tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656666299218525216.post6502495626281617677..comments2014-03-19T09:25:11.154-06:00Comments on Literary Themes in the Book of Mormon: Liberating the Captive: Jacob 2 and Isaiah 58Joey Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13112709547598189571noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656666299218525216.post-7103376317139787652009-07-07T20:16:44.229-06:002009-07-07T20:16:44.229-06:00Michaela,
What great insight. I'm convinced t...Michaela,<br /><br />What great insight. I'm convinced that the Lamanites kept some aspects of their ancestral religion with them. When the sons of Mosiah labor among their former enemies, they are afforded access to Lamanite synagogues, temples, and houses of worship; and the Lamanites seem to have an affinity for apostate Nephites serving as priests and leaders in their culture. If we remember that this issue of releasing servants was one of the central themes of the divisive religious reforms that were occurring in Jerusalem just before Lehi's departure, it makes sense that the conflict would continue to cause friction in the New World as Lamanites, Nephites, and Mulekites all probably had different interpretations of this issue.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Joey GreenJoey Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13112709547598189571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656666299218525216.post-36908020151633997462009-07-07T11:36:25.566-06:002009-07-07T11:36:25.566-06:00This traditional requirement to liberate the capti...This traditional requirement to liberate the captive could have been what Ammon referred to when he told King Lamoni that it was against the law of his father to have any slaves. This suggests that in Nephite culture servants went free after their period of servitude was over, or after debts were paid off and in Lamanite culture servitude continued indefinitely. King Lamoni seemed to be aware of the idea of paying off debts, in that he was willing to offer himself and his people as slaves to the Nephites in order to make restitution for the many murders they had done, as a sort of payment of debt.<br /><br />I like your blog! Keep it up!Michaela Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04163084369311708249noreply@blogger.com