Gary W. Toyn

What the Dead Sea Scrolls Reveal About Joseph Smith's Enoch (Because readers approach this question from different theological starting points, I’ve also prepared this companion essay that examines the same evidence using a more neutral historical framework, written for non–Latter-day Saint and critical audiences.) If you have ever wondered whether Joseph Smith was truly a prophet, the story of Enoch offers an unexpected and intriguing place to look. In 1948, more than a cen

What the Dead Sea Scrolls Reveal About Joseph Smith's Enoch (Because readers approach this question from different theological starting points, I’ve also prepared a companion essay here , written specifically for a Latter-day Saint audience.) Abstract: This article reexamines the parallels between Joseph Smith’s nineteenth-century account of Enoch and a body of ancient Jewish literature, most notably the Book of Giants preserved among the Dead Sea Scrolls. Rather than arguin