Check out our newest book trailer! It focuses on new books for Old Testament study that will enrich your "Come, Follow Me" reading. Visit https://youtu.be/iwMLFznnrdg to watch the book trailer!

In his article, "The Scriptural Accounts of the Creation: A Scientific Perspective,” Michael D. Rhodes examines scriptural accounts of the Creation from a scientific point of view. Learn how our knowledge of God can coexist with laws of science by reading the full article here: https://rsc.byu.edu/converging-paths-truth/scriptural-accounts-creation-scientific-perspective.

Looking for a book to read for your New Year’s resolution? Visit https://rsc.byu.edu/books/recent to browse our vast collection of gospel-related literature! Photo: David Lezcano on Unsplash

Explore Old Testament history and teachings with these new BYU Religious Studies Center books! Approaching Holiness: Exploring the History and Teachings of the Old Testament Krystal V. L. Pierce and David Rolph Seely, Editors This volume aims to assist in the personal and family study of the history and teachings of the Old Testament. The book gathers some of the clearest writings on the Old Testament that have been published by the Religious Studies Center at Brigham Young University. The Old Testament is not only foundational to our understanding of the birth, life, atonement, crucifixion, and resurrection of the Savior, as found in the New Testament, the Book of Mormon, and other scripture, but it also teaches us about God, our faith history, and the spiritual heritage of the house of Israel. To order, visit https://deseretbook.com/. From Creation to Sinai: The Old Testament through the Lens of the Restoration Daniel L. Belnap and Aaron P. Schade, Editors For some, the Old Testament is a difficult volume to read, much less understand. The language, symbolism, and history depicted within it can be challenging and at times frustrating. Modern biblical research and the methodologies used in that research have opened up this book of scripture to greater understanding. So too have the restoration of the priesthood and continuing revelation, which have revealed that the Old Testament patriarchs are not simply literary examples of righteous behavior in the past but living beings who have engaged with the Saints in this dispensation. This volume incorporates both academic insights and restoration revelation, thus demonstrating the way in which both can be used to gain greater insight into these pivotal narratives.

Daniel K Judd said, "The Fall of Adam and Eve was a blessed event in the development of humankind. And even though there are many questions about the Fall yet to be answered, we can be assured that all God does is designed 'to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.’” Read more here: https://rsc.byu.edu/no-weapon-shall-prosper/fortunate-fall-adam-eve. Photo: Tim Mossholder, Unsplash

Our latest book, "Approaching Holiness: Exploring the History and Teachings of the Old Testament,” is here just in time for this year’s “Come, Follow Me” study! Learn more: https://rsc.byu.edu/book/approaching-holiness.

Andrew C. Skinner said, “The condescension of God occurred on two levels. First, God the Father condescended to voluntarily associate Himself with our fallen world by siring a son to live as a mortal. Second, it was a condescension of almost incomprehensible magnitude for God the Son, the great Jehovah, the Eternal God, the Creator of all things from the beginning, to forsake His throne of radiant glory and enter human history in the small town of Bethlehem as a helpless baby who had to learn to crawl and walk, who cut his first tooth, who stubbed his toes and bruised his shins, and who suffered the effects of cold, heat, hunger, thirst, and pain of every sort and kind.” Image: Gareth Harper, Unsplash

Learn more about the role of our Savior in this week’s “Come, Follow Me” resources. In his article “Jesus Christ and Salvation," Robert L. Millet addresses the question of whether salvation comes by grace or by works.

Deseret Book recently spotlighted our publications in their newsletter. Did you know that we copublish most of our books with Deseret Book? Visit our website for more information about the RSC: https://rsc.byu.edu/.

If you haven’t already, check out the most recent Y Religion podcast! "Expanding Understanding of Eve" with Amy Easton-Flake and Mark Ellison from BYU Religious Education. https://rsc.byu.edu/media/y-religion.

Upcoming books from the BYU Religious Studies Center and Deseret Book: 1. Daniel L. Belnap and Aaron P. Schade, eds., From Creation to Sinai: The Old Testament through the Lens of the Restoration 2. Krystal Victoria Pierce and David Rolph Seely, eds., Approaching Holiness: Exploring the History and Teachings of the Old Testament 3. Aaron P. Schade and Matthew L. Bowen, The Book of Moses: From the Ancient of Days to the Latter Days 4. Kent P. Jackson, Joseph Smith’s Translation of the Bible: The Joseph Smith Translation and the King James Translation in Parallel Columns 5. Jan J. Martin and Alonzo L. Gaskill, eds., The Power of Christ’s Deliverance (BYU Easter Conference) 6. Kent P. Jackson, Understanding Joseph Smith’s Translation of the Bible 7. Daniel Becerra, Amy Easton-Flake, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Joseph Spencer, Book of Mormon Studies: An Introduction and Guide 8. F. LaMond Tullis, ed., Grass Roots in Mexico: Stories of Pioneering Latter-day Saints 9. Gaylamarie Rosenberg, Our Savior from Self-Doubt 10. Charles Swift and Nicholas J. Frederick, eds., The Bible in the Book of Mormon (Book of Mormon Academy) 11. Andrew Bolton and Casey Paul Griffiths, eds., Restoration(s): Scholars in Dialogue from Community of Christ and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 12. The Household of God: Families and Belonging in the Social World of the New Testament (Sperry Symposium) 13. Po Nien (Felipe) Chou and Petra Chou, Voice of the Saints in Mongolia 14. John Hilton III and Nicholas J. Frederick, eds., Learn of Me: Exploring the History and Teachings of the New Testament

Our "Come, Follow Me" resources this week focus on the birth of the Savior, Jesus Christ. Visit https://rsc.byu.edu/my-redeemer-lives/what-we-worship to read "What We Worship," by Robert L. Millet.