Item Detail
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32146
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English
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Book of Mormon Plates and Records
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Encyclopedia of Mormonism
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New York, NY
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Macmillan
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"The Book of Mormon is a complex text with a complicated history. It is primarily an abridgment of several earlier records by its chief editor and namesake, Mormon. All these records are referred to as 'plates' because they were engraved on thin sheets of metal. Various source documents were used by Mormon in his compilation, leading to abrupt transitions and chronological disjunctions that can confuse readers. However, when one is aware of the history of the text, these are consistent and make good sense. The various plates and records referred to in the Book of Mormon and used in making it are (1) the plates of brass; (2) the record of Lehi; (3) the large plates of Nephi 1; (4) the small plates of Nephi; (5) the plates of Mormon; and (6) the twenty-four gold plates of Ether." [Author]
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Charting the Book of Mormon : Visual Aids for Personal Study and Teaching
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Record-Keeping Technology among God’s People in Ancient and Modern Times
Second Witness : Analytical and Contextual Commentary on the Book of Mormon
"To Seek the Law of the Lord": Essays in Honor of John W. Welch