The Structure of the Book of Alma

Authors

Joseph M. Spencer

Keywords

Book of Alma, textual structures, books, Book of Mormon, organization

Abstract

Since John Welch discovered Chiasmus in the Book of Mormon fifty years ago, students of the volume have paid attention to textual structures. Unfortunately, little attention has yet been paid to book-length structures, structures organizing larger stretches of the Book of Mormon. Analysis of whole books within the Book of Mormon has largely remained in a preliminary phase.3 In this note, however, I lay out what appears to be the intentional organizational structure of the book of Alma.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Spencer, Joseph M. (2017) "The Structure of the Book of Alma," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies: Vol. 26: No. 1, Article 12.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol26/iss1/12