Ancient Names in the Book of Mormon – Toward Deeper Understanding of a Witness of Christ — Matthew L. Bowen — New Hardbound — Limited Edition of Only 500 Copies

By Matthew L. Bowen

Hardbound with dust jacket; brand new.

Published by Eborn Books and The Interpreter Foundation

2023 (Arrived from bindery in January of 2024).

421 pages. Limited Edition of only 500 Hardcover Copies.

The names of individuals, places, and peoples in the Book of Mormon are strong evidence of its authenticity as an ancient scriptural record. But these names are more than mere ornaments. By reading carefully and using our knowledge of ancient Hebrew and Egytian—the languages Book of Mormon writers claimed they knew and used—we can locate passages where names figure crucially into the meaning of the text and strengthen its impact.

Sometimes, wordplay on these names illuminates important themes in a given book. These findings are consistent with what we find throughout the Hebrew Bible, where names and their meanings (real and perceived) were integral to narrative, prophecy, and poetry.

As a follow-up to NAME AS KEY-WORD (2018), this book explores many such examples and demonstrates how they contribute to our understanding of the Book of Mormon’s witness of Christ in its ancient context.