It is written in english very similar to the early modern english linguistic style of the king james version of the bible, and has since been fully or partially translated into 111. Mormon archaeological argument that proves the historical accuracy of b of m. Smith said he has received these plates in 1827 from an angel named moroni, who identified himself to smith as a native. Adherents of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints consider it to be as equally valid as the bible. For the first 150 years of mormonisms existence, everyone thought it was a story about a people who left the middle east and came to south or central america, and who fought wars clear up into new york state where. For example, critics of mormonism have shown convincing proof that the book of mormon is a synthesis of earlier works written by other men, of the vivid imaginings of joseph smith, and of plagiarisms from the king james bible.
Ignorant translators, careless transcribers, or designing and corrupt priests have committed many errors teachings of the prophet joseph smith, p. The book of mormon incorporates text which seems to be taken from the king james version, including passages which are now considered to be mistranslations in the king james version. One author makes the point that certain portions of the greek manuscripts of matthew 57 do not agree with the kjv of the text, and concludes that the book of mormon version of the sermon should not contain text similar to the kjv. The book of mormon claims to be a history of ancient peoples inhabiting central america until 421 a. Since joseph smith used no paper notes, scripts or other texts, whatever he produced in the book of mormon came from god. Not 18th century language there were no errors, but the question still stands. Many of these errors, however, are found in the kjv bible. If the book of mormon is an accurate translation, some claim that it shouldnt contain these translational errors. Other writings accepted as scripture are the doctrine and covenants, a compilation of revelations and writings given since the restoration of the church began, and the. As a companion to the bible, the book of mormon is a witness of jesus christs divinity and his role as the savior of the world. Is it similar to the book of mormon musical number, hello. The most flagrant errors in the book of mormon are its anachronisms. The book of mormon restores plain and precious truths that have been lost from the bible. The book of mormon claims that jesuss atonement provided for the immortality for all people.
Many of the names in the book of mormon are just plucked directly from the bible, e. Both volumes are used by latterday saints side by side. He claimed that an angel led him to the plates, which were written by ancient prophets and then buried in what is now upstate new york. The mormon church the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Lee in 1877 to murder a wagon train of helpless immigrants. Book of mormonplagiarism accusationsking james bible. Nov 06, 2006 the book of mormon claims to be a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. Another testament of jesus christ is regarded as divinely inspired scripture, as is the holy bible. The bible is inspired without any error and correct, and we see this reality when we read it, but the book of mormon only pretends to be inspired and is full of errors and contradictions. Sure, some of the words of the book of mormon are biblical, but that is only because they were copied directly from the bible. The disagreement between the book of mormon and what scripture reveals concerning the lost tribes is another illustration of discrepancies between mormon teaching and the bible.
Mormons or members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, sometimes inadvertently called the mormon church believe the bible to be the word of god as far as it is translated correctly the eighth article of faith, one of points of belief that outline the basic teachings and ordinances of the church of jesus christ. Mormon is allegedly a prophethistorian who was the native american believed by mormons to have written the book of mormon the main religious text of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints mormonism. The book of mormon agrees with the textus receptus not the original text and includes the later phrase by them of old time. The book of mormon is a book of scripture similar to the bible. The king james version of the bible is, in all likelihood, the most successful of all the english translations. When we study the book of mormon, our understanding of the doctrines in the bible is clarified. The people and places are not proven to exist, it was written by a man and not godbreathed. The implication here is that the author of the book of mormon read the phrase in the bible, and either unconsciously or consciously worked the surrounding phrases into the text. As has been welldocumented elsewhere, there are serious discrepancies between the record of history in the americas and the claims of the book of mormon. The book of mormon is a sacred text that was published in march 1830 by joseph smith, jr. Error 2 brigham young ordered the massacre of 150 nonmormon immigrants. Mormonism is a religion less than two centuries old, but in this short time it has managed to accrue a long list of embarrassments which the church leaders would prefer were kept silent. The book of mormon, doctrines and covenants, the pearl of great price. Some mormons try to claim this is a positive and good claim about the bible, but to most semiunbiased readers it is obvious that the aof suggests that there are parts of the bible that are not.
The book of mormon is not another work of scripture comparable to the bible, it is a fraud that has a few truths as the accidental result of an intentional plagiarism. Joseph smith once said, the book of mormon is the most correct of any book on this earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to god by. The book of mormon contains the writings of several groups who came to the americas, including a family who left jerusalem in 600 b. If the book of mormon is an accurate translation, why would it contain translational errors that exist in the king james bible. That said, the bible verses embedded in the book of mormon do show a clear reliance on the 1769 king james version of the bible and not on the 1611 version. The book of mormon contains passages from the king james bible summary. Top 10 embarrassments of the mormon religion listverse. The original 1830 edition, book of mormon had s of. The holy bible is the collection of writings that contain the records of divine revelation and the dealings of god with his chosen people, the tribes of israel. We read that jesus shall be born of mary at jerusalem, which is in the land of our forefathers alma 7.
There are two possible explanations for the origin of the book of mormon. What are 1769 kjv edition errors doing in book of mormon. Both the bible and the book of mormon declare themselves to. The book of mormon teaches that little children are not capable of sin because they do not have a sinful nature moroni 8. The book of mormon and the king james version secular web. The book of mormon contains many linguistic similarities to the king james bible kjv. If the book of mormon is an accurate translation, some claim that it shouldnt contain. According to smith, the book is originally written in an otherwise unknown language called reformed egyptian on golden plates and it should be of similar importance as the bible. Smith plagiarized 478 verses from the book of isaiah, and 201 are identical to the king james bible. Are there errors from the 1769 king james version of the.
Aof 8 we believe the bible to be the word of god as far as it is translated correctly. The book of mormon claims to be a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. Smith copied vast quantities of the bible into the book of mormon, and the bible that. Other significant connections between the two books include book of mormon words and phrases that only appear in their kjv usage, perpetuation of bible passages considered by some scholars to have been mistranslated in the. The book of mormon derives its names from a book that has semitic sources, i. So much for the book of mormon being a different gospel than the bible the record of this visit is found in the book of 3rd nephi, in the book of mormon. The book of mormon teaches that little children are not capable of sin because they do not have a. The book of mormon contains many linguistic similarities to the king james bible. The original 1830 edition, book of mormon had s of errors. Although few in number, the king james version does. Many base their entire religious ideology around the presumption that the bible is free from errors or mistakes, so demonstrating the presence of errors is key to rebutting their religious claims. There are also many king james bible translational errors contained within the book of mormon, specifically the 1769 version the joseph smith owned. Of course there are errors and mistakes in the bible. The book of mormon is divided into smaller books, titled after the individuals named as primary authors and, in most versions, divided into chapters and verses.
Book of mormon the book of mormon has absolutely no credibility. The bible, in contrast, is claimed by many believers to be infallible, inerrant and perfect. Oct 11, 2017 so much for the book of mormon being a different gospel than the bible the record of this visit is found in the book of 3rd nephi, in the book of mormon. False, because of mistakes in book of mormon, doctrines and covenants, and the pearl of great price. 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 jst is significant in mormon history because it contains some evidence that what joseph said was the correct translation of the bible actually contradicts several sections of the book of mormon which deliberately mirror the king james bible.
The book of mormon is supposed to be a history of real people living in a real place. The book of mormon is the story of two groups of people that supposedly traveled by sea from bible lands to the americas. Comparisons made by mormon leaders between the bible and book of mormon. God doesnt make us jump through hoops and he doesnt require secret rituals or special clothing to be saved. Errors of mormonism by keith piper but though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. Sometimes the quotation is explicit, as in the second book of nephi, which contains 18 quoted chapters of the book of isaiah.
Changes, contradictions, and errors is a musthave resource for anyone who knows or witnesses to mormons. That errors of grammar and faults in dictation do exist in the book of mormon and more especially and abundantly in the first edition must be conceded. 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 borrow verses over into the book of mormon. On a number of occasions, we find that when the book of mormon quotes a biblical passage, other quotations from the same passage are clustered near the original quotation. The english bible lied to you interfaith now medium. The best confirmation that the book of mormon used the kjv bible is the. Critics wonder why many of the quotes from isaiah in the book of mormon are identical to the king james version. They present this as evidence that joseph smith wrote the book of mormon by plagiarizing the authorized king james version of the bible.
If this is true, then the book of mormon should be full of errors. And there are many more, but these will suffice to show the true origin of the book of mormon. Jul 06, 2011 the contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible constitute a most serious obstacle to accepting the book of mormon as latterday scripture supplemental to the bible. We can find errors and mistakes everywhere we look in the bible because its a collection of texts written centuries and millennia ago. 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. Joseph smith said that the book of mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book history of the church, vol. The book of mormon contains a version of the sermon on the mount, which some authors have claimed to be the achilles heel of the book of mormon. The book of mormon contains the writings of several groups who came to the americas, including a family who left. When mormon missionaries properly called latter day saints or simply lds come to your door, they will often offer a free copy of the book of mormon and tell you about its author, joseph smith. The golden plates, from which the book of mormon was supposedly translated, were, according to mormons, written prior to the 1st century, and yet oneeighteenth of the book of mormon is identical, word for word, to the 1611 king james version of the bible1 corinthians and isaiah 53 are quoted in full. The christian bible is divided into the old and new testaments.
The old testament is comprised of the records and prophetic writings of the jews had among them during the saviors earthly ministry. The word bible comes from the greek ta biblia, meaning the books. So one of the talking points in the ces letter, which i have seen quoted in this sub as well, is that there are 1769 kjv bible edition errors unique to only that edition present in the book of mormon. The book of mormon is a book written by joseph smith. But to achieve exaltation or godhood it is available only to mormons who obey the teachings specific to the book of mormon. We believe the bible to be the word of god as far as it is translated correctly. Book of mormontranslation errors from the kjv fairmormon. Translation errors in the king james bible appearing in the book of mormon summary. Smith claimed he translated it from golden plates that he found in upstate new york. If youre asked by mormon missionaries to point out examples of such errors, here are two you can use. In short, he read from the stone as he translated the texts.
These include endowments, celestial marriage, and specific tithing. This resource is for christians who want to understand the development of mormon theology and how mormon beliefs are often selfcontradictory. Welch, a byu professor of law, admits that the best early manuscripts lack tois archaiois in matthew 5. The book of mormon and the king james bible wikipedia. Comparisons made by mormon leaders between the bible and book of. Of course, outside of the mormons own writings, there are no records, no evidence whatsoever of any such visit by jesus to the americas. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible. Both the bible and the book of mormon declare themselves to be ancient, historical, and reliable rules of. I dont think you can say that the book of mormon contains unique errors from the king james version bible. Volumes have been written on its distinctive and rhythmic style, and it is still regarded as a triumph of modern english literature.
Below is the modern map of the area of smiths youth. A lot of people make a big deal about their being nearly 5,000 textual changes to the book of mormon since its first publication. They do believe that the book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ. The bible the bible says that jesus is god incarnate. The events in the book are said to have occurred in the americas from about 2500 bce to 400 ce, but many things are mentioned which did not exist in the americas at that time. Also, the book of mormon contains grave errors and contradictions. Textual errors in the book of mormon also found in the. 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. Three simple ways to show contradictions in the mormon belief. Critics of the book of mormon claim that major portions of it are copied, without attribution, from the bible. And after they go forth by the hand of the twelve apostles of the lamb, from the jews unto the gentiles, thou seest the formation of that great and abominable church, which is most abominable above all other churches. Thus the bible is not just a single book, but is a divine library. The book of mormon likewise alludes to this corruption of the bible in 1 nephi. This became known as the mountain meadows massacre.
This, they say, is a clear prophecy that the bible the stick of judah is to be joined with the book of mormon the stick of joseph to comprise the full revelation of god. Smith, they will say, translated the book of mormon from golden plates he dug up in a hill in new york in the early 1800s. If we accept the book of mormon as our authority, this would contradict the bible, because both cannot be true. In contrast to the bible, mormons believe the book of mormon is perfect because it was translated perfectly miraculously as reflected in the second half of the same article of faith. Third, the book of mormon abounds in textual errors, factual errors, and outright plagiarisms from other works. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. They ignore, of course, the context itself in which god actually gives the interpretation v.
There are other similar mistakes where the book of mormon includes the spurious kjv readings in 3 nephi. In some cases, entire passages are duplicated in the book of mormon. One of mormonisms articles of faith reads as follows. Horses are mentioned numerous times throughout the book of mormon. The only bible that joseph smith relied on was the king james version. Dec 19, 2018 yes, and we can only speculate as to why. The errors are unique to the 1769 edition that joseph smith owned. The contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible constitute a most serious obstacle to accepting the book of mormon as latterday scripture supplemental to the bible. What are 1769 king james versionedition errors doing in the book. Nov 07, 2018 the bible, not the book of mormon, is the most correct book, and the only book that will lead us to god and the salvation that only he offers, not as a purchase but as a free gift.
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