Mahonri moriancumer see the commentary for ether 1. Ether 16 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. As you can see from the sample, the format is a segment of scripture, such as a chapter, followed by commentary and cross references. The book of mormon relates the religious history of the nephite nation for a thousand years until widespread apostasy about 400 ad. Commentary on the book of ether chapters 79 book of.
The biggest thing that strikes me about ether already, looking at it this way, is that the first several and the last few chapters all cover just a generation or two, while ether chapters 9 and 10 together cover nearly a thousand years, or the same span of time covered by the entire book of mormon before the book of ether. Additional convergences are found in the book of mormon account, including the destruction in 3 nephi 810, which is consistent with volcanic events accompanied by earthquakes. In ether 12, christ told moroni that if men would come unto him, he would. The prophet ether exhorts the people to believe in godmoroni recounts the wonders and marvels done by faithfaith enabled the brother of jared to see christthe lord gives men weakness that they may be humblethe brother of jared moved mount zerin by faithfaith, hope, and charity are essential to salvationmoroni saw jesus face to face. The title of this volume of the book of mormon commentary series is taken from this statement.
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. The first six chapters of ether typify the great plan of the eternal god alma 34. Reynolds and sjodahl, commentary on the book of mormon, vol. A performative approach to the book of ether concurrent sessions 2. Book of mormon commentary link step by step through the book. First nephi, the doctrinal foundation, edited by monte s. Thomas professor of law at brigham young university, and was for 27 years editorinchief of byu studies, the premier latterday saint scholarly journal. Coriantumr gathers his powers and attacks shared in the valley of gilgal. And since ether and ether alone was the author of the twentyfour plates see ether 1.
As the book of mormon prophet moroni writes, if ye have no hope, ye must needs be in despair moro. This means that many church members are probably misunderstanding the true meaning of weakness, or they are even believing false doctrine. 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. And it came to pass that he refused and would not be their king. Book of mormon 1981ether wikisource, the free online library. The commentary in 2 nephi 26 and 27 is the most helpful explanation we have of isaiah 29 in the book of mormon. The prophet nephi similarly referred to a portion of his writings as an abridgment of. The book of mormon shall stand as a testimony against the world, ether 5. This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon. If we are living the religion which the lord has revealed and which we have received, we do not belong to the world. Interestingly, while the urim and thummim are called interpreters, alma 37. Maxwell institute for religious scholarship and nibley llc.
The title page of the book of mormon declares that a major purpose of the book is the convincing of the jew and gentile that jesus is the christ, the eternal god see also 2 nephi 26. Jan 27, 2012 joseph fielding mcconkie and robert l. And it came to pass that coriantumr was exceedingly angry with shared, and he went against him with his armies to battle. This happens to be just the period when mormon reports the rise of the secret society that was instrumental in the downfall of the nephites mormon 2.
In a revelation given on the day the church was established, the lord enumerated many doctrines that are found in the book of mormon see. Isaiah foretold that when the book of mormon came forth, they also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine isaiah 29. The title refers to ether, a jaredite prophet who lived at the end of the time. Apr 11, 2019 see book of mormon central, why would god choose an uneducated man to translate the book of mormon. The book of mormon editors often provided commentary. This sacred nature of the brother of jareds vision required that the record be kept hidden from the knowledge of man ether 3. This sacred nature of the brother of jareds vision required that the record be kept. Book of mormon 1981ether wikisource, the free online. Millet, doctrinal commentary on the book of mormon, 4 vols. President nelson grandfathers visit from the other side of the veil and family history work duration.
Book of mormon commentary 2 nephi 27 page 1 of 15 2 nephi 27. Sermons in the book of mormon one of the things that i have most come to enjoy about the book of mormon are the various sermons throughout the book. The book of mormon chronicle of jared and his brother is the story of us all in our quest for the eternal land of promise. What principle can we learn from the first sentence of ether 12. An abridgment is a shortened version of a text, which means that the abridgments found in the book of mormon are only summaries of larger recorded histories. But if you were to go through ether and separate the material that originated with the twentyfour plates from moronis own editorial comments perhaps by marking the latter with a red pencil, you would quickly discover that, with very. It describes the jaredites, descendants of jared and his companions, who were led by god to the americas shortly after the confusion of tongues and the destruction of the tower of babel.
Anita wells explained, from its creation to its translation and publication, the book of mormon is profoundly and essentially a book that discusses its own authorship and editing at length. Native americans, dna, and the mormon church salt lake city, ut. The majority of chapter 12 in the book of ether includes moronis commentary on the. It also refers to its account of jaredite history as an abridgment taken from the book of ether. Chapter 27 nephis predictions continuedgods judgments upon the wicked the sealed bookthe.
Discussions on the book of mormon ether 7 11 youtube. The title page of the book of mormon refers to its primary records as abridgments. 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. Its really like a guided tour through the book of mormon. The people choose the brother of jareds son, pagag, but pagag refuses. Commentary on the book of ether chapters 79 book of mormon. Commentary on the book of ether chapters 35 book of mormon. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates. Book of mormon central, how can barley in the book of mormon feed faith. The scriptural commentary presented here is based on books of scripture recognized by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, so youll see scriptures from several books like the bible, the book of mormon, the doctrine and covenants, etc. How i learned to love the book of ether book of mormon. Dec 04, 2009 president nelson grandfathers visit from the other side of the veil and family history work duration. It differs from earlier commentaries by providing not only introductory and summarizing remarks but also the most specific scriptural intertextual commentary on the matter.
Religious studies center, brigham young university, 1988. The sealed portion of the book of mormon your site for lds. The nephites and the lamanites are not the only people who will be judged by the things recorded in the book of mormon. What weakness did moroni feel he and other writers of the book of mormon had. A book of mormon commentary that is thorough and comprehensive. And it came to pass that they chose even the firstborn of the brother of jared. Producing a commentary on what the book of mormon is, and what it means. How can we read the book of mormon upon the housetops today. Top, doctrinal commentary on the book of mormon, 4 vols. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon. The title page of the book of mormon calls its text, as prepared by mormon and moroni, an abridgment of the record of the people of nephi, and also of the lamanites. The first seven chapters of the book of mormon, the small book within the book of mormon, are mormons abridgment of his own work see mormon 5. The set is sequential and the author has done a fantastic job of referencing prophet and.
Each of the halfhour episodes covers several chapters from the book of mormon. Abinadis commentary on isaiah religious studies center. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the. The john the baptist event as a case study jenny webb independent scholar, and on this wise do i give the account. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. Pagags brothers and cousins all refuse as well, except for jareds son orihah, who agrees, and becomes king. It is not sponsored or endorsed by either the maxwell institute or brigham young university, and. Bradley independent scholar, the book of mormons function as oral scripture. Sorenson, an ancient american setting for the book of mormon, pp. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. Valletta was an institute instructor in ogden, utah, when this was published. See book of mormon central, why did the book of mormon come forth as a miracle. Smith, barley in ancient america, in reexploring the book of mormon.
Understanding abinadis commentary on isaiah helps fulfill this major purpose. In this way akish invested his evil work, with a sort of moral sanctity. Exploring how the book of mormons various source texts contribute to its message about christ can be intellectually enlightening. I am particularly appreciative of those that are taught about the atonement, but i knew there were many cases of other sermons.
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