Book of Mormon Research

New Testament

I Have a Question: “Is anything beyond scripture known about the Christmas traditions of the wise men and the star?” The Ensign, October 1981

“Archaeological Evidences for the Garden Tomb,” Newsletter & Proceedings of the SEHA No. 148, April 1982.  Originally presented as paper at the 30th annual Symposium on the Archaeology of the Scriptures and Allied Fields, 26 September 1981. Posted on the Ancient America Foundation web site. A slightly revised version was subsequently published as “The Garden Tomb,” The Ensign, April 1983.

I Have a Question: “Jesus once said, ‘It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.’ (Matt. 19:24.)  Can you give me some background on this statement?” The Ensign, March 1985

“The Priestly Tithe in the First Century A.D,” BYU Studies 36/3 (1996-97).  Simultaneously published in John F. Hall and John W. Welch, Masada and the World of the New Testament (Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 1997).

“What Do We Know about the Wise Men?” Insights: An Ancient Window 18/12 (December 1998). Revised version published as “Three Wise Men Still a Mystery,” Orem Daily Journal, 1 January 1999. posted on the Meridian Magazine site, July 2007