

1. Joseph Smith, Jun.'s INSPIRED VERSION of the BIBLE
   

2. I will not attempt to recreate the many good Bible sites on this list.  One I use all the time is http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?  Another site is http://bf.org/StudySites/bfstudy.php3#Menu 
   

3. The best page by far on anthropology and the Bible is my good friend Richley Crapo's.  It can be found at http://cc.usu.edu/~fath6/contents-bible.htm 
   

4. The Old Testament, and some of the new, is full of poetry.  To understand this poetry, Clark Goble, an LDS friend, wrote this piece.  
   

5. Before 1947, the oldest extant text of any of the books of what Christians call the Old Testament was dated approximately 800 CE ( AD ).  Then, the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.  They dated 200 BCE - 50 BCE or so, some 1000 years older.  A well done page on Isaiah in the Masoretic text ( pre-1947 ) and the famous 24 foot Qumrun Isaiah scroll can be found at Frank Moeller, Comments on Isaiah (Christian)
   

6. The First Presidency has issued this statement on using the King James Version of the Bible.  My personal observation is that the King James version of the Bible is not readable by most Americans, and thus does not contribute to our understanding of the scriptures, and via that scriptural understanding, to an understanding of God.  I read other versions, and use the KJV when I teach.
   
   

Pearl of Great Price 

The history of the Book of Abraham is very interesting.  A word of caution:  if you are Mormon, some of the information might be new to you.  The picture above on the right is Abraham and Isaac by Rembrandt.

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