Alma

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Alma 1

• Alma 1:15
  • John A. Tvedtnes, “Confession of Sins before Execution” (Link)
• Alma 1:29
  • John L. Sorenson, "Possible "Silk" and "Linen" in the Book of Mormon" (Link)
  • FAIR entry on "silk" (Link)

Alma 2

• Alma 2:20
  • John L. Sorenson, "Evidence for Tents" (Link)

Alma 3

• Alma 3:1
  • Larry G. Childs, "Epanalepsis in the Book of Mormon" (Link)

Alma 4

• Alma 4:6
  • FAIR article on silk (Link)

Alma 5

• Alma 5
  • Robert A. Rees, "Alma the Younger's Seminal Sermon at Zarahemla" (Link)
• Alma 5:33-34
  • David Calabro, ""Stretch Forth Thy Hand and Prophesy": Hand Gestures in the Book of Mormon" (Link)
• Alma 5:40
  • Donald W. Parry, "Antithetical Parallelism in the Book of Mormon" (Link)

Alma 7

• Alma 7:10
  • Robert F. Smith, "The Land of Jerusalem: The Place of Jesus' Birth" (Link)
  • Gordon C. Thomasson, "Revisiting the Land of Jerusalem" (Link)
  • FAIR entry on "Jerusalem vs Bethlehem" (Link)

Alma 8

• Alma 8:22
  • Angela M. Crowell and John A. Tvedtnes, "Blessing God after Eating One's Fill"

Alma 10

• Alma 10:25
  • David Calabro, ""Stretch Forth Thy Hand and Prophesy": Hand Gestures in the Book of Mormon" (Link)

Alma 11

• Chapter Overview
  • FAIR entry on "coins" (Link)
• Alma 11:2
  • Royal Skousen, “Latest Findings in the Book of Mormon Critical Text Project” (Link)
• Alma 11:3, 7
  • John W. Welch, "The Laws of Eshnunna and Nephite Economics" (Link)

Alma 13

• Alma 13:13-19
  • John W. Welch, "The Melchizedek Material in Alma 13:13-19" (Link)
• Alma 13:21
  • David Calabro, ""Stretch Forth Thy Hand and Prophesy": Hand Gestures in the Book of Mormon" (Link)

Alma 14

• Alma 14:10
  • David Calabro, ""Stretch Forth Thy Hand and Prophesy": Hand Gestures in the Book of Mormon" (Link)

Alma 15

• Alma 15:5-6
  • David Calabro, ""Stretch Forth Thy Hand and Prophesy": Hand Gestures in the Book of Mormon" (Link)
• Alma 15:17
  • David E. Bokovoy, “A Place of Deliverance: Altars in the Hebrew Bible and Book of Mormon” (Link)

Alma 16

• Alma 16:1
  • John L. Sorenson, "The Nephite Calendar in Mosiah, Alma, and Helaman" (Link)
• Alma 16:9
  • John W. Welch, "The Destruction of Ammonihah and the Law of Apostate Cities" (Link)
• Alma 16:13
  • FAIR entry on "synagogues" (Link)

Alma 17

• Chapter Overview
  • Hugh W. Nibley, "Teachings of the Book of Mormon, Lecture 51: Alma 17-19" (Link)
• Alma 17:26
  • Paul Y. Hoskisson, “What’s in a Name? Sebus,” Insights 32/1 (2012); (Link)
• Alma 17:39
  • John M. Lundquist, and John W. Welch, "Ammon and Cutting Off the Arms of Enemies" (Link)

Alma 18

• Alma 18:9-10, 12
  • FAIR entry on "horses" (Link)
  • FAIR entry on "chariots" (Link)
  • Robert R Bennett, "Horses in the Book of Mormon" (Link)
  • Out of the Dust (short article on horses) (Link)

Alma 19

• Alma 19:12, 30, 36
  • David Calabro, ""Stretch Forth Thy Hand and Prophesy": Hand Gestures in the Book of Mormon" (Link)

Alma 20

• Alma 20:6
  • FAIR entry on "horses" (Link)
  • FAIR entry on "chariots" (Link)
  • Robert R Bennett, "Horses in the Book of Mormon" (Link)
  • Out of the Dust (short article on horses) (Link)

Alma 22

• Alma 22:27
  • William J. Hamblin, "Directions in Hebrew, Egyptian, and Nephite Language" (Link)
• Alma 22:32
  • Matthew Roper, “Travel Across the ‘Narrow Neck of Land’” (Link)
  • John L. Sorenson, ""A Day and a Half's Journey for a Nephite"" (Link)

Alma 24

• Alma 24:6-18
  • Duane Boyce, "Were the Ammonites Pacifists?" (Link)
• Alma 24:12
  • Kevin L. Barney and David Linn, “Let Us Stain Our Swords No More,” (Link)

Alma 27

• Alma 27:24
  • John W. Welch, "Exemption from Military Duty" (Link)

Alma 29

• Alma 29:10
  • David Calabro, ""Stretch Forth Thy Hand and Prophesy": Hand Gestures in the Book of Mormon" (Link)

Alma 30

• Alma 30:15
  • Robert E. Clark, "Notes on Korihor and Language" (Link)
• Alma 30:49
  • John W. Welch, "Cursing a Litigant with Speechlessness" (Link)

Alma 31

• Alma 31:12
  • John W. Welch, "Synagogues in the Book of Mormon" (Link)
• Alma 31:14
  • David Calabro, ""Stretch Forth Thy Hand and Prophesy": Hand Gestures in the Book of Mormon" (Link)

Alma 32

• Alma 32:7
  • David Calabro, ""Stretch Forth Thy Hand and Prophesy": Hand Gestures in the Book of Mormon" (Link)
• Alma 32:30
  • FAIR entry on textual variant (Link)

Alma 33

• Alma 33:3
  • Paul Y. Hoskisson, “Jeremiah’s Game” (Link)
• Alma 33:3-11, 13, 15
  • Daniel J. Ludlow, "Zenos" (Link)
• Alma 33:20
  • Kristen S. Heal, “Look to God and Live” (Link)
• Alma 33:21
  • Royal Skousen, “Book of Mormon Critical Text Project Continues with New Volume” (Link)

Alma 34

• Alma 34:16
  • David Calabro, ""Stretch Forth Thy Hand and Prophesy": Hand Gestures in the Book of Mormon" (Link)
• Alma 34:32-34
  • John A. Tvedtnes and Matthew Roper, “Scripture Insight: ‘Do Not Procrastinate the Day of Your Repentance” (Link)

Alma 35

• Alma 35:16
  • John W. Welch, and Gordon C. Thomasson, "The Sons of the Passover" (Link)

Alma 36

• Alma 36:28
  • FAIR entry on "Red Sea vs Reed Sea" (Link)

Alma 37

• Alma 37:23, 25
  • Matthew Roper, “Teraphim and the Urim and Thummim” (Link)
• Alma 37:38, 43, 44
  • Jonathan Curci, "Liahona: "The Direction of the Lord": An Etymological Explanation" (Link)
  • FAIR entry on "compass"(Link)

Alma 40

• Alma 40:12
  • Philip A. Allred, "Alma's Use of State in the Book of Mormon" (Link)

Alma 43

• Alma 43:3
  • Proceedings: "Conference on Warfare in the Book of Mormon" (link)
• Alma43:13-14
  • Royal Skousen, “Book Excerpt: Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon” (Link)

Alma 46

• Alma 46:13-16
  • FAIR entry on the term "Christian" (Link)
• Alma 46:21-23
  • Matthew Roper, “Joseph’s Coat and Moroni’s Covenant of Liberty” (Link)
• Alma 46:22
  • Donald W. Parry, "Symbolic Action as Prophetic Curse" (Link)
  • Stephen D. Ricks, ""Holy War" in the Book of Mormon and the Ancient Near East" (Link)
• Alma 46:23-24, 27
  • John A. Tvedtnes, “The Remnant of Joseph,” Insights 20/8 (2000); (Link)

Alma 48

• Alma 48:10
  • FAIR entry on the term "Christian" (Link)

Alma 50

• Alma 50:14
  • John A. Tvedtnes, "Cities and Lands in the Book of Mormon" (Link)

Alma 52

• Alma 52:1
  • Stephen D. Ricks, and Robert F. Smith, "New Year's Celebrations" (Link)

Alma 62

• Alma 62:5
  • Matthew Roper, "Eyewitness Descriptions of Mesoamerican Swords" (Link)

Alma 63

• Alma 63:5, 8
  • John L. Sorenson, "New Technology and Ancient Voyages" (Link)