![]() The responsibilities and opportunities of a marriage in its mortal sphere, are analogous to the work and purposes of our heavenly parents. More broadly, Mormon’s account of the Zoramite mission sets the stage for the general degradation of Nephite society that focuses his abridgment of Nephi’s Large Plates for the next one hundred years."Your marriage is a laboratory for godhood. From this perspective, Alma 31 provides a framework to distinguish Nephite and Zoramite religious practices and structure the narrative of the entire Zoramite mission, including the missionaries’ teachings. The present study applies the analytical methods of these studies to Mormon’s abridgment of Alma’s records of the Zoramite mission (Alma 31–35), revealing intricate patterns of literary conventions ranging from the most specific (e.g., diction, syntax, and figures of speech) to the most general (e.g., rhetoric, tone, and structural logic). Abinadi’s teachings can help us know God better and thereby draw nearer to Him if we (1) correctly interpret the why and what of his message and (2) apply his teachings in our study of the scriptures.Ībstract: Since the mid-twentieth century, scholarly studies of the literary craftsmanship of biblical texts have revealed considerable insights into the intended purposes of the authors of these scriptural narratives. In these discussions, however, a satisfactory explanation of why Abinadi spoke this way appears to be unaddressed. Accordingly, many have written about what Abinadi taught-that Jesus Christ is the Father and the Son-and have provided valuable insights and explanations. Yet Mormon’s inclusion of these words in his abridgment suggests that the Lord wants us to have these teachings and wants us to understand them. Although most Book of Mormon passages are easy to understand, some are more difficult, such as Abinadi’s teachings about the Father and the Son in Mosiah 15:2–5. ISBN 978-1-9443-9426-4Īn important part of drawing nearer to God is coming to know and understand Him through the scriptures He has given us-especially the Book of Mormon, since it contains many plain and precious truths missing from our current Bible. As that narrative is viewed from a variety of angles, its richness, beauty, and profound meaning come more clearly into focus. Each of the members brings a different area of expertise to bear on the Abinadi narrative. It is produced by members of Brigham Young University’s Book of Mormon Academy, a group of scholars dedicated to research on the Book of Mormon. This volume is written for an informed, Latter-day Saint audience and seeks to make a contribution with other high-quality research and writing being done on the Book of Mormon. Whether viewed through a sociopolitical, literary, theological, philosophical, or historical lens, new insights and a new appreciation for the richness of Abinadi’s discourse will help readers reignite their passion for the beauty and depth of the Book of Mormon. Under the guidance of some of the best thinkers on the Book of Mormon, the Abinadi narrative springs to life as each chapter approaches Abinadi’s story and words from a different perspective. For example, "jakarta looks for "apache" and "jakarta" within 10 words of each other. ![]() Specify the search words within a double-quoted string immediately before the operator. > or ) or decreases ( tests whether two or more words all start within the specified distance, measured in words.A tilde (~) in front of a word means it should not be present.A space in front of a word means the word is optional, but it should be present.There must be at least one other search term in the same field. A minus (-) in front of a word means it must not be present. ![]() A plus (+) in front of a word means it must be present.Parentheses may be used to group words and operators into subexpressions."test phrase" matches "test, phrase" but not "phrase test", or "test or phrase". ![]()
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