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Week 23: Samuel₂ prophesied; the Gadianton War & collapse of Nephite society
Week 23: Samuel₂ prophesied; the Gadianton War & collapse of Nephite society
Helaman 13–3 Nephi 7
Helaman 13–3 Nephi 7
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11 April 2024
11 April 2024
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Additional reading and links
Daniel C. Peterson compared the style of warfare used by the Gadianton robbers to historical tactics employed by irregular and insurgent forces, a type of warfare that Joseph Smith was unlikely to have been familiar with: “The Gadianton Robbers as Guerrilla Warriors,” in Warfare in the Book of Mormon, ed. Stephen D. Ricks and William J. Hamblin (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book/Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1990), 162–63.
The ritual surrounding Zemnarihah’s execution (3 Nephi 4:28) has strong connections to Old Testament practices. See BMC Team, “Why Did the People Cut Down the Tree after Hanging Zemnarihah? (KnoWhy #192),” Scripture Central, 20 August 2020.
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