Book of mormon mistakes in the bible fanfiction

Again, apologizes for any mistakes or amateurish writing. The book of mormon another testament of jesus christ one stick for judah which is the bible and for joseph one stick of ephriam which is the book of mormon shall be one in the hand of the lord. Joseph smithhistory 1 the church of jesus christ of latterday. The book of mormon teaches that little children are not capable of sin because they do not have a sinful nature moroni 8.

I actually dealt with this topic in another answer how could joseph smith write the book of mormon. The slightest error in transcription would have thrown off the entire process. The mormon church the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The book of mormon is another witness of jesus christ and confirms truths from the holy bible. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible. I mean if it is fake it is some pretty darn elaborate fiction way beyond the. Wherefore condemn not the things of god, that ye may be found spotless at the judgment seat of christ. The book of mormon is evidence that joseph smith is a prophet of god and that the. 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. Not because the spirit tells me so or because the book. This page analyzes the book of mormon using statistical tools relative to archaeological records.

For example, in 3 nephi 1214, the book of mormon presents jesus preaching the sermon on the mount, no more than about a year after his resurrection, nearly verbatim as. The writer has an obsession with warfare and killing, with killings starting from chapter 4. The book of mormon parkerstonelopez works archive of. Excluding the bible and similar writing, can you prove to an atheist or to someone that is agnostic that god exists. The king james version of the bible is, in all likelihood, the most successful of all the english translations.

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. Smith, then 24 years old, claimed that he had not composed the text of the book, but that he had translated it from a set of golden plates which he had dug out of a nearby hill under the. The church hows the book of mormon another testiment of jesus christ and. Many of these mistakes which were in the first proofs were caught by the. 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. May 02, 20 despite these errors, manmade decisions, and complications, mormons revere the bible as the word of god. 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. The book of mormon is known as a second witness for jesus christ, and the bible and book of mormon are carried and used together by the missionaries and members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, thus fulfilling the scripture and the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes. The book of mormon and the bible mormons in transition. Which doesnt count the many typos, mistakes, and the fact that this book was used to give a pervert control of young womens eternal salvation. The book of mormon claims that jesuss atonement provided for the immortality for all people. Bible prophecies of the book of mormon book of mormon facts. These take the form of such things as double negatives, incorrect adverbs and adjectives, and incorrect tenses. 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.

Why is it impossible for joseph smith to have been the author of the. This is a page that can be printed again and again and be used with activities, studying, discussion, etc. Can you prove the book of mormon is not the word of god. Finally, the mormon church leaders became so embarrassed about the grammar that they decided to abandon the idea that god gave joseph smith the english that is found in the book. I frequently fell into many foolisherrors, and displayed the weakness of youth, and.

Smith, they will say, translated the book of mormon from golden plates he dug up in a hill in. Other writings accepted as scripture are the doctrine and covenants, a compilation of revelations and writings given since the restoration of the church. Book of mormon fanfiction archive with over 336 stories. The book of mormon admits that it has contained minor errors in the past, so how can we trust it now. Top 10 embarrassments of the mormon religion listverse. The book of mormon is supposed to be a history of real people living in a real place. Aof 8 we believe the bible to be the word of god as far as it is translated correctly. A pious jew would never record scripture in the egyptian language. The book of mormon is the keystone in our witness of jesus christ, who is himself. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from.

Book of mormon journaling scripture study lds, book of. As for the book of mormon s religious significance, mark twain put it as viciously as anyone could. The book of mormon is another witness for the truths taught in the bible. Book of mormon commentary using a testimony of jesus christ. Another testament of jesus christ more important than. A book of mistakes, error, and fraud by jon gary williams introduction the mormon church promotes the book of mormon as an inspired writing. There is an astonishing amount of unity in the books of the bible, even though it they were written over a period of about 1500 years by about 40 men from various social backgrounds. The disciple will know something of the beginning of this group. The maxwell institutes study edition of the book of mormon is both an update and an expansion of grant hardys the book of mormon. And there are many more, but these will suffice to show the true origin of the book of mormon. They ignore, of course, the context itself in which god actually gives the interpretation v. 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. The book of mormon title page, which was translated by joseph smith, 1 ends with a rather intruiging disclaimer for a book of scripture.

The book of mormon came about a little differently. In some cases, entire passages are duplicated in the book of mormon. The purpose of this session is to acquaint the disciple with the unique, rapidly growing group called mormons, or latter day saints. Translation errors in the king james bible appearing in the book of mormon summary.

When we study the book of mormon, our understanding of the doctrines in the bible is clarified. We desire that you know something of what this group teaches and how to talk with them. 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 abiding by its precepts, than any other book. The book is a curiosity to me, it is such a pretentious affair, and yet so slow, so sleepy. The mistakes of the book of mormon the mormon church claims that the book of mormon is an authentic historical account of the migration of a small number of israelites from jerusalem in or about 600 bc and of the subsequent settlement of the descendants of these israelites in foreign lands. There are two possible explanations for the origin of the book of mormon. The disciple will understand the major differences between. The book of mormon contains extensive quotes from isaiah some twentytwo chapters of the prophet are found in the book, in many cases quoted verbatim from the king james version. May 03, 2014 mcconkie and millets four volume doctrinal commentary on the book of mormon is good, although it is as conservative a series as you might guess a work by a man sporting the names of both joseph fielding smith and bruce r.

Oliver cowdery serves as scribe in translating the book of mormon joseph. Elders is the name of exmormon ryan mcilvains justpublished novel, about a mission journey gone terribly wrong. It is a common claim by critics that there is absolutely no archaeological evidence to support the book of mormon. Im not mormon, and i dont believe in the book, but it seems to me that its an extension of the bible in much the same way that the new testament extends the old for nonmormon christians. How a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand. Dont know when the other will come up, its giving me troubles. 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. It is either of divine or human origin, and if it is of human origin that means that joseph smith concocted the book.

Errors in grammar there are literally thousands of grammatical errors in the original edition of the book of mormon errors that gradually have been changed in later editions. The heavy use of the bible in the book of mormon raises some difficult questions about the authenticity of the book of mormon as a translation of ancient historical documents. Book of mormon journaling mormon scriptures, book of. Joseph strictly used a rock in a hat for the book of mormon translation more like dictation. The pivotal event of the book is an appearance of jesus christ in the. They teach that as it was first written, it was perfect. All in all, there are some really glaring mistakes. If the book of mormon is an accurate translation, some claim that it shouldnt contain these translational errors. Original publication title of the book of mormon which is to show unto the remnant of the house of israel what great things the lord hath done for their fathers. Elder thomas book of mormon musical 298 nabulungi hatimbi 297 elder church book of mormon musical 170 uganda district nine elders book of mormon musical 73 mafala hatimbi 70 the elders book of mormon musical 51 elder neeley book of mormon musical 42 include relationships elder connor mckinleykevin price 757. What are 1769 kjv edition errors doing in book of mormon. But to achieve exaltation or godhood it is available only to mormons who obey the teachings specific to the book of mormon.

One of mormonisms articles of faith reads as follows. Book of mormontranslation errors from the kjv fairmormon. Another testament of jesus christ is regarded as divinely inspired scripture, as is the holy bible. The book of mormon restores plain and precious truths that have been lost from the bible. This ones a lil more cracky, but still fluffy towards the end. Any mistakes and changes are the mistakes of mortals. 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. See more ideas about book of mormon, scripture study and lds scriptures. However, these imperfections in either the bible or the book of mormon do not take away from the sacredness of the scriptures themselves and should not be used to judge the original intent of the books.

Volumes have been written on its distinctive and rhythmic style, and it is still regarded as a triumph of modern english literature. Needless to say, he made all sorts of mistakes, except in places where the book of mormon plagiarized from the kjv. Book of mormon central teamed up with artist katie payne to create a beautiful and engaging video called the plates of mormon. Why is it impossible for joseph smith to have been the. Mar 29, 2016 president nelson grandfathers visit from the other side of the veil and family history work duration. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. Within mormonism, the priesthood authority to act in gods name was said its founder, joseph smith, to have been removed from the primitive christian church through a great apostasy, which mormons believe occurred due to the deaths of the original apostles. By this definition, the bible is merely torah fan fiction. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. Weapons used from 544 bc to 52 bc p107359 are listed as bows and arrows, steel swords, axes. 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. However, after a fair and candid examination of the evidence, many thousands of honest mormons have discovered that this claim simply is not true.

The fact that there are numerous disagreements between the bible and the book of mormon does not disparage the bible in any way. Thomas stuart ferguson lay in his hammock, certain that he had found. The book of mormon claims that it corrects errors found in the bible. A piece of bible fanfiction that people take way too seriously. 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. A readers edition, published in 2003 by the university of illinois pressas with a readers edition, the maxwell institutes study edition attempts to make the text more accessible by presenting it in paragraphs, with poetry set in verse form. 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. However, the book of mormon claims the christian church was established as early as 147 b. Loose translation joseph used a rock in a hat for the book of mormon dictation but may have also used the 1769 kjv edition bible and possibly other sources in aiding in producing the book of mormon. The book of mormon incorporates text which seems to be taken from the king james version, including passages which are now. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. When a young girl named eadhild freyja to hide her identity is captured and taken in by a viking named magni, she finds contentment in her life safe as his adopted. For behold, this book of mormon is written for the intent that ye may believe that bible. It is totally different from the bible by virtue of its genesis.

When joseph smith created the book of mormon, he evidently elected to use such kjvlike language throughout, even though that was not the way people talked in new york in the 1820s. Why were afraid of mormons bu today boston university. The book of mormon bom was first published in palmyra, new york, in 1830, its title page giving the name joseph smith, jun. All men have heard of the mormon bible, but few except the elect have seen it, or, at least, taken the trouble to read it. 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. Non mormon writers have criticized the grammar of the book of mormon stating that god could not make the many grammatical mistakes that are found in the book of mormon. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of. When they say directly support, they typically mean that they are looking for a direct corroboration, such as the presence of the name nephi or zarahemla in association with ancient american archaeological data. 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. Book of mormon doctrinal mastery allonone page possibly the most useful item in all our doctrinal mastery helps, this allonone page contains all 25 book of mormon doctrinal mastery passages, references, and key phrases in one place. Book of mormon, absorbed the idiom of the king james bible and used it in his. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. 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. False, because of mistakes in book of mormon, doctrines and covenants, and the pearl of great price.

It is mostly a book of wars, oppression, slavery, treachery, bloodshed. Below is the modern map of the area of smiths youth. It also restores plain and precious truths that have been lost from the bible through errors in translation or taken away in attempts to pervert the right ways of the lord see 1 nephi. A recent indepth study of the changes made to the book of mormon found that there were many changes, but none altered doctrine. If you believe the bible, then why not the book of mormon.

Mormon archaeological argument that proves the historical accuracy of b of m. And now if there be fault, it be the mistake of men. These include endowments, celestial marriage, and specific tithing. However, make no mistake that it was not the primary reason for the. What are some great commentary books on the book of mormon. The book of mormon really does read like bad fanfiction. The bible says believers were first called christians after pauls ministry in antioch. 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. 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. Mormons maintain that this apostasy was prophesied of within the bible to occur prior to the second coming of jesus see. The book of mormon contains many linguistic similarities to the king james bible kjv. The adoption of biblical archaisms in the book of mormon and other. The previous two linked pages show the book of acts correlates to archaeological records at a high confidence level based on research and analysis by the classic scholar, dr.

The mormon view completely ignores the context, hoping that no one will read the passage too carefully. The book of mormon, doctrines and covenants, the pearl of great price. There are other similar mistakes where the book of mormon includes the spurious kjv readings in 3 nephi. Sometimes the quotation is explicit, as in the second book of nephi, which contains 18 quoted chapters of the book of isaiah. If this is true, then the book of mormon should be full of errors. He gives this clinical description of how the angel was. Critics wonder why many of the quotes from isaiah in the book of mormon are identical to the king james version. Im not mormon, and i dont believe in the book, but it seems to me that its an extension of the bible in much the same way that the new testament extends the old for non mormon christians. How a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand ended up losing his faith. Shawn covers some of the biggest mistakes in the book of mormon. The book of mormon and the king james bible wikipedia. Elder thomas book of mormon musical 320 nabulungi hatimbi 316 elder church book of mormon musical 189 uganda district nine elders book of mormon musical 86 mafala hatimbi 74 the elders book of mormon musical 57 elder neeley book of mormon musical 49 include relationships elder connor mckinleykevin price 830. It seriously does read like the first draft fanfiction of a decent storyteller with not enough ideas.

The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to. Display several recent books of science, mathematics, fiction, and history. What is less well known is that the book of mormon makes a. Book of mormon quotes book of mormon scriptures lds books lds quotes bible verses quotes mormon book scripture study scripture journal uplifting scripture. Changes, contradictions, and errors is a musthave resource for anyone who knows or witnesses to mormons.