An Other Testament: On Typology

Title

An Other Testament: On Typology

Publication Type

Book

Year of Publication

2012

Authors

Publisher

Salt Press

City

Salem, OR

ISBN Number

978-0-9839636-2-2

Abstract

How does the Book of Mormon want to be read? In close readings of the conversion story of Alma the Younger, Nephi's writings generally, and Abinadi's sermon before King Noah, Joseph Spencer argues that the Book of Mormon organizes itself around a debate concerning the nature of scriptural interpretation. Offering an especially unique take on the role played in the Book of Mormon by quotations of Isaiah, Spencer suggests that the Book of Mormon itself asks to be read in terms of the covenantal themes of the Old Testament. Along the way, a novel approach to Mormon theology is undertaken, breaking important new ground.

    Subject Keywords

    Typology
    Theology
    Hermeneutics
    Nephi (Son of Lehi)
    Abinadi (Prophet)
    Alma the Younger
    Deutero-Isaiah
    Isaiah (Book)
    Exegesis

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