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Mosiah 4



Baker, LeGrand L., and Stephen D. Ricks. “King Benjamin: The Drama’s Sacral Kingship is about Being a Child of God.” In Who Shall Ascend into the Hill of the Lord?: The Psalms in Israel’s Temple Worship in the Old Testament and in the Book of Mormon, 475–488. 2nd ed. Provo, UT: Eborn Books, 2011.

Mosiah 4:1



Welch, John W., and Greg Welch. “People to Whom Jesus Christ or the Angel of the Lord Appeared.” In Charting the Book of Mormon: Visual Aids for Personal Study and Teaching. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999, chart 41.

Mosiah 4:1–4



Hopkin, Shon D. “Preparing Students to Receive Revelation: Insights from the Book of Mormon,” Religious Educator 13, no. 2 (2012): 73–87.

Mosiah 4:9–10



Welch, John W., and Greg Welch. “Benjamin's Plea.” In Charting the Book of Mormon: Visual Aids for Personal Study and Teaching. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999, chart 173.

Mosiah 4:30



Midgley, Louis C. “’O Man, Remember, and Perish Not’ (Mosiah 4:30).” In Reexploring the Book of Mormon, edited by John W. Welch, 127-129. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: FARMS/Deseret Book, 1992.

Tvedtnes, John A. “The Thoughts and Intents of the Heart.” In The Most Correct Book: Insights from a Book of Mormon Scholar, 170–172. Salt Lake City: Cornerstone Publishing, 1999.

Mosiah 5



Welch John W. “Benjamin's Covenant as a Precursor of the Sacrament Prayers.” In King Benjamin's Speech: “That Ye May Learn Wisdom”, edited by John W. Welch and Stephen D. Ricks, 295-315. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1998.

Mosiah 5:2



Condie, Spencer J. “A Mighty Change of Heart.” Ensign 23, no. 11 (1993): 15–17.

Mosiah 5:7–10



Bowen, Matthew L. “Becoming Sons and Daughters at God’s Right Hand: King Benjamin’s Rhetorical Wordplay on His Own Name.” Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture 21, no. 2 (2012): 2-13.

Ray, Brian K. “Adoption and Atonement: Becoming Sons and Daughters of Christ.” Religious Educator 6, no. 3 (2005): 129-136.

Szink, Terry L., and John W. Welch. “On the Right or Left: Benjamin and the Scapegoat.” In Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon: The FARMS Updates of the 1990s, edited by John W. Welch and Melvin J. Thorne, 107-109. Provo, UT: FARMS, 1999.

Mosiah 5:10–12



Welch, John W., and Greg Welch. “Chiasmus in Mosiah 5:10–12.” In Charting the Book of Mormon: Visual Aids for Personal Study and Teaching. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999, chart 131.

Welch John W. “Parallelism and Chiasmus in Benjamin's Speech.” In King Benjamin's Speech: “That Ye May Learn Wisdom”, edited by John W. Welch and Stephen D. Ricks, 315-410. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1998.

Welch, John W. “The Discovery of Chiasmus in the Book of Mormon: Forty Years Later.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 16, no. 2 (2007): 74–87, 99.

Mosiah 5:15



Gee, John. “Book of Mormon Word Usage: ‘Seal You His.’” Insights: A Window on the Ancient World 22, no. 1 (2002): 4.

Mosiah 6



Mosiah 6:2



Welch, John W. “Democratizing Forces in King Benjamin’s Speech.” In Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon: The FARMS Updates of the 1990s, edited by John W. Welch and Melvin J. Thorne, 110-126. Provo, UT: FARMS, 1999.

Mosiah 6:6



Welch, John W., and Greg Welch. “How Do You Say "Law" in Hebrew?.” In Charting the Book of Mormon: Visual Aids for Personal Study and Teaching. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999, chart 119.