Könyv jellemzők | |
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Kiadó | Oxford University Press |
Célcsoport | Mindenki |
Oldalszám | 140 |
Kötés | Fűzött |
Méret (cm) | 11.0x17.4x0.5 |
ISBN | 9780195369311 |
Nyelv | Angol |
Nyelvi szint | C2-anyanyelvi |
Kiadás éve | 2010 |
Sorozat | Very Short Introduction |
Terryl Givens, a leading authority on Mormonism, this compact volume offers the only concise, accessible introduction to this extraordinary work.
Givens examines the Book of Mormon first and foremost in terms of the claims that its narrators make for its historical genesis, its purpose as a sacred text, and its meaning for an audience which shifts over the course of the history it unfolds. The
author traces five governing themes in particular-revelation, Christ, Zion, scripture, and covenant-and analyzes the Book's central doctrines and teachings. Some of these resonate with familiar nineteenth-century religious preoccupations