Tag: Mormon
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A deeper look into the Words of Mormon — Part 3
In part 1, I asked several questions in the introduction and have really only attempted to answer the last: Where exactly do the small plates end and the large plates start? Since this is complicated and speculative, I spent part 2 also dealing with that question. To answer the rest, we will have to rewind…
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Mormon's authorship in Mosiah 11
Reading Mosiah 11 I see Mormon’s brilliant authorship at full display. He is really on a roll here, creating puns and fun allusions. Here are some notes: In Mosiah 9 and 10, Mormon copied directly from Zeniff’s record. You will notice that it is all written in first person. When Mosiah 11 starts (which is…
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Chronological detail in the Book of Mormon
It is interesting to note that the portions of the books of Mosiah and Alma detailing events that took place in Lamanite territory (Mosiah 9-24 and Alma 17-27) have far fewer chronological markers than the portions of these book which take place in Nephite lands. It seems as if the sources had a different level…
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Mormon and the Nephite records
I\’m trying to set the record straight (pun intended) for myself with respect to Mormon\’s dealings with the Nephite records. Writing some sort of timeline is helpful: About 310 AD: Mormon is born probably somewhere in the land northward, which usually is not part of the Book of Mormon narrative. We know little of his…
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Subtle internal consistency found in names within the Book of Mormon
Some of the most remarkable internal consistency found in the Book of Mormon draws absolutely no attention to itself. Consider the following: 17 Yea, verily, verily I say unto you, if all men had been, and were, and ever would be, like unto Moroni, behold, the very powers of hell would have been shaken forever;…