Book of Mormon resource guide, arranged by verse.

What's new?- ("Linked" indicates online availability. "Added" means it's on the list for reference, but not available online.)

1. New menu system, without those accursed frames.
2. More things have been added and linked than I've been keeping track of.
3. ALL BYU Studies articles are now linked and available on-line.
4. Linked to Sloan, David E. "The Anthon Transcript and the Translation of the Book of Mormon: Studying It Out in the Mind of Joseph Smith." JBMS 5:2 (1996): 57-81 under 2 Nephi 27:15
5. Added more articles from the new Glimpses of Lehi's Jerusalem (abbreviated GLJ). More next week.
6. Religious Educator articles (abbreviated RE) will eventually be redirected to this faster site with no log-in.
7. Linked to Paul Hoskisson, "Straightening Things Out: The Use of Strait and Straight in the Book of Mormon" JBMS 12:2 (2003) under 1 Nephi 8:20. 
8. Linked to David Palmer. “Cumorah.” EM, ??. under Mormon 6:2.
9. Linked to Orson Scott Card's article "Book of Mormon: Artifact or Artifice?" under Mosiah 25:2 for an interesting (and just as likely as any other) take on Mulek. Heck, the whole thing is interesting.
10. Linked to multiple articles on Mulek under Mosiah 25:2.

This compilation lists book and journal articles relevant to specific passages and concepts in the Book of Mormon, including the supplementary material such as the witnesses, introduction, pronunciation guide, etc. Commentaries and other books which discuss the Book of Mormon in order have not been listed unless particularly valuable. A short list of commentaries is given at the end of the paper. However, because of their value and availability, I suggest these two.

1. Brant Gardner's commentary, being published in multiple volumes by Greg Kofford books. His academic biography is here. He did graduate study and has published in non-LDS periodicals on Mesoamerican culture and history, as well as LDS-themed articles with FARMS and FAIR.
2. The LDS Book of Mormon Institute Manual in both.pdf and.html form. This is a basic and useful reference produced by the LDS Church, though, not being scripture, is neither doctrinally binding nor authoritative. (This is fortunate because there are a few places where I disagree with it <g>!)

Many of these books and articles are contained electronically on the LDS InfoBase Library '98 (no longer published, but still from some retailers) or Deseret Book's GospeLink.

Abbreviations listed at the bottom of the page (also accessible from the frame at left).

If you're going to buy 3 books on the Book of Mormon, I suggest these:

1. By the Hand of Mormon. Terryl Givens, Oxford University Press 2002. A new volume covering the coming forth, translation, history of interpretation, LDS and non-LDS usage and approaches to the Book of Mormon. Every LDS should read this.
2. An Ancient American Setting for the Book of Mormon. By John L. Sorenson (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book and FARMS, 1985). You cannot understand the Book of Mormon as it is meant to be if you read it like a conference talk. We spend time and effort trying to learn about the history, language and cultural setting of the Bible. This volume provides the same for the Book of Mormon,
3. Book of Mormon authorship Revisited. Ed. Noel Reynolds. Contains fundamental articles on various aspects of the Book of Mormon- translation, coming forth, "notes on the debate" etc. An excellent volume.
4. Grant Hardy's A Reader's Edition of the Book of Mormon is also quite useful.

Title page

1. Ludlow Daniel H. “The Title Page." FNDF p.19-33.
2. David B. Honey. “Historiography of the Title Page.” JBMS 3:1
3. Clyde J. Williams. "More Light on Who Wrote the Title Page." JBMS 10:2, ??.
4. Eldin Ricks. "Book of Mormon- Title Page." EM, ??.
5. Sidney B. Sperry. "Moroni the Lonely: The Story of the Writing of the Title Page to the Book of Mormon." JBMS 4:1, ??.

1 Nephi

1. Frederick Axelgard. “1 and 2 Nephi: An Inspiring Whole.” BYUS 26:4 ():53-66.
2. Noel Reynolds. "Nephi's Outline." BOMA, 53-73. Also in BYUS 20:2 ():131-150.
3. Rulon D. Eames. "First Book of Nephi." EM, ??.

1 Nephi 1:1

1. Nephi's name.
   • John Gee “A Note on the Name Nephi.” JBMS 1:1, 1991.
   • Paul Hoskisson. “What’s in a Name? Nephi.” JBMS 9:2. p. 64-65. Missing from FARMS' site.
   • Matthew Brown. "Internal Textual Evidence for the Egyptian Origin of Nephi's Name." Insights 22:11.
   • Cf. "Four Suggestions on the Origin of the Name Nephi." in Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon, ed. John W. Welch and Melvin J. Thorne (Provo, Utah: FARMS, 1999), 1-5.
   
   
   
2. Nephi's goodly parents.
   • Nephi's "goodly parents" - Probably doesn't mean " good" but " well-off." From Marc Schindler's site.
   • Also, see my brief defense of this idea under Comment #1 here.
     
     
3. Syntax and long "broken" sentences.
   • Brian Stubbs. "A Lengthier Treatment of Length." JBMS 5:2 (1996):82-97. "Book of Mormon language frequently contains lengthy structures of rather awkward English. Some may consider these to be instances of poor grammar, weakness in writing (Ether 12:23-26), or the literary ineptness of a fraudulent author; however, I see them as potentially significant support for a translation from a Near Eastern language in an ancient American setting. Many of these lengths of awkward English parallel Semitic (and Egyptian) patterns, particularly the circumstantial or hal-clause. In response to critics of my previous proposal to that effect, this article is a lengthier treatment of these lengthy structures found in the Book of Mormon."
   • Brian Stubbs. "A Short Addition to Length: Some Relative Frequencies of Circumstantial Structures." JBMS 6:1 (1997):39-46. Follow-up article.
   • Cf. Larry G. Childs. "Present Participle Adjuncts in the Book of Mormon." JBMS 6:1 (1997): 24-38.

    

4. "The Learning of My Father." TLBMM, 25-29.

1 Nephi 1:2-“language of my father, which consists of the learning of the Jews and the Language of the Egyptians”

1. Ricks, Tvedtnes, others say Hebrew. “Since the Book of Mormon is largely the record of a Hebrew people, is the writing characteristic of the Hebrew language?” Ensign, Oct. 1986, 64.
2. John A. Tvedtnes, “Hebraisms in the Book of Mormon: A Preliminary Survey." BYUS 11:1 ():50-60.
3. Hugh Nibley. Lehi in the Desert, p 12. Argues for Egyptian, not Hebrew.
4. “Book of Mormon- Language” EM, 179-181 for a summary.
5. Ben McGuire. " Did Lehi Use Egyptian?" FAIR paper. A minor criticism of the Book of Mormon is that no believing Jew, circa 600 B.C., would have used Egyptian to write anything--let alone a spiritual record! This FAIR Paper presents the facts--biblical and secular-- concerning Egyptian use in the seventh century B.C.
6.  Cf. John S. Thompson, "Lehi and Egypt" GLJ, 259-276 and  Aaron Schade "The Kingdom of Judah: Politics, Prophets, and Scribes in the Late Pre-exilic Period." GLJ, 299-336. Background on Israelite and Egyptian culture and why Lehi would have known it.
7. Cf. Mormon 9:32

1. Background.
   • John W. Welch. “They Came from Jerusalem: Some Old World Perspectives on the Book of Mormon.” Ensign, Sept. 1976, 27-31.
   • Keith Meservy. “Jerusalem at the Time of Lehi and Jeremiah.” Ensign, Jan. 1988, 23-25.
   • For a longer treatment, see Jerusalem, the Eternal City, “Events leading to the Fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC.” p. 94-111.
   • Robert F. Smith’s “Book of Mormon Event Structure: The Ancient Near East.” JBMS 5:2 (Fall 1996), ?? is a technical bibliographical article with many references that sets the Book of Mormon into its Near Eastern timeframe..pdf format here.
   • John W. Welch and Robert D. Hunt. "Culturegram: Jerusalem 600 B.C." GLJ, 1-40.
   • David Rolph Seely and Robert D. Hunt. "Dramatis Personae: The World of Lehi (ca. 700-562 B.C.)" GLJ, 41-64.
   • Cf. 1 Nephi 7:14
   
   
   
2. Lehi and Sariah
• S. Kent Brown and Terrence Szink. "Lehi." EM, ??.
• " The Names Lehi and Sariah- Language and Meaning." (pdf) JBMS 9:1 (2000):??.
• Paul Hoskisson. " The Names Lehi and Sariah—Language and Meaning." JBMS 9:1 (2000):??. (pdf)
• Response to Paul Hoskisson's " Lehi and Sariah" (pdf) JBMS 9:1
• Lehi & Sariah Comments (pdf) JBMS 9:1
• Response to the Comments (pdf) JBMS 9:1
• Endnotes (pdf) JBMS 9:1
• Cf. Sariah under 1 Nephi 2:5.
  
  
3. "...there came many prophets"
• "Mediators and Messengers: The Role of a Prophet" TLBMM, 30-35.
• Prophets contemporary with Lehi include Jeremiah, Uriah (Jer. 26:20-24), Ezekiel apparently begins his ministry after being hauled to Babylon.

1. Donald W. Parry “Why is the phrase ‘and it came to pass’ so prevalent in the Book of Mormon?” Ensign, Dec. 1992, 29.
2. Cf. 1 Nephi 1:2

1. Lehi's calling as a prophet.
   • John W. Welch. " The Calling of a Prophet." FNDF, 35-54. This is superseded by his  recent "The Calling of Lehi as a Prophet in the World of Jerusalem." GLJ, 421-448.
   • Blake Ostler. “The Throne Theophany and Prophetic Commission in 1 Nephi: A Form Critical Analysis.” BYUS 26:4 (): 67-95. There's more on this somewhere...
   • John W. Welch." Lehi's Council Vision and the Mysteries of God." FARMS transcript. Doesn't load correctly.
   • Cf. 2 Nephi 16
2. Lehi's house
   • Jeffrey R. Chadwick. "Lehi's House at Jerusalem and the  Land of his Inheritance." GLJ, 81-130.

1 Nephi 1:16-17 S. Kent Brown. “Recovering the Missing Record of Lehi.” FJTZ, 28-54.

1 Nephi 2:4 Jeffrey R. Chadwick. "Lehi's House at Jerusalem and the  Land of his Inheritance." GLJ, 81-130.

1 Nephi 2:5

1. Jeffrey Chadwick. “Sariah in the Elephantine Papyri.” JBMS 2:2, Fall 1993.
2. Camille Williams. " Women in the Book of Mormon." JBMS 11:1, ??.
3. Camille Fronk. " Desert Epiphany: Sariah & the Women in 1 Nephi." JBMS 9:2, ??.
4. Ken Haubrock. “Sam: A Just and Holy Man.” JBMS 5:2, Fall 1996.
5. John A. Tvedtnes et. al. “Book of Mormon Names Attested in Ancient Hebrew Inscriptions.” JBMS 9:1 p 42-51. The Hebrew is only available in the.pdf version. This article was criticized by Thomas Finley, an Evangelical Old Testament scholar. Tvedtnes et. al responded in FRB 15:1, ??.
6. Alan K. Parrish. " Laman." EM, ??.

1. Anon. “Authority to Sacrifice among the Nephites” JBMS 8:1, 1999. p. 71.
2. Paul Hoskisson. “By what authority did Lehi, a non-Levite priest, offer sacrifices?” Ensign, March 1994, p.54.
3. David R. Seely. “Lehi’s Altar and Sacrifice in the Wilderness.” JBMS 10:1, 2001.
4. Cf. Mosiah 2:3 and 1 Nephi 5:9.

1. George D. Potter “A New Candidate in Arabia for the Valley of Lemuel.” JBMS 8:1, 1999. p 54-63.
2. A river emptying into a fountain- Paul Hoskisson. “Textual evidence of the Book of Mormon.” FNDF p (around footnotes 29-33)

1. John A. Tvedtnes. " A Visionary Man." JBMS 6:2, ??.
2. "A Visionary Man." TLBMM, 36-38.

1 Nephi 2:13- Fred Woods. “Why didn’t Jews in Old Testament times believe Jerusalem could be destroyed?” Ensign, Dec. 1995, p. 52-53. Cf. Jeremiah 7 for his temple sermon in which he argues that the Jerusalemites can't rely on the temple to save them from destruction.

1 Nephi 3:3

1. Hugh Nibley. An Approach to the Book of Mormon, p 120-126
2. John L. Sorenson " The " Brass Plates' and Biblical Scholarship." Dialogue 10 (Autumn 1977): 31-39. Available without footnotes. Reprinted in NCAS, 25-39.
3. IBOM, 430-31
4. Kevin Christensen stuff.
5. Sidney B. Sperry. " Some problems of Interest Relating to the Brass Plates." - JBMS 4:1, ??.

1 Nephi 3:29 "Rod as a Symbol of Power." TLBMM, 43-44.

1 Nephi 4:2 "Let Us be Strong." TLBMM, 39-42.

1 Nephi 4:6 See Acts 20:22, and Hebrews 11:8.

1. Brett Holbrook. “The Sword of Laban as a Symbol of Divine Authority and Kingship.” JBMS 2:1, 1993, p. 39-72.
2. Daniel Rolph. “Prophets, Kings, and Swords: The Sword of Laban and Its Possible Pre-Laban Origin.” JBMS 2:1. p. 73-79.
3. Hugh Nibley. LDWJTJ, p. 107.
4. William J. Hamblin and Brent Merril. “Swords in the Book of Mormon.” WBM, p.329-352.
5. John A. Tvedtnes. " The Workmanship Thereof was Exceedingly Fine." JBMS 6:1, ??.
6. William Hamblin. "Steel in the Book of Mormon." Meridian Magazine.
7. See Enos 1:20 for other weaponry.

1. John W. Welch. “Legal Perspectives on the Slaying of Laban.” JBMS 1:1, Fall 1992.
2. Alternately, Paul Hoskisson has suggested that Nephi was justified under the Israelite law of False Witness. According to Deuteronomy 19:16-19, if a witness accused someone of a crime, and the accusation was shown to be false and malicious, the punishment due the accused would be done to the accuser. In Nephi’s case, Laban accused him of being a “robber” and was going to kill him (1 Nephi 3:13), the punishment for being a robber (Cf. Welch, “Thieves and Robbers” REBOM p. 248)
3. Hugh Nibley makes several interesting points regarding differences between Western and Eastern cultural standards in LDWJTJ, p. 87. Cf. The introduction to An Approach to the Book of Mormon, p. xii. Some Arabic students in his BOM class were shocked that Nephi waited so long to kill Laban. See also An Approach to the BOM, 112- 115 for Nibley’s ancient parallels that show that the slaying of Laban is completely at home in the ancient world.
4. For a very simple approach (essentially “because God said so”), see Rodney Turner. “Why did the Lord command Nephi to slay Laban when to do so was contrary to the commandment ‘thou shalt not kill’?” Ensign, Feb. 1996, p. 62.

1. John Welch. "Better that one man should perish." Insights, June 1998. Requires some scrolling down.
2. Cf. John W. Welch. “Legal Perspectives on the Slaying of Laban.” JBMS 1:1, Fall 1992.( or.pdf)
3. CBOM, 115.
4. John A. Tvedtnes. “A note on slaying of Laban.” SHIELDS.

1. William J. Hamblin. “Armor in the Book of Mormon.” WBM, 400-425.
2. AASBM p. 262.
3. Cf. Enos 1:20 for other weaponry.

1 Nephi 4:23. Anon. "'Let Us Be Strong': Nephi's Courage in the Context of Ancient Near Eastern Military Exhortations." Insights 22:9.

1. S. Kent Brown. " What were those sacrifices offered by Lehi?" FJTZ, p. 1– 8. Shorter version in Insights 21:9.
2. Cf. 1 Nephi 2:6-7 and Mosiah 2:3.

1 Nephi 5:13 David Rolph Seely and JoAnn H. Seely “Lehi and Jeremiah: Prophets, Priests and Patriarchs.” JBMS 8:2. 1999. p. 24-35 .

1 Nephi 7:2

1. Sidney B. Sperry. “Did Father Lehi Have Daughters Who Married the Sons of Ishmael?” JBMS 4:1, p.235-239.
2. See 1 Nephi 7:6

1 Nephi 7:6

1. John L. Sorenson “The Composition of Lehi’s Family.” BSABF II, p. 174- 193. Reprinted with postscript in NCAS, 1-24.
2. "Lehi's Family Tree." The New Era. A very brief article that includes discussion of Nephi's sisters.

1 Nephi 7:14

1. S. Kent Brown and David Rolph Seely. “Jeremiah’s Imprisonment and the Date of Lehi’s Departure.” RE, 2:1, 2001. p.15-32.
2. Cf. 1 Nephi 10:4 for articles on Book of Mormon chronology and dating.

1 Nephi 8:19 John A. Tvedtnes. " Rod and Sword as the Word of God." JBMS 5:2, ??.

1 Nephi 8:20

1. Noel B. Reynolds. “Was the Path Nephi Saw ‘Strait and Narrow’ or ‘Straight and Narrow.’” JBMS 10:2:??.
2. Paul Hoskisson, "Straightening Things Out: The Use of Strait and Straight in the Book of Mormon" JBMS 12:2 (2003) or.pdf format.

1 Nephi 8:26, 33. “The Queen of Sheba, Skyscraper Architecture and Lehi’s Dream.” JBMS 11:1, 102-103. Based on Brown’s article in his New Book. Add reference.

1 Nephi 8:27 "Merismus." TLBMM, 45-48.

1 Nephi 10:4

1. AASBM, 270-76.
2. John L. Sorenson. “Comments on Nephite Chronology” JBMS 2:2.
3. Randall Spackman. “Introduction to Book of Mormon Chronology: The Principal Prophecies, Calendars, and Dates.” FARMS.
4. “The Jewish/Nephite Calendar.” JBMS 7:1, 48-59.
5. Jay Huber. “Lehi's 600 Year Prophecy and the Birth of Christ.” FARMS.
6. John P. Pratt. " Book of Mormon Chronology.” EM, vol. 1, pp. 169-171.
7. Cf. 1 Nephi 7:14.

1. Noel Reynolds. “The Gospel of Jesus Christ as Taught by the Nephite Prophets” BYUS 31:3 (1991): 31-50. Shorter version found in REBOM 257-9.
2. Cf. Jacob 7:6.

1 Nephi 10:18. John Tvedtnes. "From the foundation of the world." Insights 21:3.

1 Nephi 11

1. Daniel C. Peterson. “Nephi and His Asherah: A Note on 1 Nephi 11:8-23.” in JBMS 9:2. Longer version in MSAW p.191-244.
2. Allen J. Christensen. “The Sacred Tree of the Ancient Maya.” JBMS 6:1.
3. Wilfred Griggs. "The Book of Mormon as an ancient Book." BYUS 22:3 ():259-279.

1. Stewart Brewer. “The History of an Idea: The Scene on Stele 5 from Izapa Mexico as a Representation of Lehi’s Vision of the Tree of Life.” JBMS 8:1, p.12-21.
2. John Clark. “A New Artistic Rendering of Izapa Stele 5: A Step towards Interpretation” JBMS 8:1, p. 22-33.
3. V. Garth Norman. "What is the current status of research concerning the 'Tree of Life' carving from Chiapas, Mexico?, " Ensign, June 1985, 54.

1 Nephi 13-14

1. Stephen Robinson, “Nephi’s ‘Great and Abominable Church’” JBMS 7:1, 1998. p.34-39. Longer version available as "Early Christianity and 1 Nephi 13-14" FNDF, 177-192.
2. Mike Ash, "Mormon Myths: The Great and Abominable Church." From his website,  Mormon Fortress. Traces a traditional (but false, as shown by Robinson above) interpretation of the great and abominable church as the Roman Catholic church.

1 Nephi 13:12

1. Arnold K. Garr. Christopher Columbus: A Latter-day Saint Perspective (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1992) Few will have this book, so I recommend the review.
2. Mark L. Grover, review of Arnold K. Garr, "Christopher Columbus: A Latter-day Saint Perspective" BYUS 32:4 (1992):206-??.
3. Jensen, De Lamar review of Oliver Dunn and James E. Kelley, Jr., trans., "The Diario of Christopher Columbus's First Voyage to America, 1492-1493; and Delno C. West and August Kling, trans., The Libro de las Profecias of Christopher Columbus" BYUS 32:4 (1992):196-??.
4. Contrast with AASBM 85. When  Lehi arrived, 7. Check these two.

1 Nephi 13:26 “The Plain and Precious Parts.” REBOM 37-40.

1 Nephi 14:27 Dean L. Marriott, “I Have a Question: Is the book of Revelation the remainder of the vision Nephi recorded in 1 Nephi?” Ensign, June 1987, 25-26.

1 Nephi 15.

1. S. Kent Brown, "New Light from Arabia on Lehi's Trail." EAEBM, 55-126.
2. Eugene England. “Through the Arabian Desert to a Bountiful Land: Could Joseph Smith Have Known the Way?” BOMA, p. 144-154.
3. Noel Reynolds. “Lehi’s Arabian Journey Updated.” BOMAR p.379-390.
4. Lynn M. Hilton and Hope A. Hilton. "In Search of Lehi's Trail, Part 1." Ensign, September 1976 and " In Search of Lehi's Trail, Part 2." Ensign, October 1976. An investigation of the location of the trail Lehi's company used to travel across Arabia. While this research has been superceded by that of the Astons (below), it is still good reading.
5. Warren P. Aston & Michaela Knoth Aston. IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF LEHI: New Evidence for Lehi's Journey across Arabia to Bountiful (SLC: Deseret Book, 1994). Reviewed here.
6. George Potter and Richard Wellington. Lehi in the Wilderness: 81 New Documented Evidences that the Book of Mormon is a True History. (Springville UT: Cedar Fort, 2003). Though its authors tend to be dogmatic, this is nevertheless a good treatment with some good insights and lots of color pictures. Reviewed here.
7. Cf. 1 Nephi 17:4

1. John A. Tvedtnes " Isaiah Variants in the Book of Mormon." In Isaiah and the Prophets, ed. Monte Nyman. (Provo, Utah: 1984), 165-77. FARMS reprint.
2. Kevin Barney, "Isaiah Interwoven" FRB 15:1 (2003):353-402.

1 Nephi 16:23

1. William J. Hamblin “The Bow and Arrow in the Book of Mormon.” WBM. p. 365-391.
2. Appendix, “Why did Nephi make a New Arrow?” WBM 391-393.
3. “Nephi’s Bow and Arrows.” REBOM 41-43.

1. S. Kent Brown. “ ‘The Place that was Called Nahom’ : New Light from Ancient Yemen.” JBMS 8:1. p. 66-68.
2. Alan Goff. “Mourning, Consolation, and Repentance at Nahom.” RDBOM, 92-100.
3. Anon. " Nahom and the 'Eastward' Turn " JBMS 12:1, ??.
4. Warren Aston. " Newly Found Altars from Nahom." JBMS 10:2, ?? (.pdf only).
5. Cf. 1 Nephi 15

1. John L. Sorenson. “Transoceanic Crossings.” FNDF, 251-270. Reprinted with postscript in NCAS, 41-63.
2. Stephen C. Jett. "Before Columbus: The Question of Early Transoceanic Interinfluences." BYUS 33:2 (1993):245-272.

1 Nephi 17:4

1. S. Kent Brown. “A Case for Lehi's Bondage in Arabia” JBMS 6:2, 205- 217.
2. S. Kent Brown. "Sojourn, Dwell and Stay: Terms of Servitude" FJTZ, 55-59.

1 Nephi 17:5

1. Warren Aston. “The Arabian Bountiful Discovered? Evidence for Nephi’s Bountiful.” JBMS 7:1. p. 4-11.
2. Paul Hoskisson with Brian Hauglid and John Gee. “What’s in a Name? Irreantum.” JBMS 11:1, 90-93. Available here in.pdf format.

1. Wallace Hunt. “Moses' Brazen Serpent as It Relates to Serpent Worship in Mesoamerica.” JBMS 2:2, ??. Also contains discussion of “fiery flying serpents.” Cf. Life in Biblical Israel p. 84
2. Diane Wirth. “Quetzalcoatl, the Maya Maize God, and Jesus Christ.” JBMS 11:1, 4-15.
3. Brant Gardner's Quetzalcoatl papers.
4. Andrew C. Skinner. "Serpent Symbols and Salvation in the Ancient Near East and the Book of Mormon." JBMS 10:2, ??..pdf only.

1. David L. Clark “Lehi and El Nino: A Method of Migration” BYUS 30:3 p.57-65.
2. Add AASBM, Thor Heyerdahl.

1 Nephi 18:2 "A New Beginning" TLBMM, 49-52.

1. John L. Sorenson. “When Lehi's Party Arrived in the Land, Did They Find Others There?” JBMS 1:1, 1992. Reprinted in NCAS, 65-104. Cf. 1 Nephi 20-21.
2. Gardner, Brant. "The Other Stuff: Reading the Book of Mormon for Cultural Information." Review of Nephite Culture and Society: Selected Papers by John L. Sorenson. FRB 13:2 (2001): 21-52.
3. Matthew Roper. "Nephi's Neighbors: Book of Mormon Peoples and Pre-Columbian Populations." FRB 15:2 (2003) :91-128 .pdf format only. Requires current subscription.
4. Brant Gardner. " A Social History of the Early Nephites." FAIR paper.
5. “Did Lehi land in Chile?” REBOM, 57-61.
6. Cf. William J. Hamblin. “Basic Methodological Problems with the Anti-Mormon Approach to the Geography and Archeology of the Book of Mormon.” JBMS 2:1, p. 193-95.

1 Nephi 19:10 Three days of darkness. See 3 Nephi 8:23.

1 Nephi 20-21

1. S. Kent Brown. “What Is Isaiah Doing in First Nephi? Or, How did Lehi’s Family Fare so Far from Home?” FJTZ, 9-27.
2. John Gee and Matthew Roper. "'I Did Liken All Scriptures Unto Us' -Early Nephite Understandings of Isaiah, and the Implications for 'Others' in the Land." In The Fulness of the Gospel- Foundational Teachings from the Book of Mormon- The 32nd Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2003):51-65. On "others," see 1 Nephi 18:23

1 Nephi 19-22 Andrew Skinner. “Nephi’s Lessons to his People: The Messiah, the Land, and Isaiah 48-49.” IBOM, 95-122.

2 Nephi 1:12 Louis Midgley. “The Ways of Repentance.” RDBOM, 168-177.

2 Nephi 1:14 Shakespeare in the BOM?

1. Nibley, Approach to the Book of Mormon, p.276. Since Cumorah, 162. The Prophetic Book of Mormon, 90-91, 236.
2. Robert F. Smith, “Shakespeare and the Book of Mormon, " FARMS paper, 1980.
3. Sidney B. Sperry, Problems of the Book of Mormon (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1964), 123-30;
4. Daniel H. Ludlow, A Companion to Your Study of the Book of Mormon (Provo, UT: Brigham Young University, 1966), 29-30.
5. Matthew Roper, Review of Jerald and Sandra Tanner, Mormonism: Shadow or Reality? FRB 4 (1992):??.

1. Bruce Pritchett. “Lehi's Theology of the Fall in Its Preexilic/Exilic Context.” JBMS 3:2.
2. John A. Tvedtnes. " The Influence of Lehi's Admonitions on the Teachings of His Son Jacob." JBMS 3:2, ??.

1. John A. Tvedtnes. " My First-Born in the Wilderness." JBMS 3:1, ??.
2. "Firstborn in the Wilderness." TLBMM, 53-55.

2 Nephi 2:15 "Seidel's Law." TLBMM, 56-60.

2 Nephi 3

1. Richard Wadsworth “Does the Book of Mormon prophesy of the Prophet Joseph Smith?” Ensign, Apr. 1989, 52.
2. John Tvedtnes. "Joseph's Prophecy of Moses and Aaron." Insights 22:1.

2 Nephi 4.

1. Steven Sondrup. “The Psalm of Nephi: A Lyrical Reading.” BYUS 21, Num. 3.
2. Matthew Nickerson. " Nephi's Psalm: 2 Nephi 4:16-35 in the Light of Form-Critical Analysis" JBMS 6:2, ??. Here in.pdf format.

2 Nephi 4:32 "Gates of Righteousness." TLBMM, 74-78.

2 Nephi 4:35

1. "The Poetic Function of Enallage." TLBMM, 66-73.
2. Kevin Barney, "Enallage in the Book of Mormon." JBMS 3:1 (1994): 113-147.
3. Kevin Barney,  "Divine Discourse Directed at a Prophet's Posterity in the Plural: Further Light on Enallage." JBMS 6:2 (1997): 229-234.

2 Nephi 5:13 Population growth and numbers.

1. James E. Smith. “How Many Nephites? The Book of Mormon at the Bar of Demography” BOMAR. p. 255-294.
2. His review of a polemic on the topic in FRB 6:1, ??.
3. John L. Sorenson “I have heard that the sizes of the Nephite and Lamanite populations indicated in the Book of Mormon do not make sense. What do we know about their numbers?” Ensign, Sept. 1992, 27.
4. Cf. 1 Nephi 18:23.

1. John W. Welch “The Temple in the Book of Mormon: The Temples at the Cities of Nephi, Zarahemla, and Bountiful.” TAW, p. 297-377.
2. Daniel C. Peterson. “Is the Book of Mormon True? Notes on the Debate” BOMAR, p.141-178. Addresses the feasibility of building a temple “after the manner of Solomon.”

2 Nephi 5:21

1. John Tvedtnes. "The Charge of 'Racism' in the Book of Mormon." FRB 15:2 (2003):??.
2. cf. 2 Nephi 30:6.

2 Nephi 5:28-29 John W. Welch. " Why Nephi Wrote the Small Plates: Serving Practical Needs " Insights, 19:4.

2 Nephi 6-10 John S. Tanner “Isaiah 50-51, the Israelite Autumn Festivals, and the Covenant Speech of Jacob in 2 Nephi 6-10.” IBOM, 123-150.

2 Nephi 9:9.

1. Daniel C. Peterson. “‘Secret Combinations’ Revisited.” JBMS 1:1, Fall 1992.
2. Cf. Helaman 6:37.

2 Nephi 9:10 "The Personification of Death and Hell." TLBMM, 79-87.

2 Nephi 9:14 "The Symbolic Value of Clothing." TLBMM, 61-65.

2 Nephi 10:23 Mack C. Stirling. " The Way of Life and the Way of Death in the Book of Mormon." JBMS 6:2, ??.

2 Nephi 11- 25 The dreaded Isaiah Chapters...

1. In general, see IBOM. Reviewed here.
2. Garold Davis. “Book of Mormon Commentary on Isaiah.” Ensign, Sept. 1998, 54-60.
3. John W. Welch. “Getting through Isaiah with the Help of the Nephite Prophetic View.” IBOM, 19-46.
4. Avraham Gileadi. “Isaiah- Key to the Book of Mormon”- RDBOM, p. 197-208.
5. Kevin Christensen. Paradigms Regained (FARMS Occasional Papers), p.77-81.
6. McConkie on understanding Isaiah?
7. Sidney B. Sperry. " The Isaiah Quotation: 2 Nephi 12-24." JBMS 4:1, ??.
8. L. La Mar Adams, " Many non-LDS scholars claim that the second half of the book of Isaiah was written after the time Lehi left Jerusalem, Yet the Book of Mormon contains material from both halves. How do we explain this?" Ensign, October 1984, 29.
9. Marc A. Schindler. " Deutero-Isaiah in the Book of Mormon, " FAIR paper. An examination of claims that the Book of Mormon should be rejected due to the inclusion of Deutero-Isaiah chapters in the book.
10. Cf. 2 Nephi 25:1-8.

2 Nephi 14:1 Lowell Bennion. Best of Lowell L. Bennion: Selected Writings 1928-1988 (Deseret Book Company: Salt Lake City, UT. 1988), p. 203.

2 Nephi 16

1. Stephen D. Ricks “Heavenly Visions and Prophetic Calls in Isaiah 6 (2 Nephi 16), the Book of Mormon, and the Revelation of John.” IBOM, 171-190.
2. Cf. 1 Nephi 1:7
3. Hoskisson on Isaiah 6.

2 Nephi 23:21 Stephen D. Ricks. “How do we explain the mention of Satyrs…?” Ensign, Feb. 1996, p.63.

2 Nephi 24:29 See 1 Nephi 17:41.

2 Nephi 25:1-8. Donald W. Parry “Nephi’s Keys to Understanding Isaiah.” IBOM.

2 Nephi 25:5 "Leitwort: The Things of the Jews." TLBMM, 88-97.

2 Nephi 25:26 "Christ in the Old Testament and the Book of Mormon" TLBMM, 7-23.

2 Nephi 26:16 “Question: Mormons sometimes say that Isaiah 29:1-4 refers to the Book of Mormon, but this passage includes the phrase ‘familiar spirit, ’ which is used to designate witchcraft when it is used in the Old Testament.” JBMS 7:1, p.144.

1. Paul Moritsen. "Secret Combinations and Flaxen Cords: Anti-Masonic Rhetoric and the Book of Mormon." JBMS 12:1, ??.
2. Cf. Helaman 6:37

2 Nephi 27:6

1. “What did Charles Anthon Really Say?” REBOM, p. 73-76.
2. Cf. 2 Nephi 27:15

1. Kimball, Stanley. “The Anthon Transcript: People, Primary Sources, and Problems.” BYUS 10:3 (1970): 325-352. From SHIELDS.
2. Danel Bachman. “Sealed in a Book: Preliminary Observations on the Newly Found ‘Anthon Transcript’.” BYUS 20:4 (): 321-345.
3. Sloan, David E. "The Anthon Transcript and the Translation of the Book of Mormon: Studying It out in the Mind of Joseph Smith." JBMS 5:2 (1996): 57-81.
4. Anthon transcript writing found? JBMS 8:1

5. Anthon and Cylinder seals?

1. Robert J. Matthews. “The New Publications of the Standard Works--1979, 1981.” BYUS 22:4, p. 398. (Requires going serveral pages into the article.
2. Douglas Campbell. “ ‘White’ or ‘Pure’: Five Vignettes.” Dialogue, vol. 29, Num. 4 (Winter 1996), p.119-135.

1. Todd M Compton, “The Spirituality of the Outcast in the Book of Mormon” JBMS 2:1 (Spring 1993):139-60.
2. AASBM, p. (39), 89-90. cf. p. 44-45 on " what is a Nephite/Lamanite?" Identifies 5 different ways the terms are used.
3. Daniel C. Peterson. “Nephi and his Asherah.” MSAW, p. 221, n. 5.
4. Hugh Nibley. Since Cumorah, 216. Abraham in Egypt, 216-219. Lehi in the Desert, p.71. TBOM Semester 1: 15, 185–86, 436. Semester 2, p. 244-251.
5. Terrence L. Szink " Review of Josué Sánchez, trans. and ed., El Libro de Mormon ante la crítica." FRB, vol. 5, p. 223 (around there).
6. John Tvedtnes. "The Charge of 'Racism' in the Book of Mormon." FRB 15:2 (2003):??.
7. Cf. Alma 54:17

2 Neph 31:20 Michael B. Parker. "Nephi's Later Reflections on the Tree of Life Vision." Insights 22:5. Cf. 2 Nephi 4.

1. John S. Tanner “Jacob and his descendants as Authors” RDBOM p. 52-67.
2. Clyde J. Williams. " Book of Jacob. " EM, ??.

1. Ricks, Stephen David, and John W. Welch, eds. The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5. (Salt Lake City, Utah; Provo, Utah: Deseret Book and FARMS, 1994.) Long volume dedicated to this chapter.  Reviewed by Paul Hoskisson in BYUS 30:3 ():77-88.
2. New article on this in JBMS?
3. "Allegory of Zenos" EM, ??.

Jacob 7 John L. Clark. " Painting Out the Messiah: The Theologies of Dissidents" JBMS 11:1, ??.

Jacob 7:6

1. Noel B. Reynolds " The Gospel as Taught by Nephite Prophets." BYUS 31:3 (1991): 31–50. Shorter version found in REBOM 257-9.
2. Cf. 3 Nephi 21:6.

Enos 1:2

1. John Tvedtnes and Matthew Roper. "Jacob and Enos: Wrestling before God." Insights 21:5.
2. "Wrestling before God." TLBMM, 98-101.

Enos 1:20

1. Matthew Roper. “Swords and ‘Cimeters’ in the Book of Mormon.” JBMS 8:1. p.35-43.
2. William J. Hamblin and Brent Merril. “Swords in the Book of Mormon.” WBM 329-351.
3. Paul Hoskisson Y. " Scimitars, Cimeters! We Have Scimitars! Do We Need Another Cimeter?" WBM, 352-59.
4. William J. Hamblin and Brent Merril. “Notes on the Cimeter (Scimitar)in the Book of Mormon.” WBM, 360-364.
5. Cf. AASBM, 260-265, esp. 262.
6. Matthew Roper. “Eyewitness Descriptions of Mesoamerican Swords.” JBMS 5:1, 150-159. Here in.pdf format.

1. “Once More, the Horse.” REBOM, p. 98-100.
2. “Animals in the Book of Mormon” in AASBM, p. 288-299, esp. 295.
3. William J. Hamblin. “Basic Methodological Problems with the Anti-Mormon Approach to the Geography and Archeology of the Book of Mormon.” JBMS 2:1, p. 193-95.
4. John L. Sorenson. " Viva Zapato! Hurray for the Shoe!" Review of Deanne Matheny’s " Does the Shoe Fit? A Critique of the Limited Tehuantepec Geography, " FRB 6:1, 342–48.
5. Anon. “New Light.” JBMS 10:1, ??.

Jarom 1:7

1. John L. Sorenson. “Fortifications in the Book of Mormon Account Compared with Mesoamerican Fortifications.” WBM. p. 425-445.
2. “Digging into the Book of Mormon: Our Changing Understanding of Ancient America and Its Scripture” Ensign, September 1984, p. 27-36 and Ensign October 1984, p. 12-22.
3. AASBM??

Jarom 1:11 "The Law of Moses." TLBMM, 102-105.

Omni 1:8-10 “Chemish.” John A. Tvedtnes et. al. “Book of Mormon Names Attested in Ancient Hebrew Inscriptions.” JBMS 9:1 p 42-51. The Hebrew is only available in the.pdf version. This article was criticized by Thomas Finley, an Evangelical Old Testament scholar. Tvedtnes et. al responded in FRB 15:1, ??.

Omni 1:12 John A. Tvedtnes and Stephen D. Ricks. “The Hebrew Origin of Some Book of Mormon Place Names.” JBMS 6:2, p. 255-259. Cf. Mosiah below.

Omni 1:23 Stephen D. Ricks. " Benjamin." EM, ??.

1. Phyllis Ann Roundy. " Mormon." EM, ??.

2. Eldin Ricks. " Words of Mormon." EM, ??.

3. John L. Sorenson. " Book of Mormon Peoples." EM, ??.

1. David E. Sloan. " The Book of Lehi and the Plates of Lehi." JBMS 6:2, ??. Available here in.pdf format.
2. What else on 116 pages?

Words of Mormon 1:3 "Editorial Techniques." TLBMM, 106-131. This article touches on many many passages which illustrate Mormon's editorial techniques. Cf. under Alma 25

1. Mosiah the man, and his book.
   • John W. Welch. “What was a ‘Mosiah’?” REBOM, p. 105-107.
   • Alan Goff. " Book of Mosiah." EM, ??.
   
   
   
2. Priesthood.
   • Daniel Peterson. "Priesthood in Mosiah." MSOTC 187-210.
   
   
   

1. King Benjamin’s Speech, “That ye May Learn Wisdom.” Ed. John W. Welch and Stephen D. Ricks. (Provo, Utah: FARMS, 1998), 668 pages. Comprehensive.
2. An abridged version of the above volume- King Benjamin's Speech Made Simple. Ed. John W. Welch and Stephen D. Ricks. (Provo, Utah: FARMS, 1999) 304 pages, paperback.
3. Stephen D. Ricks. “King, Coronation, and Covenant in Mosiah 1-6” RDBOM, 209-220.
4. Stephen D. Ricks. “The Kingship/Covenant Pattern in King Benjamin’s Address.” BYUS 24:2 (1994):151-162
5. Todd Kerr. " Ancient Aspects of Nephite Kingship in the Book of Mormon." JBMS 1:1, ??.
6. Gordon C. Thomasson. " Mosiah: The Complex Symbolism and Symbolic Complex of Kingship in the Book of Mormon." JBMS 2:1, ??.

1. Royal Skousen. “History of the Critical Text Project of the Book of Mormon.” UOTBM, p. 18. The first two chapters of Mosiah were lost along with the 116 pages. Cf. Words of Mormon 1:6
2. A longer treatment by the same author is in " Critical Methodology and the Text of the Book of Mormon." FRB 6:1, 136-138.

Mosiah 1:10 John A. Tvedtnes “King Benjamin and the Feast of Tabernacles” BSABF v. II, p. 197-227.

Mosiah 2:3

1. “Book of Mormon Answers: Did the Nephites sacrifice first-born animals contrary to the law of Moses?” JBMS 8:1. p.71.
2. Matthew Roper. " Firstlings, sacrifices and burnt offerings." In " A Black Hole That's Not So Black." Review of Answering Mormon Scholars: A Response to Criticism of the Book " Covering Up the Black Hole in the Book of Mormon, " by Jerald Tanner and Sandra Tanner. FRB 6:2 169–74.
3. Cf. 1 Nephi 2:6-7 and 1 Nephi 5:9

1. AASBM, 160.
2. John L. Sorenson. " Viva Zapato! Hurray for the Shoe!" Review of Deanne Matheny’s " Does the Shoe Fit? A Critique of the Limited Tehuantepec Geography, " FRB 6:1, (from ft. 75 to 90).

Mosiah 2:7 Anon. "Towers in the Book of Mormon." Insights 21:2.

Mosiah 2:16 "Benjamin: The Servant King." TLBMM, 135-138.

Mosiah 2:21 "Man: The Servant of God." TLBMM, 139-143.

Mosiah 2:28 "Choirs Above." TLBMM, 132-134.

Mosiah 3:1 John A. Tvedtnes. " That Which Is to Come." JBMS 6:2, ??. Available here in.pdf format.

1. Neal A. Maxwell “King Benjamin’s Manual of Discipleship.” Ensign, Jan. 1992, 8-14..
2. Robert L. Millet “Putting Off the Natural Man: ‘An Enemy to God, ’ ” Ensign, June 1992, 7-9. There’s another one in this issue.
3. David A. Burton, “The Book of Mormon says that ‘the natural man is an enemy to God.’ Do we all become enemies of God just by being born into mortality?” Ensign, Mar. 1990, 53.

Mosiah 4:9 "Heaven and Earth." TLBMM, 144-148.

Mosiah 5:7 "Covenant: A Family Affair." TLBMM, 149-153.

Mosiah 5:15 John Gee. "Seal You His." Insights 22:1.

Mosiah 7-22 John Gee “Limhi in the Library.” JBMS 1:1.

Mosiah 7:19

1. George S. Tate " The Typology of the Exodus Pattern in the Book of Mormon, " Literature of Belief: Sacred Scripture and Religious Experiences, ed. Neal E. Lambert (Provo: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1981), 245-62;
2. Terrence L. Szink, “To a Land of Promise (1 Nephi 16-18), " Studies in Scripture: Volume Seven, 1 Nephi to Alma 29, ed. Kent p. Jackson (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1987), 60-72;
3. S. Kent Brown " The Exodus Pattern in the Book of Mormon" BYUS 30:3 ():112-26; FARMS reprint.
4. Bruce J. Boehm " Wanderers in the Promised Land: A Study of the Exodus Motif in the Book of Mormon and Holy Bible, " JBMS 3:1, 187-203;
5. Johnson, Mark. “The Exodus of Lehi Revisited” JBMS 3:2, ??.
6. Noel B. Reynolds " Lehi As Moses." JBMS 9:2, ??.

1. AASBM, 139.
2. John L. Sorenson. “When Lehi's Party Arrived in the Land, Did They Find Others There?” JBMS 1:1, 1992. Reprinted in NCAS, 65-104.
3. Barley- Anon. " Barley and Wheat in the Book Mormon." FARMS Transcript.

Mosiah 8:20 "Woman Wisdom in the Book of Mormon." TLBMM, 154-156.

1. Noel Reynolds. “Nephi’s Political Testament.” RDBOM, 220-230.
2. Cf. Alma 54:17

Mosiah 11:12 Anon. "Towers in the Book of Mormon." Insights 21:2.

1. Robert J. Matthews “Abinadi: Prophet and Martyr.” Ensign, Apr. 1992, 25- 27.
2. Lew W. Cramer. " Abinadi." EM, ??.
3. Todd B. Parker. " Abinadi: The Man and the Message, "
4. Todd B. Parker. " Abinadi: The Message and the Martyr"

Mosiah 12:3 John A. Tvedtnes. “As a Garment in a Hot Furnace.” JBMS 6:1, 1997.

Mosiah 12:20 Ann M. Madsen. " What meaneth the words that are written." JBMS 10:1, ??.

Mosiah 13 John A. Tvedtnes. " His Stewardship was Fulfilled." JBMS 5:2, ??.

Mosiah 15 John W. Welch. “Isaiah 53, Mosiah 15, and the Book of Mormon.” IBOM, 293- 313.

Mosiah 15:1-4

1. Paul Hoskisson " The Fatherhood of Christ and the Atonement." RE, 1:1, 71-80.
2. Robert L. Millet. “The Ministry of the Father and the Son.” The Keystone Scripture, ed. Paul R. Cheesman, (Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1995), 44-72.
3. Robert E. Clark. " The Type at the Border: An Inquiry into Book of Mormon Typology." JBMS 2:2, ??. I don't see much value in his Hebrew wordplay, but it's creative.

1. David Paulsen and Ari Bruening. " The Development of the Mormon Understanding of God: Early Mormon Modalism and Other Myths.” FRB 13:2. Excellent treatment also bearing on the identity of Adam in early LDS thought, the Godhead, the First Vision, and the Lectures on Faith.
2. Robert L. Millet. Review of “Book of Mormon Christology.” FRB 6:1;
3. David Ross Baron. Review of “Book of Mormon Christology.” FRB 7:1, pp.91-120;
4. Martin S. Tanner Review of “Book of Mormon Christology.” FRB 7:2, pp.7-38.
5. Cf. EM "Christology.”
6. HWD, 111-142 and follow-up comments in FRB 11:2, pp.150-154 and scattered elsewhere throughout that volume.

Mosiah 17:2 The name Alma.

1. Paul Hoskisson. “What’s in a name?” JBMS 7:1. p. 72-73.
2. Szink, Terrence L. “Further Evidence of a Semitic Alma” JBMS 8:1. p. 70.
3. Daniel C. Peterson. “Is the Book of Mormon True? Notes on the Debate.” BOMAR p. 141-178.
4. Terrence L. Szink, “The Personal name ‘Alma’ at Ebla.” RE. 53-56.
5. L. Gary Lambert. " Alma the Elder." EM, ??.

Mosiah 17:3 Royal Skousen. "'Scourged' vs. 'scorched' in Mosiah 17:3." Insights 22:3.

1. Robert J. Woodford, “How much do we know about baptism before Christ’s time?” Ensign, July 1991, 74..
2. Ricks, Stephen D. "Miqvaot: Ritual Immersion Baths in Second Temple (Intertestamental) Jewish History." In Masada and the World of the New Testament (Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Pr, 1997):277-86.
3. My own note?

1. Alan Goff. “The Stealing of the Daughters of the Lamanites.” RDBOM, p. 67- 73.
2. S. Kent Brown. "Marriage and Treaty in the Book of Mormon: The Case of the Abducted Lamanite Daughters." FJTZ, 99-112.

Mosiah 21:28 L. Ara Norwood, “Benjamin or Mosiah? Resolving an Anomaly in Mosiah 21:28.” 2001 FAIR conference paper. Includes a summary and analysis of the few previous LDS approaches to this passage.

Mosiah 25:2

1.  John L. Sorenson. “The ‘Mulekites’” BYUS 30:3 (1990):6-22. Reprinted in NCAS, 105-130. Note that the term "Mulekites" is one imposed by readers on the BOM, which always refers to "the people of Zarahemla" (as in Omni 1:14 and Mosiah 1:10)
2. Mulek
   • Should be spelled "Muloch."  See Royal Skousen, UOTBM, 39.
   • Jeffrey R. Chadwick. "Has the Seal of Mulek Been Found?" JBMS 12:2 (2004):72-83. pdf format.
   • Robert F. Smith and Benjamin Urrutia. "New Information about Mulek, Son of the King." REBOM, 142-144.
   • H. Curtis Wright. "Mulek." EM, 969-970. However, see the valid criticism of David R. Seely of this and the REBOM article in FRB 5:1 (1993): 305-316.
   • Hugh W. Nibley. "Two Shots in the Dark." BOMA, 103-141. Takes a different tack than the articles above, based on the Lachish letters. Cf. his chapter "The Lachish Letters" in The Prophetic Book of Mormon.
   • This page from Jeff Lindsay's excellent site, contains excerpts from REBOM, EM, and Seely's appropriate criticism.
   • Orson Scott Card takes quite a different tack in  "The Book of Mormon: Artifact or Artifice?" From A Storyteller in Zion, Essays and Speeches, by Orson Scott Card (Bookcraft, 1993):13-45.  Posted by author's permission.

Mosiah 25:6 Donald A. Cazier, “We learn in Mosiah 25:6 that the account of Alma’s group covered the time they left Zarahemla until they ‘returned again.’ Since Alma and his followers were presumably born in the land of Nephi and had never been to Zarahemla, how is this matter reconciled?” Ensign, Aug. 1992, 60. AASBM?

Mosiah 27:8

1. Robert L. Millet. " Alma the Younger." EM, ??.
2. Jeffrey R. Holland. " Alma, Son of Alma." Ensign 7 (March 1977):79-84.
3. L. Tom Perry. " Alma the Younger." CR (April 1979):16-17.
4. M. Catherine Thomas. "Alma the Younger, Part 1." FARMS Transcript.
5. M. Catherine Thomas. "Alma the Younger, Part 2." FARMS Transcript.

1. John W. Welch. “Three Accounts of Alma’s Conversion.” REBOM 150- 153.
2. S. Kent Brown. "Alma's Conversion: Reminiscences in His Sermons." FJTZ, 113-127.
3. Cf. Alma 36.

Mosiah 27:34 “Himni”- John A. Tvedtnes et. al. “Book of Mormon Names Attested in Ancient Hebrew Inscriptions.” JBMS 9:1 p 42-51. The Hebrew is only available in the.pdf version. This article was criticized by Thomas Finley, an Evangelical Old Testament scholar. Tvedtnes et. al responded in FRB 15:1, ??.

Mosiah 29

1. John Tvedtnes. "King Mosiah and the Judgeship." Insights 23:1.
2. Richard L. Bushman. "Joseph Smith and the American Revolution." BYUS 17:1 (1976):3-20. Reprinted in BOMA?
3. AASBM?

1. Cheryl Brown. "Book of Alma." EM, ??.
2. For Alma the younger, see Mosiah 27:8. For Alma the Elder and the name 'Alma, ' see Mosiah 17:2.

Alma 1:15 "Confession of Sins before Execution." TLBMM, 157-160.

Alma 3:6

1. John Tvedtnes. "The Charge of 'Racism' in the Book of Mormon." FRB 15:2 (2003):??.
2. Cf. 2 Nephi 30:6

Alma 7:10 On the birthplace of Jesus- Bethlehem or Jerusalem? Common argument around since 1835 (See #5).

1. “The Land of Jerusalem: Place of Jesus’ Birth.” REBOM, 170-172.
2. Daniel C. Peterson. “Is the Book of Mormon True? Notes on the Debate.” BOMAR, p.141-178, esp. 154-158.
3. D. Kelly Ogden, " Why does the Book of Mormon say that Jesus would be born in Jerusalem? " Ensign, August 1984.
4. John A. Tvedtnes. " Knowledge of Christ to Come." JBMS 5:1, ??.
5. Oliver Cowdery's comments, reprinted by SHIELDS.
6. Sidney B. Sperry. " " SHIELDS.
7. John Tvedtnes. "Cities and Lands in the Book of Mormon."- JBMS 4:2, ??.

Alma 8:6-7 Ammonihah - John A. Tvedtnes et. al. “Book of Mormon Names Attested in Ancient Hebrew Inscriptions.” JBMS 9:1 p 42-51. The Hebrew is only available in the.pdf version. This article was criticized by Thomas Finley, an Evangelical Old Testament scholar. Tvedtnes et. al responded in FRB 15:1, ??.

Alma 8:21 Norbert Duckwitz. "Amulek." EM, ??.

Alma 8:22

1. John A. Tvedtnes and Angela Crowley. "The Nephite and Jewish Practice of Blessing God after Eating One's Fill." JBMS 6:2, ??. Available here in.pdf format.
2. "Blessing God after Eating One's Fill." TLBMM, 161-165.

Alma 11:3

1. John W. Welch. “Weighing and Measuring in the Worlds of the Book of Mormon” JBMS 8:2. 1999. p. 36-47.
2. " Did the ancient peoples of Mesoamerica use a system of weights and scales in measuring goods & their values?" JBMS 8:2, ??.
3. Hugh Nibley, Since Cumorah, p. 224.
4. Daniel C. Peterson “ Is the Book of Mormon True? Notes on the Debate.” BOMAR, 141-178.
5. “Weights and Measures in the Time of Mosiah II.” FARMS paper, 1983.
6. CBOM ??.
7. Michael R. Ash, Coins in the Book of Mormon.

1. John W. Welch "The Melchizedek Material in Alma 13:13-19." BSABF 2:238- 72. FARMS reprint.
2. James T. Duke. “The Literary Structure and Doctrinal Significance of Alma 13:1–9.” JBMS 5:1. Spring 1996. p. 104-119. here in.pdf format.
3. Dennis Wright. “‘None Were Greater’: A Restoration View of Melchizedek.” Ensign, Feb. 1998, 30-35..
4. Kevin Christensen. Paradigms Regained (FARMS Occasional Papers), p.54-56.
5. John W. Welch. Brief review of David P. Wright's article “ ‘In Plain Terms that We May Understand’: Joseph Smith’s Transformation of Hebrews in Alma 12–13” in New Approaches to the Book of Mormon FRB 6:1 (1994):145-86. Scroll down...
6. John Tvedtnes. Brief review of David P. Wright's article “ ‘In Plain Terms that We May Understand’: Joseph Smith’s Transformation of Hebrews in Alma 12–13” in New Approaches to the Book of Mormon FRB 6:1 (1994):8-50.

Alma 15:17 "Altars as a Place of Deliverance." TLBMM, 166-167.

Alma 16:5

1. Brent A. Merril “Nephite Captains and Armies.” WBM, p. 264-296.
2. John A. Tvedtnes et. al. “Book of Mormon Names Attested in Ancient Hebrew Inscriptions.” JBMS 9:1 p 42-51. The Hebrew is only available in the.pdf version. This article was criticized by Thomas Finley, an Evangelical Old Testament scholar. Tvedtnes et. al responded in FRB 15:1, ??.

Alma 17:38 - Bruce H. Yerman, “Ammon and the Mesoamerican Custom of Smiting Off Arms.” JBMS 8:1. p.46-47.

Alma 18:9

1. Paul R. Cheesman, “The Wheel in Ancient America” BYUS 9:2 (1969):185-197. From SHIELDS.
2. Cf. AASBM, p. 295,
3. REBOM 98-105.
4. Someone on lost technologies, Hamblin?

1. John A. Tvedtnes et. al. “Book of Mormon Names Attested in Ancient Hebrew Inscriptions.” JBMS 9:1 p 42-51. The Hebrew is only available in the.pdf version. This article was criticized by Thomas Finley, an Evangelical Old Testament scholar. Tvedtnes et. al responded in FRB 15:1, ??.
2. Camille S. Williams, and Donna Lee Bowen. “Ordinary People in the Book of Mormon.” Ensign, Jan. 1992, 36- 39.

Alma 22:32 See Helaman 4:7

Alma 23:17- Anti-Nephi-Lehi. TBOM, p.404-405.

Alma 24:12 David Linn and Kevin Barney. "Let us stain our swords no more." Insights 22:1.

Alma 25

1. Grant Hardy. “Mormon as Editor.” RDBOM, 15-28.
2. Cf. Thomas Mackay. "Mormon as Editor: A Study in Colophons, Headers, and Source Indicators" JBMS 2:2 

Alma 30 - Korihor

1. Gerald N. Lund “Countering Korihor’s Philosophy.” Ensign, July 1992, p. 16- 20. (A longer version is available in Alma: The Testimony of the Word, (BYU Religious Studies Center: Provo, 1992), 105-127.
2. President Ezra T. Benson, "The Book of Mormon: Keystone of Our Religion." Ensign, Jan. 1992.
3. David L. Clark. “Notes on Korihor and Language” JBMS 2:1

Alma 31:30 "The Individual Lament." TLBMM, 168-177.

Alma 32 Joseph Thomas Hepworth. "Watermelons, Alma 32, and the Experimental Method." BYUS 23:4 (1983):497-501. There must be more on this somewhere...

Alma 33:4-11 "The Individual Lament." TLBMM, 168-177.

Alma 34:32 "The Night of Darkness." TLBMM, 178-180.

Alma 34:35 "Seal you his." See Mosiah 5:15

Alma 36

1. John A. Tvedtnes. “The Voice of an Angel.” BOMAR,
2. Cf. Mosiah 27:23.

Alma 38:12 Bruce and Marie Hafen. “Bridle All Your Passions.” Ensign, Feb. 1994, 14- 18.

Alma 39

1. Holland, Jeffrey. “Of Souls, Symbols, and Sacraments.” BYU Devotional. Also available in  MP3 format.
2. Terry Ball. “Alma 39: A Model for Teaching Morality.” RE 2:2 ():25-36.

1. John A. Tvedtnes et. al. “Book of Mormon Names Attested in Ancient Hebrew Inscriptions.” JBMS 9:1 p 42-51. The Hebrew is only available in the.pdf version. This article was criticized by Thomas Finley, an Evangelical Old Testament scholar. Tvedtnes et. al responded in FRB 15:1, ??.
2. Nibley, TPBOM, 542.
3. Daniel C. Peterson, “Notes on ‘Gadianton Masonry, ’ ” WBM, 215-16, n.22.
4. See also the links under Masonry on my masonry page.

Alma 39:9 John Gee. "Book of Mormon Word Usage: To Cross Oneself." Insights 21:6.

1. H. Donl Peterson.” What is the meaning of the Book of Mormon scriptures on eternal hell for the wicked?” Ensign, Apr. 1986, 36.
2. George Q. Cannon. "Alma 40:11-12  Do these verses contradict Luke 23:43?"  The Juvenile Instructor. Reprinted by SHIELDS.

War chapters

1. R. Douglas Phillips. “Why Is So Much of the Book of Mormon Given Over to Military Accounts?” WBM, 25-28. (Earlier version in “I have a Question” Ensign, Jan. 1978:17-18)
2. Richard Rust. “Purpose of the War Chapters in the Book of Mormon.” WBM, 29-32.
3. Richard McClendon " Captain Moroni's Wartime Strategies: An Application for the Spiritual Battles of Our Day. " RE 3:3, 98-114.
4. Hugh Nibley. “Warfare and the Book of Mormon.” WBOM, 127–45. FARMS reprint.

Alma 45:10- 400 year prophecy?

Alma 46:21

1. Terrence Szink. “An Oath of Allegiance in the Book of Mormon.” WBM, p. 35-44.
2. “Symbolic Action as a prophetic curse.” REBOM, p. 206-207.
3. Thomas R. Valletta. "The Captain and the Covenant" in Alma, the Testimony of the Word, ed. by Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, BYU, 1992.)

Alma 46:23-24

1. "A Remnant of Joseph" TLBMM, 181.
2. In Hugh Nibley's, An Approach to the Book of Mormon, p.218-220, he recounts a Jewish legend from Al-Thalabi preserved only in Arabic, and never translated into English,  which strongly paralleled Moroni's statement about Joseph's coat being preserved. However, Brian Hauglid, a BYU professor, recently wrote 

Alma 50:14 John A. Tvedtnes. “Cities and Lands in the Book of Mormon.” JBMS 4:2, 147-151.

Alma 52:1-2

1. AASBM, p.275.
2. Allen J. Christensen. "Maya Harvest Festivals and the Book of Mormon.” esp. around note 100. FRB 3.
3. A. Brent Merrill. "Nephite Captains and Armies." WBM, 274-275.

Alma 54:17

1. Richard L. Bushman. “The Lamanite View of Book of Mormon History” BSABF II. p. 52-73.
2. Noel B. Reynolds. "The Political Dimensions in Nephi's Small Plates" BYUS 27:4 (1984): 15-37.
3. “Nephi’s Political Testament” RDBOM p. 220-230.

Alma 63:5

1. Kerry J. Loveland “Hagoth and the Polynesian Tradition” BYUS 17:1 ():59- 73.
2. John L. Sorenson. “The Hagoth Affair.” in AASBM, p. 265-270.
3. “Hagoth” - John A. Tvedtnes et. al. “Book of Mormon Names Attested in Ancient Hebrew Inscriptions.” JBMS 9:1 p 42-51. The Hebrew is only available in the.pdf version. This article was criticized by Thomas Finley, an Evangelical Old Testament scholar. Tvedtnes et. al responded in FRB 15:1, ??.
4. Louis Midgley." A Maori view of Book of Mormon." JBMS 8:1, ??.

Helaman 3 Ray Hillam. "The Gadianton Robbers and Protracted War." BYUS 15:2 ():215-24.

Helaman 3:7 Cement-

1. See REBOM, p.212-213.
2. Anon. " Cement in the Book of Mormon." FARMS transcript.
3. Cf. AASBM?.

1. AASBM, p.16.
2. REBOM, p. 187.
3. Cf. the appendix on distances in John L. Sorenson 's The Geography of Book of Mormon Events: A Source Book (Provo: FARMS, 1990).
4. Alternately, this distance may only have been the length of the fortified line, not necessarily the geographic distance.
5. Cf. Alma 22:32.

1. Daniel C. Peterson. "The Gadianton Robbers as Guerrilla Warriors," WBM, 146-173.
2. Daniel C. Peterson. "Notes on Gadianton Masonry," WBM, 174-224.
3. Cf. 2 Nephi 26:22

1. Wallace E. Hunt. “The Marketplace.” JBMS 4:2. p. 138-142.
2. John L. Sorenson. “Nephi’s Garden and Chief Market.” REBOM, p. 236-237.
3. On the tower specifically, see AASBM, 171-174, esp. 174.

Helaman 13-16 Edgar C. Snow, “Narrative Criticism and the Book of Mormon” JBMS 4:2. p. 93-107.

Helaman 13:2

1. Donald W. Parry. “‘Thus Saith the Lord’: Prophetic Language in Samuel’s Speech.” JBMS 1 (Fall 1992):181-183.
2. “Was Samuel the Lamanite a Poet?” Insights July, 1992.
3. S. Kent Brown. "The Prophetic Laments of Samuel the Lamanite.” JBMS 1 (Fall 1992), 163-180. Revised version in FJTZ, 128-145.
4. “Samuel the Lamanite.” EM, ??. (NAO)

Helaman 15:1-4 David Bokovoy. "Love vs. Hate: An Analysis of Helaman 15:1-4." Insights 22:2.

3 Nephi 1:1

1. See 1 Nephi 10:4 for chronology and dating of the 600 year prophecy.
2. Lachoneus- see Stephen D. Ricks “The name of one of the Lord’s disciples –Timothy- seems to be Greek in origin. Is there an explanation for the appearance of a Greek name in the Book of Mormon?” Ensign, Oct. 1992, 53.

3 Nephi 8

1. John A. Tvedtnes. “Historical Parallels to the Destruction at the Time of the Crucifixion.” JBMS 3:1, Spring 1994.
2. Benjamin R. Jordan. " Volcanic Destruction in the Book of Mormon: Possible Evidence from Ice Cores " JBMS 8:1, ??. Ice cores in the poles can provide datable evidence of volcanic activity elsewhere in the world. Jordan offers tentative evidence of volcanic activity in Mesoamerica around the right time.
3. Anon. " Out of the Dust: When Day turned to Night." JBMS 10:2, ??.
4. Anon. " Volcanic and Ice Dating in the New World." JBMS 10:1, ??.

3 Nephi 8:20 Bart J. Kowallis, “In the Thirty and Forth Year: A Geologist’s View of the Great Destruction in 3 Nephi.” BYUS 37:3 (): 136-190.

3 Nephi 8:23 Three days of darkness, prophesied by Zenos in 1 Nephi 19:10 and Samuel in Helaman 14:27.

1. Russell Ball. “An Hypothesis concerning the Three Days of Darkness among the Nephites” JBMS 2:1.
2. John Gee. "Another Note on the Three Days of Darkness."