The "Come, Follow Me" lesson for this week covers 2 Nephi 26-30. There are several blog posts connected to these chapters that can be used as supplement to your study
2 Nephi 26 -- Links to ancient temple theology and Zenos, internal concistency and more
2 Nephi 27 -- Nephi's complex Isaiah quotations
2 Nephi 28 -- Links to 2 Nephi 3 and the Book of Moses, devilish details, symbolism of rocks and more
2 Nephi 29 -- The latter-day gathering of scriptures and textual connections to the prophecy of Joseph
2 Nephi 30 -- The word of God, more possible Zenos References, "a great division" and more intertextual connections
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In this paper by David Calabro, an interesting Egyptian wordplay is pointed out: Matthew Bowen has pointed out that the rod of iron in L...
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I'm still thinking about the concept of skin color in the Book of Mormon, in light of the association between dark skin, filthiness, and...
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Gideon, another example of internal consistency (and possibly Hebrew wordplay) in the Book of MormonIf we simply compare all the mentions of the name Gideon in the Book of Mormon, we quickly discover that the name can either refer to a plac...
