Swearing by Their Everlasting Maker: Some Notes on Paanchi and Giddianhi

by Matthew L. Bowen

Overview

Abstract: This brief article explores Paanchi and Giddianhi as names evidencing the Egyptian onomastic element –anchi/anhi/?n?(i) and the potential literary significance of these two names in the context of Mormon's narrative detailing the formation of the oath-bound secret combinations sworn with oath-formulae upon one's "life" (cf. Egyptian ?n?, "life"; "live"; "swear an oath [by one's life]"). It also explores the implications for Mormon's telling of Nephite history during his own time.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162048343
Publisher:	Interpreter Foundation
Publication date:	03/01/2018
Series:	Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture , #28
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	949,011
File size:	242 KB

About the Author

Matthew L. Bowen was raised in Orem, Utah, and graduated from Brigham Young University. He holds a PhD in Biblical Studies from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC and is currently an Assistant Professor in Religious Education at Brigham Young University-Hawaii. He and his wife (the former Suzanne Blattberg) are the parents of three children: Zachariah, Nathan, and Adele.