Mike and Martin Evans discuss how 2 Nephi resembles an ancient Near Eastern legal document. This is supported by Nephi’s mention of sealing and judgment, the law of witnesses citing Isaiah and Jacob, its format echoing Neo-Babylonian practices, formal citations of Isaiah, and legal terminology.
➡ Click here for Martin’s article published in the Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 60 (2024): 253-312.
➡ Click here for a PDF of Martin’s article with the correct page numbers referred to throughout the video.
➡ Martin Oman Evans is a physician specialized in allergies and immunology. He lives in Maryland and serves as a Sunday School Counselor. He raises two children with his wife Anne-Marie. Martin is a Clinical Pharmacology fellow. He currently is assigned as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.