Literary Themes in the Book of Mormon
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Alma
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
A Tower and a Name: Benjamin as the Anti-Nimrod
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The name of the LORD is a strong tower. ( Prov. 18:10 ) In a veiled story in Genesis associated with a Babylonian kingship rite, Nimrod...
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Saturday, August 1, 2009
Alma's Baptismal Covenant
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In the church we typically view baptism as an individual covenant that puts us on the pathway to eternal life and exaltation. In the book ...
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Sunday, April 19, 2009
Nets of Belial in the Book of Mormon
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Introduction One of the themes that runs throughout post-exilic Jewish literature is a persistent charge of corruption levied against the re...
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Saturday, March 28, 2009
Priests as Angels: Alma 29:1 and Malachi 2:7
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After the great wars with the Lamanites that followed the conversion of the people of Ammon, Alma laments the destruction caused by evil: Al...
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Trumpets, Repentance, and Harvest: Isa 58 and Alma 29
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"We know that a trumpet is usually not so much heard as dreaded; it is not so much accustomed to bring pleasure as to inspire fear. A t...
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Saturday, May 31, 2008
Authorial Influence: Alma the Elder and Alma the Younger
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Alma and his son Alma the Younger both experienced conversions that changed the course of their lives. Later, as Alma the Younger articulate...
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