Article Title

The "Lamb of God" in Pre-Christian Texts

Authors

John W. Welch

Keywords

Book of Mormon studies, Old Testament studies, Jesus Christ titles, Jesus Christ, Lamb of God, Isaiah 53:7, Moses 7:47, 1 Nephi 11-14

Abstract

One of Nephi's favorite titles for Jesus Christ was "the Lamb of God." Forty-four references to "the Lamb" appear in Nephi's vision in 1 Nephi 11-14 alone. Aside from the Latter-day Saint understanding of a similar reference in Moses 7:47 and perhaps Isaiah 53:7, what evidence supports the Old World origins of this terminology?

Recommended Citation

Welch, John W. (1998) "The "Lamb of God" in Pre-Christian Texts," Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship: Vol. 18: No. 4, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/insights/vol18/iss4/3