Briefly Second Nephi, with Terryl Givens [MIPodcast #99]

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Christianity, Education, Religion & Spirituality

4.7 • 809 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2019

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

This episode continues our special series of episodes on the Maxwell Institute’s brief theological introductions to the Book of Mormon. Terryl Givens is author of the volume on what many readers consider to be the most challenging part of the scripture—Second Nephi. The authors of our Brief Theological Introductions are “seeking Christ in scripture by combining intellectual rigor and the disciple’s yearning for holiness.”

About the Guest

Terryl L. Givens is a Neal A. Maxwell Senior Research Fellow. He formerly held the Jabez A. Bostwick Chair of English and was Professor of Literature and Religion at the University of Richmond. He is the author of many books about Latter-day Saint history and culture, including Wrestling the Angel: The Foundations of Mormon Thought, Feeding the Flock: The Foundations of Mormon Practice, and By the Hand of Mormon: The American Scripture That Launched a New World Religion, each with Oxford University Press. He is also co-author, with Fiona Givens, of The God Who Weeps, The Crucible of Doubt, and The Christ Who Heals.

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0:00.0	It's the Maxwell Institute podcast.
0:02.9	I'm Blair Hodges.
0:04.8	This episode continues our special series on the Maxwell Institute's brief theological introductions to the book of Mormon, a series of books briefly,
0:12.6	theoretically introducing the book of Mormon. In this episode, we talk with Terrell Givens. He's
0:17.3	author of the volume on Second Nephi. The authors of these brief theological introductions
0:22.0	are seeking Christ in scripture by combining intellectual rigor and the disciples yearning for holiness.
0:27.9	You can learn more about this series of brief theological introductions by going to our website
0:31.6	MI.bYU.edu.edu slash brief. Let's dig into perhaps the most challenging section of Book of Mormon. Terrell Givens
0:39.1	offers a brief theological introduction to Second Nephi. Questions and comments about this and other
0:45.1	episodes of the Maxwell Institute podcast can be sent to me at MI Podcast at BYU.edu.
0:52.0	Terrell Givens, welcome once again to the Maxwell Institute podcast. Thanks, Blair. Good to be here.
0:56.9	And today we're talking about Second Nephi, a brief theological introduction. This is a book that
1:01.7	you're writing for a new series that the Maxwell Institute's putting together, brief theological
1:05.2	introductions to the Book of Mormon. Second Nephi, how did you land on that one? Well, I asked for it. Joe might disagree
1:14.0	with me, but I think it's the most important book in the Book of Mormon.
1:16.7	That's Joe Spencer, said. Yeah, Joe Spencer, I think we'll disagree with me, but I think it's
1:21.7	really in Second Nephi that we get the whole plan and purpose of the Book of Mormon lined up,
1:26.0	at least from Nephi's perspective. It's been funny to hear from different authors and people will hear as we interview more.
1:31.3	Everyone has discovered that their own book happens to be...
1:34.3	The most important, of course.
1:35.3	Yes, the core of the book, yes.
1:36.3	So you're covering a book, though, that's become notorious, I think, for a lot of Latterty St. Readers is something of a speed bump in the Book of Mormon. Second Nephi is something
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