Item Detail
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32363
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English
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“Thus Saith the Lord” : Prophetic Language in Samuel’s Speech
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Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
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1992
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Provo, UT
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Maxwell Institute
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181-183
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"Ancient scriptures contain a number of revelatory speech forms or formulaic expressions which are unique to the prophetic writings. That is to say, the prophetic speech forms are present in sections of scripture where God reveals his word directly to the prophets (i.e., Isaiah, Amos, Nephi, Joseph Smith). As might be expected, the same prophetic forms are also present in the Book of Mormon, for it, too, consists of prophetic writings. Six prophetic speech forms present in Samuel's speech--the messenger formula, the proclamation formula, the oath formula, the woe oracle, the announcement formula, and the revelation formula--are indicative of prophetic authority and prerogative. These speech forms and others dealing with the commission and divine workings of a prophet are also present in other sections of the Book of Mormon. It is hoped that this brief report will give birth to additional and in-depth studies on the topic of prophetic language in the Book of Mormon." [Author]