Keywords
Mormon, Nephite archive, Book of Mormon, synoptic headers
Abstract
Understanding how Mormon used the Nephite archive is an exercise in deduction. One exception is found in Words of Mormon, where Mormon inadvertently describes an important aspect of his work: “And now, I speak somewhat concerning that which I have written; for after I had made an abridgment from the plates of Nephi, down to the reign of this king Benjamin, of whom Amaleki spake, I searched among the records which had been delivered into my hands, and I found these plates, which contained this small account of the prophets, from Jacob down to the reign of this king Benjamin, and also many of the words of Nephi” (W of M. 1:3).
Recommended Citation
Gardner, Brant
(2020)
"Chapter 3: Mormon’s Use of the Archive,"
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship: Vol. 35, Article 7.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/interpreter/vol35/iss1/7
