Apostate Religion in the Book of Mormon

by A. Keith Thompson

Overview

Nephite missionaries in the first century BC had significant difficulty preaching the gospel among Nephites and Lamanites who followed Zoramite and Nehorite teaching. Both of these groups built synagogues and other places of worship suggesting that some of their beliefs originated in Israelite practice, but both denied the coming or the necessity of a Messiah. This article explores the nature of Zoramite and Nehorite beliefs, identifies how their beliefs and practices differed from orthodox Nephite teaching, and suggests that some of these religious differences are attributable to cultural and political differences that resonate in the present.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940157543662
Publisher:	Interpreter Foundation
Publication date:	05/26/2017
Series:	Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture , #25
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	35
File size:	139 KB

About the Author

A. Keith Thompson, LLB (Hons); M Jur; PhD is an Associate Professor and the Associate Dean at the University of Notre Dame Australia School of Law, Sydney. He also practices commercial and property law in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia. He formerly served 20 years as International Legal Counsel for the Church in the Pacific and Africa Areas and has also served in the Church as bishop, stake president, and mission president. He and his wife, Anita, have eight children and ten grandchildren (and are expecting more).