This compilation of groundbreaking Book of Mormon articles is selected from over fifty years of LDS scholarship published by BYU Studies. This volume features articles that look at literary aspects of the Book of Mormon, including a lyric reading of Nephi’s psalm, the exodus pattern and Moses typology in the book, the literary context that affected its acceptance in England in 1837, a comparison of the Book of Mormon with the Narrative of Zosimus, and even an analysis of the book’s purported verbosity. Contents The Book of Mormon in the English Literary Context of 1837 Gordon K. Thomas The Psalm of Nephi: A Lyric Reading Steven P. Sondrup The Exodus Pattern in the Book of Mormon S. Kent Brown 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 Treaty/Covenant Pattern in King Benjamin’s Address (Mosiah 1–6) Stephen D. Ricks The Narrative of Zosimus and the Book of Mormon John W. Welch More Than Meets the Eye: Concentration of the Book of Mormon Steven C. Walker Taste and Feast: Images of Eating and Drinking in the Book of Mormon Richard Dilworth Rust The “Perfect Pattern”: The Book of Mormon as a Model for the Writing of Sacred History Eric C. Olson