“Are You Priests, and Pretend to Teach This People”

Brant Gardner

Rhetoric: Rather than taking the priests’ bait, Abinadi takes the question as a request for information they should have known. By coloring their question as a request for information they did not possess, Abinadi can respond by teaching them the true gospel.

Second Witness: Analytical & Contextual Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 3

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