Category: Ancient Languages
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The Dead Sea Scrolls Uncovered
1992 Eisenman, R., & Wise, M. (1992). The Dead Sea Scrolls uncovered. Element. Read more
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Was Joseph Smith Smarter Than the Average Fourth Year Hebrew Student? Finding a Restoration-Significant Hebraism in Book of Mormon Isaiah
The brass plates version of Isaiah 2:2, as contained in 2 Nephi 12:2, contains a small difference, not attested in any other pre-1830 Isaiah witness, that not only helps clarify the meaning but also ties the verse to events of the Restoration. The change does so by introducing a Hebraism that would have been impossible Read more
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The Inscriptions from Temple XIX at Palenque
A 200 page book discussing the art and writings found with Temple XIX at Palenque including translations. Interestingly passages S-7 and S-7 use variations of the common Book of Mormon phrase “it came to pass” David Stuart 2005 Stuart, David. The Inscriptions from Temple XIX at Palenque. San Francisco: Pre-Columbian Art Research Institute, 2005. Read more
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Exploring Semitic and Egyptian in Uto-Aztecan Languages
Review of Brian D. Stubbs, Exploring the Explanatory Power of Semitic and Egyptian in Uto-Aztecan John S. Robertson 2017 John S. Robertson, Exploring Semitic and Egyptian in Uto-Aztecan Languages,Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 25 (2017): Read more
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Was There Hebrew Language in Ancient America? An Interview with Brian Stubbs
Brian Stubbs 2000 Stubbs, Brian (2000) “Was There Hebrew Language in Ancient America? An Interview with Brian Stubbs,”Journal of Book of Mormon Studies: Vol. 9 : No. 2 , Article 9. Read more
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Exploring the Explanatory Power of Semitic and Egyptian in Uto-Aztecan
This book is full of technical details designed for a trained linguist. Brian Stubbs has toiled for decades as one of the foremost Uto-Aztecan linguists. His highly-acclaimed 2011 Uto-Aztecan: A Comparative Vocabulary is followed by this work. For many years he has been patiently gathering massive data that shows profound Semitic and Egyptian influences in Read more
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188 Unexplainable Names: Book of Mormon Names No Fiction Writer Would Choose
Lehi, Nephi, Helaman, Shiblon, Moronihah, Amalickiah, Korihor, Pahoran, Lamoni, Zeezrom, Shiz—what strange names! Most are difficult to pronounce, remember, classify, and keep straight. And there are 188 of them. Joseph Smith claimed to have translated the Book of Mormon from ancient records that included authentic names, which he was not at liberty to change. Sharon Black and Brad Read more
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Hebraisms and other Ancient Peculiarities in the Book of Mormon
Donald Parry 2002 Parry, Donald, “Hebraisms and Other Ancient Peculiarities in the Book of Mormon”, Echoes and Evidences of the Book of Mormon, 2002, pp 155-189 Read more
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Hebraisms in the Book of Mormon: A Preliminary Survey
JOHN A TVEDTNES Though the book of mormon expressly states that it is written in in the language of the egyptians, nevertheless it quite clearly reflects a number of hebrew idioms and contains numerous hebrew words this is is no doubt due to the fact that the nephites Nephites retained the hebrew language albeit in Read more
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Was Joseph Smith Smarter Than the Average Fourth Year Hebrew Student? Finding a Restoration-Significant Hebraism in Book of Mormon Isaiah
Paul Y. Hoskisson The brass plates version of Isaiah 2:2, as contained in 2 Nephi 12:2, contains a small difference, not attested in any other pre-1830 Isaiah witness, that not only helps clarify the meaning but also ties the verse to events of the Restoration. The change does so by introducing a Hebraism that would Read more