Sunday School Lesson – Doctrine and Covenants

How to write a revelation

July 1, 2010 | 31 comments
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How to write a revelation

I have been working on a paper looking at the Doctrine and Covenants, and my research has me thinking about how the texts of modern revelation were produced.  I think that there are a lot of Mormons who assume that the words of the revelations in the Doctrine and Covenants were dictated word for word to Joseph.  On this model, the Doctrine and Covenants is rather like the Qua’ran, which also consists of a series of revelations given to a prophet over a period of years in response to concrete historial circumstances.  Pious Muslims affirm that the Qua’ran was... Read more »

Sunday School Lesson #42

November 6, 2005 | 17 comments
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Here are my notes. I decided to focus on OD-2. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Sunday School Lessons

November 4, 2005 | 7 comments
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Those who may have been using my notes for Sunday School lessons deserve an explanation, though a late explanation, to be sure. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Sunday School Lesson 38

September 18, 2005 | 3 comments
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Lesson 38: Doctrine and Covenants 38:30; 42:30-31, 42; 44:6; 52:40; 56:16-17; 58:26-28; 88:123-125; 104:13-18 I owe an apology to those who have been receiving these by e-mail. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Sunday School Lesson 37

September 10, 2005 | no comments
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Lesson 37: Doctrine and Covenants 1:38; 20:21-26; 21:1, 4-6; 43:2; 68:3-4; 101:43-54; 107:22, 91-92 Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Sunday School Lesson 36

September 8, 2005 | 8 comments
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Lesson 36: Doctrine and Covenants 58:2-4; 64:33-34; 82:10; 93:1; and 130:19-21 Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Sunday School Lesson 35

July 30, 2005 | 20 comments
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Lesson 35: Doctrine & Covenants 4:3-7, 18:10-16, 52:40, 81:5-6, 138:58 Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Sunday School Lesson 34

July 30, 2005 | no comments
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Lesson 34: Doctrine and Covenants 136 Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Sunday School Lesson 33

July 30, 2005 | no comments
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Lesson 33: Doctrine and Covenants 107:22-24 Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Sunday School Lesson 32

July 25, 2005 | 8 comments
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Lesson 32: Doctrine and Covenants 135 Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Sunday School Lesson 31

July 25, 2005 | 10 comments
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Lesson 31: Doctrine and Covenants 131 & 132:4-33 Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Sunday School Lesson 30

July 17, 2005 | one comment
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Lesson 30: Doctrine and Covenants 2, 124:25-55, 127, 128, Joseph Smith — History 1:36-39 Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Sunday School Lesson 29

July 16, 2005 | no comments
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Lesson 29: Doctrine and Covenants 124: 1-21, 87-90, 97-110; Doctrine and Covenants 126 Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Sunday School Lesson 28

July 13, 2005 | no comments
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Lesson 28: Doctrine and Covenants 121:1-33; 122 Sections 121, 122, and 123 are each part of a letter written by Joseph Smith from Liberty Jail to the church leaders in Quincey, Illinois. Read about that experience in a good Church history. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Sunday School Lesson 27

June 25, 2005 | 14 comments
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Lesson 27: Doctrine and Covenants 101, 103, and 105 For more understanding of these sections, read about Zion’s Camp in a church history. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Sunday School Lesson 25

June 11, 2005 | 6 comments
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Lesson 25: Doctrine and Covenants 84:33-44, 121:34-36 Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Sunday School Lesson 24

June 6, 2005 | no comments
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Lesson 24: Doctrine and Covenants 26, 28, 43:1-7, 50, 52:14-19 Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Sunday School Lesson 23

May 30, 2005 | no comments
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Lesson 23: Doctrine and Covenants 88 Notice that section 87, on war, was given only a few days before this section, “an olive leaf plucked from the Tree of Paradise, the Lord’s message of peace.” How is the message of section 88 one of peace to the Saints? Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Sunday School Lesson 22

May 21, 2005 | 25 comments
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Lesson 22: Doctrine and Covenants 89 Notice that this is the first revelation given after the School of the Prophets was organized. Is there a connection between that organization and this revelation? Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Sunday School Lesson 21

May 21, 2005 | no comments
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Doctrine and Covenants 29:9-29; 34:5-12; 45:16-75; 88:86-89; 101:22-34; 133 Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Sunday School Lesson 20

May 9, 2005 | no comments
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Lesson 20: Doctrine and Covenants 76; 131:1-4; 132:19-24; 137 These are longer than usual. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Sunday School Lesson 19

May 3, 2005 | no comments
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Lesson 19: Doctrine and Covenants 19:16-19; 76:40-42, 96-112; 88:14-16; 138:55-56 Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Sunday School Lesson 18

April 23, 2005 | no comments
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Lesson 18: Doctrine and Covenants 95, 109, 110 Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Sunday School Lesson 17

April 16, 2005 | 4 comments
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Lesson 17: Doctrine and Covenants 59:13-14, 21; Doctrine and Covenants 119; Doctrine and Covenants 120 Thought questions for D&C 59 were included in lesson 16, so I will not repeat them here. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Sunday School Lesson 16

April 5, 2005 | no comments
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Doctrine and Covenants 59 Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Sunday School Lesson 15

April 3, 2005 | 2 comments
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Lesson 15: Doctrine and Covenants 46 Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Sunday School Lesson 14

April 3, 2005 | 2 comments
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Lesson 14: D&C 42:30-42; 51; 78; 82; 104:11-18 Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Sunday School Lesson 13

April 3, 2005 | one comment
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Lesson 13: Doctrine and Covenants 5:10; Moses 1:40-41; 2 Nephi 3:11-15; Doctrine and Covenants 84:19-25; 88:15-24; 93:29; 107:23, 33, 35; 124:37-42; 128:16-18; 130:22 Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Sunday School Lesson 12

March 18, 2005 | one comment
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Lesson 12: D&C 29:1-8; D&C 33:3-7; D&C 37; D&C 38:24-41; D&C 52:2-5, D&C 52:42-43; D&C 57:1-3; D&C 110:11; Articles of Faith 1:10 Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Sunday School Lesson 11

February 27, 2005 | 2 comments
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Lesson 11: Doctrine and Covenants 4, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 31, 33, 75 Since most of the other sections for this lesson repeat what we find in section 4, I will focus my questions on it. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

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