Tag: 1 Corinthians 10
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Repetitive resumption and Christ's power to save in 2 Nephi 25
Repetitive resumption is an ancient scribal technique explained in this post. The idea is to use a repeated phrase to bracket a side note, when brackets don’t exist in your written language. An example of this is found in 2 Nephi 25:20 And now, my brethren, I have spoken plainly that ye cannot err. And…
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Physical and spiritual nourishment
We see it time and again in the scriptures. Food and drink is a recurring topic, but often as a symbol of spiritual food or a reminder that \”man doth not live by bread only\” (Deuteronomy 8:3). Some well-know examples include The Israelites getting manna and Jesus later telling the Jews in John 6 that…
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The Brother of Jared as a Type of Christ
This article by Thomas R. Valletta highlights some of the symbolic connections between the brother of Jared and Jesus Christ. The article is long, and I\’ll likely summarize some of its main points in a few different posts. Definitely worth a read if you enjoy this type of symbolism. One point made early on which grabbed…