A few weeks ago, my American friends celebrated Columbus Day. Of course, it is not a "big deal" here in Ireland, although it did spark a couple of discussions about my LDS friends about the character of Columbus and his relationship to the figure in 1 Nephi 13:12, where LDS interpreters have for the most part understood it to be a direct prophecy about Columbus himself.
There are a number of good articles on this issue, but I wish to draw attention to readers of one in particular on the By Common Consent blog:
Jared Cook, “A man among the gentiles”: Questioning our assumptions.
While I have a rather poor view of Cook's exegetical skills at times, especially on the issue of Christology, he does a good job in this post.
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There are a number of good articles on this issue, but I wish to draw attention to readers of one in particular on the By Common Consent blog:
Jared Cook, “A man among the gentiles”: Questioning our assumptions.
While I have a rather poor view of Cook's exegetical skills at times, especially on the issue of Christology, he does a good job in this post.
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