The Remarkable Internal Consistency of the Book of Mormon -- a (Growing) List

Like the analogy of the flaxen cord, no single example of internal consistency in the text of the Book of Mormon is monumental.  However, if you take the time to add up the number of details the author of the text needs to keep track of throughout, this type of evidence is very compelling.

This (growing) list is a work in progress. I encourage you to take the time to look up each of these details and see them in the text for yourself. Then ask yourself these important question about who wrote the book and how they wrote it:

• Is it reasonable to conclude that one man spontaneously dictated this text in 3 months?
• Is it possible that a 23 year old uneducated day laborer with no significant writing experience crafted this text in a single draft?
• If Joseph Smith is not the author of the Book of Mormon, who wrote it and how?

Another note, this list relies partially on the very excellent work by Stisa, a contributor on this blog, and I include examples from his compilation with his permission. (Note that entries involving more than one book may show up at least twice on the list below.)

Examples from Mosiah

Internal Consistency between descriptions of Alma the Younger's conversion and his words to his fellow missionaries (Mosiah 27 and Alma 29/36).

Internal Consistency between Mosiah 27:16 and Alma 5/29/36 -- Alma's obedience to the Angel

Internal Consistency between Ether 11, Omni 1, Mosiah 21, and Alma 22 -- "Dry Bones"

Internal Consistency between Ether 4 and Mosiah 8 and Mosiah 28 -- The Jaredite records.

Examples from Alma

Internal Consistency between Mosiah 27:16 and Alma 5/29/36 -- Alma's obedience to the Angel
Internal Consistency between Alma 1 and Alma 15 -- "The profession of Nehor"

Lehi's Genealogy, 1 Nephi 5:14-16 (with Internal Consistency between Jacob 2:25 and Alma 10:3)

Internal Consistency between descriptions of Alma the Younger's conversion and his words to his fellow missionaries (Mosiah 27 and Alma 29/36).

Internal Consistency between Alma 36:22 and 1 Nephi 1:8 (Alma the Younger quotes Lehi)

Internal Consistency between 1 Nephi 16:29 and Alma 37

Internal Consistency between Mosiah 1 and Alma 37 -- Instructions from keepers of the records/artifacts

Internal Consistency between 1 Nephi 16:10 and Alma 37:43-46

Internal Consistency between Ether 11, Omni 1, Mosiah 21, and Alma 22 -- "Dry Bones"

Examples from Helaman

Examples from 3 Nephi

Internal consistency between 3 Nephi 28, 4 Nephi, and Mormon 8--descriptions of the three Nephites.

Examples from 4 Nephi

Internal consistency between 3 Nephi 28, 4 Nephi, and Mormon 8--descriptions of the three Nephites.

Examples from Mormon

Internal consistency between 3 Nephi 28, 4 Nephi, and Mormon 8--descriptions of the three Nephites.

Internal consistency between the writings of Moroni (Mormon 8) while finishing his father's record and the words of the Angel Moroni to Joseph Smith.

Examples from Ether

Internal Consistency between Ether 11, Omni 1, Mosiah 21, and Alma 22 -- "Dry Bones"

Internal Consistency throughout the Book of Ether

Internal Consistency between Ether 4 and Mosiah 8 and Mosiah 28 -- The Jaredite records.

Examples from Moroni

Examples from 1 Nephi

Internal Consistency between Alma 36:22 and 1 Nephi 1:8 (Alma the Younger quotes Lehi)

Internal Consistency between 1 Nephi 1:17 and 1 Nephi 10:1

Internal Consistency between 1 Nephi 2:20 and 1 Nephi 4:14

Internal Consistency between 1 Nephi 3:29 and 1 Nephi 7:10

Lehi's Genealogy, 1 Nephi 5:14-16 (with Internal Consistency between Jacob 2:25 and Alma 10:3)

Internal Consistency between 1 Nephi 16:29 and Alma 37

Internal Consistency between 1 Nephi 16:10 and Alma 37:43-46

Examples from 2 Nephi

Examples from Jacob

Lehi's Genealogy, 1 Nephi 5:14-16 (with Internal Consistency between Jacob 2:25 and Alma 10:3)

Examples from Enos, Jarom, Omni, and Words of Mormon

Internal Consistency between Ether 11, Omni 1, Mosiah 21, and Alma 22 -- "Dry Bones"