tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656666299218525216.post4329199724461048550..comments2014-03-19T09:25:11.154-06:00Comments on Literary Themes in the Book of Mormon: The Nephite-Kenite Hypothesis: Nephi as ScribeJoey Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13112709547598189571noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656666299218525216.post-14433789761571361162011-06-11T21:25:43.599-06:002011-06-11T21:25:43.599-06:00Sorry for the delayed responses, Rachel and KR--it...Sorry for the delayed responses, Rachel and KR--it's been a pretty long stretch at work with little extra time to spare. (Of course, you know all about that, KR!)<br /><br />Rachel, thanks for the feedback.<br /><br />KR, stop already with the "sophomoric" shtick. For more on the Exodus pattern, go over to the Maxwell Institute site and search on "Nephi" and "Exodus." You'll get a long list of articles from John Sorensen to Terrence Szink. Good stuff.<br /><br />Many scribes in the acient near east also had other trades, so it's very likely Lehi and Nephi had additional training as well. But I'm not as persuaded by the merchant theory. I'll continue to lay out my case in the next few months (time permitting), but I believe the answer lies among a subdivision of the Kenites/Rechabites where Lehi and Nephi would have been trained as scribes, priests, and metalworkers.<br /><br />CheersJoey Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13112709547598189571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656666299218525216.post-31942170896338571022011-06-02T22:11:59.818-06:002011-06-02T22:11:59.818-06:00Masterful article. Well articulated and very compe...Masterful article. Well articulated and very compelling. I fear that any comments I make will sound sophmoric in comparison. Some things that I thought would go nicely with this: Holzapfel wrote a book on the exodus pattern that covers much of the items that you mention. The similarities between Lehi's exodus and The Exodus are not lost on him, but are mentioned as more of a further consideration to his thesis and not the main thrust. What other texts are you aware of that go into more detail on the comparisons? Additionally, if talking about Nephi having scribe training, I think seeing many of the rabbinic methods used (you're really going to want to read Roots of the Bible by Friedrich Weinreb for this) by Nephi and those who follow as some rather conclusive proof of your thesis here. One other thing, that I thought I'd ask, do you believe that Nephi and Lehi were scribes by profession, or do you think they had scribe training and still participated in another trade/trades? Nibley makes some rather interesting points that suggest at least a strong familiarity with being merchants. As I said, I hope my comments and questions don't sound too sophmoric.KRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02432317622766610086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656666299218525216.post-72794025833553801662011-04-05T16:05:46.172-06:002011-04-05T16:05:46.172-06:00Hey, great blog! Very interesting content...and it...Hey, great blog! Very interesting content...and it helped me with a Book of Mormon paper;)Rachel Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247461126878373537noreply@blogger.com