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Book Of Omni
The Book of Omni () is one of the books that make up the Book of Mormon, a text that the Latter Day Saint movement regards as scripture. The book is written as the combined composition of several authors, the first of whom, Omni, provides the name of the book. According to the narrative, the book covers more than two centuries of Nephite history within one chapter of text. It refers to wars between the Nephites and Lamanites, the reign of Kings Mosiah and Benjamin, and their participation in the wars and journeys through the wilderness. Narrative The Book of Omni is narrated as a combined composition by five different authors, each of which contribute a varying amount of content. The first author, Omni, fought in wars against the Lamanites, but calls himself a wicked man, stating that he hasn't followed God's commandments. He narrates his section of the book after possessing the small plates for 38 years and is succeeded in the narrative by Amaron. Amaron says that many of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IPA For English
English language, English phonology is the system of speech sounds used in spoken English. Like many other languages, English has wide variation in pronunciation, both History of the English language, historically and from List of dialects of the English language, dialect to dialect. In general, however, the regional dialects of English share a largely similar (but not identical) phonological system. Among other things, most dialects have vowel reduction in unstressed syllables and a complex set of phonological features that distinguish fortis and lenis consonants (stop consonant, stops, affricates, and fricatives). Phonological analysis of English often concentrates on prestige (sociolinguistics), prestige or standard language, standard accents, such as Received Pronunciation for England, General American for the United States, and Australian English, General Australian for Australia. Nevertheless, many other dialects of English are spoken, which have developed differently from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Book Of Jarom
The Book of Jarom () is the fifth book in the Book of Mormon. According to the text it was written by Jarom, who was the son of Enos and a descendant of Jacob, the brother of the prophet Nephi. The Book of Jarom is very short, consisting of only fifteen verses. According to the Book of Mormon, Jarom was the son of Enos, the grandson of Jacob, and the great-grandson of Lehi. He kept the commandment of his father to preserve the plates, and in turn he commanded his son Omni to do the same. In the meantime, he inscribed these few verses on them. In his account, Jarom described the Lamanites and explained that the Nephites had many wars against them. He also narrated that the Nephites didn't listen to God but still kept the Mosaic Law. Structure In the Book of Mormon, the Book of Jarom succeeds the Book of Enos and precedes the Book of Omni; of the three, it is the shortest book. Narrative Jarom narrates the Book of Jarom and begins his record explaining that he will not w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Small Plates Of Nephi
According to the Book of Mormon, the plates of Nephi, consisting of the large plates of Nephi and the small plates of Nephi, are a portion of the collection of inscribed metal plates which make up the record of the Nephites. This record was later abridged by Mormon and inscribed onto gold plates from which Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon after an angel revealed to him the location where the plates were buried on a hill called Cumorah near the town of Palmyra, New York. Palaeographic study of the plates is not possible; according to Joseph Smith the plates were returned to an angel named Moroni, and are no longer in human possession. Origins According to the Book of Mormon prophet Nephi: "I make an abridgment of the record of my father, upon plates which I have made with mine own hands; wherefore, after I have abridged the record of my father then will I make an account of mine own life." Nephi's father, Lehi, was also a prophet who, after prophesying of the destr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terryl Givens
Terryl Lynn Givens is a senior research fellow at the Neal A. Maxwell Institute of Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young University (BYU). Until 2019, he was a professor of literature and religion at the University of Richmond, where he held the James A. Bostwick Chair in English studies, English. Givens is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). As a young man, he served a Mormon missionary, mission in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and later graduated from BYU with a degree in comparative literature. He did graduate work in intellectual history at Cornell and earned a PhD in comparative literature from the University of North Carolina, working with Greek, German, Spanish, Portuguese and English languages and literature. A longtime collaborator with his wife, Fiona Givens, he is the co-author of ''The God Who Weeps: How Mormonism Makes Sense of Life'' and ''Crucible of Doubt: Reflections on the Quest for Faith''. ''The New York Times'' referred to his work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Hardy
Grant Hardy is professor of history and religious studies and former director of the humanities program at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. He earned his BA in ancient Greek in 1984 from Brigham Young University and his PhD in Chinese language and literature from Yale University in 1988. Having written, cowritten, or edited several books in the fields of history, humanities, and religious texts as literature, Hardy is known for literary studies of the Book of Mormon. Chinese Language and Literature Studies Hardy has a PhD in Chinese language and literature from Yale University. Starting at nineteen years of age, he served a two-year Mandarin-speaking religious mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Taichung, Taiwan. Mormon studies Book of Mormon study editions and notes Hardy's contributions in Mormon studies are ''The Book of Mormon: A Reader's Edition'' (2003), ''Understanding the Book of Mormon: A Readers' Guide'' (2010), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeniff
Zeniff () is a king in the Book of Mormon whose personal account is recorded in the Book of Mosiah. He is the father of King Noah and the grandfather of King Limhi. Zeniff is the first king of Nephite colonists who come from Zarahemla and settle in the land of Lehi-Nephi. The Nephites believe this land to be rightfully theirs by inheritance (as it was the homeland of the early Nephites), even attempting to reclaim the land by force. In an expedition in which he spies for the Nephites, Zeniff claims to see good in the Lamanite inhabitants. He argues against a militaristic approach and causes an internal battle among the Nephite army. Zeniff later leads a group of Nephites back to Lehi-Nephi and establishes a peace treaty with the Lamanite king whose people inhabit the land. Zeniff’s people prosper with him as king, but the Lamanite king betrays their treaty and attempts to exploit them. Zeniff and his people successfully fight off the Lamanites’ multiple aggressions, and Zeni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Book Of Mosiah
The Book of Mosiah (),, written by Joseph Smith in the early 19th century, is one of the books which make up the Book of Mormon. The title refers to Mosiah II, a king of the Nephites at Zarahemla. The book covers the time period between ''ca'' 130 BC and 91 BC, except for when the book has a flashback into the Record of Zeniff, which starts at ''ca'' 200 BC, according to footnotes. Aside from stating that it was abridged by Mormon, the text says nothing about its authorship. Mosiah is twenty-nine chapters long. Background Royal Skousen, a professor of linguistics at Brigham Young University, said contextual evidence indicated that the beginning of the original Book of Mosiah was probably lost in the 116 pages of the Book of Mormon manuscript lost by Martin Harris, meaning what is now known as the first chapter of Mosiah was originally the third chapter. According to original research by John Sawyer and John W. Welch, the term ''mosiah'' was an ancient Hebrew term. The key ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urim And Thummim (Latter Day Saints)
In the Latter Day Saint movement, the term Urim and Thummim () refers to a category of instruments used for receiving revelation or translating languages.Davis, W. L. (2020). Visions in a seer stone: Joseph Smith and the making of The book of mormon. The University of North Carolina Press. According to Latter Day Saint theology, the two stones found in the breastplate of Aaron in the Old Testament, the white stone referenced in the Book of Revelation in the New Testament, the two stones bound by silver bows into a set of spectacles (interpreters) that movement founder Joseph Smith said he found buried in the hill Cumorah with the golden plates, and the seer stone found while digging a well used to translate the Book of Mormon are all examples of Urim and Thummim. Latter Day Saint scripture states that the place where God resides is a Urim and Thummim, and the earth itself will one day become sanctified and a Urim and Thummim, and that all adherents who are saved in the highest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Book Of Ether
The Book of Ether () is one of the books of the List of Book of Mormon prophets, Book of Mormon. It describes the Jaredites, descendants of Jared (founder of Jaredites), Jared and his companions, who were led by God to the Americas shortly after the Tower of Babel#Confusion of tongues, confusion of tongues and the destruction of the Tower of Babel. Ether consists of fifteen chapters. The title refers to Ether (Book of Mormon prophet), Ether, a Jaredite prophet who, according to the Book of Mormon, lived at the end of the period covered by the book, believed to be circa 2600 or 2100 BC through 600 BC or later, at least 1500 but possibly as long as 2500 years. Narrative Jared (founder of Jaredites), Jared and his people were among the many scattered peoples from the destruction of the Tower of Babel. The brother of Jared is described as "a large and mighty man ... highly favored of the Lord", and seems to have been the spiritual leader of the group. He was given a vision of the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney B
Sidney may refer to: People * Sidney (surname), English surname * Sidney (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Sídney (footballer, born 1963) (Sídney José Tobias), Brazilian football forward * Sidney (footballer, born 1972) (Sidney da Silva Souza), Brazilian football defensive midfielder * Sidney (footballer, born 1979) (Sidney Santos de Brito), Brazilian football defender Fictional characters * Sidney Prescott, main character from the ''Scream'' horror trilogy * Sidney (Ice Age), Sidney (''Ice Age''), a ground sloth in the ''Ice Age'' film series * Sidney, one of ''The Bash Street Kids'' * Sid Jenkins (Sidney Jenkins), a character in the British teen drama ''Skins'' * Sidney Hever, Edward's fireman from ''The Railway Series'' and the TV series ''Thomas and Friends''; see List of books in The Railway Series, List of books in ''The Railway Series'' * Sidney, a diesel engine from the TV series; see list of Thomas & Friends characters, List of ''Thomas & Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
