Tag: Intertextual Connection
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The lilies of the temple, a follow-up post
What can the symbolism of the Star of David teach us about Jesus’ admonition to “consider the lilies of the field”?
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The Only Begotten — Part 1
Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of the Father. Since I have heard this expression so often, I was surprised to see that it is less frequently used in the standard works than I thought. It is only found six times in the entire KJV Bible, all in the New Testament. Since we quote…
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Parallels between 3 Nephi 19 and the Gospels — Part 2
In part 1, we looked at several parallels between 3 Nephi 19 and the Gospels. The connections are undeniable, but this part will be more speculative as I will try to discuss what this all might mean. As mentioned, the learning points are perhaps found in the differences and the major difference is how the…
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Parallels between 3 Nephi 19 and the Gospels — Part 1
3 Nephi 19 is a fascinating chapter. I have previously posted about events in that chapter resembling the day of Pentecost in Acts in the New Testament. What I noticed this time was the striking resemblance between the latter half of the chapter and what happened right before and in the Garden of Gethsemane. In…
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Book of Mormon language in D&C 10
D&C 10 was part of the the Come, Follow Me reading for this week and the revelation that Joseph Smith received as he and Oliver tried to figure out how to go on with the translation after the loss of the 116 pages (which according to church historian Don Bradley probably were much more than…
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Alma quoting King Benjamin and Abinadi
It is expected that talks in church, in sacrament meeting, Stake Conference or General Conference include quotes from the scriptures. Typically, they are announced and then read out loud. But other times, quotes from the scriptures are just blended into our talks without announcement. We may for instance talk about \”putting off the natural man\”, \”carry…
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Firm and steadfast and immovable
I have noticed before that Mormon sometimes alludes to a previous statement or theme in the Book of Mormon when describing something in his abridgment. Notice how he describes a group of Lamanite converts in the thirtieth year the church was broken up in all the land save it were among a few of the…
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Psalm 7 and "sleep[ing] in the dust"
I came across this interesting passage in Psalm 7 while studying a different topic. Recently, I posted about \”fear and darkness.\” The fundamental idea is that those who are unprepared for the day of judgment attempt in vain to hide within the creation. This is a deeply symbolic reference to the creation-covenant connection. The earth…
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Psalms in the Book of Mormon, Helaman – Moroni
This post will conclude our series looking at each example of Psalm-language in the Book of Mormon. It\’s been really interesting looking at each example. I will post one or two additional posts in the near future illustrating a pattern I\’ve seen in how these Psalms are used. In truth and uprightness 8 They stand…
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