The Interpreter Foundation Podcast
Christian Contemporary
The Interpreter Foundation is a nonprofit educational organization focused on the scriptures of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Book of Mormon, the Pearl of Great Price, the Bible, and the Doctrine and Covenants), early LDS history, and related subjects. Publications in Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture are peer-reviewed and all publications are made available as free internet downloads or through at-cost print-on-demand services.
Location:
United States
Description:
The Interpreter Foundation is a nonprofit educational organization focused on the scriptures of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Book of Mormon, the Pearl of Great Price, the Bible, and the Doctrine and Covenants), early LDS history, and related subjects. Publications in Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture are peer-reviewed and all publications are made available as free internet downloads or through at-cost print-on-demand services.
Twitter:
@interpreterjms
Language:
English
Contact:
801-473-5290
Episodes
Interpreter Come, Follow Me Podcast: Doctrine & Covenants 85-87 for August 4 – 10
7/29/2025
In the July 20th Come, Follow Me segment of the Interpreter Foundation Podcast, our hosts Terry Hutchinson, Mark Johnson, and Kevin Christensen discuss the Come, Follow Me Doctrine & Covenants lesson for August 4 – 10 covering D&C 85-87. You can listen to or download the Come, Follow Me segment of the July 20th […]
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Duration:00:33:02
Interpreter Podcast — July 23, 2025
7/28/2025
In the July 23, 2025 episode of The Interpreter Foundation Podcast, our hosts Martin Tanner, Hales Swift, and Brent Schmidt discuss the Restored Gospel, Freedom, and Government. You can listen to or download the discussion segment of the podcast episode below. The audio track is also included in our podcast feed (https://interpreterfoundation.org/feeds/podcast). Podcast: […]
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Duration:00:35:49
Adam Clarke and Isaiah in the Book of Mormon
7/25/2025
Abstract: A recent article alleges that in creating the Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith copied Isaiah passages out of the Bible commentary of Scottish theologian Adam Clarke. The author of the article alleges that while doing so, the Prophet edited those passages based on suggestions from Clarke’s cross references and commentary. This explains the differences […]
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Duration:00:42:20
Interpreter Come, Follow Me Podcast: Doctrine & Covenants 84 for July 28 – August 3
7/22/2025
In the July 8th Come, Follow Me segment of the Interpreter Foundation Podcast, our hosts Martin Tanner, Brent Schmidt, and Hales Swift discuss the Come, Follow Me Doctrine & Covenants lesson for July 28 – August 3 covering D&C 84. You can listen to or download the Come, Follow Me segment of the July […]
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Duration:00:45:05
Interpreter Podcast — July 20, 2025
7/21/2025
In the July 20, 2025 episode of The Interpreter Foundation Podcast, our hosts Terry Hutchinson, Mark Johnson, and Kevin Christensen discuss the Come, Follow Me Doctrine & Covenants lesson for August 4 – 10 and two recent articles in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship. You can listen to or download […]
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Duration:00:33:41
The Plates of Gardner
7/18/2025
Review of Brant A. Gardner, The Plates of Mormon: A Book of Mormon Study Edition, and its companion volume, Engraven Upon Plates, Printed Upon Paper: Textual and Narrative Structures of the Book of Mormon (Salt Lake City: Greg Kofford Books, 2023). Study edition 598 pp.; $34.95 (paperback). Commentary 485 pp.; $24.95 (paperback). Abstract: This paper […]
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Duration:00:36:32
Interpreter Come, Follow Me Podcast: Doctrine & Covenants 81 to 83 for July 21 – July 27
7/15/2025
In the July 15th Come, Follow Me segment of the Interpreter Foundation Podcast, our host Martin Tanner discusses the Come, Follow Me Doctrine & Covenants lesson for July 21 – July 27 covering D&C 81 to 83. You can listen to or download the Come, Follow Me segment of the July 15th episode of […]
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Duration:00:23:01
Smooth Words and Slippery Things: Samuel the Lamanite’s Prophetic Use of Hebrew ḥlq
7/11/2025
Abstract: Samuel the Lamanite expressly drew on the words of Isaiah (Isaiah 30:10) and possibly Jeremiah (Jeremiah 23:12) with a clever, powerful wordplay on forms of the Hebrew verbal root ḥlq: ḥălāqôt (“flattering words,” literally “smooth things”) and ḥălaqlaqqôt (“slippery [things]”) in Helaman 13:28–36. This wordplay established a genetic relationship between yielding oneself to those […]
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Duration:00:47:29
Interpreter Podcast — July 8, 2025
7/8/2025
In the July 8, 2025 episode of The Interpreter Foundation Podcast, our hosts Martin Tanner, Brent Schmidt, and Hales Swift discuss the Come, Follow Me Doctrine & Covenants lesson for July 14 – 20 and Martin then discusses the meaning of the phrase “One Eternal Round.” You can listen to or download the discussion […]
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Duration:00:12:42
Interpreter Come, Follow Me Podcast: Doctrine & Covenants 77 to 80 for July 14 – July 20
7/8/2025
In the July 8th Come, Follow Me segment of the Interpreter Foundation Podcast, our hosts Martin Tanner, Brent Schmidt, and Hales Swift discuss the Come, Follow Me Doctrine & Covenants lesson for July 14 – July 20 covering D&C 77 to 80. You can listen to or download the Come, Follow Me segment of […]
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Duration:00:45:05
Interpreter Podcast — July 7, 2025
7/7/2025
In the July 7, 2025 episode of The Interpreter Foundation Podcast, our hosts Bruce Webster, Kris Frederickson, and Martin Tanner discuss the Come, Follow Me Doctrine & Covenants lesson for July 7 – 13 and Martin then discusses the question: “Is There the Possibility of Progression Between Kingdoms in the Afterlife?” You can listen […]
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Duration:00:11:16
Interpreter Come, Follow Me Podcast: Doctrine & Covenants 76 for July 7 – July 13
7/7/2025
In the July 7th Come, Follow Me segment of the Interpreter Foundation Podcast, our hosts Bruce Webster, Kris Frederickson, and Martin Tanner discuss the Come, Follow Me Doctrine & Covenants lesson for July 7 – July 13 covering D&C 76. You can listen to or download the Come, Follow Me segment of the July […]
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Duration:00:58:01
Interpreter Podcast — July 3, 2025
7/7/2025
In the July 3, 2025 episode of The Interpreter Foundation Podcast, our host is Martin Tanner. He discusses the Come, Follow Me Doctrine & Covenants lesson for June 30 – July 6 and the question: “Is Jesus Savior of all Worlds or Does Each Have a Savior?” You can listen to or download the […]
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Duration:00:13:33
Interpreter Come, Follow Me Podcast: Doctrine & Covenants 71 to 75 for June 30 – July 6
7/7/2025
In the July 3rd Come, Follow Me segment of the Interpreter Foundation Podcast, our host Martin Tanner discusses the Come, Follow Me Doctrine & Covenants lesson for June 30 – July 6 covering D&C 71 to 75. You can listen to or download the Come, Follow Me segment of the July 3rd episode of […]
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Duration:00:31:04
Reconciling Evolution by Faith or Framing?
7/4/2025
Review of Jamie L. Jensen, Steven L. Peck, Ugo A. Perego, and T. Benjamin Spackman, eds. The Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ and Evolution. Provo, UT: College of Life Sciences, Brigham Young University, 2025. 272 pgs. Abstract: This review critically evaluates The Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ and Evolution, a multi-author volume that seeks to harmonize […]
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Duration:00:16:33
Expanding the Descriptive Vocabulary for the Translation of the Book of Mormon
6/27/2025
Abstract: There are many questions that can be asked about the translation of the Book of Mormon. This paper focuses on a single question: What was the relationship between the English translation and the Nephite text? Of course, without the original, we must speculate, but it is suggested that there are two concepts used in […]
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Duration:00:27:09
Interpreter Podcast — June 23, 2025
6/24/2025
In the June 23, 2025 episode of The Interpreter Foundation Podcast, our hosts are Martin Tanner and Hales Swift. They discuss the Come, Follow Me Doctrine & Covenants lesson for June 23 – June 29 and the 1886 John Taylor revelation that was recently released. You can listen to or download the discussion segment […]
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Duration:00:28:19
Interpreter Come, Follow Me Podcast: Doctrine & Covenants 67 to 70 for June 23 – June 29
6/24/2025
In the June 23rd Come, Follow Me segment of the Interpreter Foundation Podcast, our hosts Martin Tanner and Hales Swift discuss the Come, Follow Me Doctrine & Covenants lesson for June 23 – June 29 covering D&C 67 to 70. You can listen to or download the Come, Follow Me segment of the June […]
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Duration:00:41:28
A Combinatorial Approach to Modeling All Possible Golden Plates
6/20/2025
Abstract: Historical reports containing information about the properties of the golden plates provide upper and lower bounds for calculating possible configurations of their size, weight, and material composition, as well as the possible properties of reformed Egyptian. This study employs a two-part process to analyze these configurations. First, it examines the physical properties of the […]
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Duration:00:26:38
“Get Thou Up into the Temple”: Receiving Revelation and Becoming Holy in the House of the Lord
6/13/2025
Abstract: Psalms 15:1–5, 24:2–3, and 48:1 [MT 2], as temple hymns of the Jerusalem Temple, are consistent with other texts such as Isaiah 2:2–3 and Genesis 22:14, which envision the holy temple as the “mountain of the Lord” into which one must ritually ascend. The examples of Moses, Nephi, Jacob, and others who ascended into […]
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Duration:00:54:30