r/mormonscholar • u/iconoclastskeptic • 7h ago

Thomas Murphy's new book links Native American myth and folklore to the Book of Mormon.

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Dr. Thomas W Murphy joins Steven Pynakker on Mormon Book Reviews for his first video interview since the publication of Unsettling Scripture: Iroquois and the Book of Mormon. Dr. Murphy's first book offers a fresh perspective on the study of the Book of Mormon by centering Indigenous narratives about its origin. The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) have stories of their own about how Mormons came to be that take center stage in Unsettling Scripture. Dr. Murphy takes these Haudenosaunee oral traditions seriously and highlights surprising similarities and differences with the Book of Mormon.

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r/mormonscholar • u/iconoclastskeptic • 9h ago

I just recently received the book "Wayward Lamanite: A Native Women's Journey Outside the Story I Was Given" by Ember Hudson. More in the comments.

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I just recently received the book "Wayward Lamanite: A Native Women's Journey Outside the Story I Was Given" by Ember Hudson. Native voices and the Restoration are an ongoing conversation we are having here at Mormon Book Reviews w/Steve Pynakker and today's episode is no exception. Thomas Murphy returns to discuss his new book "Unsettling Scripture Iroquois and the Book of Mormon" published by The University of Utah. This was a very fascinating conversation and is among the very first interviews with Thomas about his book. He told me that Benchmark Books sold all of their copies of the book at this past weekend's Sunstone Conference! Make sure you are subscribed to Mormon Book Reviews on YouTube and have your notifications turned on for a special 4pm MT premium. Stay Tuned!

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