The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Book of Mormon:
The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from approximately 2200 BC to AD 421. It was first published in March 1830 by Joseph Smith as The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi.
What "type" of thing is the Book of Mormon?
The Book of Mormon can be described as all of the following:
Scripture –
Revelation (Latter Day Saints) –
Standard works –
Latter Day Saint movement and engraved metal plates –
Literature –
Book –
Books of the Book of Mormon
Small Plates of Nephi
First Book of Nephi
Second Book of Nephi
Book of Jacob
Book of Enos
Book of Jarom
Book of Omni
Words of Mormon
Mormon's abridgment of the Large Plates of Nephi
Book of Mosiah
Book of Alma
Book of Helaman
Third Nephi
Fourth Nephi
Book of Mormon
Book of Ether
Book of Moroni
Historicity of Book of Mormon
Historicity of the Book of Mormon
Archaeology and the Book of Mormon
Linguistics and the Book of Mormon
Book of Mormon anachronisms
Genetics and the Book of Mormon
Limited geography model
Proposed Book of Mormon geographical setting
Origin of Book of Mormon
Origin of the Book of Mormon
Golden plates
Book of Mormon witnesses
Three Witnesses
Eight Witnesses
Angel Moroni
Anthon Transcript
Reformed Egyptian
Spalding–Rigdon theory of Book of Mormon authorship
The Book of Mormon and the King James Bible
View of the Hebrews
Lost 116 pages
Mosiah priority
Book of Mormon witnesses
Main article
Book of Mormon witnesses
Three Witnesses
Three Witnesses
Oliver Cowdery
Martin Harris (Latter Day Saints)
David Whitmer
Church of Christ (Whitmerite)
Eight Witnesses
Eight Witnesses
Christian Whitmer
Jacob Whitmer
Peter Whitmer Jr.
John Whitmer
Hiram Page
Joseph Smith Sr.
Hyrum Smith
Samuel H. Smith (Latter Day Saints)
Another Witness
Mary Whitmer
Prophets and People
Prophets
List of Book of Mormon prophets
Lehi
Nephi
Jacob
Enos
Jarom
Omni
Abinadom
Amaleki
King Benjamin
Mosiah
Abinadi
Alma the Elder
Alma the Younger
Sons of Mosiah
Omner
Himni
Amulek
Zeezrom
Helaman
Shiblon
Helaman II
Nephi
Lehi
Samuel the Lamanite
Nephi
Timothy
Nephi, son of Nephi the Disciple
Mathoni
Mathonihah
Kumen
Kumenonhi
Shemnon
Amos
Amos II
Ammaron
Mormon
Moroni
Brother of Jared
Ether
People
List of Book of Mormon people
Aaron (Lamanite)
Aaron (Nephite)
Abinadom
Abish (Book of Mormon)
Aha (Book of Mormon)
Akish
Amaleki
Amaleki (Book of Mormon explorer)
Amalickiah
Amaron
Aminadab
Aminadi
Amlici
Ammah (Book of Mormon)
Ammaron
Ammon (Book of Mormon explorer)
Ammon (Book of Mormon missionary)
Ammoron
Amoron
Amos, son of Amos
Amos, son of Nephi
Amulek
Amulon
Antiomno
Antionah
Antionum
Antipus
Cezoram
Gazelem
Gid (Book of Mormon)
Gideon (Book of Mormon)
Helaman, son of Helaman
Himni
Ishmael (Book of Mormon)
Jared (founder of Jaredites)
Joseph (Book of Mormon)
King Mosiah I
King Mosiah II
King Noah
Laban (Book of Mormon)
Lachoneus
Laman and Lemuel
Lamoni
Limhi
Moron (Book of Mormon)
Captain Moroni
Moronihah
Mulek
Nehor
Omner
Omni (Book of Mormon record keeper)
Paanchi (Book of Mormon)
Pahoran
Sam (Book of Mormon)
Sariah
Shiblon
Shiz
Sons of Mosiah
Teancum
Zedekiah
Zeezrom
Zeniff
Zenos
Zeram, Amnor, Manti, and Limher
Book of Mormon rulers
Jaredite kings
Groups
List of Book of Mormon groups
Amlicites
Amalekites
Amulonites
Anti-Nephi-Lehies, or People of Ammon
Gadianton robbers
Gentile
Ishmaelites
Jaredites
King-men
Lamanites
Mulekites
Nephites
Order of the Nehors
Stripling Warriors
Zarahemla
Zeniff, People of
Zoramites
Places
List of Book of Mormon places
City of Aaron
Ablom
Plains of Agosh
Wilderness of Akish
Valley of Alma
City of Ammonihah
Hill Amnihu
Land of Amulon
Angola
Ani-Anti
Land of Antionum
Antiparah
Mount Antipas
Boaz
City of Bountiful (Book of Mormon)
Hill Comnor
City of Cumeni
Cumorah
Desolation
Land of first inheritance
Lehi-Nephi
Valley of Lemuel
Waters of Mormon
Land of Moron
Nahom
Narrow neck of land
Narrow strip of wilderness
City of Nephi
Land northward
Hill Shim
River Sidon
Land Southward
Zarahemla
Book of Mormon words and phrases
Curelom and cumom
Deseret (Book of Mormon)
God Loveth His Children
Great and abominable church
Liahona (Book of Mormon)
Parable of the Olive Tree
Record of the Nephites
Secret combination (Latter Day Saints)
Three Nephites
Tree of life vision
Plan of salvation (Latter Day Saints)
Spirit world (Latter Day Saints)
Book of Mormon artifacts
The Joseph Smith Papers
Latter Day Saint movement and engraved metal plates
List of plates in Mormonism
List of references to seer stones in the Latter Day Saint movement history
Lost 116 pages
Urim and Thummim (Latter Day Saints)
Organizations that study the Book of Mormon
Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies
FAIR (Faithful Answers, Informed Response)
Interpreter Foundation
John Whitmer Historical Association
Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Religious Studies Center
Publications about the Book of Mormon
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought
International Journal of Mormon Studies
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
Mormon Studies Review (journal)
Studies of the Book of Mormon (book of essays)
Sunstone (magazine)
Book of Mormon scholars
Paul R. Cheesman
Terryl Givens
Grant Hardy
Brent Metcalfe
Hugh Nibley
Daniel C. Peterson
B. H. Roberts
Janne M. Sjödahl
Royal Skousen
John L. Sorenson
Sidney B. Sperry
Dan Vogel
Films about the Book of Mormon
LDS Church films
How Rare a Possession
Book of Mormon Videos
LDS cinema
The Book of Mormon Movie, Vol. 1: The Journey
Passage to Zarahemla
See also
Index of articles related to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Outline of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Outline of Joseph Smith
Reformed Egyptian
References
Further reading
Kern, K.C. (2007). "Book of Mormon Online". Book of Mormon Online. Book of Mormon Central.
Bruno Hare, John. "Book of Mormon". www.sacred-texts.com. Internet Sacred Text Archive.
External links
Interactive reading
Book of Mormon Online
Historic versions
Facsimile of the 1830 edition
RLDS 1908 Book of Mormon (RLDS chapters and numbering)
The Book of Mormon; An Account Written By the Hand of Mormon Upon Plates Taken From the Plates of Nephi. From the Collections at the Library of Congress