Keywords
Book of Mormon, 4 Nephi, large record-keeping tradition
Abstract
The book of 4 Nephi returns to the structure typical of the large plate records. In the first verse we have: “And it came to pass that the thirty and fourth year passed away, and also the thirty and fifth, and behold the disciples of Jesus had formed a church of Christ in all the lands round about” (4 Nephi 1:1). There are more years per verse than in any other book — 29 years are specifically mentioned.354 Time races through 4 Nephi — often with empty years (4 Nephi 1:6, 14).
Recommended Citation
Gardner, Brant
(2020)
"Chapter 17: Book of 4 Nephi,"
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship: Vol. 35, Article 24.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/interpreter/vol35/iss1/24
