The Book of Mormon
Week 10: Jacob₂’s temple sermon
Jacob 1–3
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16 November 2023
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Additional reading and links
John Hilton III explores how Nephi₁, King Benjamin, and Moroni₂ used Jacob’s words in “Jacob’s Textual Legacy,” Journal of the Book of Mormon and Restoration Scripture 22, no. 2 (2013): 52–65.
Chauncey C. Riddle, “Pride and Riches,” in The Book of Mormon: Jacob through Words of Mormon, To Learn with Joy, ed. Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate Jr. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center at Brigham Young University, 1990), 221–34. (Purchase this book)
Critics of the restored gospel have claimed that Jacob₂’s teachings on plural marriage in Jacob 2 conflict with Joseph Smith’s teachings in D&C 132. Both texts, however, explain the circumstances under which plural marriage is allowed and not allowed. See “Why does Doctrine and Covenants 132 speak favorably about some Old Testament practitioners of plural marriage, while Jacob 2 is negative?,” FAIR.