Martin Evans joins us today to share some incredible findings on the second book of Nephi in the Book of Mormon. He talks about the legal conventions found in 2 Nephi and how these findings have impacted him.

0:00 - Introduction
0:30 - Martin’s Biography
1:47 - Studying more about the characteristics of Nephi
2:30 - 2 Nephi 6:1
3:25 - Scriptures following legal conventions
4:32 - Importance of sealing the record in a legal context
7:45 - The law of witnesses
9:35 - The 10 commandment tablets are a witness of God
10:50 - Legal evidence that the Savior lives
13:19 - Is Nephi is obsessive? Or is he purposely building a case?
14:26 - Validating/notarizing the deposition
18:15 - Plaintiff statements
21:00 - Words can mean reality
22:55 - The job of the scribes of the Dead Sea Scrolls
25:50 - Why is Nephi acting as a copiest in certain places?
27:50 - Harmonizing the text
30:15 - Nephi makes an oath
32:00 - How has this impacted you?
32:40 - 2 Nephi is a book of prophecy
34:55 - 2 Nephi shows how God works generally

Read Martin's article here!! https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/second-nephi-as-a-legal-document/

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