Article Title

Kingship and Temple in 2 Nephi 5-10

Authors

John M. Lundquist
John W. Welch

Keywords

temple, ancient Americas, Nephites, Near Eastern studies, Old Testament studies

Abstract

Several studies have demonstrated that building (or renovating) and maintaining a temple was an integral part of the legal formation and ongoing legitimation of ancient Near Eastern states and societies. (See John M. Lundquist, "Temple, Covenant, and Law in the Ancient Near East and in the Old Testament," in Israel's Apostasy and Restoration [Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1988]).

Recommended Citation

Lundquist, John M. and Welch, John W. (1991) "Kingship and Temple in 2 Nephi 5-10," Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship: Vol. 11: No. 6, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/insights/vol11/iss6/3