A Visionary Man

Authors

John A. Tvedtnes, University of Missouri-Kansas City

Keywords

Ancient Near East, Language, Bible, Book of Mormon

Abstract

Lehi’s visionary powers are manifest when he “dreamed a dream” or has “seen a vision.” This cognate accusative construction in which the verb is followed by a noun from the same root lends authenticity to the antiquity of the Book of Mormon.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Tvedtnes, John A. (1997) "A Visionary Man," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies: Vol. 6: No. 2, Article 16.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol6/iss2/16