It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. Amalekis record in the book of omni is a very important part of the book of mormon because the historical information he includes gives insight into and background for the rest of the book of mormon account. During mosiahs tenure as king, the record of coriantumrs visit is found and translated amaleki, the record keeper, is born in zarahemla. A dictionary of the book of mormonamaleki wikisource, the free. A dictionary of the book of mormonamaleki wikisource, the. A dictionary of the book of mormonamaleki wikisource. All these records are referred to as plates because they were engraved on thin sheets of metal. Smith, barley in ancient america, in reexploring the book of mormon. Benjamin was the son of mosiah and father to three sons named mosiah, helorum, and helaman. Amaleki, knowing that king benjamin was a just and good man decides to pass the plates onto him upon his death. Amaleki s entry in the record, which, by the way, is much more significant than the 11 previous verses written by the four other contributors to the book of omni, made it easy for mormon to sew the stories in the two sets of plates together see words of mormon 1. Rather, i was reading the book of mormon when suddenly a light went on. Book of mormon central teamed up with artist katie payne to create a beautiful and engaging video called the plates of mormon. People in the book of mormon, ranked by common consent, a.
Amalekis entry in the record, which, by the way, is much more significant than the 11 previous verses written by the four other contributors to the book of omni, made it easy for mormon to sew the stories in the two sets of plates together see words of mormon 1. Since the plates can no longer serve to preserve the genealogy of jacobs line, whom does amaleki decide to give the small plates to. King benjamin in the mormon book the book of mormon. Several prophets, who lived in the ancient americas, wrote of jesus christ in the mormon book of scripture called the book of mormon another testament of jesus christ. Aug 28, 2019 the rosenvall book of mormon has nice wide margins for taking notes and jotting down questions. Demonic and ungodly names in the book of mormon 2 life. All book of mormon quotations are from royal skousen, ed. Periodically, he added editorial commentaries of his own that were skillfully woven into the texts of the primary authors in that record. Mar 25, 2017 the increasing interest taken in the study of the book of mormon and in the history of the peoples whose origin, progress and destruction it narrates, encourages the author of this little work to think that this addition to the literature of the subject will not be like one born out of due time, but will be received as an acceptable aid to the study of its sacred pages. Another testament of jesus christ omni, amaron, chemish, abinadom, and amaleki, each in turn, keep the recordsmosiah discovers the peopl. Book of mormon study questions enos through words of mormon. Why do the authors on the small plates follow a pattern. Mormon was the chief abridger and editor of the full book of mormon.
Ammaron instructs mormon concerning the sacred records. Words of mormon step by step through the book of mormon. Mormon inserts his explanation about the large and small plates about 380 ad. Following are suggestions for pronouncing book of mormon names and terms. Book of mormon 2020 mosiah 1117 march in place with the children as they sing a song that inspires courage, such as i will be valiant childrens songbook, 162.
The son of abinadom and a descendant of jacob, the son of lehi. He speaks of the nephite people under king mosiah, of the people of zarahemla, and of the jaredites. The accounts contained in the books of enos, jarom, omni, and words of mormon span 350 years of nephite history. Though these plates include the writings of many over a long time period, 80 percent of the text was written by nephi, the first writer, and an. A dictionary of the book of mormon wikisource, the free. This paper looks at the book of mormon through the lens of library science and the concept of archival provenance. Stand for the right stories, activities, and song ideas. What does amaleki mean definition of amaleki word finder. The book of omni is the last of the small plates of nephi, all of which were written in first person.
The book of mormon is a complex text with a complicated history. This edition, while sometimes harder to read than the current latterday saint edition, corresponds more closely with the actual text revealed by the lord to the prophet joseph smith. All of these authors were the sons or brothers of their predecessors. Book of mormon plates and records the encyclopedia of mormonism. Book of mormon, 1837, page 158 the joseph smith papers. A dictionary of the book of mormonamaleki ii wikisource, the. It must be remembered that the book of mormon is mormon s abridgment of the plates of nephi, except for the small plates 1 nephi to.
He was one of the custodians of the sacred records of the nephites, and was born. Recognizing the faithful adherence of jacob, enos, jarom, omni, amaron, chemish, abinadom and amaleki to nephis instructions provides a different perspective on these often overlooked book of mormon authors. Learn book of mormon religion titles with free interactive flashcards. Amaleki takes over the record and changes the pattern of the book by addressing the major events of his time. Note that the book of mormon spellings for amaleki and a malekites amalekites amalikites are consistently spelled with a k, while a malickiah, etc. The phrase and it came to pass is used repeatedly throughout the book of mormon, including mormon s own record and the book of ether. Note that the book of mormon spellings for amaleki and amalekites amalekites amalikites are consistently spelled with a k, while amalickiah, etc. The last author of the small plates, amaleki, faces two problems. Book of mormon plates and records the encyclopedia of.
God has given this record to all who love the truth. Using only the text of the book of mormon as the narration, get a glimpse of the fatherson relationship between mormon and moroni, as they strive to pass the plates along so we today can cherish the book of mormon. According to the book of mormon, amaleki was a nephite explorer who lived in the americas in the 2nd century bc. However, ideas of archival science and provenance are recent developments in the western world, unknown to biblical authors or to anyone at joseph. Mar 19, 2009 this situation occurs twice elsewhere in the book of mormon first, as noted above, when amaleki turns the small plates over to king benjamin. An account written by the hand of mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. Here are the characters in the book of mormon, their jobs and the amalekite people. For what its worth, moroni is not referred to in the book of mormon as captain moroni, he is only named as a chief captain. A nephite named mosiah is commanded to leave the land of nephi. Book of mormon lessons archives teaching children the gospel. Aaron aaron aaron aaron aaron, city of aaron, descendants of. Book of mormon sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. The increasing interest taken in the study of the book of mormon and in the history of the peoples whose origin, progress and destruction it narrates, encourages the author of this little work to think that this addition to the literature of the subject will not be like one born out of due time, but will be received as an acceptable aid to the study of its sacred pages. Whiting, the testimony of amaleki, in jacob through words of mormon, to learn with joy, book of mormon symposium series, volume 4, ed.
The prophet joseph smith called the book of mormon the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion and said that a person would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book tpjs, p. The book of mormon is a special testimony to the jew, and amaleki seals this testimony in his declaration of christ as the holy one of israel. First ameleki, then fixed later to amaleki by oliver cowdery in p. Book of mormon, 1837, page 161 the joseph smith papers. He was the 5 th person to help author the book of omni in the book of mormon. Moroni, in attempting to take the records far away from danger, likely went to live with the hopewell people in the ohio valley and great lakes region. Book of mormon genealogy chart lehi a descendant of joseph through manasseh laban sariah ishmael a descendant of ephriam laman wife of ishmael eve devil lucifer, satan lemuel sam nephi zedekiah king of judah lamb of god jesus christ zoram servant of laban daughter of ishmael daughter of ishmael daughter of ishmael daughter of ishmael jacob born in wilderness eldest.
Amaleki the book of mormon timeline book of mormon timeline. In this part of the book, amaleki tells of how king mosiah was told by the lord to lead the nephites out of the land and into the land of zarahemla. Analysis of textual variants of the book of mormon 6 parts. Amaleki writes of a man named mosiah we will refer to him as mosiah 1 who was warned by the lord to leave the land of nephithe place where the original nephi had. Briefly introduce the book of omni by explaining that it was written by descendants of jarom and that it covers approximately 193 years. He received the plates of nephi from his father abinadom, and penned 18 verses in the book of omni omni 1. However, the variants amlicite amlikite muddy the waters.
Presumably, amalekiamaleki1 traveled with mosiahmosiah2 and brought with himjesuschrist the small plates of nephinephi1 on which he recorded his brief account, comprising only nineteen verses of the book of mormon mormon2. Amaleki s writing also introduce the jaredites for the first time in the book of mormon, since the people of zarahemla had contact with coriantumr, the last surviving jaredite. The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. King benjamin in the mormon book book of mormon online. The front matter of contemporary editions of the book of mormon include the following elements.
A clear understanding of its various parts and how they fit together is essential to understanding the issues pertaining to its historical and religious claims. As amaleki concluded the book of omni, he mentioned that he did not know the fate of the second group. Before his death, amaleki passed the nephite record to king benjamin, who was the son of mosiah. The enos problem in the book of mormon adventures in. Enos, amaleki, and the antichrist sherem are other topics discussed. Contents of the book of mormon an introduction to the book. Farms 19867, appendix iii, book of mormon onomasticon variants, 1225. Tell students that they will learn about this group, the people of zeniff, as they study the book of mosiah. Amaleki king benjamin king of zarahemla coriantumr the last of the jaredites amaron chemish abinadom amaleki had no children words of mormon mormon son of mormon moroni visited joseph smith mosiah isaiah sons and daughters sons and daughters children of ammon a people descended from lot solomon king many wives and concubines many.
Omni, amaron, chemish, abinadom, and amaleki, each in turn, keep the recordsmosiah discovers the people of zarahemla who came from jerusalem in the days of zedekiahhe is made king over themthe mulekites had discovered coriantumr, the last of the jareditesking benjamin succeeds mosiahmen should offer their souls as an offering to christ. This chart shows the lineage of lehi and approximate life spans of him and his descendants, from nephi to amaleki, who were responsible for keeping the. Mormon specifically says that he did not deposit the plates which became the book of mormon into the hill cumorah, but gave them instead to his son moroni. Probably the most accepted traditional view about the content of the book the words of mormon has been written recently by eldin ricks. The book of omni is one of the books that make up the book of mormon. Martin harris acted as joseph smiths scribe from 12 april to 14 june 1828, and at the end of this period they had written out 116 pages. Amaleki continues to write that he was born in the days of mosiah, after his death, his son benjamin ruled in his placed. The major groups of people are referred to as nephites, lamanites, and jaredites. This guide is provided to assist the reader and is not intended as an authoritative source on how these names were pronounced originally. These books bring the small plates to a conclusion.
We know that all the recordkeepers from nephi through amaleki were descendants of lehi, but it seems that from about jaroms time to amaleki that the influence and importance of this family line slowly diminished, since their records become shorter and shorter except for amaleki, who probably said screw it. We build enduring faith in jesus christ by making the book of mormon accessible, comprehensible, and defensible to the entire world. He was the last person to write in the small plates of nephi. Book of mormon central, how can barley in the book of mormon feed faith. When the book of mormon is explored with the holy spirit as the readers guide, many treasures are.
Explain that the book of omni describes several important events in the history of the people in the book of mormon. The plates went to three other individuals before going to amaleki, who wrote the majority of the book of omni and provided several important historical details in omni 1. The storyline from omni to mosiah 25 john hilton iii. May 31, 2016 mormon uses the same terms captains and chief captains to refer to lamanite soldiers as well, but maybe they had a different system, who knows. Amaleki turns the plates over to mosiahs son, king benjamin. But chemishs grandson, amaleki, had a bit more to say, writing.
Enos, jarom, omni, amaron, chemish, abinadom, and amaleki. The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation. The initial author was omni, but several others were charged with keeping the record as time passed, though few made significant contributions. Words of mormon 1 1 and now i, mormon, being about to deliver up the record which i have been making into the hands of my son moroni, behold i have witnessed almost all the destruction of my people, the nephites. The book of mormon is a lengthy and somewhat complex book. The book of mormon is a book of truth and also a book of mystery. It is primarily an abridgment of several earlier records by its chief editor and namesake, mormon. Benjamin fought a serious war until peace was established again in the land of zarahemla omni 1. The king james quotations in the book of mormon, the history of the text of the book of mormon. Choose from 91 different sets of book of mormon religion titles flashcards on quizlet. There are no footnotes or chapter summaries, but it is much easier to see who is speaking and when someone is being quoted. Behold, i will speak unto you somewhat concerning mosiah, who was made king over the land of zarahemla.
Religious studies center, brigham young university, 1990, 299301. However, he expects each reader to be a diligent seeker of its pages. Book of mormon timeline during mosiahs tenure as king, the record of coriantumrs visit is found and translatedamaleki, the record keeper, is born in zarahemla. Josephs translation of the book of mormon s ancient title. Book of mormon, 1830, page 151 the joseph smith papers. According to the book of mormon, amaleki was a nephite record keeper ca bc. The record later translated as the book of mormon was recorded by many ancient prophets and mostly handed down from father to son to continue the recording and the protection of the book. During mosiahs tenure as king, the record of coriantumrs visit is found and translatedamaleki, the record keeper, is born in zarahemla. Second, amaleki says that to serve christ we must give ourselves as an offering to him. Palmyra, known as swifts landing and tolland before being renamed palmyra, 1796. A descendant of zarahemla, and one of the brothers of ammon, the leader of the company of sixteen picked men who, by king mosiahs permission. The prophets who wrote the book of omni interpreter.
Why should readers pay close attention to the mulekites. Book of omni mormonism, the mormon church, beliefs. It is, word for word, the original book of mormon, but divided by events rather than by chapters. The fifth writer is amaleki, and although he wrote only 17 verses, his contribution to the book of mormon is substantial. He received the plates of nephi from his father abinadom, and penned 18. Under the direction of king mosiah, the band embarked upon a quest from. The nephites cared deeply about their records, and mormon documented a thorough chain of custody for the plates he edited. If the rest of the book of mormon history were written as briefly as these four books, the book of mormon would be a 20 page pamphlet instead of a 531 page book.
When the book of mormon is explored with the holy spirit as the readers guide, many treasures are discovered and many mysteries are revealed. The book contains only one chapter although it covers more than two centuries of nephite history from ca 323 bc to bc, according to footnotes. The words of the apostle paul to the romans parallel this idea. Downloads male voice mp3 female voice mp3 entire book pdf. He was one of the custodians of the sacred records of the nephites, and was born in the days of the first mosiah, but whether in the land of nephi or of zarahemla does not appear. He is mentioned briefly as one of the brothers of ammon, and one of sixteen men that were part of ammons band.
The large plates of nephi words of mormon through moroni are third person accounts found and collected by mormon and passed on to. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the book of mormon. It is a record of gods dealings with ancient inhabitants of the americas and contains the fulness of the everlasting gospel. Clarification is given on the structure of the book of mormon in terms of the large and the small plates of nephi, the plates of mormon the abridgment, and the words of mormon.
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