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Monotheism, Messiah, and Mormon's Book (CD)

Brant Gardner, "Monotheism, Messiah, and Mormon's Book," Mesa, Arizona: The Founation for Apologetic Information & Research (FAIR), 2003.

The 1830 edition of the Book of Mormon refers to Mary as the "Mother of God." Current editions have been changed to read the "Mother of the Son of God." Critics claim that Joseph SmithÆs views developed as time passed while Gardner argues that the original 1830 usage was correct based on Lehite terminology.

Highlighted are the religious reforms that were underway in Lehi's time. It is made clear that the Book of Mormon is not, in fact, a nineteenth-century book reflecting Joseph Smith's theology.

Lehi's understanding of God followed his inherited understanding of one God of Israel. Just as in the Old World, the presence of Jesus Christ as the Son of God necessitated an alteration of the definition of monotheism. Restoring the 1830 readings for such texts as 1 Nephi 11:18 ("mother of God" in 1830, "mother of the son of God" after 1837) shows how Nephite religion handled the transition from God to Godhead.

BONUS: The Windows Media Video format includes Roger R. & Helen Ekin's presentation, Defending Zion: The California Mormon Newspaper War of 1856-57

Brant Gardner is the Product Manager for a privately held software company. His academic background includes work towards a Ph.D. in Mesoamerican Ethnohistory as the State University of New York, Albany. His published works on Mesoamerica include an analysis of classical Nahuatl kinship terminology, an ethnohistoric investigation into the identification of the use of Coxoh to designate a people and language in Southern Mexico, and an examination of the Aztec Legend of the Suns.

Brother Gardner has authored Second Witness:
Analytical and Contextual Commentary of the Book of Mormon which should be released in 2007.

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