Wednesday, January 7, 2004

The Words of Mormon


The Words of Mormon 1

 

The book of the Words of Mormon is a bit confusing when first encountered, since it works as an intercession in between writings by a later editor and writer in between these ancient writings. Mormon inserts his intercession into this ancient sequence. Mormon writes from a future in which the Nephites are almost completely wiped out, so that it seems like a sort of apocalyptic extinction for these ancient Jewish Americans. In his intercession, Mormon writes about how King Benjamin was successful in taking the land of Nephi back from the Lamanites (The Words of Mormon 1:14).

 

Written 9-9-14

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