Item Detail
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30183
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10
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3
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English
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Biblical Merismus in Book of Mormon Gospel References
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Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
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January 1, 2017
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26
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Provo, UT
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Neil A. Maxwell Institute of Religion: Brigham Young University Press
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106-34
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This study extends concepts presented in two previously published works' that identify three inclusios* 12 in the Book of Mormon (2 Nephi 31,3 Nephi 11-15, and 3 Nephi 27)—each inclusio presenting the same definition of the doctrine or
gospel of Jesus Christ. However, none of the three statements of the definition is presented in the way that modern readers might expect. Each offers a series of statements focusing on different actions or events that are related to each other as parts of the way that leads to eternal life. On first reading, the statements could easily seem disconnected or even contradictory. But, as the two earlier studies demonstrate, when all the statements and their repeated elements are examined cumulatively, a well-defined account of the gospel emerges. The process by which men and women can come to Christ and be saved is clear and multistepped—though the picture of the whole is almost never fully articulated in one place. Instead, readers of the Book of Mormon find a series of partial statements of this gospel—each of which is designed to add detail and complexity.
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