Old Testament
Bibliography by Author
Bibliography by Author
This Old Testament Bibliography is based on two previous publications, with the permission and help of their primary author, David Seely:
- Seely, David Rolph, W. Kenneth Hamblin, and Erica L. Holland. “Old Testament Bibliography: Latter-day Saint Publications, 1997–2005.” BYU Studies 45, no. 1 (2006): 143-171. https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/old-testament-bibliography-latter-day-saint-publications-19972005/
- Seely, David Rolph. “Reading the Old Testament in Light of the Restoration: A Comprehensive Bibliography of LDS Writings on the Old Testament (1830–1997).” BYU Studies 37, no. 2 (1997–98): 155-279. https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/reading-the-old-testament-in-light-of-the-restoration-a-comprehensive-bibliography-of-lds-writings-on-the-old-testament-18301997/
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“Ezekiel 37, Sticks, and Babylonian Writing Boards: A Critical Reappraisal.” Dialogue 23, no. 1, 1990, 126–38.
Topics: Old Testament Scriptures > Ezekiel
ID = [67653] Status = Type = journal article Date = 1990-01-01 Collections: old-test Size: Children: 0 Rebuilt: 7/22/24 11:02:33
“Abraham’s Lineage: God’s Covenant People.” In A Symposium on the Old Testament, 168–76. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1979.
Topics: Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Topics > Covenant [see also Ephraim, Israel, Jews, Joseph]
Old Testament Topics > Covenant [see also Ephraim, Israel, Jews, Joseph]
ID = [67748] Status = Type = book article Date = 1979-01-01 Collections: old-test Size: Children: 0 Rebuilt: 7/22/24 11:02:38
“Adam: As Understood by Four Men Who Shaped Western Christianity.” In The Man Adam, ed. Joseph Fielding McConkie and Robert L. Millet, 151–88. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1990.
The teachings of Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, and Calvin
Topics: Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Topics > Adam and Eve [see also Fall]
Old Testament Topics > Adam and Eve [see also Fall]
ID = [67915] Status = Type = book article Date = 1990-01-01 Collections: old-test Size: Children: 0 Rebuilt: 7/22/24 11:02:44
“The Book of Esther.” In 1 Kings to Malachi, Studies in Scripture, vol. 4, ed. Kent P. Jackson, 320–33. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1993.
Faithfulness under persecution and the involvement of God in his children’s lives
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Topics: Old Testament Scriptures > Esther
Old Testament Topics > Women in the Old Testament
Old Testament Topics > Women in the Old Testament
ID = [67146] Status = Type = book article Date = 1993-01-01 Collections: old-test Size: Children: 0 Rebuilt: 7/22/24 11:02:07
“Isaiah in the Book of Mormon.” BYU Studies 38, no. 1 (1999): 207.
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Topics: Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah
ID = [11837] Status = Type = journal article Date = 1999-01-01 Collections: bom,byu-studies,old-test Size: 9621 Children: 0 Rebuilt: 8/5/24 7:13:08
“Loving the Old Testament throughout My Life.” Ensign, January 1990, 14–16.
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Topics: Old Testament Topics > Old Testament: Overviews and Manuals
ID = [49359] Status = Type = magazine article Date = 1990-01-01 Collections: ensign,old-test Size: 6991 Children: 0 Rebuilt: 8/5/24 7:52:20
“Mormons, Genesis, and Higher Criticism.” Sunstone 3, November-December 1977, 8–12.
Topics: Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Topics > Biblical Criticism
Old Testament Topics > Biblical Criticism
ID = [67690] Status = Type = magazine article Date = 1977-11-01 Collections: old-test Size: Children: 0 Rebuilt: 7/22/24 11:02:35
“A Modern Translation of Genesis 1–11 in the Traditional Sense.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 27 (2017): 63-65.
Samuel L. Bray and John F. Hobbins, Genesis 1–11: A New Old Translation for Readers, Scholars, and Translators (Wilmore, KY: GlossaHouse, 2017). 326 pages, $14.99, paperback.
Abstract: Samuel L. Bray and John F. Hobbins have recently released a new translation of Genesis chapters one to eleven. The highlight of the work is their extensive notes that provide insight into not just their translation process, but on the process of Bible translation as a whole. The book offers a great deal to interest Bible readers, scholars, and translators.
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Topics: Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
ID = [3662] Status = Type = journal article Date = 2017-01-01 Collections: interpreter-journal,old-test Size: 5906 Children: 0 Rebuilt: 7/22/24 10:12:06
“The Identity of the Patriarchal Hebrews: An Archaeological Case Study.” Master’s thesis, BYU, 1975.
Topics: Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Topics > Archaeology
Old Testament Topics > Archaeology
ID = [67948] Status = Type = thesis Date = 1975-01-01 Collections: old-test Size: Children: 0 Rebuilt: 7/22/24 11:02:46
Abraham: An Example to Fathers. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1977.
Topics: Old Testament Topics > Abraham and Sarah [see also Covenant]
Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
ID = [29960] Status = Type = book Date = 1977-01-01 Collections: old-test Size: Children: 0 Rebuilt: 8/5/24 7:41:30
“The Davids and the Goliaths.” Delivered at the Priesthood Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 1974.
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Topics: Old Testament Scriptures > 1 & 2 Samuel
ID = [13442] Status = Type = talk Date = 1974-10-01 Collections: general-conference,old-test Size: 18869 Children: 0 Rebuilt: 8/5/24 7:14:27
“The Davids and the Goliaths.” Ensign, November 1974, 79–83.
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Topics: Old Testament Scriptures > 1 & 2 Samuel
ID = [42448] Status = Type = magazine article Date = 1974-11-01 Collections: ensign,old-test Size: 23334 Children: 0 Rebuilt: 8/5/24 7:40:51
“The Example of Abraham.” Ensign, June 1975, 3–7.
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Topics: Old Testament Topics > Abraham and Sarah [see also Covenant]
Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
ID = [42727] Status = Type = magazine article Date = 1975-06-01 Collections: ensign,old-test Size: 17172 Children: 0 Rebuilt: 8/5/24 7:40:53
“The False Gods We Worship.” Ensign, June 1976, 3–6.
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Topics: Old Testament Scriptures > Exodus
Old Testament Topics > Ten Commandments
Old Testament Topics > Ten Commandments
ID = [43223] Status = Type = magazine article Date = 1976-06-01 Collections: ensign,old-test Size: 17096 Children: 0 Rebuilt: 8/5/24 7:49:44
“‘Give Me This Mountain’” Ensign, November 1979, 78–79.
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Topics: Old Testament Scriptures > Exodus
ID = [44728] Status = Type = magazine article Date = 1979-11-01 Collections: ensign,old-test Size: 7143 Children: 0 Rebuilt: 8/5/24 7:49:55
“‘He Did It with All His Heart, and Prospered’” Ensign, March 1981, 2–5.
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Topics: Old Testament Scriptures > Ezekiel
Old Testament Scriptures > Twelve Minor Prophets
Old Testament Topics > Tithing
Old Testament Scriptures > Twelve Minor Prophets
Old Testament Topics > Tithing
ID = [45301] Status = Type = magazine article Date = 1981-03-01 Collections: ensign,old-test Size: 12876 Children: 0 Rebuilt: 8/5/24 7:49:59
“How Rare a Possession— the Scriptures!” Ensign, September 1976.
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Topics: Old Testament Scriptures > 1 & 2 Kings/1 & 2 Chronicles
Old Testament Topics > Scripture Study
Old Testament Topics > Scripture Study
ID = [43333] Status = Type = magazine article Date = 1976-09-01 Collections: ensign,old-test Size: 14381 Children: 0 Rebuilt: 8/5/24 7:49:45
“How Rare a Possession—The Scriptures.” Ensign, July 1985.
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Topics: Old Testament Scriptures > 1 & 2 Kings/1 & 2 Chronicles
Old Testament Topics > Scripture Study
Old Testament Topics > Scripture Study
ID = [47166] Status = Type = magazine article Date = 1985-07-01 Collections: ensign,old-test Size: 13977 Children: 0 Rebuilt: 8/5/24 7:52:05
“The Lord Expects His Saints to Follow the Commandments.” Ensign, May 1977, 4–7.
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Topics: Old Testament Scriptures > Exodus
Old Testament Topics > Ten Commandments
Old Testament Topics > Ten Commandments
ID = [43635] Status = Type = magazine article Date = 1977-05-01 Collections: ensign,old-test Size: 13768 Children: 0 Rebuilt: 8/5/24 7:49:47
“Privileges and Responsibilities of Sisters.” Delivered at the General Women’s Meeting of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 1978.
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Topics: Old Testament Scriptures > Twelve Minor Prophets
Old Testament Topics > Ten Commandments
Old Testament Topics > Women in the Old Testament
Old Testament Topics > Ten Commandments
Old Testament Topics > Women in the Old Testament
ID = [14160] Status = Type = talk Date = 1978-10-01 Collections: general-conference,old-test Size: 24687 Children: 0 Rebuilt: 8/5/24 7:14:29
“Privileges and Responsibilities of Sisters.” Ensign, November 1978, 102–6.
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Topics: Old Testament Scriptures > Twelve Minor Prophets
Old Testament Topics > Ten Commandments
Old Testament Topics > Women in the Old Testament
Old Testament Topics > Ten Commandments
Old Testament Topics > Women in the Old Testament
ID = [44315] Status = Type = magazine article Date = 1978-11-01 Collections: ensign,old-test Size: 24470 Children: 0 Rebuilt: 8/5/24 7:49:52
“The Sabbath—A Delight.” Ensign, January 1978, 2–5.
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Topics: Old Testament Scriptures > Exodus
Old Testament Topics > Sabbath
Old Testament Topics > Ten Commandments
Old Testament Topics > Sabbath
Old Testament Topics > Ten Commandments
ID = [43915] Status = Type = magazine article Date = 1978-01-01 Collections: ensign,old-test Size: 15235 Children: 0 Rebuilt: 8/5/24 7:49:49
“The Stone Cut without Hands.” Delivered at the Saturday Morning Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 1976.
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Topics: Old Testament Scriptures > Daniel
Old Testament Topics > Prophets and Prophecy
Old Testament Topics > Restoration and Joseph Smith
Old Testament Topics > Prophets and Prophecy
Old Testament Topics > Restoration and Joseph Smith
ID = [13550] Status = Type = talk Date = 1976-04-01 Collections: general-conference,old-test Size: 29878 Children: 0 Rebuilt: 8/5/24 7:14:27
“The Stone Cut without Hands.” Ensign, May 1976, 4–9.
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Topics: Old Testament Scriptures > Daniel
Old Testament Topics > Prophets and Prophecy
Old Testament Topics > Restoration and Joseph Smith
Old Testament Topics > Prophets and Prophecy
Old Testament Topics > Restoration and Joseph Smith
ID = [43158] Status = Type = magazine article Date = 1976-05-01 Collections: ensign,old-test Size: 29500 Children: 0 Rebuilt: 8/5/24 7:49:44
“In the Steps of Abraham.” Improvement Era 57, no. 1, January 1954, 19–21, 34–35.
A travel journal of many Bible lands
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Topics: Old Testament Topics > Abraham and Sarah [see also Covenant]
Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
ID = [67548] Status = Type = magazine article Date = 1954-01-01 Collections: improvement-era,old-test Size: Children: 0 Rebuilt: 7/22/24 11:02:27
“In the Steps of Abraham, Part 2.” Improvement Era 57, no. 2, February 1954, 90–91, 121–24.
A travel journal of many Bible lands
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Topics: Old Testament Topics > Abraham and Sarah [see also Covenant]
Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
ID = [67547] Status = Type = magazine article Date = 1954-02-01 Collections: improvement-era,old-test Size: Children: 0 Rebuilt: 7/22/24 11:02:27
“In the Steps of Abraham, Part 3.” Improvement Era 57, no. 3, March 1954, 165–68.
A travel journal of many Bible lands
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Topics: Old Testament Topics > Abraham and Sarah [see also Covenant]
Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
ID = [67550] Status = Type = magazine article Date = 1954-03-01 Collections: improvement-era,old-test Size: Children: 0 Rebuilt: 7/22/24 11:02:28
“In the Steps of Abraham, Part 4.” Improvement Era 57, no. 4, April 1954, 238–39, 272–75.
A travel journal of many Bible lands
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Topics: Old Testament Topics > Abraham and Sarah [see also Covenant]
Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
ID = [67545] Status = Type = magazine article Date = 1954-04-01 Collections: improvement-era,old-test Size: Children: 0 Rebuilt: 7/22/24 11:02:27
“In the Steps of Abraham, Part 5.” Improvement Era 57, no. 5, May 1954, 310–11, 334–41.
A travel journal of many Bible lands
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Topics: Old Testament Topics > Abraham and Sarah [see also Covenant]
Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
ID = [67551] Status = Type = magazine article Date = 1954-05-01 Collections: improvement-era,old-test Size: Children: 0 Rebuilt: 7/22/24 11:02:28
“In the Steps of Abraham, Part 6.” Improvement Era 57, no. 6, June 1954, 386–87, 459–62.
A travel journal of many Bible lands
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Topics: Old Testament Topics > Abraham and Sarah [see also Covenant]
Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
ID = [67549] Status = Type = magazine article Date = 1954-06-01 Collections: improvement-era,old-test Size: Children: 0 Rebuilt: 7/22/24 11:02:27
“In the Steps of Abraham, Part 7.” Improvement Era 57, no. 8, August 1954, 566–67, 605.
A travel journal of many Bible lands
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Topics: Old Testament Topics > Abraham and Sarah [see also Covenant]
Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
ID = [67546] Status = Type = magazine article Date = 1954-08-01 Collections: improvement-era,old-test Size: Children: 0 Rebuilt: 7/22/24 11:02:27
“Isaiah’s Vision of God’s Plan to Fulfill His Covenant.” In Covenants, Prophecies and Hymns of the Old Testament: 30th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, Stephan Taeger, ed., 162–79. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2001.
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Topics: Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah
Old Testament Topics > Covenant [see also Ephraim, Israel, Jews, Joseph]
Old Testament Topics > Covenant [see also Ephraim, Israel, Jews, Joseph]
ID = [67039] Status = Type = talk Date = 2001-01-01 Collections: old-test,rsc-books,rsc-sperry Size: Children: 0 Rebuilt: 7/22/24 11:02:01
“Literary Value of the Bible.” Contributor 13, June 1892, 366–69.
Topics: Old Testament Topics > Literary Aspects
ID = [67626] Status = Type = journal article Date = 1892-06-01 Collections: old-test Size: Children: 0 Rebuilt: 7/22/24 11:02:32
“Elohim and Jehovah in Mormonism and the Bible.” Dialogue 19, no. 1, 1986, 77–93.
Topics: Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Topics > Jesus Christ, the God of the Old and the New Testament
Old Testament Topics > Jesus Christ, the God of the Old and the New Testament
ID = [67646] Status = Type = journal article Date = 1986-01-01 Collections: old-test Size: Children: 0 Rebuilt: 7/22/24 11:02:33
“Jehovah as the Father: The Development of the Mormon Jehovah Doctrine.” Sunstone 9, Autumn 1984, 36–44.
Topics: Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Topics > Jesus Christ, the God of the Old and the New Testament
Old Testament Topics > Jesus Christ, the God of the Old and the New Testament
ID = [67696] Status = Type = magazine article Date = 1984-09-01 Collections: old-test Size: Children: 0 Rebuilt: 7/22/24 11:02:36
“Elijah Nurtures Faith.” Ensign, July 2002, 43–45.
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Topics: Old Testament Scriptures > 1 & 2 Kings/1 & 2 Chronicles
Old Testament Topics > Elijah
Old Testament Topics > Elijah
ID = [55293] Status = Type = magazine article Date = 2002-07-01 Collections: ensign,old-test Size: 10157 Children: 0 Rebuilt: 8/5/24 7:51:28
“The Beauty and Magic of the Law of Moses: A Symphony of Gospel Harmonies.” In A Symposium on the Old Testament, 177–81. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1979.
Topics: Old Testament Topics > Law of Moses
ID = [67753] Status = Type = book article Date = 1979-01-01 Collections: old-test Size: Children: 0 Rebuilt: 7/22/24 11:02:39
“The Name ‘Melchizedek’: Some Thoughts on Its Meaning and the Priesthood It Represents.” Ensign, September 1980, 14–19.
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Topics: Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Topics > Melchizedek
Old Testament Topics > Melchizedek
ID = [45089] Status = Type = magazine article Date = 1980-09-01 Collections: ensign,old-test Size: 21910 Children: 0 Rebuilt: 8/5/24 7:49:57
“Reflections on the Law of Moses: Old Testament Apostasy in Context.” Ensign, June 1981, 14–21.
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Topics: Old Testament Scriptures > Exodus
Old Testament Topics > Law of Moses
Old Testament Topics > Law of Moses
ID = [45420] Status = Type = magazine article Date = 1981-06-01 Collections: ensign,old-test Size: 32220 Children: 0 Rebuilt: 8/5/24 7:49:59
“Review of LDS Perspectives on the Dead Sea Scrolls by Donald W. Parry and Dana M. Pike.” Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 32, no. 2, Summer 1999, 159–60.
Topics: Old Testament Topics > Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha [including intertestamental books and the Dead Sea Scrolls]
ID = [67635] Status = Type = journal article Date = 1999-06-01 Collections: old-test Size: Children: 0 Rebuilt: 7/22/24 11:02:32
“‘A Mystery to the World’: A New Proposal for Isaiah 22:20-25.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 58 (2023): Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 58 (2023): 37-50.
Abstract: Isaiah’s oracle in Isaiah 22 regarding a man named Eliakim employs significant and unique language regarding a “nail in a sure place.” This language is accompanied by clear connections to the ancient temple, including the bestowal of sacred clothing and authority, offering additional significant context through which to understand this phrase. Additionally, according to early leaders of the Church, this oracle may not be translated correctly into English, which has caused some confusion regarding the true meaning of the oracle’s conclusion. As such, I offer a new translation of this oracle based on intertextual clues that resolves some of the apparent issues regarding this text and further highlights the temple themes employed by Isaiah.
Keywords: Isaiah; Old Testament; prophecy; temple
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ID = [81199] Status = Type = journal article Date = 2023-01-01 Collections: interpreter-journal,old-test Size: 32154 Children: 0 Rebuilt: 7/22/24 11:15:06
Michael/Adam. Dugway, Utah: Pioneer Press, [1972].
LDS teachings about Adam
Topics: Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Old Testament Topics > Adam and Eve [see also Fall]
Old Testament Topics > Adam and Eve [see also Fall]
ID = [29961] Status = Type = book Date = 1972-01-01 Collections: old-test Size: Children: 0 Rebuilt: 8/5/24 7:41:30
Polygamy in the Bible. Salt Lake City: Kraut’s Pioneer Press, 1983.
Topics: Old Testament Topics > Plural Marriage
ID = [29962] Status = Type = book Date = 1983-01-01 Collections: old-test Size: Children: 0 Rebuilt: 8/5/24 7:41:30
The Polygamy of David and Solomon: From Triumph to Tragedy. N. p., 1986.
Topics: Old Testament Topics > Plural Marriage
ID = [29964] Status = Type = book Date = 1986-01-01 Collections: old-test Size: Children: 0 Rebuilt: 8/5/24 7:41:30
Seers and Seer Stones. Dugway, Utah, [197–?].
A collection of LDS perspectives
Topics: Old Testament Topics > Urim and Thummim
ID = [29963] Status = Type = book Date = 1970-01-01 Collections: old-test Size: Children: 0 Rebuilt: 8/5/24 7:41:30
The Segregation of Israel. Dugway, Utah: Kraut’s Pioneer Press, 1979.
Topics: Old Testament Topics > Israel, Scattering and Gathering
ID = [29965] Status = Type = book Date = 1979-01-01 Collections: old-test Size: Children: 0 Rebuilt: 8/5/24 7:41:30
“Apocalypse of Abraham.” In Outside the Bible: Ancient Jewish Writings Related to Scripture, 3 vols., edited by Louis H. Feldman, James L. Kugel and Lawrence H. Schiffman, 2:1453–1481. Philadelphia, PA: The Jewish Publication Society, 2013.
Topics: Old Testament Topics > Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha [including intertestamental books and the Dead Sea Scrolls]
Book of Moses Topics > Selection of Ancient Sources > Apocalypse of Abraham — Primary Sources
Book of Moses Topics > Selection of Ancient Sources > Apocalypse of Abraham — Primary Sources
ID = [2617] Status = Type = book article Date = 2013-01-01 Collections: abraham,moses,old-test Size: Children: 0 Rebuilt: 7/22/24 10:10:58
Retroverting Slavonic Pseudepigrapha: Toward the Original of the Apocalypse of Abraham. Text-Critical Studies 3, edited by James R. Adair, Jr. Atlanta, GA: Society of Biblical Literature, 2004.
Topics: Old Testament Topics > Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha [including intertestamental books and the Dead Sea Scrolls]
Book of Moses Topics > Selection of Ancient Sources > Apocalypse of Abraham — Primary Sources
Book of Moses Topics > Selection of Ancient Sources > Apocalypse of Abraham — Primary Sources
ID = [2490] Status = Type = book Date = 2004-01-01 Collections: abraham,moses,old-test Size: Children: 0 Rebuilt: 7/22/24 10:10:49
“Will the Real Ox in the Mire Please Stand Up.” Ensign, June 1972, 18–21.
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Topics: Old Testament Topics > Ten Commandments
ID = [41277] Status = Type = magazine article Date = 1972-06-01 Collections: ensign,old-test Size: 10007 Children: 0 Rebuilt: 8/5/24 7:40:43
