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A groundbreaking look at the relationship between two sacred texts The Book of Mormon’s narrative privileges Isaiah over other sources, provocatively interpreting and at times inventively reworking the biblical text. Joseph M. Spencer sees within the Book of Mormon a programmatic investigation regarding the meaning and relevance of the Book of Isaiah in a world increasingly removed from the context of the times that produced it. Working from the crossroads of reception studies and Mormon studies, Spencer investigates and clarifies the Book of Mormon’s questions about the vitality of Isaiah’s prophetic project. Spencer’s analysis focuses on the Book of Mormon’s three interactions with the prophet: the character of Abinadi; the resurrected Jesus Christ; and the nation-founding figure of Nephi. Working from the Book of Mormon as it was dictated, Spencer details its vital and overlooked place in Isaiah’s reception while recognizing the interpretation of Isaiah as an organizing force behind the Book of Mormon.

Influential yet often confounding, Hugh Nibley drew on a fund of strong faith and deep learning to challenge both believers and scholars to rethink the ideas and history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Joseph M. Spencer examines Nibley's theology, social criticism, and thought. Nibley's elite academic training led to a long career at Brigham Young University. There he used ancient texts and comparative history to support his religious claims and confront modern culture and values. Spencer reveals Nibley as a serious thinker whose theology of grace buttressed the whole of his work. As he shows, readers misinterpret Nibley by seeing his scholarship as separate from his theology and social criticism, rather than as a unified project that emerged from the many streams of his wide-ranging thought.Clear-eyed and accessible, Hugh Nibley provides a much-needed guide to the work of an important yet misunderstood theologian and intellectual.

A groundbreaking look at the relationship between two sacred texts

The Book of Mormon’s narrative privileges Isaiah over other sources, provocatively interpreting and at times inventively reworking the biblical text. Joseph M. Spencer sees within the Book of Mormon a programmatic investigation regarding the meaning and relevance of the Book of Isaiah in a world increasingly removed from the context of the times that produced it. Working from the crossroads of reception studies and Mormon studies, Spencer investigates and clarifies the Book of Mormon’s questions about the vitality of Isaiah’s prophetic project. Spencer’s analysis focuses on the Book of Mormon’s three interactions with the prophet: the character of Abinadi; the resurrected Jesus Christ; and the nation-founding figure of Nephi. Working from the Book of Mormon as it was dictated, Spencer details its vital and overlooked place in Isaiah’s reception while recognizing the interpretation of Isaiah as an organizing force behind the Book of Mormon.

A groundbreaking look at the relationship between two sacred texts The Book of Mormon’s narrative privileges Isaiah over other sources, provocatively interpreting and at times inventively reworking the biblical text. Joseph M. Spencer sees within the Book of Mormon a programmatic investigation regarding the meaning and relevance of the Book of Isaiah in a world increasingly removed from the context of the times that produced it. Working from the crossroads of reception studies and Mormon studies, Spencer investigates and clarifies the Book of Mormon’s questions about the vitality of Isaiah’s prophetic project. Spencer’s analysis focuses on the Book of Mormon’s three interactions with the prophet: the character of Abinadi; the resurrected Jesus Christ; and the nation-founding figure of Nephi. Working from the Book of Mormon as it was dictated, Spencer details its vital and overlooked place in Isaiah’s reception while recognizing the interpretation of Isaiah as an organizing force behind the Book of Mormon.

Influential yet often confounding, Hugh Nibley drew on a fund of strong faith and deep learning to challenge both believers and scholars to rethink the ideas and history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Joseph M. Spencer examines Nibley's theology, social criticism, and thought. Nibley's elite academic training led to a long career at Brigham Young University. There he used ancient texts and comparative history to support his religious claims and confront modern culture and values. Spencer reveals Nibley as a serious thinker whose theology of grace buttressed the whole of his work. As he shows, readers misinterpret Nibley by seeing his scholarship as separate from his theology and social criticism, rather than as a unified project that emerged from the many streams of his wide-ranging thought.Clear-eyed and accessible, Hugh Nibley provides a much-needed guide to the work of an important yet misunderstood theologian and intellectual.