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Jesus Christ as a high priest. Artist Unknown.
September 8, 2020
KnoWhy 577; 3 Nephi title and heading
Why Should 3 Nephi Be Read as the Book of the High Priest Nephi?
Still Image from “Nephi Teaches the Doctrine of Christ” via Gospel Media Library
March 3, 2020
KnoWhy #552; 2 Nephi 32:4-6
How Does the Doctrine of Christ Relate to the Ancient Temple?
“Joseph with the Seer Stone” by Gary Ernest Smith via foursquareart.com
October 31, 2019
KnoWhy #538; 2 Nephi 27:26; Isaiah 29:14
Did a “Magic World View” Influence the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon?
Book of Mormon Central composition of The Tree of Life by Krista Maureen Jones and El sueño by Jorge Cocco
June 12, 2017
KnoWhy #325; 1 Nephi 8:8
Why Did Lehi Quote from a Psalm of Repentance In His Dream?
The Holy of Holies, illustration from the 1890 Holman Bible
October 11, 2016
KnoWhy #206; 3 Nephi 14:13-14
What Makes 3 Nephi the Holy of Holies of the Book of Mormon?
The ruins of an ancient synagogue in Capernaum from the 4th century A.D. Image via Wikimeida Commons.
June 17, 2016
KnoWhy #124; Alma 16:13
Why Did Alma and Amulek Preach in Synagogues?
Ancient Maya Temple. Adobe Stock.
June 1, 2016
KnoWhy #112; Alma 5:14-15
Why Did Alma Ask Church Members Fifty Probing Questions?
Courageous Nephite Daughters. Painting by James Fullmer.
May 30, 2016
KnoWhy #110; Alma 3:8
Why Did Book of Mormon Prophets Discourage Nephite-Lamanite Intermarriage?
The execution of Nehor. Image via lds.org.
May 26, 2016
KnoWhy #108; Alma 1:15
Why Did Nehor Suffer an “Ignominious” Death?
Conversion of Alma the Younger by Gary L. Kapp
May 23, 2016
KnoWhy #105; Mosiah 27:11
Why Did the Angel Speak to Alma With a Voice of Thunder?
The priesthood is an integal part of Nephite life even though Lehi and his sons were not Levites. Image by Minerva Teichert
May 17, 2016
KnoWhy #101; Mosiah 23:17
Why Does the Book of Mosiah Talk So Much About Priesthood Authority?
Abinadi testifying before King Noah by Jeremy Winborg
May 2, 2016
KnoWhy #90; Mosiah 13:5
Did Abinadi Prophesy During Pentecost?
The Spectacles or Interpreters by Anthony Sweat
April 26, 2016
KnoWhy #86; Mosiah 8:15
Why is a Seer Greater than a Prophet?
Image of King Benjamin's Speech by Walter Rane via lds.org
April 18, 2016
KnoWhy #80; Mosiah 2:6
Why Did the Nephites Stay in Their Tents During King Benjamin’s Speech?
Jacob and the Psalms. Image via Book of Mormon Central, featuring I Will Send Their Words Forth by Elspeth Young
March 25, 2016
KnoWhy #62; Jacob 1:7; cf. Psalm 95:8
Why Does Jacob Quote So Much from the Psalms?
Speaking with the Tongue of Angels. The Triumph of Christianity over Paganism by Gustave Dore.
March 23, 2016
KnoWhy #60; 2 Nephi 32:2
What is it to Speak with the Tongue of Angels?
The Temple of Solomon. Image courtesy of Book of Mormon Central
March 10, 2016
KnoWhy #51; 2 Nephi 25:16
Why Does Nephi Quote a Temple Psalm While Commenting on Isaiah?
Detail of the Sistine Chapel Ceiling by Michelangelo
March 8, 2016
KnoWhy #49; 2 Nephi 19:12; Isaiah 9:12
Why is the Lord's Hand "Stretched Out Still"?
Lucifer from Milton's Paradise Lost by Gustave Dore (1866)
February 29, 2016
KnoWhy #43; 2 Nephi 24:12; Isaiah 14:12
Why Did Lehi "Suppose" the Existence of Satan?
The Names of Jesus Christ, by Book of Mormon Central
February 18, 2016
KnoWhy #36; 2 Nephi 10:3
Why Does an Angel Reveal the Name of Christ to Jacob?
The Passion of Yeshua
February 17, 2016
KnoWhy #35; 2 Nephi 9:27
Why Does Jacob Declare so Many “Woes”?
Jonah and the Whale by Pieter Lastman
February 16, 2016
KnoWhy #34; 2 Nephi 9:10
Why Does Jacob Choose a “Monster” as a Symbol for Death and Hell?
Christus by Bertel Thorvaldsen
February 15, 2016
KnoWhy #33; 2 Nephi 9:6
When Does the Book of Mormon First Talk About the Plan of Salvation?
The Four Species used in the festivities of Sukkot
February 12, 2016
KnoWhy #32; 2 Nephi 6:4
Did Jacob Refer to Ancient Israelite Autumn Festivals?
The ruins of the island of Elephantine
February 11, 2016
KnoWhy #31; 2 Nephi 5:16
Did Ancient Israelites Build Temples Outside of Jerusalem?
Nephi's Psalm. Image by Book of Mormon Central
February 10, 2016
KnoWhy #30; 2 Nephi 4:16–17
Is "Nephi's Psalm" Really a Psalm?
“The Sinners are Expelled from Paradise” stained glass panel from Auxerre Cathedral
February 8, 2016
KnoWhy #28; 2 Nephi 2:25
What are the Origins of Lehi's Understanding of the Fall?
Was the Requirement of a Broken Heart Known Before the Time of Christ
February 5, 2016
KnoWhy #27; 2 Nephi 2:7
Was the Requirement of a "Broken Heart" Known Before the Time of Christ?
Shakespeare and Lehi. Image by Book of Mormon Central
February 4, 2016
KnoWhy #26; 2 Nephi 1:14
Did Lehi Quote Shakespeare?
Mary the mother of Jesus depicted as the Tree of Life
January 18, 2016
KnoWhy #13; 1 Nephi 11:18
What Does the Virgin Mary Have to Do with the Tree of Life?