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Description edit
Mark Twain once derided the Book of Mormon as "chloroform in print." Long and complicated, written in the language of the King James version of the Bible, it boggles the minds of many. Yet it is unquestionably one of the most influential books ever written. With over 140 million copies in... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Moroni: Add a description of this character.
- Mormon
- Alma
- Joseph Smith
- Nephi
- Lemuel
- Jared
- Helaman
- Mosiah
- Zeniff
- Jacob
- Benjamin
- Abinadi
- Isaiah
- Samuel
- Laban
- Ammon
- Ishmael
- John
- Limhi
- Adam
- Malachi
- Matt
- Gideon
- Martin Harris
- Sariah
- Enos
- Paul
- Lamanites
- Amulek
- Judah
- Micah
- Jeremiah
- Luke
- Coriantumr
- Meir Sternberg
- Don Quixote
- Aaron
First Sentence edit
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Table of Contents edit
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Abbreviations
1. A Brief Overview: Narrator-Based Reading
Part I: Nephi
2. Sons and Brothers: Characterization
3. Prophets of Old: Scriptural interpretation
Part II: Mormon
4. Mormon's Dilemma: Competing Agendas
5. Other Voices: Embedded Documents
6. Providential Recurrence: Parallel Narratives
7. The Day of the Lord's Coming: Prophecy and Fulfillment
Part III: Moroni
8. Weakness in Writing: A Sense of Audience
9. Strategies of Conclusion: Allusion
Afterword
Notes
Index
Scripture Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Grant Hardy (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-19-973170-1
Page Count: 346
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-19-973170-1
Page Count: 346
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 289.332
Subjects edit
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