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. Apologetics press the bible versus the book of mormon. To members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints the book of mormon is the word of god and is considered to be in complete harmony with the bible. One author makes the point that certain portions of the greek manuscripts of matthew 57 do not agree with the kjv of the text, and concludes that the book of mormon version of the sermon should not contain text similar to the kjv.
Their view was concisely expressed by brigham young in journal of discourses of july, 1862. Bible ties to the book of mormon bible reference for lds. The existence of biblical passages in the book of mormon is explained in the text as being the result of lehis family. There are two possible explanations for the origin of the book of mormon. Critics wonder why many of the quotes from isaiah in the book of. The book was published as the book of mormon in 1830. This explains why adding n to tan makes the word about sea creatures. Bible contradictions explained come reason ministries.
Moroni visited joseph once a year for four years until he told joseph to take the gold plates. Mormonism and doctrineprophets are not infallible fairmormon. Disproves mormonism using the bible, mormon scripture, statistical analysis and common sense. Oct 11, 2017 so much for the book of mormon being a different gospel than the bible the record of this visit is found in the book of 3rd nephi, in the book of mormon. There were things that joseph smith and scholars of the day did not know that are contained in the book. The book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ.
When we study the book of mormon, our understanding of the doctrines in the bible is clarified. The book of mormon contains a version of the sermon on the mount, which some authors have claimed to be the achilles heel of the book of mormon. 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. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible.
Many of the names in the book of mormon are just plucked directly from the bible, e. The book of mormon title page, which was translated by joseph smith, 1 ends with a rather intruiging disclaimer for a book of scripture. Brackets in the kjv are italicized to avoid confusion. The book of mormon teaches that little children are not capable of sin because they do not have a. The bible is the first witness and the book of mormon bears a second witness that all the promises, prophecies, and miracles in the bible are true. This concept was explained long ago when a prophet wrote that the book of mormon was written for the intent that ye may believe the bible. At first glance the book of mormon appears to be biblical in heft and style. The only bible that joseph smith relied on was the king james version.
Below are just some of the contradictions weve found between the bible and the book of mormon. The people and places are not proven to exist, it was written by a man and not godbreathed. However, the bible is clear in explaining that god has. In 1830, joseph smith presented the book of mormon to the world, declaring it to be the most correct of any book on earth. The book of mormon is supposed to be a history of real people living in a real place. There are mistakes from a 1769 bible present in a document that was supposedly written in between 600 bc and 400 ad. Furthermore, official lds church commentary on the book of mormon says that. Like a crime scene, we do not need a video recording or an affidavit from the suspect or a witness to show whether or not the suspect murdered with a. The book of mormon is the story of two groups of people that supposedly traveled by sea from bible lands to the americas. Contradictions between the bible and book of mormon life. 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. 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 york state where. Kjv translation errors our understanding of the hebrew language today is much more advanced than it was in the 1600s when king james authorized an english translation of the bible. The book of mormon addresses modern christian concerns in other ways, notably in claiming to settle specific theological.
And now if there be fault, it be the mistake of men. The book of mormon and the king james bible wikipedia. The book of mormon is supposed to be the account of people who came from the middleeast to the americas. This would be akin to the book of mormon quoting shakespeare or something. Debunking fairmormon letter to a ces director book of. The book of mormon derives its names from a book that has semitic sources, i. The mormon church promotes the book of mormon as an inspired writing. Of course, outside of the mormons own writings, there are no records, no evidence whatsoever of any such visit by jesus to the americas. The book of mormon does not dilute nor diminish nor deemphasize the bible. So much for the book of mormon being a different gospel than the bible the record of this visit is found in the book of 3rd nephi, in the book of mormon.
Praying about the book of mormon mormons believe that if you read the book of mormon and then pray and ask god whether or not it is true, you will receive a testimony from the holy spirit verifying its truth. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. However, the book of mormon claims the christian church was established as early as 147 b. Trying to explain the problem of the kjv errors found in the. 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. The book of mormon contains the writings of several groups who came to the americas, including a family who left jerusalem in 600 b.
Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. 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. In a revelation given to the prophet in 1832, the lord explained that. Are there any biblical verses that refute mormon teachings. Volumes have been written on its distinctive and rhythmic style, and it is still regarded as a triumph of modern english literature. What are 1769 kjv edition errors doing in book of mormon. Jan 20, 2006 this approach allows mormons to ignore key bible scriptures which refute mormon doctrines. The book of mormon testifies of the bible, and both testify of christ.
There are some serios problems with the book of mormon that the lds church cannot adequately. For that matter, while we accept the book of mormon, doctrine and covenants, and pearl of great price as holy scripture, we would not rush to proclaim their inerrancy. Following are basic approaches that should aid you in witnessing to a mormon. In fact, a bible believer would expect there to be contradictions between the two, since the bible never gives any legitimacy to the book of mormon, but actually condemns it cf. Also, the book of mormon contains grave errors and contradictions. The bible says believers were first called christians after pauls ministry in antioch. Book of mormon the book of mormon has absolutely no credibility.
So then, when errors within this book are exposed, it casts a shadow of doubt upon smith as a messenger of god, and upon the book of mormon as a message from god. 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. This is, in part, because church members believe the bible was the result of a multiplestep translation process and the book of mormon was not. The fact that there are numerous disagreements between the bible and the book of mormon does not disparage the bible in any way. If the book of mormon is true, then joseph smith is a prophet of god. As has been welldocumented elsewhere, there are serious discrepancies between the record of history in the americas and the claims of the book of mormon. The book of mormon, doctrines and covenants, the pearl of great price. Kjv translation errors as found in the book of mormon. Such a tale is so imaginary many mormons are reluctant to admit.
The book of mormon contains many linguistic similarities to the king james bible kjv. In the book of mormon, slightly modified versions of chapters 5, 6, and 7 of matthew are included in the account of jesus appearance in chapters 12, and 14 of 3 nephi. Although the principles of the gospel of jesus christ as contained in the book. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi.
Its couched in king james english, and it features color renderings of mormon scenes made to look like bible illustrations. Top 10 embarrassments of the mormon religion listverse. Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Bible verses used to counter mormon teachings are brushed off in favor of passages from the book of mormon and other mormon scriptures as well as ongoing revelation that often contradicts previous lds church teachings. The introduction tells you that the book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. Mar 06, 2012 another example is the comment explaining that any defects or errors that might be found in the book of mormon resulted from the need to write in a supposedly more compact egyptian script instead of hebrew mormon 9. There are literally thousands of grammatical errors in the original edition of the book of mormon errors that gradually. Joseph did not render the writing on the gold plates into. Three simple ways to show contradictions in the mormon belief. These errors, for the most part, have been obtained by a personal research and thorough reading of the book of mormon. Below is the modern map of the area of smiths youth. If there are differences between the bible and the book of mormon, they reject 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. The book of mormon contains the writings of several groups who came to the americas, including a family who left. In addition to these chapters, many other phrases from matthew appear in the book of mormon text, as shown below. Joseph smith could not have written the book of mormon in 1830. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which adherents. Since the book was written in a very old language, joseph translated the book into english. If the book of mormon is the most correct book of any on earth, why would it contain translational errors that exist in the king james bible. 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.
Royal skousen has looked carefully at the transmission history of the book of mormon and has highlighted many interesting things about the text that inspire confidence in its reliability and josephs ability as a translator. The writer has an obsession with warfare and killing, with killings starting from chapter 4. Strikethrough denotes words that are included in the kjv but not the bom. These promises clearly imply that the fruit of the apostles the new testament scriptures and the christian church would endure. The book of mormon compared with the bible watchtower. That errors of grammar and faults in dictation do exist in the book of mormon and more especially and abundantly in the first edition must be conceded. Trying to explain the problem of the kjv errors found in.
False, because of mistakes in book of mormon, doctrines and covenants, and the pearl of great price. The bible the bible says that jesus is god incarnate. 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. Jul 19, 2012 shawn covers some of the biggest mistakes in the book of mormon. Both the bible and the book of mormon declare themselves to. Mormonism simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Tvedtness analysis and evidence was highly ambiguous, substantially incomplete, strained, or simply in error. He did this with help from god and by the tools called the urim and thummim. Biblical scientific errors are external errors something that the bible gets wrong about the external world as opposed to internal errors something that contradicts the bible s own message. 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. Translation errors in the king james bible appearing in the book of mormon. In fact there are more lost, altered and changed sections in the book of mormon when you compare the original 1830 book of mormon to the current edition, than the few variant readings in the new testament.
But, if you know what mormonism teaches, then you are already well on your way. Thus, mosiah 14 had to have been copied from the king james bible. Not 18th century language there were no errors, but the question still stands. The book of mormon teaches that little children are not capable of sin because they do not have a sinful nature moroni 8. 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. On the contrary, it expands, extends, and exalts it.
Though none of these approaches are foolproof, they will provide you with the basic framework you need to be able to witness to a mormon. Wherefore condemn not the things of god, that ye may be found spotless at the judgment seat of christ. Critics of the book of mormon have assailed the books authenticity on the. 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 prefer were kept silent. Book of mormontranslation errors from the kjv fairmormon. Of the twentysix books of the new testament, twenty of them are represented by one or more quotes in the book of mormon. The disagreement between the book of mormon and what scripture reveals concerning the lost tribes is another illustration of discrepancies between mormon teaching and the bible. Somehow the divine process guiding josephs translation of the book of mormon didnt prevent him from making identical translation errors. Errors in the bible should not tarnish its image for latterday saints. It is mostly a book of wars, oppression, slavery, treachery, bloodshed. The book of mormon restores plain and precious truths that have been lost from the bible. Translation errors in the king james bible appearing in the book of mormon summary. If it is true, then joseph smith is true and so is mormonism. The original 1830 edition, book of mormon had s of errors.
These errors totally undermine the claim that joseph translated the book of mormon and the claim that the book of mormon is the most correct book on earth. Shawn covers some of the biggest mistakes in the book of mormon. The book of mormon claims to be a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. Problems with the book of mormon catholic answers catholic. The mistakes clearly show joseph smith used a 1769 bible to compile the bom. Witnessing to a mormon is like trying to climb jello. The king james version of the bible is, in all likelihood, the most successful of all the english translations. 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.
If this is true, then the book of mormon should be full of errors. Church members officially regard the book of mormon as the most correct book of scripture, in that a man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts, than any other book. The book of mormon in no case contradicts the bible. Critics wonder why many of the quotes from isaiah in the book of mormon are identical to the king james version. Weapons used from 544 bc to 52 bc p107359 are listed as bows and arrows, steel swords, axes. 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. 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. Points out the contradictions between the bible and book of mormon as well as errors in translation in the king james version kjv of the bible that were copied into the book of mormon. What is the difference between the bible and the book of. It tells of the jaredites, people from the tower of babel who came to central america but perished because of their own immorality. In some cases, entire passages are duplicated in the book of mormon. Jan 04, 2016 critics of the book of mormon have assailed the book s authenticity on the grounds that it has undergone many changes since its 1830 publication. The book of mormon is a book of scripture similar to the bible.
What the bible means to latterday saints religious. In 1922 he prepared an internal mormon study about the possibility that smith fabricated the. They would have written the opposite based on the science of the day. The book of mormon and the bible mormons in transition. Both the bible and the book of mormon declare themselves to be ancient, historical, and reliable rules of. Biblical scientific errors refer to biblical claims that go against scientific data, usually as a result of a literalistic reading. We do not believe the bible must be transmitted perfectly to be spiritually normative and eternally valuable.
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