Files
Download Full Text (2.0 MB)
Download Introduction (46 KB)
Download King Benjamin's Sermon: A Manual for Discipleship (99 KB)
Download Benjamin, the Man: His Place in Nephite History (128 KB)
Download Benjamin's Speech: A Masterful Oration (143 KB)
Download Benjamin's Sermon as a Traditional Ancient Farewell Address (89 KB)
Download Assembly and Atonement (145 KB)
Download King Benjamin's Speech in the Context of Ancient Israelite Festivals (196 KB)
Download Benjamin's Speech as a Prophetic Lawsuit (57 KB)
Download Kingship, Coronation, and Covenant in Mosiah 1-6 (178 KB)
Download Benjamin and the Mysteries of God (82 KB)
Download Benjamin's Covenant as a Precursor of the Sacrament Prayers (69 KB)
Download Parallelism and Chiasmus in Benjamin's Speech (243 KB)
Description
The speech of King Benjamin in the Book of Mormon is a masterpiece of Christian literature. These inspired words influenced later Book of Mormon prophets for generations, and they continue to reach across time to stir countless people today. King Benjamin’s Speech Made Simple is a popular abridgment of the expansive volume King Benjamin’s Speech: “That Ye May Learn Wisdom.” Prepared with the general reader in mind, this streamlined version presents the essential contents of the original book. Eleven studies examine the classic speech from many angles, viewing it as a manual for Christian discipleship, a coronation and covenant-renewal text, an ancient farewell address, a key part of a religious celebration, a prophetic lawsuit, a masterful oration of stunning structural complexity, and much more. It acquaints readers with a great religious leader whose wisdom, inspired teachings, and parting testimony invite studious attention and lasting admiration. This book is a rich resource, spotlighting and making simple the profound meanings and intriguing complexities of Benjamin’s carefully wrought words.
Copyright Status
© 1999 by Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
ISBN
978-0934893411
Owning Institution
Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Publisher
The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies
Publication Date
1999
Disciplines
Religion | Religious Education
Recommended Citation
Welch, John W. and Ricks, Stephen D., "King Benjamin's Speech Made Simple" (1999). Maxwell Institute Publications. 46.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/mi/46