Briefly Enos, Jarom, & Omni, with Sharon J. Harris [MIPodcast #104]

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Christianity, Education, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 24 March 2020

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

This episode continues our special series on the Maxwell Institute’s Brief Theological Introductions to the Book of Mormon. Literary scholar and theologian Sharon J. Harris investigates the messy middle era between the genesis of the Nephite people and their reorganization under King Benjamin. What keeps things—relatively—together through Enos, Jarom, and Omni? Harris uncovers the personalities, concerns, and patterns of righteousness and wickedness that are often overlooked in these short books.

The authors of our brief theological introductions are “seeking Christ in scripture by combining intellectual rigor and the disciple’s yearning for holiness.” Learn more at mi.byu.edu/brief.

About the Guest

Sharon J. Harris is an assistant professor of English at Brigham Young University. She studies early modern literature, focusing on how it intersects with music. In addition to literary studies, Dr. Harris has published on theology, the Book of Mormon, and the history of Latter-day Saint singles wards. She holds degrees from Brigham Young University, the University of Chicago, and Fordham University and has worked in public education, nonprofit arts administration, and academic publishing.

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0:00.0	It's the Maxwell Institute podcast.
0:03.0	I'm Blair Hodges.
0:04.0	I recorded this interview a few weeks ago before the coronavirus had taken over in the United States.
0:09.0	What a difference a few weeks can make.
0:12.0	I'm recording the intro to this episode in the basement of my home here in Salt Lake City.
0:17.0	I'm actually sitting in a linen closet right now, trying to find a little quiet space.
0:21.5	I hope everybody listening is staying safe and healthy.
0:25.0	In this episode, we continue our series on the Maxwell Institute's brief theological introductions to the Book of Mormon.
0:30.3	Twelve volumes written by 12 different scholars, fresh and inspiring explorations of each individual book in the Book of Mormon.
0:36.9	You can learn more about
0:38.0	the Brief Theological Introduction series at our website, m.bbyu.edu slash brief. There's a list of
0:44.0	frequently asked questions there. And availability of books is even more uncertain now with
0:48.9	everything that's going on, but we'll keep you updated on social media, follow us on Twitter
0:52.6	and Instagram and Facebook.
0:55.2	All right. So, friends, we've already covered first and second Nephi as well as Jacob.
1:00.1	Enis is next. It's a very short book, followed by two more short books, Jerem and Omni.
1:06.0	And Dr. Sharon J. Harris wrote the volume on those three books, All In one, Enis, Jermon Omni.
1:11.6	She affectionately calls these the itty-bitty books. Enis is well beloved. But what about the other two books?
1:16.6	Sharon Harris is an assistant professor of English at Brigham Young University. She studies early modern literature.
1:22.6	She found some really noteworthy things in Jeremy Omni too. She says that they're underrated parts of the
1:28.2	Book of Mormon. Questions and comments about this and other episodes can be sent to me at
1:32.2	MI Podcast at BYU.edu. It's a bright sunny day here at Brigham Young University and I'm joined
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