Some years after the exodus from the land of Nephi to Zarahemla, a “large number” of Nephites wanted to return and “possess the land of their inheritance”. A Nephite named Zeniff was a member of this expedition and was assigned to “spy out their forces”. While among the Lamanites, Zeniff saw “that which was good among them” and “contended with [his] brethren” to “make a treaty with [the Lamanites]” and not destroy them.
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Why Does King Benjamin Deny Being More than a Man?
Benjamin did not want the people to “think that I of myself am more than a mortal man”. This statement, along with Benjamin’s insistence that “I, even I, whom ye call your king, am no better than ye yourselves are,” can be further understood in the ancient context of the Book of Mormon, specifically regarding ideas about royalty in the Old and New Worlds.
A Puzzling Mystery in the Last Chapters of Mark
The two oldest reasonably complete ancient manuscripts of the Bible are Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus. Both of them date to the fourth century after Christ. Curiously, though (and, these days, rather scandalously), neither of them includes the familiar ending for the gospel of Mark.
What Is the Dispensation of the Gospel of Abraham?
It is the power to take those who come into the Church and qualify for the blessings of the holy temple, and to form them into eternal family units.
“At the Right Hand of God”
The right hand of God is a symbol of eternal life and exaltation, the promise King Benjamin makes in a mass temple ceremony he conducts at the Jewish New Year.
Upcoming BYU New Testament Conference Free to Attend
This year's BYU New Testament Commentary Conference will be held Friday, May 10, in the Reynolds Auditorium of the Harold B. Lee Library and will be divided into a morning and afternoon session. The conference is free and open to the public.
Why We Need the Iron Rod Now More Than Ever
Nephi tells us that the iron rod is the word of God and then makes a remarkable promise: “whoso would hearken unto the word of God, and would hold fast unto it, they would never perish; neither could the temptations and the fiery darts of the adversary overpower them unto blindness, to lead them away to destruction.”