Audio podcast of the Interpreter Foundation
1,076 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsThe Interpreter Foundation is a nonprofit educational organization focused on the scriptures of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Book of Mormon, the Pearl of Great Price, the Bible, and the Doctrine and Covenants), early LDS history, and related subjects. Publications in Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture are peer-reviewed and all publications are made available as free internet downloads or through at-cost print-on-demand services.
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Never Static, Never Simple: One Woman’s Conversations Within the Marginalia of If Truth Were a Child
September 13, 2019 17:59 - 25 minutes - 5.77 MBReview of George B. Handley, If Truth Were A Child: Essays, (Provo, Utah: Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, 2019), 253 pp. $19.99 (paperback). Abstract: George B. Handley challenges his readers to reevaluate conventional definitions of truth and the approaches they employ to define their own truths. He argues that the individual quest for truth […]
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 38 (Galatians)
September 11, 2019 17:59 - 43 minutes - 4.94 MBThis is an Interpreter Radio (audio) Roundtable for Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 38, “Walk in the Spirit,” covering Galatians. Panelists for this roundtable were Terry Hutchinson, John Gee and Kevin Christensen. This roundtable was extracted from the September 8, 2019 broadcast of Interpreter Radio. The complete show may be heard at https://interpreterfoundation.org/interpreter-radio-show-september-8-2019/. The […]
Interpreter Radio Show — September 8, 2019
September 11, 2019 17:55 - 1 hour - 9.92 MBYou can listen to or download the September 8 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show below. It will also be included in our podcast feed (https://interpreterfoundation.org/feeds/podcast). The hosts were Terry Hutchinson, John Gee and Kevin Christensen. This episode features an interview with Terryl Givens on his new book The Pearl of Greatest Price as well […]
What Did the Interpreters (Urim and Thummim) Look Like?
September 06, 2019 17:59 - 56 minutes - 13 MBABSTRACT: The interpreters were a pair of seer stones used by Book of Mormon prophets and provided to Joseph Smith for translating the Nephite record. Martin Harris described them as two white, marble- like stones that could be looked into when placed in a hat. Joseph Smith described them as spectacles with which he could read the record and later as two […]
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 37 (2 Corinthians 8-13)
September 06, 2019 14:00 - 44 minutes - 5.12 MBThis is an Interpreter Radio (audio) Roundtable for Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 37, “God Loveth a Cheerful Giver,” covering 2 Corinthians 8-13. Panelists for this roundtable were Neal Rappleye, Jasmine Rappleye, and Spencer Marsh. This roundtable was extracted from the September 1, 2019 broadcast of Interpreter Radio. The complete show may be heard […]
Interpreter Radio Show — September 1, 2019
September 06, 2019 13:55 - 1 hour - 10 MBYou can listen to or download the September 1 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show below. It will also be included in our podcast feed (https://interpreterfoundation.org/feeds/podcast). The hosts were Neal Rappleye, Jasmine Rappleye, and Spencer Marsh. Topics included a new book by Steven Harper and the new Interpreter article by Noel Reynolds and the upcoming […]
The Language of the Spirit in the Book of Mormon
August 30, 2019 17:59 - 1 hour - 18.8 MBAbstract: This study provides students of the Book of Mormon with the first comprehensive analysis of the many ways in which the word “spirit” is used in that volume of scripture. It demonstrates how the titles “Holy Ghost,” “Spirit of God,” “Spirit of the Lord,” “Holy Spirit,” and “the Spirit” are used interchangeably to refer to the […]
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 36 (2 Corinthians 1-7)
August 28, 2019 17:59 - 45 minutes - 5.21 MBThis is an Interpreter Radio (audio) Roundtable for Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 36, “Be Ye Reconciled to God,” covering 2 Corinthians 1-7. Panelists for this roundtable were Steve Densley, Craig Foster and Matthew Bowen with guest John Gee. This roundtable was extracted from the August 25, 2019 broadcast of Interpreter Radio. The complete […]
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 35 (1 Corinthians 14-16)
August 26, 2019 14:00 - 48 minutes - 5.57 MBThis is an Interpreter Radio (audio) Roundtable for Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 35, “God Is Not the Author of Confusion, but of Peace,” covering 1 Corinthians 14-16. Panelists for this roundtable were Bruce Webster, Kris Fredrickson and Mike Parker. This roundtable was extracted from the August 18, 2019 broadcast of Interpreter Radio. The […]
Interpreter Radio Show — August 18, 20198
August 26, 2019 13:55 - 1 hour - 10.9 MBYou can listen to or download the August 18 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show below. It will also be included in our podcast feed (https://interpreterfoundation.org/feeds/podcast). The hosts were Bruce Webster, Kris Fredrickson and Mike Parker. Topics included the Word of Wisdom, the teachings of church leaders and the upcoming Come, Follow Me lesson #35 […]
The Joseph Smith Papers Project Stumbles
August 23, 2019 17:59 - 27 minutes - 6.41 MBReview of The Joseph Smith Papers, Revelations and Translations, Volume 4: Book of Abraham and Related Manuscripts, eds. Robin Scott Jensen and Brian M. Hauglid (Salt Lake City: Church Historian’s Press, 2018), 381 pages. Abstract: Volume 4 of the Revelations and Translations series of the Joseph Smith Papers does not live up to the standards set in […]
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 34 (1 Corinthians 8-13)
August 17, 2019 15:00 - 49 minutes - 5.62 MBThis is an Interpreter Radio (audio) Roundtable for Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 34, “Ye Are the Body of Christ,” covering 1 Corinthians 8-13. Panelists for this roundtable were Terry Hutchinson, John Gee and Kevin Christensen. This roundtable was extracted from the August 11, 2019 broadcast of Interpreter Radio. The complete show may be […]
Interpreter Radio Show — August 11, 2019
August 16, 2019 22:00 - 1 hour - 11 MBYou can listen to or download the August 11 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show below. It will also be included in our podcast feed (https://interpreterfoundation.org/feeds/podcast). The hosts were Terry Hutchinson, John Gee and Kevin Christensen. Topics included the FAIRMormon conference and the upcoming Come, Follow Me lesson #34 on 1 Corinthians 8-13. The Interpreter […]
Jacob Did Not Make a False Prediction
August 16, 2019 17:59 - 30 minutes - 6.96 MBReview of Adam S. Miller, “Reading Signs or Repeating Symptoms,” in Christ and Antichrist: Reading Jacob 7, eds. Adam S. Miller and Joseph M. Spencer (Provo, Utah: Neal A. Maxwell Institute, 2017), 10 pages (chapter), 174 pages (book). Abstract. The Neal A. Maxwell Institute recently published a volume on the encounter between Jacob and Sherem in Jacob […]
Welding Another Link in Wonder’s Chain: The Task of Latter-day Saint Intellectuals in the Church’s Third Century
August 09, 2019 17:59 - 35 minutes - 8.13 MBAbstract: This is a challenging moment for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints. Both its efforts at retention and missionary work are less effective than they have been in the past. At this moment, what is the most important task facing Latter-day Saint intellectuals? In contrast to those who argue that faithful thinkers and […]
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 33 (1 Corinthians 1-7)
August 07, 2019 15:00 - 50 minutes - 5.77 MBThis is an Interpreter Radio (audio) Roundtable for Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 33, “Be Perfectly Joined Together,” covering 1 Corinthians 1-7. Panelists for this roundtable were Neal Rappleye, Jasmine Rappleye, Stephen Smoot and Hales Swift. This roundtable was extracted from the August 4, 2019 broadcast of Interpreter Radio. The complete show may be […]
Interpreter Radio Show — August 4, 2019
August 06, 2019 17:59 - 1 hour - 11.4 MBYou can listen to or download the August 4 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show below. It will also be included in our podcast feed (https://interpreterfoundation.org/feeds/podcast). The hosts were Neal Rappleye, Jasmine Rappleye, Stephen Smoot and Hales Swift. They were joined in studio by Spencer Marsh and Jaxon Washburn. Topics include a discussion of Early […]
Text as Afterthought: Jana Riess’s Treatment of the Jacob-Sherem Episode
August 02, 2019 17:59 - 42 minutes - 9.78 MBReview of Jana Riess, “‘There Came a Man’: Sherem, Scapegoating, and the Inversion of Prophetic Tradition,” in Christ and Antichrist: Reading Jacob 7, eds. Adam S. Miller and Joseph M. Spencer (Provo, Utah: Neal A. Maxwell Institute, 2017), 17 pages (chapter), 174 pages (book). Abstract: The Neal A. Maxwell Institute recently published a book on the […]
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 32 (Romans 7-16)
July 31, 2019 17:59 - 44 minutes - 5.07 MBThis is an Interpreter Radio (audio) Roundtable for Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 32, “Overcome Evil with Good,” covering Romans 7-16. Panelists for this roundtable were Steve Densley and Matt Bowen. This roundtable was extracted from the July 28, 2019 broadcast of Interpreter Radio. The complete show may be heard at https://interpreterfoundation.org/interpreter-radio-show-july-28-2019/. The Interpreter […]
Interpreter Radio Show — July 28, 2019
July 31, 2019 17:55 - 1 hour - 10.3 MBYou can listen to or download the July 28 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show below. It will also be included in our podcast feed (https://interpreterfoundation.org/feeds/podcast). The hosts were Steve Densley and Matt Bowen. Topics include a discussion of the FAIRMormon conference, recent Interpreter publications and the upcoming Come, Follow Me lesson #32 on the […]
Comparing Phonemic Patterns in Book of Mormon Personal Names with Fictional and Authentic Sources: An Exploratory Study
July 26, 2019 17:59 - 36 minutes - 8.25 MBAbstract: In 2013 we published a study examining names from Solomon Spalding’s fictional manuscript, J. R. R. Tolkien’s fictional works, and nineteenth-century US census records. Results showed names created by authors of fiction followed phonemic patterns that differed from those of authentic names from a variety of cultural origins found in the US census. The current study […]
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 31 (Romans 1-6)
July 26, 2019 15:00 - 36 minutes - 4.13 MBThis is an Interpreter Radio (audio) Roundtable for Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 31, “The Power of God unto Salvation,” covering Romans 1-6. Panelists for this roundtable were Steve Densley and Mike Parker. This roundtable was extracted from the July 21, 2019 broadcast of Interpreter Radio. The complete show may be heard at https://interpreterfoundation.org/interpreter-radio-show-july-21-2019/. […]
Interpreter Radio Show — July 21, 2019
July 26, 2019 14:55 - 1 hour - 10.7 MBYou can listen to or download the July 21 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show below. It will also be included in our podcast feed (https://interpreterfoundation.org/feeds/podcast). The hosts were Steve Densley and Mike Parker. Topics include a discussion of the Book of Abraham. Also featured is a discussion of the upcoming Come, Follow Me lesson […]
A Precious Resource with Some Gaps
July 19, 2019 17:59 - 3 hours - 47.6 MBReview of The Joseph Smith Papers, Revelations and Translations, Volume 4: Book of Abraham and Related Manuscripts, eds. Robin Scott Jensen and Brian M. Hauglid (Salt Lake City: Church Historian’s Press, 2018), 381 pages. Abstract: The publication of high-resolution documents and carefully prepared transcripts related to the origins of the Book of Abraham in […]
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 30 (Acts 22-28)
July 18, 2019 20:00 - 46 minutes - 5.27 MBThis is an Interpreter Radio (audio) Roundtable for Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 30, “A Minister and a Witness,” covering Acts 22-28. Panelists for this roundtable were Terry Hutchinson, John Gee and Kevin Christensen. This roundtable was extracted from the July 14, 2019 broadcast of Interpreter Radio. The complete show may be heard at […]
Interpreter Radio Show — July 14, 2019
July 18, 2019 19:55 - 1 hour - 10.5 MBThe July 14 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show was hosted by Terry Hutchinson, John Gee and Kevin Christensen. Topics included the 90th anniversary of the Choir at Temple Square and new books about the New Testament. Also featured is a discussion of the upcoming Come, Follow Me lesson #30.
Shazer: An Etymological Proposal in Narrative Context
July 12, 2019 18:29 - 20 minutes - 4.62 MBAbstract: In 1 Nephi 16:13–14, Nephi mentions the name Shazer as a toponym the Lehite clan bestowed on a site in western Arabia “four days” journey south-southeast of the valley of Laman. The Lehites used this site as a base camp for a major hunting expedition. A footnote to the first mention of the name Shazer in the 1981 and 2013 Latter-day […]
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 29 (Acts 16-21)
July 10, 2019 21:00 - 46 minutes - 5.37 MBThis is an Interpreter Radio (audio) Roundtable for Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 29, “The Lord Had Called Us for to Preach the Gospel,” covering Acts 16-21. Panelists for this roundtable were Neal Rappleye, Jasmin Rappleye, Spencer Marsh, Stephen Smoot and Hales Swift. This roundtable was extracted from the July 7, 2019 broadcast of […]
Interpreter Radio Show — July 7, 2019
July 10, 2019 20:55 - 1 hour - 10.4 MBThe June 30 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show was hosted by Neal Rappleye, Jasmin Rappleye, Spencer Marsh, Stephen Smoot and Hales Swift. Topics included the 4th of July, the physical nature of God and Philistine DNA. Also featured is a discussion of the upcoming Come, Follow Me lesson #29.
Compassion as the Heart of the Gospel
July 05, 2019 17:59 - 25 minutes - 5.84 MBAbstract: The Greek philosopher Aristotle, clearly one of the world’s great geniuses, created the concept of the “unmoved mover,” which moves “other things, but is, itself, unmoved by anything else.” This label became the standard Jewish, Christian, and Muslim description of an impersonal God — a God without body, parts or passions — a concept […]
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 28 (Acts 10-15)
July 04, 2019 17:59 - 47 minutes - 5.45 MBThis is an Interpreter Radio (audio) Roundtable for Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 28, “The Word of God Grew and Multiplied,” covering Acts 10-15. Panelists for this roundtable were Martin Tanner and Kevin Christensen. This roundtable was extracted from the June 30, 2019 broadcast of Interpreter Radio. The complete show may be heard at […]
Interpreter Radio Show — June 30, 2019
July 04, 2019 17:55 - 1 hour - 10.9 MBThe June 30 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show was hosted by Martin Tanner and Kevin Christensen. John W. and Jeannie Welch stop by to talk about Book of Mormon Central as well as their new book on the New Testament parables. Also featured is a discussion of the upcoming Come, Follow Me lesson #28.
A Nourishing and Accessible Read
June 28, 2019 17:59 - 4 minutes - 1.1 MBReview of Michaela Stephens, To Defend Them By Stratagem: Fortify Yourself with Book of Mormon War Tactics (Gilbert, AZ: Lion’s Whelp Publications, 2018). 246 pp. $12.99 (paperback). Abstract: Sometimes it is easy to overlook, disregard, or discount the “war chapters” in the Book of Mormon. Michaela Stephens’ new book about these chapters deserves wider attention, as it is an […]
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 27 (Acts 6-9)
June 26, 2019 23:05 - 33 minutes - 3.87 MBThis is an Interpreter Radio (audio) Roundtable for Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 27, “What Wilt Thou Have Me to Do?,” covering Acts 6-9. Panelists for this roundtable were Steve Densley, Craig Foster, Matthew Bowen and Jeff Lindsay. This roundtable was extracted from the June 23, 2019 broadcast of Interpreter Radio. The complete show […]
Interpreter Radio Show — June 23, 2019
June 26, 2019 23:00 - 1 hour - 11 MBThe June 23broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show was hosted by Steve Densley, Craig Foster, Matthew Bowen and Jeff Lindsay who discussed the ancient near east and the Book of Abraham, as well as a Come, Follow Me roundtable for lesson 27.
“And They Shall Be Had Again”: Onomastic Allusions to Joseph in Moses 1:41 in View of the So-called Canon Formula
June 21, 2019 17:59 - 17 minutes - 4.03 MBAbstract: Moses 1:41 echoes or plays on the etymological meaning of the name Joseph — “may he [Yahweh] add,” as the Lord foretells to Moses the raising up of a future figure through whom the Lord’s words, after having been “taken” (away) from the book that Moses would write, “shall be had again among the children […]
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 26 (Acts 1-5)
June 20, 2019 17:59 - 48 minutes - 5.55 MBThis is an Interpreter Radio (audio) Roundtable for Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 26, “Ye Shall Be Witnesses unto Me,” covering Acts 1–5. Panelists for this roundtable were Bruce Webster, Kris Frederickson and Mike Parker. This roundtable was extracted from the June 16, 2019 broadcast of Interpreter Radio. The complete show may be heard […]
Interpreter Radio Show — June 16, 2019
June 20, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 11.5 MBThe June 16 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show was hosted by Bruce Webster, Kris Frederickson and Mike Parker who discussed Father’s Day and recent Church news as well as a Come, Follow Me roundtable for lesson 26.
Prospering in the Land: A Comparison of Covenant Promises in Leviticus and First Nephi 2
June 14, 2019 17:59 - 14 minutes - 3.38 MBAbstract: A careful examination of the Abrahamic covenant, as contained in Leviticus 26, and the covenant established with the Lehites during their exodus to the New World, found in 1 Nephi 2, shows deliberate similarities. These similarities are important to understand, as the role of covenant is central in both ancient Israelite practice and current […]
Interpreter Radio Show — June 9, 2019
June 12, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 10.8 MBThe June 9 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show was hosted by Martin Tanner, John Gee and Kevin Christensen who discussed the Annotated Book of Mormon, took a few phone calls as well as a Come, Follow Me roundtable for lesson 25.
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 25 (John 20-21, Luke 24, Mark 16, Matt 28)
June 12, 2019 19:55 - 48 minutes - 5.58 MBThis is an Interpreter Radio (audio) Roundtable for Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 25, “He Is Risen,” covering Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24 and John 20-21. Panelists for this roundtable were Martin Tanner, John Gee and Kevin Christensen. This roundtable was extracted from the June 9, 2019 broadcast of Interpreter Radio. The complete […]
“Yes, It’s True, But I Don’t Think They Like to Hear it Quite That Way”: What Spencer W. Kimball Told Elaine Cannon
June 07, 2019 17:59 - 14 minutes - 3.39 MBAbstract: Elaine Cannon, who was general president of the Young Women some four decades ago, had an interesting conversation with President Spencer W. Kimball in 1978. According to Sister Cannon’s firsthand account, President Kimball revealed important insight into how he thought about himself as the prophet as well as how he thought leaders should talk […]
Interpreter Radio Show — June 2, 2019
June 06, 2019 16:59 - 1 hour - 12.1 MBThe June 2 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show was hosted by Neal Rappleye, Jasmin Rappleye, Spencer Marsh and Hales Swift who discussed Epistamology, the upcoming FairMormon Conference as well as a Come, Follow Me roundtable for lesson 24.
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 24 (John 19, Luke 23, Mark 15, Matt 27)
June 06, 2019 16:55 - 47 minutes - 5.4 MBThis is an Interpreter Radio (audio) Roundtable for Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 24, “It Is Finished,” covering Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 23 and John 19. Panelists for this roundtable were Neal Rappleye, Jasmin Rappleye, Spencer Marsh and Hales Swift. This roundtable was extracted from the June 2, 2019 broadcast of Interpreter Radio. […]
Interpreter Radio Show — May 26, 2019
June 04, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 21 MBThe May 26 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show was hosted by Bruce Webster, Craig Foster and Matt Bowen who discussed Foster’s upcoming book on polygamy as well as a Come, Follow Me roundtable for lesson 23.
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 23 (John 18, Luke 22, Mark 14, Matt 26)
June 04, 2019 17:59 - 45 minutes - 10.5 MBThis is an Interpreter Radio (audio) Roundtable for Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 23, “Not as I Will, but as Thou Wilt,” covering Matthew 26, Mark 14, Luke 22 and John 18. Panelists for this roundtable were Bruce Webster, Craig Foster and Matt Bowen. This roundtable was extracted from the May 26, 2019 broadcast […]
Interpreter Radio Show — May 19, 2019
May 31, 2019 18:35 - 1 hour - 20.1 MBThe May 19 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show was hosted by Bruce Webster and Kris Fredrickson who discussed some current events as well as a Come, Follow Me roundtable for lesson 22.
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 22 (John 13-17)
May 31, 2019 18:30 - 45 minutes - 10.3 MBThis is an Interpreter Radio (audio) Roundtable for Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 22, “Continue Ye in My Love,” covering John 13-17. Panelists for this roundtable were Bruce Webster and Kris Frederickson. This roundtable was extracted from the May 19, 2019 broadcast of Interpreter Radio. The complete show may be heard at https://interpreterfoundation.org/interpreter-radio-show-may-19-2019/. The […]
The Lives of Abraham: Seeing Abraham through the Eyes of Second-Temple Jews
May 31, 2019 17:59 - 53 minutes - 12.3 MBAbstract: During the Second-Temple Period, Jews remembered and reimagined the story of Abraham to address their own immediate historical and cultural concerns. By exploring these reimaginations, we learn more about the faith and interests of later Jews who looked to their forefather for inspiration and guidance on how to live in a world of change, opportunity, […]
Interpreter Radio Show — May 12, 2019
May 25, 2019 15:15 - 1 hour - 10.3 MBThe May 12 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show was hosted by Terry Hutchinson, and Kevin Christensen who discussed the influence of mothers and new books as well as a Come, Follow Me roundtable for lesson 21.