Philip L. Barlow offers an in-depth analysis of the approaches taken to the Bible by major Mormon leaders, from its beginnings to the present. He shows that Mormon attitudes toward the Bible comprise an extraordinary mix of conservative, liberal, and radical ingredients: an almost fundamentalist adherence to the King James Version co-exists with belief in the possibility of new revelation and surprising ideas about the limits of human language. Barlow's exploration
takes important steps toward unraveling the mystery of this quintessential American religious phenomenon. This updated edition of Mormons and the Bible includes an extended bibliography and a new preface, casting Joseph Smith's mission into a new frame and treating evolutions in Mormonism's biblical
usage in recent decades.
- ISBN10 019973903X
- ISBN13 9780199739035
- Publish Date 27 June 2013 (first published 4 July 1991)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition Updated Edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 352
- Language English