Keywords
3 Nephi, Book of Mormon, structural art, book organization
Abstract
3 Nephi I (1–2) The book of Nephi, son of Nephi, who was the son of Helaman, son of Helaman, who was the son of Alma, son of Alma, and named for Nephi the son of Lehi350 is the culmination of Mormon’s structural art. In this chapter he pulls his various threads together to highlight his essential message. The first structural way in which he indicates this is his message is that this particular book of Nephi was probably never a book on the large plates.351 Where Mormon has allowed the organization of the large plates to dictate the structure of his own work up to this point, he departs from the model and creates a different type of entry.
Recommended Citation
Gardner, Brant
(2020)
"Chapter 16: Book of 3 Nephi,"
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship: Vol. 35, Article 23.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/interpreter/vol35/iss1/23
