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Hugh Nibley

Born

in Portland, Oregon, The United States

March 27, 1910

Died

February 24, 2005

Genre

Religion & Spirituality, History

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Hugh Winder Nibley was one of Mormonism's most celebrated scholars. Nibley is notable for his extensive research and publication on ancient languages and culture, his vigorous defense of doctrines of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and for frankly discussing what he saw as the shortcomings of the LDS people and culture.

A prolific author and professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University, he was fluent in over ten languages, including Classical Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Egyptian, Coptic, Arabic, German, French, English, and Spanish languages. He also studied Dutch and Russian during World War II.

In addition to his efforts as a scholar, Nibley was well known for writings and lectures on LDS scripture and doctrinal topi ...more

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	Approaching Zion (The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, Volume 09) by Hugh Nibley, Don E. Norton (Editor) 4.43 avg rating — 975 ratings — published 1989 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Temple and Cosmos: Beyond This Ignorant Present (The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, Volume 12) by Hugh Nibley, Don E. Norton (Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 852 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lehi in the Desert, The World of the Jaredites, There Were Jaredites (The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, Volume 05) by Hugh Nibley, John W. Welch (Editor), Darrell L. Matthews (Editor) 4.23 avg rating — 612 ratings — published 1980 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Approach to the Book of Mormon (The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, Volume 06) by Hugh Nibley, John W. Welch (Editor) 4.21 avg rating — 438 ratings — published 1957 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Enoch the Prophet (The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, Volume #2) by Hugh Nibley, Stephen D. Ricks (Editor) 4.18 avg rating — 373 ratings — published 1986 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Old Testament and Related Studies (The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, Volume 01) 4.12 avg rating — 298 ratings — published 1986 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mormonism and Early Christianity (The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, Volume 04) by Hugh Nibley, Stephen D. Ricks (Editor) 4.23 avg rating — 267 ratings — published 1987 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Abraham in Egypt (The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, Volume 14) by Hugh Nibley, Gary P. Gillum 4.15 avg rating — 267 ratings — published 1981 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Since Cumorah (The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, Volume 07) by Hugh Nibley, John W. Welch (Editor) 4.12 avg rating — 265 ratings — published 1967 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The World and the Prophets (The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, Volume 03) 4.24 avg rating — 254 ratings — published 1954 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Indolent and unworthy the beggar may be—but that is not your concern: It is better, said Joseph Smith, to feed ten impostors than to run the risk of turning away one honest petition.”
― Hugh Nibley, Approaching Zion

tags: beggar, charity, joseph-smith, poor

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“Don't be like anybody else. Be different. Then you can make a
contribution. Otherwise, you just echo something; you're just a reflection.”
― Hugh Nibley

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“No matter where we begin, if we pursue knowledge diligently and honestly, our quest will inevitably lead us from the things of the earth to the things of heaven.”
― Hugh Nibley

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