A review by jvanwagoner
By the Hand of Mormon: The American Scripture That Launched a New World Religion by Terryl L. Givens

informative inspiring

5.0

I've studied the Book of Mormon and its history throughout my life and learned several things I didn't know or think about before. The author did an excellent job of reviewing how the Book of Mormon was perceived within and without the LDS church. For example, I did not realize how little emphasis the Book of Mormon received doctrinally in the early days of the church. I was also very interested in his discussion of the dialogic revelation in the Book of Mormon but not in the Bible. Being a lifelong member of the LDS church, it had never occurred to me how much this type of revelation was in the Book of Mormon compared to the Bible. I highly recommend this book to both LDS and non-LDS readers.

I originally wrote this review on 9/23/2007.