Also, the book of mormon indicates that joseph who was sold into egypt had many revelations which have been kept hidden from mankind because of our unworthiness. The book of mormon consistently goes beyond the bible in its teachings, but is certainly in harmony with it. The book of mormon was written for the intent that we may believe the bible, morm. In 1830, joseph smith presented the book of mormon to the world, declaring it to be the most correct of any book on earth. When in discussion with mormons i bring up the concept of the closure of scripture and how we are not to add to the word ie. The mormon faith, however, states that the book of mormon is another testament of jesus christs divinity, and that the bible and bom together accomplish this purpose. Another testament of jesus christ is regarded as divinely inspired scripture, as is the holy bible. Do mormons read the book of mormon or the holy bible.
The way you can attempt to answer the question, is the bible really inspireddoes it have a divine originis to see whether the bible has marks of the supernatural. Apologetics press the bible versus the book of mormon. Mormons are pretty much wedded to the kjv even though they claim to believe the bible is the word of god as far as it is translated correctly, and the kjv is well known, in important areas, to have suboptimal or incorrect translation. The book of mormon testifies of the bible, and both testify of christ. She added the power of prayer and being prompted by the spirit. I warn every one who hears the words of the prophecy of this book. Article citing verses in book of mormon that contradict specific teaching of the bible both cannot be from god. They assert that the book of mormon is an attempt to add to the words of the bible. Here is the story of the book of mormon, in 60 seconds. Aug 08, 2012 the latterday saint canon consists of four books.
The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to. And whereas the bible is organically linked to the earthly ministry of jesus christ by extensive surviving manuscript evidence going back as far as a. We believe that god has revealed his word to all people in all generations and the book of mormon is simply a record of his dealings with a different nation than that of the bible. In the case of each doctrine considered, it is the book of mormon and not the bible that establishes the doctrinal position of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The mormon church uses the king james translation of the bible and the book of revelation, and has made no changes to the text. The first testament of christ is the bibles old testament, which predicted and prophesied of the coming of the savior, his transcendent life, and his liberating atonement. In 1982, the phrase another testament of jesus christ was added as a subtitle to the book of mormon. Both the bible and the book of mormon declare themselves to be ancient.
The book of mormon, the pearl of great price, and the doctrine and covenants are accepted as scripture without any qualifications whatsoever. John the baptist also recorded much, with which we have not yet been entrusted. 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. Dear gramps, where in the bible does it say that there is a book of mormon in addition to the bible. Doesnt the bible say that nothing should be added to it.
Taylor halverson unfolds how the bible and the book of mormon were written to preserve the covenant path. Why do mormons have more scriptures than the bible. The book of mormon is an entirely different book of scripture. Together with the bible, it teaches all men that they should do good 2 nephi 33. No wonder the book of mormon proclaims with boldness, and if ye shall believe in christ ye will believe in these words, for they are the words of christ 2 nephi 33. Together with the bible, the book of mormon is an indispensable witness of the doctrines of christ and his divinity.
It contains a history of gods dealings with the ancient world since the days of adam until after christs death and resurrection, and continue reading the bible vs the book of mormon. The bible says believers were first called christians after pauls ministry in antioch. The book of mormon compliments and supports the bible. Nov, 2009 the writers of the bible didnt know anything about the people living on the other side of the world. If both the bible and the book of mormon are inspired by god, then reason demands that they. In this powerful explanation of the origins, meaning, and scriptural expressions of the covenant path, bestselling author dr. Church members believe that the book of mormon is more correct than the bible because the bible was the result of a multiplegeneration translation process and the book of mormon was not. The people of god eventually create a complex civilization in the western hemisphere. We believe the bible to be the word of god as far as it is translated correctly. However, the book of mormon claims the christian church was established as early as 147 b. It additionally skill that god isnt silent, that there stay prophets. Why did book of mormon prophets speak of future events as if. How the bible and the book of mormon work together.
If the book of mormon is an accurate translation, some claim that it shouldnt contain these translational errors. It has been promoted for the past 174 years by his followers, not only as a scriptural supplement to the bible, but also as a literal history of the ancestors of the american indians. Jul 06, 2011 the bible came first, not the book of mormon. For 26 consecutive weeks beginning on january 2, 1997, there appeared an accurate and informative series of newspaper articles in the wetumpka herald circulation 4,400 entitled the bible and the book of mormon connecting links. The bible is not a book but a collection of 66 books, written over a span of 1600 years across 3 continents, by over 40 writers inspired by god in 3 languages yet it has one primary theme the glory of god and salvat.
The book of mormon claims to be a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. What is the biblical basis for believing in the book of mormon. Do you know how to show a mormon person the difference in reliability between the bible and the book of mormon. On the contrary, it expands, extends, and exalts it. The bible the bible teaches that all men have sinned and fallen short of the glory of god. Some may wonder what it means that the book of mormon is another testament and why this additional description is so important. Both the bible and the book of mormon declare themselves to. Allan part 1 the book of mormon tells usofa who and where we are, and what is coming. The kjv is seen as a significant source for the book of mormon among those who reject the miraculous origin theory. The book of mormon incorporates text which seems to be taken from the bible, including passages which are now considered to be mistranslations in the king james version.
It would seem that joseph smith or oliver cowdrey merely copied the passages from his bible to the book of mormon. Yet, the author of the book of mormon unquestionably was relying on acts 3. At first glance the book of mormon appears to be biblical in heft and style. The book of mormon is a record of the people in the americas.
Book of mormon commentary using a testimony of jesus christ. Why is the book of mormon another testament of jesus christ. The book of mormon mistakenly has jesus including peters appended comments as if they were part of moses words in deuteronomy. This book is an outgrowth of those articles and the public reaction which the articles engendered. The bible and book of mormon app, from the church of jesus christ, treats the two volumes of scripture as one, and makes it easier than ever.
As part of this effort, a new edition was printed with the added subtitle. It does not tear it down, but it testifies of the bible s truthfulness. The book of mormon begins in jerusalem where a prophet is warned that the city will be destroyed and that he should leave. Allan part 2 the book of mormon tells usofa who and where we are, and what is coming. And together with the bible, it brings us to one lord, one faith, one baptism. Each reads very much like the bible in type and breadth of thematic concerns and literary forms history, law, psalm. A comparison of book of mormon, bible, and traditional. As men focus their attention in other areas of research, bits of cultural and linguistic evidence come to the forefront as additional testimonies of the book of mormon. One passage says that the book of mormon shall establish the truth of the bible and shall make known to all kindreds, tongues, and people, that the lamb of god is the son of the eternal father, and the savior of the world.
As stated in the title page, the purpose of the book is. More specifically, it is a collection of books the word bible literally means the books written by prophets over centuries. What is the difference between the bible and the book of. In some cases, entire passages are duplicated in the book of mormon. What is less well known is that the book of mormon makes a large number of unacknowledged biblical quotes. The prophet joseph smith said, i told the brethren 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 joseph smith, history of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, 7 vols. Sometimes the quotation is explicit, as in the second book of nephi, which contains 18 quoted chapters of the book of isaiah. Book of mormontranslation errors from the kjv fairmormon. Its couched in king james english, and it features color renderings of mormon scenes made to look like bible illustrations. Sep 05, 2019 she noted specifically the work of brigham young university theater and media arts professor rory scanlan and his several decades of developing clothing guides based on his research of archeological and anthropological records from bible and book of mormon times. Dear lauren, the references to the book of mormon in the bible are rather obscure and need a little interpretation. The book of mormon teaches that god has flesh and bones and that he has a wife with whom they produce spirit offspring in heaven that will inhabit human bodies on earth. Yet even among believers this biblical template for the book of mormon authors is not.
The bible is accepted as the word of god as far as it is translated correctly. The book of mormon contains many linguistic similarities to the king james bible kjv. Heres a behindthescenes look at the filming of the book of. 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. Joseph smith did not write the book of mormon, he translated it. Holland testifies of the truth of the bible, the book of mormon, and continuing revelation from god to his children. The book of mormon and the king james bible wikipedia. The bible, the book of mormon, and the concept of scripture. May 09, 2016 nephi said the following of jesus baptism hundreds of years before the event. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. Marriott, whose namesake founding family is active in the mormon church, has been putting both the bible and the book of mormon in its rooms since opening its first hotel in the late 1950s. The introduction tells you that the book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. On this website, well show you how that works by including lessons from the bible and then telling you what the book of mormon has to say about them.
The bible and the book of mormon for over 100 years, mormon archaeologists have searched in vain for indisputable proof of book of mormon civilizations. The mormon church has four books of scripture referred to as the standard works. In the book of mormon, biblical prophets are mentioned whose records we do not have. This is written, an ancient prophet said, speaking of the book of mormon, for the intent that ye may believe that, speaking of the bible. The covenant path in the bible and the book of mormon. Book of mormon evidence streaming faithfully exploring. Nov 06, 2006 order the dvd at the book of mormon claims to be a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. The book of mormon is the narrative of a prophetled peoples experience with god over a thousandyear period, beginning with the flight of two israelite families from jerusalem in the sixth century bce on the eve of babylonian captivity. The e book of mormon would not inevitably upload to the bible, yet provides yet another witness to the gospel of jesus christ. Indisputable proof that the book of mormon was written after 1611 and clearly not twelve centuries before. The verses say, and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy referring specifically to the book of revelation. Both can help you draw closer to jesus christ and learn more about his gospel. Nothing more is to be added and nothing is to be taken away.
Another testament of jesus christ is a separate book and validates and upholds the bible. Both volumes are used by latterday saints side by s. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible. Moreover, christ adds to the text noted in the bolded sections above. Many more examples of this style of ancient hebrew prophetic speech occur in the bible and book of mormon. Wherefore, after he was baptized with water the holy ghost descended upon him in the form of a dove 2 nephi 31. When the 1920 edition of the book of mormon was being prepared, the preposition with was added in this passage so that readers would not misinterpret the. Those who are familiar with the bible who read the book of mormon will find many familiar teachings. The bible vs the book of mormon basic mormon beliefs. The king james version was completed in 1611 ad and the book of mormon published in 1830. The book of mormon shall stand as a testimony against the world, ether 5. Works that have been suggested as sources include the king james bible.
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