Teaching Choral Concepts

Review

When you read this book you'll discover:
     Nine hundred sixty-one chiasma have been identified in the Book of Mormon. This book lists and documents them all.
   Fifty-three percent of the verses in the Book of Mormon are chiastic (3,394 verses out of 6,404). Writings from the small plates of Nephi are 72% chiastic, the abridgment of the large plates of Nephi is 46% chiastic.
    Thirty-three different authors in the Book of Mormon used chiasma in their speaking and writings, including God the Father and Jesus Christ, the Hebrew prophets Isaiah and Zenos; Jaredites including Mahonri Moriancumer (the brother of Jared) and the daughter of Jared.
     Authors in the Book of Mormon used different levels of chiasticity. Lehi's words are 83% chiastic: King Benjamin's, 79%; Nephi's, 76%; Mahonri Moriancumer's, 75%; Samuel's and Enos', 63%; Moroni's 52%; Jesus Christ's, 43%; and Mormon's, 36%. Mormon's commentary verses are 49% chiastic, his abridgment verses, 42%. Moroni's commentary verses are 65% chiastic, his abridgment verses, 49%!
     The entire book of 1 Nephi is a chiastic masterpiece, with layer upon layer of chiastic structures within it. There is a global literal chiasmus with 165 repeated elements starting from the beginning and the end of the book, drawing together towards the center. There is also a global conceptual chiasmus in 1 Nephi, plus 107 additional chiastic structures. Amazing!
     You don't know the Book of Mormon until you've read and assimilated the wealth of information in this book!

Table of Contents

                                 Part One: General Information, 9

1. Book of Mormon Authorship, 9
   The Large Plates of Nephi, 9
   The Small Plates of Nephi, 14

2. Chiastic structure and Chiastic Authorship in the Book of Mormon, 16
   Basic Chiastic Structures, 16
   The Question of Chiastic Authorship, 18
   Statistical Considerations, 19
   List of First Person Book of Mormon Authors in Order of Percent Chiasticity, 20
   Chronological Sequence and Percent Chiasticity of Small Plates Authors, 22

3. The Amazing Chiastic Structure of 1 Nephi, 23
   Global Literal Chiasmus of 165 Repeated Elements in 1 Nephi, 24
   Global Conceptual Chiasmus in 1 Nephi, 29
   Conceptual Chiasma in The First And Second Halves of First Nephi, 32
   The Chiastic Structure of 1 Nephi 1-9, 32
   The Chiastic Structure of 1 Nephi 10-22, 33
   The Structure of First Nephi is an Evidence of Divine Inspiration, 33

                         Part Two: Chiasma Listed by Author, 34

4. God, the Father, 34
5. Zenos, 36
6. Giddianhi, 36
7. Lehi, 39
   Shared Chiasma, 61
   Nephi and Lehi, 61
8. Zeniff, 61
9. Anti-Nephi-Lehi, 66
10. Benjamin, 68
11. Nephi-l Nephi, 81
12. Nephi Continued--2 Nephi, 107
13. Nephi Continued-shared Chiasma, 127
   Nephi and Lehi, 127
   Nephi, Sariah and Lehi, 128
   Nephi and the Lord, 129
   Nephi And His Brothers, 142
   Nephi And The Prophet Zenos, 149
14. Mahonri Moriancumer, 150
15. Jacob, 152
   Shared Chiasma 168
   Jacob and Sherem 168
16. Samuel, The Lamanite, 170
17. Enos, 177
18. Korlhor, 180
19. Alma the Younger, 182
20. Jarom, 215
21. Helaman, Son of Helaman, 217
22. Ammon, 219
23. General Moroni, 222
24. Moroni, 230
   Shared Chaismus--Moroni and Christ, 244
25. Gideon, 245
26. Daughter of Jared, 246
27. Helaman, Son of Alma, 247
28. Amulek, 255
29. Limhi, 259
30. Isaiah, 261
31. Jesus Christ, 276
32. Mormon, 298
   Shared Chiasmus--The Lord and Mormon, 305
33. Nephi, Son of Helaman, 306
34. Amaleki, 310
35. Abinadi, 312
36. Pahoran, 315
37. Aaron, 317
38. Mosiah, 318
39. Moroni-Commentary, 319
   Shared Chiasma--The Lord and Moroni, 326
40. Mormon-Commentary, 327
   Mixed Abridgment and Commentary, 333
41. Mormon's Abridgment--Mosiah, 333
   Shared Chiasma, 343
   King Benjamin and Mormon, 343
   King Limhi, Ammon and Mormon, 343
   King Limhi and Mormon, 344
   Abinadi and Mormon, 345
   Alma, the People and Mormon, 346
   Gideon and Mormon, 347
   The Lord and Mormon, 347
   Alma, Mosiah and Mormon, 348
42. Mormon's Abridgment--Alma, 349
   Shared Chiasma, 393
   Alma and Mormon, 393
   Alma, Zarem and Mormon, 396
   The Chief Judge and Mormon,398
   Alma, Zeezrom and Mormon, 399
   Servants and Mormon, 399
   King Lamoni, the Servants and Mormon, 400
   King Lamoni, Ammon and Mormon, 400
   The Lord, Ammon, King Lamoni and Mormon, 401
   King Lamoni, Lamoni's Father and Mormon, 402
   Ammon, Lamoni's Father and Mormon, 402
   Lamoni's Father and Mormon, 403
   Aaron, Lamoni' s Father and Mormon, 404
   King Anti-Nephi-Lehi and Mormon, 405
   Aaron, Ammon and Mormon, 405
   Ammon and his Brethren and Mormon, 406
   King Anti-Nephi-Lehi, Ammon and Mormon, 406
   Alma, Korihor and Mormon, 406
   The Poor in Heart and Mormon, 408
   General Moroni and Mormon, 408
   Laman, the Lamanite Soldiers and Mormon, 410
   Helaman and Mormon, 410
43. Mormon's Abridgment--Helaman, 410
   Shared Chiasma, 422
   Aminadab, the Lamanites and Mormon, 422
   Aminadab and Mormon, 422
   The Holy Spirit of God and Mormon, 423
   Nephi and Mormon, 423
   The Judges, the Nephites and Mormon, 424
   The Lord and Mormon, 425
   The Nephites and Mormon, 425
   The Unbelieving Lamanites and Mormon, 425
44. Mormon's Abridgment--3 Nephi, 426
   Shared Chiasma, 438
   The Lord and Mormon, 438
   The Nephites and Mormon, 440
   The People and Mormon, 440
   The Multitude, the Lord and Mormon, 441
45. Mormon's Abridgment--4 Nephi, 442
46. Moroni's Abridgment--Ether, 444
   Shared Chiasma, 458
   Jared and Moroni, 458
   The Brother of Jared and Moroni, 458
   The Lord and Moroni, 459
   The Lord, the Brother of Jared and Moroni, 459
   The Daughter of Jared, Akish, Jared, and Moroni, 460

Appendix--Classification of Chiasma by Type, 461
Sequential Index of Chiasma, 465
Topical Index, 476

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