From, "Chiasmus in the Book of Mormon,"
by John W. Welch, BYU Studies, Autumn 1969
a ) King Benjamin exhorts his sons (1:1-8) |
b ) Mosiah chosen king to succeed his father (1:10) |
c ) Mosiah receives the records (1:16) |
d ) Benjamin's speech and the words of an angel of the Lord (2:9-5:15) |
e ) People enter into a covenant (6:1) |
f ) Priests consecrated (6:3) |
g ) Ammon leaves Zarahemla for the land of Lehi-Nephi (7:1-6) |
h ) People Limhi in bondage, Ammon put in prison (7:15) |
i ) The 24 gold plates (8:9) |
j ) The record of Zeniff begins as he leaves Zarahemla (9:1) |
k ) Zeniff prevails against the Lamanites (9:14-10:20) |
l ) Noah and his priests (11:1-15) |
m ) Abinadi persecuted and thrown in prison (11-12 |
n ) Abinadi reads Isaiah's prophecies of Christ (13-14) |
n') Abinadi make his own prophecies of Christ (15-16) |
m') Abinadi persecuted and killed (17:5-20) |
l') Noah and his priests (18:32-20:5) |
k') Lamanites threaten the people of Limhi (20:6-26) |
j') Record of Zeniff ends as Limhi's people leave the land of Lehi-Nephi |
i') The 24 gold plates (21:27, 22:14) |
h') People of Alma in bondage (23) |
g') Alma leaves the land of Lehi-Nephi for Zarahemla (24) |
f') The Church organized by Alma (25:14-24) |
e') Unbelievers refuse to enter covenant (26:1-4) |
d') The words of Alma and the words of an angel of the Lord (26-27) |
c') Alma the Younger receives the records (28:20) |
b') Judges chosen instead of a king (29:5-32) |
a') Mosiah exhorts his people (29:5-32) |