Janus Parallelism: Speculation on a Possible Poetic Wordplay

Title

Janus Parallelism: Speculation on a Possible Poetic Wordplay in the Book of Mormon

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

2020

Authors

Hoskisson, Paul Y. (Primary)

Journal

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

Pagination

61-70

Volume

40 URL

https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/janus-parallelism-speculation-on-a-possible-poetic-wordplay-in-the-book-of-mormon/

Abstract

In this article, Paul Hoskisson discusses the question of whether Janus parallelism, a sophisticated literary form found in the Hebrew Bible and elsewhere in manuscripts of the ancient Near East, might also be detected in the Book of Mormon. Because the Book of Mormon exists only in translation, answering this question is not a simple matter. Hoskisson makes the case that 1 Nephi 18:16 may provide the first plausible example of Janus parallelism in the Book of Mormon.

Table of Contents

Journal

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 40 (2020)

Subject Keywords

Ancient Near East

Janus Parallelism

Literary Form

Bibliographic Citation

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