The Composition of Lehi's Family

Title

The Composition of Lehi's Family

Book Title

Nephite Culture and Society: Collected Papers

Publication Type

Book Chapter

Chapter

1 Year of Publication

1997

Authors

Sorenson, John L. (Primary)

Pagination

1-24

Publisher

New Sage Books

City

Salt Lake City

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Bibliographic Citation

Abstract

A characteristic of Hugh Nibley’s study of the Book of Mormon, which he has urged others to emulate, is close study of the scriptural text to reveal information which myopia had previously led readers to ignore. In that spirit, this chapter reports my microanthropological examination of what the text reveals regarding the composition and demography of Lehi’s party from the beginning of their sojourn in the Arabian wilderness to their arrival in the promised land.

Book

Nephite Culture and Society: Collected Papers

Sorenson, John L.

9 Chapters

The Composition of Lehi's Family

Sorenson, John L. | pp. 1-24

The Brass Plates and Biblical Scholarship

Sorenson, John L. | pp. 25-39

Transoceanic Crossings

Sorenson, John L. | pp. 41-63

When Lehi's Party Arrived in the Land, Did They Find Others There?

Sorenson, John L. | pp. 65-104