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"The Lord Hath Made Bare His Holy Arm"

… draws its readers’ attention to the writings of Isaiah from beginning to end. [1] The Nephites had access to … of Isaiah can be found quoted, paraphrased, or alluded to in the pages of the Nephite record. [2] In 2 Nephi, Nephi … readers not only to Isaiah’s message but also to important passages from the prophet, especially Isaiah 49:22–23 (in the

The Isaiah Map

The main goal of the Isaiah Map is to help students to be able to study Isaiah passages on their own. Isaiah is an extremely important … them. Perhaps the best opportunity to teach Isaiah in a Sunday School, seminary, or institute setting is during …

The New Translation and the Book of Mormon

… There are some unique texts in Joseph Smith’s revision of the Bible that illustrate both … processes by which the Prophet brought it into being. The passages that have counterparts in the Book of Mormon are … close enough to the same, but even that is speculation. Isaiah The Book of Mormon quotes material from almost a third …

"Except Some Man Should Guide Me"

… Introduction In the book of Acts a man is sitting in his chariot studying the words of Isaiah. Entrusted with the task of overseeing the queen’s … this inquiring student, walks him through these difficult passages, and “preache[s] unto him Jesus” (v. 35). Like the

Isaiah in the Book of Mormon

… Early in the narrative of the Book of Mormon, the prophet Nephi was … of Mormon authors quoted liberally from the writings of Isaiah that they found on the plates of brass. Those … from the plates of brass. When he did, his emphasis was on passages that taught God’s covenant with Israel and the

The Prophets’ Remnant Theology

… beginning with whatever remnant of it remains. My purpose in this essay is to outline the remnant theology the Nephites … attention to how the Book of Mormon interprets particular passages. [3] Because the Book of Mormon, in its development … remnant theme, draws primarily on the books of Micah and Isaiah (see, of course, “the Isaiah chapters” of 2 Nephi …

Finding Doctrine and Meaning in Book of Mormon Isaiah

… Jacob, Abinadi, and Christ act as keys to illuminate Isaiah, and the writings of Isaiah in turn act as a key to fully unlock the profound nature of … For many readers of the Book of Mormon, the Isaiah passages quoted in 1 and 2 Nephi, Mosiah, and 3 Nephi present …

The Bible, the Book of Mormon, and the Concept of Scripture

… one considers the crucial role the Book of Mormon plays in LDS worship. This paper explores three questions a sincere … the Book of Mormon: (1) the presence of direct biblical passages and King James Version (KJV) terminology in the Book … be direct lifting of biblical texts in the Book of MormonIsaiah in particular, but including texts from Exodus, …

Isaiah Variants in the Book of Mormon

Of the 478 verses in the Book of Mormon quoted from the book of Isaiah, 201 agree with the King James reading while 207 show … analysis of the frequency of changes made in the Isaiah passages in the Book of Mormon, and it concludes that because …

Passages from the Book of Micah in the Book of Mormon

… a few verses from the biblical book of Micah. [*] Yet in my experience it seems that many readers of 3 Nephi are … the book of Micah. This is not too surprising since unlike Isaiah, whom Jesus refers to by name several times, Micah is … with the book of Micah will likely miss the Micah passages quoted by Jesus or give them little thought. The