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Abstract: A recent article alleges that in creating the Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith copied Isaiah passages out of the Bible commentary of Scottish theologian Adam Clarke. The author of the article alleges that while doing so, the Prophet edited those passages based on suggestions from Clarke’s cross references and commentary. This explains the differences […] The post Adam Clarke and Isaiah in the Book of Mormon [https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/adam-clarke-and-isaiah-in-the-book-of-mormon/] first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation [https://interpreterfoundation.org].

In the July 8th Come, Follow Me segment of the Interpreter Foundation Podcast, our hosts Martin Tanner, Brent Schmidt, and Hales Swift discuss the Come, Follow Me Doctrine & Covenants lesson for July 28 – August 3 covering D&C 84. You can listen to or download the Come, Follow Me segment of the July […] The post Interpreter Come, Follow Me Podcast: Doctrine & Covenants 84 for July 28 – August 3 [https://interpreterfoundation.org/interpreter-come-follow-me-podcast-doctrine-covenants-lesson-31/] first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation [https://interpreterfoundation.org].

In the July 20, 2025 episode of The Interpreter Foundation Podcast, our hosts Terry Hutchinson, Mark Johnson, and Kevin Christensen discuss the Come, Follow Me Doctrine & Covenants lesson for August 4 – 10 and two recent articles in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship. You can listen to or download […] The post Interpreter Podcast — July 20, 2025 [https://interpreterfoundation.org/interpreter-podcast-july-20-2025/] first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation [https://interpreterfoundation.org].

Review of Brant A. Gardner, The Plates of Mormon: A Book of Mormon Study Edition, and its companion volume, Engraven Upon Plates, Printed Upon Paper: Textual and Narrative Structures of the Book of Mormon (Salt Lake City: Greg Kofford Books, 2023). Study edition 598 pp.; $34.95 (paperback). Commentary 485 pp.; $24.95 (paperback). Abstract: This paper […] The post The Plates of Gardner [https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/the-plates-of-gardner/] first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation [https://interpreterfoundation.org].

During 1978, 1979, and 1980, Hugh Nibley taught a Doctrine and Covenants Sunday School class. Cassette recordings were made of these classes and some have survived and were digitized by Steve Whitlock and recently enhanced by Nick Galieti. Most of the tapes were in pretty bad condition. The original recordings usually don’t stop or start […] The post Nibley Lectures: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 30 (2025) — D&C 81–83 [https://interpreterfoundation.org/nibley-lectures-come-follow-me-doctrine-and-covenants-lesson-30-2025-dc-81-83/] first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation [https://interpreterfoundation.org].