Book of Mormon as Literature
Articles from BYU Studies
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Denominations, Mormonism
| Author: | BYU Studies | ISBN: | 9781938896224 |
| Publisher: | Deseret Book Company | Publication: | August 10, 2012 |
| Imprint: | BYU Studies | Language: | English |
| Author: | BYU Studies |
| ISBN: | 9781938896224 |
| Publisher: | Deseret Book Company |
| Publication: | August 10, 2012 |
| Imprint: | BYU Studies |
| Language: | English |
This compilation of groundbreaking Book of Mormon articles is selected from over fifty years of LDS scholarship published by BYU Studies. This volume features articles that look at literary aspects of the Book of Mormon, including a lyric reading of Nephi’s psalm, the exodus pattern and Moses typology in the book, the literary context that affected its acceptance in England in 1837, a comparison of the Book of Mormon with the Narrative of Zosimus, and even an analysis of the book’s purported verbosity.
Contents
The Book of Mormon in the English Literary Context of 1837
Gordon K. Thomas
The Psalm of Nephi: A Lyric Reading
Steven P. Sondrup
The Exodus Pattern in the Book of Mormon
S. Kent Brown
The Israelite Background of Moses Typology in the Book of Mormon
Noel B. Reynolds
The Throne-Theophany and Prophetic Commission in 1 Nephi: A Form-Critical Analysis
Blake T. Ostler
The Treaty/Covenant Pattern in King Benjamin’s Address (Mosiah 16)
Stephen D. Ricks
The Narrative of Zosimus and the Book of Mormon
John W. Welch
More Than Meets the Eye: Concentration of the Book of Mormon
Steven C. Walker
Taste and Feast: Images of Eating and Drinking in the Book of Mormon
Richard Dilworth Rust
The “Perfect Pattern”: The Book of Mormon as a Model for the Writing of Sacred History
Eric C. Olson
This compilation of groundbreaking Book of Mormon articles is selected from over fifty years of LDS scholarship published by BYU Studies. This volume features articles that look at literary aspects of the Book of Mormon, including a lyric reading of Nephi’s psalm, the exodus pattern and Moses typology in the book, the literary context that affected its acceptance in England in 1837, a comparison of the Book of Mormon with the Narrative of Zosimus, and even an analysis of the book’s purported verbosity.
Contents
The Book of Mormon in the English Literary Context of 1837
Gordon K. Thomas
The Psalm of Nephi: A Lyric Reading
Steven P. Sondrup
The Exodus Pattern in the Book of Mormon
S. Kent Brown
The Israelite Background of Moses Typology in the Book of Mormon
Noel B. Reynolds
The Throne-Theophany and Prophetic Commission in 1 Nephi: A Form-Critical Analysis
Blake T. Ostler
The Treaty/Covenant Pattern in King Benjamin’s Address (Mosiah 16)
Stephen D. Ricks
The Narrative of Zosimus and the Book of Mormon
John W. Welch
More Than Meets the Eye: Concentration of the Book of Mormon
Steven C. Walker
Taste and Feast: Images of Eating and Drinking in the Book of Mormon
Richard Dilworth Rust
The “Perfect Pattern”: The Book of Mormon as a Model for the Writing of Sacred History
Eric C. Olson
