“I Shall Gather In”: The Name Joseph, Iterative Divine Action, and the Latter-day Harvest Ingathering of Israel as Themes in 3 Nephi

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1. Thank you, Martin, for your great comment and kind words! And you are most welcome! 🙂

   Matt

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2. Thank you for writing this and other works on Joseph. For me you have painted a picture of a tireless Father who promises, “Again, I will reach out to you again.” It seems like the ultimate proof of love.
   I had not realized Joseph’s children were “separated” not “scattered” per se. I’ll keep an eye on that.

   In the context of what you are saying, it appears Mormon bookends Christ’s ministry among the Nephites with allusions to Joseph and latter-day redemption. It appears the actions in the latter days (will) make us characterize the Lamanites as filling a Joseph-like role.

   Having highlighted that, it appears Christ is telling the Nephite apostles, “ye are a light unto this (latter-day) people, who are a remnant of the house of Joseph” and refers to a latter-day people. I am wondering if you agree “this people” in that setting are the modern Lamanites? Perhaps a light indirectly? So little of their words are had.

   Also, because of how it seems the Nephites and Lamanites accepted Joseph’s legacy I wondered about other branches. I found a surprisingly favorable view of Joseph in the Book of Jubilees. It strongly associates Joseph and Yom Kippur and thereby makes Joseph more of a Christ-like figure.
   https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/346175

   Perhaps close analysis like Jeff Lindsay did for the Book of Moses will suggest what textual tradition was on the Brass Plates.

   Thank you for your work. I cannot read the word “again” without feeling God’s love.

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