In this episode David explores the ancient Hebrew practice of inverting quotations, and shows where this same ancient technique also shows up in the Book of Mormon.

— “Inverted Quotations in the Bible A Neglected Stylistic Pattern,” by Pancratius C. Beentjes, Biblica Vol. 63, No. 4 (1982), pp. 506-523: https://tinyurl.com/3m7e2r26
— See also chapter 12 in “The Reshaping of Ancient Israelite History in Chronicles,” by Isaac Kalimi: https://tinyurl.com/ufju8cww
— Biblical scholar Marc Z. Brettler mentions Seidel’s Law in pg. 178 of his book, “How to Read the Bible,” available online here: https://tinyurl.com/nhh28jcm
— “Deuteronomy and the Hermeneutics of Legal Innovation,” by Bernard M. Levinson, pgs. 18-20 (if you are a BYU student you can access this for free here): https://tinyurl.com/59p4c8n4
— “Jud 1,1—2,10: From Appendix to Prologue,” by Marc Z. Brettler (suggested reading from Levinson): https://tinyurl.com/bddu3hp3
— “Inverted Quotations in the Book of Mormon,” by David Bokovoy in “Insights,” Oct. 2000: https://tinyurl.com/y954mfbs
— “Book of Mormon Evidence: Echoes of the Sermon at the Temple” via Evidence Central: https://tinyurl.com/yc2bybbc
— “‘With strong hand and with outstretched arm’ (Deuteronomy 4:34); ‘With outstretched hand and with strong arm’ (Jeremiah 21:5),” by David Rolph Seely (BYU Studies): https://tinyurl.com/4b4dtzpb

Recommended reading:

— “Preserved in Translation: Hebrew and Other Ancient Literary Forms in the Book of Mormon,” by Donald W. Parry
— “Testaments: Links Between the Book of Mormon and the Hebrew Bible,” by David Bokovoy and John Tvedtnes (chapter 10 explores Seidel’s Law).

Notes:

— Please note that (as stated in the episode), this was an ancient practice that **some** writers used **sometimes***. This was not a technique that was ***always** applied by biblical (or Book of Mormon) writers.

— Please also note that inverted quotations are not exclusive to ancient Hebrew. We also see this style in the New Testament, which was originally written in Greek.

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