Article Title

What Was a "Mosia"?

Authors

Keywords

John Sawyer, ancient Hebrew, Book of Mormon studies, Mosiah, godly titles

Abstract

In 1965, John Sawyer published an article entitled ''What Was a Mosia?" in Vetus Testamentum 15 (1965):475-86, available on the attached order form. He argues that the term mosia was an ancient Hebrew term that originally had meaning in Hebrew culture but came to be used among their titles for God. Sawyer's analysis may shed light on the name Mosiah in the Book of Mormon.

Recommended Citation

(1989) "What Was a "Mosia"?," Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship: Vol. 9: No. 1, Article 5.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/insights/vol9/iss1/5