Keywords
Writing, metal, scribe, Brass Plates, gold plates
Abstract
After reviewing and updating the best studies of writing on metals in the ancient world, the paper examines scholarly and scriptural texts that explain what writing on metal meant to ancient scribes. Finally, the paper turns to what writing on metal meant to the Nephites.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Reynolds, Noel B., "An Everlasting Witness: Ancient Writings on Metal" (2021). Faculty Publications. 5379.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/5379
Document Type
Working Paper
Publication Date
2021-08-17
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/8111
Language
English
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Political Science
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