Tag: Mosiah 4
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Apocryphal supplement — The Sent Ones
This is related to my previous post. Here is more from Hugh Nibley, who has read a ton of apocryphal literature, taken a lot of notes and sharing some of that in the book, “Temple and Cosmos”. There is the doctrine of the “Sent One” – somebody who is sent. Recently, a great deal of…
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Endowment Narratives in the Book of Mormon, Part 4 — More symbols and their meaning
This has turned into a pretty long series so far, but we aren’t done yet. I hope you’ve enjoyed the ride. This post will cover a few additional symbols which appear frequently in the ‘endowment pattern’ I’ve outlined in this series.  Before I get to that, it’s probably useful for us to recap what we’ve…
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Gold and the Two Ways — part 4a
Gold and the Two Ways in the Book of Mormon Parts 1, 2, and 3 are found here: Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. We’re looking at references to gold and riches and the like in the scriptures in the context of the doctrine of the two ways. In this post, we’ll look at some of the references…
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Adam and Eve in the scriptures, part 3
This is the final post in a series about references to Adam and Eve in the scriptures. Part 1 offered a numerical overview. Part 2 looked qualitatively at references to Adam and Eve in the Bible and the Doctrine & Covenants. This final part will first look at references to Adam and Eve in the…
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Tasting
Recently, as I read Alma 36, I noticed the curious use of the word, \”taste\” Yea, and from that time even until now, I have labored without ceasing, that I might bring souls unto repentance; that I might bring them to taste of the exceeding joy of which I did taste…For because of the word which he has imparted unto…
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Joy
I have studied a bit about joy in the Book of Mormon. We are all familiar with the verse in 2 Nephi men are, that they might have joy (2 Nephi 2:25) Perhaps this statement by Lehi on the small plates, became familiar for later Book of Mormon prophets too? At least the word \’joy\’…
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Allusions to the creation account in the Book of Mormon
In this article, David E. Bokovoy gives several examples of Book of Mormon prophets and sermons drawing on creation imagery and language. In Hebrew tradition, the essence of the creation is to make order out of chaos. It demonstrates the power of God on which humans can rely. Therefore, in the Old Testament, we frequently…
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Covenants, trees, and execution ceremonies
Each time I read through the Book of Mormon, I see certain verses with new eyes. This is one of the many interesting and relatively unique aspects of the scriptures. Even though the words don\’t change, their meaning changes over time as my understanding deepens. Take 3 Nephi 4, for example, where we find an…
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"they had viewed themselves"
This expression, \”they had viewed themselves\”, is found in Mosiah 4:2. It\’s an interesting and unique expression in the scriptures and causes me to pause and reflect. Am I able to view myself and what do I see? It reminds my of a great talk by Dieter F. Uchtdorf from the October 2014 general conference…
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"Friend" as covenant term
I came across something interesting on this excellent blog. The blogger quotes from books that I don\’t have so I will just copy some of his quotes. Amy Hardison writes that anciently, covenants were written with a specific vocabulary. Inside the covenant context, certain words had official and legal meanings that sometimes differed from their…
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