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KnoWhy topical index — I and J — Book of Mormon Central


Book of Mormon Central, a wonderful resource for all types of Book of Mormon information, has a series of articles dealing with various topics in the Book of Mormon.  They are referred to as ‘KnoWhy’ articles.  These articles can be referenced at ‘bookofmormoncentral.org‘.  Following is a topical index of articles starting with the letters I and J.

Index One – topical index  – I and J                                                                                                      Click here to return to the Scriptures index page

  • Ignominious:  Why did Nehor suffer an ‘ignominious’ death? —  #108, May 28, 2016
  • Image of God, created in the:  Why were man and woman created in the image of God? — #627, January 11, 2022
  • I, Nephi:  Why does Nephi begin by saying, “I, Nephi…”? —  #476, October 16, 2018
  • Interracial marriage: Why did Book of Mormon prophets discourage Nephite-Lamanite intermarriage?  — #110, May 30, 2016
  • Irreantum:  Why did Nephi call the great ocean ‘Irreantum’ ? — #20, January 27, 2016
  • Isaiah:  Did Nephi’s interaction with ‘others’ influence Nephi’s selection of Isaiah? — #45, March 2, 2016
  • Isaiah:  What do Nephi and Isaiah say about ‘the end of time’? — #46, March 3, 2016
  • Isaiah:  How does Nephi help us understand Isaiah? — #47, March 4, 2016
  • Isaiah:  How does Nephi use Isaiah to teach us to avoid pride?  — #48, March 7, 2016
  • Isaiah:  Why does Nephi quote a temple psalm while commenting on Isaiah? — #51, March 10, 2016
  • Isaiah:   Why does Nephi use Isaiah 29 as part of his own prophecy?  #52, March 11, 2016
  • Isaiah:  Why would Noah’s priests quiz Abinadi on the teachings of Isaiah?  #89, April 28, 2016
  • Isaiah:  Why did Isaiah prophesy of the ‘daughter of Zion’? — #550, February 18, 2020
  • Isaiah:  Why did Isaiah refer to the heavenly hosts as ‘seraphim’? — #645, September 6, 2022
  • Isaiah:  How did Isaiah prophesy of the Savior? — #647, September 20, 2022
  • Isaiah:  Why did Isaiah prophesy of a suffering Messiah? — #648, September 27, 2022
  • Isaiah:  Why is ancient Near Eastern history helpful for understanding Isaiah’s writings? — #720, February 27, 2024
  • Isaiah 11:  Why did Moroni quote Isaiah 11 to Joseph Smith?  — #50, March 9, 2016
  • Isaiah 48-49:  How might Isaiah 48-49 be ‘likened’ to Lehi’s family? — #23, February 1, 2016
  • Isaiah 49:  Who is the servant described in Isaiah 49 and 1 Nephi 21? — #24, February 2, 2016
  • Isaiah 61:1-2:  Why does Jesus announce that Isaiah 61:1-2 is fulfilled? — #656, January 31, 2023
  • Isaiah chapters:  What vision guides Nephi’s choice of Isaiah chapters? — #38, February 22, 2016
  • Isaiah chapters:  Can textual studies help readers understand the Isaiah chapters in 2 Nephi? — #39, February 23, 2016
  • Isaiah chapters:  How did Nephi read Isaiah as a witness of Christ’s coming? — #40, February 24, 2016
  • Ishmael:  Who called the burial site of Ishmael ‘Nahom’? — #19, January 26, 2016
  • Ishmael:  Why did Nephi mention the place of Ishmael’s burial by name? — #713, January 30, 2024
  • Israel:  Why were women important in ancient Israel? — #639, July 26, 2022
  • Israelites:  Why did ancient Israelites raise their arms in praise? — #638, July 19, 2022
  • Israelite writing style:  How does the Book of Mormon text reflect a 7th-century B.C. Israelite writing style? — #635, June 28, 2022
  • Jacob:  Why does Jacob quote so much from the Psalms? — #62, March 25, 2016
  • Jacob:  Why does Jacob call his record the ‘plates of Jacob’? — #65, March 29, 2016
  • Jacob:  Why did Jacob share the allegory of the olive tree? — #66, March 30, 2016
  • Jacob:  Why did Jacob condemn ‘deliberately’ killing? — #549, February 13, 2020
  • Jacob:  Why did Jacob highlight Nephi’s role as a protector? — #553, March 11, 2020
  • Jacob:  Why did Jacob include the case of Sherem in the scriptural record? — #554, March 17, 2020
  • Jacob, people of:  How did the people of Jacob and the people of Ezekiel respond to being exiled? — #719, February 20, 2024
  • Japanese:  The miraculous translation of the Book of Mormon into Japanese — #524, July 12, 2019
  • Jaredites:  What did the Jaredites have to do with the reign of the Judges?  — #106, May 26, 2016
  • Jeremiah and Lehi:  Why did Lehi and Jeremiah find themselves in a dark and dreary wilderness? — #544, January 3, 2020
  • Jeremiah and Lehi:  How did Jeremiah’s and Lehi’s ministries reflect one another? — #650, October 20, 2022
  • Jeremiah’s imprisonment:  How could Nephi have known about Jeremiah’s imprisonment? —  #463, August 30, 2018
  • Jerusalem:  Were there walls surrounding the city of Jerusalem? — #7, January 8, 2016
  • Jerusalem:  Why did Lehi live in Jerusalem? — #708, January 9, 2024
  • Jerusalem destroyed:  Why did the Lord allow Jerusalem to be destroyed? — #637, July 12, 2022
  • Jerusalem fortress and Laban:  Who was Laban? — #709, January 11, 2024
  • Jesus:  How did Isaiah prophesy of the Savior? — #647, September 20, 2022
  • Jesus:  Why was Jesus proclaimed as Son of God at this baptism? — #655, January 24, 2023
  • Jesus:  Why does Jesus announce that Isaiah 61:1-2 is fulfilled? — #656, January 31, 2023
  • Jesus:  Why does Jesus compare himself to a brazen serpent? — #657, February 6, 2023
  • Jesus:  How can Jesus provide the ‘water of life’ to all people? — #658, February 14, 2023
  • Jesus:  What might Jesus have taught his apostles for forty days? — #678, July 3, 2023
  • Jesus:  Why did Jesus preach to the dead? — #700, November 21, 2023
  • Jesus’ birth:  Why do we have multiple accounts of Jesus’ birth? — #654, January 10, 2023
  • Jesus bleeding from every pore:  Did Jesus really bleed from every pore? — #520, June 13, 2019
  • Jesus and miracles:  Why did Christ perform miracles? — #508, March 28, 2019
  • Jesus Christ:  Why is the Book of Mormon “Another Testament of Jesus Christ”?  — #494, December 18, 2018
  • Jesus Christ in the Book of Mormon:  Why is the Book of Mormon so focused on Jesus? — #484,  November 13, 2018
  • Jesus, multiple names:  Why did Benjamin give many names for Jesus when Mosiah assumed the throne? — #536, October 10, 2019
  • Jewish elders:  Who were the elders of the Jews mentioned by Zoram? — #464, September 4, 2018
  • Jewish sources:  Why are later Jewish sources relevant to texts in the Book of Mormon? — #478, October 23, 2018
  • Jews:  Why do early Nephite prophets speak about the scattering of the Jews? — #42, February 26, 2016
  • Job, the book of:  How can the book of Job teach us about the temple?  #640, August 2, 2022
  • Joel:  Why did Moroni quote from the book of Joel when he appeared to Joseph Smith?  #651, November 8, 2022
  • John, the apostle:  How do John’s seven letters reflect the ancient temple? — #702, December 5, 2023
  • John, the apostle:  Who was the Angel in Heaven with the everlasting gospel that John saw? — #703, December 12, 2023
  • Jonah:  How were Jonah and the brother of Jared able to find comfort? — #526, July 26, 2019
  • Jonah:  What is the sign of Jonah? — #652, November 23, 2022
  • Joseph:  How does Nephi connect the name ‘Joseph’ to prophecies of the latter days? — #722, March 12, 2024
  • Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible:  What does the Joseph Smith translation of the Bible teach us about Melchizedek? — #643, August 23, 2022
  • Judges:  How were judges elected in the Book of Mormon?  —  #107, May 28, 2016
  • Judges, reign of the:  What did the Jaredites have to do with the reign of the Judges?  — #106, May 26, 2016
  • Just and holy principles:  What are the ‘just and holy principles’ of the U.S. Constitution? — #615, September 7, 2021

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