The Zoramites Would Not Observe to Keep the Statutes According to the Law of Moses

Alan C. Miner

In Alma 31:9, Mormon notes that the Zoramites "had fallen into great errors" with the first of these being the rejection of the law of Moses. Brant Gardner notes that this is a serious problem for the Nephite people because it indicates a greater degree of apostasy than they have seen in most of the groups that have departed from the standard Nephite religion. The Nehors apparently retained much of the Law of Moses, but rejected Christ. This is the basic form of apostasy that was seen among the people of Noah, and more recently in Ammonihah. The Zoramites have gone further, however, and rejected the law of Moses. Not only did they abandon the law of Moses, but they abandoned other performances that blended the law of Moses into the law of Christ. [Brant Gardner, Book of Mormon Commentary, [http://www.highfiber.com/] ~nahualli/LDStopics/Alma/Alma31.htm, pp. 7-8]

Step by Step Through the Book of Mormon: A Cultural Commentary

References