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Book of Mormon Studies Fall 1996

Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies
Provo, Utah

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies is published semiannually.

© 1996 Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies

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Printed in the United States of America

Editor: Stephen D. Ricks
Board of Editors: Brian M. Hauglid
Robert L. Millet
Donald W. Parry
David R. Seely
Gaye Strathearn
Production Editors: Shirley S. Ricks and Alison V. P. Coutts
FARMS Board of Trustees:
Chairman: Stephen D. Ricks
President: Noel B. Reynolds
Douglas M. Chabries
Donald W. Parry
Daniel C. Peterson
Michael D. Rhodes
David Rolph Seely
John W. Welch

To Our Readers:

The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormons Studies (FARMS) encourages and supports research about the Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ, and other ancient scriptures.

FARMS is a nonprofit educational foundation, independent of all other organizations. Its main research interests include ancient history, language, literature, culture, geography, politics, and law relevant to the scriptures. Although such subjects are of secondary importance when compared with the spiritual and eternal messages of the scriptures, solid research and academic perspectives alone can supply certain kinds of useful information, even if only tentatively, concerning many significant and interesting questions about the scriptures.

It is hoped that this information will help all interested people to "come unto Christ" (Jacob 1:7) and to understand and take more seriously these ancient witnesses of the atonement of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

The Journal of Book of Mormon Studies is dedicated to the serious and faithful study of the text of the Book of Mormon and its historical, cultural, and theological context. Original, rigorous, and carefully thought-out articles are published twice a year.