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"Behold, He Was a Man Like unto Ammon": Mormon's Use of mn-related Terminology in Praise of Moroni in Alma 48

By Matthew L. Bowen
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Abstract: This article examines Mormon's comparison of Moroni, the Nephite military leader, to Ammon, the son of Mosiah, in Alma 48:18 and how Mormon's use and repetition of ʾmn-related terminology ("faithful," "firm," "faith," "verily [surely]") in Alma 48:7–17 lays a foundation for this comparison. Ammon's name, phonologically and perhaps etymologically, suggests the meaning "faithful." Mormon goes to extraordinary lengths in the Lamanite conversion narratives to show that Ammon is not on...

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