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Conference tecrus::mormonism

Title:The Glory of God is Intelligence.
Moderator:BSS::RONEY
Created:Thu Jan 28 1988
Last Modified:Fri Apr 25 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:460
Total number of notes:6198

161.0. "The Dead Sea Scrolls" by CACHE::LEIGH () Fri Sep 02 1988 14:39

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Note 39.12                      Interesting Books                       12 of 12
ONFIRE::PERM "Kevin R. Ossler"                       14 lines   2-SEP-1988 12:09
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This may be asked elsewhere, but my searches produced no indication 
of it. The Moderator(s) should feel free to move this elsewhere if 
appropriate.

I was wondering what specific books, talks, etc. exist that discuss 
the Dead Sea Scrolls. What are the authoritative works? And what has
been written with a Mormon point of view? 

I've found some of what Nibley has said, but only in bits and
pieces. Has he written anything that is primarily about the Scrolls?

Thanks for any info.

/kevin
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161.1Hugh NibleyCACHE::LEIGHWed Sep 07 1988 08:4120
F.A.R.M.S. (See note 125.1) has the following in its "Nibley Archive".

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More Voices from the Dust (1956)                          N-MOE      $0.50

The Dead Sea Scrolls: Some Questions and Answers (1963)   N-DEA       0.50

Qumran and the Companions of the Cave, or the haunted
   Wilderness (1965)                                      N-QUM       1.00


In addition, Nibley has discussed other records that have been discovered.

The Early Christian Church in the Light of Some Newly
   Discovered Papyri from Egypt (1964)                    N-EAC       1.25

Dark Days in Jerusalem: The Lachish Letters and the
   Book of Mormon (1982)                                  N-DAR       0.75

161.2Einar C. EricksonCACHE::LEIGHWed Sep 07 1988 08:5746
Tree of Life Productions (see note 125.9) has the following tapes by Einar
C. Erickson.  I've heard some of the tapes, and Erickson is an impressive
speaker.  However, I know nothing about his background and hence his
credibility to discuss these topics.

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The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Mormon Church               #50         $4.95

Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls                         53          4.95

Doctrine & organization of the Dead Sea Scrolls and
   the Restoration                                        78          4.95


Erickson has discussed other documents.

The discovery of the Nag-Hammadi Library                  54          4.95

Nag-Hammadi discoveries and the Plan of Salvation         79          4.95

The Angel Raphael & recent discoveries - Part I
The Heavenly Mother & the discoveries at Nag-Hammadi 
   Part II                                                91          4.95

Great discoveries around the world that confirm the
   Restoration                                            93          4.95

New discoveries that confirm the Pearl of Great Price     96          4.95

New and great discoveries of the Pseudepigrapha           97          4.95

Great discoveries that confirm the two newly added
   Mormon scriptures                                      98          4.95

Ebla - The discovery of the kingdom and its royal
   archives                                              100          4.95

Discoveries of the caves of the 1000 Buddhas             102          4.95

Doctrines of the Mandeans of Iran and Iraq and the
   Restored Gospel                                       104          4.95

The discovery and recovery of ancient documents          113          4.95

The Heavenly Mother in ancient and present times         115          4.95
161.3IPOVAX::PERMKevin R. OsslerWed Sep 07 1988 15:028
RE: < Note 161.2 by CACHE::LEIGH >

>                             -< Einar C. Erickson >-

Do you know if he is/was a GA?

Thanks,
/kevin
161.4the tapes are good, but there is a caveat ...MIZZOU::SHERMANsocialism doesn&#039;t work ...Wed Sep 07 1988 16:309
    My understanding, if you'll pardon the informality, is that Einar
    Erickson is not very credible as an archaeologist.  Basically, he
    picks and chooses theories about the writings and interprets them with 
    a strong bias toward the Scriptures.  It is interesting to hear the tapes,
    and the points made could be valid.  But, the processes used, resulting
    conclusions and other claims made would not, in my opinion, hold up
    well in a scientific forum.
    
    Steve