Category: Ancient Languages
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Does Chiasmus Appear in the Book of Mormon by Chance?
Edwards, Boyd F., and W. Farrell Edwards. “Does Chiasmus Appear in the Book of Mormon by Chance?” BYU Studies43, no. 2 (2004): 103-130. Read more
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Does Josephs Letter to Emma of 4 November 1838 Show that He Knew Chiasmus?
Boyd F. Edwards and W. Farrell Edwards, “Does Joseph’s Letter to Emma of 4 November 1838 Show that He Knew about Chiasmus?,” Dialogue: A Journal Of Mormon Thought, Dialogue Paperless: E-Paper # 4, August 26, 2006 Read more
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What does Chiasmus in the Book of Mormon Prove?
John W. Welch, “What Does Chiasmus in the Book of Mormon Prove?” in Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited: The Evidence for Ancient Origins (ed. Noel B. Reynolds, Provo: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1997, pp. 218-219. Read more
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Chiasmus in the Book of Mormon
Chiasmus appears to have begun as a structural form which then developed into an intriguing rhetorical device which has been used sporadically in prose and poetry by many authors for nearly three thousand years nevertheless the awareness of such a form except in isolated cases remained a part of the intellectual subconsciousness of modern western Read more
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More Evidence for Alma as a Semitic Name
Beginning with Hugh Nibley, several Latter-day Saint scholars have highlighted a deed found among the Bar Kokhba documents as evidence of the name Alma as a Jewish male name in antiquity. Here we highlight a second attestation of the same name used for a Jewish male from a slightly earlier period, as well as other Read more
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Hugh Nibley review of Bar-Kochba by Zigael Yadin
Hugh Nibley reviews the book: “Bar-Kochba” relating its relevance to the Book of Mormon and the fascinating discovery of a land deed with the name “Alma son of Judah” now one of many attestation of Alma as a Hebrew male name. Hugh Nibley Nibley, Hugh. “Review of Bar-Kochba by Zigael Yadin.” BYU Studies Quarterly 14, no. 1 Read more
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The Personal Name Alma at Ebla
Identifies eight occurrences of the personal name Alma among six documents found at Elba, dated to the third millennium BC. Terrence L. Szink Read more
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What’s in a Name? Alma as a Hebrew Name
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Is Mulek Mentioned in the Bible?
Observations of Robert F. Smith regarding Mulek and a plausible link to Malchiah mentioned in Jeremiah 38:6. This is also the earliest published details of a conversation between he and David Noel Freeman on the subject Author Robert F. Smith published 1984 Citation Smith, Robert F. “Is Mulek Mentioned in the Bible?” from “Insights, Vol. Read more
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New Information about Mulek, Son of the King
A chapter of “Reexamining the Book of Mormon: A Decade of New Research” regarding the Melkiyahu Bullae and its possible tie to the Book of Mormon’s Mulek Author John W. Welch Published 1992 Citation Welch, John W., “New Information about Mulek, Son of the King” from “Reexploring the Book of Mormon: A Decade of New Read more