Why did Nephi write what is known as a colophon in 1 Nephi 1:3?

Thomas R. Valletta

Colophons are “brief introductions or outlines of what will follow, or brief summaries of what preceded in the book. Colophons are a typical feature of ancient Near Eastern literature” (Largey, Book of Mormon Reference Companion, 210).

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