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Sources for Tree of Life vision

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Notes on Approaching the Tree

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Book of Mormon scholars have used multiple interpretive lenses to interpret the tree of life vision, which were popular in different eras of Book of Mormon scholarship.

Historical interpretations were popular from the mid 1940s up through the 1980s. In his summary of tree of life visions in Approaching the Tree,

Givens identifies themes in the vision that make up the core of Mormon theology: "personal revelation, Christ, varieties of Zion, new configurations of scripture, and the centrality of family."[1]


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References

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  • Spencer, Joseph (2023). "Wandering in Strange Roads: Interpretations of Lehi's Dream". In Spencer, Joseph; Champoux, Jennifer; Keogh, Benjamin (eds.). Deseret Book. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  • Spencer, Joseph M. (2020). 1st Nephi. Brief Theological Introductions. Maxwell Institute. ISBN 978-0-8425-0007-4. Wikidata Q123273199.
  • Givens, Terryl L. (2009). The Book of Mormon: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ACTRADE/9780195369311.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-936567-8. Wikidata Q114004901.