Book of Mormon Central Archive

Bamio, José A.. "The Allegory of the Olive Tree: An Instructional Model for Leaders." Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel 16, no. 3 (2015): 142-158.

Barney, Quinten. "Samuel the Lamanite, Christ, and Zenos: A Study of Intertextuality." Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 18 (2016): 159-170.

Belnap, Daniel. ""Ye Shall Have Joy with Me": The Olive Tree, the Lord, and His Servants." Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel 7, no. 1 (2006): 35-51.

Benson, Alvin K.. "Geological Upheaval and Darkness in 3 Nephi 8-10." In The Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 9-30, This is My Gospel, edited by Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate, Jr., 59-72. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1993.

KnoWhy #25 - Whom Did Nephi Quote in 1 Nephi 22? (1 Nephi 22:1). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #313 - Why Did Zenos Quote From Psalm 46 In His Prophecy Of Christ’s Death? (1 Nephi 19:11). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central Staff, 2017.

KnoWhy #66 - Why did Jacob Share the Allegory of the Olive Tree? (Jacob 4:17). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #67 - Is anything known of the prophet Zenos outside of the Book of Mormon? (Jacob 5:1). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #70 - What are the Roots of Zenos’s Allegory in the Ancient World? (Jacob 5:3). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #71 - Why Did Zenos Give So Many Details about Raising Good Olives? (Jacob 5:9-10). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

Bowen, Matthew L.. ‘I Have Done According to My Will’: Reading Jacob 5 as a Temple Text. The Interpreter Foundation, 2014.

Fletcher, Lyle. The Great Destruction in the Americas at the Death of Jesus Christ., Not Available.

Hess, Wilford M.. "Botantical Comparisons in the Allegory of the Olive Tree." In The Book of Mormon: Jacob Through Words of Mormon, To Learn With Joy, edited by Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate, Jr., 87-102. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1990.

Hess, Wilford M.. "Recent Notes About Olives in Antiquity." BYU Studies Quarterly 39, no. 4 (2000): 115-126.

Lambert, L. Gary. Allegory of Zenos In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Edited by Daniel H. Ludlow. Vol. 1. New York: Macmillan, 1992.

Ludlow, Daniel H.. Zenos In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Edited by Daniel H. Ludlow. Vol. 4. New York: Macmillan, 1992.

Mansfield, M.W., and B.H. Roberts. "Jacob's Isle (Remarks on the Foregoing Article by Elder B.H. Roberts)." Improvement Era 7, no. 4 (1904): 264-267, 267-269.

Mdletshe, Khumbaulani D.. "Diversity: The Strength of Book of Mormon Prophets." Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel 16, no. 2 (2015): 33-49.

Reynolds, Noel B.. "Nephite Uses and Interpretations of Zenos." In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 21-49. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1994.

Seely, David Rolph, and John W. Welch. "Zenos and the Texts of the Old Testament." In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 322-346. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1994.

Chapter 16: Jacob 5–7 In Book of Mormon Student Manual. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2009.

Chapter 6: 1 Nephi 19–22 In Book of Mormon Student Manual. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2009.

Thomas, M. Catherine. "Jacob's Allegory: The Mystery of Christ." In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 11-20. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1994.

Tvedtnes, John A.. "Borrowings from the Parable of Zenos." In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 373-426. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1994.

Tvedtnes, John A.. "The Influence of Lehi's Admonitions on the Teachings of His Son Jacob." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 3, no. 2 (1994): 34-48.

Underwood, Grant. "Jacob 5 in the Nineteenth Century." In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 50-69. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1994.

Welch, John W., and Greg Welch. The Allegory of the Olive Tree. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999.

Welch, John W.. "The Last Words of Cenez and the Book of Mormon." In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 305-321. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1994.

Welch, John W., and Greg Welch. Personal Applications of Olive Symbolism. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999.

Welch, John W., and Greg Welch. Symbolic Elements in Zenos's Allegory. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999.

Welch, John W., and Greg Welch. Three Trees in the Book of Mormon In Charting the Book of Mormon. Provo, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 1999.

Welch, John W.. "Words and Phrases in Jacob 5." In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 174-184. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1994.