nuclearfuels Posted January 6, 2020 Posted January 6, 2020 Anyone read this study guide? Sounds like a good one 1
Calm Posted January 6, 2020 Posted January 6, 2020 I have it and like it, but haven't finished it because I am not good at using study guides as I tend to study by what interests me at the moment right now (ability to keep focused on one thing is very poor these days, either due to not staying in training or drugs interfering or probably both judging by how it has deteriorated in small and big ways overtime from my practically perfect student days). 1
strappinglad Posted January 6, 2020 Posted January 6, 2020 1 hour ago, nuclearfuels said: Anyone read this study guide? Sounds like a good one Somethings a miss ! 1
Robert F. Smith Posted January 6, 2020 Posted January 6, 2020 1 hour ago, nuclearfuels said: Anyone read this study guide? Sounds like a good one I haven't read it. Leafed through it once and liked something of the appendix in the back. However, here are some short review comments I found online: Quote I recommend Faulconer's book, but it is not for everyone, at least not yet. In my opinion, those who are new to the Book of Mormon will gain little, if anything, from wrestling with Faulconer's questions at this stage. New readers are better served simply by prayerfully working through the Book of Mormon a number of times first to understand the big picture and the major themes. But I do recommend Faulconer for those whose personal scripture study experience has become a bit too routine, predictable, and stale. Quote I think Prof. Faulconer might well agree that time spent reading the publications of people like Grant Hardy or Royal Skousen on the Book of Mormon would be more worthwhile than reading this book. Still, it's a welcome antidote to the assumption that the Book of Mormon is child's play and self-explanatory. You might find the following more useful in practical terms: Grant Hardy, ed., The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, Maxwell Institute Study Edition (2018). 1
Calm Posted January 6, 2020 Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Robert F. Smith said: I do recommend Faulconer for those whose personal scripture study experience has become a bit too routine, predictable, and stale. This. Definitely not something needed unless wanting to shift directions for some reason. I got it because I was having a hard time not just shifting to autopilot while I was reading and then coming out of it a few verses later. Gone are the days my 'so fast but fully comprehending so that I got an A in my speed reading class by just taking the baseline test so I got a free period instead' days. Still read that fast, but comprehension and memory has plummeted. Can't stop myself from reading that fast without help like this. The Hardy book helped keep my eyes on the right words rather than tracking too fast, but I needed a bit more. Something breaking habits. Glad you reminded me of it. Have pulled it off the shelf and put it on the nightstand now. If they don't have a "look inside" I can type up a few example, nuclear. And that reminds me I gave my new Christmas MI study guide to my sister....got to order a new one. Edited January 6, 2020 by Calm 1
Calm Posted January 6, 2020 Posted January 6, 2020 Question: I didn't get a chance to look at the Maxwell Institute study edition before handing it off to see if it duplicated the work of Hardy's Reader's Edition (lent to same sister, but destroyed in a flood). Should I reorder both or just stick with the MI study edition? Still haven't bought Mormon's Codex and was wondering if I should get that instead.
Popular Post Calm Posted January 6, 2020 Popular Post Posted January 6, 2020 8 minutes ago, Bernard Gui said: So many study guides, so little time. Books are my babies....like bunny babies, once I stick a couple together on a shelf, they just seem to multiple overnight! 5
Robert F. Smith Posted January 6, 2020 Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, Calm said: Question: I didn't get a chance to look at the Maxwell Institute study edition before handing it off to see if it duplicated the work of Hardy's Reader's Edition (lent to same sister, but destroyed in a flood). Should I reorder both or just stick with the MI study edition?...................................... The Hardy MI Study Guide is an improvement on his earlier Reader's Edition. MI tasked him with this edition precisely due to his earlier excellent work (which used the 1920 ed of the BofM). Edited January 6, 2020 by Robert F. Smith 1
Calm Posted January 6, 2020 Posted January 6, 2020 I will just get myself another MI edition then, thank you....and tell my sister she is off the hook for replacing it (she forgets, I forget, rinse, repeat). 2
Robert F. Smith Posted January 6, 2020 Posted January 6, 2020 7 hours ago, Calm said: I will just get myself another MI edition then, thank you....and tell my sister she is off the hook for replacing it (she forgets, I forget, rinse, repeat). I misspoke my self, Calm. I should have said that Grant Hardy's Reader's Edition (Univ of Illinois Press, 2005) was the precursor to his MI Study Edition. Both are study BofMs. His more detailed Understanding the Book of Mormon: A Reader's Guide (Oxford Univ Press, 2010) is a detailed analysis of the BofM, not an edition of the BofM. It is really for scholars. I'm not sure which one you had. 2
Bernard Gui Posted January 6, 2020 Posted January 6, 2020 10 hours ago, Calm said: Books are my babies....like bunny babies, once I stick a couple together on a shelf, they just seem to multiple overnight! I did that with Nibley books. 2
Calm Posted January 6, 2020 Posted January 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Robert F. Smith said: I misspoke my self, Calm. I should have said that Grant Hardy's Reader's Edition (Univ of Illinois Press, 2005) was the precursor to his MI Study Edition. Both are study BofMs. His more detailed Understanding the Book of Mormon: A Reader's Guide (Oxford Univ Press, 2010) is a detailed analysis of the BofM, not an edition of the BofM. It is really for scholars. I'm not sure which one you had. Reader’s edition. 2
nuclearfuels Posted January 8, 2020 Author Posted January 8, 2020 On 1/6/2020 at 11:52 AM, Bernard Gui said: I did that with Nibley books. I read Temple and Cosmos and the Egyptian Endowment; probably didn't understand at least 50% of them but, still good reads 2
Garden Girl Posted January 8, 2020 Posted January 8, 2020 1 hour ago, nuclearfuels said: I read Temple and Cosmos and the Egyptian Endowment; probably didn't understand at least 50% of them but, still good reads My favorite! GG 1
caspianrex Posted February 29, 2020 Posted February 29, 2020 On 1/6/2020 at 12:34 AM, Calm said: Question: I didn't get a chance to look at the Maxwell Institute study edition before handing it off to see if it duplicated the work of Hardy's Reader's Edition (lent to same sister, but destroyed in a flood). Should I reorder both or just stick with the MI study edition? Still haven't bought Mormon's Codex and was wondering if I should get that instead. I know I'm a little late to this thread, but for what it's worth... I think it's well worth having both the more recent Maxwell Institute Study Edition AND the earlier Reader's Edition in your library. There are quite a few differences in the way Hardy formatted the text (1920 text in the RE, and 2013 text in the MISE). Many of the footnotes in the MISE are an improvement on the earlier work, but I actually prefer the font size and some of the formatting in the earlier one. In fact, I recently replaced my paperback of the RE with a hardcover edition, because the paperback was getting worn out. I'm hoping the Maxwell Institute will consider releasing a hardcover edition of the MISE someday. Meanwhile, thanks for mentioning Mormon's Codex, a book I hadn't heard of. I found an epub download of the book here: https://b-ok.cc/book/2517407/a2c305 Gonna give it a look, and see what it's all about! 1
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