The lords words will hiss forth unto the ends of the earth, 2 ne. Latterday saints believe that his next major role was in the translation of another book of scripture to go along with the bible the book of mormon, another testament of jesus christ following the first vision persecution continued as joseph refused to deny that he had seen god. James smith samples worlds greatest dad from elf and i believe from book of mormon. Furthermore, none of the translations of the 1 kings 6. Joseph smith american moses rema webb darlesia cearcy michael potts john eric parker maia nkenge wilson tarea campbell tommar wilson nikki m. The book of mormon certainly sounds biblical not only because it was written in king james 17thcentury language, but also because more than 27,000 words hundreds of verses, are copied. However, when confronted with the presence of 1769 kjv errors and 17th century italics in the book of mormon, many of the same apologists will revert to the loose translation by claiming that maybe joseph smith indeed used a 1769 kjv bible to.
Why is the book of mormon written in king james english. That the book of mormon quotes from isaiah is not a problem, except that joseph smiths 1830 translation reads nearly verbatim to the 1611 king james translation. In an interview conducted by her son joseph smith iii in 1879, emma smith, wife of the prophet joseph smith, expressed her faith in the restored church of jesus christ, which was established in 1830 after the prophet had translated the book of mormon and published it. Maybe you are thinking of joseph smith, the founder of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints commonly called the mormon church.
Critics note numerous parallels between phrases in the book of mormon and phrases in the books by ethan smith and james adair. In some cases, entire passages are duplicated in the book of mormon. The book was written by ancient prophets through the spirit of prophecy and revelation. The most common belief of adherents is that promoted by joseph smith, who said he translated ancient golden plates inscribed by prophets. Palmyra, known as swifts landing and tolland before being renamed palmyra, 1796. There are specific quotes in the book of mormon that are found in the king james bible and other modern works that joseph smith had access to. The book of mormon by joseph smith, paperback barnes.
Comparing the bible to the book of mormon, with compilation. Smith published the book of mormon in 1830 and shortly. The founder of the mormon church, joseph smith, wed as many as 40 wives, including one as young as 14 years old, the church. Most adherents to the latter day saint movement view the book as a work of inspired scripture. We also have charles spurgeon sermons, spurgeons checkbook, charles spurgeon devotionals, morning devotions, daily prayers, concordances, and even some devotions for women.
Why james the mormon says he hates being james the mormon. The book of mormon is the most correct of any book on earth, joseph smith stated, and the keystone of our religion. He is a direct descendant of asael and mary duty smith, the prophet joseph smiths grandparents, and other lds church history figures. There are also many king james bible translational errors contained within the book of mormon, specifically the 1769 version the joseph smith owned. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the. He wrote a book which has baffled the literary critics for a hundred years. According to mormon belief, the book of mormon was inscribed on golden plates by generations of prophets, quoted and abridged by the prophethistorian mormon, and buried in the ground by mormons son, moroni. Laurie mafflykipp, phd, is the archer alexander distinguished professor at the. Joseph smith the prophet saw god and jesus in first vision. Seven years later, in 1830, this scriptural canon of the latterday saints was published for the world.
Posted on april 2, 2019 april 24, 2019 by davidcox. There are several theories as to the origin of the book of mormon. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. During the next six years, smith dictated an english translation of this text to his wife and other scribes, and in 1830 the book of mormon was published. This is, of course, a contradictionone that is not seen by very many mormons. During the time, his responsibilities included overseeing missionary work, encouraging the construction of the. For instance, over 50% of the book is couched in chiastic structures. Book of mormon clearly ends in a consonant, f, and none of the semitic cognates of hebrew ziw end in a consonant, except possibly punic zyb. Cullimore retells several events from the life of joseph smith, the mormon prophet. The book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ. It seems after reading these posts that the only possible answer is that the book of mormon happened just like joseph and others claim. The book of mormon and the king james bible wikipedia.
The history of joseph smith, the 19thcentury prophet and founder of the. The book of mormon has the structure of a translation from the hebrew language. Book of mormon, 1830, page 7 the joseph smith papers. Isaiah 2 1 the word that isaiah the son of amoz saw concerning judah and jerusalem. It is not surprising that joseph smith viewed the book of mormon as an inspired text and thus felt free to use the book of mormon in altering the biblical text of isaiah in the jst. The process of translating the book of mormon was an education for joseph smith, and the book was central to the prophets understanding of the doctrines of the gospel and of. Book of mormontranslation errors from the kjv fairmormon. What are 1769 kjv edition errors doing in book of mormon.
Book of mormon variants likely reflect only theologically significant changes not available in the old world textual tradition. The book of mormon was written for the intent that we may believe the bible, morm. The book of mormon contains passages from the king james bible 19th century influences alleged to have been a factor in the production of the book of mormon did joseph smith obtain the names cumorah and moroni from a map of the comoros islands. He is the president of the joseph smith foundation, including lds answers, ziontube, faqs, papers, inspirawiki and teachings of the prophet joseph smith.
The book of mormon paperback january 6, 2012 by joseph smith author 4. The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. When i was david frosts watergate adviser for the nixon interviews in 1977, i carried on a secret communication with the bestselling author fawn brodie, who was then toward the end of her life and working on her. Proof the book of mormon isnt true the book of mormon contradicts the bible and was actually a work of fiction written by joseph smith in the 1800s, who copied much of it from the king james version, trying to make it look like an ancient manuscript. Even joseph smith himself, when he published the english book of mormon in 1830, put the title page at the front of the volume rather than placing it. The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation. Written by prophets to a people who lived in america long before white people ever came, some believe they were the beginnings of some native indian tribes. Tithing paid in cows and how pioneers performed plural marriages. December 23, 1805 june 27, 1844 was an american religious leader and founder of mormonism and the latter day saint movement. By the time of his death, 14 years later, he had attracted tens of thousands of followers and founded a religion that continues to the present with millions of global adherents. Whats inside the new joseph smith papers volume lindsey williams to say the summer of 1842 was a busy season in the life of joseph smith would likely be an understatement. Fourteen centuries later, in 1823, the angel moroni led joseph smith to the plates hidden in a hillside in upstate new york.
It seems clear that joseph smith was led to translate many. Sometimes the quotation is explicit, as in the second book of nephi, which contains 18 quoted chapters of the book of isaiah other significant connections between the two books include book of mormon words and phrases that only appear in. In this part 5 of volume 3 of the critical text, we identify one more use of early modern english in fact, a very specific one in the original text of the book of mormon, namely, quotations from the king james bible. When he was 24, smith published the book of mormon. Lets say that joseph smith wrote the book of mormon. The book of mormon was translated and published in 1830. Because it was a revelation from god to joseph smith. Century of black mormons james, jane elizabeth manning.
The book of mormon is a translation of golden tablets given to joseph smith who wrote of their account of a plan for salvation and what men must do to gain peace in this life and eternal redemption in the life to come. By the time joseph translated the book of mormon, some people of the day believed that the indians were descendants of the lost tribes. Joseph smiths first vision was not the end of his role as a prophet. This is a very curious fact because the book of mormon was not. Plagiarism the book of mormon narrative says that the jews who left jerusalem for the new world had with them the scriptures written up until that point 600 b. The lord covenanted with enos to bring forth the book of mormon to the lamanites, enos 1. Mormon challenges could the book of mormon story have.
Clyde james williams, flaxen cord, in book of mormon reference companion, ed. In probable reference to this period of flight, smith said that peter, james, and john had appeared to him and. It has long been held by critics of mormonism, for instance, that the book of mormon is nothing but a synthesis of earlier works written by other men, of the vivid imaginings of joseph smith, and of simple plagiarisms of the king james bible. There are no wellknown mormon men named james smith.
The king james quotations in the book of mormon, the. There are, in fact, at least 922 chiasma in the book of mormon. On april 6, 1830, joseph smith organized the church of jesus christ of. Soon afterwards, the apostles james, peter, and john appeared to.
It is a record of gods dealings with ancient inhabitants of the americas and contains the fulness of the everlasting gospel. Many reject joseph smiths claims that he received and translated the book of mormon through divine direction and assistance. An account written by the hand of mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. Smith claimed the angel moroni, a prophet in the book of mormon. Joseph smith, american prophet and founder of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Sometimes the quotation is explicit, as in the second book of nephi, which contains 18 quoted chapters of the book of isaiah other significant connections between the two books include book of mormon words and phrases.
Top 10 embarrassments of the mormon religion listverse. In an incredible testament to joseph smiths divine calling, james a. Lots of answers here with an incredible amount of evidence. Midgley has pointed out that alternate theories on the authorship of the book fall into four main categories. The extensive use of isaiah poses several problems. Smith translated the writing on the plates into the book of mormon, which tells. Smith plagiarized 478 verses from the book of isaiah, and 201 are identical to the king james bible. As smith illustrates, a thin string or thread is the most common meaning of flaxen cord in the 19th century translation environment of the book of mormon p. Some have questioned the use of the name jehovah in 2 nephi 22. The coming forth of the book of mormon, foretold by ancient prophets, began with an angelic visitation in 1823 to 17yearold joseph smith. Book of mormon, 1830, page 0 the joseph smith papers.
The prophecies of joseph smith, by james walker duration. The king james bible and the book of mormon religious. Because god flashed it onto joseph smiths magic8ball rockinahat the same way that god flashed the kjv deuteroisaiah onto smiths magic rock. The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible, used by latter day saints.
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