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Book of Mormon Studies Fall 1995

Foundation for Ancient Research & Mormon Studies
Provo, Utah

To Our Readers:

The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormons Studies (FARMS) encourages and supports research about the Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ, and other ancient scriptures.

FARMS is a nonprofit educational foundation, independent of all other organizations. Its main research interests include ancient history, language, literature, culture, geography, politics, and law relevant to the scriptures. Although such subjects are of secondary importance when compared with the spiritual and eternal messages of the scriptures, solid research and academic perspectives alone can supply certain kinds of useful information, even if only tentatively, concerning many significant and interesting questions about the scriptures.

It is hoped that this information will help all interested people to "come unto Christ" (Jacob 1:7) and to understand and take more seriously these ancient witnesses of the atonement of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

The Journal of Book of Mormon Studies is dedicated to the serious and faithful study of the text of the Book of Mormon and its historical, cultural, and theological context. Original, rigorous, and carefully thought-out articles are published twice a year.

Opinions expressed in the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies are the opinions of the contributors and do not necessarily represent the views of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Brigham Young University, the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, the editors, the advisory board, or anyone else.