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Daniel Peterson

Daniel C. Peterson, professor of Islamic studies and Arabic at BYU, is editor-in-chief of the Middle Eastern Texts Initiative, founder of MormonScholarsTestify.org, chairman of "Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture" and a blogger for Patheos. His views do not necessarily represent those of BYU.

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Recent Articles by Daniel Peterson

The first missions to England were daring and inspired

Published: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 3:37 pm MDT

In sending his most loyal associates overseas during times of acute crisis at home, Joseph Smith acted with daring faith, and his trust in the Lord was rewarded with spectacular success.

Line upon line, the Lord has gradually expanded our vision of his work — and ours

Published: Wednesday, May 8, 2013 3:52 pm MDT

From biblical times into our own, God has gently, and by degrees, led his people to understand more fully his own universal love and concern, and to put it into meaningful practice.

Come, listen to a prophet's voice

Published: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 3:42 pm MDT

Wilford Woodruff is the first prophet in history to have made a voice recording. In 1897, he bore powerful eyewitness testimony, and it's interesting to notice what he thought important enough to include.

The fall of the early Christian church was almost inevitable

Published: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 3:19 pm MDT

Today's means of communication and travel help church leaders, but their ancient equivalents made the task of church leadership virtually impossible.

The heavenly council, and some counsel for mortals

Published: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 4:01 pm MDT

Two recently published articles provide insight into Latter-day Saint worship and help for those struggling with their faith.

Death gives us a portal into a glorious world

Published: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 5:58 pm MDT

From the vantage point of mortality, death appears dark and mysterious but, both for us and those we love, it represents the entry portal into a glorious world of light.

Modern temples echo ancient patterns

Published: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 3:11 pm MDT

Like their ancient predecessors, modern prophets have been directed to build temples — and, sometimes, have been told even in detail how to do so. These temples are powerful examples of the divine restor...

Christ's resurrection was a witnessed fact, not a later fantasy

Published: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 4:18 pm MDT

The first witnesses to Christ's resurrection weren't credulous fools. Their skepticism was overcome by evidence they couldn't deny.

Every man, woman and child is a child of God

Published: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 3:46 pm MDT

Some claim that only Christians are truly God's children, and then only by adoption. By contrast, the apostle Paul believed that all people, including unbelievers, are by nature the sons and daughters of our H...

Original languages can shed light on scriptures

Published: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 3:33 pm MDT

Sometimes knowing the words behind the words in our English Bibles can help us avoid misunderstandings and even to understand more deeply. Sometimes it can support testimonies.

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