Comments on: War in the Book of Mormon – Part 2 http://www.millennialstar.org/war-in-the-book-of-mormon-%e2%80%93-part-2/ Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:24:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Brian Duffin http://www.millennialstar.org/war-in-the-book-of-mormon-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-37753 Brian Duffin Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:04:56 +0000 http://www.millennialstar.org/?p=2662#comment-37753 Great post, Tanya! I'm enjoying this series. I've not dwelt much on the battles and wars in the Book of Mormon. Great post, Tanya! I’m enjoying this series. I’ve not dwelt much on the battles and wars in the Book of Mormon.

]]> By: Tanya Spackman http://www.millennialstar.org/war-in-the-book-of-mormon-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-37742 Tanya Spackman Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:08:53 +0000 http://www.millennialstar.org/?p=2662#comment-37742 Ben, I love the way you word that, from cousin to creepy and mysterious tribe over yonder. You're right, it is interesting to consider that transition. Early on, the two groups probably knew each other well enough that those who died in battle on either side were someone people actually knew, not just some random enemy. Ben, I love the way you word that, from cousin to creepy and mysterious tribe over yonder. You’re right, it is interesting to consider that transition. Early on, the two groups probably knew each other well enough that those who died in battle on either side were someone people actually knew, not just some random enemy.

]]> By: Ben Pratt http://www.millennialstar.org/war-in-the-book-of-mormon-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-37738 Ben Pratt Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:16:42 +0000 http://www.millennialstar.org/?p=2662#comment-37738 Nice, Tanya. It's interesting to consider the transition in the way a typical Nephite would have thought about a random Lamanite, from "cousin Laman Jr. who always kicks over my stick buildings" to "a member of that creepy and mysterious tribe of savages that lives over the mountains." Nice, Tanya. It’s interesting to consider the transition in the way a typical Nephite would have thought about a random Lamanite, from “cousin Laman Jr. who always kicks over my stick buildings” to “a member of that creepy and mysterious tribe of savages that lives over the mountains.”

]]> By: Geoff B http://www.millennialstar.org/war-in-the-book-of-mormon-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-37731 Geoff B Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:11:03 +0000 http://www.millennialstar.org/?p=2662#comment-37731 Tanya, good stuff. Keep it coming! Tanya, good stuff. Keep it coming!

]]> By: Tanya Spackman http://www.millennialstar.org/war-in-the-book-of-mormon-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-37729 Tanya Spackman Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:04:49 +0000 http://www.millennialstar.org/?p=2662#comment-37729 D'oh! Fished it out of moderation. Now it makes sense :-) D’oh! Fished it out of moderation. Now it makes sense :-)

]]> By: Morgan Deane http://www.millennialstar.org/war-in-the-book-of-mormon-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-37728 Morgan Deane Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:57:07 +0000 http://www.millennialstar.org/?p=2662#comment-37728 Sorry, my first comment is in moderation for some reason. It should make more sense if you read that one first. :) (Please ignore my typos though) If it still doesn't make sense after that let me know. Sorry, my first comment is in moderation for some reason. It should make more sense if you read that one first. :) (Please ignore my typos though) If it still doesn’t make sense after that let me know.

]]> By: Tanya Spackman http://www.millennialstar.org/war-in-the-book-of-mormon-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-37727 Tanya Spackman Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:48:09 +0000 http://www.millennialstar.org/?p=2662#comment-37727 Morgan, I don't totally follow. Say more please? Morgan, I don’t totally follow. Say more please?

]]> By: Morgan Deane http://www.millennialstar.org/war-in-the-book-of-mormon-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-37726 Morgan Deane Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:40:52 +0000 http://www.millennialstar.org/?p=2662#comment-37726 To add something, I just noticed that the scriptures you mention are in 2 Nephi 5. So again, this is just preliminary discussion but if you had to justify a nations war making activities it would be right after you separate and had to fight wars and it would be within a "divine warrior" speech. Again, just some thoughts. To add something, I just noticed that the scriptures you mention are in 2 Nephi 5. So again, this is just preliminary discussion but if you had to justify a nations war making activities it would be right after you separate and had to fight wars and it would be within a “divine warrior” speech. Again, just some thoughts.

]]> By: Morgan Deane http://www.millennialstar.org/war-in-the-book-of-mormon-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-37725 Morgan Deane Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:34:09 +0000 http://www.millennialstar.org/?p=2662#comment-37725 Thanks for comments Tanya. If you read the recent Journal of Book of Mormon studies, they had an article about Jacob's speach in 2 Nephi 6-10 talks being about the "divine warrior". That is fairly obvious but then you add the comment about the "tender feelings" of his audience and he discussed the "weeping" of their wives as a proper motivation for Nephite behavior. Thus I haven't developed this topic much but I feel that 2 Nephi 6-10 can be discussed in a context of a Nephite ideological foundation for war. We can see evidence of this justification for war in more famous incidents such as The Title of Liberty. And in Mormon's battles we read where he "somewhat aroused" his troops to vigor with mention of their families. (Mormon 2:23-24) And we can see it in less obvious examples like Alma 56:28 or Mormon 6:7 as well. Just some thoughts to add on what as you said, is a sparse section of warfare in the Book of Mormon. Again, thank you for posting. I look forward to the next one! Thanks for comments Tanya. If you read the recent Journal of Book of Mormon studies, they had an article about Jacob’s speach in 2 Nephi 6-10 talks being about the “divine warrior”. That is fairly obvious but then you add the comment about the “tender feelings” of his audience and he discussed the “weeping” of their wives as a proper motivation for Nephite behavior. Thus I haven’t developed this topic much but I feel that 2 Nephi 6-10 can be discussed in a context of a Nephite ideological foundation for war. We can see evidence of this justification for war in more famous incidents such as The Title of Liberty. And in Mormon’s battles we read where he “somewhat aroused” his troops to vigor with mention of their families. (Mormon 2:23–24) And we can see it in less obvious examples like Alma 56:28 or Mormon 6:7 as well.

Just some thoughts to add on what as you said, is a sparse section of warfare in the Book of Mormon. Again, thank you for posting. I look forward to the next one!

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