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| − | Does the Book of Mormon's account of olive culture in | + | Does the Book of Mormon's account of olive culture in [http://scriptures.lds.org/jacob/5/1#1 Jacob 5] match what we know about this subject? |
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| + | The Book of Mormon provides a remarkably accurate portrait of olive horticulture.{{ref|olive1}} There are two points at which the allegory/parable deviates from the known principles of growing olives; in both cases, the characters draw attention to these deviations with some amazement. Thus, these 'mistakes' play a dramatic role in demonstrating the allegory/parable's meaning.{{ref|olive2}} | ||
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| + | ===Accurate Olive Culture Information=== | ||
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{{Joseph Smith BoM against expectations}} | {{Joseph Smith BoM against expectations}} | ||
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==Endnotes== | ==Endnotes== | ||
| + | #{{note|olive1}} See the exhaustive Stephen D. Ricks & John W. Welch, ''Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Deseret Book Co. ; Provo, Utah : Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994) ISBN 0875797679.<small>[http://gospelink.com/library/toc?book_id=587 GospeLink]</small> | ||
| + | #{{note|olive2}}{{{BoMRC|start=618|end=621}}} | ||
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==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
===FAIR wiki articles=== | ===FAIR wiki articles=== | ||
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Contents
Question
Does the Book of Mormon's account of olive culture in Jacob 5 match what we know about this subject?
Answer
The Book of Mormon provides a remarkably accurate portrait of olive horticulture.[1] There are two points at which the allegory/parable deviates from the known principles of growing olives; in both cases, the characters draw attention to these deviations with some amazement. Thus, these 'mistakes' play a dramatic role in demonstrating the allegory/parable's meaning.[2]
Accurate Olive Culture Information
Book of Mormon/Olive horticulture
Endnotes
- [note] See the exhaustive Stephen D. Ricks & John W. Welch, Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Deseret Book Co. ; Provo, Utah : Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994) ISBN 0875797679.GospeLink
- [note] start=618
Further reading
FAIR wiki articles
FAIR web site
- FAIR Topical Guide:
External links
Printed material
- Stephen D. Ricks & John W. Welch, Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Deseret Book Co. ; Provo, Utah : Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994) ISBN 0875797679.GospeLink