Outline of the Book of Mormon
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Book of Mormon:
The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from approximately 2200 BC to AD 421.[1][2] It was first published in March 1830 by Joseph Smith as The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi.
What "type" of thing is the Book of Mormon?[edit]
The Book of Mormon can be described as all of the following:
Books of the Book of Mormon[edit]
- Small Plates of Nephi
- Mormon's abridgment of
the Large Plates of Nephi
Historicity of Book of Mormon[edit]
Origin of Book of Mormon[edit]
Book of Mormon witnesses[edit]
- Main article
- Three Witnesses
- Three Witnesses
- Oliver Cowdery
- Martin Harris (Latter Day Saints)
- David Whitmer
- Church of Christ (Whitmerite)
- Eight Witnesses
- Eight Witnesses
- Christian Whitmer
- Jacob Whitmer
- Peter Whitmer Jr.
- John Whitmer
- Hiram Page
- Joseph Smith Sr.
- Hyrum Smith
- Samuel H. Smith (Latter Day Saints)
- Another Witness
Prophets and People[edit]
Prophets[edit]
- List of Book of Mormon prophets
- Lehi
- Nephi
- Jacob
- Enos
- Jarom
- Omni
- Abinadom
- Amaleki
- King Benjamin
- Mosiah
- Abinadi
- Alma the Elder
- Alma the Younger
- Sons of Mosiah
- Omner
- Himni
- Amulek
- Zeezrom
- Helaman
- Shiblon
- Helaman II
- Nephi
- Lehi
- Samuel the Lamanite
- Nephi
- Timothy
- Nephi, son of Nephi the Disciple
- Mathoni
- Mathonihah
- Kumen
- Kumenonhi
- Shemnon
- Amos
- Amos II
- Ammaron
- Mormon
- Moroni
- Brother of Jared
- Ether
People[edit]
- List of Book of Mormon people
- Aaron (Lamanite)
- Aaron (Nephite)
- Abinadom
- Abish (Book of Mormon)
- Aha (Book of Mormon)
- Akish
- Amaleki
- Amaleki (Book of Mormon explorer)
- Amalickiah
- Amaron
- Aminadab
- Aminadi
- Amlici
- Ammah (Book of Mormon)
- Ammaron
- Ammon (Book of Mormon explorer)
- Ammon (Book of Mormon missionary)
- Ammoron
- Amoron
- Amos, son of Amos
- Amos, son of Nephi
- Amulek
- Amulon
- Antiomno
- Antionah
- Antionum
- Antipus
- Cezoram
- Gazelem
- Gid (Book of Mormon)
- Gideon (Book of Mormon)
- Helaman, son of Helaman
- Himni
- Ishmael (Book of Mormon)
- Jared (founder of Jaredites)
- Joseph (Book of Mormon)
- King Mosiah I
- King Mosiah II
- King Noah
- Laban (Book of Mormon)
- Lachoneus
- Laman and Lemuel
- Lamoni
- Limhi
- Moron (Book of Mormon)
- Captain Moroni
- Moronihah
- Mulek
- Nehor
- Omner
- Omni (Book of Mormon record keeper)
- Paanchi (Book of Mormon)
- Pahoran
- Sam (Book of Mormon)
- Sariah
- Shiblon
- Shiz
- Sons of Mosiah
- Teancum
- Zedekiah
- Zeezrom
- Zeniff
- Zenos
- Zeram, Amnor, Manti, and Limher
- Book of Mormon rulers
- Jaredite kings
Groups[edit]
- List of Book of Mormon groups
- Amlicites
- Amalekites
- Amulonites
- Anti-Nephi-Lehies, or People of Ammon
- Gadianton robbers
- Gentile
- Ishmaelites
- Jaredites
- King-men
- Lamanites
- Mulekites
- Nephites
- Order of the Nehors
- Stripling Warriors
- Zarahemla
- Zeniff, People of
- Zoramites
Places[edit]
- List of Book of Mormon places
- City of Aaron
- Ablom
- Plains of Agosh
- Wilderness of Akish
- Valley of Alma
- City of Ammonihah
- Hill Amnihu
- Land of Amulon
- Angola
- Ani-Anti
- Land of Antionum
- Antiparah
- Mount Antipas
- Boaz
- City of Bountiful (Book of Mormon)
- Hill Comnor
- City of Cumeni
- Cumorah
- Desolation
- Land of first inheritance
- Lehi-Nephi
- Valley of Lemuel
- Waters of Mormon
- Land of Moron
- Nahom
- Narrow neck of land
- Narrow strip of wilderness
- City of Nephi
- Land northward
- Hill Shim
- River Sidon
- Land Southward
- Zarahemla
Book of Mormon words and phrases[edit]
- Curelom and cumom
- Deseret (Book of Mormon)
- God Loveth His Children
- Great and abominable church
- Liahona (Book of Mormon)
- Parable of the Olive Tree
- Record of the Nephites
- Secret combination (Latter Day Saints)
- Three Nephites
- Tree of life vision
Book of Mormon artifacts[edit]
- The Joseph Smith Papers
- Latter Day Saint movement and engraved metal plates
- List of plates in Mormonism
- List of references to seer stones in the Latter Day Saint movement history
- Lost 116 pages
- Urim and Thummim (Latter Day Saints)
Organizations that study the Book of Mormon[edit]
- Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies
- FAIR (Faithful Answers, Informed Response)
- Interpreter Foundation
- John Whitmer Historical Association
- Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
- Religious Studies Center
Publications about the Book of Mormon[edit]
- Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought
- International Journal of Mormon Studies
- Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
- Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
- Mormon Studies Review (journal)
- Studies of the Book of Mormon (book of essays)
- Sunstone (magazine)
Book of Mormon scholars[edit]
- Paul R. Cheesman
- Terryl Givens
- Grant Hardy
- Brent Metcalfe
- Hugh Nibley
- Daniel C. Peterson
- B. H. Roberts
- Janne M. Sjödahl
- Royal Skousen
- John L. Sorenson
- Sidney B. Sperry
- Dan Vogel
Films about the Book of Mormon[edit]
See also[edit]
- Index of articles related to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Outline of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Outline of Joseph Smith
- Reformed Egyptian
References[edit]
- ^ Gordon B. Hinckley, "Praise to the Man" Archived 2012-06-08 at the Wayback Machine, 1979-11-04.
- ^ Church Educational System (1996, rev. ed.). Book of Mormon Student Manual (Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), ch. 6.
Further reading[edit]
- Kern, K.C. (2007). "Book of Mormon Online". Book of Mormon Online. Book of Mormon Central.
- Bruno Hare, John. "Book of Mormon". www.sacred-texts.com. Internet Sacred Text Archive.
External links[edit]
Book of Mormon at Wikipedia's sister projects
Definitions from Wiktionary
Media from Commons
News from Wikinews
Quotations from Wikiquote
Texts from Wikisource
Textbooks from Wikibooks
Resources from Wikiversity
Interactive reading[edit]
Historic versions[edit]
- Facsimile of the 1830 edition
- RLDS 1908 Book of Mormon[permanent dead link] (RLDS chapters and numbering)
- The Book of Mormon; An Account Written By the Hand of Mormon Upon Plates Taken From the Plates of Nephi. From the Collections at the Library of Congress