< Mosiah 9 >
v. 3 And yet, I being over-zealous to inherit the land of our fathers, collected as many as were desirous to go up to possess the land, and started again on our journey into the wilderness to go up to the land...
Being over-zealous isn’t automatically “bad”… but unchecked zeal leads to blind spots, bad judgment, and avoidable suffering.
Being over-zealous isn’t automatically “bad”… but unchecked zeal leads to blind spots, bad judgment, and avoidable suffering.
v. 9 ... And we began to till the ground, yea, even with all manner of seeds, with seeds of corn, and of wheat, and of barley, and with neas, and with sheum, and with seeds of all manner of fruits...
Say what?Based on ancient American agriculture, two common candidates are:
1) Nopal / Amaranth / Quinoa (for neas) - High-protein grain-like crops widely grown in ancient Mesoamerica.
2) Chia / Manioc / Squash seeds (for shum) - Chia especially fits because the Maya and Aztecs used chia seeds extensively, and no English biblical-era equivalent exists.
Why not translate these words? Joseph followed the translation rule: translate meaning where possible, but preserve loanwords when no equivalent exists
Say what?Based on ancient American agriculture, two common candidates are:
1) Nopal / Amaranth / Quinoa (for neas) - High-protein grain-like crops widely grown in ancient Mesoamerica.
2) Chia / Manioc / Squash seeds (for shum) - Chia especially fits because the Maya and Aztecs used chia seeds extensively, and no English biblical-era equivalent exists.
Why not translate these words? Joseph followed the translation rule: translate meaning where possible, but preserve loanwords when no equivalent exists