Between the Lines

The remarkable thing to me about the Book of Mormon is that almost everything you would want to know about early Mormonism and Joseph Smith's understanding of himself and the world around him is printed in abundance, on and between the lines of all 521 pages of the book he dictated. I hope, through this blog, to show exactly what I mean, by revealing the doctrines and culture "hidden in plain sight" in the Book of Mormon.

My only credentials, for those interested, are:

1) growing up an active Mormon, attending BYU, and serving a full-time mission for the church
2) having read the Book of Mormon carefully above 25 times, and the rest of the Standard Works several times, careful to cross-reference through digital search and by hand, phrases, sequences, and thoughts that overlap between them, as well as scrutinized, word by word, copies of the original Book of Mormon and Book of Commandments with our modern versions
3) having read well above a dozen different commentaries and studies on the Book of Mormon, (including, for better or worse, almost every Hugh Nibley book), and several more on the rest of the standard works, including works by well recognized scholars in the field of biblical studies
4) having taken classes on early church history, and personally reading not only the lengthy official histories, but also several of the more in-depth books and studies written on various subtopics related to both early Mormon and early Christian history

Lists, dates, and comments are available on request. My study and research is always on-going, though I delve into several random other topics as well in the course of my studies.