The things which my father saw
Subtitle: approaches to Lehi's dream and Nephi's vision
By: edited by Daniel L. Belnap, Gaye Strathearn, and Stanley A. Johnson ; the 40th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium
Contributors: Belnap, Daniel, editor; Strathearn, Gaye, editor; Johnson, Stanley A. (Stanley Alan), 1950- , editor
Publisher: Deseret Book
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Salt Lake City, Utah
Language: eng
Number of pages: 402
ISBN-13: 9781609087388
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Book of Mormon; Congresses; Lehi's dream
Description: The 2011 Sperry Symposium volume explores the rich symbolism of Lehi's dream and Nephi's vision, placing such symbols as the mists of darkness, the great and spacious building, and the church of the Lamb of God in the context of the last days.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The power of inspired invitations / Russell T. Osguthorpe; title: "Delivered by the power of God" : Nephi's vision of America's birth / Kenneth L. Alford; title: Lehi's dream as a template for understanding each act of Nephi's vision / Amy Easton-Flake; title: The church of the Lamb of God / Casey Paul Griffiths; title: Lehi's dream and Nephi's vision as apocalyptic literature / Jared M. Halverson; title: Prophetic perspectives and prerogative : how Lehi and Nephi applied the lessons of Lehi's dream / Grant Hardy; title: The double nature of God's saving work : the plan of salvation and salvation history / Heather Hardy; title: What Nephi's vision teaches about the Bible and the Book of Mormon / Frank F. Judd Jr; title: Illuminating a darkened world / Seth J. King; title: "The presence of the Lord" / Jennifer C. Lane; title: Bitter and sweet : dual dimensions of the tree of life / Robert Line; title: The doctrine of Christ in 2 Nephi 31-32 as an approach to the vision of the tree of life / Jared T. Parker; title: Lehi dreamed a dream : the report of Lehi's dream in its Biblical context / Dana M. Pike; title: The strait and narrow path : the covenant path of discipleship leading to the tree of life / Aaron Schade; title: Sacrifice and condescension : types and shadows for latter-day living / Mick Smith; title: Not partaking of the fruit : its generational consequences and its remedy / Matthew L. Bowen; title: "It filled my soul with exceedingly great joy" : Lehi's vision of teaching and learning / Charles Swift; title: "Even as our father Lehi saw" : Lehi's dream as Nephite cultural narrative / Daniel L. Belnap.