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. This was a relatively easy task, given the technology available to me. It differs from earlier commentaries by providing not only introductory and summarizing remarks but also the most specific scriptural intertextual commentary on the matter. Doctrinal commentary on the book of mormon, volumes 14 by. Nephi is appointed to be king, and the nephites establish themselves as a city and community. The book of mormon original broadway cast recording licensed to youtube by. That the book of mormon replaces the corresponding matthean passage is shown by the fact that the verses immediately before and after this section in the book of mormon correspond to the verses in the kjv before and after matthew 5. Its yours for the price of a ticket to the book of mormon. The claim is often heard that there are more than 4000 changes to the book of mormon text. Its really like a guided tour through the book of mormon. The book of mormon contains many linguistic similarities to the king james bible kjv.
According to mormon belief, the book of mormon was inscribed on golden plates by generations of prophets, quoted and abridged by the prophethistorian mormon, and buried in the ground by mormons son, moroni. A book of mormon commentary that is thorough and comprehensive. The jaredites book of ether came to the new world at the time of the tower of babel. The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. As the keystone of our religion, in joseph smiths words, the book of mormon is high priority reading. Naturally it is read with varying degrees of understanding. It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals, enthuses the washington post.
Both books contain gods guidance as revealed to prophets, as well as religious histories of different civilizations. The land of nephi after parting ways with the lamanites, the nephites arrive in a land they call the land of nephi. Joseph fielding smith on studying the book of mormon. I distributed these to my colleagues at the orem institute of religion, members of my family, and a few other interested parties. Book of mormon i am africa lyrics by rick whitehead. 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.
Teachings and commentaries on the book of mormon by ed j. 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. The commentary in 2 nephi 26 and 27 is the most helpful explanation we have of isaiah 29 in the book of mormon. Book of mormon study guide seminary book of mormon student manual institute chapt er 1. Maxwell institute for religious scholarship and nibley llc. The book is just too long to manage well in the app. John christopher thomas pentecostal theological seminary and bangor university, implied readers, the book of mormon, and the bible grant hardy university of north carolina, asheville, reading the book of mormon as a bible commentary room 2. 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. The book of mormon spooky mormon hell dream lyrics by azmad202. It is not sponsored or endorsed by either the maxwell institute or. Book of mormon commentary jacob 2 page 4 of much as the appetite for whiskey. The nook book ebook of the commentary on the book of mormon vol.
Clearly the book of mormon revises this passage, but it retains that part of the kjv which has been questioned by modern scholarship. Editions of the scriptures can also be purchased in one large book with the bible both old and new testaments included. Producing a commentary on what the book of mormon is, and what it means. Nephi continues to write and teach using the brass plates as his primary source. First of all, the book itself is an amazing resource to help understand the book of mormon. It is not sponsored or endorsed by either the maxwell institute or brigham young university, and represents only the opinions. Dna studies also provide evidence against the idea of native american indians descending from a lost tribe of israel. Comments on the book of mormon witnesses lightplanet. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. Having said that, i think it is difficult to use in the bookshelf app. Verse by verse commentary verse by verse commentary. The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation.
Mormon books mormonism, the mormon church, beliefs. Historical context of lehis jerusalem the calling of a prophet, by john w. The book of mormon and the king james bible wikipedia. Grant, teachings of presidents of the church salt lake city. 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. This fourvolume commentary focuses on the most significant aspect of this standard work doctrine. 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.
An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates. I use it as i study my scriptures to help when i dont understand something i have read. 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. 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. Doctrinal commentary on the book of mormon, volumes 14 book. 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. Doctrinal commentary on the book of mormon by robert millet and joseph fielding mcconkie this is a 4 volume set which doesnt go straight through the book of mormon as some other commentaries, but approaches it by topic and then studies the scriptures with prophetic statements about those verses. This volume will change the way you read and study the book of mormon. The disagreement between the book of mormon and what scripture reveals concerning the lost tribes is another illustration of discrepancies between mormon teaching and the bible. The book of mormon relates the religious history of the nephite nation for a thousand years until widespread apostasy about 400 ad.
This is important because the latterday saints make such a point about it containing the fullness of. Second, the book of mormon contains none of the key mormon doctrines. The set is sequential and the author has done a fantastic job of referencing prophet and. Initial work concentrated on studying the two manuscripts of the book of mormon, namely the original manuscript and the printers manuscript.
The book of mormon comprises fifteen books, each named after its principal writer. It gets possession of him, and he loves the money instead of loving it only for the good that he can do with it. The book of mormon contains the purported stories of three different groups which sailed to the americas. My emphasis will be on doctrinal and historical items, with citations provided to other sources and commentaries when used. 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. Their words, written on gold plates, were quoted and abridged by a prophethistorian named mormon. The book of mormon tickets the book of mormon tickets. Mormon included in his compilation the first six books as they were written. The record gives an account of two great civilizations. Best of book of mormon commentary list scripture notes. 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. In some cases, entire passages are duplicated in the book of mormon. Reynolds brigham young university, the covenant concept in the book of mormon. Every student of the book of mormon is sure to treasure the provocative and inspiring historical, biographical, philological, and archaeological research of elder reynolds and elder sjodahl, two eminently articulate and informed church scholars and writers.
What are some great commentary books on the book of mormon. It is a record of gods dealings with ancient inhabitants of the americas and contains the fulness of the everlasting gospel. Book of mormon commentary 2 nephi 28 page 3 of another man in the same institution, having about the same academic credentials, declared. Book of mormon commentaries the encyclopedia of mormonism. As you can see from the sample, the format is a segment of scripture, such as a chapter, followed by commentary and cross references. 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. As the keystone of our religion, the book of mormon is highpriority reading. Below is the introduction to what will be an ongoing personal chapterbychapter commentary on the book of mormon, starting with 1st nephi. First, it utterly lacks historical or archaeological support, and there is overwhelming empirical evidence that refutes it.
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