Our Eyes Are upon Thee

"I Make This Small Abridgment"

John A. Tvedtnes

The Most Correct Book: Insights from a Book of Mormon Scholar (1999)

Through a comparison between the Book of Mormon and the Old Testament, Tvedtnes shows that the concept of abridging the records of former generations is a long-standing one in ancient Israel. Authors and redactors of the Old Testament abridged records similarly to how Mormon abridged the records in the Book of Mormon, and does not undermine the validity of the message.