ʿayyarūn, 296

adonai, 403, 404, 405

Aeternitate Mundi Contra Proclum,
         De, 213

akhis, 299–306

Albright, Frank P., 158, 161

Alma, chapter 5

     emotional power displayed
         in, 341

     rhetorical skill displayed in,
         332–40

Alma (the Younger), at
         Zarahemla, 329–43

alone

     biblical translations and
         meanings of, 3–19

     See also solifidianism

Anderson, Richard Lloyd, 6–7

apodosis, 206, 208, 209

Armenian Hymns, by Ephrem, 185

Athanasius, 212
 

badken, 349

Ballard, M. Russell, on Godhead,
         227–28

Balmer, Randall, 236

Battle of Kosovo, 309

Bavli, 252–53, 259–61

Bektāshīs, 308–10

"Brethren of Purity" (Ikhwan as-
         Safa), 304

British Library, the, 176

Brodie, Fawn, 288, 312

Burnett, Joel S., Hebraic studies
         by, 115–19, 123–25
 

canon

     meaning of, 233

     nature of LDS, 233–34

     rabbinic, 248

canonical hours, 359

captivity and deliverance, as
         scriptural theme, 333–34

Çelebi, Ḥusām al-Dīn, 308

Christianity

     and LDS church, 243–44

     C. S. Lewis on, 243

Christianity Today, 223

Christogenesis, 336

Chronicles of Jerahmeel, 152

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
         day Saints, the

     and Christianity, 243–44

     and nature of Godhead, 224–25

     and our relationship with
         Christ, 227

     on education (see
         under education)

     on heaven, 240–42

     on logic and faith, 235–36

     on salvation, 2, 229–32

     Paul Davies on, 234

     reasons for growth of, 223–24,
         232–33

     static and dynamic nature of,
         232–34

cilcium, 434

Coptic

     encomium, 138

     linguistic analysis of, language
         148–50

     literature, 137

     rituals on Good Friday, 357–68

     stories of Abraham in, texts,
         138–48, 150–54

         excerpts from, 138–42

Council of Chalcedon, 175

Council of Constantinople, 211

cross. See crucifixion; cross used
         for

crucifixion

     cross used for

         meaning of "the tree" and, 381

         nature of trees and wood in,
              381–82

         significance of, 380–81

     Hebraic meaning of, 381

     horrific nature of, 383, 387–88

     in Roman world, 370–71

     nails used for, 383–84, 386

         of Yehohanan ben Hagkol,
               371–73

     trial and, of Jesus Christ, 373–
         79, 381, 383

         location of, 390–93

         scriptural prophecies of,
               384–86

Cyrillona, 176–78

     See also On Zacchaeus
 

Davies, Paul, 234

Davies, W. D., 233

Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur),
         374

Dead Sea Scrolls. See Qumran,
         texts of

Dhofar (Oman)

     BYU, Project, 157

     discoveries in (see
         under Shallow Carinate
         Bowl, the)

Dille, David B., as missionary,
         31–36

Dionysius (the Areopagite), 213,
         215

education

     finances and, of the apostle
         Paul, 428, 430–34, 452

     LDS beliefs about, 234–35

     statistics about, and church
         attendance, 235, 245

elohim

     gender of, depending on usage,
         120

     Joseph Smith's usage of, 122–25

     meaning of, in Hebrew Bible,
         115, 119, 318

     plural and singular usage of,
         115–19, 123–25

     See also God; as Elohim

     See also Jehovah;
         interchangeable use of the
         terms, and elohim

Ephrem (the Syrian), 182, 185

     influence of, in Cyrillona's
         writings (see On Zacchaeus;
         parallelism in)

Epic of Gilgamesh, 347

Eusebius (of Caesarea), 214, 217

Eustathius, 155
 

face veiling

     and badken, 349

     and kredemnon, 351

     and prostitutes, 346, 348

     basic interpretations of, 346–
         47, 356

     Hugh Nibley on, 352, 356

     in Bible, 348–50

     in Christianity, 352–54

     in Egyptian mythology, 352

     in Greek culture and literature,
         351–52

     in Islam, 354–55

     in Mesopotamian mythology,
         347–48

     in temple, 350

falāsifah, 103, 104, 108

fall (of Adam and Eve)

     Brigham Young on the, 226

     C. S. Lewis on the, 226

     in Syriac texts, 186–92, 197

     John Stott on the, 231

     LDS beliefs about the, 226

Farrar, Frederick W., on horrific
         nature of crucifixion, 383

Faulconer, James E.

     and problem of theodicy, 74,
         76–80

     good vs. evil according to,
         75–79

     religion vs. science according
         to, 79–80

fityān

     and the akhis, 299–306

     and views of Alī, 295

     meaning of, 289

     of Nishapur, 297

     of Sunni, 297

     types of, 290

     writings of, 291–92

fruit

     Jesus Christ as Good, 190, 191,
         192, 200

     of death and, of life, 191

     of life, 179

     of tree of knowledge, 187

     of tree of life, 333, 338, 342

     Syriac meaning of, 191

futuvvet, 300

futuwwa

     and Freemasonry, 290–91, 296

     meaning of, 289–90
 

Gadianton robbers

     and Freemasonry, 288

     and the akhis, 302–6

     and the futuwwa, 290–91,
         298–99

     in government, 300–301

     mysterious efforts of, 312

Ghazālī, Abū Hamīd Muḥammad
         al-

     and Ṣūfism, 106–10

     hajj of, 106

     works of, 99–100, 103, 104, 106,
         107

God

     and existence of evil, 75, 88–90

     as a glorified man, 224–25

     as Elohim, 114, 132–34

     as Highest Good, 225

     as Jehovah, 121–22

     as portrayed in Qurʾān, 104

     dependence on, 92–94

     four propositions of, 75

     gift and power of, to translate,
         34, 45

     gifts of, 229, 279

     grace/mercy of, 2, 4, 19, 92,
         93, 148, 179, 181, 183, 192–96,
         200–203, 225–26, 229–30, 231,
         237, 285, 333–34, 340, 342,
         365, 450

     hand of, in all things, 73,
         87–90, 98

     obstacles to belief in, 75

     of Abraham, 116, 143–48, 145–
         46, 149, 338, 403, 421, 422

     of Israel, 116, 118, 123

     "of the breath of all flesh,"
         322–27

     "of the spirits of all flesh,"
         316–27

     respect for, 80

     union of, and man in Christ,
         191–92

     word of, 24, 210, 245, 268–69,
         270, 273, 320, 329, 332, 361

Godhead

     as defined by First Presidency,
         114

     Charles W. Penrose on, 131–33

     James E. Talmage on, 132, 134

     John Taylor on, 126–29

     M. Russell Ballard on, 227–28

     See also elohim; meaning of, in
         Hebrew Bible

Golgotha, meaning of, 392–93

Good Friday (Coptic)

     meaning of, 357

     schedule and services for,
         358–68

good vs. evil

     according to C. S. Lewis, 226

     according to D. Z. Phillips,
         80–82, 91–97

     according to Faulconer, 75–79

     as theme in book of Alma,
         329–31
 

Hagkol, Yehohanan ben, 369–70

     burial of, 388–89

     crucifixion of, 371–73

     ossuary of, 371

Halakha, 248–50, 252–58, 262

Harris, Caroline

     marital problems of, 36–39

     Martin's unofficial divorce of,
         41

     remarriage to John Catley,
         40–41

Harris, Martin

     and the church in Kirtland,
         42–45

     Caroline's unofficial divorce
         of, 41

     census information about, 37

     dying words of, 70

     Edward Stevenson's trip to Salt
         Lake with, 56–63

     marital problems of, 36–39

     Salt Lake Tabernacle address
         of, 63–65

     testimony of, 52

Hart, David B., 86–87

hermeneutics

     generic, 249–50

     halakhic, 249, 253, 259

     particular, 249–50

Hexaemeron, 213

Holy Paskha (Holy Week), 358

Homer, William H., as
         missionary in Kirtland, 50

Hullinger, Robert, 288, 312

"Hymns of Sorrow," 359
 

ibn Bishr, Isḥāq, 153

Ibn Isḥāq, 152

if-then constructions

     apodosis, 206, 208, 209

     differences with, in Hebreaic
         texts, 206

     if-and, 206–10

     protasis, 206, 208

Iḥyaʾ ulūm al-dīn, 106

Ikhwan as-Safa ("Brethren of
         Purity"), 304

Iqtiṣād fī al-iʿtiqād, al-, 104–5

     analysis of, 106–10

     regarding reason vs.
         revelation, 104, 106–8

     See also Qawāʿīd al-ʿaqāʾid

Isis and Osiris, 352
 

Jacob, Eliezer ben, 151

Jāhilī fatā, 299

Janissaries (Yeniçeri), 309

Jastrow, Morris, 347

Jehovah

     interchangeable use of the
         terms, and elohim, 118–19,
         121

        by modern-day prophets,
             123–31

     meaning of, according to
         Webster, 121–22

     See also Jesus Christ; as
         Jehovah

Jesus Christ

     as Coming One, 396

     as Good Fruit, 190, 191, 192,
         200

     as Good Shepherd, 195, 335,
         339, 340

     as "harbor of peace"/"harbor
         of life," 185

     as Jehovah, 114, 126, 127, 132–
         34, 227, 317–18

     as Medicine of Life, 179, 191,
         192, 199

     as scapegoat of Yom Kippur,
         374

     as the Word, 220, 330

     Book of Mormon prophets'
         reference to, 227

     burial of, 389–90

     mercy of (see God; grace/
         mercy of)

     trial and crucifixion of, 373–79,
         381, 383

        location of, 390–93

        scriptural prophecies of,
             384–86

     See also Church of Jesus Christ
         of Latter-day Saints; and our
         relationship with Christ

     See also crucifixion

JST (Joseph Smith Translation)

     Hebrew origins of, 210

justification, 2, 13, 15, 451

justificatione, De, 15
 

Kaʿb al-Aḥbār, 152

kabīr, 298

khōr

     meaning of, 162

     proper, 163, 164

Khor Mughsayl

     aka H̱ôr Muġsayl, 161

     geography of, 158–60

kredemnon, 351
 

LDS Church. See Church of Jesus
         Christ of Latter-day Saints, the

Lewis, C. S.

     biography of, by A. N. Wilson,
         428

     good vs. evil according to, 226

     on Christianity, 243

     on salvation, 230

Luther, Martin

     and the Bible, 7–19

     and "An Open Letter on
         Translating," 10–27

     in the Diet at Augsburg, 10–12

Lycopolitan, 137
 

madhab, 297

man, fallen state of, 183, 225.

         See also fall (of Adam and
         Eve)

Maqāṣid al-falāsifah, 103

Marmorstein, Emile, 347

Masoretic Text

     appearances of "God of the
         spirits of all flesh" in, 316,
         319

     Malachi in, 399–400

Maximus the Confessor, 217

McConkie, Bruce R.

     on Christ's trial, 374, 377

     on Godhead, 135

McKay, David O., 232

Metamorphoses, 351

Mevlevīs, 308

Mishnah, 251–52, 258, 259

Mīzān al-ʿamal, 107

Mormonism

     as "rational theology," 236

     W. D. Davies on, 233

     See also Church of Jesus Christ
         of Latter-day Saints, the

Munquidh mīn al-dalāl, al-, 100,
         107, 109
 

Nag Hammadi Library, the 137,
         409

Nāṣir li-Din Allah, al-, 297

Nibley, Hugh

     on prayer circle in temple, 356

     on veil in temple, 352

niyya, Islamic concept of, 100
 

obedience, to the Lord, 55, 126,
         188, 239, 245, 336, 427

Odyssey, 351

On the Scourges, by Cyrillona, 177

On Zacchaeus

     by Cyrillona, 177

     English version of, 198–203

     parallelism in, 179, 184–98

     poetic structure of, 181–82

     story of, 179–80

     thematic structure of, 183

Opificio Mundi, De (Opif.)

     Athanasius in, 218

     cosmogony of Moses in, 215–16

     philosophers' influence on, 216–18

     Sergius in, 212
 

paideia, 212, 216

parable(s)

     "Book of," (1 Enoch 37–71), 324

     Jesus's, of the tree, 338

     the Savior's teachings in,
         263–67

     See also Smith, Joseph;
         parables, interpretation of

Paul, the apostle

     citizenship and social status
         of, 435–40

     compared to Philo, 449

     exceptional articulation of,
         449–50

     lucrative business of, 434–35

     prestigious and multicultural
         education of, 430–34

     self-sufficiency of, 427–30

         during ministry, 440–44

     success of, in court of law, 433,
         450–51

Penrose, Charles W., on
         Godhead, 131–33

Pentateuch

     and Israelite society, 257

     law of, 253, 258

     translation of "God of the
         spirits of all flesh" in, 321

Phillips, D. Z., good vs. evil
         according to, 80–82, 91–97

Phillips, Wendell, 158

Philoponus, John

     and De Opificio Mundi, 211

     and The Arbiter, 212

Pratt, Orson

     at the baptism of Martin
         Harris, 67

     confirmation of Martin Harris
         by, 68

     on afterlife, 242

     work of, with the JST, 209

premortal existence

     concept of, in Hebrew Bible,
         316–27

     of Christ, 228, 315

     of Wisdom personified, 325

     our, with God, 227

Proclus, 216–18

protasis, 206, 208
 

Qawāʿīd al-ʿaqāʾid, 104

Qumran, texts of

     excerpts from, 401–2

     Jesus's mission in, 412–19

     Jesus with John the Baptist in,
         410–12

     John the Baptist's mission in,
         419–21

     role of prophets and messiahs
         in, 398–409

Qurloka/Quriloka

     aka Cyrillona, 176

     Syriac analysis of the name,
         176

rabbinic

     halakhic sector of, canon, 248

     Judaism, 248

     system for Israelite culture,
         247

     tradition, 420

Rāwandī, 153

reason vs. revelation, according
         to al-Ghazālī, 104, 108

Rūmī, Jalāl al-Dīn, 308
 

ṣaghīr, 298

Sahidic, 137

salvation

     as reward, 448

     Brigham Young on, 231–32

     Christ as, 228

     C. S. Lewis on, 230

     David O. McKay on, 231

     LDS beliefs about, 2, 229–32

     prophet's role to announce,
         399

     quest for, 110–11

sanctification, 336

Septuagint

     Isaiah 61:1 in, 404

     meaning of elohim in, 120

     the apostle Paul's use of, 433

     translation of "God of the
         spirits of all flesh" in 321,
         323

     use of, in Opif., 213

     words for alone in, 14

Sergius (of Tella), 211, 220

Severus, 212

Shallow Angled Bowl, the, 171

Shallow Carinate Bowl, the

     Book of Mormon connections
         with, and surrounding
         areas, 173

     dating of, 172

     discovery of potsherds of, in
         Dhofar, 159

     photographs of, 168

Shiʿite Islam, 295

Smith, Joseph

     Martin Harris's testimony of,
         52, 70

     on his own calling as prophet,
         245

     on intelligence of man, 225

     on purpose of Christ's
         parables, 266–67

     on spirituality, 244

     on truth, 246

     on Zion, 238–40

     parables, interpretation of

         householder, 284–85

         mustard seed, 277–79

         net, 283–84

         pearl of great price, 281–83

         sower, 268–71

         three measures, 279–80

         treasure hid in field, 280

         wheat and tares, 271–76

     translation of ancient scripture
         by, 3–5, 34, 205, 207–8, 210,
         238, 393

     vision of kingdom of God, 238

Smith, William, 43

     See also Harris, Martin; and
              the church in Kirtland

soghitha, 177–79, 181

solifidianism

     meaning of, 2

     Mormon rejection of, 2

     versus salvation, 2

Solomon, Jerahmeel ben, 152

spirituality

     Brigham Young on, of Joseph
         Smith, 244–45

     Joseph Smith on importance
         of, 244

Stevenson, Edward

     at Kirtland, 54

     and Martin Harris, 56–63,
         67–68,

Stott, John, 231

Ṣūfism, 106, 290, 291, 306

Suhrawardī, Šihābaddīn, 306

Sunnis, 295
 

Ṭabarī, al-, 153

Taeschner, Franz, 291, 302–10

Tahāfut al-falāsifah, 104

Talmage, James E.

     on Godhead, 132, 134

     on trial of Jesus, 377–78

Taylor, John

     confirmation of Martin Harris
         by, 68

     on Godhead, 126–29

Teilhard de Chardin, 336

Thaʿlabī, al-, 153

theodicy

     defined, 75, 79

     Greek, of al-Ghazālī, 111

     problem of, 74, 76–80

Theodosius, Petrarch, 219

tombs, prohibition of, in early
         Jerusalem, 388–89

Torah, 256, 261

Tosefta, 252

Trisagion, the ("Thrice Holy"), 361
 

veiling. See face veiling

Victor, Apa, 154–55

Vogel, Dan, 288, 312

Vorlage, 205
 

wādī, 158, 161, 162

Wadi Ashawq, 158, 160, 162

warraqs, 152

Winstedt, E. O., 138

word

     of God, 24, 210, 245, 268–69,
         270, 273, 320, 329, 332, 361

     Jesus Christ as the, 220, 330

     use of the term, in Alma's
         narrative, 330
 

Yeniçeri (Janissaries), 309

Yerushalmi, 252

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement),
         374

Young, Brigham

     land dispute involving, 41–42

     on salvation, 231–32

     on the fall (of Adam and Eve),
         226

     on the sprituality of Joseph
         Smith, 244–45

     on Zion, 239

     sealing of John and Caroline
         Davis by, 40

     use of elohim by, 126 (see
         also under Jehovah;
         interchangeable use of the
         terms, and elohim)
 

Zamakhsharī, al-, 153

Zarahemla, Alma the Younger's
         sermon at, 329–43

Zarins, Juris, 159, 164, 166

Zion

     and parable of pearl of great
         price, 281–83

     as specific place, 239–40

     concept of, 238–40

     daughters of, 349

     gathering to, for endowments,
         55

     stakes of, 281

Zion's Camp, 35

Zoega, Georgio, 138, 150