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Notes and Communications: “A Visionary Man”

TitleNotes and Communications: “A Visionary Man”
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1997
AuthorsTvedtnes, John A.
JournalJournal of Book of Mormon Studies
Volume6
Issue2
Pagination260-261
Type of ArticleNotes and Communications
KeywordsAncient Near East; Dream; Grammar; Lehi (Prophet); Prophet; Vision; Visionary Man
Abstract

Lehi’s visionary powers are manifest when he “dreamed a dream” or has “seen a vision.” This cognate accusative construction in which the verb is followed by a noun from the same root lends authenticity to the antiquity of the Book of Mormon.

URLhttps://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol6/iss2/16