The Book of Mormon paintings of Minerva Teichert

by John W. Welch

The Book of Mormon paintings of Minerva Teichert

Genres: Art, Religion

168 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

John W. Welch is the Robert K. Thomas Professor of Law at the J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, where he teaches various courses, including Perspectives on Jewish, Greek, and Roman Law in the New Testament. Since 1991 he has also served as the editor in chief of BYU Studies. He studied history and classical languages at Brigham Young University, Greek philosophy at Oxford, and law at Duke University. As a founder of the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, one of the editors for Macmillan’s Encyclopedia of Mormonism, and codirector of the Masada and Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition at BYU, he has published widely on biblical, early Christian, and Latter-day Saint topics.

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Reviews

[Aaron · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have definitely inherited my mom's love of Minerva Teichert's paintings. I wish more of her paintings were part of the usual ones shown during lessons at church. This book contains some absolute beauties. I particularly like that she is not influenced at all by the Arnold Friberg paintings, which are unrealistic flights of imagination, focusing instead on real world architecture and culture to depict stories that we don't often dwell on in Sunday School (Morianton's maidservant, for example).

[Louise Hartvigsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tiechert left the LDS church an incredible legacy with these paintings. I've had this book on my shelf for years, but rediscovered it when sorting my books recently (thanks Marie Kondo). The timing was perfect. I'm teaching the Book of Mormon this year in Primary. I make it a point to bring this book to expose my class to alternative images to the stories of the BofM. Like last week, I showed the usual Abinadi before king Noah, then Tiechert's version. Needless to say Tiechert is my preferred version.

[Paula · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Minerva's paintings from the Book of Mormon. There are paintings in this book I haven't seen before.

[Kathleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love, adore, delight in this book! I especially love that text from the Book of Mormon is included.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I adore Minerva Teichert, so I loved reading her background and thoughts as she completed her Book of Mormon murals. Gorgeous, gorgeous paintings packed full of interesting meanings.