Religion 121 -- Book of Mormon (Title Page through
Alma 29)
Instructor: Robert L. Marrott
Isaiah Project
20 points.
Due Date: To be announced.
Format: as a normal research paper: normal-sized fonts, double spacing (or 1-1/2 spacing), etc.
Objective: (1) To list sources from the McKay Library and from the Internet which provide commentary on at least two Isaiah chapter sections in the Book of Mormon and (2) to briefly explain how the research helped in understanding the Isaiah passages.
Select two (2) sections of Book of Mormon Isaiah from this list:
| A. 1 Ne 20 (Isa 48) & 1 Ne 21 (Isa 49) | G. 2 Ne 18-19 (Isa 8-9) |
| B. 2 Ne 7 (Isa 50) & 2 Ne 8 (Isa 51; 52:1-2) | H. 2 Ne 20 (Isa 10) |
| C. 2 Ne 12 (Isa 2) | I. 2 Ne 21-22 (Isa 11-12) |
| D. 2 Ne 13-14 (Isa 3-4) | J. 2 Ne 23 (Isa 13) |
| E. 2 Ne 15 (Isa 5) | K. 2 Ne 24 (Isa 14) |
| F. 2 Ne 16-17 (Isa 6-7) | L. Mosi 14 (Isa 53) |
Grading. Your project consists of five (5) distinct parts. Be sure to separate the parts into distinctive sections in the order given below:
1. Isaiah chapters. List the two selections you have chosen from the above list. Explain why you chose the two that you selected.
2. Library book research--Bible dictionaries. List at least two (2) different Bible dictionaries or encyclopedias (biblical or regular--not including the one in the back of the LDS edition of the Bible), which clarify Isaiah material for the two sections that you have selected from the above list.
3. Library book research--Scholarly biblical commentary clarifications. List at least three (3) different Old Testament, Bible, or Isaiah commentaries which helped you understand Isaiah in the Book of Mormon for the two sections that you selected from the above list.
4. Internet sources. List at least two (2) Internet sources that provide information that clarify Isaiah passages found in the Book of Mormon for the two sections that you selected from the above list.
Bibliography or Reference List. Use proper format in listing the sources you researched. For example:
Throckfarthing, Earnest P. A Latter-day Saint Commentary for Children of the Old Testament. Salt Lake City: Deserted Book Company, 1933.
Grimmhammar, Karl Q., and Dimble, C. P. Commentary Pablum on the Old Testament: Isaiah. Peabody, MA: Hendrickdaughter Publishers, Inc., 1866-91.
http://www.biblestuff.org/oldtestament/isaiah.html [and add the date given or the date you viewed it].
5. Precis. Write at least three paraphraphs explaining the benefit you gained from your research: How did the research help you understand Isaiah? What did you learn from the experience? What did you learn about Isaiah from your research? Give examples, etc.
Some examples of possible library resources:
Parry, Don. Understanding Isaiah
Ludlow, Victor. Isaiah: Poet, Seer, and Revelator
Nyman, Monte. Great Are the Words of Isaiah
Keil, Commentary on the Old Testament, Vol. 7 (Isaiah)
Oswalt, John N. The Book of Isaiah
Sperry, Sidney B. The Voice of Israel's Prophets
Sperry, Sidney B. The Spirit of the Old Testament
Abingdon Press. The Interpreter's Bible, Vol. 5 (Isaiah)