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Alma 12-13 is a theologically rich and often misunderstood text. This brief discourse given by Alma to the people of Ammonihah explores the nature of redemption and the establishment of God's holy order of priesthood. With this collection of essays, eight scholars examine Alma's words from a broad range of disciplines and analytical approaches, from literary criticism to philosophy to comparative religious history. Their experiments with new angles of approach open this text up to theological insights that inform devotion and prompt deep inquiry.

In this brief theological introduction to the book of Mosiah, philosopher and theologian James E. Faulconer untangles a complicated timeline. Mormon transports readers back and forth through time‚"‚€‚"King Benjamin's sermons provide a backdrop for the earlier speeches of the prophet-martyr Abinadi and the later conversion of the renegade Alma. What might we learn about covenant and community from a history of Nephite division? Faulconer presents the book of Mosiah as a fragmentary history about a fragmented people, written by a record keeper obsessed with unity. According to Mormon, destruction can be avoided only if we understand the mysteries of Christ's atonement and perform the service God calls us to do together