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How the Mormons Became White 摩门教徒是如何变成白人的
Americanist Approaches to The Book of Mormon Pub Date : 2019-08-29 DOI: 10.1093/OSO/9780190221928.003.0011
Peter Coviello
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“We’re Going to Take Our Land Back Over” “我们要夺回我们的土地”
Americanist Approaches to The Book of Mormon Pub Date : 2019-08-29 DOI: 10.1093/OSO/9780190221928.003.0014
S. Thayne
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Kinship, The Book of Mormon, and Modern Revelation 亲属关系，摩尔门经，和现代启示
Americanist Approaches to The Book of Mormon Pub Date : 2019-08-29 DOI: 10.1093/OSO/9780190221928.003.0010
Nancy Bentley
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Nephites and Israelites 尼腓人和以色列人
Americanist Approaches to The Book of Mormon Pub Date : 2019-08-29 DOI: 10.1093/OSO/9780190221928.003.0012
E. Fenton
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The Book of Mormon and the Bible 摩尔门经和圣经
Americanist Approaches to The Book of Mormon Pub Date : 2019-08-29 DOI: 10.1093/OSO/9780190221928.003.0005
G. Hardy
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“I Lead the Way, Like Columbus” “我像哥伦布一样带路”
Americanist Approaches to The Book of Mormon Pub Date : 2019-08-29 DOI: 10.1093/OSO/9780190221928.003.0017
Z. Hutchins
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The Book of Mormon and the Reshaping of Covenant 《摩门经》与契约的重塑
Americanist Approaches to The Book of Mormon Pub Date : 2019-08-29 DOI: 10.1093/OSO/9780190221928.003.0015
Terryl L. Givens
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Books Buried in the Earth 埋在地下的书
Americanist Approaches to The Book of Mormon Pub Date : 2019-08-29 DOI: 10.1093/OSO/9780190221928.003.0002
Jillian J. Sayre
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Orson Pratt’s Enduring Influence on The Book of Mormon 奥森·普拉特对《摩门经》的持久影响
Americanist Approaches to The Book of Mormon Pub Date : 2019-08-29 DOI: 10.1093/OSO/9780190221928.003.0004
P. Gutjahr
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Nephite Secularization; or, Picking and Choosing in The Book of Mormon Nephite世俗化;或者《摩门经》中的“挑选”
Americanist Approaches to The Book of Mormon Pub Date : 2019-08-29 DOI: 10.1093/OSO/9780190221928.003.0009
Grant Shreve
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