Category: Book of Mormon Evidence
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Hebraisms and other Ancient Peculiarities in the Book of Mormon
Donald Parry 2002 Parry, Donald, “Hebraisms and Other Ancient Peculiarities in the Book of Mormon”, Echoes and Evidences of the Book of Mormon, 2002, pp 155-189 Read more
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Hebraisms in the Book of Mormon: A Preliminary Survey
JOHN A TVEDTNES Though the book of mormon expressly states that it is written in in the language of the egyptians, nevertheless it quite clearly reflects a number of hebrew idioms and contains numerous hebrew words this is is no doubt due to the fact that the nephites Nephites retained the hebrew language albeit in Read more
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Was Joseph Smith Smarter Than the Average Fourth Year Hebrew Student? Finding a Restoration-Significant Hebraism in Book of Mormon Isaiah
Paul Y. Hoskisson The brass plates version of Isaiah 2:2, as contained in 2 Nephi 12:2, contains a small difference, not attested in any other pre-1830 Isaiah witness, that not only helps clarify the meaning but also ties the verse to events of the Restoration. The change does so by introducing a Hebraism that would Read more
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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