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Hugh Nibley (1910-2005) was a Latter-Day Saint scholar who taught for many years at Brigham Young University. His written works comprise 18 volumes. He could speak 16 languages, and he could read several other ancient languages. This book is a sort of "greatest hits." Some of Nibley's most important and illuminating points are collected in this one volume.An example--Joseph Smith claimed that an angel gave him gold plates containing a record of people written in an ancient hieroglyphic. The angel also gave Smith the power to translate the plates. This is how the Book of Mormon came to be. Many people are skeptical of Smith's tale. Nibley shows how since Smith's time (1805-1844) other ancient writings have been found on both gold and silver plates. It was a fairly common thing to do. Joseph Smith claimed he received revelations from God, and he wrote these down in a book called Doctrine and Covenants. This book is accepted as scripture by the LDS Church today. Nibley shows how more recent findings, such as the Dead Sea Scrolls, not only confirm much that is in the Book of Mormon, but also confirm many of Smith's revelations, some of them being almost word for word what Smith had stated--but they were found 100 years after Smith's death.There is much more here, and it is rich. What this little volume has done is strengthen my own testimony that Joseph Smith was a Prophet of God, and that the Book of Mormon is the word of God, just as is the Bible.Mr. Nibley was a humble man. He did not like the scholar label. But his scholarship has been of great benefit to millions who have read his work.