The Book of Mormon is the doctrinal centerpiece of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. However, along with its incomparable spiritual message, the Book of Mormon contains a wealth of literary forms and figures of speech containing dozens of literary patterns. The book'??????s authors, particularly Nephi and Mormon, use language that is poetic, symbolic, and beautiful. In this monumental work, Dr. James T. Duke shows how the Book of Mormon has many links to Hebrew literature and culture, such as the use of ...
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The Book of Mormon is the doctrinal centerpiece of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. However, along with its incomparable spiritual message, the Book of Mormon contains a wealth of literary forms and figures of speech containing dozens of literary patterns. The book'??????s authors, particularly Nephi and Mormon, use language that is poetic, symbolic, and beautiful. In this monumental work, Dr. James T. Duke shows how the Book of Mormon has many links to Hebrew literature and culture, such as the use of parallelism and chiasmus, and how it meets the standard of great literature.
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