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Left, an image of a dragon from an alchemical text titled “Musaeum hermeticum, reformatum et amplificatum” in The National Library of Israel. Right, a photo of an American crocodile in the Tárcoles River in Costa Rica by Bernard Gagnon.
May 21, 2024
KnoWhy #732; Mosiah 20:11
Why Does the Book of Mormon Mention Dragons?
Left, a painting of Joseph in Egypt by an unknown painter. Right, a drawing of Joseph Smith by Dan Weggeland. Images courtesy The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
March 12, 2024
KnoWhy #722; 2 Nephi 27:30
How Does Nephi Connect the Name Joseph to Prophecies of the Latter Days?
Photo of Hebrew text by Ri Butov from Pixabay
March 7, 2023
KnoWhy #661; 1 Nephi 12:6–7
Why Are There Hebraisms in the Book of Mormon?
Christ of Saint John on the Cross by Salvador Dali.
August 9, 2022
KnoWhy 641; Psalm 22:16
Does Psalm 22 Really Say “They Pierced My Hands and My Feet”?
Noah's Offering by Jan van 't Hoff.
February 1, 2022
KnoWhy 629; Genesis 8:1
Why Is the Story of Noah and the Ark So Repetitive?
Cain and Abel by Palma il Giovane. Image via Wikimedia Commons.
November 17, 2020
KnoWhy 585; Ether 8:22
Why Are Secret Combinations Associated with Cain and Getting Gain?
Aztec Calendar. Photo by Don Bayley.
November 3, 2020
KnoWhy 583; Mormon 9:32–34
What Do We Know About Nephite Language?
“And They Did Cast Him Out.” Painting by Normandy Poulter and the BYU Virtual Scriptures Group.
September 1, 2020
KnoWhy 576; Helaman 13:3
How Are Samuel the Lamanite and the Biblical Prophet Samuel Similar?
“Moses bringing down the Tables of the Law” by John Rogers Herbert.
July 7, 2020
KnoWhy 568; Alma 30:3
Why Does the Book of Mormon Use So Many Different Terms for “Law”?
“Jacob” by Normandy Poulter and the BYU Virtual Scriptures Group.
March 11, 2020
KnoWhy #553; Jacob 1:10
Why Did Jacob Highlight Nephi’s Role as a Protector?
Replica of the gold plates with reformed Egyptian characters via Church News
May 2, 2019
KnoWhy #513; Mormon 9:32
Why Did Mormon and Moroni Write in Reformed Egyptian?
Image by Book of Mormon Central
January 31, 2019
KnoWhy #500; Ether 6:9
Is the Book of Mormon Musical?
Still Image from “The Zoramites and the Rameumpton” via LDS Media Library
August 14, 2018
KnoWhy #458; Alma 31:25
How is the Name Zoram Connected with Pride?
Image via LDS Media Library
August 9, 2018
KnoWhy #457; 1 Nephi 5:4
What Did It Mean for Lehi to be a Visionary Man?
Photo by Stephen Leonardi on Unsplash
August 7, 2018
KnoWhy #456; 1 Nephi 8:20
Is the Path to Eternal Life “Strait” or “Straight"?
Image of Christ via LDS Media Library
July 10, 2018
KnoWhy #448; 1 Nephi 10:4
Why Did Nephi Clarify That the Messiah Was the Savior of the World?
Lehi en el desierto by Jorge Cocco
June 28, 2018
KnoWhy #445; 1 Nephi 1:1
What Is So Good about Nephi’s Name?
Abinadi and King Noah by James Fullmer
February 8, 2018
KnoWhy #406; Mosiah 11:6
How Does The Book of Mormon Use a Hebrew Pun on King Noah's Name?
Joseph of Egypt, by Michael T. Malm via lds.org
October 24, 2017
KnoWhy #375; 2 Nephi 25:17
Why Did Nephi Connect Isaiah’s Prophecies with Joseph Who Was Sold into Egypt?
Image by Book of Mormon Central
September 26, 2017
KnoWhy #367; Mosiah 2:41
What Does it Really Mean to be Blessed For Keeping the Commandments?
Alma 36 chiasm by Book of Mormon Central
August 20, 2017
KnoWhy #355; Alma 36:18
What Can We Learn from 10 of the Best Chiasms in the Book of Mormon? Part 3
Image via Book of Mormon Central
August 16, 2017
KnoWhy #353; Mosiah 5:11
How Was Chiasmus Discovered in the Book of Mormon?
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August 14, 2017
KnoWhy #352;
What Can We Learn from 10 of the Best Chiasms in the Book of Mormon? Part 2
Image of the chiasm in Mosiah 5:10-12 by Book of Mormon Central
August 7, 2017
KnoWhy #349; 2 Nephi 25:26
What Can We Learn from 10 of the Best Chiasms in the Book of Mormon? Part 1
Image by Book of Mormon Central
July 26, 2017
KnoWhy #344; 3 Nephi 18:15, 20–21
Why Does Jesus Say that “Ye Must Watch and Pray Always”?
Image via Book of Mormon Central
July 24, 2017
KnoWhy #343; Mosiah 5:11–12
Can Chiasmus Survive Translation?
Nauvoo Temple via lds.org
July 21, 2017
KnoWhy #342; 3 Nephi 20:40
Where Does the Name Nauvoo Come From?
Image via Book of Mormon Central
July 16, 2017
KnoWhy #340; Alma 34:9
How Did Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Authors Use Chiasmus?
Image by Book of Mormon Central
June 21, 2017
KnoWhy #329; Alma 41:10
Why Can Wickedness Never Bring Happiness?
Image by Book of Mormon Central
June 7, 2017
KnoWhy #323; Alma 7:11–13
What Did Alma Reveal about the Savior’s Mission?