Warfare in the Book of Mormon
“People may well ask: Why study warfare in the Book of Mormon? There are so many answers, among which are these: to understand better the events in the Book of Mormon, to develop a perspective against which to understand its teachings and messages, to enjoy the interesting lives of a remarkable people, and to aid in assaying the historicity of the book, ” writes John W. Welch at the beginning of Warfare in the Book of Mormon.
About the Author & Editor
Stephen D. Ricks
Stephen D. Ricks (Ph.D. in Near Eastern Religions, University of California, Berkeley, and Graduate Theological Union) is Professor of Hebrew and Cognate Learning in the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages at Brigham Young University. He served as president of the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies and as chairman of the board, as the founding editor of the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, and as Associate Dean of General Education and Honors at Brigham Young University.
Table of Contents
Why Study Warfare in the Book of Mormon?
Why Is So Much of the Book of Mormon Given Over to Military Accounts?
Purpose of the War Chapters in the Book of Mormon
An Oath of Allegiance in the Book of Mormon
Law and War in the Book of Mormon
"Holy War": The Sacral Ideology of War in the Book of Mormon and in the Ancient Near East - The Basic Pattern
The Sons of Mosiah: Emissaries of Peace
Warfare and the Book of Mormon
The Gadianton Robbers as Guerrilla Warriors
Notes on "Gadianton Masonry"
Secret Combinations, Warfare, and Captive Sacrifice in Mesoamerica and the Book of Mormon
The Impact of Shifting Cultural Assumptions on the Military Policies Directing Armed Conflict Reported in the Book of Alma
Nephite Captains and Armies
Book of Mormon Tribal Affiliation and Military Castes
Swords in the Book of Mormon
Scimitars, Cimeters! We Have Scimitars! Do We Need Another Cimeter?
Notes on the Cimeter (Scimitar) in the Book of Mormon
The Bow and Arrow in the Book of Mormon
Armor in the Book of Mormon
Fortifications in the Book of Mormon Account Compared with Mesoamerican Fortifications
Seasonality of Warfare in the Book of Mormon and in Mesoamerica
The Importance of Warfare in Book of Mormon Studies
Publication Information
Subject: Book of Mormon
Publication Year: 1990
Language: English
ISBN 13: 978-0875793009
Page Count: 544
Price: $ 19.95
Imprint: Deseret Book