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27790
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English
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How Nephi Shapes His Readers' Perceptions of Isaiah
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Reading Nephi Reading Isaiah : Reading 2 Nephi 26-27
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Provo, UT
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Maxwell Institute
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37-62
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"We as Latter-day Saints sometimes forget that more than two-thirds of Nephi's writings are devoted specifically to connecting his family's history with Isaiah's theme of God's plan for the salvation of Israel. It is in Nephi's non-narrative chapters of doctrinal discourse, scriptural quotation, and original prophecy that we come to know his concerns most intimately. Nephi's primary persona here is as a reader, poring over passages included on the Brass Plates, offering alternative explanations of their meaning, interweaving his own prophecies with them, and envisioning himself as the author of still future scripture. He professes a love for these writings, and he structures his writings in such a way as to suggest that he is carefully reworking original documents - something we will see in 1 Nephi 22 and 2 Nephi 26-27 in particular." [From the text]