The book of mormon is a lot like lord of the rings colin poellot in 2003 the world science fiction convention was held in toronto, canada. Why do we say that the book of mormon contains the fulness of the. However, the story begins in ancient jerusalem with the prophet lehi, who was a contemporary of the prophet jeremiah. Book of mormon parallels to 1800s thought by bwv549. He enjoys teaching courses on the book of mormon and the new testament, particularly the writings of paul and the book of revelation. The book of mormon and the king james bible wikipedia. Besides the extensive list of parallels between the bible and the book of mormon, this book examines many other possible sources used to create the text, i. In the 20th century, mormon scholars noted the parallels between view of the hebrews and the book of mormon and suggested that joseph smith had used view of the hebrews as a source in composing the book of mormon, or that he was at least influenced by the popular 19thcentury ideas expounded in the earlier work.
The book of mormon false testament learn the bible. The book of morman vs the bible what do the scriptures say. The popol vuh is to the ancient mayan people what the various gold plates that were compiled to make the book of mormon were to the ancient nephites. It is exciting and interesting to have all three versions of the the book of mormon that were published during joseph smiths lifetime in parallel. The book of mormon has excited very little enthusiasm outside of mormonism, but it is a uniquely american piece of writing that merits wider attention. The book of mormon attributes a number of visions to lehi a pillar of fire. The book of mormon explains why the sinless christ was baptized beyond simply to be born again and why each of us needs to follow that example. The book of mormon contains many linguistic similarities to the king james bible kjv. Book of mormonplagiarism accusationsking james bible. Brothers and sisters, this presentation takes about 55 minutes, so im going to go at about lightspeed to get it down to 45. It is now available in an affordable trade version, unabridged, with added index and other matter. See more ideas about book of mormon, scripture study and lds scriptures. 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.
The lds canons four books carry equal weight of authority. The logical arguments of the book of mormon kelly bingham november 1, 1997. Jun 15, 2011 the book of mormon vs the bible, part 2 of an indepth study of latter day saints archeology the book of mormon verses the bible, part 2 of an indepth study with the great vast amounts of evidence we find in the bible through archeology, why is there no evidence for anything writte in the. The subtitle of the book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ. Article citing verses in book of mormon that contradict specific teaching of the bible both cannot be from god. Archaeologist john clark, in his 2005 fair conference address, makes several parallels between the book of mormon and mesoamerica. For a transcript of this podcast, go to lds perspectives podcast. The book of fourth nephi the book of mormon the book of ether the book of moroni. 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.
Josephs visit by moroni was linked to the art of necromancy. Textual parallels formed by unique words shared by the oberlin spalding ms. Part two details the leading of israel to the promised land in both the book of mormon. Summary of parallels between mormon doctrine and occult world.
Jun 17, 2011 the book of mormon verses the bible, part 1 of an indepth study. The theology of the book of mormon is very much 19th century theology, and it reads like a 19th century understanding of. Differences between the kjv and the book of mormon occur in verses 6,8, and 12. Other parallels include mosiah 14 with kjv isaiah 53. The bible and the book of mormon both have similar objectives. One of the most consistent parallels between the book of mormon and the septuagint is the citation of isaiah 53 in mosiah 14. Before the destruction of jerusalem, the lord said. More could be said about how the book of mormon does not agree with the bible, but this is sufficient to show that one cannot take both as being the word of god. First, while smith referred to the book of mormon as the most correct of any book on earth and the keystone of our religion its flaws run the gamut from the serious to the silly.
The purpose of this logical analysis is not to convert anyone who doesnt already believe in the book of mormon or the lds church, or irrefutably prove them. In some cases, entire passages are duplicated in the book of mormon. For your free copy of the bible, go to free holy bible and for a free book of mormon, go to free book of mormon. The book of mormon by church of jesus christ of latterday saints and smith free ebook project gutenberg. The king james bible 1611 may have been a source for the book of mormon. Book of mormon is not historically accurate, but bible is. Prophetic parallels in the book of mormon timeline youtube.
The bible vs the book of mormon basic mormon beliefs. 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. Joseph smiths plagiarism of the bible in the book of mormon. The mormon claim that the book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ is. Why do we say that the book of mormon contains the fulness of the gospel. A bibliographic source was first published as an expensive signed limited edition in 2008.
His research focuses primarily on the intertextual relationship between the text of the bible and mormon scripture. Old world themes, parallels and customs in the book of mormon the book of mormonanother testament of jesus christis a record of the peoples who lived in the ancient americas. Summary of parallels between mormon doctrine and occult world here is a short summary of some lds doctrines and teachings that have plausible links to the occult according to d michael quinns work. The book of mormon opens in the first year of the reign of zedekiah, ten years before the fall of jerusalem.
Critics of book of mormon linguistic studies often reject the claims of mormon scholars on the grounds that the parallels they draw between book of mormon and other sources amounts to parallelomania, which is defined as the over use or improper use of parallels in the exposition of a text. Book of mormon events and latterday parallels book of. The book of mormon translated through joseph smith jr. The mormon church distributes free copies of the king james version of the bible and the book of mormon. The book of mormon false testament introduction while reading the book of mormon, this socalled other testament of jesus christ, i noticed something very eyeopening, something that gives away the true nature and origin of this book. Sometimes the quotation is explicit, as in the second book of nephi, which contains 18 quoted chapters of the book of isaiah. The ancient prophets are witnesses who testify of the savior, jesus christ, and teach the truths of his gospel. Intertextuality in the book of mormon with nick frederick. Covenant on the land discusses the covenant on the promised land for both ancient and modern inhabitants.
Old world themes, parallels and customs in the book of mormon the book of mormon another testament of jesus christis a record of the peoples who lived in the ancient americas. The for our day documentary series explores the prophetic parallels in the book of mormon referencing statements from latterday prophets of god and the standard works. The book of mormon emulates the language and style of the king james bible because that is the scriptural style joseph smith, translator of the book of mormon, was familiar with. In the category of serious, the book of mormon contains modalistic language that militates against the biblical doctrine of the trinity ether 3. Jun 25, 2008 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The book of mormon by church of jesus christ of latterday. For a third of a century, i have pursued mormon parallels in the most unexpected places, and have exclaimed aloud in frequent surprise. The book of mormon has him appearing in the americas after his ascension 3 nephi 10. How the book of mormon gives us examples of good and bad.
Modern prophets and apostles in the church of jesus christ have called the book of mormon a witness and a warning for our day. Jan, 2015 once again i bring up the appearance of the parallel poetic form climax, gradation parallelism, or anadiplosis in the book of mormon. Dec 28, 2015 tree of life and tree of knowledge parallels in the popol vuh and the book of mormon one of my favorite topics to talk about with regards to the book of mormon is the popol vuh. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible. There are, for instance, claimed parallels between the tree of life vision in the book of mormon and a dream of joseph smith sr. God sitting on his throne, surrounded by angels which resemble the experiences of moses, isaiah, daniel, jeremiah and john. The book of mormon teaches about good leadership and government, especially as it pertains to the free practice of religion.
With the great vast amounts of evidence we find in the bible through archeology, why is there no evidence for anything writte in the book of mormon. The introductory material is a good overview of the history of each edition, giving great background. He originally opposes the church but, along with his brothers and alma the younger, is miraculously converted. The bible and the book of mormon work closely together to fulfill a common mission. Full text of bulletin of the public library of the city. What is less well known is that the book of mormon makes a large number of unacknowledged biblical quotes. Book of mormon parallels to 1800s thought richard bushman, wellknown mormon historian, recently stated. Logical arguments for the book of mormon and joseph smith. This list is in no way meant to prove or disprove the spaldingrigdon theory, nor should it be considered exhaustive by any stretch of the imagination. I have read every word of both it and the book of mormon, and i compiled a list of what i thought were the most noteworthy similarities between the two books. The bible the bible teaches that all men have sinned and fallen short of the glory of god. Book of mormon parallels to 1800s thought by bwv549 mormon.
Old world themes, parallels and customs in the book of mormon. Although the bible states that the sons of zedekiah were slain, the story of mulek seems to draw upon jeremiah. Critics of the book of mormon claim that major portions of it are copied, without attribution, from the bible. Moroni added an abridgment of the book of ether, containing the history of the jaredites, to the record of mormon. 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. Several examples of these particular parallels, viewed within the context of constellations of vocabulary and phraseology similarities in the two works, are available for examination in part 4. 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. In total, some 478 verses in the book of mormon are. Parallels between the book of mormon and the bible, roman history, josephus, and other sources. Peters answer parallels our fourth article of faith. Mormons believe that the book of mormon is an additional witness to the divinity of christ and that it helps clarify teachings and doctrines that are confusing or misinterpreted in the bible. The book of mormon was first translated in 1830 into the english of the kjv bible and subsequently translated from english into other languages around the world.
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