Alma said unto him: … All things denote there is a God; yea, even the earth, and all things that are upon the face of it, yea, and its motion, yea, and also all the planets which move in their regular form do witness that there is a Supreme Creator (AlmaContinue Reading
By Joseph Smith’s day the idea of an antichrist had evolved into the idea of an Anti-Christ. The word antichrist is the Bible term for the false teachers in the Church who taught a false Christ instead of a true Christ. The Greek preposition anti, roughly translated, means instead of.Continue Reading
The Amulonites are descendants of the wicked priests of King Noah as discussed in Mosiah 19.10-12. These wicked priests, in about 142 B.C., kidnap the daughters of the Lamanites and create new families. Sometime between 142-122 B.C. these families are integrated into Lamanite society, and Mormon emphasized that these AmulonitesContinue Reading
The King’s Speech in Alma 24.7-17: His Use of Sevens Corbin Volluz analyzes the speech of King Anti-Nephi-Lehi in Alma 24 and makes some astute observations. He writes: King Anti-Nephi-Lehi gave a brief but poignant address to his people (Alma 24:7–16), in which he dwelt upon the theme of buryingContinue Reading
Waters of Sebus/What Insanity is This? – Hugh Nibley The whole affair at the waters of Sebus must strike anyone as very strange; I always thought that it was rather silly until the other day when I gave it a moment’s thought. All the Lamanites would drive their flocks toContinue Reading
This material contains links to a few books that have helped me understand the context and content of the scriptures. As an Amazon Affiliate, I do earn a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no extra cost to you). Click here to see all of my favorite books on Amazon. Psalm 110Continue Reading
Resurrection in the Book of Mormon The Book of Mormon has been under attack since the day it was published. One of the things it has been criticized for is its teaching of the resurrection, something that some have deemed to be anachronistic. In the realm of Biblical scholarship itContinue Reading
Metonymy Gordon Thomasson lays out some excellent arguments for metonymic naming in the Book of Mormon. I have written elsewhere regarding the punning taking place in the Book of Mormon as well as in the Bible. One possible example of metonymy is the term Mosiah. Names in scripture certainly conveyedContinue Reading
One of the major themes of the book of Mormon as well as the book of Alma is that the wars that take place first begin with a war of words and ideologies. The book of Alma begins with a war of words and ends with major bloodshed. The sameContinue Reading
This outline contains links to a few books that have helped me understand the context and content of the scriptures. As an Amazon Affiliate, I do earn a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no extra cost to you). Click here to see all of my favorite books on Amazon. Zarahemla andContinue Reading
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