KnoWhy and Evidence Articles Based off of My Work

At Scripture Central, I help write KnoWhy and Evidence articles. Occasionally I have the opportunity to base one of these articles off of my own publications and contributions, which helps get my findings out to a wider audience. 

I will update the following list as it is pertinent. The following KnoWhy/Evidence articles include those I have contributed to as an author (unless otherwise noted), and they are listed by relevant publication.

 

 2025

Spencer Kraus, “‘God Hath Shown unto Me a Vision’: The Sacred Handclasp and the Resurrection of the Dead,” in Seership, Craftsmanship, and Fellowship. Proceedings of the Seventh Interpreter Foundation Matthew B. Brown Memorial Conference, “The Temple on Mount Zion,” 28 September 2024, ed. Stephen D. Ricks and Jeffrey M. Bradshaw (Orem, UT: Interpreter Foundation; Salt Lake City: Eborn Books, 2025), expected 2025.

• Scripture Central, “Why Did Joseph Smith Teach About a Sacred Handclasp? (Doctrine and Covenants 129:4–5),” KnoWhy 819 (November 4, 2025) [tentative title and release date].

2024

Spencer Kraus, “A Closer Look at Transliterations in Divine Translations,” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 63 (2025): 121–134.

• Scripture Central, “Why Does the Book of Mormon Mention Elephants, Cureloms, and Cumoms? (Ether 9:19),” KnoWhy 764 (November 19, 2024). [Note: I reviewed and edited this article, but it was primarily written by another researcher.]
• Scripture Central, “Book of Mormon Evidence: Ancient Transliteration Patterns,” Evidence 474 (December 18, 2024).

 

Spencer Kraus, “‘One Drop of Salvation from the House of Majesty’: An Analysis of the Revelation of the Magi and Restoration Scripture,” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 61 (2024): 235–270; Spencer Kraus, “Analyzing the Book of Mormon as an Early Christian Text: The Revelation of the Magi and Book of Mormon in Dialogue,” in 2024 BYU Religious Education Student Symposium Proceedings, ed. Mary Jane Woodger and Beverly Yellowhorse et al. (Provo, UT: BYU Religious Studies Center, 2024), 1–17.  

• Scripture Central, “Book of Mormon Evidence: Revelation of the Magi,” Evidence 448 (May 21, 2024).
• Scripture Central, “How Is the Revelation of the Magi Similar to the Book of Mormon’s Prophecies of Christ? (Helaman 14:3, 5),” KnoWhy 769 (December 24, 2024).