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Q.001 "A Question About the Book of Mormon." DN 37 (9 May 1888): 262. Answers the questions, if the gospel is "the power of God unto salvation" (Romans 1:16), why is the Book of Mormon necessary; is not the Bible sufficient? Points out that it is not the Bible but the gospel that is the power of God unto salvation. The Book of Mormon functions in the same way as the Bible but makes biblical doctrines clearer. [D.M.]

Q.002 "Questions and Answers." Juvenile Instructor 10 (9 January—11 December 1875): 5, 23, 34, 46, 58, 70, 82, 99, 106, 116, 130, 137, 154, 166, 190, 214, 227, 239, 250, 262, 275, 286, 293. Series that discusses the "Reign of the Judges." Based strictly on text, deals with details such as names, dates, and specific events. [A.C.W.]

Q.003 "Questions from the Field." MS 91 (11 April 1929): 237-38. Answers objections to the use of the word steel in the Book of Mormon. [R.H.B.]

Q.004 "Questions from the Field." MS 91 (25 April 1929): 271. Answers the question "Did Jesus appear to the people on the American continent before or after his ascension?" 3 Nephi 11:12 and 10:18 indicate he appeared after his final ascension in Palestine. [R.H.B.]

Q.005 Quinn, D. Michael. Early Mormonism and the Magic World View. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1987. Believes that the Book of Mormon came forth out of a religio-magical backdrop. The author discusses the events of the coming forth of the Book of Mormon with commentary to help the reader look at the book in the appropriate setting, consistent with the "magical" beliefs of the 19th century. This work is reviewed in W.365, W. 286, and in R.418. [J.W.M.]

Q.006 Quinn, D. Michael. "The First Months of Mormonism: A Contemporary View by Diedrich Willers." New York History 54 (July 1973): 317-33. A response to an attack on the Church by Willers, a minister of the German Reformed Church. This article contains important insights into the role of the Urim and Thummim in the translation of the Book of Mormon. Ten locations are cited as places for translation besides the Whitmer home. [J.W.M.]

Q.007 Quinn, D. Michael. "The Mormon Church and the Spanish-American War: An End to Selective Pacifism." Dialogue 17 (Winter 1984): 11-30. The Book of Mormon's declarations concerning war dispense with the concepts of the war-like Jehovah of the Old Testament as well as the pacifistic Christ of the New Testament. Early Latter-day Saints were ambivalent with respect to war until they were leaving the United States and the Mexican War developed. Although peaceful solutions were always sought, there was no opposition to the defense of liberty. A strong military stance was maintained in Utah for the sole purpose of defense. [J.W.M.]

Q.008 Quiring, John. "Mormon Christianity: A Critical Appreciation by a Christian Pluralist." Dialogue 21 (Autumn 1988): 151-57. A critic gives his appraisal of Mormonism and the Book of Mormon. While he finds several examples of good moral teachings in the Book of Mormon, he finds the book's narration "flat, monotonous, imitative of the King James Version of the Bible, and lacking in vitality in contrast to the Bible itself and other scriptures of Penguin Classic stature." [M.R.]

Q.009 The Quotation Teacher. Independence, MO: Herald House, 1962?. This booklet contains fifty-two Book of Mormon quotes that may be memorized, one for each week of the year. [J.W.M.]