Book of Mormon Near Eastern Background
Ancient Old World cultural and historical context reflected in the record.
Also known as: Book of Mormon in a Biblical Culture
371 documents · 6 libraries · 1965–2026
Emphasis over time
Peak: 67 documents in 2020
Documents tagged with this topic each year. Libraries cover different years (Liahona starts in 2021), so the rate compares eras more fairly than the count.
Where it lives
- Scripture Central225 documents
- Journal of Book of Mormon Studies66 documents
- Interpreter65 documents
- BYU Studies11 documents
- Religious Educator3 documents
- BYU Speeches1 document
Latest
Scripture Central
Feb 2026
Interpreter
Nephi’s “Shazer”: New Insights into an Arabian Pillar of the Book of Mormon (opens in a new tab)
Warren P. Aston, Wanless Southwick · 2026
Interpreter
Nelson Chung · 2026
Interpreter
Noel Hudson · 2026
Scripture Central
Concern for Unburied Bodies (opens in a new tab)
Dec 2025
Scripture Central
Historical vs. Fictional Names (opens in a new tab)
Sep 2025
BYU Studies
Rediscovering Zoram (opens in a new tab)
Kelly N. Schaeffer-Bullock · 2024
BYU Studies
The Curse of the Covenant (opens in a new tab)
T. J. Uriona · 2024
BYU Studies
"Life and Death, Blessing and Cursing" (opens in a new tab)
T. J. Uriona · 2023
Religious Educator
The Imprisonment of Jeremiah in Its Historical Context (opens in a new tab)
Kevin L. Tolley · 2019
Earliest
BYU Speeches
Rediscovery of the Apocrypha, Part 1 (opens in a new tab)
Hugh Nibley · Mar 1965
Most frequent voices
- Warren P. Aston10 documents
- Jeff Lindsay7 documents
- John Gee6 documents
- Jeffrey R. Chadwick5 documents
- John A. Tvedtnes5 documents
- Neal Rappleye5 documents
- Noel B. Reynolds5 documents
- Matthew Roper4 documents
- S. Kent Brown4 documents
- Brant A. Gardner3 documents
- Brian D. Stubbs3 documents
- Kevin Christensen3 documents
People with the most documents on this topic.
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