Poetic Parallelisms in the Book of Mormon: The Complete Text Reformatted

Product Description The Book of Mormon is filled with parallelisms, a form of ancient poetry. The poetic patterns serve, as they do in the Bible, to structure and emphasize messages, define and expand them, and make them more memorable. One form of parallelism, chiasmus, has been extensively studied; the Book of Mormon has an abundance of chiasmus, as well as other forms of parallelism. The prophets of the Book of Mormon were inspired in their stylistic choices, employing word combinations that greatly expand our understanding of what they had to say. In the process, they used more than 25 different types of parallelism--and those forms were transmitted to us through the translation of the Book of Mormon from its ancient language into English (and subsequently into other languages).Poetic Parallelisms in the Book of Mormon: The Complete Text Reformatted gives us the entire Book of Mormon in a new format. Parts of the book are presented in narrative form (which typically doesn't use parallelisms), but this volume also arranges in their poetic form 325 instances of chiasmus and hundreds of additional parallel structures.Reading the Book of Mormon in this format will heighten our understanding and deepen our appreciation of this marvelous book of scripture. Review "Opens new windows of understanding and appreciation for this richly rewarding scripture." (John W. Welch, professor of law and cofounder of Book of Mormon Central)"I was amazed at the things Parry had discovered. . . .The influence of this book on my own study of the Book of Mormon has been extensive, and I will never be able to repay him for this great treasure." (James T. Duke, professor emeritus of sociology)Comments from readers: "fascinating, informative, scholarly""an amazingly interesting book""impressive""a great way to read the Book of Mormon" About the Author Donald W. Parry Ph.D. is a professor of Hebrew Bible in the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages at Brigham Young University. He is the author and editor of many works related to the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Old Testament, and the Book of Mormon. He has been a member of the International Team of Translators of the Dead Sea Scrolls since January 1994. He has authored or edited more than thirty books, and has written and published more than eighty articles.