One of the most controversial accounts in the Stick of Joseph records how Nefi killed Lavan. In this post, we’ll take a look at the event in its entirety, then examine it under the requirements of Torah to determine if Nefi was guilty of murder.
These Isaiah excerpts are uniquely interesting because they show clear signs of descending from the ancient scribal tradition of the Book of Isaiah. In some cases, the Brass Plates versions of Isaiah differ from the standard Masoretic text found in modern Bibles…when the Brass Plates version differs from the Masoretic (Biblical) text, the Brass Plates version often proves to match other ancient sources better than the current Biblical text does.
Though Lechi hailed from Joseph’s lineage and knew of the Brass Plates, it’s clear he didn’t know much about their true contents until he had read them.
Why was it so important that Lechi’s family take the “record of the Y’hudim” recorded on the Brass Plates with them to their new promised land?
The “lost prophets” of the Brass Plates, gave some of the clearest prophecies concerning the Messiah. Let’s consider the following examples:
The Tanakh frequently mentions “lost books” that are cited in the Tanakh, but which do not appear in the current collection of books. The list of such “lost books” includes...
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