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The Scholar Of Moab (2011)

by Steven L. Peck(Favorite Author)

3.99 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1937226026 (ISBN13: 9781937226022)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Torrey House Press

review 1: This book was...interesting. It was really hard for me to get into as I spent the first third of the book lost. I had no idea what was going on and had to keep back tracking to get the characters straight. As the book went on, things started to unravel and previous things made sense. The book takes on the form of a compilation of letters, journal entries, poems, etc in order to try and gain an understanding of "The Scholar of Moab." In the end, it was a interesting way to get to know characters. You get a feel for how they framed certain things in their life by what wasn't in a journal entry or letter. As such, it would make a fascinating book for a book club. Also, I loved Peck's book, "A Short Stay in Hell." To me, it was a truely life changing book. So I had h... moreigh expectations reading this book that it didn't quite live up to.
review 2: Seven Conclusions I Drew from "the Scholar of Moab"1) This is a well-conceived book. Pun intended2) It as easy to say there are aliens as it is to say Jesus was resurrected and that Gods appeared to Joseph Smith. Proof doesn't come from "scholarship".3) What you devoutly believe/know may kill you: Hyrum, Edward and William, Joan of Arc, a plethora of Christian prophets, Joseph Smith, to cite a few. I'd rather die on the side of truth if I can.4) Our actions are never independent. They always affect something or someone.5) Ignorance vs. ignorant scholarship--I'd rather be ignorant than an ignorant scholar, but I'm more likely to be an ignorant scholar than to stay ignorant. (Figure that one out).6) James 3:5 The tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold how great a matter a little fire kindeleth! Consequences of dishonesty were the crux of this story: the whole gadianton myth, the conception, birth and disapperance of Bertha and Hyrum's baby, Sandra's concealed gossip, the manipulation of the town of Moab, Hyrum's death, to name a few.7) Because of opposition in all things, truth can be exposed, but I am often blinded by it. O foolish scholar that I am. I should have finished this book yesterday. (April 1st:) less

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