2 Nephi

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2 Nephi 1

• Overview
  • Noel B. Reynolds, "Lehi As Moses" (Link)
• 2 Nephi 1:12
  • Louis Midgley, "The Ways of Remembrance" (Link)
• 2 Nephi 1:14
  • Paul Y. Hoskisson, John W. Welch, Robert F. Smith, Bruce W. Warren, Roger R. Keller, David Fox, and Deloy Pack, "Words and Phrases" (Link)

• 2 Nephi 1:15
  • David Calabro, ""Stretch Forth Thy Hand and Prophesy": Hand Gestures in the Book of Mormon" (Link)

2 Nephi 2

• Overview
  • Bruce M. Pritchett Jr., "Lehi's Theology of the Fall in Its Preexilic/Exilic Context" (Link)
  • John A. Tvedtnes, "The Influence of Lehi's Admonitions on the Teachings of His Son Jacob" (Link)
  • Allan D. Rau, "Every Experience Can Become a Redemptive Experience" (Link)
• 2 Nephi 2:1
  • John A. Tvedtnes, "'My First-Born in the Wilderness'" (Link)
  • John A. Tvedtnes, "Firstborn in the Wilderness" (Link)
• 2 Nephi 2:11
  • Carl W. Griffin, “Early Christianity and the Question of Evil” (Link)
• 2 Nephi 2:15
  • David E. Bokovoy, “Inverted Quotations in the Book of Mormon” (Link)
• 2 Nephi 2:11
  • Carl W. Griffin, “Early Christianity and the Question of Evil” (Link)
• 2 Nephi 2:15
  • David E. Bokovoy, “Inverted Quotations in the Book of Mormon” (Link)
• 2 Nephi 2:25
  • Stephen D. Ricks, "Adam's Fall in the Book of Mormon, Second Temple Judaism, and Early Christianity" (Link)

2 Nephi 3

• 2 Nephi 3:9-10
  • John A. Tvedtnes, “Joseph’s Prophecy of Moses and Aaron” (Link)

2 Nephi 4

• 2 Nephi 4:3
  • Grant Hardy, “Of Punctuation and Parentage” (Link)
• 2 Nephi 4:11
  • Ken Haubrock, "Sam: A Just and Holy Man" (Link)
• 2 Nephi 4:12'
  • John W. Welch, "The Psalm of Nephi as a Post-Lehi Document" (Link)
• 2 Nephi 4:15
  • Beverly J. Norton, "Record Keeping" (Link)
• 2 Nephi 4: 16-35
  • John A. Tvedtnes, “Reflections of Nephi’s Vision in His Psalm” (Link)
  • Steven P. Sondrup, "The Psalm of Nephi: A Lyric Reading" (Link)
  • Matthew Nickerson, "Nephi's Psalm: 2 Nephi 4:16–35 in the Light of Form-Critical Analysis" (Link)
• 2 Nephi 4:35
  • Kevin L. Barney, "Enallage in the Book of Mormon" (Link)
  • Kevin Barney, "Divine Discourse Directed at a Prophet's Posterity in the Plural: Further Light on Enallage" (Link)

2 Nephi 5

• 2 Nephi 5:10
  • John W. Welch, "Statutes, Judgments, Ordinances, and Commandments" (Link)
• 2 Nephi 5:12
  • FAIR entry on "compass" (Link)
• 2 Nephi 5:13
  • FAIR Resource on "Population Demographics and the Book of Mormon" (Link)
  • 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)
• 2 Nephi 5:15
  • John L. Sorenson, "Steel in Early Metallurgy" (Link)
  • FAIR entry on "metals" (Link)
• 2 Nephi 5:16
  • John M. Lundquist, and John W. Welch, "Kingship and Temple in 2 Nephi 5-10" (Link)
  • Jared W. Ludlow, "A Tale of Three Communities: Jerusalem, Elephantine, and Lehi-Nephi" (Link)
  • FAIR entry on the "temple in the new world" (Link)
  • Anonymous, "Insights: An Ancient Window {on the temple}" (Link)
  • Arad Temple (Video)
• 2 Nephi 5:18
  • Noel B. Reynolds, "Nephite Kingship Reconsidered" (Link)
• 2 Nephi 5:21
  • John A. Tvedtnes, "The Charge of 'Racism' in the Book of Mormon" (Link)
• 2 Nephi 5:25
  • J.B. Haws, ""'To Stir Them Up in the Ways of Remembrance': Lamanites and Memory in the Book of Mormon"" (Link)
• 2 Nephi 5:30
  • John W. Welch, "Why Nephi Wrote the Small Plates: The Political Dimension" (Link)
  • John W. Welch, "Why Nephi Wrote the Small Plates: Serving Practical Needs" (Link)
  • John W. Welch, "When Did Nephi Write the Small Plates?" (Link)

2 Nephi 6

• Chapter Overview
  • Daniel Belnap, "The Divine Warrior in Jacob's Speech of 2 Nephi 6-10" (Link)
  • FAIR Resource "Isaiah in the Book of Mormon" (Link)

2 Nephi 7

• Chapter Overview
  • FAIR Resource "Isaiah in the Book of Mormon" (Link)
• 2 Nephi 7:11
  • FAIR entry on "compass" (Link)

2 Nephi 8

• • FAIR Resource "Isaiah in the Book of Mormon" (Link)

2 Nephi 9

• 2 Nephi 9:9
  • Daniel C. Peterson, ""Secret Combinations" Revisited" (Link)
• 2 Nephi 9:27
  • John W. Welch, "Jacob's Ten Commandments" (Link)
• 2 Nephi 9:41
  • John Gee, "The Keeper of the Gate" (Link)

2 Nephi 10

• 2 Nephi 10:23
  • Mack C. Sterling, "The Way of Life and the Way of Death in the Book of Mormon" (Link)

2 Nephi 11

• 2 Nephi 11:2-6
  • David E. Bokovoy, "On Christ and Covenants: An LDS Reading of Isaiah's Prophetic Call," (Link)
• 2 Nephi 11:2–8
  • David E. Sloan, "Nephi's Convincing of Christ through Chiasmus: Plain and Precious Persuading from a Prophet of God" (Link)

2 Nephi 12

• 2 Nephi Chapters 12-25
  • Sidney B. Sperry, "The Isaiah Quotation: 2 Nephi 12-24" (Link)
  • FAIR Resource "Isaiah in the Book of Mormon" (Link)

2 Nephi 16

• 2 Nephi 16
  • Paul Y. Hoskisson, "A Latter-day Saint Reading of Isaiah: The Example of Isaiah 6" (Link)
  • David E. Bokovoy, "On Christ and Covenants: An LDS Reading of Isaiah's Prophetic Call," (Link)

2 Nephi 23

• 2 Nephi 23:21
  • Stephen Ricks, "How do we explain the mention of “satyrs,” commonly regarded as mythical creatures, in 2 Nephi 23:21 and Isaiah 13:21 and 34:14?" (Ensign)

2 Nephi 25

• Section Overview 2 Nephi 25-33
  • Steven L. Olsen, "Nephi’s Literary Endeavor" (Link)
• 2 Nephi 25:1-6, 25:14-16, 25:18-19, 25:19-20, 25:24-27
  • David E. Sloan, "Nephi's Convincing of Christ through Chiasmus: Plain and Precious Persuading from a Prophet of God" (Link)
• 2 Nephi 25:9-10
  • Randall P. Spackman, "Prophecy of Immediate Destruction," (Link)
• 2 Nephi 25:17
  • Matthew L. Bowen, “‘He Shall Add’: Wordplay on the Name Joseph and an Early Instance of Gezera Shawa in the Book of Mormon” (Link)
• 2 Nephi 25:17-19
  • Randall P. Spackman, "Lehi's 600-Year Prophecy of the Messiah's Birth," (Link)

2 Nephi 26

• 2 Nephi 26:1-9, 26:12
  • David E. Sloan, "Nephi's Convincing of Christ through Chiasmus: Plain and Precious Persuading from a Prophet of God" (Link)
• 2 Nephi 26:16
  • Paul Y. Hoskisson, “The ‘Familiar Spirit’ in 2 Nephi 26:16” (Link)
  • William Sheffield, "Voice From the Dust" (Link)
  • John A. Tvedtnes, "Book of Mormon Answers: "Fulness of the gospel" and "familiar spirit"" (Link)
  • FAIR Entry: "Familiar Spirit" (Link)
• 2 Nephi 26:15-16
  • Grant Hardy, “2 Nephi 26 and 27 as Midrash” (Link)
• 2 Nephi 26:22
  • Paul Mouritsen, “Bound with Flaxen Cords” (Link)
• 2 Nephi 26:26
  • William J. Adams Jr., "Synagogues in the Book of Mormon" (Link)
  • John W. Welch, "Synagogues in the Book of Mormon" (Link)
  • FAIR Entry: "Synagogues" (Link)

2 Nephi 27

• 2 Nephi 27:6
  • John W. Welch, Gordon C. Thomasson, and Robert F. Smith, "What Did Charles Anthon Really Say?" (Link)
• 2 Nephi 27:8, 15
  • John W. Welch, “Doubled, Sealed, and Witnesses Documents” (Link)
• 2 Nephi 27:14
  • Robert F. Smith, "Textual Criticism of the Book of Mormon," (Link)

2 Nephi 28

• 2 Nephi 28:32
  • David Calabro, ""Stretch Forth Thy Hand and Prophesy": Hand Gestures in the Book of Mormon" (Link)

2 Nephi 30

• 2 Nephi 30:6
  • Royal Skousen, “Textual Analysis of Book of Mormon Continues” (Link)
  • Douglas Campbell, "'White' or 'Pure': Five Vignettes" (Link)
  • Robert J. Matthews, "The New Publications of the Standard Works—1979, 1981" (Link)
  • FAIR entry, "White or pure" (Link)

2 Nephi 31

• 2 Nephi 31:2
  • Michael B. Parker, “Nephi’s Later Reflections on the Tree of Life Vision” (Link) (URL for article doesn’t work; open PDF file)
• 2 Nephi 31:3
  • Allen J. Christensen, John L. Sorenson, and Angela M. Crowell, "Parallelism, Merismus, and Difrasismo" (Link)