{"id":29973,"date":"2016-01-13T23:14:53","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T06:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/?p=29973"},"modified":"2016-01-13T23:14:53","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T06:14:53","slug":"bom-1-nephi-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2016\/01\/bom-1-nephi-19.html","title":{"rendered":"BOM 1 Nephi 19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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\"Friberg's<\/a>
Very few photographs survive from the ancient world, so this one \u2014 of Nephi rebuking his brothers \u2014 is exceptionally valuable.
(LDS.org)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Two important principles of scriptural interpretation are clearly stated or implied in today\u2019s reading,\u00a01 Nephi 19<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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1.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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As plainly shown in 1 Nephi 19:6, Nephi claims no infallibility for himself and no inerrancy for his writing. \u00a0Nor does the Book of Mormon claim inerrancy for itself. \u00a0Indeed, quite the contrary: \u00a0\u201cAnd now,\u201d says the revealed ancient \u201cTitle Page\u201d to the Book of Mormon, \u201cif there are faults they are the mistakes of men; wherefore, condemn not the things of God, that ye may be found spotless at the judgment-seat of Christ.\u201d \u00a0(See also\u00a0Ether 12:23-27<\/a>.)<\/span><\/p>\n

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I see no clear claim of inerrancy anywhere in the scriptures, and can think of no solid theological reason to expect or want such a claim. \u00a0(Back in 2001, I published an article entitled\u00a0\u201cNotes on Historicity and Inerrancy\u201d<\/a>\u00a0that contains some of my thoughts on the topic.)<\/p>\n

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2.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The idea of \u201clikening the scriptures to ourselves,\u201d mentioned at 1 Nephi 19:23-24, is fundamental to his approach to Isaiah, and should be one of our main ways of reading, studying, and pondering the scriptures. \u00a0Important as it is to understand them in their original context and meaning, they weren\u2019t given to us mere for antiquarian curiosity or scholarly analysis.<\/p>\n

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How do they apply? \u00a0What counsel can I derive from them? \u00a0Can I hear the voice of God speaking to me, as I read?<\/p>\n

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On a separate note, you might enjoy reading Brant Gardner\u2019s \u201cMusings on the Making of Mormon\u2019s Book: 1 Nephi 19:1-21,\u201d on the blog of the Interpreter Foundation:<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/www.mormoninterpreter.com\/musings-on-the-making-of-mormons-book-1-nephi-191-21\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Postscript:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I should have posted a link to\u00a0this article\u00a0<\/a>earlier, in connection with Nephi\u2019s obtaining iron ore in Arabia. \u00a0It helps to show how very plausible the Arabian seacoast is as a location for Lehi\u2019s Old World Bountiful. \u00a0This was the kind of important work that the\u00a0old Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, or FARMS, sponsored in its heyday.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 Two important principles of scriptural interpretation are clearly stated or implied in today\u2019s reading,\u00a01 Nephi 19: \u00a0 1. \u00a0 As plainly shown in 1 Nephi 19:6, Nephi claims no infallibility for himself and no inerrancy for his writing. \u00a0Nor does the Book of Mormon claim inerrancy for itself. \u00a0Indeed, quite the contrary: \u00a0\u201cAnd […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1019,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nBOM 1 Nephi 19<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"    Two important principles of scriptural interpretation are clearly stated or implied in today's reading,\u00a01 Nephi 19:   1.   As\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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