The Parallels Between the Book of Moses and the Book of Mormon: The Current List
Numerous parallels between the Book of Mormon and the Book of Moses have been identified that are consistent with Noel Reynolds’ original 1990 proposal that a version of Genesis on the brass plates may have contained some of the non-King James Version language and concepts found in the Book of Moses.[1] These parallels generally exclude those that can be readily explained as mere incorporation of King James Version language. In many cases, they cannot be explained as Joseph simply borrowing Book of Mormon language and concepts to compose the Book of Moses, for some of the parallels reflect a one-way direction of influence from the Book of Moses to the Book of Mormon, as if Book of Mormon authors were often alluding to a backstory or well-developed concepts that the Book of Moses provides. Examples of how these new-found parallels enrich our appreciation of familiar accounts will be offered below.
Given that the Book of Moses translation only began well after the Book of Mormon translation was complete, these parallels may cast doubt on common assumptions about how Joseph produced the Book of Moses. Indeed, they can be viewed as evidence that both books have ancient origins, with something similar to the Book of Moses possibly having been on the brass plates, where it could have influenced Book of Mormon authors, especially those most familiar with the brass plates. Indeed, a 2025 article, “Parallels between the Book of Moses and the Book of Mormon, Part 1: Details of Their Distribution and Relationships to the JST,”[2] examines the distribution of the parallels in the Book of Mormon, arguing that the hypothesis of brass plates influence on ancient Book of Mormon authors has significant explanatory power with respect to the details of the distribution and reduces the likelihood that the distribution arises from random word choices by Joseph. The list of parallels as of 2025 is provided in the subsequent “Part 2: The Updated List of 146 Parallels.”[3] The updated list below from March 2026 includes several corrections or expansions of previous parallels and introduces 16 more parallels to consider.
The List of 162 Proposed Book of Moses–Book of Mormon Parallels
Table 1 shows the current list of 162 proposed parallels, as of March 20, 2026. This includes sixteen new finds since the list of 146 parallels in my latest peer-reviewed publication at Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship.
The parallels are listed in five groups. Group 1 and 2 form the original 33 parallels identified by Reynolds. Group 3 shows the sixty-four additional parallels as listed in the 2023 “Strong Like Unto Moses” paper[4] (including and building on fifteen finds from the 2016 “Arise from the Dust, Part 1” paper[5]). Group 4 shows the thirty-six further finds reported in the 2024 “Further Evidence” paper,[6] followed by Group 5 with further finds from 2025.[7] Group 6 has the latest new finds that have not yet been published in a journal.
Table 1. Parallels Between the Book of Moses and the Book of Mormon
| Group 1: Concepts not directly found together in the KJV Bible | |||
| No. | Concept | Book of Moses | Book of Mormon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | transgression-fall, fall-death | Moses 6:59 | 2 Nephi 9:6 |
| 2 | order-days-years-eternity | Moses 6:67 | Alma 13:7 |
| 3 | Lord-from all eternity-to | Moses 7:29 | Mosiah 3:5, 8:18 |
| 4 | God-gave-man-agency | Moses 7:32 | 2 Nephi 2:16 |
| 5 | Lord’s Spirit-withdraws-from-man | Moses 1:15 | Alma 34:35; Helaman 4:24, 6:35, 13:8, Mosiah 2:36 |
| 6 | children-whole-from foundation | Moses 6:54 | Moroni 8:8, 12 |
| 7 | “Only name” “whereby salvation shall come unto the children of men,” coupled with explanation on the salvation of children (revised from Reynold’s original) | Moses 6:52 | Mosiah 3:16-18 |
| 8 | devil-father-of all lies | Moses 4:4 | 2 Nephi 2:18, 9:9; Ether 8:25 |
| 9 | devil-lead-captive-his will | Moses 4:4 | 2 Nephi 2:27, 29; Alma 12:11, 40:13 |
| 10 | devil-deceive-blind-lead | Moses 4:4 | 3 Nephi 2:2 |
| 11 | lies-lead-will-deceive-eyes | Moses 4:4 | 1 Nephi 16:38 (cf. Alma 20:13) |
| Group 2: Concepts that also have KJV connections | |||
| No. | Concept | Book of Moses | Book of Mormon |
| 12 | earth-groans; rocks-rend (including “tumultuous noises”) | Moses 7:56 | 1 Nephi 12:4, 19:12; 3 Nephi 10:9 |
| 13 | plan of salvation | Moses 6:62 | Jarom 1:2; Alma 24:14, 34:16, 42:5 |
| 14 | eternal life | Moses 1:39 | 2 Nephi 2:27,28, 10:23, 31:18,20; Jacob 6:11; Enos 1:3; Mosiah 5:15, 15:23–25, 18:9,13, 26:20, 28:7; Alma 1:4, 5:28, 7:16, 11:40, 13:29, 22:15; Helaman 5:8; 3 Nephi 9:14, 15:9; Moroni 9:25 |
| 15 | unclean-dwell-presence-God | Moses 6:57 | 1 Nephi 10:21, 15:34; Alma 7:21 |
| 16 | call on-all men-to repent (or calling on men everywhere to repent) | Moses 5:14, 6:23 | 2 Nephi 2:21, 26:27; Alma 5:49, 12:33; 3 Nephi 11:32; Moroni 7:31 (cf. Alma 5:49) |
| 17 | nowise-inherit-kingdom of God | Moses 6:57 | Mosiah 27:26; Alma 5:51, 9:12, 39:9; 3 Nephi 11:38 |
| 18 | things-temporal-spiritual | Moses 6:63 | 1 Nephi 15:32, 22:3; 2 Nephi 9:11–12; Mosiah 2:41; Alma 7:23, 12:16, 37:43; Helaman 14:16 |
| 19 | people-dwell-in righteousness | Moses 7:16 | 1 Nephi 22:26 |
| 20 | mine Only Begotten Son | Moses 6:52 (cf. Moses 1:33) | Jacob 4:5, 11; Alma 12:33 |
| 21 | works of darkness | Moses 5:55 | 2 Nephi 9:9, 10:15, 25:2, 26:10,22; Alma 37:21,23, 45:12; Helaman 6:28,30, 8:4, 10:3; Mormon 8:27 |
| 22 | secret combination(s) | Moses 5:51 | 2 Nephi 26:22; Alma 37:30,31; Helaman 2:8, 3:23, 6:38; 3 Nephi 4:29, 5:6, 7:6,9, 9:9; 4 Nephi 1:42; Mormon 8:27, Ether 8:18,19,22,24,27, 9:1, 11:15, 13:18, 14:8,10 |
| 23 | wars and bloodshed | Moses 6:15 | Jacob 7:24; Omni 1:3,24; Alma 35:15, 62:35,39; Mosiah 29:36, Alma 45:11, Alma 60:16, Helaman 6:17, Mormon 8:8, Ether 14:21 |
| 24 | shut out-from presence-God | Moses 5:4, 41, 6:49 | 2 Nephi 9:9 |
| 25 | murder-get gain | Moses 5:31 | Helaman 2:8, 7:21; Ether 8:16 |
| 26 | seeking for power | Moses 6:15 | Alma 46:4 |
| 27 | carnal, sensual, devilish | Moses 5:13 | Mosiah 16:3; Alma 41:13, 42:10 |
| 28 | hearts-wax-hard | Moses 6:27 | Alma 35:15 |
| 29 | lifted up-imagination-his heart | Moses 8:22 | Alma 1:6 |
| 30 | natural man | Moses 1:14 | Mosiah 3:19; Alma 26:21 |
| 31 | Omner | Moses 7:9 | Mosiah 27:34 |
| 32 | Shum | Moses 7:5 | Alma 11:5 |
| 33 | and thus-it was (is)-Amen | Moses 5:59 | 1 Nephi 9:6, 14:30, 22:31; Alma 13:9; Helaman 12:26 |
| Group 3: Later finds from the 2023 “Strong Like unto Moses” paper | |||
| No. | Concept | Book of Moses | Book of Mormon |
| 34 | The strength of Moses | Moses 1:20–21, 25 | 1 Nephi 4:2 |
| 35 | Chains of darkness, chains of hell, chains of the devil | Moses 7:26, 57 | 2 Nephi 1:13,23, 9:45, 28:19, 22; Alma 5:7,9,10, 12:6,11,17, 13:30, 26:14–15, 36:18 |
| 36 | Veil of darkness | Moses 7:26, 61 | Alma 19:6 (cf. Ether 4:15) |
| 37 | Song of redeeming love/ everlasting joy, contrasted with chains of darkness/hell | Moses 7:53–57 | Alma 5:7,9,26, 26:13–15, 36:18,22 |
| 38 | The use of satanic oaths and covenants in forming secret combinations | Moses 5:29, 49–52; 6:28–29 | Alma 37:27,29; Helaman 6:21,25,26; 4 Nephi 1:42; Ether 8: 15, 16,20 |
| 39 | The great antiquity of secret combinations and satanic covenants | Moses 5:28–31, 49; 6:15 | 2 Nephi 26:22; Helaman 6:27; Ether 8:9, 9:26, 10:33 |
| 40 | Cain’s involvement in a secret combination to keep Abel’s murder secret | Moses 5:29 | Helaman 6:27 |
| 41 | The persistence of Satan’s secret combination not only with Cain, but with other followers (with mechanisms for enforcement) | Moses 5:25, 29, 51–52 (or see 25–52) | Helaman 6: 27; Ether 8:20–26 (on the enforcement system, see Helaman 6:24) |
| 42 | Knowing/distinguishing brothers in secret satanic covenants/combinations | Moses 5:51 | Helaman 6:22 |
| 43 | Shaking, trembling of heavens, earth, Satan, and the wicked / shaking off Satan’s chains, bands, and sin | Moses 1:21, 6:47–49, 7:41, 61 | 2 Nephi 1:13,23, 9:44–45, 28:18–19 |
| 44 | Misery (either for Satan or his followers) | Moses 7:37,41 | 2 Nephi 2:5,11,13,18,23, 27, 9:9,46; Mosiah 3:25; Alma 3:26, 9:11, 26:20, 40:15,17,21, 41:4, 42:1,26; Helaman 3:29, 5:12, 7:16, 12:26; Mormon 8:38 |
| 45 | Misery and woe | Moses 6:48 | 2 Nephi 1:13; Alma 9:11; Helaman 5:12, 7:16 |
| 46 | The infinite nature of God’s love and the Atonement (Enoch’s “heart swelled wide as eternity” and his “bowels yearned” in tasting the grief of human wickedness / Christ’s “bowels of mercy” and infinite atonement) | Moses 7:28–41, particularly 41 | Bowels of mercy: Mosiah 15:9; Alma 7:12, 26:37, 34:15 Infinite atonement: 2 Nephi 9:7; Alma 34:10,14 (cf. Alma 26:37) |
| 47 | Rage and Satan’s dominion over the hearts of men | Moses 6:15 | 1 Nephi 12:17, 13: 27,29, 14:7, 22:15,26, 30:18; Mosiah 3:6, Alma 8:9, 10:24,25, 12:11, 27:12; Helaman 6:21, 16:22,23; 3 Nephi 1:22, 2:2–3, 6:15–16, 11:29; 4 Nephi 28,31; Ether 8:15–26, 15:19; Moroni 9:3–4 |
| 48 | Administering death | Moses 6:15 | Alma 57:19 (cf. Alma 47:18, 55:30, 32) |
| 49 | Word returning “void,” in context of the Garden of Eden and the Fall | Moses 4:30 | Alma 12:22–23, 26, 42:2–5 |
| 50 | “Esteeming” scripture as a thing of “naught” | Moses 1:40–41 | 1 Nephi 19:6–9; 2 Nephi 33:2–3 (cf. Helaman 4:21, 12:6; Ether 13:13) |
| 51 | “Raising up” a prophet to restore ancient scripture | Moses 1:41 | 2 Nephi 3: 6, 7, 12, 24 |
| 52 | The workmanship of God’s hands | Moses 1:4; 7:32, 36, 37, 40 | Jacob 4:9 |
| 53 | (Men) ordained/called … after the order (of the Son of God or of God) | Moses 8:19 (cf. 6:67–68) | 2 Nephi 6:2; Alma 5:48–49; 13:1,2,8,9; Helaman 8:18 (cf. Alma 4:20, 5:44, 49, 6:1, 13: 6–10,14, 43:2, 49:30) |
| 54 | Natural (man, eye, frame) vs. spiritual/spirit/spirits | Moses 1:10,11 (cf. v. 14), 3:5,9, 6:36 | Mosiah 3:19; Alma 19:6, 26:21, 41:4 (cf. 42:9-10) |
| 55 | The roles of a seer | Moses 6:35–36; also Moses 6 and 7 generally | Mosiah 8:13–17, 28:10–16; Alma 37:22–26 |
| 56 | Perished in their sins | Moses 7:1 | Mosiah 15:26 (esp.), but also 1 Nephi 16:39; Mosiah 13:28 |
| 57 | Sins/cursing answered upon the heads of parents/children | Moses 6:54, 7:37 | 2 Nephi 4:6; Jacob 1:19, 3:10; Mosiah 29:30–31 (cf. 1 Nephi 22:13, Alma 60:10; Mormon 8:40; Moroni 7:32) |
| 58 | The glory of God and its relationship to eternal life | Moses 1:39; Moses 6:59, 61 | 2 Nephi 1:25; Jacob 4:4,11, 5:54; Alma 14:11, 22:14, 29:9, 36:28; Helaman 5:44; Moroni 9:25 |
| 59 | Weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth (all three) | Moses 1:22 | Mosiah 16:2; Alma 40:13 |
| 60 | Satan laughs and his angels rejoice | Moses 7:26 | 3 Nephi 9:2 |
| 61 | The God/Lord who weeps/grieves for those who are lost | Moses 7:28, 29, 37, 39, 40 | Jacob 5: 7, 11, 13, 32, 46, 47, 51, 66 |
| 62 | “All things” bear witness of the Creator (including things on or in and above the earth) | Moses 6:63 | Alma 30:41,44; Helaman 8:23–24; |
| 63 | Power, wisdom, mercy, and justice | Moses 6:61-62 | 2 Nephi 2:12, 11:5; Jacob 4:10; Mosiah 5:15; |
| 64 | Commanding the earth and the power of the word | Moses 7:13 | 1 Nephi 17:29; 2 Nephi 1:26; Jacob 4:6, 9; Words of Mormon 1:17; Alma 17:4, 17, 26:13, 31:5, 53:10 |
| 65 | Spreading abominations and works (of darkness) | Moses 5:52 | Helaman 6:28 (cf. Ether 8:19–22) |
| 66 | “Powers of heaven” and heavenly ascent and descent | Moses 7:27 | 3 Nephi 20:22, 21:23–25; 28:7–8 |
| 67 | Salvation or damnation by “a firm decree” | Moses 5:15 (cf. 6:29–30) | Alma 9:24, 29:4 |
| 68 | Angels bearing testimony | Moses 7:27 | Moroni 7:31 |
| 69 | Residue of men/the people + angels bearing testimony | Moses 7:27–28 (cf. vv. 20, 22) | Moroni 7:31–32 |
| 70 | Prepared from the foundation of the world | Moses 5:57 | 1 Nephi 10:18; Mosiah 4:6–7, 15:19, 18:13; Alma 12:30, 18:39, 22:13, 42:26; Ether 3:14, 4:19 |
| 71 | Gathered from the four quarters of the earth | Moses 7:62 | 1 Nephi 19:16, 22:25; 3 Nephi 5:24, 26, 16:5; Ether 13:11 |
| 72 | Counsel + “ye yourselves” | Moses 6:43 | Jacob 4:10 |
| 73 | Fearful looking for the fiery indignation of the wrath of God upon them | Moses 7:1 (cf. 7:34) | Alma 40:14 |
| 74 | Numerous upon … the face of the land | Moses 6:15 | Jarom 1:6, Mosiah 27:6, Mormon 1:7; Ether 7:11 (cf. Jarom 1:8; Alma 16:16; Helaman 6:28, 11:32, 16:22–23) |
| 75 | Record + baptism by fire and the Holy Ghost | Moses 6:66 | 3 Nephi 11:35, 19:14 |
| 76 | Caught up/away to an exceedingly high mountain | Moses 1:1 | 1 Nephi 11:1 |
| 77 | Compound parallel 1: (A) the captivity of Satan, (B) the concept of “eternal life,” (C) the combination of “temporal” and “spiritual,” describing God’s creations, (D) hardness of hearts, and (E) blindness | (A) Moses 4:4, (B) Moses 1:39, (C) Moses 6:63, (D) Moses 6:15, 27, (E) Moses 4:4, 6:27 | 1 Nephi 14:7 |
| 78 | Compound parallel 2: (A) Devil as father of lies, (B) shut out from the presence of God, and (C) secret combinations, (D) works of darkness, and (E) misery for the wicked | (A) Moses 4:4, (B) Moses 5:4, 41, 6:49, (C) Moses 5:51, (D) Moses 5:51, 55, and (E) Moses 7:37,41 | 2 Nephi 9:9 |
| 79 | Compound parallel 3: (A) Satan’s fall and his angels, (B) plan of salvation / merciful plan of God, (C) temporal vs. spiritual, and (D) clothed with glory/purity/robe of righteousness | (A) Moses 4:3–4, 7:26, (B) Moses 6:62, (C) Moses 6:63, (D) Moses 7:3 | 2 Nephi 9:6–14 (A) vv. 8–9, (B) vv. 6, 13, cf. v. 28, (C) vv. 10–12, (D) v. 14 |
| 80 | Compound parallel 4: (A) Satan will “rage in the hearts” of men, (B) chains of hell/destruction, and (C) Satan leading men into captivity | (A) Moses 6:15, (B) Moses 7:26,57, (C) Moses 4:4 | 2 Nephi 28:18–23 |
| 81 | Compound parallel 5: (A) the workmanship of God’s hands and (B) counsel | Moses 7:32, 35, 36, 40 (cf. Moses 1:4) | Jacob 4:9–10 |
| 82 | Compound parallel 6: (A) Creation of “all things” and (B) wisdom, power, justice, mercy | Moses 6:61 | Mosiah 5:15 (cf. 4:9) |
| 83 | Compound parallel 7: (A) after the order (of the Son), (B) without beginning of days or end of years, (C) Only Begotten of the Father, (D) full of grace and truth, and (E) “Thus it is. Amen.” | (A)+(B): Moses 6:67, (C)+(D): Moses 5:7 (cf. Moses 1:6, 32, 6:52, 7:11), (E): Moses 5:59 | Alma 13:9 |
| 84 | Compound parallel 8: (A) New Jerusalem, (B) gathered from four quarters of the earth, (C) cleansed through blood of the Lamb, and (D) fulfilled covenants | (A)+(B): Moses 7:62, (C): Moses 6:59, (D): Moses 8:2 | Ether 13:10–11 |
| 85 | Compound parallel 9: (A) call men to repentance, (B) fulfill covenants, (C) angels declare, and (D) bear testimony | (A): Moses 6:23, (B) Moses 8:2, (C) Moses 5:58, (D) Moses 7:27, 62 | Moroni 7:31 |
| 86 | Compound parallel 10: the account of Samuel the Lamanite echoes Enoch’s call and early ministry | Moses 6:26–41 (esp. 26–29, 32, 37)* | Helaman 13–16 (specifically, Helaman 13:2–6, 8–10, 14–17, 29; 15:5, 8; 16:2)* |
| 87 | Declared by angels | Moses 5:58 | Mosiah 3:2–4; Alma 9:25, 13:22–25, 38:7, 39:19; Helaman 5:11, 13:7, 16:14; Moroni 7:31 |
| 88 | “For mine own purpose” | Moses 1:3, 33 | Jacob 5:36, 53, 55 |
| 89 | Fulfilling covenants | Moses 8:2 | 1 Nephi 14:17, 15:18, 2 Nephi 6:12, 10:15; 3 Nephi 5:25, 10:7, 15:8, 20:12, 22, 27, 46, 21:4, 7, 29:1, 9; Mormon 5:14; Ether 13:11; Moroni 7:31 |
| 90 | Peaceable things of immortal glory/Heaven | Moses 6:59 | Moroni 7:3 |
| 91 | For the space of many hours | Moses 1:10 | 1 Nephi 8:8; Helaman 14:21, 26 |
| 92 | Joy through the fall of man | Moses 5:10 | 2 Nephi 2:22–25 |
| 93 | Dwell in safety forever | Moses 7:20 | 2 Nephi 1:9 |
| 94 | Visions on the mount + “look” | Moses 7:3–4 | 1 Nephi 11:1, 8, 12, 19, 24, 26, 30–32; 12:1, 11; 13:1; 14:9, 18; 18:3 |
| 95 | Pierced by God’s eye | Moses 7:36 | Jacob 2:15 |
| 96 | Other combinations with “full of grace and truth” | Moses 1:6, 32, 5:7, 6:52, 7:11 | 2 Nephi 2:5–6; Alma 13:8, 9 |
| 97 | The Lord preserving His people (during or from final tribulations) | Moses 7:61 | 1 Nephi 22:17 (also see 1 Nephi 22:16–18, Jacob 5:77) |
| Group 4: More finds from the 2024 “Further Evidence” paper | |||
| 98 | “All things prepared,” including fruit | Moses 3:9 | 1 Nephi 17:5, 18:6 |
| 99 | More fruit: Covenanting with a prophet regarding a future prophet among his descendants | Moses 8:2 | 2 Nephi 3:4–7 |
| 100 | A “sore curse” | Moses 5:56, 8:4 | 1 Nephi 2:23; 2 Nephi 1:22, 5:21; Jacob 2:33, 3:3 |
| 101 | “Secret works” (discussed in Reynolds’s “Brass Plates Version of Genesis” but not treated as a distinct parallel—this replaces a previous version of #101 that was redundant with respect to #41) | Moses 6:15 | Alone: Alma 37: 21, 23, 25; 3 Nephi 3:7. With “of darkness” (cf. Parallel 21): 2 Nephi 9:9, 10:15; Helaman 8:4, 10:3. Singular: Helaman 2:4 |
| 102 | A record in the language of an ancestor | Moses 6:5–6 | 1 Nephi 1:2, 3:19; Mosiah 1:2 |
| 103 | Secret combinations and getting gain, seeking power | Moses 5: 31, 50 | Helaman 2:8; 7:4,5,25; Ether 8:16, 22–23, 11:15–16 (see also Alma 46:4, 51:1–8, 60:17; Helaman 2:8; Ether 9:11) |
| 104 | “For the space of many generations” | Moses 7:4 | 2 Nephi 1:18, 25:16 |
| 105 | Hell/prison “prepared” for the wicked (this replaces the previous version of #105 that was redundant with #19) | Moses 6:29, 7:38 | 1 Nephi 15:29, 34–35; 2 Nephi 9:16, 28:23; Mosiah 26:27; Helaman 3:29 |
| 106 | The order of God/Son of God | Moses 6:67, 8:19 | Alma 7:22, 8:4, 13:1, 6, 18, 43:2, 49:30; Helaman 8:18; Ether 12:10 |
| 107 | “After the order” + preach/declare/teach the gospel + repentance | Moses 8:19–20 | Alma 5:48–49, 13: 18, 49:30 |
| 108 | Bearing testimony | Moses 7:27, 62 | 2 Nephi 27:13; Alma 4:19 |
| 109 | Carried away/caught up (by the Spirit of the Lord) | Moses 6:64 (cf. 1:1) | 1 Nephi 11:1 |
| 110 | Enoch and the Three Nephites “caught up into heaven” and able to behold the things of God | Moses 6:35–36, 7:27, 69 | 3 Nephi 28:13, 15, 36 |
| 111 | “Angels descending out of heaven” | Moses 7:27 | 3 Nephi 17:24 (cf. 1 Nephi 11:7, 12:6; 3 Nephi 11:8) |
| 112 | “Drawn away” after him (Satan) | Moses 4:5–6 | Mosiah 29:7, Ether 7:4, 9:11 |
| 113 | “All things manifest” by the Spirit/Holy Ghost | Moses 8:24 | 1 Nephi 22:2; Mosiah 5:3 (cf. Mosiah 8:17; Ether 4:7) |
| 114 | “The power of the Lord was upon him” | Moses 8:18 | 1 Nephi 13:16–18, 14:14, 17:48, 49; Jacob 7:15, 21; Alma 14:25, 17:17, 36; Helaman 10:16 (see also Alma 18: 1–2, 22–24) |
| 115 | “Seeking to take away life” | Moses 8:18 (or Moses 8:17 –18) | 1 Nephi 1:20, 2:1, 4:11, 28, 7: 14, 16, 17: 44; 2 Nephi 1:24, 5:2, 4, 19 |
| 116 | Left to oneself, weak | Moses 1:9–10 | Mormon 2:26 (see also 1 Nephi 1:7; Jacob 7:21; Mosiah 4:1, 27:18; Alma 36:7, 10, 11; 3 Nephi 1:17, 17:18) |
| 117 | Crowned at the right hand of God | Moses 7:56–57 | Mosiah 26:23–24; Alma 5:57–58; Alma 28:11–12 |
| 118 | “Write the words” of spoken scripture | Moses 2:1 | 2 Nephi 29:11; Alma 45:9; 3 Nephi 24:1 |
| 119 | “As many as will” | Moses 5:9 | 2 Nephi 25:13, 14; Jacob 6:4 |
| 120 | Covenant + remnant of the seed | Moses 7:52, 53 | 1 Nephi 13:30–33, 38, 39 (see also 1 Nephi 15:14; 3 Nephi 21:4) |
| 121 | Remnant of the seed + the rock | Moses 7:52, 53 | 1 Nephi 13:36–37, 15:13–15 |
| 122 | Gathering of scattered remnants with modern scripture | Moses 7:62 | 2 Nephi 30:3–8 |
| 123 | “Remnant of the seed” + “gather in from the four quarters of the earth” | Moses 7: 52, 62 | 3 Nephi 5:23–24, 26, 16:4, 5, 20:12–13 |
| 124 | Gathered remnants and the New Jerusalem | Moses 7:51–53, 62 | 3 Nephi 21:4, 22–24, 26; Ether 13:6–10 |
| 125 | Agents unto themselves | Moses 4:3, 6:56 | 2 Nephi 2:26, 10:23; Alma 12:13; Helaman 14:30 |
| 126 | The rock + “blessed are they” | Moses 7:53 | 1 Nephi 13:36–37 |
| 127 | Swallowed up in water (related variant: “floods” that “come” and “swallow up” people) |
Moses 7:43 | 1 Nephi 18:10, 15, 20; 2 Nephi 1:2; Alma 36:28; Helaman 8:11; Ether 2:25 (related variant: Ether 2:25) |
| 128 | The threat of withering in the divine presence + being left without strength | Moses 1:9–11 | 1 Nephi 16:47–48, 52 |
| 129 | A servant of God “receiving strength” to defeat an opponent | Moses 1:20–21 | 1 Nephi 4:31, 7: 16, 17, 15:6 |
| 130 | A servant of God “receiving strength” after a divine encounter | Moses 1:10 | Mosiah 27:22–23; Alma 36:22–23 |
| 131 | Repent + “this is the plan of salvation/redemption” + Only Begotten Son | Moses 6:23, 50–52, 61–62. | Alma 12:33 |
| 132 | God “conversed” with man | Moses 6:22 | Alma 12:30 (see also Alma 9:21, 12:29, 19:34, and Helaman 5:39) |
| 133 | A tool of Satan (the serpent or Zeezrom), seeking to destroy with lies and deception | Moses 4:3–6 | Alma 12:1–7 |
| Group 5: New finds reported in 2025 (also see #101 and #105) | |||
| 134 | “The Lord could not withhold” | Moses 7:51 | Ether 3:25–26, 12:21 |
| 135 | God showing a vision of “all things” + “even unto the end/ends of the world/earth” | Moses 7:67 (cf. Moses 1:8, 27–28, 7:21) | Ether 3:25–26 (cf. 1 Nephi 14:26; Ether 12:19–21) |
| 136 | A prophet is shown “all the inhabitants of the earth” over broad periods of time | Moses 1:8, 27–28, 7:21, 67 | Ether 3:25 |
| 137 | Satan + beguile Eve/first parents + destroy the world | Moses 4:6 | Ether 8:25 |
| 138 | Secret combinations + blood of victims cries from the ground | Moses 5:29–35 (esp. vv. 29-31, 35)* | Mormon 8:27, 40; Ether 8:22 (cf. 2 Nephi 26:3, 2 Nephi 28:10) |
| 139 | The Lord promises to justify or enact a prophet’s words, including moving mountains | Moses 6:32–34; cf. Moses 7:13 | Helaman 10:4–10 (specifically vv. 5, 9) |
| 140 | “Secret works” or works of secret combinations described as “abominations” (cf. #65) | Moses 5: 25, 51-52; 6:15, 28–29 | 2 Nephi 10:15; Alma 37:21–23, 25–27, 29; Ether 11:25; Mormon 8:40 (cf. Helaman 6:28) |
| 141 | A seer that sees spirits or a spirit body | Moses 6:35–36 | Ether 3:16 |
| 142 | God raises up a seer | Moses 6:48 | 2 Nephi 3: 6, 7, 11 |
| 143 | Adam and Eve could have had neither children nor joy before the Fall | Moses 5:10–11 | 2 Nephi 2:23 |
| 144 | Adam fell that men/we might be | Moses 6:48 | 2 Nephi 2:25 |
| 145 | Shaking upon pondering the misery/torment of the wicked | Moses 7:41 (but see 28–41) |
Mosiah 28:3 |
| 146 | The wicked wish to “lay hands” on a prophet but dare not because of fear due to the Lord’s power or protection | Moses 6:39 | Helaman 5:22–26 (specifically vv. 23, 25–26), 8: 4–10 (specifically vv. 4, 10); 1 Nephi 17:48, 52; Mosiah 13: 2–3, 5 |
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| 147 | Swollen hearts | Moses 7:41 | Alma 12:48, 17:29, 19:13, 32:28, 33:23; Helaman 13:22; 3 Nephi 4:33 (Alma 24:24 and Helaman 7:6 also fit but are reserved for related Parallel 148) |
| 148 | Swollen hearts + agony of soul over the wickedness of brethren | Moses 7:41, 44 | Alma 24:24; Helaman 7:6 |
| 149 | A secret combination theme: to get gain + glory/glorying + murder + leadership/office | Moses 5:31, 33 | Helaman 7:4,5; Ether 8:7–9, 22–23 |
| 150 | Born of the Spirit + changed/quickened + becoming sons/daughters of God | Moses 6:65, 68 | Mosiah 27:24–25 |
| 151 | Born again/baptized + the order of God | Moses 6:59, 64, 65, 67 | Alma 5:49, 54, 8:4–5 |
| 152 | “This earth” (in possible contrast to other worlds) | Moses 1:33, 35, 36, 40; 2:1 | 1 Nephi 17:38, 22:18 |
| 153 | Repent or be damned | Moses 5:15 | 2 Nephi 9:24; Ether 4:18; Mormon 2:13 |
| 154 | Unalterable decrees (cf. Parallel 67) | Moses 7:52 | Alma 29:4, 41:8 |
| 155 | “All mankind” can be “redeemed” | Moses 5:9 | Alma 19:13, 34:9,10,15; Helaman 14:16–17; Ether 3:13–14 (cf. Alma 34:7,9,15,16, 42:9–16) |
| 156 | The Satanic counter to Parallel 155: a claim that all mankind can be redeemed without Christ | Moses 4:1 | Alma 1:4 |
| 157 | Fullness of joy over saved souls | Moses 7:67 | Alma 26:11–13,16,30, 29:10,13–14,16, 36:24–26; 3 Nephi 27:30–31; 3 Nephi 28:9,10 (cf. Helaman 5:41–44) |
| 158 | Receiving + fullness of joy | Moses 7:67 | Mosiah 4:3; Alma 22:15 |
| 159 | Receive the Holy Ghost + ask + all things | Moses 6:52 | 2 Nephi 32:3–5 |
| 160 | Wicked men shall remove portions of scripture that will be restored later | Moses 1:41 | 1 Nephi 13: 26, 28–29, 34–35 |
| 161 | At the death of Christ, rocks would rend and saints would rise | Moses 7:56 | Helaman 14: 20–25 |
| 162 | “Jesus Christ . . . who shall come” | Moses 6:57 | Mosiah 4:2; Alma 5:48, 45:4; Helaman 5:9, 13:6; 3 Nephi 11:10 |
Endnotes
[1] Noel B. Reynolds, “The Brass Plates Version of Genesis,” in By Study and Also by Faith: Essays in Honor of Hugh W. Nibley on the Occasion of His Eightieth Birthday, 27 March 1990, edited by John M. Lundquist and Stephen D. Ricks (Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies [FARMS]; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1990), 2:136–73. This was republished as Noel B. Reynolds, “The Brass Plates Version of Genesis,” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 34 (2020): 63–96, journal.interpreterfoundation.org/the-brass-plates-version-of-genesis/.
For the recent work that has discovered many more parallels beyond the thirty-three found by Reynolds, see Jeff Lindsay and Noel B. Reynolds, “‘Strong Like unto Moses’: The Case for Ancient Roots in the Book of Moses Based on Book of Mormon Usage of Related Content Apparently from the Brass Plates,” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 44 (2021): 1–92, journal.interpreterfoundation.org/strong-like-unto-moses-the-case-for-ancient-roots-in-the-book-of-moses-based-on-book-of-mormon-usage-of-related-content-apparently-from-the-brass-plates/ and Jeff Lindsay, “Further Evidence from the Book of Mormon for a Book of Moses-Like Text on the Brass Plates,” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 61 (2024): 415-494, interpreterfoundation.org/further-evidence-from-the-book-of-mormon-for-a-book-of-moses-like-text-on-the-brass-plates/. The count in the latter publication was 133. Also see the earlier work, Jeff Lindsay, “‘Arise from the Dust’: Insights from Dust-Related Themes in the Book of Mormon (Part 1: Tracks from the Book of Moses),” Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 22 (2016): 179–232, journal.interpreterfoundation.org/arise-from-the-dust-insights-from-dust-related-themes-in-the-book-of-mormon-part-1-tracks-from-the-book-of-moses/.
[2] Jeff Lindsay, “Parallels between the Book of Moses and the Book of Mormon, Part 1: Details of Their Distribution and Relationships to the JST,” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 67 (2025): 275-320, https://interpreterfoundation.org/journal/arise-from-the-dust-insights-from-dust-related-themes-in-the-book-of-mormon-part-1-tracks-from-the-book-of-moses.
[3] Jeff Lindsay, “Parallels between the Book of Moses and the Book of Mormon, Part 2: The Updated List of 146 Parallels,” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 67 (2025): 321–70, https://interpreterfoundation.org/journal/parallels-between-the-book-of-moses-and-the-book-of-Mormon-part-2-the-updated-list-of-146-parallels.
[4] Lindsay and Reynolds, “Strong Like unto Moses.”
[5] Lindsay, “‘Arise from the Dust’: Insights from Dust-Related Themes in the Book of Mormon (Part 1: Tracks from the Book of Moses).”
[6] Lindsay, “Further Evidence from the Book of Mormon for a Book of Moses-Like Text on the Brass Plates.”
[7] Lindsay, “Parallels between the Book of Moses and the Book of Mormon, Part 2: The Updated List of 146 Parallels.”