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-There are also significant parallels between the writing of '''Nephi''' and '''Mormon'''. Nephi's quotations from Isaiah feature four main entities that all find their parallel in Moroni's account of Nephite history:
+There are also significant parallels between the writing of '''Nephi''' and '''Mormon'''. Nephi's quotations from Isaiah feature four main entities that all find their parallel in Mormon’s account of Nephite history:
 Ne 23:1-3. Use of historical patterns like the Exodus.
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 * '''Nephi.'''
-:* '''Analogy to the Books of Moses.''' Much of what the five books of Moses are to the Old Testament, the two books of Nephi are to the Book of Mormon. Genesis explains the historical process by which the younger sons Isaac and Jacob inherited the birthright of Abraham, and how Joseph established a unitary House of Israel by gathering his brothers to him. (See the discussion at Genesis 36-50). Nephi likewise tells how he came to inherit the birthright in place of his older brothers Laman and Lemuel (See the discussion at First Nephi) and of the covenant birthright promises he received from the Lord (2 Ne 2:19-24), and how the Nephites and Lamanitess came to be established as peoples. Exodus and Numbers tell the story of Israel's travels through the wilderness and of how it learned through that experience to obey and to qualify to possess the land promised to Abraham. Nephi tells a similar story about the family of Lehi's travels through the wilderness. Soon after entering the wilderness, Israel is established as the Lord's people through the Sinai Covenant. (Ex 20-24). Soon after Lehi's family enters the wilderness, Nephi receives a covenant. (2 Ne 2:19-24). In Deuteronomy, Moses spells out the conditions under which Israel will have possession of its land of promise. In the Covenant with Nephi the conditions are spelled out under which the Nephites will be either prospered or scourged in their land of promise. Nephi does not include a lengthy recitation of religious rites and regulations as are spelled out in Leviticus.
+:* '''Analogy to the Books of Moses.''' Much of what the five books of Moses are to the Old Testament, the two books of Nephi are to the Book of Mormon. Genesis explains the historical process by which the younger sons Isaac and Jacob inherited the birthright of Abraham, and how Joseph established a unitary House of Israel by gathering his brothers to him. (See the discussion at Genesis 36-50). Nephi likewise tells how he came to inherit the birthright in place of his older brothers Laman and Lemuel (See the discussion at First Nephi) received additional covenant promises from the Lord (2 Ne 2:19-24), and how the Nephites and Lamanitess came to be established as peoples. Exodus and Numbers tell the story of Israel's travels through the wilderness and of how it learned through that experience to obey and to qualify to possess the land promised to Abraham. Nephi tells a similar story about the family of Lehi's travels through the wilderness. Soon after entering the wilderness, Israel is established as the Lord's people through the Sinai Covenant. (Ex 20-24). Soon after Lehi's family enters the wilderness, Nephi receives a covenant. (2 Ne 2:19-24). In Deuteronomy, Moses spells out the conditions under which Israel will have possession of its land of promise. In the Covenant with Nephi the conditions are spelled out under which the Nephites will be either prospered or scourged in their land of promise. (Nephi does not include a lengthy recitation of religious rites and regulations as are spelled out in Leviticus). Understanding the small plates in this way could make them pleasing and worth including even to someone like Mormon who had already written his own edited summary of this history from Nephi's large plates.
 * '''Jacob'''

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 * '''Nephi.'''
-:* '''Analogy to the Books of Moses.''' Much of what the five books of Moses are to the Old Testament, the two books of Nephi are to the Book of Mormon. Genesis explains the historical process by which the younger sons Isaac and Jacob inherited the birthright of Abraham, and how Joseph established a unitary House of Israel by gathering his brothers to him. (See the discussion at Genesis 36-50). Nephi likewise tells how he came to inherit the birthright in place of his older brothers Laman and Lemuel (See the discussion at First Nephi) and of the covenant birthright promises he received from the Lord. (2 Ne 2:19-24). Exodus and Numbers tell the story of Israel's travels through the wilderness and of how it learned through that experience to obey and to qualify to possess the land promised to Abraham. Nephi tells a similar story about the family of Lehi's travels through the wilderness. Soon after entering the wilderness, Israel is established as the Lord's people through the Sinai Covenant. (Ex 20-24). Soon after Lehi's family enters the wilderness, Nephi receives a covenant. (2 Ne 2:19-24). In Deuteronomy, Moses spells out the conditions under which Israel will have possession of its land of promise. In the Covenant with Nephi the conditions are spelled out under which the Nephites will be either prospered or scourged in their land of promise. Nephi does not include a lengthy recitation of religious rites and regulations as are spelled out in Leviticus.
+:* '''Analogy to the Books of Moses.''' Much of what the five books of Moses are to the Old Testament, the two books of Nephi are to the Book of Mormon. Genesis explains the historical process by which the younger sons Isaac and Jacob inherited the birthright of Abraham, and how Joseph established a unitary House of Israel by gathering his brothers to him. (See the discussion at Genesis 36-50). Nephi likewise tells how he came to inherit the birthright in place of his older brothers Laman and Lemuel (See the discussion at First Nephi) and of the covenant birthright promises he received from the Lord (2 Ne 2:19-24), and how the Nephites and Lamanitess came to be established as peoples. Exodus and Numbers tell the story of Israel's travels through the wilderness and of how it learned through that experience to obey and to qualify to possess the land promised to Abraham. Nephi tells a similar story about the family of Lehi's travels through the wilderness. Soon after entering the wilderness, Israel is established as the Lord's people through the Sinai Covenant. (Ex 20-24). Soon after Lehi's family enters the wilderness, Nephi receives a covenant. (2 Ne 2:19-24). In Deuteronomy, Moses spells out the conditions under which Israel will have possession of its land of promise. In the Covenant with Nephi the conditions are spelled out under which the Nephites will be either prospered or scourged in their land of promise. Nephi does not include a lengthy recitation of religious rites and regulations as are spelled out in Leviticus.
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 The Book of Mormon was written almost entirely (98.8% by word count in English translation) by four people: Nephi (20.4%), Jacob (3.4%), Mormon (65.1%), and Moroni (9.9%). One useful way to think about the Book of Mormon is as a series of four books written by each of these four people. While much of this wiki page discusses ways in which the writings of these four people work together as a single harmonious whole, it is also useful to recognize their individual voices.
-* '''Nephi'''
+* '''Nephi.'''
 * '''Jacob'''
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 == Prophetic devices ==

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 * In '''Ether - Moroni''', faith is typically addressed in connection with hope and charity, and in the context of those who have already gone through a change of heart and are doing right, but can reach to a higher level of righteousness. The Sermon on the Mount in '''Third Nephi''' ties in with this when viewed not just as a temple speech, but as a temple ceremony. The third and last temple speech in the Book of Mormon is given by the Lord at the temple in Bountiful (3 Nephi 11-26).
-<div id="reliance-on-christ></div>
+<div id="reliance-on-christ"></div>
 == Reliance on Christ for deliverance ==

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−	~~Much of the following~~ material ~~can be synthesized in~~ this outline of the ~~major portions~~ of ~~the~~ Book of Mormon:	+	The material on this page will be more easily followed by reference to an outline of the Book of Mormon, such as [http://www.kurtelieson.com/scriptures/book-of-mormon-units.pdf Book of Mormon Outlined as Units of Thought]:

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-:''-- Faith as a principle of action: comes by a witness of the Holy Ghost and leads to a change of heart --'' <br>
+:''-- Faith as a principle of action: that comes by a witness of the Holy Ghost and leads to a change of heart --'' <br>
 :'''MORMON'''
-::* recounts Nephite history by religious leaders
+::* recounts Nephite history by religious leaders that is historically parallel to Isaiah
 ::'''[[Mosiah]]'''
 :::* second temple speech (Mos 2-6)
 :::* repeatedly states that the only name through which one can be saved is Christ
-:::* unaccountable government (monarchy) can be abusive and lead to general wickedness
+:::* unaccountable government or monarchy can be abusive and lead to general wickedness
 :::* dwells on history beginning with lessons leading to transition to democracy
 ::'''[[Alma 1-44]]'''
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 :::* describes religious liberals, conservatives, and agnostics
 :::* separation of church and state
-:::* opportunities for advancement based on education
+:::* opportunities for advancement come to be based on education
 ::'''[[Alma 45-63]]'''
-:::* accountable government (democracy) can be paralyzed by internal disunity
+:::* accountable government or democracy can be paralyzed by internal disunity
 :::* international trade leads to rapid economic growth
 ::'''[[Helaman]]'''
-:::* accountable government (democracy) can also be destroyed by secret combinations
+:::* accountable government or democracy can also be destroyed by secret combinations
 :::* all nations unite against secret combinations
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 ::'''[[Third Nephi]]'''
 :::* third temple speech (3 Ne 11-26)
 ::'''[[Mormon]]'''
-:::* following centuries of millennial peace, a final great battle and the end of history
+:::* following centuries of Zion-type righteousness and peace, a final great battle and the end of history
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 ::* recounts Jaredite history by political leaders
 ::'''[[Ether]]'''
-:::* unaccountable government (monarchy) is no guarantee against secret combinations
+:::* unaccountable government or monarchy is no guarantee against secret combinations
 ::'''[[Moroni]]'''