Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
Keywords
King Benjamin, The Book of Mormon, history, Mosiah
Abstract
King Benjamin's address is well known to readers of the Book of Mormon and is often quoted in devotional contexts. The address marks the transition between two great kings of Nephite history: Benjamin and Mosiah. It is also a moment of teaching and of testimony for the old king. From that point on, the people are officially called by the name of Christ. Another moment of teaching and of popular commitment occurs in the Book of Mosiah, although it receives less attention: the address given by King Mosiah and Alma the Elder when the latter's people arrive in Zarahemla (reported in Mosiah 25). The aim of this brief research note is to underline commonalities between Mosiah's address and King Benjamin's address and to suggest that both form part of a larger trend in Nephite institutions, a trend that changes the depth of Nephite religious and political institutions.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Ulrich, Michael
(2019)
"King Mosiah's Address,"
Journal of Book of Mormon Studies: Vol. 28:
No.
1, Article 14.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol28/iss1/14