What Can be Learned by Parsing the Scriptures: a Mental/Spiritual Exercise
Today’s readers think of the Book of Mormon as another testament of Christ. This rote thought is tied to the subtitle for the book added at the October 1982 conference of the Church. Spencer W. Kimball was president at the time, so this was added with his imprimatur. However, this subtitle skips over the first two priorities Mormon and Moroni […]
I have recently come to the view that the book of Alma is a selection of political events that were affecting the happiness of the people in the century before Christ appeared to the people on the American continent. I use the word political even though his record kept by the religious is not often viewed as a political record. […]
Mosiah Introduction to Mosiah Mosiah is probably a title. It probably means deliverer. There are two In individuals who used this name. Mosiah I is probably the eponymous Mosiah the father of King Benjamin who was the Father of Mosiah II, for whom this book is not named. Mosiah I is not even mentioned in Mosiah. The reader of the […]
Omni. Important historical information is contained in Omni, information that enables a time line to be estimated for this early period of the Book of Mormon. In addition, information about the principal players of these books can also be deduced from what is written. For example, Enos’ age when he was charged by his father to care for the plates: […]
This analysis of Jarom, which is just fifteen verses, takes twenty-four pages in my exegesis of Jarom, from which this posting is taken. It is more complicated than most realize, but, as you will by reading this posting, this is an important book that deserves more than the quick read most give it. Jarom Jarom, the son of Enos, was […]
Enos is one of the most important of all of the books in the scriptures. It is unique. But it is seldom understood because readers do not appreciate what they are reading. Indeed, most readers think it is about this very long prayer that resulted in the remission of Enos’s sins. Not so. It is a personal essay that shows […]
Sherem, an anti-Christ, was certainly part of what was and is Satan’s plan to undercut belief in Jesus Christ. Sherem’s tacts–Satan’s tactics –were the same as they are today. So this chapter chapter should be read with a view to its applica- tion in today’s world. The footnotes in this posting apply what Sherem did to what others in […]
The last chapter: a cri de coeur. This post defines the word charity, which is borrowed from the Bible. It addresses the overshadowing power of the Holy Ghost when reading vis-a-vis listening to a sermon by using a fictional work based on Jane Austin’s Pride and Prejudice. The fictional work provides insight into Nephi’s typically abrupt style of writing. This […]
Second Nephi 32 is Nephi’s explanation of 2 Nephi 31. It is a sophisticated explanation of the doctrine of Christ and the office of Holy Ghost. It uses rhetorical forms most miss. Reformatting this chapter shows the rhetorical forms and clarifies the meaning. 2 Nephi 32 This chapter explains the doctrine of Christ and the Holy Ghost set forth […]
The doctrine of Christ is why this chapter is usually cited. The Holy Ghost’s relationship to the Son and the Father is at play, as well. The main point of this chapter is Nephi’s injunction to follow the Savior who kept the commandments of the Father like those following the Savior should. 2 Nephi 31 Chapter thirty-one is a […]
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