Robert F. Smith analyzes "epistles" in the Book of Mormon; concludes that the majority follow the forms of letters from the Ancient Near East.
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Robert F. Smith, "Epistolary Form in the Book of Mormon," FARMS Review 22, no. 2 (2010):125-35
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- FARMS Review
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- Reading Public
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Abstract The claim that a personal letter in the Book of Mormon mimics a form indicative of modern rather than ancient composition is critiqued. The majority of letters in the Book of Mormon follow the ancient Hittite-Syrian, Neo-Assyrian, Amarna, and Hebrew epistolary format in which the correspondent of superior rank is always listed first. Other clues to ancient composition are noted.
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