The Language of the Spirit in the Book of Mormon

by Noel B. Reynolds

Overview

Abstract: This study provides students of the Book of Mormon with the first comprehensive analysis of the many ways in which the word "spirit" is used in that volume of scripture. It demonstrates how the titles "Holy Ghost," "Spirit of God," "Spirit of the Lord," "Holy Spirit," and "the Spirit" are used interchangeably to refer to the third member of the Godhead. It also shows that the Holy Ghost was understood to be a separate being. The analysis is thoroughly integrated with scholarly studies of references to the spirit (rûah) in the Hebrew Bible. The functions of the Holy Ghost are also identified and explained.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940160755847
Publisher:	Interpreter Foundation
Publication date:	08/29/2019
Series:	Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship , #33
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	847,960
File size:	358 KB

About the Author

Noel B. Reynolds (PhD, Harvard University) is an emeritus professor of political science at Brigham Young University, where he taught a broad range of courses in legal and political philosophy, American heritage, and the Book of Mormon. His research and publications are based in these fields and several others, including authorship studies, Mormon history, Christian history and theology, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.