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“Lehi’s Dream,” by Steven Lloyd Neal
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1 Nephi 6

Taylor Halverson, “Reading 1 Nephi with Wisdom,” Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 22 (2016): 279–293.

1 Nephi 6:1-6

Reynolds, Noel B.. "Nephi’s Small Plates: A Rhetorical Analysis." Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 50 (2022): 99-122.

1 Nephi 7

1 Nephi 7:2

Sperry, Sidney B.. "Did Father Lehi Have Daughters Who Married the Sons of Ishmael?" Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 4, no. 1 (1995): 235-238.

Baker, Christine Purves. Ishmael In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Edited by Daniel H. Ludlow. Vol. 2. New York: Macmillan, 1992.

1 Nephi 7:14

S. Kent Brown, and David Rolph Seely. "Jeremiah's Imprisonment and the Date of Lehi's Departure." 2 1 (2001): 15-32.

1 Nephi 8

Overview

Heather Hardy, “The Double Nature of God’s Saving Work: The Plan of Salvation and Salvation History,” in The Things Which My Father Saw: Approaches to Lehi’s Dream and Nephi’s Vision (2011 Sperry Symposium), ed. Daniel L. Belnap, Gaye Strathearn, and Stanley A. Johnson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011), 15–36.

Jared M. Halverson, “Lehi’s Dream and Nephi’s Vision as Apocalyptic Literature,” in The Things Which My Father Saw: Approaches to Lehi’s Dream and Nephi’s Vision (2011 Sperry Symposium), ed. Daniel L. Belnap, Gaye Strathearn, and Stanley A. Johnson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011), 53–69.

Pike, Dana M. “Lehi Dreamed a Dream: The Report of Lehi’s Dream in Its Biblical Context,” in The Things Which My Father Saw: Approaches to Lehi’s Dream and Nephi’s Vision (2011 Sperry Symposium), ed. Daniel L. Belnap, Gaye Strathearn, and Stanley A. Johnson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011), 92–118.

Aaron Schade, “The Strait and Narrow Path: The Covenant Path of Discipleship Leading to the Tree of Life,” in The Things Which My Father Saw: Approaches to Lehi’s Dream and Nephi’s Vision (2011 Sperry Symposium), ed. Daniel L. Belnap, Gaye Strathearn, and Stanley A. Johnson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011), 135–60.

Grant Hardy, “Prophetic Perspectives and Prerogative: How Lehi and Nephi Applied the Lessons of Lehi’s Dream,” in The Things Which My Father Saw: Approaches to Lehi’s Dream and Nephi’s Vision (2011 Sperry Symposium), ed. Daniel L. Belnap, Gaye Strathearn, and Stanley A. Johnson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011), 199–213.

Daniel L. Belnap, “‘Even as Our Father Lehi Saw’: Lehi’s Dream as Nephite Cultural Narrative,” in The Things Which My Father Saw: Approaches to Lehi’s Dream and Nephi’s Vision (2011 Sperry Symposium), ed. Daniel L. Belnap, Gaye Strathearn, and Stanley A. Johnson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011), 214–39.

D. Mick Smith, “Sacrifice and Condescension: Types and Shadows for Latter-day Living,” in The Things Which My Father Saw: Approaches to Lehi’s Dream and Nephi’s Vision (2011 Sperry Symposium), ed. Daniel L. Belnap, Gaye Strathearn, and Stanley A. Johnson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011), 330–46.

Mary Jane Woodger and Michelle Vanegas Brodrick, “Lehi’s Dream and Nephi’s Vision as Used by Church Leaders,” in The Things Which My Father Saw: Approaches to Lehi’s Dream and Nephi’s Vision (2011 Sperry Symposium), ed. Daniel L. Belnap, Gaye Strathearn, and Stanley A. Johnson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011), 374–92.

Swift, Charles. "Lehi’s Vision of the Tree of Life: Understanding the Dream as Visionary Literature." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 14, no. 2 (2005): 52-63, 74-75.

Welch, John W.. "The Narrative of Zosimus and the Book of Mormon." BYU Studies Quarterly 22, no. 3 (1982): 311-332.

Tvedtnes, John A.. "A New Testament Parallel to Lehi's Tree of Life Vision." In The Most Correct Book: Insights from a Book of Mormon Scholar, 113-115. Salt Lake City: Cornerstone Publishing, 1999.

Calabro, David. "Lehi’s Dream and the Garden of Eden." Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 26 (2017): 269-296.

Griggs, C. Wilfred. "The Book of Mormon as an Ancient Book." BYU Studies Quarterly 22, no. 3 (1982): 259-277.

Atwood, Ryan. "Lehi’s Dream and the Plan of Salvation." Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 37 (2020): 141-162.

Mesoamerican Connections to the Tree of Life

Christenson, Allen J.. "The Sacred Tree of the Ancient Maya." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 6, no. 1 (1997): 1-23.

Clark, John E.. "A New Artistic Rendering of Izapa Stela 5: A Step toward Improved Interpretation." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 8, no. 1 (1999): 22-33, 77.

Parrish, Alan K.. "Stela 5, Izapa: A Layman's Consideration of the Tree of Life Stone." In The Book of Mormon: First Nephi, The Doctrinal Foundation, edited by Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate, Jr., 125-150. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1988.

Brewer, Stewart W.. "The History of an Idea: The Scene on Stela 5 from Izapa, Mexico, as a Representation of Lehi’s Vision of the Tree of Life." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 8, no. 1 (1999): 12-18, 20-21, 77.

1 Nephi 8:1

LeFevre, David A.. "“We Did Again Take Our Journey”." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 15, no. 2 (2006): 58-67, 120-122.

1 Nephi 8:2

Volluz, Corbin T.. "Lehi's Dream of the Tree of Life: Springboard to Prophecy." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 2, no. 2 (1993): 14-38.

Black, Susan Easton. "'Behold, I Have Dreamed a Dream'." In The Book of Mormon: First Nephi, The Doctrinal Foundation, edited by Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate, Jr., 113-124. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1988.

1 Nephi 8:4

Seth J. King, “Illuminating a Darkened World,” in The Things Which My Father Saw: Approaches to Lehi’s Dream and Nephi’s Vision (2011 Sperry Symposium), ed. Daniel L. Belnap, Gaye Strathearn, and Stanley A. Johnson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011), 300–317.

1 Nephi 8:10

Raish, Martin. Tree of Life In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Edited by Daniel H. Ludlow. Vol. 4. New York: Macmillan, 1992.

C. Robert Line, “Bitter and Sweet: Dual Dimensions of the Tree of Life,” in The Things Which My Father Saw: Approaches to Lehi’s Dream and Nephi’s Vision (2011 Sperry Symposium), ed. Daniel L. Belnap, Gaye Strathearn, and Stanley A. Johnson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011), 318–29.

Miller, Jeanette W.. "The Tree of Life, a Personification of Christ." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 2, no. 1 (1993): 93-106.

Baker, LeGrand L.. "The Ancient Temple is Associated with the Tree of Life." In The Book of Mormon as an Ancient Israelite Temple: Nineteen Classic Temple Characteristics of the Book of Mormon, 39-53. Salt Lake City: Eborn Books, 2012.

Barker, Margaret. "Joseph Smith and Preexilic Israelite Religion." BYU Studies Quarterly 44, no. 4 (2005): 69-82.

1 Nephi 8:12

Charles Swift, “‘It Filled My Soul with Exceedingly Great Joy’: Lehi’s Vision of Teaching and Learning,” in The Things Which My Father Saw: Approaches to Lehi’s Dream and Nephi’s Vision (2011 Sperry Symposium), ed. Daniel L. Belnap, Gaye Strathearn, and Stanley A. Johnson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011), 347–73.

1 Nephi 8:15

Russell T. Osguthorpe, “The Power of Inspired Invitations,” in The Things Which My Father Saw: Approaches to Lehi’s Dream and Nephi’s Vision (2011 Sperry Symposium), ed. Daniel L. Belnap, Gaye Strathearn, and Stanley A. Johnson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011), 1–14.

Ogletree, Mark D.. ""That My Family Should Partake"." Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel 17, no. 1 (2016): 92-107.

1 Nephi 8:19, 20, 24, 30

Tvedtnes, John A.. "Notes and Communications: Rod and Sword as the Word of God." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 5, no. 2 (1996): 148-155.

Tvedtnes, John A.. "Rod and Sword as the Word of God." In Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon: The FARMS Updates of the 1990s, edited by John W. Welch and Melvin J. Thorne, 32-39. Provo, UT: FARMS, 1999.

Nelson, Zachary. "The Rod of Iron in Lehi's Dream." Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel 10, no. 3 (2009): 49-58.

1 Nephi 8:20

Welch, John W.. "Straight (Not Strait) and Narrow." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 17, no. 1 (2007): 18-25, 83-84.

Reynolds, Noel B., and Royal Skousen. "Was the Path Nephi Saw “Strait and Narrow” or “Straight and Narrow”?" Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 10, no. 2 (2001): 30-33, 70.

Hoskisson, Paul Y.. "Straightening Things Out: The Use of Strait and Straight in the Book of Mormon." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 12, no. 2 (2003): 58-71, 114-117.

1 Nephi 8:26, 33

"New Light: The Queen of Sheba, Skyscraper Architecture, and Lehi’s Dream." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 11, no. 1 (2002): 102-103, 115.

1 Nephi 8:28

Pearson, Kevin W.. Stay by the Tree In The One-Hundredth and Eighty-Fifth Annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2015.

1 Nephi 8:36

Jennifer C. Lane, “The Presence of the Lord,” in The Things Which My Father Saw: Approaches to Lehi’s Dream and Nephi’s Vision (2011 Sperry Symposium), ed. Daniel L. Belnap, Gaye Strathearn, and Stanley A. Johnson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011), 119–34.

Matthew L. Bowen, “Not Partaking of the Fruit: Its Generational Consequences and Its Remedy,” in The Things Which My Father Saw: Approaches to Lehi’s Dream and Nephi’s Vision (2011 Sperry Symposium), ed. Daniel L. Belnap, Gaye Strathearn, and Stanley A. Johnson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011).

1 Nephi 9

1 Nephi 9:1-6

Reynolds, Noel B.. "Nephi’s Small Plates: A Rhetorical Analysis." Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 50 (2022): 99-122.

1 Nephi 9:2–4

Reeve, Jr., Rex C.. "The Book of Mormon Plates." In The Book of Mormon: First Nephi, The Doctrinal Foundation, edited by Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate, Jr., 99-111.

Olsen, Steven L.. "Nephi's Literary Endeavor." Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel 4, no. 3 (2003): 133-141.

Parker, Jimmy B.. "A Record of Our Kingdoms." Ensign 6, no. 8 (1976): 22-25.

Noel B. Reynolds, “Nephi’s Political Testament,” in Rediscovering the Book of Mormon: Insights You May Have Missed Before, ed. John L. Sorenson and Melvin J. Thorne (Salt Lake City/Provo: Deseret Book and FARMS, 1991), 220–229.

Noel B. Reynolds, “The Political Dimension in Nephi’s Small Plates,” BYU Studies 27, no. 4 (Fall 1987): 20–33.

Val Larsen, “Killing Laban: The Birth of Sovereignty in the Nephite Constitutional Order,” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 16, no. 1 (2007): 26–41.

1 Nephi 9:5

S. Kent Brown, “Nephi’s Use of Lehi’s Record,” in Rediscovering the Book of Mormon: Insights You May Have Missed Before, ed. John L. Sorenson and Melvin J. Thorne (Salt Lake City and Provo, UT: Deseret Book and FARMS, 1991), 3–14.

S. Kent Brown. "Recovering the Missing Record of Lehi." In From Jerusalem to Zarahemla: Literary and Historical Studies of the Book of Mormon, 28-54. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1998.

S. Kent Brown. "Recovering the Missing Record of Lehi." In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators, 144-172. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.

Tvedtnes, John A.. "Contents of the 116 Lost Pages and the Large Plates." In The Most Correct Book: Insights from a Book of Mormon Scholar, 37-52. Salt Lake City: Cornerstone Publishing, 1999.

Don Bradley, “American Proto-Zionism and the ‘Book of Lehi’: Recontextualizing the Rise of Mormonism,” (M.A. Thesis, Utah State University, 2018).

1 Nephi 10

1 Nephi 10:4

Tvedtnes, John A.. "Notes and Communications: Knowledge of Christ to Come." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 5, no. 1 (1996): 159-161.

Draper, Richard D.. "The First Coming of the Lord to the Jews: A Book of Mormon Perspective." In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators, 343-356. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.

Tvedtnes, John A.. "The Messiah, The Book of Mormon, and the Dead Sea Scrolls." In The Most Correct Book: Insights from a Book of Mormon Scholar, 328-343. Salt Lake City: Cornerstone Publishing, 1999.

James H. Charlesworth, “Messianism in the Pseudepigrapha and the Book of Mormon,” in Reflections on Mormonism: Judaeo-Christian Parallels, ed. Truman G. Madsen (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1978), 99–137.

Jeffrey R. Chadwick, “Dating the Departure of Lehi from Jerusalem,” BYU Studies 57, no. 2 (2018): 7–51.

S. Kent Brown, and David Rolph Seely. "Jeremiah's Imprisonment and the Date of Lehi's Departure." 2 1 (2001): 15-32.

Spackman, Randall P.. "The Jewish/Nephite Lunar Calendar." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 7, no. 1 (1998): 48-59, 71.

1 Nephi 10:12-14

Reynolds, Noel B.. "Lehi and Nephi as Trained Manassite Scribes." Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 50 (2022): 161-216.

1 Nephi 10:12

Reynolds, Noel B.. "Nephite Uses and Interpretations of Zenos." In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 21-49. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1994.

Seely, David Rolph, and John W. Welch. "Zenos and the Texts of the Old Testament." In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 322-346. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1994.

1 Nephi 10:13

Hoskisson, Paul Y.. "Additional Janus Parallels in the Book of Mormon." Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 47 (2021): 81-90.