What do the scriptures tell us about the last days? How may we liken the scriptures to ourselves? What tools have we at our disposal to interpret the scriptures? Avraham Gileadi answers these and other questions about the scriptures by taking us on a tour of their most pertinent parts. And by analyzing the scriptures, he show members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints how to better understand the Bible and the Book of Mormon in relation to modern times.
Hugh Nibley, professor emeritus of ancient scriptures at Brigham Young University, says: “This book might well b e entitled What You Always Wanted to now about the Gospel but Were Too Lazy to Find Out. Avraham Gileadi, through his in-depth research of the scriptures, shows us how, as we ‘lengthen our stride,’ we make lengthen our reach to circumscribe all the scriptures into one great whole.”
Stephen D. Ricks, president of The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (F.A.R.M.S.), says: “Avraham Gileadi’s careful study of the scriptures has yielded new, often challenging, insights into their meaning. His attention to stylistic, rhetorical, and literary features and his close reading of the Standard Works provide a paradigm for analyzing the scriptures.”
Ellis T. Rasmussen, dean emeritus of religious instruction at Brigham Young University, says: “Avraham Gileadi serves us well as a guide through the old territory of gospel vistas. The genius of Hebrew prophecy is to convey messages through types, figures, metaphors, and allegories. Gileadi is sensitive both spiritually and intellectually in applying these ways of looking at the scriptures. In his book he introduces us to hundreds of beautifully interrelated truths.”
Avraham Glieadi blends testimony and scholarship. Latter-day Saints will find this volume helpful in studying both the Bible and the Book of Mormon.
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