The Legal Cases in the Book of Mormon

Title

The Legal Cases in the Book of Mormon

Publication Type

Book

Year of Publication

2008

Authors

Welch, John W. (Primary)

Number of Pages

496 Publisher

BYU Press/Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

City

Provo, UT

URL

https://byustudies.byu.edu/content/legal-cases-book-mormon

Terms of use

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Bibliographic Citation

Abstract

The Legal Cases in the Book of Mormon begins with a discussion of important background information, including legal practices in the ancient Near East, the ideal of righteous judgment, and the legal cases recorded in the Bible. John W. Welch then devotes a chapter to each of the legal cases in the Book of Mormon—from the formative cases of Sherem and Abinadi to the landmark trials of Nehor and Korihor, the wrenching prosecution of Alma and Amulek, and the politicized proceedings of Paanchi and Seantum.

16 Chapters

Entering the Ancient Legal World

Welch, John W. | pp. 3-18

Queries and Prospects

Welch, John W. | pp. 19-55

The Ideal of Righteous Judgment

Welch, John W. | pp. 57-76

Judicial Procedures in Biblical Times

Welch, John W. | pp. 77-103

The Case of Sherem

Welch, John W. | pp. 107-138

The Trial of Abinadi