tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736612120087106800.post4792575927313654434..comments2024-03-24T00:27:42.082-07:00Comments on mormonomics & mormonethics: Those Misogynist NephitesRoger Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01833699821255820282noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736612120087106800.post-3267258576821536842016-04-29T07:22:01.113-07:002016-04-29T07:22:01.113-07:00I did a close reading of the Book of Mormon for ev...I did a close reading of the Book of Mormon for everything it has about women for an essay in RBBM 10/2 back in 1998. Among other things, I found that "unlike the Bible, the Book of Mormon never makes proscriptive statements with respect to women’s roles. In the course of delivering his message, Mormon describes his culture, but never circumscribes ours."<br /><br />And I noticed that <br /><br />When Women Move to the Foreground "Given that the Book of Mormon doesn’t often mention individual women, what can we learn from those instances when it does? In researching this essay, we have realized that when women move from the background to the foreground in the Book of Mormon they typically do so for three reasons:<br /><br /> * to highlight profoundly archetypal situations<br /> * to show the mutual dependence and independent agency of men and women<br /> * to emphasize that the promises and obligations of the gospel apply equally to men and women<br /><br />There is a consistency and deliberation in this on the part of the authors that suggests a positive intent and attitude."<br /><br />Kevin Christensen<br />Kevin Christensennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736612120087106800.post-55626532229312469722016-04-27T10:06:14.665-07:002016-04-27T10:06:14.665-07:00I think the Lamanites are often the most righteous...I think the Lamanites are often the most righteous people in the book. In many ways we get a somewhat distorted view of the Lamanites. (Partially due to the Nephites recording history, possibly due to Mormon who had just watched the Lamanites wipe out his people) It's worth noting that it takes Christ explicitly demanding the Nephites mention prophet Samuel the Lamanite for him to even get into their histories.Clark Goblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876620613578404474noreply@blogger.com