Join us for Steven’s second interview with Jason Olson on Mormon Book Reviews. This one is really interesting folks. Steven’s Evangelical love for the Bible and his colorful curiosity for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints make for a fascinating tri-faith conversation (Judaism, CJCLDS, Evangelicalism) that you won’t get anywhere else. Steve gets Jason to open up about his life as a “wrestling Jew” who is also a member of the Church of Jesus Christ and how that looks in his observance of Jewish commandments like Shabbat, Passover, and kosher. Jason navigates this in a beautiful way with the tension between who we are and what we believe. This is some deeply personal stuff about religious identities you won’t want to miss. Steve and Jason continue with an epic conversation about the Prophet Joseph Smith and how revelation and tradition work in the lives of prophets, ancient and modern. Steve and Jason explore never-before-discussed topics on the impact of Judaism on Joseph Smith’s ministry, including Joseph Smith’s ties to America’s first Jewish synagogue, the Spanish and Portuguese congregation, Shearith Israel, and the impact of Jewish tradition on Joseph Smith’s "restoration of all things" and gathering of the House of Israel. Steve and Jason geek out over the translation process of the Book of Mormon, the Urim and Thummim, and its ties to Jewish tradition — and end up comparing the prophetic careers of Moses and Joseph Smith — pushing our understanding of the Restoration beyond anything that has come before.
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