Context and Interpretation: The Case of Doctrine and Covenants 45

On the legal context of the revelation, both modern and ancient

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Our piece today is a companion to the one that immediately preceded it. It’s also my way of getting back on track with the schedule, after I fell behind a bit in the last few weeks. With this one we’re on date again and heading toward the summer and the end of this exceedingly long sequence on the principle of context. The only good news there is that in the fall we have an exceedingly long sequence on the priesthood to look forward to.