Hebrew roots of lehi ite nonbiblical names in the book of mormon 1995, by. Indeed, one of the most notable features of the book of mormon is the fact that its fifteen books, all of which are purportedly historical narratives, are attributed to ancient israelite authors who refer to themselves by name explicitly in the first. Hugh nibley says the following about the name omni. It is a name only used once at a certain place and time of the liturgy and has meaning only in that context for which it is used. It would seem that joseph smith or oliver cowdrey merely copied the passages from his bible to the book of mormon. Nn general supplies local business dar es salaam, tanzania. Why are there so many different names for the plan of salvation. The book has only a single chapter, which contains an account of the wars among the nephites and lamanites. Book of mormon language, names, and metonymic naming.
Examples of authentic ancient book of mormon names a. The name anti in the book of mormon book of mormon. He was resurrected after his death and became an angel. The name joseph smith, brigham young mean anything to you. We build enduring faith in jesus christ by making the book of mormon accessible. Similarly, one book of mormon name used for a man that might have seemed awkward, alma, now is known from two secondcentury a. A privately owned international trading and distribution company,with many years of experience in the fields of importing and distributing sanitary.
Two very different interpretations of the same name. The king james version was completed in 1611 ad and the book of mormon published in 1830. I simply take this to mean that in our modern day we can cast very wide linguistic nets to find meaning in book of mormon names, but we could be way off. One meaning is sea captain see john gee, four suggestions on the origin of the name nephi, in pressing forward with the book of mormon. For example, king benjamin was a dedicated student of the scriptures, and his stirring words regarding christs saving mission were delivered to him by an angel see mosiah 3. This is one reason that my son, born in 2014, has a name of rather ancient germanic provenance were talking treeworshipping, romesacking germans here that is so clearly male that there shall be no ambiguity. At the worlds of joseph smith conference held in washington, d. Demonic and ungodly names in the book of mormon 3 life. Instead, consider the many book of mormon names or words that involve anti. To the missionaries disappointment, the local population seems to be more focused on the poverty, famine, aids epidemic, and the despotic warlord in their midst than religion. If the textual passages common to the book of mormon and the bible are excluded, 53 names occur in both books. The book of mormon does give the right type of hebrew. This name only occurs in the book of mormon in a quotation from the words of isaiah ii. We could change the title to the book of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints, but thats long and not very catchy.
Now we come to the book of omni, whose name is very obvious. Why must christs true church be called after his name. Book of mormon names no fiction writer would choose. It was published by the founder of the lds movement, joseph smith, jr. Boing boing uses cookies and analytics trackers, and is.
Til a healthy number of book of mormon names have meaning. Duh, he would have been going through for someone else and was giving name of the day, but i never thought that through, just kinda thought he was a mark. Why is the book of mormon named after mormon, who is he. So i have a few questions about this as you can imagine. Because it is part of the symbolic pedagogy that is used in the endowment ceremony. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. Elder george reynolds apparently traced this name to an egyptian root. The book of mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics and book by trey parker, robert. Bold type indicates the person was an important religious figure.
For the latter as a gn in the book of mormon see the same. In a wordbyword study, i have found some form of the lords name mentioned an average of every 1. Questions about apparent problems in the book of mormon. Some mormon name trends include using religious, ancestral, invented, themed names and a. People in the book of mormon, ranked by common consent. Amianthus, not a book of mormon name, is an old name for a form of asbestos. First staged in 2011, the play is a satirical examination of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints beliefs and practices that ultimately endorses the positive power of love and service. Yet, these names have meaning in ancient languages andor have been found as actual names from ancient history. Meaning is found in many ways, and one way is in the symbolism of numbers. It is also used in the book of mormon as the name of a prophet.
An overview the prophet joseph smith called the book of mormon the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion and said that a person would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book tpjs, p. That sam is the english version of what was on the vorlage of the book of mormon is supported by examples of other names in the book of mormon that also take king james biblical spellings. A book translated from the small plates of nephi in the book of mormon. The following is a specific statement on the name sam in the book of mormon. The plates were then passed in turn to amaron, chemish, abinadom, and finally amaleki. Mormons believe the following about the book of mormon. It is regarded by latter day saints as divinely revealed and is named after the prophethistorian mormon who, according to the text, compiled most of the book.
The following affiliates have contributed to book of mormon central by providing access to articles, images, and various other resources to further the cause of. At least 180 unique names william shakespeare added 20 these names are totally unlike the names used in his period of time. Jerald and sandra tanner have identified over 2,500 verses in the book of mormon copied from the new testament alone. Perhaps you thought general butt naked in book of mormon. The book of mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics and book by trey parker, robert lopez, and matt stone. Demonic and ungodly names in the book of mormon 2 life. Examples of authentic ancient book of mormon names abish. Some mormon scholars have theorized a derivation from the west semitic root mr. Thats a cool, american response to a ribbinga big musical thats done in their name.
Conclusion there is only one explanation that best explains all of the book of mormon anachronisms. Their home was the country east of the valley of the dead sea. The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. Before the church responded, a lot of people would ask us. Rod consalvo donated the books to the navajo nation library. The name sariah is unique to the book of mormon and is often considered a combination of the words. Names of the books in the book of mormon quiz by ninjanate98. In vanity fair, tom freston profiles the former liberian warlord turned evangelical minister whose alias many americans know only through a character in matt stone and trey parkers broadway hit. Well, has a thorough analysis of the types of names mormons give their kids. Book of mormon names the encyclopedia of mormonism. The particular names that book of mormon authors used as they bore witness of the savior are documented in chart 44. Book of mormon central collaborates with various organizations also interested in furthering research and study of the book of mormon.
Many book of mormon names are not found in the bible, and were unknown to joseph smith. This name is not found in the book of mormon but is mentioned as the name of the brother of jared in george reynolds, era 8, 705 and alma p. The book of mormon shall stand as a testimony against the world, ether 5. Hebrew names turned up on ancient jar handles from other places also have a familiar book of mormon ring. I thought this book gave some great insight to the women of the book of mormon and their impact in history. Both the bible and the book of mormon declare themselves to be ancient, historical, and reliable rules of faith. Omni wrote only the first three verses of the book. Can you name the names of the books in the book of mormon. This is what the dictionary of the book of mormon says about moab.
These hits provide additional evidence that the book of mormon is indeed an ancient record. In their musical the book of mormon, trey parker, robert lopez, and matt stone renamed a character to general butt fucking naked after general butt naked following rewrites when they felt that general kony on whom the character is based became too controversial following kony 2012. One problem with all yr ashtyns and kaidences and such is that you cannot actually tell the childs gender from the name alone. Strange words and names in the book of mormon fairmormon. We could change the title to the book of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, but thats long and not very catchy. I would like to give my baby a name from the book of mormon.
One quick way to do this is to look up the name in mormon pioneer search. Lehis wife, and the only woman with a name in the book of mormon. Missing indices indicate people in the index who are not in the book of mormon. In the book of mormon the morpheme anti is probably not the greek anti except in cases like antichrist in alma 30. Box 42161, off kilwa road dar es salaam, tanzania rated 4. Zenos was in use prior to the book of mormon as a persons name. Perhaps you thought general butt naked in book of mormon was a fictional character. V, w, and y do not occur in any exclusively book of mormon name. Indisputable proof that the book of mormon was written after 1611 and clearly not twelve centuries before. Moroni m mormon the name of the last nephite prophet and the son of mormon in the book of mormon. Anianti, antiomno, antion, antionah, antiparah, antipas, antipus.
Names in the book of mormon in bringing forth the book of mormon joseph smith created many proper nouns names never used before. Since that name sounds so book of mormon, it might be fun to check. Lehi m mormon from an old testament place name meaning jawbone in hebrew, so called because it was the site where the hero samson defeated 1,000 warriors using only the jawbone of a donkey as a weapon. I thought i might have overheard drdad give his name as mark going through the veil when we got married. Mormon uses the same terms captains and chief captains to refer to lamanite soldiers as well, but maybe they had a different system, who knows. Hezron, memshath, ziph bm ziff, jether, epher, jalon, ezer, menahem, lecah, amnon bm amnor, zoheth, etc. Another way a roster list can be found is by referencing the pioneer companies page or the book, mormon pioneer companies crossing the plains and looking up the company name and then look for the source of the roster. Mormon was the primary author, editor, and compiler of the book of mormon.
In the book of mormon, two very different young lds missionaries the talented, eager elder price and the nerdy, pathologically lying elder cunningham are paired together and sent to uganda to perform their twoyear mission. Dear marci, actually there are three girls names mentioned in the book of mormon. The only thing i wish she had done better was provide more information to help us know exactly what was going on during that time. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement. Hebrew documents of the bar kokhba period yadin, p. Why did nephi say an angel had revealed the name jesus christ. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. The subject of hebrew numerology in the book of mormon has been identified as a promising field of study still open to fruitful exploration. Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. Why did benjamin give multiple names for jesus at the coronation of his son mosiah. For what its worth, moroni is not referred to in the book of mormon as captain moroni, he is only named as a chief captain. Are there any names for girls in the book of mormon, besides sara and abish. Mormon research ministry bill mckeever posted on 04022009 7.
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