Second Nephi is famous among readers of the Book of Mormon for its dense style. Nephi’s adoration of the words of Isaiah has puzzled many. What can we learn about the nature of prophecy and scripture by paying attention to Nephi’s repurposing of the biblical prophet?

Six scholars of the Mormon Theology Seminar address this and other questions in Reading Nephi Reading Isaiah: 2 Nephi 26–27. These essays shed new light on the Book of Mormon. Each provides an exemplary model for improved scripture study.