TY  - BOOK
AU  - Givens,Terryl
TI  - By the hand of Mormon: the American scripture that launched a new world religion 
SN  - 019513818X (alk. paper)
AV  - BX 8627  .G58 2002
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Book of Mormon
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; "A seer shall the Lord my God raise up": the prophet and the plates -- "Out of the dust": the Book of Mormon comes forth -- "A marvelous work and a wonder": the Book of Mormon as a sacred sign -- "I, Nephi, wrote this record": the Book of Mormon as ancient history, part 1, the search for a Mesoamerican Troy -- "I, Nephi, wrote this record": the Book of Mormon as ancient history, part 2, the search for a rational belief -- "Devices of the devil": the Book of Mormon as cultural product or sacred fiction -- "Plain and precious truths": the Book of Mormon as New Theology, part 1, the encounter with Biblical Christianity -- "Plain and precious truths": The Book of Mormon as new theology, part 2, dialogic revelation -- "A standard unto my people": the Book of Mormon as cultural touchstone
ER  -