The Book of Exodus and Part of Numbers, Ezra, and Nehemiah

Exodus is the second of the so-called books of Moses, called the Pentateuch or the Torah in Hebrew. These five books along with Joshua comprise the Hexateuch The book of Joshua is rightly part of this history because it is the concluding book of the Exodus and entry into the promised land. Without Joshua, the

The Book of Genesis with the Books of Moses and Abraham

The first four chapters of Genesis are largely superfluous because we have a little better account in the version that Joseph corrected by revelation. The biblical account is wrong in some places due to many omissions, as you can tell by reading it. The more nearly correct account is found in Moses 1-4. As a

New Testament Commentary

The prophets Isaiah, Luke and John give their powerful prophetic witnesses of the coming of the Savior. It is important to have these testimonies of the Savior and many of you reading these words have already received the spiritual witness through the Holy Ghost that Jesus Christ is indeed the Son of God and the

Doctrine and Covenants Commentary

To members of the Church, the D&C is our most important book, or should be, because it represents the word of the Lord directly to the Church in our time through a prophet who spoke and wrote in our own language.       These revelations contain most of the commandments and covenants for this dispensation

Ezekiel: New Translation and Commentary

The Book of Ezekiel has always been an enigma for students and scholars alike and there has never been a consensus of opinion about most things in the book, especially his mysterious visions. That is natural because if all scholars agreed, it would take all the fun out of Biblicalscholarship. Our purpose is not to

Book of Mormon Commentary

This year the Gospel Doctrine class will be studying the Book of Mormon. This is an opportunity to discuss the doctrines of the Book of Mormon in light of the unsealed scriptures. The Book of Mormon has been the single most important scripture to the Lords Church in the last days. This remarkable book has

Jeremiah: New Translation and Commentary

Jeremiah lived in a most important transitional period of the history of Israel and of the Near or Middle East. Latter-day Saints have some familiarity with this period mainly because Jeremiah was a contemporary of Lehi. Since much study in the Church is concentrated on the story of Lehi and his exodus to South America

Twelve Prophets: New Translation and Commentary

The Twelve Prophets are variously referred to as the minor or later prophets. To call them minor is an inaccurate condescension and to call them later prophets is chronologically incorrect. Jewish scholars refer to them simply as “the twelve” or the “twelve prophets” (trei asar). These prophets span nearly 400 years from the time of

Scriptures of the Last Days Part 2: Commentary on Revelation and Daniel

The Book of Revelation has challenged the imagination of both scholars and ordinary readers for centuries and this has certainly been true during our dispensation. The failure to understand the writing is due to various causes. A recent newspaper article on the religion page of a major newspaper in this area stated that “…while the

Scriptures of the Last Days Part 1: Commentary on the Book of Isaiah

In the past few years there has been much interest by many members of the Church to understand the signs of the times and to know the events that are to occur prior to the reappearance of the Savior to begin the Millennium. Joseph Smith and other early Church leaders warned of the tribulation that