3 913 changes in the book of mormon

Smith is full of bluff and bluster, and is a fraud. And it was as the finger of a man, like unto flesh and blood. It is interesting to find out what the book of mormon. Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the mother of the son god.

While some of the changes were made because of spelling e rrors in the first edition, others were made to correct contradictions. I have a copy of the original book of mormon and all the changes in it next to it. The original text betrays its new england origin in many ways, from inconsistent spelling to incorrect use of tenses and number, as well as incorrect usage of jacobean english. By far the majority of changes between the 1830 and subsequent versions of the book of mormon are spelling or grammar corrections. This publication is intended for scholars of all faiths and persuasions, lds, rlds and all others interested in the text. The book of mormon agrees with the textus receptus not the original text and includes the later phrase by them of old time. Changes to latterday scripture lds leaders have made. David bailey on science and the lds church, and how science has strengthened his faith in god and the church june 17, 2010. The book of mormon relates the religious history of the nephite nation for a thousand years until widespread apostasy about 400 ad. To understand why some words were altered, reference will be made to the original and the printers manuscripts.

The first printed edition compared to the manuscripts and to the subsequent major lds english printed editions and that there was to be. Behold, the lamb of god, yea, even the eternal father. Did joseph smith change his translation of the book of mormon. Book of mormon changes the fall of mormonism rich kelsey.

At the end of february, 20, the deseret news featured an amazing article. How many changed has the book of mormon been changed. Why three is important in mesoamerica and in the book of mormon. Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the mother of god. 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. At the conclusion of the original article, i provide some specific numbers for the different types of changes in the history of the book of mormon text, including the number of changes introduced in the book of mormon. I cant remember the exact verse right now, but a classic example of one of these changes was a place where he substituted the word. The purpose of this article is to analyse some of the word changes made in the book of mormon during the three major editions printed during the lifetime of the prophet joseph smith.

The words of mormon were written by mormon in around a. Some mormons claim that the witnesses of the book of mormon made up the story about it being given word for word, but david whitmer said it was joseph smith himself who taught that the book of mormon was dictated wordforword 3,9 changes in the book of mormon, p. Hales reminds us that the tanners and others have been deceptive in their treatment of the minor changes and corrections that have been. The original book of mormon transcript book of mormon. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. 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. Jun 11, 2009 the onepage introduction to the book of mormon, which gives a brief overview of its contents, was added in 1981 when the lds church released a revised text of the book of mormon. The introduction was written by mormon apostle brucer. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia. For some of the best scholarship on the changes in the book of mormon, see the writings of royal skousen, such as his 2014 article, changes in the book of mormon in interpreter.

Using the first three editions of the book of mormon along with these transcripts, scholars now have all the available information for studying the text of the book of mormon. That compares to over 4,000 changes in the book of mormon and many in the doctrines and covenants. A valuable new analysis of the many types of changes in the text of the book of mormon is brian c. The hill cumorah in ontario county ny is the hill where joseph smith found the golden plates and is the same hill where the civilizations of the nephites cumorah and the jaredites ramah fought their last battles. And hundreds of parallels exist between the book of mormon and the new testament so much that mark twain quipped that the book of mormon seems to be merely a prosy detail of imaginary history. Welch, a byu professor of law, admits that the best early manuscripts lack tois archaiois in matthew 5. The hill cumorah in ontario county ny is the hill where joseph smith found the golden plates and is the same hill where the civilizations of the nephites cumorah and the jaredites ramah fought their last. Hales, changing critics criticisms of book of mormon changes, interpreter. The approach will be to discuss the type of change. Dec 16, 2001 over 3, 9 changes in the book of mormon since the original 1830 edition. The book of mormon begins about 600 bc with a small group who fled jerusalem, landed in america, and quickly split into two antagonistic nations, the nephites and the lamanites. Since its first publication in 1830, the book of moron has undergone thousands of changes. Then, between the initial printed version of 1830, to the 1964 edition, the book of mormon went through 3,9x more changes, which were mostly related to the.

Royal skousen, a professor of linguistics at byu and a recognized expert of the textual history of the book of mormon, has identified 5,280 variations in all editions of the book of mormon. Joseph smith claimed that the book of mormon was the most correct book in the world, and that a man could get closer to god by reading it than any other book. Why make any change, if the original manuscript was infall ibly inspired. Changes in the lds scriptures 20 at the end of february, 20, the deseret news featured an amazing article. The book of mormon spooky mormon hell dream lyrics by azmad202. For example, in the first edition 1830, king benjamin had a. The words of mormon is a short book by mormon that was written to connect the narrative of the small plates, which end with the book of omni, to the rest of the book, beginning with mosiah.

A photo reprint of the original 1830 edition of the book of mormon with all the changes marked compared to a 1964 edition. The first printed edition compared to the manuscripts and to the subsequent major lds english printed editions and. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the. The article noted that the changes included revisions to study aids, new photos, updated maps, making historical and contextual adjustments to the section headings. There were a number of places were people were reading in unintended meanings. The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. Yesterday while reading some interesting news stories on byus online newspaper, i came across an article they posted a few years back about changes made to the introduction in the book of mormon their article reminded me once again of the arbitrary nature of the church when it comes to the validity of joseph smiths claims on anything from his first. Joseph originally taught that jesus and the father were the same.

Contains a 16page introduction by jerald and sandra tanner which shows that the changes are not in harmony with the original text. Jun 03, 2016 sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe. Actually, joseph smith did make some changes in the book of mormon after the original publication. So, joseph made the changes to clear up this confusion. Changes in the book of mormon mormon truth youtube.

How to improve your marriage after one of you loses their testimony june 3, 2010. The onepage introduction to the book of mormon, which gives a brief overview of its contents, was added in 1981 when the lds church released a revised text of the book of mormon. Summary of approved adjustments for the 20 edition of the. Key passages on deity in the original 1830 text of the book of mormon were changed in the 1837 edition to reflect joseph smiths changing doctrine of deity.

But since the book of moses is also a part of genesis in joseph smiths translation of the bible, it should have been included among the scriptures on the brass plates. A sampling of the 39 changes made to the inspired book of mormon. And the veil was taken from off the eyes of the brother of jared, and he saw the finger of the lord. Few mormons are aware of the thousands of word changes and nature of the changes that have been made in the book of mormon, doctrine and covenants, and the pearl of great price since the first editions. So every punctuation mark in the book of mormon stands for a change. Martin harris acted as joseph smiths scribe from 12 april to 14 june 1828, and at the end of this period they had written out 116 pages. Did joseph smith change his translation of the book of. John welch said regarding numbers in scripture, the number of times something occurs or is mentioned. Dingers significant textual changes in the book of mormon.

Numbers are mentioned numerous times in the book of mormon and in the bible. Native americans, dna, and the mormon church salt lake city, ut. After joseph smith finished the book of mormon, he produced the book of moses, which gives an account of the compact between cain and the devil. Certainly the introduction of the current book of mormon is not there by mistake or accident. Politically correct, yet still racist changes 2 nephi 30.

In making this study we obtained photocopies of an original 1830 edition of the book of mormon from the university of utah library. An lds family discusses their divorce may 27, 2010. The primary research for this information was taken from the book 39 changes in the book of mormon by jerald. In this study we will show that there have been at least 3,9 changes made in the book of mormon from the time it was first published in 1830. Why three is important in mesoamerica and in the book of. In 1981 the lds church published a new edition of the book of mormon, making a number of additional changes in the text. Recently royal skousen has been directing much further work on the original manuscript of the book of mormon, with the assistance of f. Mcconkie, at the time considered to be one of the churchs most prominent theologians. Jul 01, 2011 however, there are numerous other changes which affect the doctrinal teachings of the book of mormon. The book of mormon changes lives i witnessed a miracle this last march as i saw a boy whom we will call eric, age 15, change from a depressed, low selfesteemed, bitter teenager into a happy, confident, grateful, and testimonyfilled young man.

That is roughly 10 per manuscript, which is amazingly good. Mormons believe the following about the book of mormon. For some thoughtprovoking analysis and evidence, see hugh nibleys essay. Interestingly, in addition to the changes in the actual text of the book of mormon, there are changes that have taken place in the introductory material as well. Understanding textual changes in the book of mormon. Changes in the book of mormon book of mormon central.

Shawn mccraney interviews john dehlin mormon stories may 2, 2018 faith transitions, jesus christ 12 comments heart of the matters shawn mccraney sits down with john to have a discussion about. Book of mormon word change christian research institute. That figure includes even oneletter changes in over 20,000 manuscripts. Already, we are way beyond 3,9 changes, and yet we havent got to. Utah was buzzing with people trying to determine what had been changed and why. The earliest text, the definitive scholarly edition of the book of mormon, published in 2009 by yale university press. David whitmer, one of the three witnesses to the book of mormon, saints herald, feb. He was reported as saying the following at the fall conference of 1961. Behold, the lamb of god, yea, even the son of the eternal father. Feb 06, 2008 and hundreds of parallels exist between the book of mormon and the new testament so much that mark twain quipped that the book of mormon seems to be merely a prosy detail of imaginary history.

On july 11, 20, i was surprised to get an email from a community of christ colleague informing me that the smithpettit foundation was publishing john s. Mormon was the primary author, editor, and compiler of the book of mormon. As one mormon said, joseph smith wrote it, and joseph smith had the write to change it. Book any title page introduction testimony of three witnesses testimony of eight witnesses testimony of the prophet joseph smith a brief explanation about the book of mormon 1 nephi 2 nephi jacob enos jarom omni words of mormon mosiah alma helaman 3 nephi 4 nephi mormon ether moroni. The heartland model or heartland theory of book of mormon geography states that the book of mormon events primarily occurred in the heartland of north america. The book of mormon, the pearl of great price, and the doctrine and covenants are accepted as scripture without any qualifications whatsoever.