Nephi Wanted to Be a Prophet Like Moses, Not a King Like David

by Taylor Halverson

Overview

Abstract: While David is frequently held up as the standard for great kings in the Old Testament, examination of Nephi's writings shows that he sought to imitate Moses the prophet rather than David the king. In fact, he never even mentions David. Relative to two major theological movements in Jerusalem in his day, "Zion theology," in which David was the great hero, and "Deuteronomistic theology," in which Moses was the hero, we see that Nephi was more aligned with Deuteronomistic theology, which was also more consistent with views in the Northern Kingdom, where Nephi's ancestry originated.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940185640326
Publisher:	Interpreter Foundation
Publication date:	12/07/2023
Series:	Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship , #59
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	341 KB

About the Author

Taylor Halverson is currently an entrepreneurship professor in the BYU Marriott School of Business. As an executive coach and entrepreneur, he builds leaders and businesses while creating transformative professional and personal development experiences. Taylor leads tours to locations throughout the world (Israel, China, India, Europe, Central America, and America’s national parks). He is a prolific author and editor of 20 books and more than 300 articles and a developer of scripture study resources with Book of Mormon Central (ScripturePlus app) and BYU’s Virtual Scripture Group (3D Ancient Jerusalem project). Taylor loves to spend time with his wife Lisa and kids David and Rachel on all sorts of adventures including exploring the nooks and crannies of the American West and Southwest, participating with geology and archaeology teams on location, creating and mixing electronic music, watching and discussing edifying shows, reading good books, playing games, learning, and laughing.