Chiastic Inclusio in the Pentateuch: The Covenantal Ring1

Various LDS scholars have taken pains to point out the paucity of LDS scholarship on the Joseph Smith Translation (JST) of the Bible. Priceless as it is, the JST’s literary contribution to the Old Testament remains largely unexplored. Even LDS readers are uninformed with regards to significant lit...

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Main Authors: Murdock, Shannon, Baker, Dr. Roger, Draper, Richard
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: BYU ScholarsArchive 2014
Subjects:
chiastic inclusio
Pentateuch
poetry
Bible studies
Mormon studies
JST Bible
Religion
Orca
Online Access:https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/1303
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/context/jur/article/3643/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf
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Summary:Various LDS scholars have taken pains to point out the paucity of LDS scholarship on the Joseph Smith Translation (JST) of the Bible. Priceless as it is, the JST’s literary contribution to the Old Testament remains largely unexplored. Even LDS readers are uninformed with regards to significant literary contributions made by the Prophet Joseph’s inspired corrections. My ORCA project is an effort to defray this problem by investigating a Pentateuchal poetic pattern in which JST passages from the book of Moses play a significant role. I consider the results of my research a partial answer to Robert Matthews’ prediction:

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