It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. Upon their arrival at the coast, the book of mormon states that lehis group named the sea irreantum, which is said. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates. With lavina fielding anderson, he created the chronologies for confessions of a mormon historian. Book of mormon names the encyclopedia of mormonism. Bountiful book of mormon religionwiki fandom powered. The book of mormon refers to the atlantic ocean as the great deep great water irreantum many waters and deep. Irreantum publishes highquality writing, both creative and critical, written by, for or about mormons.
Trivia about the book of mormon page 6 latter day saints. Identifying and correlating the relationship between these land areas and the surrounding seas helps in determining the shapes and locations of the book of mormon lands. Following are suggestions for pronouncing book of mormon names and terms. Further reading irreantum, the book of mormon onomasticon. Why does our english book of mormon, the received text, contain both the transliteration, irreantum, and its translation, many waters. There are two historical locations referred to as bountiful that are related to the book of mormon. The symbolism associated with irreantum or many waters can be glimpsed in citations in book of mormon critical text, vol. Dec 16, 2016 when nephi and his family arrived at the end of their arabian trail, they named the body of water they encountered irreantum, which is interpreted by nephi as meaning many waters. Such an epitaph, taken from the title page of the book of mormon, captures the enduring bond between the man and the book, and also the controversy which coalesced around both with the books publication and the organization of the church in 1830. Jul 03, 20 irreantum, which being interpreted, is, many waters. Irreantum was immediately changed to irreaantum, then later back to irreantum in o. This may lead readers to wonder if it has any literary merit at all.
Thomasson sees center of this overarching chiasm as the atonement at alma 34. Willes center for book of mormon studies book of mormon onomasticon. The greatest challenge for persons interested in the meanings of proper names in the book of mormon has to do with those names whose meanings we already know, such as rameumptom, the holy stand alma 31. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon. Their existence shows that the book of mormon was not a product of the nineteenth century. Some have wondered whether this peculiarsounding name has any plausible ancient etymology. From the sea west to the sea east book of mormon geography. A dictionary of the book of mormonirreantum wikisource, the free. Jan 27, 2016 and we beheld the sea, which we called irreantum, which, being interpreted, is many waters. Interestingly, the name irreantum may also be broken down into elements that refer to great or watercourse in egyptian as well.
The following video demonstrates that the book of mormons redundancies are actually sophisticated literary features which, in many cases, are similar or identical to literary techniques used by ancient hebrew authors. There are several possibilities, but they present an interesting case that it is derived not from hebrew but from ancient south semitic, a language lehis group would. A dictionary of the book of mormon wikisource, the free. The following video demonstrates that the book of mormons redundancies are actually sophisticated literary features which, in many cases, are similar or. Items do not represent the official views of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints or of book of mormon central. Mar 25, 2017 the increasing interest taken in the study of the book of mormon and in the history of the peoples whose origin, progress and destruction it narrates, encourages the author of this little work to think that this addition to the literature of the subject will not be like one born out of due time, but will be received as an acceptable aid to the study of its sacred pages. The book is a little long in the tooth now since there been so many good books and articles published since the 1980s hence the 4 stars, including brant gardners second witness commentaries which refers often to this book and its hypothetical geography and joseph allens exploring the lands of the book of mormon. This guide is provided to assist the reader and is not intended as an authoritative source on how these names were pronounced originally. This spelling, irreantum, is also consistent with other book of mormon names, such as neas and teancum. Some critics have disparaged the book of mormons language for being too repetitive. We build enduring faith in jesus christ by making the book of mormon accessible, comprehensible, and defensible to the entire world. The increasing interest taken in the study of the book of mormon and in the history of the peoples whose origin, progress and destruction it narrates, encourages the author of this little work to think that this addition to the literature of the subject will not be like one born out of due time, but will be received as an acceptable aid to the study of its sacred pages.
New books on the book of mormon dawning of a brighter day. On its shore nephi and his brethren built the ship that carried them to this continent. The book of mormon was written in a language that was grounded in hebrew and egyptian. Foundation for ancient research and mormon studies, 1986, p. The lord covenanted with enos to bring forth the book of mormon to the lamanites, enos 1. This is perhaps because cowdery inserted another a when he thought he had missed the a in the word, but later realized he had not, and corrected it. The name given by lehis colony to an arm of the indian ocean, on the eastern coast of arabia. An ancient american setting for the book of mormon. Great deep true book of mormon geography lands, western new.
Book of mormon, 1830, page 42 the joseph smith papers. Our brother is a fool for he thinketh that he can build a ship. Irreantum is one of the few book of mormon names that is defined with a textual gloss in the book of mormon. It is interesting, then, that the book of mormon authors periodically included definitions for certain terms that they used in their writing, as if their audience did not understand them. Page 6 this category is for questions and answers related to the book of mormon, as asked by users of. An account written by the hand of mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. Hauglid and john gee explore possible meanings of the book of mormon term irreantum in the journal of book of mormon studies, vol. The sea irreantum is connected to, or part of, the sea west in order to travel to the promised land in the. In the ensuing and continuing war of words and prejudice, redemption may hang on the preposition. On its shore nephi and his brethren built the ship. Inclusion within the bmc archive does not imply endorsement. The book of mormon and the bible will grow together, 2 ne. Many howlers have since been shown to be evidences of the authenticity of the book of mormon.
The book of mormon was written for the intent that we may believe the bible, morm. After lehis group arrived in their new home, a sea is recorded as bordering on the west and east of every major land as the people migrated northward throughout their. He has published in the journal of mormon history, sunstone, john whitmer historical journal, irreantum, and elsewhere. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. In 1998, the association for mormon letters started a literary journal named irreantum. This detail serves little purpose in the narrative besides fitting the same pattern of lehi and his family giving names to various locations throughout their journey. This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon. Dec 27, 2015 identifying and correlating the relationship between these land areas and the surrounding seas helps in determining the shapes and locations of the book of mormon lands. And we beheld the sea, which we called, irreantum, which, being interpreted, is many waters. The sea irreantum is the sea next to the land bountiful. Nephi said they called it irreantum, which, being interpreted, is many waters 1 nephi 17. Great deep true book of mormon geography lands, western. Similarly, one book of mormon name used for a man that might have seemed awkward, alma, now is known from two secondcentury a. His most notable work is a book entitled, an insiders view of mormon origins, in which dr.
Irreantum, which being interpreted, is, many waters. Irreantum, journal of book of mormon studies 11, no. Lecture 15 book of mormon 1 nephi 1719,22 toward the promised land hugh nibley mormon duration. Alphabetical listing beholding rumors of war cement desert naming practices disguise of abinadi filled with the spirit fire in desert garb of secrecy irreantum.
Palmyra, known as swifts landing and tolland before being renamed palmyra, 1796. Jan 10, 2018 the book of mormon contains several place names ending in um. Irreantum and other names accompanied by a translation do not seem to fit into this category. The lords words will hiss forth unto the ends of the earth, 2 ne. Palmer traces the sources joseph smith used to write the book of mormon and the book of abraham, etc. 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. A dictionary of the book of mormonirreantum wikisource. Items in the bmc archive are made publicly available for noncommercial, private use. Great water 17 and when my brethren saw that i was about to build a ship they began to murmur against me saying. Liahona irreantum rabbanah deseret mormon discussions. Palmer has also produced a variety of articles on the same topics.
Life outside the book of mormon belt is about the experience of being a believing latterday saint, living on the cultural edge of mormonism. Because translators of ancient documents normally render either the transliteration or the translation of a proper. Hauglid and john gee journal of book of mormon studies 111 2002. The literary magazine of the association for mormon letters. Bountiful is the name of two places described in the book of mormon, a religious narrative dictated in 1829 by joseph smith. He frequently blogs on books on lds topics at knowing that wed all be reading the book of mormon together this year, i resolved to take ben spackmans advice. And we beheld the sea, which we called irreantum, which, being interpreted, is many waters. Jan 27, 2016 further reading irreantum, the book of mormon onomasticon. The first location is set in the old world near jerusalem, and the second location is set somewhere in the americas. Sorenson, chairman of the department of anthropology at brigham young university, presents a credible model for an ancient american background for the book of mormon. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. When nephi and his family arrived at the end of their arabian trail, they named the body of water they encountered irreantum, which is. This gloss signals that its meaning was not readily discernible to readers of the plates and was not in their language.
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