Why is some of the book of mormon identical to the bible. First staged in 2011, the play is a satirical examination of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints beliefs and practices that ultimately endorses the positive power of love and service. 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 ancient people of the american continent where taught the gospel of jesus christ. It professes to be revealed to the present generation for the salvation of all who will receive it, and for the overthrow and damnation of all nations who reject it. The importance of knowing god is crucial, and according to this passage at the end of the book of mormon, god the father is unchangeable from all eternity to all eternity. Now is the perfect time to look for greater insights into the book of mormon and have an awesome tool to store all your insights for instant retrieval later. They emphasized this point by quoting extensively from isaiah in their own sermons and writings. Time now for a few final evaluations of what we have learned about chiasmus in the book of mormon. The only bible that joseph smith relied on was the king james version. Did joseph smith put the new testament passages in the.
The book of mormon gives me direction in my life that leads me closer to jesus christ. Although the atonement of jesus christ is the dominant theme of 2 nephi 9, i have defined four major topics in this as follows. It is amazing how much the book of mormon teaches about the atonement, and i believe there is no better book of scripture that helps us understand the doctrine, significance, and testimony of christs atonement. This new format suited for every age and stage of life makes. The united states is the promised land book of mormon. An interesting excercise is to insert the words united states into prophetic passages from the book of mormon regarding the latterday promised land or land of promise as indicated by elder perry. It is found 42 times in the bible, where it does not refer to glass windows as we know them. A good missionary would have been able to explain why god objected without making up passages from the book of mormon or somehow claiming joseph smith had sex with a magic frog to cure his case of aids. The book of mormon was written for the intent that we may believe the bible, morm. Racism in the book of mormon mormons in transition. Briefly mentioned in the book of alma, he is a descendant of nephi, and an ancestor through at least three generations of amulek. In one of the most pivotal moments of the book of mormon, the people experience days of major disaster. Chris heimerdinger breaks mormon cinemas mold, ambitiously transposing settings from the book of mormon into a stimulating actionadventure drama. It was first necessary to identify all of the variants and paraphrases from isaiah found in the book of mormon.
The book of mormon claims to be a divinely inspired record, written by a succession of prophets who inhabited ancient america. In 2020 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints is using the book of mormon for its course of study. It was my feeling that we should try to render the translated book of mormon passages into the form in which nephi and other book of mormon writers would have known them from the brass plates of laban, which they took with them. With general conference less than a month away, i am rapidly finishing the book of mormon in my conference to. Prophets in the book of mormon, including the lord himself, repeatedly declared the importance of reading isaiahs prophecies. Thoughtful insights from 32 top scholars continue the journey into the book of mormon s thousandyear span, aiding understanding of this sacred text. As a point of comparison we may look at the same isaiah passage as found in the dead sea scrolls, translated from hebrew into english by two contemporary scholars, theodor gasler and geza. Inow fully understand why some anachronisms exist in the book of mormon, like the word steel, which is so commonly used by the. Early mormon apostle orson pratt made a statement concerning the book of mormon. According to mormonism, there was a time when god was not god. While i applaud the openmindedness of a cunninghamian approach to avoid religious dogmatism, im still an adherent to the book of mormon passage that is, from the book that promotes placing. The book of mormon family reader will help your family discover and discuss the eternal doctrine found in the book of mormon, drawing you closer together as a family and closer to christ.
If the duplication rate continues, then that would mean over 35% of the book of mormon is duplicative of the kjv. The strength of the argument that the book of mormon is a remix of the late war rests on the cumulative improbability of finding all of these phrases somewhere else. Modalism is an old heresy that attempts to defend monotheism, but does so at the expense of confounding the persons within the godhead. Jesus christ spoke of his life and atonement as fulfillments of ancient prophecy. There are several passages in the book of mormon that promise a subjective, inner experience to validate the book s claims. In doing so, note how this effects the significance and clarity of the passage. It tells of the jaredites, people from the tower of babel who came to central america but perished because of their own immorality. We can identify a false teacher or a false prophet by examining first and foremost their teaching and secondly their behavior in light of scripture. The book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ. We could make similar comments about every chiastic passage in the book of mormon. During his visit to the americas, he quoted several old testament passages, all of which the children of lehi apparently knew, to show how he fulfilled prophecyand to explain to them their role as children of the covenant. If true, it is one of the most important messages ever sent from godif false, it is one of the most cunning, wicked, bold, deeplaid impositions ever palmed upon the world.
The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation. Top 40 inspirational book of mormon scriptures the lifey app. The book of mormon has been criticized for its lack of significant female characters in the narrative. The condensed book of mormon, in 15 verses today i read the most amazing blog post, courtesy of our friends at first thoughts. I suppose the one virtue of the book which is why i give it two stars instead of one is that its not necessarily presenting a false view of existing scripture that it copies, but this book is not what it purports to be. Quick reference guide that highlights key passages about jesus christ, gospel topics, people, places, and events in the book of mormon search capability and simple navigation, including swiping gestures to navigate between chapters links to ask questions over chat or in person. Perhaps they would have related a story of moses and the plagues or some miracle cure to get the same idea of redemption across. Chiasmus is both a necessary and natural way of understanding book of mormon literature. It would have been impossible for joseph smith to fake these passages since brentons translation was published 21 years after the book of mormon. Sean means, the salt lake tribune orphans on the run kerra and brock mcconnell seek help from lds relatives in the small town of leeds, utah. 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. The book of mormon is supposed to be the account of people who came from the middleeast to the americas. Best of book of mormon commentary list scripture notes. If you were not able to download the free e book on vision boards from the link in my last article, ive included it again at the end of this article.
The belief in the restoration of the 10 tribes provided the basis for an americacentered theology and made america the home of a wholly new scripturethe book of mormon. The next knowhy in this series will thus turn greater attention to the likelihood that new testament phrases and passages were introduced into the book of mormon translation through a tight control or word for word revelation of the text. However, taken as a whole, the book of mormon lends itself more to a modalistic understanding of god rather than trinitarian. The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible.
It is not the sealed portion of the book of mormon. Specifically, the book of mormon was prepared for our day so that we would learn and grow by readings the words of ancient prophets in the americas. The book of mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics and book by trey parker, robert lopez, and matt stone. Isaiah variants in the book of mormon religious studies. The book of mormon a look at the book s historical claims, the challenges to its authenticity and how mormons have rooted their faith in the truth of the golden plates from which it was translated. It is a record of gods dealings with ancient inhabitants of the americas and contains the fulness of the everlasting gospel. This book of mormon passage perfectly describes depression. First 100 sample 100 all proximity searches boolean searches browse the book of mormon main page.
This paper focuses on a few book of mormon passages that teach us about the atonement and especially its power. The restoration of israel, both a physical gathering and also a restoration to the true church and fold of god vv. The book of mormon shall stand as a testimony against the world, ether 5. A seminarian named sarah wilson thought to abbreviate the bible by selecting just one representative verse from each book, resulting. Modalism in the book of mormon mormonism research ministry. Josephs plagiarism in book of mormon and other revelations. In the old testament, male pronouns he and his are mentioned 6. It is the word of god and, like the bible, gives us guidance and inspiration in our daily lives.
The condensed book of mormon, in 15 verses gently hew stone. What follows is simply the text of book of mormon passages reflecting racist notions. There are, however, serious logical and biblical problems with this approach. Passages marked with an asterisk indicate that the two english versions differ and the book of mormon agrees only with lancelot brentons version. No other book, aside from the first book of napoleon, approaches the density of rare phrases 4grams, specifically that are shared by the book of mormon. Kjv in the book of mormon case closed kma book of mormon. Funniest scripture in the book of mormon ive always thought that helaman 1. It helps me be a better friend and a better person. 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.