2 Ne 9:11-15
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Questions
- v. 13: What is the paradise Jacob is talking about? What do we usually call it?
- v. 14: What kind of symbolism do you see in the contrast between guilt, uncleanness, and nakedness on the one hand, and enjoyment and the clothing of purity and the robe of righteousness on the other hand? Does reference back to 2 Ne 4:33 add any meaning to this verse? Why does Jacob identify himself with the wicked at the beginning of the verse ("we shall have a perfect knowledge of our guilt")?
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Lexical notes
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Exegesis
The end of verse 13 says that after the resurrection people will have "a perfect knowledge like unto us in the flesh." This suggests that our knowledge is currently perfect. But it isn't, as affirmed by the following clause "save it be that our knowledge shall be perfect." An alternate punctuation might make the meaning more clear:
- "...having a perfect knowledge; like unto us in the flesh, save it be that our knowledge shall be perfect."
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