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Dr. Stephan Taeger was quoting from Grant Hardy's book to explain why Mormon included the flashback with Alma the Elder in the Book of Mormon.
Again, I'm quoting from Grant Hardy from a book called Understanding the Book of Mormon.
— Episode: Mosiah 7-10 Part 2 • Dr. Stephan Taeger...
Episode: Mosiah 7-10 Part 2 • Dr. Stephan Taeger • May 6-12...
Dr. Stephan Taeger was quoting from Grant Hardy's book to explain why Mormon included the flashback with Alma the Elder in the Book of Mormon.
Again, I'm quoting from Grant Hardy from a book called Understanding the Book of Mormon.
Episode: Mosiah 1-3 Part 1 • Dr. Jennifer Platt • April 22...
Grant Hardy is quoted as saying that it is important to get to know Mormon indirectly, since you don't really know who he is until you get to his own book.
You kind of pick up on it as you go. There's wisdom in slowing down and saying, who is this? And maybe we can work together today to say, let's make sure we're drawing out who's speaking because we're also going to get the words of an angel.
And I think it was Grant Hardy in his book, Understanding the Book of Mormon, who said you really have to get to know Mormon indirectly because you don't really know who he is until we get to his own book.
He said, everything that follows, he's talking about between words of Mormon and Mosiah. Everything that follows is interpreted from the perspective of Mormon who lived hundreds of years after these events occurred. Careful readers, which we want to be, right? Must constantly ask, why would Mormon choose to include this? What might he have omitted?
Episode: Mosiah 7-10 Part 2 • Dr. Stephan Taeger • May 6-12...
The speaker mentioned Grant Hardy's book "Understanding the Book of Mormon", highlighting Hardy's explanation of why Mormon included a flashback in the book of Mosiah. The speaker felt Hardy made a good point that the story helps understand the origin of Alma the Elder, Alma the Younger, and Helaman, key figures in the Book of Mormon.
Again, I'm quoting from Grant Hardy from a book called Understanding the Book of Mormon.
This is just one reason.
I think Brother Hardy is on to something here.
He says, Mormon knew that this settlement, the one we're about to read about, was the origin of both the Nephite Christian Church and the line of prophets who would dominate the years leading up to the coming of Christ.
These leaders included the two Almas, the two Helamans, and the later two Nephites as well.
Episode: Mosiah 1-3 Part 1 • Dr. Jennifer Platt • April 22...
Grant Hardy stated that we have to get to know Mormon indirectly since we don't know who he is until we get to his own book.
You kind of pick up on it as you go. There's wisdom in slowing down and saying, who is this? And maybe we can work together today to say, let's make sure we're drawing out who's speaking because we're also going to get the words of an angel.
And I think it was Grant Hardy in his book, Understanding the Book of Mormon, who said you really have to get to know Mormon indirectly because you don't really know who he is until we get to his own book.
He said, everything that follows, he's talking about between words of Mormon and Mosiah. Everything that follows is interpreted from the perspective of Mormon who lived hundreds of years after these events occurred.