Anti-Christs are those who seek to lead people away from the doctrine of Christ. They exist all around us. The Book of Mormon provides great evidence of the variety of approaches used by Anti-Christs that help readers understand what they are experiencing and how to fortify against similar attacks on faith.

Mormon was much more than the primary record keeper, abridger, and editor of what we have today as the Book of Mormon. He was also a prophet of God and the longest serving military commander in the history of the Nephite people. His perspective shaped the construction of the Book of Mormon and his personal experience with war led to the significant role of conflict in the Book of Mormon as a metaphor for how people can return to live with God.

What was the armed conflict in the Small Plates of Nephi? This episode explains what the record reveals in answer to that question and how one can understand the details captured in that record.

A summary of the main lessons from Part One of the podcast with some examples of personal application.

Lehi and Nephi brought with them to the writing of the Book of Mormon three environments of conflict. The first is the environment of their nativity which we discussed in some detail in the previous episode. The second was the environment of their travels in the wilderness. The third was the environment of their new residency. In this episode, we are talking about the second and third.

The world of Lehi and Nephi was one of the most complex and dynamic periods in ancient history. This episode explains the complexity and briefly explains the capability and organization of the armies of the Kingdom of Judah and the Assyrian Empire.

Ancient warfare includes behavior different from present warfare. This episode explains basic terms like war, battle, fighter, soldier, and strategy and how these things are present in the Book of Mormon.

Mormon uses a metaphor of war to teach his readers how to stand clean before the judgment bar of Christ. He places emphasis on preparation, covenants, and unity as ways to achieve this end.

Welcome to War in the Book of Mormon.  This first episode describes the organization of the dozens of episodes to follow.  It also explains the theses of the primary engravers of the Book of Mormon, the pride cycle, and the unity cycle.