David M. Calabro

Nov 27, 2024 | scholarsarchive.byu.edu | David M. Calabro

KeywordsLehi's dream, Garden of Eden, Book of Mormon, tree of lifeAbstractLehi’s dream in 1 Nephi 8 and Nephi’s related vision in 1 Nephi 11–14 contain many features related to the biblical garden of Eden, including most prominently the tree of life. A close reading of the features of Lehi’s dream in light of the earliest Book of Mormon text shows further similarities to the biblical garden, suggesting that the setting of Lehi’s dream is actually the garden of Eden.

Nov 26, 2024 | scholarsarchive.byu.edu | David M. Calabro

KeywordsApocrypha, Latter-day Saint, ancient scriptureAbstractThis informative and very readable volume, targeted to a Latter‑day Saint audience, serves as an introduction to the Apocrypha and an exploration of Latter‑day Saint views of the books. Even those already familiar with the Apocrypha will find this book insightful in the Latter‑day Saint approaches it brings to bear.

Nov 20, 2024 | scholarsarchive.byu.edu | David M. Calabro

The ritual use of hand gestures in covenant-making in ancient times is a topic of peculiar interest to Latter-day Saints. In this article, David Calabro summarizes results drawn from his doctoral research, providing readers with some tools to evaluate ancient gestures. The questions he suggests are novel, as is the way they are couched in an organized scheme.

Nov 13, 2024 | scholarsarchive.byu.edu | David M. Calabro

David Calabro explores what he describes as the “divine handclasp” in the Hebrew Bible. The term refers to a handclasp between God and his human servant that had a place in ancient Israelite temple worship. Calabro indicates it was a ritual gesture that was part of temple rite performance with a priest acting as proxy for God in close interaction with mankind.

Nov 13, 2024 | scholarsarchive.byu.edu | David M. Calabro

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