ePub feed of Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
“O Ye Fair Ones” — Revisited - Matthew L. Bowen
The best explanation for the name “Nephi” is that it derives from the Egyptian word nfr, “good,” “goodly,” “fine,” “fair,” “beautiful.” Nephi’s autobiographical wordplay on his own name in his self-introduction (and elsewhere throughout his writings) r...