RT Article T1 Types Of Literature in the Book of Mormon: Allegories, Prayers, Songs, Genealogies JF Journal of Book of Mormon studies VO 4 IS 1 SP 106 OP 118 A1 Sperry, Sidney B. 1895-1977 LA English YR 1995 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1764090705 AB The most significant allegory in the Book of Mormon is "The Allegory of the Tame and Wild Olive Tree," which appears in Jacob 5. Six different types of prayers are found in the Book of Mormon. Perhaps the best example of a true song is 'The Song of the Vineyard," actually a quotation from Isaiah. There is only one example of an extended genealogy, that of Ether, the last Jaredite prophet. NO Auszug aus "Our Book of Mormon" von Sidney B. Sperry