Volume 33, No. 4

Winter 2000

The Winter 2000 Issue features essays that delve into various aspects of Mormon history, culture, and theology. Greg Prince examines the leadership of David O. McKay, focusing on his advocacy for free agency and tolerance, often referred to as the "Twin Sisters" of Mormon doctrine. Claudia Bushman explores the contributions of Edward Tullidge, particularly his work regarding women in the Mormon community, highlighting the evolving role of women in church history. Rebecca de Schweinitz analyzes the portrayal of sexuality in Mormon women’s fiction published in the Young Woman's Journal from 1889 to 1910, illustrating how these writings reflected and influenced the cultural attitudes of the time. Gary C. Lobb assesses current trends in Mormon membership in Europe, particularly among people of color, providing insights into the present and future dynamics of the church in this region. David H. Bailey discusses the concept of progress within Mormonism. And more!

Articles/Essays

The Book of Abraham and the Islamic Qisas al-Anbiya’ (Tales of the Prophets) Extant Literature

Bradley Cook

Introduction Perhaps the most controversial and intensely contested revelatory claim of Joseph Smith Jr. is his translation of ancient papyri ostensibly written by the hand of Abraham. The Book of Abraham,[1] as the record is called, purports to be an autobiographical account of the ancient patriarch illuminating many specifics of...

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Joseph Smith’s Identification of “Abraham” in Papyrus: JS the “Breathing Permit of Hor”

Edward H. Ashment

Robert K. Ritner, “The “”Breathing Permit of Hor”” Thirty-Four Years Later” 91 – 119. In 1967, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York made a gift to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of eleven papyrus fragments once owned by Joseph Smith and employed as the basis for...

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The “Breathing Permit of Hor” Thirty-Four Years Later

Robert K. Ritner

In 1967, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York made a gift to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of eleven papyrus fragments once owned by Joseph Smith and employed as the basis for “The Book of Abraham.” In January and February of the following year, sepia...

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David O. McKay and the “Twin Sisters” Free Agency and Tolerance

Gregory A. Prince

Edward Tullidge and the Women of Mormondom

Claudia L. Bushman

Preaching the Gospel of Church and Sex: Mormon Women’s Fiction in the Young Woman’s Journal, 1889-1910

Rebecca De Schweinitz

Mormon Membership Trends in Europe Among People of Color: Present and Future Assessment

Gary C. Lobb

Mormonism and the Idea of Progress

David H. Bailey

Finitism and the Problem of Evil

Dennis R. Potter

Hebraicisms, Chiasmus and Other Internal Evidence for Ancient Authorship in Green Eggs and Ham

Robert Patterson

Dialogue 33.4 (Winter 2001):127–173
Upon an initial and cursory reading, the book appears to be a simple morality play. A zealous purveyor of an unusual gustatory selection hawks his wares to an Everyman, whose initial biases preclude his acceptance of the unfamiliar.