The Book of Mormon
A Biography
$66.70
- Paperback
280 pages
- Release Date
27 September 2021
Summary
Late one night in 1823, Joseph Smith, Jr., was reportedly visited in his family’s farmhouse in upstate New York by an angel named Moroni. According to Smith, Moroni told him of a buried stack of gold plates that were inscribed with a history of the Americas’ ancient peoples, and which would restore the pure Gospel message as Jesus had delivered it to them. Thus began the unlikely career of the Book of Mormon, the founding text of the Mormon religion and perhaps the most important sacred text …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691217659 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0691217653 |
| Author: | Paul C. Gutjahr |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 27 September 2021 |
| Weight: | 666g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm |
| Series: | Lives of Great Religious Books |
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“Winner of the 2013 Cover/Jacket Merit Award in the Professional, Scholarly Series category, New York Book Show”
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About The Author
Paul C. Gutjahr
Paul C. Gutjahr is Ruth N. Halls Professor of English at Indiana University. His books include Charles Hodge: Guardian of American Orthodoxy and An American Bible: A History of the Good Book in the United States, 1777-1880.
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