Rediscovering the Book of Mormon: Insights That You May Have

Title

Rediscovering the Book of Mormon: Insights That You May Have Missed Before

Publication Type

Book

Year of Publication

1991

Editors

Sorenson, John L. (Secondary), and Thorne, Melvin J. (Secondary)

Number of Pages

288 Publisher

Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies

City

Provo, UT

URL

https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/mi/65/

Terms of use

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Bibliographic Citation

Abstract

This book shares the exciting results of scholarly research on the Book of Mormon undertaken during the 1980s. As an ancient religious text and cultural artifact, the Book of Mormon rewards close analysis along many lines of inquiry. Twenty-three essays by prominent LDS scholars cover such topics as warfare, repentance, Exodus motifs, Hebraisms, kingship, politics, Isaiah, Mormon as editor, chiasmus, covenant renewal, and poetry.

These studies aim to demonstrate that the Book of Mormon contains complex patterns not previously recognized—that is, subtle patterns of style, ideas, history, and actions that, once made visible, shed much light on the power and beauty of the book and stimulate greater appreciation and respect for it.

23 Chapters

Nephi's Use of Lehi's Record

Brown, S. Kent | pp. 3-14

Mormon as Editor

Hardy, Grant R. | pp. 15-28

Mormon's Editorial Promises

Tvedtnes, John A. | pp. 29-31

Colophons in the Book of Mormon

Tvedtnes, John A. | pp. 32-37

Nephi and the Exodus

Terry L. Szink | pp. 38-51

Jacob and His Descendants as Authors