Studies in the Book of Mormon – Avraham Gileadi – 3 Stars

Studies in the Book of Mormon – Avraham Gileadi – 3 Stars

 

Title: Studies in the Book of Mormon

Author: Avraham Gileadi

Publisher: Brigham Distributing

Year: Softcover 2012

 

Rating:  3 Stars

Price and Purchasing Options: This book has not had enough distribution and market penetration to find many of them in second hand options (Deseret Industries, and the like).  However, it is readily available on Amazon, and during Book of Mormon Sunday School years you may find it in Deseret Book.  Because it is soft cover you will probably find it for around $15.

Review: This is kind of a fun little book.

This is not a full fledged commentary on the Book of Mormon.  Instead, it is intended to pattern after the Sunday School manual for the year that we study the Book of Mormon.  Each lesson is given a chapter in this book that covers one aspect of consideration related to the lesson in the Sunday School Manual.  It is not comprehensive, nor is it intended to be.  I think that is where the magic of the book comes into play.

Each chapter has a neat little few pages of consideration, and most of them are not antidotal or typical, but seem to add depth to the topic.  It also isn’t about giving new insight, but giving new information regarding the background and political establishments being discussed during the lesson – allowing the reader to gain more insights in the topic for themselves. 

This is a great book for the teacher and student alike.  It seems intended to allow someone to review one chapter a week and be prepared with thoughts for the upcoming Sunday School lesson.

A note on Gileadi – he is one of the more underrated scholars in the church.  He has a unique background and a somewhat checkered past within the church, but all of that also seems to give him a powerful perspective on the atonement of Christ.  In good standing with the church, he uses his scholarship in Old Testament (specifically Isaiah) studies to give depth and insight to Mormonism and the Book of Mormon.  But he is also not a “light” read ever!  In fact, this is probably the “lightest” of his texts.  He doesn’t’ conform his writing for the masses – but this is his closest attempt.  He normally, unapologetically writes with depth and scholarship.

I would recommend this book as a good bathroom book as well.  Each chapter doesn’t require the Book of Mormon with you, and each chapter has an interesting and unique idea.  They are also short and give you a good foundation to think about. 

If you are looking for something easy to read to be Book of Mormon focused… this is a great text.

Suggestions:  Pick it up and read it if it sounds interesting to you.

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