Choose from 428 different sets of book of mormon ether 2 flashcards on quizlet. In october 20, the authors conducted a data analysis comparing the book of mormon to over 100,000 books from the pre1830s era. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the. Ether 4 skeptics annotated bible quran book of morman. See book of mormon central, why must a trial of faith precede a witness of truth.
Discussions on the book of mormon ether 1 6 duration. The book of ether is one of the books that make up the book of mormon. The book of ether chapter 4 the brother of jared writes about the things that he saw jesuss finger and spirit body in 2200 bce, jesus commands the brother of jared to write the things that he saw2600 years later, moroni finds the plates written by the brother of of jared and engraves the information on his platesmoroni buries his plates1420 years later, joseph. Steel is mentioned only five times in the book of mormon, once in the book of ether 7. But then all the sudden it just happens prehistoric people start building submarines. The title refers to ether, a jaredite prophet who lived at the end of the time period covered by the book. Despite the warnings of the prophet ether, he would not repent or encourage his people to return to the lord. Book of ether mormonism, the mormon church, beliefs.
Chapter 4 moroni is commanded to seal up the writings of the brother of jaredthey will not be revealed until men have faith even as the brother of jaredchrist commands men to believe his words and those of his disciplesmen are commanded to. A jaredite king and the last survivor of the jaredite people. How did moroni describe what the brother of jared saw. Interestingly, while the urim and thummim are called interpreters, alma 37. Book of mormon, 1830, page 0 the joseph smith papers.
Nibley in the first of four honors book of mormon classes that he taught at byu during 198890. In ether 4 5, as moroni directed his attention to helping future gentile readers come unto christ, he repeated and made use of many of the themes and verbal expressions used by his father, mormon. The book of ether tells of an ancient people the jaredites, descendants of jared and his companions who were led by god to the americas shortly after the destruction of the tower of babel. When i read it or even think about it now, i marvel at how anyone including, embarrassingly enough at one time could possibly read through that book and still even begin to take the book of mormon seriously. Book of mormon, 1830, page ii the joseph smith papers. I have to be honest, im starting to like this book of ether. Teachings of the book of mormon, semester 4 neal a. Ether 4 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints.
Book of mormon plates and records the encyclopedia of. And the veil was taken from off the eyes of the brother of jared, and he saw the finger of the lord. For the first 150 years of mormonisms existence, everyone thought it was a story about a people who left the middle east and came to south or central america, and who fought wars clear up into new. Book any title page introduction testimony of three witnesses testimony of eight witnesses testimony of the prophet joseph smith a brief explanation about the book of mormon 1 nephi 2 nephi jacob enos jarom omni words of mormon mosiah alma helaman 3 nephi 4 nephi mormon ether moroni. Why do so many of mormons teachings appear in ether 4 and 5. The book of mormon claims that jewish ancestry formed the majority of precolumbian inhabitants of america. Preliminary comments on the sources behind the book of ether. The book of mormon is supposed to be a history of real people living in a real place. The translation continues from the rest of the plates of mormon, which were abridged from the large plates of nephi, and includes the books of mosiah, alma, helaman, 3 nephi, 4 nephi, and mormon the last two chapters of which were written by moroni.
And the lord commanded the brother of jared to go down out of the mount from the presence of the lord, and write the things which he had seen. King mosiah was the seer who used the urim and thummim to translate the record of the jaredites as contained on 24 plates of gold mosiah 28. As a result, there was a devastating war in which all the inhabitants of the land were destroyed except coriantumr and shiz. Imho, the book of ether is the strangest book in the bom. Between 1817 and 1819 it was marketed for the use of. Book of mormon notes a collection of notes about the book of mormon, from a faithful perspective. The king james quotations in the book of mormon, the history of the text of the book of mormon. It describes the jaredites, descendants of jared and his companions, who were led by god to the americas shortly after the confusion of tongues and the destruction of the tower of babel.
Behold, when ye shall rend that veil of unbelief which doth cause you to remain in your awful state of wickedness, and hardness of heart, and blindness of mind, then shall the great and marvelous things which have been hid up from the foundation of the world from youyea, when ye shall call upon the father in my name, with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, then shall ye. Thus, there is no evidence whatsoever to suggest a jewish or middleeastern. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. Frankly, it starts out a little slow, although some of the names are a bit funny. Insights from my daily study of the book of mormon.
Wherefore it is an abridgment of the record of the people of ne phi. Perhaps more than any other part in the book of mormon, this section powerfully portrays the cycle through which the ancient inhabitants of america passed many timesthe cycle. The biggest thing that strikes me about ether already, looking at it this way, is that the first several and the last few chapters all cover just a generation or two, while ether chapters 9 and 10 together cover nearly a thousand years, or the same span of time covered by the entire book of mormon before the book of ether. Below is the modern map of the area of smiths youth. In the fourth chapter of the book of ether, after recording on the plates the very things which the brother of jared saw ether 4. From other passages in the book of mormon, we have no reason to believe. The book is bound in brown calfskin, with a black label on the spine. Moroni is commanded to seal up the writings of the brother of jaredthey shall not be revealed until men have faith even as the brother of jaredchrist commands men to believe his words and those of his disciplesmen are commanded to repent and believe the gospel and be saved. Learn book of mormon ether 2 with free interactive flashcards. And there never was greater things made manifest than that which was made manifest unto the brother of jared. And it was as the finger of a man, like unto flesh and blood.
The contents of the vision are withheld from the world until the death and resurrection of christ. Out of the top matches, we discovered a book called the late war between the united states and great britain, a scriptural style account of the war of 1812 published in new york in 1816. Thus, the present book of mormon contains only the second account of early nephite history. Book of mormon 1981ether wikisource, the free online. It is vintage nibley, with his insights, humor, and passionate convictions, discussing a book that he loves and knows so well. Moroni is commanded to seal up the writings of the brother of jared they will not be revealed until men have faith even as the brother of.
Internal consistency in ether 4 5 in my post yesterday, i noted that moroni is quoting christ in ether 4. Noah webster, american dictionary of the english language 1828, s. Moroni receives a revelation from god telling him about the time of the coming forth of the record, and other things in store. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the church of the latter day saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. Downloads female voice mp3 male voice mp3 entire book pdf footnotes. We build enduring faith in jesus christ by making the book of mormon accessible, comprehensible, and defensible to the entire world. Moronis authority in ether 4 5 something interesting i learned from a close reading of ether 4 5. It seems that the rest of chapter 4 is moroni quoting what the lord. As the final installment in the book of mormon symposium series, this volume examines the last four books of the nephite record.
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