This compilation of groundbreaking Book of Mormon articles is selected from over fifty years of LDS scholarship published by BYU Studies. This volume examines the first two books of Nephi, with articles on focusing on the experiences and writings of the first two Book of Mormon prophets. Contents Nephi’s Outline Noel B. Reynolds Lehi’s Personal Record: Quest for a Missing Source S. Kent Brown 1 and 2 Nephi: An Inspiring Whole Frederick W. Axelgard The Israelite Background of Moses Typology in the Book of Mormon Noel B. Reynolds The Throne-Theophany and Prophetic Commission in 1 Nephi: A Form-Critical Analysis Blake T. Ostler The Psalm of Nephi: A Lyric Reading Steven P. Sondrup The Political Dimension in Nephi’s Small Plates Noel B. Reynolds