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Description
The twelfth and thirteenth chapters of the Book of Mormon’s Alma contain a theologically rich and often misunderstood text—a brief discourse to the people of Ammonihah exploring the nature of redemption and the establishment of God’s holy order of priesthood.
In this collection of essays, eight scholars examine Alma’s words from a broad range of disciplines and analytical approaches, from literary criticism to philosophy to comparative religious history. Their interpretive experiments open this text up to theological insights that inform devotion and prompt deep inquiry.
Copyright Status
© 2018 by Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
ISBN
978-0-8425-3025-5
Owning Institution
Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Publisher
Neal A. Maxwell Institute
Publication Date
2018
Disciplines
Religion | Religious Education
Recommended Citation
Bowman, Matthew and Demos, Rosemary, "A Preparatory Redemption: Reading Alma 12-13" (2018). Maxwell Institute Publications. 4.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/mi/4