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The Legal Cases in the Book of Mormon
| Title | The Legal Cases in the Book of Mormon |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Year of Publication | 2008 |
| Authors | Welch, John W. |
| Number of Pages | 496 |
| Publisher | BYU Press/Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship |
| City | Provo, UT |
| Keywords | Judgment; Laws; Legal |
| Abstract | The Legal Cases in the Book of Mormon begins with a discussion of important background information, including legal practices in the ancient Near East, the ideal of righteous judgment, and the legal cases recorded in the Bible. John W. Welch then devotes a chapter to each of the legal cases in the Book of Mormon—from the formative cases of Sherem and Abinadi to the landmark trials of Nehor and Korihor, the wrenching prosecution of Alma and Amulek, and the politicized proceedings of Paanchi and Seantum. |
| URL | https://byustudies.byu.edu/content/legal-cases-book-mormon |
Table of Contents
16 Chapters
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Table of Contents
- Entering the Ancient Legal World
- Queries and Prospects
- The Ideal of Righteous Judgment
- Judicial Procedures in Biblical Times
- The Case of Sherem
- The Trial of Abinadi
- The Trial of Nehor
- The Trial of Alma and Amulek
- The Trial of Korihor
- Comparing Sherem, Nehor, and Korihor
- The Case of Paanchi
- The Trial of Seantum
- Judicial Punishments: Types and Rationals
- Closing Statement
- Legal Proceedings in the Old Testament
- Legal Proceedings in the Book of Mormon
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