Native americans, dna, and the mormon church salt lake city, ut. Book of mormon commentary 2 nephi 30 page 2 of 4 of the jews, not so much by descent as by citizenship, although in the long descent from jacob, it could be possible of some mixing of the tribes by intermarriage. Title, a comprehensive commentary of the book of mormon. Editions of the scriptures can also be purchased in one large book with the bible both old and new testaments included. All persons under the age of 16 must be accompanied by and sat next to the accompanying adult. The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation.
The most valuable aspect of this set are the occasional authoritative quotes the authors use from modern prophets and apostles, but if this is what you want, you would be better off with k douglas bassetts doctrinal insights to the book of mormon 3 vols which are strictly. The book of mormon is the word of god, like the bible. Lehi, an alleged prophet and contemporary of jeremiah, led his wife, children, and their spouses through the arabian wilderness to the shores of the large waters. Shannon brigham young university, book of mormon priesthood from lehi to alma concurrent sessions 3. The first critical text of the book of mormon was published by the foundation for ancient research and mormon studies, or farms, in 198486. They declared the work was a fraud and determined to prevent. The book of mormon begins about 600 bc with a small group who fled jerusalem, landed in america, and quickly split into two antagonistic nations, the nephites and the lamanites. The set is sequential and the author has done a fantastic job of referencing prophet and.
Reynolds brigham young university, the covenant concept in the book of mormon avram r. The book of mormon delfont mackintosh theatres book. Four divisions are evident, namely, the small plates of nephi, mormons explanatory notes, the literary labors of mormon, and the litcmry labors of moroni. A comprehensive commentary of the book of mormon book of. Top, this series focuses on the most significant aspect of the book of mormonthe doctrine. Another testament of jesus christ presents itself as a translated record of ancient american peoples detailing their dealings with each other and with god. When you bookmark a page, it bookmarks the 1st page of the chapter and not where you actually are in the chapter.
In particular, there are the farewell sermons nephi, lehi, benjamin. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. The records of the nephitc jaredite, and mulekite peoples comprise the book of mormon, of which mormon is the principal editor. First and second nephi and jacob through mosiah, vols. Book of mormon i am africa lyrics by rick whitehead. A very plausible lost and missing novel by solomon spalding manuscript found, separate and distinct from the oberlin manuscript has not been ruled out by mormon apologists. Joseph fielding smith on studying the book of mormon. Maxwell institute for religious scholarship and nibley llc. Producing a commentary on what the book of mormon is, and what it means. It is not sponsored or endorsed by either the maxwell institute or. In a brilliant matching of setting and text, gardner reconstructs mormons conceptual linking of the gadiantons in 50 b.
A book of mormon commentary that is thorough and comprehensive. Teachings and commentary on 1 nephi scott woodward. Volume 1 of doctrinal commentary on the book of mormon. As the keystone of our religion, the book of mormon is highpriority reading. What are some great commentary books on the book of mormon. Make sure they know that the reason you are sharing it is because you love them and the book of mormon is special to you. I am particularly appreciative of those that are taught about the atonement, but i knew there were many cases of other sermons. Israel, ten lost tribes of and the lost tribes of israel shall have the words of the nephites and the jews. Comments on the book of mormon witnesses lightplanet. Both books contain gods guidance as revealed to prophets, as well as religious histories of different civilizations. Welch, a byu professor of law, admits that the best early manuscripts lack tois archaiois in matthew 5. Mcconkie and millets four volume doctrinal commentary on the book of mormon is good, although it is as conservative a series as you might guess a work by a man sporting the names of both joseph fielding smith and bruce r. The book of mormon, doctrine and covenants, and pearl of great price are shorter books than the bible, so they are often combined and bound together in one book, which members of the church call the triple combination. Book of mormon quotes and verses basic mormon beliefs.
Cbs, book of mormon llc, the harry fox agency, warner chappell. While the bible is written by and about the people in the land of israel and surrounding areas and takes place from the creation of the world until shortly after the death of jesus christ. Heres a short list of some of the best resources available. The book of mormon is a holy book of scripture about jesus christ and gods dealings with the people of the ancient americas. Best of book of mormon commentary list scripture notes. Nibleys commentary on the book of mormon is based on transcriptions from classes taught by hugh nibley, and is published with the permission of the neal a. Mormons read the book of mormon in addition to the holy bible. As you can see from the sample, the format is a segment of scripture, such as a chapter, followed by commentary and cross references. Learn all about the tonywinning smash hit musical comedy thats one of broadways biggest blockbusters ever. As an advisory to adults who might bring young people. It professes to be a religious and secular history of hebrews who fled jerusalem and certain persecution in 600 b.
For example, critics of mormonism have shown convincing proof that the book of mormon is a synthesis of earlier works written by other men, of the vivid imaginings of joseph smith, and of plagiarisms from the king james bible. Studies of the book of mormon is a collection of essays written at the beginning of the 20th century though not published until 1985 by b. Its really like a guided tour through the book of mormon. Todays bom scholars focus on different issues and have a different mind set than the authors of this commentary. Now this mormon, the son of mormon is he, the descendant of lehi, whom lehi did prophesy concerning as being the writer of the record, the book of mormon, which would come unto the fruit of his lions in the latterdays, and moroni, mormons son, was to be that spokesman for mormon the writer of the book who should declare it 2 nephi 3. The chapters consist of the entire book in the book of mormon. That first version, although preliminary helped to establish criteria for the current project, especially the need for direct access to the original and printers manuscripts as well as the clearest. This volume will change the way you read and study the book of mormon. Roberts 18571933, a general authority of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church, which examine the validity of the book of mormon as a translation of an ancient american source roberts served in the innermost circles of. Doni peterson because the book of mormon is the best known and most widely circulated lds book, many commentaries on and reference books about it have been written to assist readers. Looking for a great book of mormon commentary to use while you study the scriptures this year.
It is a record of gods dealings with ancient inhabitants of the americas and contains the fulness of the everlasting gospel. Currently fixing any broken links for scripture and images. The only bible that joseph smith relied on was the king james version. A dynamic, interactive, webfriendly presentation of the book of mormon. Having said that, i think it is difficult to use in the bookshelf app. This production contains strobe lighting, flashing lights and gunshots. The book of mormon relates the religious history of the nephite nation for a thousand years until widespread apostasy about 400 ad. Below are various verses that appear in the book of mormon. Teachings and commentaries on the book of mormon by ed j. The book of mormon comprises 15 books, each allegedly written by an ancient american prophet. One of the things that i have most come to enjoy about the book of mormon are the various sermons throughout the book. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. For example, todays scholars say that most bom events likely took place in southern mexico and northern guatemala, but this book. Mormon books mormonism, the mormon church, beliefs.
Top, this series focuses on the most significant aspect of the. Verse by verse commentary verse by verse commentary. The record gives an account of two great civilizations. The book of mormon spooky mormon hell dream lyrics by azmad202. Doctrinal commentary on the book of mormon, v1 written by respected gospel scholars, joseph fielding mcconkie, robert l. With its approachable writing style and wealth of usable information, teachings and commentaries on the book of mormon is an invaluable resource for personal study, family instruction, speaking assignments, lesson preparation, missionary work, and more. The word wound or a variant of it is used thirtyone times in the book of mormon, twentyfour of those referring to physical wounds.
Book of mormon commentary link step by step through the book. The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. Their words, written on gold plates, were quoted and abridged by a prophethistorian named mormon. The book of mormon agrees with the textus receptus not the original text and includes the later phrase by them of old time. The authors offer nothing new to the study of the book of mormon. Doctrinal commentary on the book of mormon, volumes 14 by. Prophetic commentary by lehi, nephi, jacob, and the lord himself helps us understand isaiah passages in the book of mormon.
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