Tag: Small Plates were studied
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Amulek and "the foundations of the devil"
Stisa and I have both written about Amulek\’s words in Ammonihah. Here is a list of what we\’ve already found in his words: Amulek paraphrases King Mosiah (see item #31 here). There is tremendous irony in the fate of the leaders of Ammonihah (see here). Mormon adds elements we know from the Book of Moses…
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Alma and the two fountains
Nephi describes two fountains he saw in vision: 22 And I answered him, saying: Yea, it is the love of God, which sheddeth itself abroad in the hearts of the children of men; wherefore, it is the most desirable above all things.23 And he spake unto me, saying: Yea, and the most joyous to the…
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What does it mean to "call upon" the name of God?
Calling upon the name of God is mentioned several times in the Book of Mormon. One reference particularly stands out to me: 27 Thus we may see that the Lord is merciful unto all who will, in the sincerity of their hearts, call upon his holy name. (Helaman 3) \”Thus we may see\” is typically…
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Zenos and the restoration of the Lamanites
Following up a concluding thought from this post, I\’d like to try to flesh out what Samuel the Lamanite meant when he said: 11 Yea, even if they should dwindle in unbelief the Lord shall prolong their days, until the time shall come which hath been spoken of by our fathers, and also by the prophet…
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An interesting note about Alma's use of Psalms in the Book of Mormon (internal consistency alert)
Occasionally, I discover something about the text of the Book of Mormon that blows my mind. This happened again recently as I was studying the use of Psalm-language in the Book of Mormon. The dozens of examples I’ve studied are not randomly distributed. Certain authors use a lot of it (Nephi, Jacob, Alma-2), other authors…
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Internal BoM references connected to 2 Nephi 33 — Part 2
In part 1 we looked at the first half of 2 Nephi 33 and how it demonstrates that both Nephi used themes and phrases from his previous writings to create a sort of summary Moroni used themes and phrases from 2 Nephi 33 in his writings, particularly in Ether 12 We will now look at…
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Internal BoM references connected to 2 Nephi 33 — Part 1
Having studied the Book of Mormon very thoroughly for a while, I more easily recognize phrases from elsewhere in the text that are not necessarily cross-referenced in the footnotes. Particularly in 2 Nephi 33, I see a lot of these. This is Nephi\’s final words, and includes a sort of summary of his writings. At…
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"Pride of the eyes"
As Samuel the Lamanite condemns the Nephite\’s susceptibility to false teachers, he identifies two types of pride: 27 But behold, if a man shall come among you and shall say: Do this, and there is no iniquity; do that and ye shall not suffer; yea, he will say: Walk after the pride of your own…
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Samuel the Lamanite channels Nephi (and Isaiah)
I\’ve found numerous examples of Samuel the Lamanite making reference to themes and phrases from Nephi (and Isaiah). I started a list. I\’m sure there are many, many more to find. Notice the similarities between how Samuel describes false teachers and how Nephi described them: This final example has a very clear parallel in the…
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Crying out to God for mercy (and finding it through Jesus Christ) — Part 1
There is a pattern in the Book of Mormon that shows up repeatedly. I\’m not sure if the writers are intentionally referencing other writers, or not. I\’ll show three examples in this post and then in the next post I\’ll show a few more passages that convince me this is a major Book of Mormon…
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