Alma 32:14-20

Verses 14-15
This verse opens with a clear indication of

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Alma 32: 7–13 Summary

Although the discussion ranged over a variety of topics, I found that many of the comments centered around one of two themes: language and action. I will highlight what I found to be the most pertinent thoughts associated with each theme.

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Alma 32: 7–13

I decided to group my comments by verse in an attempt to impose some sort of structure on my scattered notes … which, as you will soon find, tend to end with questions rather than conclusions. Sorry they got so long—hopefully something here will spark some discussion.

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Alma 32:1-6 Summary

A few summary thoughts:

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Alma 32:1-6

In this post, I’ll identify two major themes in this section of Alma.

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Alma 33-34 Summary

Here are some of the high points of our discussion (and a side-argument from me):

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Alma 33-34

I will look more closely at Alma 33 than at 34 because Alma 33 is a continuation of the sermon which begins in Alma 32. In Alma 34 Amulek repeats in a different way what Alma has preached in chapters 32-33. I will look only at the fist 30 verses of Alma 34.

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Discussion Summary: Alma 30-31

What seems to me to have been the most vital insight during the course of our discussions this week is the apparent structural parallel between the “conversions” of Alma and Korihor. Most vital: one can hang every other narrative, thematic, or linguistic connection between chapters 30-31 and chapter 32 on this insight. What this insight [...]

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Alma 30-31

Toward Faith
Faith—since it is faith we are primarily hoping to have Alma 32 teach us about—has the last word in Alma 30-31, in fact, quite literally: the word “faith” does not appear in these two chapters at all until the very last word of the very last verse of chapter 31. That the word subsequently [...]

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