Book of Mormon Central: KnoWhy

Was the Requirement of a "Broken Heart" Known Before the Time of Christ? (1x27)

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Although the doctrine of sacrificing “a broken heart and a contrite spirit” does not appear explicitly in the New Testament, many would expect this would be a doctrine that could only be introduced in the Christian era and may find fault with the Book of Mormon for putting the notion in the mouth of the 7th Century B.C. prophet Lehi.