For example, there are no serious commentaries on a book of the bible, by a mormon, that i know of. Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. That is often when the differences between beliefs become more apparent. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi, who claimed that it had been. Royal skousen pointing out differences among the different texts. 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.
Mar 06, 2012 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book of mormon raises some difficult questions about the authenticity of the book of mormon as a translation of ancient historical documents. To do this i read and reread each of the texts several times, checked out the crossreferences, and looked up the key words in exhaustive concordances of the bible and of the book of mormon. Aug 08, 2012 the bible is therefore not taken as seriously, by mormons, as it is by protestants. What is the difference between the bible and the book of mormon. The fact that there are numerous disagreements between the bible and the book of mormon does not disparage the bible in any way. Book of mormon christ is completely accepted in bible he is rejected. Bible, book of mormon and lds scripture compared life after. Community of christ has a sub reddit at rcommunityofchrist that could help you on your search. It is, word for word, the original book of mormon, but divided by events rather than by chapters. What is the difference between the bible and the book of.
He also wrote this book to speak clearly and powerfully to christians by covering familiar topics in a. What are the key differences between mormonism and. What is the correct interpretation of 1 corinthians 15. The bible and the book of mormon have many things in common. Typical mormon views of the old testament do not do justice to the complexity of the book. Some errors in the biblical appear to be simple, easily. Below are just some of the contradictions weve found between the bible and the book of mormon. We realize you may have questions regarding the mormon faith. Its not just the inconsistencies in the different versions, its that he didnt tell anyone, and the church didnt know for 12 years after its founding, and that he joined the methodist after his vision, and that he taught all in one in the book of mormon and in lectures on faith, and that the vision evolved with his view of the godhead. Dec 05, 2017 the holy bible is the sacred text of jews and christians while the book of mormon is the sacred text of the latterday saints movement.
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. Book of mormontranslation errors from the kjv fairmormon. But since it was forbidden to alter the sacred scriptures, they left the error as a. The bible is not a book but a collection of 66 books, written over a span of 1600 years across 3. In making this study we obtained photocopies of an original 1830 edition of. It tells of the jaredites, people from the tower of babel who came to central america but perished because of their own immorality. The bible vs the book of mormon basic mormon beliefs. See more ideas about book of mormon, scripture study and lds scriptures. There are other similar mistakes where the book of mormon includes the spurious kjv readings in 3 nephi. Critics of the book of mormon have assailed the books authenticity on the. The book of mormon claims to be a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. Unless otherwise indicated, bible quotations are taken from the king james version. False, because of mistakes in book of mormon, doctrines and covenants, and the pearl of great. 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.
My wife and i then proceeded to compare the king james kjv and book of mormon bm texts of isaiah, looking for differences. If you want to get into the history, look up some of the john c. Both the bible and the book of mormon declare themselves to. Is the book of mormon newer than the old testament. Volumes have been written on its distinctive and rhythmic style, and it is still regarded as a triumph of modern english literature. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible. In a revelation given to the prophet in 1832, the lord. According to lds church history, the book of mormon has unique origins as a volume of scripture. Sometimes the quotation is explicit, as in the second book of nephi, which contains 18 quoted chapters of the book of isaiah. The book of mormon contains many linguistic similarities to the king james bible kjv.
Each will lead individuals closer to christ who follow the principles contained in their pages. Apologetics press the bible versus the book of mormon. 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. 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. Our mormon faqs are designed to be a quick resource for these common questions. The bible says believers were first called christians after pauls ministry in antioch. Other significant connections between the two books include. The differences in wording between the kjv and the book of mormon highlight the areas in which there were theologically significant differences between the nephite versions and the masoretic text, from which the bible was translated. 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. Notice how the mormon writings will both agree and contradict each other as well as the bible. There are no footnotes or chapter summaries, but it is much easier to see. Although the principles of the gospel of jesus christ as contained in the. Translation errors in the king james bible appearing in the book of mormon.
And there are many more, but these will suffice to show the true origin of the book of mormon. List differences between the bible and the book of mormon. The rosenvall book of mormon has nice wide margins for taking notes and jotting down questions. The number of manuscripts of the new testament, of early translations from it, and of quotations from it in the oldest writers of the church, is so large that it is practically certain that the true reading of every doubtful passage is. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which adherents. One such example is contained in a talk given by elder lynn g. The bible the bible teaches that all men have sinned and fallen short of the glory of god. The book of mormon quotes 25,000 words from the kjv old testament and over 2,000. The book of mormon is supposed to be the account of people who came from the middleeast to the americas. Is the coronavirus in bible prophecy facing uncertain times with david jeremiah duration. Furthermore, jaredites and nephites shared names despite the jaradites being of a different time, place, and language than the nephites.
Each testifies that jesus christ is the savior of the world. 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. We call this whole process, including the accurate copies and the mistakes, the transmission of the text. However, the book of mormon claims the christian church was established as early as 147 b. My wife and i then proceeded to compare the king james kjv and book of mormon bm texts of. The book of mormon and the bible mormons in transition. The book of mormons title page, translated by joseph. Tvedtnes, performed comparisons of the isaiah variants found in the book of mormon with the following. Resources truth in love ministry witnessing to mormons. Needless to say, he made all sorts of mistakes, except in places where the book of mormon plagiarized from the kjv. Printed in canada first edition, isbn 9780981146720.
A comparison between christian doctrine and mormon. Isaiah variants in the book of mormon religious studies. In light of the recent interest in mormonism, it will be helpful to compare and contrast some of the key differences between mormonism and christianity. False, because of mistakes in book of mormon, doctrines and covenants, and the pearl of great price.
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. Pastor cares took special care to use language and illustrations that mormons can understand. I have to admit that other than the new testamentparts of isaiah. 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. Contrary to the bible, the book of mormon claims that one son of king zedekiah escaped destruction and came to the americas. The process of rewriting the books of the bible was not always perfectsometimes mistakes were introduced or words were added or dropped. The book of mormon has a much greater consistency of style than does the bible, which is much more clearly the work of many authors over a period of centuries. The king james version of the bible is, in all likelihood, the most successful of all the english translations. A comparison between christian doctrine and mormon doctrine. Scholars today have varying theories about the true authorship of the book of mormon, but most conclude that smith composed the book himself, possibly with the help of oliver cowdery and sidney rigdon, drawing from information and publications available in his time, including the king james bible, the wonders of nature, and view of the hebrews. In the bible, only marks gospel has sentences frequently begin with and, whereas sentences frequently begin with and in any book within the book of mormon. The book of mormon teaches that little children are not capable of sin because they do not have a. 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. Bible, book of mormon and lds scripture compared life.
A book of mistakes, error, and fraud by jon gary williams introduction the mormon church promotes the book of mormon as an inspired writing. The book of mormon and the king james bible wikipedia. 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, doctrines and covenants, the pearl of great price. Bible ties to the book of mormon bible reference for lds. Unlike the bible, its words were translatedcopied only once, directly from the original document, which, in the case of the book of mormon, was a. Take up the bible, compare the religion of the latterday saints with it and see if it will stand the test, brigham young, may 18, 1873, journal of discourses, vol. The bible is the bestattested book from the ancient world.
Different authors contributed to the writing of the holy bible whereas the book of mormon was first published by one man, joseph smith. For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of god. The republican nominee for president is a mormon, there is a play on broadway about the book of mormon and the lds church has launched a multimilliondollar ad campaign called im a mormon. The book of mormon contradicts itself and the bible. 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. However, after a fair and candid examination of the evidence, many thousands of honest mormons have discovered that this claim simply is not true. Unlike the bible, its words were translatedcopied only once, directly from the original document, which, in the case of the book of mormon, was a codex of golden plates. The primary, and obvious answer about differences between the two texts is that the bible has an extraordinary amount of evidence supporting its mundane claims about the real world language, history, culture, geography, etc. Aug 23, 2016 the process of rewriting the books of the bible was not always perfectsometimes mistakes were introduced or words were added or dropped. The bible is therefore not taken as seriously, by mormons, as it is by protestants.
In addition to the 20 helps we thought itd be handy for our readers to also have a sidebyside comparison of the bible, book of mormon and other lds teachings. The following excerpt is a little lengthy, but its worth a careful read. Other areas can be assumed to be essentially the same. The primary purpose of godthe ultimate humanitarian is to speak to people leaving mormonism. We consider the bible, the book of mormon and the doctrine and covenants to be our three standard works. Whats the difference between various bible versions. Isaiah variants in the book of mormon religious studies center. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. Nov 06, 2006 the book of mormon claims to be a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. Whenever i run across a mormon explaining it, i take note. Nonmormon 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. Differences between lds mormon and community of christ.
Truly, the only things that are different about the two are where they were written, who the stories are. In some cases, entire passages are duplicated in the book of mormon. Multitude feels wounds in book of mormon 3 nephi 11. In making this study we obtained photocopies of an original 1830 edition of the book of mormon from the university of utah library.
Also, the book of mormon contains grave errors and contradictions. Both the bible and the book of mormon declare themselves to be ancient, historical, and reliable rules of. Well, here are some of the basics, plain and simple. The only bible that joseph smith relied on was the king james version. The holy bible is the sacred text of jews and christians while the book of mormon is the sacred text of the latterday saints movement. Contradictions between the bible and book of mormon life. 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. Book of mormon prophecies of christ specific bible prophecies veiled actually nonexistent unless scripture misquoted or prophecies stretched to have two meanings. These differences can be explained as due to slight errors.
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. 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. The bible prophesied that jesus would be born in bethlehem. 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. Contradictions between the book of mormon bom and doctrine. 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. Of the 478 verses in the book of mormon quoted from the book of isaiah, 201 agree with.