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“How Could Lehi Offer Sacrifices Outside of Jerusalem?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #9. January 12, 2016.
Keywords: Sacrifice; Temples; Law of Moses; Law; Legal; Altar; Bible; Old Testament; Dead Sea Scrolls; Jerusalem; Lehi; Nephi; Ancient Israel; Ancient Judaism; Ancient Near East; Arabia; Lehi’s Journey to the Promised Land
“Did Pre-Christian Prophets Know About Christ?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #12. January 15, 2016.
Keywords: Heavenly Father; Jesus Christ; God; Yahweh; El; Ancient Israelite Religion; Ancient Canaanite Religion; Ancient Near East; New Testament; Old Testament; Bible; Ancient Judaism; Hebrew; Names; Book of Mormon Names; Etymology; Archaeology; Ancient Israel; Divine Council; Evidence
“How Did God Call His Prophets in Ancient Times?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #17. January 22, 2016.
Keywords: Prophets; Prophecy; Calling; Divine Council; Heavenly Ascent; Holy Ascent; Heaven; Throne Theophany; Bible; Old Testament; Isaiah; Ezekiel; Jeremiah; Samuel; Amos; Habakkuk; King Benjamin; Brother of Jared; Evidence
“What are the ‘Fiery Darts of the Adversary’ Spoken of by Nephi?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #18. January 25, 2016.
Keywords: Fiery Darts; Adversary; Satan; Psalms; Assyria; Lachish; Ancient Warfare; Ancient Near East; Bible; Old Testament; Archaeology; Ancient Israel; Evidence
“Whom Did Nephi Quote in 1 Nephi 22?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #25. February 3, 2016.
Keywords: Isaiah; Nephi; Zenos; Intertextuality; Bible; Old Testament
“Was the Requirement of a ‘Broken Heart" Known Before the Time of Christ?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #27. February 5, 2016.
Keywords: Broken Heart; Contrite Spirit; Sacrifice; Law of Moses; Psalms; Lehi; Bible; Nephi; Old Testament; Ancient Israelite Religion; Ancient Judaism; Jesus Christ
“What are the Origins of Lehi’s Understanding of the Fall?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #28. February 5, 2016.
Keywords: Fall; Lehi; Atonement; Plan of Salvation; Nephi; Bible; Old Testament; Apocrypha; Pseudepigrapha; Ancient Near East; Ancient Israelite Religion; Afterlife; Ancient Judaism
“Why Is There a Need for the Testimony of Two Nations?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #56. March 17, 2016.
Keywords: Nephi; Ezekiel; Stick of Judah; Stick of Joseph; House of Israel; Gathering of Israel; Scattering of Israel; Restoration; Law of Witnesses; Law; Legal; Bible; Old Testament
“Why Does Abinadi Use the Phrase ‘the Bands of Death"?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #93. May 5, 2016.
Keywords: Mosiah; Abinadi; King Noah; Bible; Old Testament; Psalms; Death; Jesus Christ; Messiah; Resurrection
“Has An Artifact That Relates to the Book of Mormon Been Found?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #103. May 19, 2016.
Keywords: Archaeology; Mulek; Mosiah; Zedekiah; Jeremiah; Bible; Old Testament; Zarahemla; Mulekites; Babylon; Hebrew; Etymology; Evidence
“Why Did Alma Add ‘Chains of Hell’ to Abinadi’s Phrase ‘Bands of Death’?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #111. May 31, 2016.
Keywords: Abinadi; Alma; Bands of Death; Death; Bible; Psalms; Old Testament; Hebrew; Chains of Hell; Hell
“Why Did the People of Sidom Go to the Altar for Deliverance?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #122. June 15, 2016.
Keywords: Alma; Amulek; Ammonihah; Sidon; Zarahemla; Satan; Death; Legal; Altar; Deliverance; Sacrifice; Bible; Old Testament; Exodus; Lehi; Nephi
“Why Did Helaman Compare Christ to a Rock?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #176. August 30, 2016.
Keywords: Helaman; Nephi; Lehi; Jesus Christ; Rock; Redeemer; Son of God; Old Testament; Bible; Psalms; Isaiah; Deuteronomy; Satan; Arrows; Weapons; Whirlwinds; Ancient Near East; Assyria; Moses; Refuge; Storm; Hail
“Why Could Seantum be Convicted Without Any Witnesses?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #180. September 5, 2016.
Keywords: Legal; Helaman; Nephi; Chief Judge; Seezoram; Seantum; Reign of the Judges; Murder; Death; Blood; Law of Moses; Witnesses; Law of Witnesses; Bible; Old Testament; Deuteronomy; Ancient Israel; Joshua; Obedience; Ancient Law; Mormon; Gadianton Robbers
“How Did Nephi Use the Power to Seal on Earth and in Heaven?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #182. September 7, 2016.
Keywords: Helaman; Nephi; Sealing Power; Famine; Drought; Miracles; Bible; Old Testament; Elijah; War; Heaven; Priesthood; King Benjamin
“Why Did Mormon Say the Children of Men are Less than the Dust of the Earth?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #183. September 8, 2016.
Keywords: Mormon; Earth; Sun; Astronomy; Cosmology; Bible; Old Testament; Ancient Near East; Mesoamerica; Heliocentrism; Geocentrism
“Why Did Jesus Tell All People to Sacrifice a Broken Heart and a Contrite Spirit?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #198. September 29, 2016.
Keywords: Jesus Christ; Destruction; Death of Christ; Sacrifice; Animal Sacrifice; Broken Heart; Contrite Spirit; New Testament; Bible; Nephites; Lamanites; Nephi; Lehi; Old Testament; Psalms; Atonement; Law of Moses; Commandments
“Who is the Servant Spoken of by Christ?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #215. October 24, 2016.
Keywords: Christ in America; Jesus Christ; Servant; Bible; Old Testament; Isaiah; Moses; Tree of Life; Witnesses; Witness; Restoration; Joseph Smith
“Why Did Moroni Conclude His Father’s Record with 22 Commands?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #234. November 18, 2016.
Keywords: Mormon; Moroni; Hebrew; Poetry; Acrostic Poem; Alphabet; Bible; Old Testament; Lamentations; Psalms; Egyptian; Covenants
“Where did the Brother of Jared Get the Idea of Shining Stones?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #240. November 28, 2016.
Keywords: Ether; Brother of Jared; Shining Stones; Tzohar; Ancient Judaism; Ancient Near East; Noah’s Ark; Bible; Old Testament; Genesis; Tower of Babel; Urim and Thummim; Talmud; Midrash; Liahona; Faith; Jesus Christ; Light of the World
“Why Do the Prophets Speak of Multiple Jerusalems?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #247. December 7, 2016.
Keywords: Jerusalem; New Jerusalem; Prophecy; Enoch; Ether; Jaredites; Moroni; Promised Land; Ancient Israel; Jesus Christ; Covenants; John; Bible; New Testament; Revelation; Zion; Hebrews; Abraham; Melchizedek; Old Testament; Genesis; Pseudepigrapha; Temples; Dead Sea Scrolls; Ezekiel; God; Elohim; Heavenly Father; Heaven
“Was Nephi’s Slaying of Laban Legal?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #256. January 2, 2017.
Keywords: Legal; Law; Ancient Law; Law of Moses; Nephi; Laban; Lehi; Jerusalem; Murder; Death; Drunkeness; Ancient Near East; Bible; Old Testament; Numbers; Judges; Ancient Israel
“Why Did Nephi Work So Hard to Preserve the Wisdom He Had Received?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #262. January 16, 2017.
Keywords: Nephi; Plates of Nephi; Wisdom; Hebrew; Ancient Judaism; Egyptian; Ancient Near East; Wisdom Literature; Bible; Old Testament; Proverbs; Laban; Tree of Life; Knowledge; Scriptures
“How Did Enos Liken the Scriptures to His Own Life?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #265. January 23, 2017.
Keywords: Likening; Scriptures; Enos; Bible; Old Testament; Jacob; Esau; Bethel; Covenants; Prayer; God; Word Play; Hebrew; Evidence
“Why Is Lehi Depicted as Similar to Moses?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #268. January 30, 2017.
Keywords: Lehi; Nephi; Moses; Bible; Old Testament; Exodus; Deuteronomy; Prophets; Jerusalem
“Why Does Jacob Describe God as a Divine Warrior?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #277. February 20, 2017.
Keywords: Jacob; Divine Warrior; Jehovah; Jesus Christ; Chaos Monster; Creation; Bible; Old Testament; Exodus; Ancient Near East; Covenants; Evidence
“Why Did Abinadi Use a Disguise?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #310. May 8, 2017.
Keywords: Abinadi; King Noah; Disguise; Bible; Old Testament; Moses; Saul
“Why Did Nephi Say Serpents Could Fly?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #316. May 22, 2017.
Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; Numbers; Deuteronomy; Moses; Ancient Israel; Brazen Serpent; Serpents; Egypt; Evidence
“How Did Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Authors Use Chiasmus?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #340. July 16, 2017.
Keywords: Chiasmus; Bible; Old Testament; New Testament; Mark; Genesis; Ancient Near East; Gilgamesh; Ancient Greek; Hebrew; Poetry; Evidence
“Where Does the Name Nauvoo Come From?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #342. July 21, 2017.
Keywords: Church History; Nauvoo; Joseph Smith; Hebrew; Bible; Old Testament; Isaiah; Abinadi; Zion; Jesus Christ
“How Can the Old Testament Covenants Help Us Understand the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #363. September 12, 2017.
Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; Sinai; Moses; Exodus; David; Jerusalem; Zion; Lehi; Divine Warrior; Nephites; Nephi
“How a Tangent About Foreordination Helps Explain Repentance.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #398. January 11, 2018.
Keywords: Alma the Younger; Ammonihah; Repentance; Premortal Life; Priesthood; Premortality; Plan of Salvation; Foreordained
“Why We Still Have to Cling to the Iron Rod Even Though the Path is Strait.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #402. January 25, 2018.
Keywords: Tree of Life; Lehi; Iron Rod; Bible; Old Testament; Genesis; Garden of Eden; The Fall; Adam; Eve
“What Does an Ancient Book About Enoch Have to Do With Lehi’s Dream?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #404. February 1, 2018.
Keywords: Tree of Life; Enoch; Book of Moses; Book of Enoch; Mist of Darkness; Hell; Evidence
“How Can We Receive the Blessings of the Abrahamic Covenant?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #408. February 15, 2018.
Keywords: Old Testament; Bible; Abraham; Abrahamic Covenant
“What Parts of the Old Testament Were on the Plates of Brass?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #410. February 22, 2018.
Keywords: Melchizedek; Pentateuch; Books of Moses; Plates of Brass; Bible; Old Testament; Moses; Alma
“How Does the Book of Mormon Use an Ancient Storytelling Technique?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #414. March 8, 2018.
Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; Genesis; Isaac; Rebekah; Ammon; Missionary Work; Marriage; Evidence
“How Lehi Likened the Scriptures to Himself.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #418. March 22, 2018.
Keywords: Joseph Smith; Joseph of Egypt; Lehi; Nephi; Likening
“Why the Book of Mormon’s Depiction of a Loving God Fits with the Old Testament.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #422. April 5, 2018.
Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; Love
“How the Law of Moses Teaches about the Atonement.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #424. April 12, 2018.
Keywords: Ancient Israel; Law of Moses; Legal; Jesus Christ; Atonement; Nephites
“Why Don’t We Know the Names of the Angels in the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #426. April 19, 2018.
Keywords: Old Testament; Bible; Angels; Balaam; Balak; Alma the Younger
“How the Book of Mormon and the Old Testament Help Us Understand What it Means to be Redeemed.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #436. May 24, 2018.
Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; Ruth; Redeemer
“Did Prophets Such as Ezekiel Know the Writings of Zenos?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #440. June 12, 2018.
Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; Ezekiel; Intertextuality; Allegory of the Olive Tree; Jacob
“Who Were the ‘Many Prophets’ in Jerusalem During Lehi’s Time?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #441. June 14, 2018.
Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; Prophets; Lehi; Jeremiah; Jerusalem; Ancient Israel; Zedekiah
“Why Did Nephi Want to Know the Mysteries of God?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #442. June 19, 2018.
Keywords: Mysteries; Divine Council; Nephi; Lehi; Theophany; Visions; God; Jesus Christ; Bible; Old Testament
“Why Does the Book of Mormon Warn that a Lake of Fire and Brimstone Awaits Sinners in the Afterlife?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #446. July 3, 2018.
Keywords: Egyptian; Ancient Egypt; Book of the Dead; Lake of Fire; Fire; Afterlife; Eternal Life; Spiritual Death; Evidence
“Why Did Some in Lehi’s Time Believe that Jerusalem Could Not Be Destroyed?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #451. July 19, 2018.
Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; Hezekiah; Assyria; Jerusalem
“Why Did Joseph Smith Produce a New Translation of the Bible?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #628. January 18, 2022.
Keywords: Joseph Smith; Joseph Smith Translation; Church History; King James Version; Bible; Old Testament
Genesis - Deuteronomy
“How Does the Joseph Smith Translation Teach Us about Melchizedek?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #643. August 23, 2022.
Keywords: Joseph Smith; Joseph Smith Translation; Bible; Old Testament; Melchizedek; Genesis; Priesthood; Priest
“Why Did Moroni Quote the Patriarch Jacob about a Piece of Joseph’s Coat?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #154. July 29, 2016.
Keywords: Nephites; War Chapters; Amalickiah; Moroni; Captain Moroni; Warfare; Title of Liberty; Joseph; Genesis; Garment; Joseph Smith; Bible; Old Testament; Ancient Israel; Mesoamerica; War Banners; Tribes of Israel
“Why Did Nephi Connect Isaiah’s Prophecies with Joseph Who Was Sold into Egypt?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #375. October 24, 2017.
Keywords: Lehi; Joseph of Egypt; Bible; Old Testament; Genesis; Nephi; Isaiah; Word Play; Hebrew; Mormon; Prophecy; Joseph Smith
“Why Do We Have Three Different Accounts of the Creation?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #400. January 18, 2018.
Keywords: Creation; Old Testament; Bible; Moses; Abraham; Adam; Eve; Lehi; Nephi; Job; Ezekiel; Ancient Near East; Chaos Monster; Jesus Christ; Atonement
“How Does The Book of Mormon Use a Hebrew Pun on King Noa’s Name?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #406. February 8, 2018.
Keywords: Abinadi; King Noah; Hebrew; Word Play; Etymology; Noah’s Ark; Bible; Old Testament; Genesis; Evidence
“How Abraham’s Sacrifice of Isaac Illuminates the Atonement.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #412. March 1, 2018.
Keywords: Jacob; Law of Moses; Bible; Old Testament; Genesis; Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Sarah; Hagar; Mary; Jesus Christ; Crucifixion; Atonement
“How Was Nephi Similar to Joseph of Egypt?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #416. March 15, 2018.
Keywords: Nephi; Joseph of Egypt; Laman; Bible; Old Testament; Genesis
“What the Exodus Teaches Us about the Atonement.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #419. March 27, 2018.
Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; Alma; Exodus; Moses
“How is the Use of Deuteronomy in the Book of Mormon Evidence for its Authenticity?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #428. April 27, 2018.
Keywords: Old Testament; Bible; Deuteronomy; Law of Moses; King Josiah; Evidence
“Why Were Man and Woman Created in the Image of God?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #627. January 11, 2022.
Keywords: Adam and Eve; Adam; Eve; Man; Women; God; Face; Creation
“Why Is the Story of Noah and the Ark So Repetitive?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #629. February 1, 2022.
Keywords: Old Testament; Genesis; Noah; Chiasmus; chiasm; Hebrew; Poetry; Parallelism
“Why Did Abraham and Sarah Receive New Names and Tokens?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #630. February 22, 2022.
Keywords: New Names; Abrahamic Covenant; Covenants; Names; Abraham; Sarah; Abram; Sarai; Tokens; Circumcision
Joshua - Esther
“Why Did Ancient Israelites Lift Their Hands in Praise?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #638. July 19, 2022.
Keywords: Temples; Old Testament; Bible; Uplifted Hands; Gestures; Sacred Gestures; Solomon’s Temple; Zerubbabel; Nehemiah; Ezra; Prayer
“Why Did Ammon Borrow So Much from Tradition in Alma 26?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #133. June 30, 2016.
Keywords: Ammon; Intertextuality; Bible; Old Testament; Psalms; Jacob; King Benjamin; Alma; Joel; Allegory of the Olive Tree; Zenos; King Lamoni; Literacy
Job - Song of Solomon
“Why Were Women Important in Ancient Israel?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #639. July 26, 2022.
Keywords: Women; Israel; Bible; Old Testament; Ruth; Esther; Priesthood; Motherhood; Law; Legal
“How Can the Book of Job Teach Us about the Temple?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #640. August 2, 2022.
Keywords: Job; Old Testament; Bible; Trials; Temples; Endowment; Creation; Fall; Atonement; Theophany; Veil; Adversity
“Does Psalm 22 Really Say ‘They Pierced My Hands and My Feet’?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #641. August 9, 2022.
Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; Jesus Christ; Atonement; Crucifixion; Psalms; Dead Sea Scrolls; Septuagint; Masoretic Text; Critical Text; Hebrew
“Why Does the Psalmist Speak about Grasping God’s Hand?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #642. August 16, 2022.
Keywords: Old Testament; Bible; Psalms; Handclasps; Temples; Hands; Hand of God
“Why Does Jacob Quote So Much from the Psalms?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #62. March 25, 2016.
Keywords: Jacob; Psalms; Intertextuality; Temples; Ancient Israel; Ancient Israelite Religion; Ancient Near East; Bible; Old Testament; High Priest; Levites
“Why Did Ammon Borrow So Much from Tradition in Alma 26?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #133. June 30, 2016.
Keywords: Ammon; Intertextuality; Bible; Old Testament; Psalms; Jacob; King Benjamin; Alma; Joel; Allegory of the Olive Tree; Zenos; King Lamoni; Literacy
“Why Did Zenos Quote from Psalm 46 in His Prophecy of Christ’s Death?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #313. May 15, 2017.
Keywords: Nephi; Bible; Old Testament; Psalms; End Times; Second Coming
“Why Did Lehi Quote from a Psalm of Repentance In His Dream?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #325. June 12, 2017.
Keywords: Lehi’s Dream; Tree of Life; Lehi; Bible; Old Testament; Psalms; Intertextuality; Repentance; Atonement; Joy; Fruit; Ancient Israel; Ancient Israelite Religion; Love of God
“How Do the Psalms Quoted in the Book of Mormon Teach about the Temple?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #437. May 29, 2018.
Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; Psalms; Temples
“Why Do Biblical Psalms of Lament Show Up in the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #438. May 31, 2018.
Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; Psalms; Intertextuality
“Why Are Certain Biblical Psalms Used by Book of Mormon Authors?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #439. June 7, 2018.
Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; Psalms
“Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 5: How Often Were Scriptures on the Plates of Brass the Common Source?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #533. September 26, 2019.
Keywords: New Testament; Intertextuality; New Testament Intertextuality; Plates of Brass; Old Testament
Isaiah
“Why Did Isaiah Refer to the Heavenly Hosts as ‘Seraphim’?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #645. September 6, 2022.
Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; Isaiah; Seraph; Seraphim; Angels; Prophetic Call; Serpents
“How Might Isaiah 48-49 be ‘Likened" to Lehi’s Family?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #23. February 1, 2016.
Keywords: Isaiah; Nephi; Lehi; Family; Likening; Bible; Old Testament
“Who is the Servant of Isaiah 49/1 Nephi 21?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #24. February 2, 2016.
Keywords: Isaiah; Nephi; Joseph Smith; Jesus Christ; Servant; Ancient Israel; Prophecy; Bible; Old Testament
“What Vision Guides Nephi’s Choice of Isaiah Chapters?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #38. February 22, 2016.
Keywords: Nephi; Isaiah; Bible; Old Testament; Nephite Prophetic View; Jews; Gentiles; Jesus Christ; Prophecy
“How Did Nephi Read Isaiah as a Witness of Christ’s Coming?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #40. February 24, 2016.
Keywords: Nephite Prophetic View; Jesus Christ; Isaiah; Nephi; Prophecy; Christianity; Law of Witnesses; Law; Legal; Testimony
“Has the Prophecy of the Lord’s House Established in the Mountains been Fulfilled?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #41. February 25, 2016.
Keywords: Nephi; Isaiah; Mountain; Temples; Sacred Space; Heavenly Ascent; Holy Ascent; Prophecy; Salt Lake Temple; Jerusalem; Zion; Restoration
“Why Do Early Nephite Prophets Speak about the Scattering of the Jews?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #42. February 26, 2016.
Keywords: Nephi; Isaiah; Jews; Ancient Judaism; House of Israel; Nephite Prophetic View; Prophecy; Scattering of Israel; Gathering of Israel
“Why Did Lehi ‘Suppose" the Existence of Satan?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #43. February 29, 2016.
Keywords: Satan; Ancient Israelite Religion; Ancient Judaism; Lehi; Nephi; Ancient Near East; Lucifer; Devil; Hebrew; Etymology; Names; Book of Mormon Names; Adversary; Hell; Opposition
“Did Interactions with ‘Others" Influence Nephi’s Selection of Isaiah?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #45. March 2, 2016.
Keywords: Nephi; Isaiah; New World; Gentiles; Promised Land
“What Do Nephi and Isaiah Say about the End Times?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #46. March 3, 2016.
Keywords: Nephi; Isaiah; End Times; Nephite Prophetic View; General Conference; General Authority; Afterlife; Final Judgment; Judgment of God; Last Dispensation; Restoration
“How Does Nephi Help Us Understand Isaiah?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #47. March 4, 2016.
Keywords: Nephi; Isaiah; Bible; Old Testament; keys
“How Does Nephi Use Isaiah to Teach Us to Avoid Pride?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #48. March 7, 2016.
Keywords: Nephi; Isaiah; Bible; Old Testament; Lehi; Laman; Lemuel; Pride; Family
“Why is the Lord’s Hand ‘Stretched Out Still"?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #49. March 8, 2016.
Keywords: Nephi; Isaiah; Hand of God; Ancient Near East; Ancient Judaism; Ancient Israelite Religion; God; Heavenly Father; Yahweh; Jesus Christ
“Why Did Moroni Quote Isaiah 11 to Joseph Smith?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #50. March 9, 2016.
Keywords: Ensign; Nephi; Joseph Smith; Isaiah; Restoration; Last Dispensation; Prophecy
“Why Does Nephi Use Isaiah 29 as Part of His Own Prophecy?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #52. March 11, 2016.
Keywords: Nephi; Isaiah; Charles Anthon; Martin Harris; Joseph Smith; Jerusalem; Restoration; Christianity; Prophecy
“Why Would Noah’s Priests Quiz Abinadi on Isaiah?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #89. April 29, 2016.
Keywords: Abinadi; Mosiah; King Noah; Zeniff; Isaiah; Legal; Law of Moses; Law
“Why Did Abinadi Talk About the Suffering Messiah?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #91. May 3, 2016.
Keywords: Abinadi; King Noah; Mosiah; Isaiah; Jesus Christ; Atonement; Bible; Old Testament
“Why Did Jesus Quote All of Isaiah 54?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #216. October 25, 2016.
Keywords: Christ in America; Jesus Christ; Covenants; Bible; Old Testament; Isaiah; Ancient Near East; Blessings; Likening; Women; House of Israel; Ancient Israel; Gentiles; Nephites; Love; Kindness; Scriptures
“Why Would Jesus Call Isaiah’s Words Great?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #217. October 26, 2016.
Keywords: Isaiah; Christ in America; Jesus Christ; Scriptures; Bible; Old Testament; Prophecy; Prophets; Hebrew; Great; Nephi; Abinadi; Yahweh; Nephites; Joseph Smith; Deuteronomy; Psalms
“Why Did Nephi Connect Isaiah’s Prophecies with Joseph Who Was Sold into Egypt?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #375. October 24, 2017.
Keywords: Lehi; Joseph of Egypt; Bible; Old Testament; Genesis; Nephi; Isaiah; Word Play; Hebrew; Mormon; Prophecy; Joseph Smith
“Did a ‘Magic World View’ Influence the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #538. October 31, 2019.
Keywords: Folk Magic; Seer Stone; Money Digging; Treasure Seeking; Book of Mormon Translation; Joseph Smith; Church History; Ancient Israelite Religion; High Priest; Urim and Thummim; Mesoamerica; Divination
Jeremiah - Malachi
“Why Did Ammon Borrow So Much from Tradition in Alma 26?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #133. June 30, 2016.
Keywords: Ammon; Intertextuality; Bible; Old Testament; Psalms; Jacob; King Benjamin; Alma; Joel; Allegory of the Olive Tree; Zenos; King Lamoni; Literacy
“Why Did Jesus Mix Together Micah and Isaiah?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #214. October 21, 2016.
Keywords: Christ in America; Jesus Christ; Bible; Old Testament; Micah; Isaiah; Covenants; Heavenly Father; God; House of Israel; Gentiles; Abraham; Jacob; Prophets; Temples; Hebrew; Poetry; Chiasmus; Mesoamerica; Ancient Near East
“Why Did Jesus Give the Nephites Malachi’s Prophecies?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #218. October 27, 2016.
Keywords: Christ in America; Jesus Christ; Malachi; Bible; Old Testament; Nephites; Scriptures; Second Coming; Prophets; Prophecy
“Why Will God Turn the Hearts of the Fathers to the Children?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #219. October 28, 2016.
Keywords: Jesus Christ; Christ in America; Bible; Old Testament; Malachi; Elijah; Genealogy; Family History; Hebrew; Family; Children; Parents; Ancestors; Joseph Smith; Moroni; Temples; Kirtland Temple
“Why Did Jesus Quote the Words of Malachi 3-4 in 3 Nephi 24-25?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #370. October 5, 2017.
Keywords: Christ in America; Bible; Old Testament; Malachi; Genealogy; Family History; Church History; Joseph Smith; Moroni; Elijah; Priesthood; Sealing Power; Covenants; Ordinances; Temples
General
“Why Is the Book of Mormon ‘Another Testament of Jesus Christ’?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #494. December 18, 2018.
Keywords: Another Testament; Covenants; Title Page; Scriptures
“What Does It Really Mean to Be a Good Person?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #499. January 24, 2019.
Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; New Testament; God; Jesus Christ; Heavenly Father
“Why Did Christ Perform Miracles?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #508. March 28, 2019.
Keywords: New Testament; Jesus Christ; Miracles
“How Was the Transfiguration of Jesus and the Three Nephites a Temple-Like Experience?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #509. April 4, 2019.
Keywords: Transfiguration; Three Nephites; Endowment; Temples; Theophany; Jesus Christ; Apostles
“What Does the Book of Mormon Teach Us about the Resurrection?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #511. April 20, 2019.
Keywords: Easter; Resurrection; New Testament; Come Follow Me; Jesus Christ
“What Does It Mean to Love God with ‘All Thy Mind’?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #517. May 23, 2019.
Keywords: New Testament; Come Follow Me; Ancient Judaism; Jesus Christ
“Why Do New Testament Words and Phrases Show Up in the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #525. July 19, 2019.
Keywords: New Testament; New Testament Intertextuality; Intertextuality; Book of Mormon Translation; Mormon; Joseph Smith
“Why Must We Beware Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #527. August 2, 2019.
Keywords: Wolves; Sermon on the Mount; New Testament; Jesus Christ
“Why do New Testament Words and Phrases Show Up in the Book of Mormon? Part 2: The Resurrected Jesus as the Source.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #528. August 22, 2019.
Keywords: New Testament; Jesus Christ; Intertextuality; New Testament Intertextuality
“Why Do New Testament Words and Phrases Show up in the Book of Mormon? Part 3: Revelations to Nephite Prophets as a Source (Part A).” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #529. August 29, 2019.
Keywords: New Testament Intertextuality; Intertextuality; New Testament; Bible; Nephites; Prophets; Prophecy; Revelation
“Why Do New Testament Words and Phrases Show Up in the Book of Mormon? Part 4: Revelations to Nephite Prophets as the Source (Part B).” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #531. September 12, 2019.
Keywords: New Testament; Jesus Christ; Intertextuality; New Testament Intertextuality
“Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 5: How Often Were Scriptures on the Plates of Brass the Common Source?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #533. September 26, 2019.
Keywords: New Testament; Intertextuality; New Testament Intertextuality; Plates of Brass; Old Testament
“Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 6: Why Do Similar Clusters of Old Testament Texts Appear in Both?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #535. October 10, 2019.
Keywords: New Testament Intertextuality; New Testament; Intertextuality; Dead Sea Scrolls; Old Testament; Bible
“Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 7: How Often Did These Commonalities Come through the Hand of Mormon or Moroni?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #537. October 24, 2019.
Keywords: New Testament; Bible; New Testament Intertextuality; Intertextuality
“Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 8: Were These Expressions Parts of Joseph Smith’s Linguistic Toolbox?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #540. November 21, 2019.
Keywords: New Testament Intertextuality; Book of Mormon Translation; New Testament; Intertextuality
“Why Was the Heavenly Book Sealed with Seven Seals?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #541. December 12, 2019.
Keywords: Revelation; New Testament; Nephi; Seals; Plates
“Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 9: Above All, Were These Words Given by the Gift and Power of God?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #542. December 19, 2019.
Keywords: New Testament; New Testament Intertextuality; Intertextuality; Come Follow Me; Church History; Book of Mormon Translation; Joseph Smith
Matthew - John
“Why Is the Lord’s Prayer Different in 3 Nephi?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #204. October 7, 2016.
Keywords: Jesus Christ; Christ in America; Lord’s Prayer; Sermon on the Mount; Sermon at the Temple; Bible; New Testament; Matthew; Mark; Luke; Didache; Prayer; Glory; Doxology; Sacrament
“Why Did Jesus Say That There Were ‘Other Sheep’ Who Would Hear His Voice?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #207. October 12, 2016.
Keywords: Jesus Christ; Christ in America; Bible; New Testament; John; Sheep; Ministry; Gathering; Gathering of Israel; Ancient Israel; Scattering of Israel; Birth of Christ; Jerusalem; Galilee; Tribes of Israel; House of Israel; Assyria; Old Testament; Isaiah
“Did Jesus Bleed from Every Pore?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #520. June 13, 2019.
Keywords: Atonement; Jesus Christ; Gethsemane; Blood; Sacrifice; New Testament; Textual Criticism
“Why Does Part of the Long Ending of Mark Show Up in the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #522. June 26, 2019.
Keywords: New Testament; Mark; Resurrection; Mormon
“Why Do New Testament Words and Phrases Show Up in the Book of Mormon? Part 4: Revelations to Nephite Prophets as the Source (Part B).” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #531. September 12, 2019.
Keywords: New Testament; Jesus Christ; Intertextuality; New Testament Intertextuality
Acts
Romans - Hebrews
“Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 5: How Often Were Scriptures on the Plates of Brass the Common Source?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #533. September 26, 2019.
Keywords: New Testament; Intertextuality; New Testament Intertextuality; Plates of Brass; Old Testament
James - Revelation
General
“Are There Mistakes in the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #3. January 4, 2016.
Keywords: Title Page; Moroni; Critical Text; Textual Variants; Textual Criticism; mistakes; Book of Mormon Translation; Book of Mormon; Church History; Restoration
“Why Hasn’t Lehi’s DNA Been Found?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #280. February 27, 2017.
Keywords: DNA; Geography; Science; Ancient Near East; Lehi; Genetic Drift; Population; Founder Effect; Evidence
“What Can We Learn from 10 of the Best Chiasms in the Book of Mormon? Part 2.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #352. August 14, 2017.
Keywords: Chiasmus; Hebrew; Poetry; King Benjamin; Alma; Mormon
“Are the Accounts of the Golden Plates Believable?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #403. January 30, 2018.
Keywords: Plates; Gold Plates; Joseph Smith; Church History; Eight Witnesses; Three Witnesses; Evidence
“Was Joseph Smith the ‘Author’ of the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #507. March 22, 2019.
Keywords: Joseph Smith; Church History; Book of Mormon Translation; Book of Mormon Authorship
“Why Is the Book of Mormon Called an ‘Abridgment’?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #519. June 6, 2019.
Keywords: Abridgment; Gold Plates; Mormon; Moroni; Ancient History; Abinadi; Alma
“Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 8: Were These Expressions Parts of Joseph Smith’s Linguistic Toolbox?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #540. November 21, 2019.
Keywords: New Testament Intertextuality; Book of Mormon Translation; New Testament; Intertextuality
“Why Did Hiram Page Remain Faithful to the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #599. March 16, 2021.
Keywords: Church History; Doctrine and Covenants; Revelation; Hiram Page; Seer Stones; Joseph Smith; Oliver Cowdery; Church Organization; Witnesses; Eight Witnesses
“Why Was Peter Whitmer Jr. Chosen to Witness the Gold Plates?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #600. March 30, 2021.
Keywords: Peter Whitmer; Eight Witnesses; Witnesses; Gold Plates; Missionary Work; Church History
1 Nephi
“Why Did the Lord Allow Jerusalem to Be Destroyed?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #637. July 12, 2022.
Keywords: Jerusalem; Destruction; Old Testament; Bible; 1 Kings; 2 Kings; Lehi; Nephi; Book of Mormon; Ezekiel; Jeremiah
“Were There ‘Fiery Flying Serpents’ along Lehi’s Trail?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #646. September 13, 2022.
Keywords: Book of Mormon; Nephi; Journey to the Promised Land; Serpents; Seraphim; Bountiful; Arabia; Lehi; Fiery Flying Serpents; Negev; Assyria; Brazen Serpent; Moses; Numbers
“Did Ancient Israelites Write in Egyptian?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #4. January 5, 2016.
Keywords: Egyptian; Egypt; Hieratic; Language; Hebrew; Archaeology; Ancient Israel; Ancient Near East; Top KnoWhys; Evidence
“Did Lehi Use the Poetry of the Ancient Bedouin?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #5. January 6, 2016.
Keywords: Poetry; Bedouin; Arabia; Desert; Lehi; Hugh Nibley; Ancient Near East; Nephi; Ancient Israel; Language; Evidence
“Why Does Nephi Always Go Down to the Wilderness and Up to Jerusalem?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #6. January 7, 2016.
Keywords: Jerusalem; Elevation; Holy Ascent; Geography; Topography; Ancient Near East; Ancient Israel; Ancient Judaism; Ancient Israelite Religion; Sacred Space; Law of Moses; Mountain; Evidence
“Did Jerusalem Have Walls Around It?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #7. January 8, 2016.
Keywords: Jerusalem; Walls; Joseph Smith; Emma Smith; Book of Mormon Translation; Archaeology; Ancient Israel; Ancient Near East; Evidence
“Were Any Ancient Israelite Women Named Sariah?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #8. January 11, 2016.
Keywords: Sariah; Elephantine; Etymology; Book of Mormon Names; Names; Hebrew; Archaeology; Dead Sea Scrolls; Ancient Near East; Ancient Israel; Language; Women; Onomastics; Evidence
“How Could Lehi Offer Sacrifices Outside of Jerusalem?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #9. January 12, 2016.
Keywords: Sacrifice; Temples; Law of Moses; Law; Legal; Altar; Bible; Old Testament; Dead Sea Scrolls; Jerusalem; Lehi; Nephi; Ancient Israel; Ancient Judaism; Ancient Near East; Arabia; Lehi’s Journey to the Promised Land
“What Fruit is White?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #10. January 13, 2016.
Keywords: Lehi’s Dream; Fruit; White; Tree of Life; Ancient Israelite Religion; Ancient Judaism; Pseudepigrapha; Apocrypha; Evidence
“Why Did Nephi Write His Small Plates?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #11. January 14, 2016.
Keywords: Small Plates; Politics; Kingship; Gold Plates; Plates of Nephi
“Did Pre-Christian Prophets Know About Christ?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #12. January 15, 2016.
Keywords: Heavenly Father; Jesus Christ; God; Yahweh; El; Ancient Israelite Religion; Ancient Canaanite Religion; Ancient Near East; New Testament; Old Testament; Bible; Ancient Judaism; Hebrew; Names; Book of Mormon Names; Etymology; Archaeology; Ancient Israel; Divine Council; Evidence
“What Does the Virgin Mary Have to Do with the Tree of Life?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #13. January 18, 2016.
Keywords: Divine Mother; Mary; Jesus Christ; Tree of Life; Lehi’s Dream; Ancient Israelite Religion; Ancient Canaanite Religion; Ancient Judaism; Ancient Near East; Asherah; Heavenly Mother
“What was the Great and Terrible Gulf in Lehi’s Dream?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #14. January 19, 2016.
Keywords: Gulf; Lehi’s Dream; Tree of Life; Wadi; Water; Desert; Hell; Lehi’s Journey to the Promised Land; Ancient Near East; Geography; Ancient Israel; Arabia; Top KnoWhys; Evidence
“Were Plain and Precious Doctrines Lost?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #15. January 20, 2016.
Keywords: Apocalypse; Apostasy; Plain and Precious; Prophecy; Early Christian Church; Baptism; Doctrine; Sacrament; Prayer Circles; Bible
“Are There Really Only Two Churches?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #16. January 21, 2016.
Keywords: Doctrine; Opposition; Lamb of God; God; Church of the Lamb; Church of the Devil; Strait and Narrow; Eternal Life; Satan; Devil; Christianity; Hell
“How Did God Call His Prophets in Ancient Times?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #17. January 22, 2016.
Keywords: Prophets; Prophecy; Calling; Divine Council; Heavenly Ascent; Holy Ascent; Heaven; Throne Theophany; Bible; Old Testament; Isaiah; Ezekiel; Jeremiah; Samuel; Amos; Habakkuk; King Benjamin; Brother of Jared; Evidence
“What are the ‘Fiery Darts of the Adversary’ Spoken of by Nephi?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #18. January 25, 2016.
Keywords: Fiery Darts; Adversary; Satan; Psalms; Assyria; Lachish; Ancient Warfare; Ancient Near East; Bible; Old Testament; Archaeology; Ancient Israel; Evidence
“Who Called Ishmael’s Burial Place Nahom?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #19. January 26, 2016.
Keywords: Nahom; Marib; Archaeology; Arabia; Saudi Arabia; Nephi; Lehi; Lehi’s Journey to the Promised Land; Names; Book of Mormon Names; Etymology; Hebrew; Altar; Desert; Arabic; Language; Top KnoWhys; Evidence
“Why Would Nephi Call the Ocean ‘Irreantum"?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #20. January 27, 2016.
Keywords: Irreantum; Ocean; Etymology; Hebrew; Egyptian; Egypt; Nephi; Names; Book of Mormon Names; Lehi’s Journey to the Promised Land; Ancient Near East; Arabia; Promised Land; Evidence
“Did Ancient People Sail the Seas?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #21. January 28, 2016.
Keywords: Sailing; Transoceanic; Ancient Seafaring; Nephi; Lehi; Lehi’s Journey to the Promised Land; Promised Land; Ancient Near East; Archaeology; Arabia; Mesoamerica; New World; Ocean; Evidence
“What Kind of Ore did Nephi Use to Make the Plates?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #22. January 29, 2016.
Keywords: Gold Plates; Tumbaga; Nephi; Ore; Metallurgy; Temples; Mesoamerica; Silver; Gold; Archaeology; New World; Promised Land; Evidence
“How Might Isaiah 48-49 be ‘Likened" to Lehi’s Family?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #23. February 1, 2016.
Keywords: Isaiah; Nephi; Lehi; Family; Likening; Bible; Old Testament
“Who is the Servant of Isaiah 49/1 Nephi 21?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #24. February 2, 2016.
Keywords: Isaiah; Nephi; Joseph Smith; Jesus Christ; Servant; Ancient Israel; Prophecy; Bible; Old Testament
“Whom Did Nephi Quote in 1 Nephi 22?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #25. February 3, 2016.
Keywords: Isaiah; Nephi; Zenos; Intertextuality; Bible; Old Testament
“What is the Day of the Gentiles?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #44. March 1, 2016.
Keywords: Gentiles; Isaiah; Nephi; Jews; Nephite Prophetic View; Early Christian Church; Christianity; Promised Land; Restoration
“Was Nephi’s Slaying of Laban Legal?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #256. January 2, 2017.
Keywords: Legal; Law; Ancient Law; Law of Moses; Nephi; Laban; Lehi; Jerusalem; Murder; Death; Drunkeness; Ancient Near East; Bible; Old Testament; Numbers; Judges; Ancient Israel
“Has the Location of Nephi’s Bountiful Been Discovered?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #259. January 9, 2017.
Keywords: Bountiful; Nephi; Lehi; Arabia; Promised Land; Sailing; Nahom; Dhofar; Khor Kharfot; Archaeology; Botany; Geography; Evidence
“Acquiring Spiritual Knowledge: Act in Faith.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #260. January 11, 2017.
Keywords: Faith; Jesus Christ; Prayer; Holy Ghost; Revelation; Nephi; Laman; Lemuel; Zeezrom; Lamoni; King Lamoni; Alma; Aaron; Nephites; Lamanites; Liahona; Lehi; Covenants
“Why Did Nephi Work So Hard to Preserve the Wisdom He Had Received?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #262. January 16, 2017.
Keywords: Nephi; Plates of Nephi; Wisdom; Hebrew; Ancient Judaism; Egyptian; Ancient Near East; Wisdom Literature; Bible; Old Testament; Proverbs; Laban; Tree of Life; Knowledge; Scriptures
“Why Did Nephi Believe the Lord Would Prepare a Way?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #263. January 18, 2017.
Keywords: Nephi; Lehi; Laban; Commandments; Plates of Brass; Scriptures; Law of Moses; Chiasmus; Hebrew; Poetry; Jerusalem; Wilderness; Doctrinal Mastery; Seminary
“Have the Valley of Lemuel and the River Laman Been Found?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #286. March 13, 2017.
Keywords: Lehi; Nephi; Valley of Lemuel; River Laman; Archaeology; Ancient Near East; Wadi; Geography; Arabia; Saudi Arabia; Red Sea; Jerusalem; Lehi’s Journey to the Promised Land; Evidence
“Why Did Zenos Quote from Psalm 46 in His Prophecy of Christ’s Death?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #313. May 15, 2017.
Keywords: Nephi; Bible; Old Testament; Psalms; End Times; Second Coming
“Why Did Nephi Say Serpents Could Fly?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #316. May 22, 2017.
Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; Numbers; Deuteronomy; Moses; Ancient Israel; Brazen Serpent; Serpents; Egypt; Evidence
“Why Is It Good to Seek Both Spiritual and Secular Learning?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #324. June 9, 2017.
Keywords: Church History; Study; Knowledge; Scriptures; Faith; Kirtland; Joseph Smith; School of the Prophets; Nephi; Language; King Benjamin; Mosiah; Alma; Mormon
“Why Did Lehi Quote from a Psalm of Repentance In His Dream?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #325. June 12, 2017.
Keywords: Lehi’s Dream; Tree of Life; Lehi; Bible; Old Testament; Psalms; Intertextuality; Repentance; Atonement; Joy; Fruit; Ancient Israel; Ancient Israelite Religion; Love of God
“How Much Could Joseph Smith Have Known about Chiasmus in 1829?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #334. July 3, 2017.
Keywords: Church History; Chiasmus; Book of Mormon Translation; Biblical Studies; Joseph Smith; Evidence
“What Counts as Chiasmus?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #337. July 10, 2017.
Keywords: Chiasmus; Criteria; Ancient Near East; Methodology; Evidence
“Why Is It Important to Keep Records?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #345. July 28, 2017.
Keywords: Church History; Joseph Smith; Records; Nephi; Mormon; Gold Plates
“How Did Brigham Young Help Take the Book of Mormon to the World?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #354. August 18, 2017.
Keywords: Brigham Young; Church History; Book of Mormon
“How Was Lehi’s Journey Similar to the Mormon Pioneers’ Trek West?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #357. August 25, 2017.
Keywords: Church History; Lehi; Nauvoo; Winter Quarters; Pioneers
“Why Does Zion Flourish in the Wilderness?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #362. September 7, 2017.
Keywords: Wilderness; Pioneers; Zion; Nephi; Lehi; Lehi’s Journey to the Promised Land; Laman; Lemuel; Laban; Liahona
“How Can the Old Testament Covenants Help Us Understand the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #363. September 12, 2017.
Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; Sinai; Moses; Exodus; David; Jerusalem; Zion; Lehi; Divine Warrior; Nephites; Nephi
“What Were the ‘Other Records’ Nephi Saw in Vision?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #376. October 26, 2017.
Keywords: Records; History; Nephi; Lehi; Bible; Manuscripts; Dead Sea Scrolls; Evidence
“How Can We Be Thankful During Times of Hardship?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #384. November 23, 2017.
Keywords: Gratitude; Thanksgiving; Lehi; Nephites; War Chapters
“How Do the Book of Moses and Book of Mormon Help Us Understand the Endowment?” Book of Mormon Central, KnoWhy #396, January 4, 2018.
Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; Temples; Heavenly Ascent; Endowment; Moses; Nephi; Pearl of Great Price; Book of Moses
“What Was the Sword of Laban Like?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #401. January 23, 2018.
Keywords: Archaeology; Evidence; Metallurgy; Ancient Israel; Laban; Nephi; Sword of Laban
“Why We Still Have to Cling to the Iron Rod Even Though the Path is Strait.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #402. January 25, 2018.
Keywords: Tree of Life; Lehi; Iron Rod; Bible; Old Testament; Genesis; Garden of Eden; The Fall; Adam; Eve
“What Does an Ancient Book About Enoch Have to Do With Lehi’s Dream?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #404. February 1, 2018.
Keywords: Tree of Life; Enoch; Book of Moses; Book of Enoch; Mist of Darkness; Hell; Evidence
“What Parts of the Old Testament Were on the Plates of Brass?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #410. February 22, 2018.
Keywords: Melchizedek; Pentateuch; Books of Moses; Plates of Brass; Bible; Old Testament; Moses; Alma
“How Was Nephi Similar to Joseph of Egypt?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #416. March 15, 2018.
Keywords: Nephi; Joseph of Egypt; Laman; Bible; Old Testament; Genesis
“Why Did Nephi Include the Story of the Broken Bow?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #421. April 3, 2018.
Keywords: Nephi; Bow; Ancient Near East
“Why Don’t We Know the Names of the Angels in the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #426. April 19, 2018.
Keywords: Old Testament; Bible; Angels; Balaam; Balak; Alma the Younger
“How Are Rod and Sword Connected to the Word of God?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #427. April 24, 2018.
Keywords: Iron Rod; Tree of Life; Nephi
“How is the Use of Deuteronomy in the Book of Mormon Evidence for its Authenticity?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #428. April 27, 2018.
Keywords: Old Testament; Bible; Deuteronomy; Law of Moses; King Josiah; Evidence
“Why Do Biblical Psalms of Lament Show Up in the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #438. May 31, 2018.
Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; Psalms; Intertextuality
“Who Were the ‘Many Prophets’ in Jerusalem During Lehi’s Time?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #441. June 14, 2018.
Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; Prophets; Lehi; Jeremiah; Jerusalem; Ancient Israel; Zedekiah
“Why Did Nephi Want to Know the Mysteries of God?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #442. June 19, 2018.
Keywords: Mysteries; Divine Council; Nephi; Lehi; Theophany; Visions; God; Jesus Christ; Bible; Old Testament
“Why Did Book of Mormon Authors Use Colophons?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #443. June 21, 2018.
Keywords: Colophons; Ancient Near East; Egyptian; Nephi; Evidence
“How is the Phrase ‘Make a Record" an Evidence for the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #444. June 26, 2018.
Keywords: Gold Plates; Bible; Old Testament; Ancient Near East; Literature; Evidence
“What Is So Good about Nephi’s Name?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #445. June 28, 2018.
Keywords: Nephi; Pun; Hebrew; Egyptian; Ancient Near East; Word Play; Names; Onomastics; Etymology; Evidence
“How Can We Be Delivered through the Lord’s Tender Mercies?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #447. July 5, 2018.
Keywords: Tender Mercies; Nephi
“Why Did Nephi Clarify That the Messiah Was the Savior of the World?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #448. July 10, 2018.
Keywords: Jesus Christ; Ancient Israel; Messiah; Savior; Hebrew; Greek; Bible; Old Testament
“Why Did Some in Lehi’s Time Believe that Jerusalem Could Not Be Destroyed?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #451. July 19, 2018.
Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; Hezekiah; Assyria; Jerusalem
“What Was on the Lost 116 Pages?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #452. July 24, 2018.
Keywords: Joseph Smith; Church History; Martin Harris; 116 pages; Book of Lehi; Evidence
“Is the Path to Eternal Life ‘Strait’ or ‘Straight"?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #456. August 7, 2018.
Keywords: Strait and Narrow; Eternal Life; Nephi; Hebrew; Poetry
“What Did It Mean for Lehi to be a Visionary Man?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #457. August 9, 2018.
Keywords: Lehi; Visions; Seer; Hebrew; Hebraism
“Why Are Lehi’s First Visions So Similar to Much Later Apocalyptic Writings?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #459. August 16, 2018.
Keywords: Apocalypse; Lehi; Visions; Divine Council
“Where Is the Narrative Transition in 1 Nephi?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #461. August 23, 2018.
Keywords: Nephi; Small Plates; Gold Plates
“Why Was It Significant that Nephi Was Made ‘a Ruler and a Teacher’ Over His Brethren?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #462. August 28, 2018.
Keywords: Old Testament; Jacob; Esau; Joseph of Egypt; Solomon; Nephi; Laman; Lemuel; Birthright
“How Could Nephi Have Known about Jeremiah’s Imprisonment?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #463. August 30, 2018.
Keywords: Jeremiah; Nephi; Lehi; Zedekiah; Jerusalem; Book of Mormon Central
“Who Were the ‘Elders of the Jews’ Mentioned by Zoram?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #464. September 4, 2018.
Keywords: Ancient Israel; Ancient Judaism; Zoram; Nephi; Laban; Jerusalem
“How Many Others Traveled with Lehi to the Promised Land?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #465. September 6, 2018.
Keywords: Lehi; Nephi; Lehi’s Journey to the Promised Land; New World; Nahom; Bountiful; Solomon’s Temple
“Was Lehi Familiar with Zenos’s Allegory of the Olive Tree?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #466. September 11, 2018.
Keywords: Zenos; Lehi; Tree of Life; Allegory of the Olive Tree; House of Israel; Evidence
“Why Are Lehi’s Visions Like Those of Other Prophets in His Day?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #469. September 20, 2018.
Keywords: Lehi; Visions; Prophets; Ezekiel
“Why Can Nephi’s Vision Be Called an Apocalypse?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #471. September 27, 2018.
Keywords: Nephi; Apocalypse; Assyria; Visions; Underworld
“Why Did Book of Mormon Prophets Quote Long Passages of Scripture?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #473. October 4, 2018.
Keywords: Speeches; Old Testament; Literacy
“Why Are There So Many Similarities between the Dreams of Lehi and Joseph Smith, Sr.?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #474. October 9, 2018.
Keywords: Tree of Life; Joseph Smith Sr; Lucy Mack Smith; Visions; Iron Rod
“When Did Lehi Leave Jerusalem?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #475. October 11, 2018.
Keywords: Lehi; Chronology; Jerusalem; Calendar
“Why Does Nephi Begin by Saying ‘I, Nephi . . .’?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #476. October 16, 2018.
Keywords: Nephi; Ancient Near East; Plates of Nephi; Parents; Records; Evidence
“Why Were Lehi and Nephi Guided by Angelic Escorts in Their Visions?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #492. December 11, 2018.
Keywords: Angels; Apocalypse; Visions
“Why Does the Book of Mormon Talk about a ‘Land of Jerusalem’?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #495. December 20, 2018.
Keywords: Jerusalem; Dead Sea Scrolls; Archaeology; Historicity
“Why Didn’t Nephi Mention Mary’s Name?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #543. December 24, 2019.
Keywords: Mary; Christmas; Nephi; Jesus Christ
“Why Did Lehi and Jeremiah Find Themselves in a Dark and Dreary Wilderness?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #544. January 3, 2020.
Keywords: Tree of Life; Jeremiah; Nephi; Lehi; Dark and Dreary Waste
“What Sacrifices did Lehi Offer to God in the Wilderness?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #545. January 9, 2020.
Keywords: Lehi’s Journey to the Promised Land; Lehi; Sacrifice; Law of Moses; Atonement; Temple; Priesthood; Evidence
“What is the Significance of the Great and Spacious Building?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #546. January 17, 2020.
Keywords: Great and Spacious Building; Tree of Life; Lehi; Lehi’s Dream; Jeremiah; Bible; Old Testament; Pride
“Why Did Nephi Prophesy of Christopher Columbus?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #547. January 23, 2020.
Keywords: Christopher Columbus; Prophecy; Tree of Life; Nephi; American Continent; Gentiles; Promised Land
“Why Did Nephi’s ‘Fine Steel’ Bow Break?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #548. January 31, 2020.
Keywords: Bow; Nephi; Journey to the Promised Land; Lehi; Steel
“Why Did Joseph Smith Produce a New Translation of the Bible?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #628. January 18, 2022.
Keywords: Joseph Smith; Joseph Smith Translation; Church History; King James Version; Bible; Old Testament
“Why Did Abraham and Sarah Receive New Names and Tokens?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #630. February 22, 2022.
Keywords: New Names; Abrahamic Covenant; Covenants; Names; Abraham; Sarah; Abram; Sarai; Tokens; Circumcision
2 Nephi
“Why Did Isaiah Refer to the Heavenly Hosts as ‘Seraphim’?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #645. September 6, 2022.
Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; Isaiah; Seraph; Seraphim; Angels; Prophetic Call; Serpents
“An Apostle’s Witness.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #2. January 2, 2016.
Keywords: Jeffrey R. Holland; Apostle; Witness; Joseph Smith; Testimony; Book of Mormon; General Conference; Church History; General Authority; Restoration
“Did Lehi Quote Shakespeare?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #26. February 4, 2016.
Keywords: Shakespeare; Lehi; Afterlife; Underworld; Ancient Near East; Nephi; Death; Hell; Ancient Israelite Religion; Bible; Old Testament; Evidence
“Was the Requirement of a ‘Broken Heart" Known Before the Time of Christ?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #27. February 5, 2016.
Keywords: Broken Heart; Contrite Spirit; Sacrifice; Law of Moses; Psalms; Lehi; Bible; Nephi; Old Testament; Ancient Israelite Religion; Ancient Judaism; Jesus Christ
“What are the Origins of Lehi’s Understanding of the Fall?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #28. February 5, 2016.
Keywords: Fall; Lehi; Atonement; Plan of Salvation; Nephi; Bible; Old Testament; Apocrypha; Pseudepigrapha; Ancient Near East; Ancient Israelite Religion; Afterlife; Ancient Judaism
“Should 2 Nephi 1:1 - 4:12 Be Called the ‘Testament of Lehi"?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #29. February 9, 2016.
Keywords: Testament of Lehi; Jacob; Genesis; Pseudepigrapha; Nephi; Lehi; Patriarch; Ancient Judaism; Family
“Is ‘Nephi’s Psalm’ Really a Psalm?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #30. February 10, 2016.
Keywords: Nephi’s Psalm; Psalms; Bible; Nephi; Death; Jesus Christ; Repentance; Atonement; Afterlife; Ancient Israelite Religion; Ancient Judaism; Evidence
“Did Ancient Israelites Build Temples Outside of Jerusalem?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #31. February 11, 2016.
Keywords: Nephi; Temples; Altar; Arad; Lachish; Elephantine; Megiddo; Beersheba; Jerusalem; Archaeology; Ancient Israelite Religion; Ancient Judaism; Ancient Near East; Ancient Israel; Sacred Space; Law of Moses; Law; Legal; New World; Promised Land; Sacrifice; Evidence
“Did Jacob Refer to Ancient Israelite Autumn Festivals?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #32. February 12, 2016.
Keywords: Jacob; Nephi; Sukkot; Feast of Tabernacles; Ancient Israelite Religion; Ancient Judaism; Covenants; Law of Moses; Law; Legal; Priest; Promised Land; Evidence
“When Does the Book of Mormon First Talk About the Plan of Salvation?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #33. February 15, 2016.
Keywords: Jacob; Lehi; Alma; Plan of Salvation; Temples; Jesus Christ; Fall; Atonement; Death; Hell; Judgment of God; Final Judgment; Afterlife; Ancient Israelite Religion; Ancient Judaism; God; Heavenly Father
“Why Does Jacob Choose a ‘Monster’ as a Symbol for Death and Hell?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #34. February 16, 2016.
Keywords: Jacob; Monster; Death; Hell; Underworld; Chaos Monster; Ancient Near East; Egypt; Assyria; Ancient Canaanite Religion; Baal; Mesoamerica; Afterlife; Ancient Israelite Religion; Ancient Judaism
“Why Does Jacob Declare so Many ‘Woes’?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #35. February 17, 2016.
Keywords: Woes; Jacob; Moses; Law of Moses; Law; Legal; Ten Commandments; Covenants; Ancient Israelite Religion; Ancient Judaism
“Why Does an Angel Reveal the Name of Christ to Jacob?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #36. February 18, 2016.
Keywords: Names; Book of Mormon Names; Etymology; Jesus Christ; Prophets; Jacob; Priest; Ancient Israelite Religion; Ancient Judaism; Christianity; Messiah
“Who Are the Witnesses of Christ in 2 Nephi?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #37. February 19, 2016.
Keywords: Witness; Nephi; Isaiah; Jesus Christ; Jacob; Law of Witnesses; Law; Legal; Testimony; Three Witnesses; Jeffrey R. Holland; Christianity
“What Vision Guides Nephi’s Choice of Isaiah Chapters?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #38. February 22, 2016.
Keywords: Nephi; Isaiah; Bible; Old Testament; Nephite Prophetic View; Jews; Gentiles; Jesus Christ; Prophecy
“Can Textual Studies Help Readers Understand the Isaiah Chapters in 2 Nephi?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #39. February 23, 2016.
Keywords: Textual Criticism; Critical Text; Isaiah; Joseph Smith; Joseph Smith Translation; Nephi; Textual Variants; Church History; Book of Mormon Translation; Restoration
“How Did Nephi Read Isaiah as a Witness of Christ’s Coming?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #40. February 24, 2016.
Keywords: Nephite Prophetic View; Jesus Christ; Isaiah; Nephi; Prophecy; Christianity; Law of Witnesses; Law; Legal; Testimony
“Has the Prophecy of the Lord’s House Established in the Mountains been Fulfilled?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #41. February 25, 2016.
Keywords: Nephi; Isaiah; Mountain; Temples; Sacred Space; Heavenly Ascent; Holy Ascent; Prophecy; Salt Lake Temple; Jerusalem; Zion; Restoration
“Why Do Early Nephite Prophets Speak about the Scattering of the Jews?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #42. February 26, 2016.
Keywords: Nephi; Isaiah; Jews; Ancient Judaism; House of Israel; Nephite Prophetic View; Prophecy; Scattering of Israel; Gathering of Israel
“Why Did Lehi ‘Suppose" the Existence of Satan?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #43. February 29, 2016.
Keywords: Satan; Ancient Israelite Religion; Ancient Judaism; Lehi; Nephi; Ancient Near East; Lucifer; Devil; Hebrew; Etymology; Names; Book of Mormon Names; Adversary; Hell; Opposition
“Did Interactions with ‘Others" Influence Nephi’s Selection of Isaiah?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #45. March 2, 2016.
Keywords: Nephi; Isaiah; New World; Gentiles; Promised Land
“What Do Nephi and Isaiah Say about the End Times?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #46. March 3, 2016.
Keywords: Nephi; Isaiah; End Times; Nephite Prophetic View; General Conference; General Authority; Afterlife; Final Judgment; Judgment of God; Last Dispensation; Restoration
“How Does Nephi Help Us Understand Isaiah?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #47. March 4, 2016.
Keywords: Nephi; Isaiah; Bible; Old Testament; keys
“How Does Nephi Use Isaiah to Teach Us to Avoid Pride?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #48. March 7, 2016.
Keywords: Nephi; Isaiah; Bible; Old Testament; Lehi; Laman; Lemuel; Pride; Family
“Why is the Lord’s Hand ‘Stretched Out Still"?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #49. March 8, 2016.
Keywords: Nephi; Isaiah; Hand of God; Ancient Near East; Ancient Judaism; Ancient Israelite Religion; God; Heavenly Father; Yahweh; Jesus Christ
“Why Did Moroni Quote Isaiah 11 to Joseph Smith?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #50. March 9, 2016.
Keywords: Ensign; Nephi; Joseph Smith; Isaiah; Restoration; Last Dispensation; Prophecy
“Why Does Nephi Quote a Temple Psalm While Commenting on Isaiah?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #51. March 10, 2016.
Keywords: Psalms; Ancient Israelite Religion; Ancient Judaism; Temples; Intertextuality; Heavenly Ascent; Holy Ascent; Jesus Christ; Messiah; Worthiness; Sacred Space; Law of Moses; Legal; Mountain; Priest; Sacrifice
“Why Does Nephi Use Isaiah 29 as Part of His Own Prophecy?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #52. March 11, 2016.
Keywords: Nephi; Isaiah; Charles Anthon; Martin Harris; Joseph Smith; Jerusalem; Restoration; Christianity; Prophecy
“Why Would a Book Be Sealed?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #53. March 14, 2016.
Keywords: Nephi; Isaiah; Sealed; Ancient Near East; Legal; Law; Ancient Law; Ancient Documents; Gold Plates; Gold
“Who Are the ‘Few" Who Were Permitted to See the Plates?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #54. March 15, 2016.
Keywords: Nephi; Gold Plates; Joseph Smith; Witnesses; Law of Witnesses; Law; Legal; Three Witnesses; Eight Witnesses; Martin Harris; Oliver Cowdery; David Whitmer; Jacob Whitmer; John Whitmer; Peter Whitmer; Christian Whitmer; Samuel H. Smith; Joseph Smith Sr; Hyrum Smith; Evidence
“How Does the Devil Lead Us Astray?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #55. March 16, 2016.
Keywords: Isaiah; Nephi; Devil; Satan; Adversary; Opposition
“Why Is There a Need for the Testimony of Two Nations?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #56. March 17, 2016.
Keywords: Nephi; Ezekiel; Stick of Judah; Stick of Joseph; House of Israel; Gathering of Israel; Scattering of Israel; Restoration; Law of Witnesses; Law; Legal; Bible; Old Testament
“What Does it Mean to be a White and Delightsome People?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #57. March 18, 2016.
Keywords: Nephi; Joseph Smith; Textual Variants; Critical Text; Book of Mormon Translation; White; Purity; Race; Racism
“What is the Doctrine of Christ?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #58. March 21, 2016.
Keywords: Jesus Christ; Nephi; Doctrine of Christ; First Principles and Ordinances of the Gospel; Fourth Article of Faith; Faith; Repentance; Baptism; Holy Ghost; Laying on of Hands; Endure to the End
“What is the Purpose of Baptism in the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #59. March 22, 2016.
Keywords: Baptism; Nephi; Jesus Christ; John the Baptist; Covenants; Repentance; Holy Ghost
“What is it to Speak with the Tongue of Angels?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #60. March 23, 2016.
Keywords: Nephi; Heavenly Ascent; Jesus Christ; Divine Council; Ancient Near East; Ancient Israelite Religion; Angels; Endowment; Temples; Lehi; Isaiah; Theophany; Holy Ghost
“Why Did Nephi End His Sacred Record with His Testimony of the Redeemer?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #61. March 24, 2016.
Keywords: Nephi; Testimony; Witness; Jesus Christ; Atonement
“Why Do Certain ‘Treasured Words’ Appear So Repeatedly in General Conference Talks?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #69. April 2, 2016.
Keywords: LDSconf; LDS General Conference; General Conference; Intertextuality; General Authority
“Why Does the Lord Speak to Men ‘According to Their Language’?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #258. January 6, 2017.
Keywords: Church History; Joseph Smith; Doctrine and Covenants; Book of Commandments; Nephi; Ancient Israel; Theophany; Divine Council; God; Ancient Near East; Mesoamerica; Alma; Mosiah; Zeezrom; Lamoni; Ammon; Nephites; Prophets; Commandments
“Why Is Lehi Depicted as Similar to Moses?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #268. January 30, 2017.
Keywords: Lehi; Nephi; Moses; Bible; Old Testament; Exodus; Deuteronomy; Prophets; Jerusalem
“Why Did Lehi Teach that the Fall was Necessary?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #269. February 1, 2017.
Keywords: Lehi; Nephi; Creation; Fall; Atonement; Adam; Eve; Temples; Ancient Israel; Ancient Near East; Genesis; Hebrew; Death; Tribes of Israel; Jesus Christ; Children; Family; Parallelism; Joy; Happiness
“How Important was Oliver Cowdery in Bringing Forth the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #270. February 3, 2017.
Keywords: Church History; Oliver Cowdery; Joseph Smith; Restoration; Book of Mormon Printing; Book of Mormon Translation; Scribe; Witness; Witnesses; Missionary Work; Evidence
“Why Did Nephi Use Chiasmus to Testify of Christ?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #271. February 6, 2017.
Keywords: Chiasmus; Hebrew; Poetry; Bible; Old Testament; Nephi; Jesus Christ; Jacob; Isaiah
“Why Did the Book of Mormon Come Forth as a Miracle?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #273. February 10, 2017.
Keywords: Joseph Smith; Church History; Book of Mormon Translation; Seer Stone; Seer; Oliver Cowdery; Emma Smith; Urim and Thummim; Martin Harris; Critical Text; Textual Criticism; Original Manuscript; Printer’s Manuscript; Evidence
“Why Does Jacob Describe God as a Divine Warrior?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #277. February 20, 2017.
Keywords: Jacob; Divine Warrior; Jehovah; Jesus Christ; Chaos Monster; Creation; Bible; Old Testament; Exodus; Ancient Near East; Covenants; Evidence
“Why Did Nephi Say That All Are Alike Unto God?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #278. February 22, 2017.
Keywords: Nephi; Jews; Gentiles; Racism; Ancient Near East; Syria; Old Testament; Bible; Elisha; Naaman; Ancient Israel; Temples; Ten Commandments; Love of God
“Why Did Lehi Teach About the ‘Two Ways’?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #287. March 15, 2017.
Keywords: Lehi; Nephi; Jacob; Testament of Lehi; Two Ways; Agency; Jesus Christ; Devil; Church of the Lamb; Church of the Devil; Bible; Old Testament; Deuteronomy; Moses; Tree of Life; Satan; Adversary; Fall; Atonement
“What Role Does the Book of Mormon Play in Missionary Work?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #288. March 17, 2017.
Keywords: Missionary Work; Gentiles; Nephi; Joseph Smith; Church History; Book of Mormon Printing
“Where Did Joseph Smith Get His Ideas about the Physical and Spiritual Gathering of Israel?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #290. March 22, 2017.
Keywords: Church History; Gathering of Israel; Gathering; Scattering of Israel; Assyria; Babylon; Zion; Ancient Israel; House of Israel; Tribes of Israel
“How Did Martin Harris Help Bring Forth the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #291. March 24, 2017.
Keywords: Martin Harris; Joseph Smith; Church History; Book of Mormon Translation; Book of Mormon Printing; 116 pages; Three Witnesses; Gold Plates; Charles Anthon; Oliver Cowdery; David Whitmer; Evidence
“Why Did Nephi Say That People Had to Learn Things Line Upon Line?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #292. March 27, 2017.
Keywords: Nephi; Lehi; Devil; Satan; Line Upon Line; Knowledge; Bible; Old Testament; Isaiah; Hebrew
“What Unique Doctrines Did the Lord Reveal through the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #293. March 29, 2017.
Keywords: Church History; Restoration; Joseph Smith; Plain and Precious; Godhead; Plan of Salvation; Heavenly Father; Jesus Christ; Holy Ghost; Priesthood; Fall; Atonement; House of Israel
“How Did President Gordon B. Hinckley Emphasize the Importance of the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #294. March 31, 2017.
Keywords: Gordon B. Hinckley; Book of Mormon
“Why Must One Pray Always to Endure to the End?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #298. April 10, 2017.
Keywords: Prayer; Endure to the End; Nephi; Angels; Holy Ghost
“Why Did Nephi Say an Angel Had Revealed the Name Jesus Christ?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #304. April 24, 2017.
Keywords: Nephi; Isaiah; Jesus Christ; Critical Text; Textual Criticism; Names of Christ; Book of Mormon Translation; Original Manuscript
“How Can One ‘Feast upon the Words of Christ’?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #306. April 28, 2017.
Keywords: Nephi; Tree of Life; Lehi; Ezekiel; Bible; Old Testament; Bread of Life; Manna; Temple Shewbread; Temples; Ancient Israel; Sacrament; Sabbath; Scriptures
“What Does the Book of Mormon Teach about the Temple?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #309. May 5, 2017.
Keywords: Church History; Temples; Nephites; Ancient Israel; Solomon’s Temple; Christ in America; Jacob; King Benjamin; Alma; Revelation; Ordinances
“What Did the Book of Mormon Teach the Early Saints about Enduring Persecution?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #339. July 14, 2017.
Keywords: Church History; Persecution; Joseph Smith; Hyrum Smith; Alma; Amulon; Mormon; Nehor
“How Do Commandments Bring Us Peace and Happiness?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #347. August 2, 2017.
Keywords: Commandments; Ten Commandments; Law of Moses; Nephites; Bible; Old Testament; Happiness
“What Can We Learn from 10 of the Best Chiasms in the Book of Mormon? Part 1.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #349. August 7, 2017.
Keywords: Chiasmus; Hebrew; Poetry; Atonement; Bible; Old Testament
“Does Chiasmus Prove Anything about the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #358. August 28, 2017.
Keywords: Chiasmus; Book of Mormon; Evidence
“How Can Honest Labor and Self-Reliance Bring Lasting Happiness?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #365. September 19, 2017.
Keywords: Labor; Church History; Work; Brigham Young; Pioneers; Utah; Deseret; King Noah; Zeniff
“Why Should We Read the Book of Mormon Daily?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #368. September 28, 2017.
Keywords: Book of Mormon; General Conference; Scriptures
“Why Does Nephi State that We Are Saved by Grace ‘After All We Can Do"?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #371. October 10, 2017.
Keywords: Grace; Jesus Christ; Atonement; Nephi; King Benjamin
“Why Did Nephi Connect Isaiah’s Prophecies with Joseph Who Was Sold into Egypt?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #375. October 24, 2017.
Keywords: Lehi; Joseph of Egypt; Bible; Old Testament; Genesis; Nephi; Isaiah; Word Play; Hebrew; Mormon; Prophecy; Joseph Smith
“What Does the Book of Mormon Say about the Armor of God?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #378. November 2, 2017.
Keywords: Armor of God; Warfare; Military
“How Can We Be Strengthened by Lucy Mack Smith’s Testimony of the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #379. November 7, 2017.
Keywords: Church History; Lucy Mack Smith; Joseph Smith; Gold Plates; Urim and Thummim
“How Did Emma Smith Help Bring Forth the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #386. November 30, 2017.
Keywords: Emma Smith; Book of Mormon Translation; Joseph Smith; Gold Plates; Witnesses; Angel Moroni
“Why Are So Few Women Mentioned in the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #391. December 19, 2017.
Keywords: Women; Literacy; Bible; Old Testament; Gender; Ancient Near East; Ancient America
“Why Did the Wise Men Give Jesus Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #392. December 21, 2017.
Keywords: Gold; Frankincense; Myrrh; Christmas; Jesus Christ; Messiah; Priest; Crucifixion; Resurrection
“Why Would God Choose an Uneducated Man to Translate the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #397. January 9, 2018.
Keywords: Joseph Smith; Church History; First Vision; Education; Restoration; Angel Moroni; Gold Plates
“Is It Possible That a Single Author Wrote the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #399. January 16, 2018.
Keywords: Stylometry; Word Print Studies; Book of Mormon Authorship; Joseph Smith; Church History; Sidney Rigdon; Solomon Spalding; Oliver Cowdery; Parley P. Pratt; W. W. Phelps; Evidence
“Why Do We Have Three Different Accounts of the Creation?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #400. January 18, 2018.
Keywords: Creation; Old Testament; Bible; Moses; Abraham; Adam; Eve; Lehi; Nephi; Job; Ezekiel; Ancient Near East; Chaos Monster; Jesus Christ; Atonement
“How Lehi Likened the Scriptures to Himself.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #418. March 22, 2018.
Keywords: Joseph Smith; Joseph of Egypt; Lehi; Nephi; Likening
“Why the Book of Mormon’s Depiction of a Loving God Fits with the Old Testament.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #422. April 5, 2018.
Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; Love
“Where Did the Book of Mormon Happen?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #431. May 8, 2018.
Keywords: Geography; Book of Mormon; Evidence
“How the Book of Mormon and the Old Testament Help Us Understand What it Means to be Redeemed.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #436. May 24, 2018.
Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; Ruth; Redeemer
“How Do the Psalms Quoted in the Book of Mormon Teach about the Temple?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #437. May 29, 2018.
Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; Psalms; Temples
“Why Does the Book of Mormon Warn that a Lake of Fire and Brimstone Awaits Sinners in the Afterlife?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #446. July 3, 2018.
Keywords: Egyptian; Ancient Egypt; Book of the Dead; Lake of Fire; Fire; Afterlife; Eternal Life; Spiritual Death; Evidence
“What Does Mary Whitmer Teach Us About Enduring Trials?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #455. August 2, 2018.
Keywords: Mary Whitmer; Church History; Witnesses; Gold Plates; Angel Moroni
“Why Does the Book of Mormon Say We Must Worship God with Our Whole Soul?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #467. September 13, 2018.
Keywords: Law of Moses; Sacrifice
“How is the Day of Atonement Understood in the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #479. October 25, 2018.
Keywords: Day of Atonement; Sacrifice; Animal Sacrifice; Cleanliness; Atonement; Jesus Christ
“The Miraculous Translation of the Book of Mormon into Ukrainian.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #483. November 8, 2018.
Keywords: Ukraine; Book of Mormon Translation; Language
“Why Is the Book of Mormon So Focused on Jesus Christ?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #484. November 13, 2018.
Keywords: Jesus Christ; Book of Mormon; Mormon
“How Thomas B. Marsh was Led to the Book of Mormon Without Knowing It.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #485. November 15, 2018.
Keywords: Church History; Book of Mormon Printing; Testimony
“Who Are the Lamanites?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #486. November 20, 2018.
Keywords: Lamanites; Early Church History; Restoration; Ancestors
“What Role Should Scholarship Play in Studying the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #487. November 22, 2018.
Keywords: Scholarship; History; Geography; Literature; Book of Mormon
“How Are the Words of the Book of Mormon Like ‘One That Hath a Familiar Spirit’?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #491. December 6, 2018.
Keywords: Familiar Spirit; Isaiah; Nephi; Likening; Angel Moroni; Old Testament
“Why Should Latter-day Saints Beware Fraudulent Artifacts?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #493. December 13, 2018.
Keywords: Hoaxes; Frauds; Church History
“Why Is the Book of Mormon ‘Another Testament of Jesus Christ’?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #494. December 18, 2018.
Keywords: Another Testament; Covenants; Title Page; Scriptures
“Where is the Land of Promise?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #497. January 8, 2019.
Keywords: Geography; Promised Land; Zion; American Continent; Mesoamerica; North America; South America; Heartland
“Why Is the Timing of the Book of Mormon’s Translation So ‘Marvelous’?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #506. March 15, 2019.
Keywords: Joseph Smith; Church History; Book of Mormon Translation
“What Does the Book of Mormon Teach Us about the Resurrection?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #511. April 20, 2019.
Keywords: Easter; Resurrection; New Testament; Come Follow Me; Jesus Christ
“Why Did Martin Harris Consult with Scholars like Charles Anthon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #514. May 7, 2019.
Keywords: Charles Anthon; Anthon Transcript; Martin Harris; Luther Bradish; Samuel Mitchell; Joseph Smith; Book of Mormon Translation; Gold Plates
“The Miraculous Translation of the Book of Mormon into Japanese.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #524. July 12, 2019.
Keywords: Book of Mormon Translation; Japan; Japanese; Church History
“Why Do New Testament Words and Phrases Show Up in the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #525. July 19, 2019.
Keywords: New Testament; New Testament Intertextuality; Intertextuality; Book of Mormon Translation; Mormon; Joseph Smith
“Did a ‘Magic World View’ Influence the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #538. October 31, 2019.
Keywords: Folk Magic; Seer Stone; Money Digging; Treasure Seeking; Book of Mormon Translation; Joseph Smith; Church History; Ancient Israelite Religion; High Priest; Urim and Thummim; Mesoamerica; Divination
“Why Was the Heavenly Book Sealed with Seven Seals?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #541. December 12, 2019.
Keywords: Revelation; New Testament; Nephi; Seals; Plates
“Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 9: Above All, Were These Words Given by the Gift and Power of God?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #542. December 19, 2019.
Keywords: New Testament; New Testament Intertextuality; Intertextuality; Come Follow Me; Church History; Book of Mormon Translation; Joseph Smith
“Why Did Jacob Condemn ‘Deliberately’ Killing?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #549. February 13, 2020.
Keywords: Jacob; Nephi; Laban; Murder; Law of Moses; Ten Commandments; Ten Woes
“Why Does Isaiah Prophesy of the Daughter of Zion?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #550. February 18, 2020.
Keywords: Isaiah; Nephi; Women; Ancient Near East; Ishtar; Goddess; Endowment; Temples; Clothing; Glory; Enthronement; Destruction; Nephite Prophetic View
“Why Did Nephi Say the Devil Leads Sinners by a ‘Flaxen Cord’?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #551. February 25, 2020.
Keywords: Flax; Flaxen Cord; Freemasonry; Satan; Adversary
“How Does the Doctrine of Christ Relate to the Ancient Temple?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #552. March 3, 2020.
Keywords: Temples; Endowment; Ancient Israelite Religion; Repentance; Faith; Baptism; Endure to the End; Tongue of Angels
“Why was it Easy to Join a Church in Joseph Smith’s Day?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #589. January 5, 2021.
Keywords: Religious Freedom; Freedom; Church History; Joseph Smith
Jacob
“Why Does Jacob Quote So Much from the Psalms?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #62. March 25, 2016.
Keywords: Jacob; Psalms; Intertextuality; Temples; Ancient Israel; Ancient Israelite Religion; Ancient Near East; Bible; Old Testament; High Priest; Levites
“What Does the Book of Mormon Say About Polygamy?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #64. March 28, 2016.
Keywords: Polygamy; Jacob; Abraham; King David; Solomon; Mesoamerica; Women; Marriage; Chastity; Law; Legal
“Why Did Jacob Call his Record the ‘Plates of Jacob"?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #65. March 29, 2016.
Keywords: Jacob; Nephi; Lehi; Gold Plates; Plates of Lehi; Plates of Nephi; Plates of Jacob; Martin Harris; 116 pages
“Why Did Jacob Share the Allegory of the Olive Tree?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #66. March 30, 2016.
Keywords: Jacob; Allegory of the Olive Tree; Intertextuality; Jesus Christ
“Is Anything Known of the Prophet Zenos Outside of the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #67. March 31, 2016.
Keywords: Jacob; Zenos; Allegory of the Olive Tree; Pseudo Philo; Prophets; Bible; Old Testament; Apocrypha; Evidence
“What are the Roots of Zenos’s Allegory in the Ancient World?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #70. April 4, 2016.
Keywords: Allegory of the Olive Tree; Zenos; Jacob; Ancient Near East; Paul; Bible; Old Testament; New Testament; Ancient Israel
“Why Did Zenos Give So Many Details about Raising Good Olives?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #71. April 5, 2016.
Keywords: Allegory of the Olive Tree; Zenos; Jacob; Olives; Botany; Evidence
“Why Did Sherem Die?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #73. April 7, 2016.
Keywords: Jacob; Sherem; Legal; Law; Law of Moses; Blasphemy; Death
“Why Do the Authors on the Small Plates Follow a Pattern?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #74. April 8, 2016.
Keywords: Small Plates; Gold Plates; Nephi; Jacob; Enos; Jarom; Omni; Amaron; Chemish; Abinadom; Amaleki; Words of Mormon
“How Can the Book of Mormon Strengthen Marriages and Families?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #302. April 19, 2017.
Keywords: Lehi; King Benjamin; Family; Marriage; Covenants
“Why Did Lehi Divide His People into Seven Tribes?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #319. May 29, 2017.
Keywords: Lehi; Nephi; Jacob; Joseph; Laman; Lemuel; Zoram; Ishmael; Nephites; Lamanites; Lemuelites; Jacobites; Ishmaelites; Josephites; Zoramites; House of Israel; Tribes of Israel; Testament of Lehi; Bible; Old Testament
“What Can Stylometry Tell Us about Book of Mormon Authorship?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #389. December 12, 2017.
Keywords: Stylometry; Book of Mormon Authorship; Joseph Smith; Oliver Cowdery; Solomon Spalding; Word Print Studies; Evidence
“How Abraham’s Sacrifice of Isaac Illuminates the Atonement.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #412. March 1, 2018.
Keywords: Jacob; Law of Moses; Bible; Old Testament; Genesis; Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Sarah; Hagar; Mary; Jesus Christ; Crucifixion; Atonement
“Did ‘Others’ Influence Book of Mormon Peoples?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #435. May 22, 2018.
Keywords: Nephites; Jaredites; Lehites; Mulekites; New World; Anthropology; Others
“Why Are Certain Biblical Psalms Used by Book of Mormon Authors?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #439. June 7, 2018.
Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; Psalms
“Did Prophets Such as Ezekiel Know the Writings of Zenos?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #440. June 12, 2018.
Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; Ezekiel; Intertextuality; Allegory of the Olive Tree; Jacob
“Is the Book of Mormon Like Other Ancient Metal Documents?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #512. April 25, 2019.
Keywords: Archaeology; Evidence; Gold Plates; Writing; Plates; Metallurgy
“Why Does the Book of Mormon Warn Against Seeking after Riches?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #518. May 30, 2019.
Keywords: Riches; Wealth; Prosperity; Lehi; Jacob
“Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 5: How Often Were Scriptures on the Plates of Brass the Common Source?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #533. September 26, 2019.
Keywords: New Testament; Intertextuality; New Testament Intertextuality; Plates of Brass; Old Testament
“What Do We Learn About Ministering from the Account of Sherem?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #534. October 3, 2019.
Keywords: Sherem; Anti-Christ; Ministering; Jacob
“Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 6: Why Do Similar Clusters of Old Testament Texts Appear in Both?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #535. October 10, 2019.
Keywords: New Testament Intertextuality; New Testament; Intertextuality; Dead Sea Scrolls; Old Testament; Bible
“Why Did Jacob Highlight Nephi’s Role as a Protector?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #553. March 11, 2020.
Keywords: Hebrew; Jacob; Nephi; Protector; Word Play
Enos
“Why Are Horses Mentioned in the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #75. April 11, 2016.
Keywords: Horses; Enos; Book of Mormon Translation; Archaeology; Anachronism; Mesoamerica; Top KnoWhys
Jarom
“Why Were Genealogies Important to Book of Mormon Peoples?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #76. April 12, 2016.
Keywords: Nephi; Jacob; Omni; Jarom; Enos; Small Plates; Genealogy; Mesoamerica; Lineage History; Politics; Evidence
Omni
“Why was Coriantumr’s Record Engraved on a ‘Large Stone"?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #77. April 13, 2016.
Keywords: Omni; Mesoamerica; Stelae; Archaeology; Coriantumr; Jaredites; Evidence
Words of Mormon
“Why is ‘Words of Mormon’ at the End of the Small Plates?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #78. April 14, 2016.
Keywords: Words of Mormon; Small Plates; Mormon; Literary Device; Ancient Near East; Subscriptio; Evidence
“What if Martin Harris Didn’t Lose all of the 116 Pages?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #331. June 26, 2017.
Keywords: Church History; Joseph Smith; Martin Harris; Words of Mormon; Mosiah; King Benjamin; Printer’s Manuscript; Book of Mormon Translation; 116 pages
“How Is Prosperity Defined in Nephi’s Small Plates?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #383. November 21, 2017.
Keywords: Nephites; Lamanites; Mormon; Nephi; Covenants; Prosperity
“Why Bother Studying the Textual Variants in the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #388. December 7, 2017.
Keywords: Church History; Joseph Smith; Oliver Cowdery; David Whitmer; Printer’s Manuscript; Original Manuscript; Book of Mormon Translation; Miracles
“Why Was the Sword of Laban So Important to Nephite Leaders?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #411. February 27, 2018.
Keywords: Sword of Laban; Laban; David and Goliath; David; Goliath; Bible; Old Testament
“How Does Prophecy Shape the Book of Mormon’s Content and Structure?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #498. January 15, 2019.
Keywords: Prophecy; Prophets; Nephi; Mormon; Abinadi; Samuel the Lamanite; Remember; Second Coming; Evidence
“How Does the ‘Mosiah-First’ Translation Sequence Strengthen Faith?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #503. February 22, 2019.
Keywords: Book of Mormon Translation; Translation; Joseph Smith; Church History; Small Plates; Large Plates; Mosiah
“Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 7: How Often Did These Commonalities Come through the Hand of Mormon or Moroni?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #537. October 24, 2019.
Keywords: New Testament; Bible; New Testament Intertextuality; Intertextuality
Mosiah
“What Does It Mean to ‘Apply Your Heart to Understanding’?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #644. August 30, 2022.
Keywords: Old Testament; Bible; Proverbs; Book of Mormon; Mosiah; Abinadi; Wisdom; Sophia; Heart; Understanding; Knowledge; Mind; Law
“Why Is the Theme of Kingship So Prominent in King Benjamin’s Speech?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #79. April 15, 2016.
Keywords: Mosiah; King Benjamin; Plan of Salvation; Atonement; Covenants; Ancient Israel; Coronation; Kingship
“Why Did the Nephites Stay in Their Tents During King Benjamin’s Speech?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #80. April 18, 2016.
Keywords: King Benjamin; King Benjamin’s Speech; Feast of Tabernacles; Ancient Israel; Ancient Israelite Religion; Ancient Near East; Autumn Festivals; Mosiah
“Why Do the Scriptures Compare Hell to an Unquenchable Fire?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #81. April 19, 2016.
Keywords: Hell; Psalms; Bible; Old Testament; King Benjamin; Mosiah; Ancient Near East
“Why Does King Benjamin Emphasize the Blood of Christ?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #82. April 20, 2016.
Keywords: King Benjamin; Mosiah; Blood; Mesoamerica; Jesus Christ; Atonement; Kingship; Sacrament
“Why Did King Benjamin Use Poetic Parallels So Extensively?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #83. April 21, 2016.
Keywords: Mosiah; King Benjamin; Parallelism; Hebrew; Old Testament; Literary Device; Chiasmus; Evidence
“Why Were Benjamin and Mosiah Such Beloved and Effective Leaders?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #84. April 22, 2016.
Keywords: Benjamin; Mosiah; Leadership; Charity; Humility; Service
“Why Are Mormon’s Extensive Quotations of Limhi Significant?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #85. April 25, 2016.
Keywords: Limhi; Mosiah; Joseph Smith; Ancient Near East; Ancient History; Speeches; Mormon; Gold Plates; Redaction
“Why is a Seer Greater than a Prophet?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #86. April 26, 2016.
Keywords: Mosiah; King Benjamin; Seer; Urim and Thummim; Prophets; Joseph Smith; Ancient Israelite Religion; Priest; Book of Mormon Translation
“How Can Barley in the Book of Mormon Feed Faith?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #87. April 27, 2016.
Keywords: Mosiah; Agriculture; Barley; North America; Mesoamerica; Botany; Anachronism; Evidence
“Why Does the Book of Mormon Mention Wine, Vineyards, and Wine-presses?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #88. April 28, 2016.
Keywords: Archaeology; Botany; Agriculture; Mosiah2; Wine; Alcohol; Mesoamerica; Hebrew; Anachronism
“Why Would Noah’s Priests Quiz Abinadi on Isaiah?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #89. April 29, 2016.
Keywords: Abinadi; Mosiah; King Noah; Zeniff; Isaiah; Legal; Law of Moses; Law
“Did Abinadi Prophesy During Pentecost?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #90. May 2, 2016.
Keywords: Abinadi; King Noah; Mosiah; Legal; Law of Moses; Pentecost; Ancient Israelite Religion; Shavuot; Ancient Judaism; Psalms
“Why Did Abinadi Talk About the Suffering Messiah?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #91. May 3, 2016.
Keywords: Abinadi; King Noah; Mosiah; Isaiah; Jesus Christ; Atonement; Bible; Old Testament
“How is Christ Both the Father and the Son?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #92. May 4, 2016.
Keywords: Jesus Christ; Heavenly Father; Abinadi; King Noah; God; Benjamin; Mesoamerica; Trinity; Deity Complex; Roles of Jesus Christ
“Why Does Abinadi Use the Phrase ‘the Bands of Death"?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #93. May 5, 2016.
Keywords: Mosiah; Abinadi; King Noah; Bible; Old Testament; Psalms; Death; Jesus Christ; Messiah; Resurrection
“Why Did Abinadi Stretch Forth His Hand as He Prophesied?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #94. May 6, 2016.
Keywords: Abinadi; King Noah; Hands; Gestures; Ancient Near East; Moses; Bible; Old Testament
“Why Did Book of Mormon Prophets Speak of Future Events as if They Had Already Happened?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #95. May 9, 2016.
Keywords: Mosiah; King Noah; Abinadi; Isaiah; Bible; Old Testament; Literary Device; Ancient Near East
“Why was Abinadi Scourged with Faggots?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #96. May 10, 2016.
Keywords: Abinadi; King Noah; Mosiah; Mesoamerica; North America; Martyr; Textual Amendation; Death; Top KnoWhys; Evidence
“At Baptism, What Do We Covenant to Do?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #97. May 11, 2016.
Keywords: Baptism; Covenants; Mosiah; Alma1; Waters of Mormon; Holy Ghost; Atonement
“Why did the Lamanites Break Their Treaty with King Limhi?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #98. May 12, 2016.
Keywords: Abinadi; Alma1; Mosiah; King Noah; Lamanites; Ancient Near East; Legal; Hebrew; Covenants; Women
“Which Nephite King Had the Gift of Interpretation?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #99. May 13, 2016.
Keywords: Mosiah; Limhi; King Benjamin; Seer; Jaredites; Critical Text; Textual Criticism; Gold Plates
“Why Did King Limhi Think Gideon’s Escape Plan Would Work?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #100. May 16, 2016.
Keywords: Limhi; Gideon; Alcohol; Word of Wisdom; Mosiah; Bible; New Testament; Apocrypha; Judtih
“Why Does the Book of Mosiah Talk So Much About Priesthood Authority?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #101. May 17, 2016.
Keywords: Mosiah; Nephi; Lehi; Levites; Ancient Near East; Ancient Israelite Religion; Temples; Priest; Priesthood; Melchizedek
“How Does the Lord Make our Burdens Light?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #102. May 18, 2016.
Keywords: King Noah; Waters of Mormon; Alma; Amulon; Slavery; Baptism; Prayer; Burdens; Bible; Old Testament; Exodus; Refugees
“Has An Artifact That Relates to the Book of Mormon Been Found?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #103. May 19, 2016.
Keywords: Archaeology; Mulek; Mosiah; Zedekiah; Jeremiah; Bible; Old Testament; Zarahemla; Mulekites; Babylon; Hebrew; Etymology; Evidence
“How Was Mosiah a Type of Christ?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #104. May 20, 2016.
Keywords: Mosiah; Alma; Zarahemla; Etymology; Hebrew; Limhi; Legal; Savior; Jesus Christ; Evidence