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Book of Mormon/Olive horticulture
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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[3]
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
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Further reading
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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