Editing Book of Enos (section)

== Book of Enos interpretation ==
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!Summary{{sfn|Thomas|2016|p=53}}
!Verses
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|Receives forgiveness
|1-8
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|Prays for Nephites, Lamanites, and Record
|9-18
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|Prophesies of future Lamanite and Nephite generations
|19-24
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|Writes final words
|25-27
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Enos begins his account in a manner that is similar to Nephi's: he mentions parental influence, passed on through religious counsel.<ref>{{harvnb|Salleh and Hemming|2020|pp=133–134}}; {{harvnb|Largey|2003|p=245}}</ref> The narrative not only begins with this but also ends with it.{{sfn|Miller|2023|p=13}} A difference from the style of Nephi is that Enos does not quote scripture in his narrative.{{sfn|Hardy|2010|p=61}} [[Terryl Givens|Terryl L. Givens]] also argues that Enos' intended literary audience leans toward the Lamanites, as the Nephites will eventually be destroyed.{{sfn|Givens|2009|p=86}}

According to author Dennis Largey, the style of the Book of Enos implies that Enos did not narrate it over a long period of time but may have narrated it shortly before he died.{{sfn|Largey|2003|p=244}} On another note, literary critic Richard Rust compares the style and syntax of the Book of Enos and that of Erich Auerbach's ''[[Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature|Mimesis]]'' account of when Abraham is about to sacrifice Isaac. Specifically, Rust noticed in both accounts similar uses of modifiers as well as “and.”{{sfn|Rust|1997|p=147}} Additionally, Enos fills his narrative with words such as "wrestling" that generally appeal to a reader's emotions, says Protestant theologian [[John Christopher Thomas]].{{sfn|Thomas|2016|pp=53-54}} The familial and covenantal responsibilities that Enos feels bring a serious but personal flavor into the narrative, according to BYU English professor Sharon J. Harris.{{sfn|Harris|2020|pp=19-20, 26}}