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== Questions == | == Questions == | ||
* What does <i>although</i> mean in verse 2? | * What does <i>although</i> mean in verse 2? | ||
| + | * v. 1 - How did Alma view Amulek's role as his companion? Why does he speak of "tak[ing] Amulek?" Is this the language of God, or Alma's interpretation of it? | ||
== Lexical notes == | == Lexical notes == | ||
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The Book of Mormon > Alma > Chapter 9
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Questions
- What does although mean in verse 2?
- v. 1 - How did Alma view Amulek's role as his companion? Why does he speak of "tak[ing] Amulek?" Is this the language of God, or Alma's interpretation of it?
Lexical notes
- The although in verse 2 has confused some readers. To make sense of although here read it as even though (see the Oxford English Dictionary). Today we might say even if in place of even though. Under this interpretation the people are saying something like "do you expect us to believe something only one person tells us no matter how crazy it is?" See Mark 14:29 for another reference in the scriptures to where although is used to mean "even though" or "even if."
Exegesis
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