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Come Follow Me Q&amp;A for Mosiah 4-6 with Neal Rappleye by Book of Mormon Central

Come Follow Me Q&A for Mosiah 4-6 with Neal Rappleye

Come Follow Me Q&amp;A for Mosiah 1-3 with Neal Rappleye by Book of Mormon Central

Come Follow Me Q&A for Mosiah 1-3 with Neal Rappleye

Neal Rappleye answers questions from our Come, Follow Me group

Come Follow Me Q&A for2 Nephi 1-5 with Neal Rappleye

This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. Please join us for the 2018 FairMormon Conference coming up August 1-3. You can attend in person or purchase the video streaming. Neal Rappleye, “Put Away Childish Things”: Learning to Read the Book of Mormon Using Mature Historical Thought Transcript available here. Neal Rappleye is the Research Project Manager at Book of Mormon Central and has published on the Book of Mormon in Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture. He has presented at the 2014, 2016, and 2017 Book of Mormon Conferences. Audio and Video Copyright © 2017 The Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research, Inc. Any reproduction or transcription of this material without prior express written permission is prohibited. The post FairMormon Conference Podcast #10 – Neal Rappleye, “Put Away Childish Things”: Learning to Read the Book of Mormon Using Mature Historical Thought appeared first on FAIR.

This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. Please join us for the <a href="https://www.fairmormon.org/conference/august-2018" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2018 FairMormon Conference</a> coming up August 1-3. You can <a href="https://www.fairmormon.org/store/product-category/fairmormon-conference" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">attend in person or purchase the video streaming</a>. Neal Rappleye, “Put Away Childish Things”: Learning to Read the Book of Mormon Using Mature Historical Thought Transcript available <a href="https://www.fairmormon.org/conference/august-2017/put-away-childish-things" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Neal Rappleye is the Research Project Manager at Book of Mormon Central and has published on the Book of Mormon in Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture. He has presented at the 2014, 2016, and 2017 Book of Mormon Conferences. Audio and Video Copyright © 2017 The Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research, Inc. Any reproduction or transcription of this material without prior express written permission is prohibited. The post <a href="https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2018/07/18/fairmormon-conference-podcast-10-neal-rappleye-put-away-childish-things-learning-to-read-the-book-of-mormon-using-mature-historical-thought" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FairMormon Conference Podcast #10 – Neal Rappleye, “Put Away Childish Things”: Learning to Read the Book of Mormon Using Mature Historical Thought</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FAIR</a>.

FairMormon Conference Podcast #10 – Neal Rappleye, “Put Away Childish Things”: Learning to Read the Book of Mormon Using Mature Historical Thought

Welcome to the first podcast in our Young Scholars Series. In these episodes, we introduce listeners to young scholars who are presenting scholarship that belies their ages and formal educational training.This week Blake Dalton interviews Neal Rappleye.Neal is the office manager at Book of Mormon Central. Like most of his co-workers, he is a Millennial. His team is young and talented.Five days a week they pump out KnoWhys on some aspect of Book of Mormon scholarship. Each KnoWhy includes a one-minute video, a short essay, references, and an audio version of the essay.But Book of Mormon Central is much more than a collection of KnoWhys. Neal shares some of the other resources it provides and introduces us to a new and exciting tool that may just change the way we study the Book of Mormon.

Welcome to the first podcast in our Young Scholars Series. In these episodes, we introduce listeners to young scholars who are presenting scholarship that belies their ages and formal educational training. This week Blake Dalton interviews Neal Rappleye. Neal is the office manager at Book of Mormon Central. Like most of his co-workers, he is a Millennial. His team is young and talented. Five days a week they pump out KnoWhys on some aspect of Book of Mormon scholarship. Each KnoWhy includes a one-minute video, a short essay, references, and an audio version of the essay. But Book of Mormon Central is much more than a collection of KnoWhys. Neal shares some of the other resources it provides and introduces us to a new and exciting tool that may just change the way we study the Book of Mormon.

Episode 5: Book of Mormon Central – Neal Rappleye

Neal Rappleye is a student at Utah Valley University working toward a BA in History with a minor in Political Science. He is a volunteer with FairMormon, an Editorial Consultant with Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture, and co-recipient of the 2013 John Taylor Defender of the Faith Award. His main research interests are the foundational events in early Latter-day Saint history and the ancient origins of the Book of Mormon. He blogs about Latter-day Saint topics at http://www.studioetquoquefide.com/ Here is a link to Neal Rappleye’s article in the Interpreter, click here. Some of the questions addressed in this podcast: Why does the geographic location of the Book of Mormon matter?   Book of Mormon geography. One of the few issues where it seems that there is as much disagreement or discord inside the church as there is outside. In fact, there is a quote that is found in the preface of the book by Thomas Stewart Fergson’s book entitled Cumorah Where? I am paraphrasing Elder John Widtsoe, “If we misconstrue geography of the Book of Mormon we may make an entirely consistent record, appear inconsistent with itself. Worthwhile persons may be dissuaded by our own errors.” Is Elder Widtsoe’s warning coming to pass?   Your article in The Interpreter addresses Book of Mormon geography, but not necessarily in the advancement of a particular theory, but rather deals with the review of John Lund’s works, even more specifically it deals with the contrast and rebuttal to the assertions of Rod Meldrum and his F.I.R.M. Foundation with their theory of the Heartland of America as the location of Book of Mormon events. I found myself wondering as I read the article, is this more a commentary on John Lund’s work, or an attack on Meldrum? I would love it if you would correct me on this issue. How would you describe your article?   Let’s get to some of the core arguments that have been put out there, or at least some of the one’s being disputed.   Prophetic Priority and Geographic Priority. What are these two methods with regards to Book of Mormon Geography and how are they in conflict with each other?   What were some of Lund’s conclusions that you disagreed with? Agreed with?   You gave a quote, from Matthew Roper who did some research for the Maxwell Institute regarding similar claims upon Joseph Smith’s authority. The quote concludes, “The preponderance of evidence does not support the claim that Joseph Smith’s revelations included details about Book of Mormon geography, but rather suggest that this, as with many other questions, was an issue in which Joseph Smith, as time allowed him to give it attention, followed the dictates of his own judgement and expressed his own opinion.” How does one come to that conclusion? How do we know what was revelation and what was Joseph just going through research of the day?   Stylometrics becomes another one of those interesting points where it seems to be a litmus test of your views on Book of Mormon Geography. Could you explain what Sylometrics are and how both sides of this issue have used it with regard to this issue?   Neal Rapplye is the author of the article “War of Words and Tumult of Opinions”: The Battle for Joseph Smith’s Words in Book of Mormon Geography found in the Interpreter at MormonInterpreter.com The post Article of Faith 11: Neal Rappleye – “War of Words and Tumult of Opinions”: The Battle for Joseph Smith’s Words in Book of Mormon Geography appeared first on FAIR.

Neal Rappleye is a student at Utah Valley University working toward a BA in History with a minor in Political Science. He is a volunteer with FairMormon, an Editorial Consultant with Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture, and co-recipient of the 2013 John Taylor Defender of the Faith Award. His main research interests are the foundational events in early Latter-day Saint history and the ancient origins of the Book of Mormon. He blogs about Latter-day Saint topics at <a href="http://www.studioetquoquefide.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.studioetquoquefide.com/</a> <a href="http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/war-of-words-and-tumult-of-opinions-the-battle-for-joseph-smiths-words-in-book-of-mormon-geography/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Here is a link to Neal Rappleye’s article in the Interpreter, click here.</a> Some of the questions addressed in this podcast: Why does the geographic location of the Book of Mormon matter? Book of Mormon geography. One of the few issues where it seems that there is as much disagreement or discord inside the church as there is outside. In fact, there is a quote that is found in the preface of the book by Thomas Stewart Fergson’s book entitled Cumorah Where? I am paraphrasing Elder John Widtsoe, “If we misconstrue geography of the Book of Mormon we may make an entirely consistent record, appear inconsistent with itself. Worthwhile persons may be dissuaded by our own errors.” Is Elder Widtsoe’s warning coming to pass? Your article in The Interpreter addresses Book of Mormon geography, but not necessarily in the advancement of a particular theory, but rather deals with the review of John Lund’s works, even more specifically it deals with the contrast and rebuttal to the assertions of Rod Meldrum and his F.I.R.M. Foundation with their theory of the Heartland of America as the location of Book of Mormon events. I found myself wondering as I read the article, is this more a commentary on John Lund’s work, or an attack on Meldrum? I would love it if you would correct me on this issue. How would you describe your article? Let’s get to some of the core arguments that have been put out there, or at least some of the one’s being disputed. Prophetic Priority and Geographic Priority. What are these two methods with regards to Book of Mormon Geography and how are they in conflict with each other? What were some of Lund’s conclusions that you disagreed with? Agreed with? You gave a quote, from Matthew Roper who did some research for the Maxwell Institute regarding similar claims upon Joseph Smith’s authority. The quote concludes, “The preponderance of evidence does not support the claim that Joseph Smith’s revelations included details about Book of Mormon geography, but rather suggest that this, as with many other questions, was an issue in which Joseph Smith, as time allowed him to give it attention, followed the dictates of his own judgement and expressed his own opinion.” How does one come to that conclusion? How do we know what was revelation and what was Joseph just going through research of the day? Stylometrics becomes another one of those interesting points where it seems to be a litmus test of your views on Book of Mormon Geography. Could you explain what Sylometrics are and how both sides of this issue have used it with regard to this issue? Neal Rapplye is the author of the article “War of Words and Tumult of Opinions”: The Battle for Joseph Smith’s Words in Book of Mormon Geography found in the Interpreter at <a href="http://www.mormoninterpreter.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MormonInterpreter.com</a> The post <a href="https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/blog/2014/07/28/article-of-faith-11-neal-rappleye-war-of-words-and-tumult-of-opinions-the-battle-for-joseph-smiths-words-in-book-of-mormon-geography" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Article of Faith 11: Neal Rappleye – “War of Words and Tumult of Opinions”: The Battle for Joseph Smith’s Words in Book of Mormon Geography</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FAIR</a>.

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