Book of mormon errors

And now, if there are faults they are the mistakes of men. Phelps in 1833, his 1837 and 1840 editions, his statement in 1842, and his 1842 edition all previously referred to, it is clear that had joseph lived longer, he would likely have continued to correct the text of the book of mormon to produce a book without human errors. This is important because the latterday saints make such a point about it containing the fullness of the everlasting gospel. Either the book of mormon is what the prophet joseph said it is or this church and its founder are false, fraudulent, a deception from the first instance onward.

Archeology and false history of the book of mormon. The current 20 edition of the book of mormon has this notice printed at the bottom of the page opposite 1 nephi, chapter 1. This is some heavy duty gaslighting and throwing the bom under the bus. 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. The most flagrant errors in the book of mormon are its anachronisms. The book of mormon claims to be the history of 2 ancient civilizations on the american continent. However, after a fair and candid examination of the evidence, many thousands of. During the few years between the publication of the book of mormon 1830, and the death of its author and proprietor, joseph smith 1844, much effort was put forth to convince the doubtful world of the truth, accuracy and integrity of the book of mormon.

Home true book of mormon geography lands western new york. Error in printed lds church manual could revive racial. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi, who claimed that it had been. 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. What are 1769 king james version edition errors doing in the book of mormon. The original book of mormon transcript the book of mormon. The bible is inspired without any error and correct, and we see this reality when we read it, but the book of mormon only pretends to be inspired and is full of errors and contradictions.

This is the 2nd part of the series on problems with the book of mormon, the supposed most correct book on earth, and this episode covers the problems with the second book in the book of mormon which is the book of 2nd nephi. And the language into which a book is translated is, obviously, different from its original language. An independent investigation of unintentional alterations made during an oral recitation of the book of mormon found that errors occurred due to misreadings caused by similar appearance of words, by immediate context, and by adding or deleting letters or words. Correcting errors a selection of changes to correct errors in the book of mormon. Jul 19, 2012 shawn covers some of the biggest mistakes in the book of mormon. 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. Jul 30, 2019 while other books were attempted to be added, they were considered noncanonical due to the lack of eyewitnesses, the heavy gnostic heresy content, historical errors, etc. Why thousands of errors in the original 1830 the book of mormon. Large portions of the book of mormon are very similar to the king james. Dark skinned mormon indians have never become lightened due.

Book of mormontranslation errors from the kjv fairmormon. The first group left the tower of babel about 2250 bc, crossing to europe and sailing to central america. Joseph smith, in an effort to prove the book of mormon, claimed in the pearl of great price section 2, verses 62, 63, 64, that professor charles anthon. If the book of mormon is an accurate translation, some claim that it shouldnt contain these translational errors.

Horses are mentioned numerous times throughout 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. Introduction to 3,9 changes utah lighthouse ministry. There are two possible explanations for the origin of the book of mormon. Some minor errors in the text have been perpetuated in past editions of the book of mormon. Third, the book of mormon abounds in textual errors, factual errors, and outright plagiarisms from other works. If we accept the book of mormon as our authority, this would contradict the bible, because both cannot be true.

The original 1830 edition, book of mormon had s of. In some cases, entire passages are duplicated in the book of mormon. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. How a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand. True book of mormon geography lands, western new york model. Book of mormon errors apologetics worthy christian forums. Errors have crept into the text, skousen acknowledges, but no errors significantly interfere with either the message of the book of mormon or. The book of mormon is not another work of scripture comparable to the bible, it is a fraud that has a few truths as the accidental result of an intentional plagiarism. Second, the book of mormon contains none of the key mormon doctrines. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible. Volumes have been written on its distinctive and rhythmic style, and it is still regarded as a triumph of modern english literature. They teach that as it was first written, it was perfect. Feb 15, 2019 first, lets list many more book of mormon problems i didnt include in this video.

Sources and notes on presence of 1769 king james version edition errors in the book of mormon a supposed ancient text. Other gross errors include the use of outdated or otherwise unreliable source materials and the tendency to make every piece of evidence fit neatly into the book of mormon picture, whether it belongs there or not. Think joseph smith could have gotten that right by sheer chance. Rather than ascribe these errors to deity, either through direct or indirect means, men will reject the claims of the book of mormon. So read the title page in the june 1829 application, the printers manuscript, and the 1830 edition of the book of mormon. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading errors of book of mormon geography. If the book of mormon is an accurate translation, why would it contain translational errors that exist in the king james bible. Scholars are aware that these civilizations postdate book of mormon times. It is called the book of mormon a book of mistakes, error, and fraud. 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. 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. Errors in grammar there are literally thousands of grammatical errors in the original edition of the book of mormon errors that gradually have been changed in later editions. Any mistakes and changes are the mistakes of mortals.

Understanding the nature of the thousands of small changes in the book of mormon may be helpful and interesting. Another major problem for the book of mormon is archeology, a major embarrassment for the mormon church. It is in fact replete with such errors, as i intend to show in these two part 6 posts to ed. First, lets list many more book of mormon problems i didnt include in this video.

Understanding textual changes in the book of mormon. An example would be a reference to an event that had not yet occurred, or mention of objects or materials which did not yet exist. The book of mormon contains many linguistic similarities to the king james bible kjv. Excluding the bible and similar writing, can you prove to an atheist or to someone that is agnostic that god exists. What are 1769 kjv edition errors doing in book of mormon. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. As to his statement that the man who printed the first edition was unfriendly and allowed errors to creep into the book, the famous mormon historian b. Joseph smith was not given the actual words, but instead only. There are some serios problems with the book of mormon that the lds church. Welch, a byu professor of law, admits that the best early manuscripts lack tois archaiois in matthew 5. The book of mormon is the only explanation for this scripture.

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. The book of mormon is clear that it was a literal curse on their skin. Dark skinned mormon indians have never become lightened due to their holdin. Book of mormon fringe theory was inspired by geography enthusiast john e.

In responding to the ces letters book of mormon section, fairmormon makes a few critical concessions, including that errors unique to the 1769 version of the king james version bible are included in the current version of the book of mormon. Because the play is fictional, it is seen as simply an error on shakespeares part. Top 10 embarrassments of the mormon religion listverse. Book of mormontextual changeswhy were these changes made. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints, ch. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Book of mormon editions 18301981 the encyclopedia of. Errors of mormonism by keith piper but though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. A wellknown instance is the reference to a clock in shakespeares julius caesar.

The book of mormon came about a little differently. How a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand ended up losing his faith. The original book of mormon transcript the book of. This edition contains corrections that seem appropriate to bring the material into conformity with prepublication manuscripts and early editions edited by the prophet joseph smith. 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. Jan 04, 2016 the book of mormon title page, which was translated by joseph smith, 1 ends with a rather intruiging disclaimer for a book of scripture. Adena and hopewell peoples lived in pennsylvania and western new york, but this region represented the impoverished fringe of their culture. The origin of the hill comora wildly racial statements in mormon writings.

A book of mistakes, error, and fraud by jon gary williams introduction the mormon church promotes the book of mormon as an inspired writing. What they seem to forget, however, is that the book of mormon, as we have it today, claims to be a translation. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. 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. Despite these errors, manmade decisions, and complications, mormons revere the bible as the word of god. Problems with the book of mormon catholic answers catholic. Royal skousen has done nearly exhaustive textual critical work on the book of mormon. What is less well known is that the book of mormon makes a large number of unacknowledged biblical quotes. How could there be so many witnesses of the book of mormon and the plates and not one of them deny their testimony even when some of them became bitter toward joseph smith. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon. I was going through all of the downloaded pdf files on my tablet, getting rid of a few, when i came across this booklet that i had downloaded some time ago. The book of mormon even contains king james bible translation errors.

Book of mormon impossibilities edits in video description. The book of mormon teaches that little children are not capable of sin because they do not have a sinful nature moroni 8. The book of mormon predicts that the lamanites american indians would soon change to white skin colour. And now if there be fault, it be the mistake of men. This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon.

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. Dec 04, 2017 the book of mormon predicts that the lamanites american indians would soon change to white skin colour. Lds church members are taught that the book of mormon bom is scripture, as well as a true record of the inhabitants of the americas from about 2200 bc to 420 ad. New approaches to the book of mormon brent lee metcalfe, editor. The book of mormon has no claim to validity due to its lack of incorporation into the biblical cannon. The book of mormon and the king james bible wikipedia. The book of mormon contains factual errors in many areas of science, including archeology and biology. Mormon church says it was an error in their come follow. It seems reasonable to assume that since smith was a prophet of god and was translating the book of mormon under divine inspiration, he would have known about the errors found in the king james version and would have corrected them when passages from the king james version appeared in the book of mormon.

Mormon church says it was an error in their come follow me manual that there was a curse of dark skin. Debunking fairmormon letter to a ces director book of mormon. The original 1830 edition, book of mormon had s of errors. French, they point out, didnt even exist in the sixth century b. Clark, archaeology and cumorah questions, journal of book of mormon studies. Textual criticism is the careful analysis of a texts manuscripts to uncover its textual history, including what sorts of changes were made and why. Nov 07, 2018 sure, some of the words of the book of mormon are biblical, but that is only because they were copied directly from the bible. Book of mormon geography is to serve one purpose, and that is to identify land promises and hold her inhabitants accountable to them ether 2. While other books were attempted to be added, they were considered noncanonical due to the lack of eyewitnesses, the heavy gnostic heresy content, historical errors, etc. 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. In reality, though, the kind of stylistic accuracy achieved by these changes has little to do with what joseph meant when he called the book of mormon the most correct of any book on earth.

An anachronism is defined as an event that appears out of time. It is either of divine or human origin, and if it is of human origin that means that joseph smith concocted the book. The tanners have listed, one by one, 400 verses and portions of verses quoted from the new testament in the book of mormon in their book, the case against mormonism. Some have attempted to explain the egregious errors within the book of mormon by suggesting that. These take the form of such things as double negatives, incorrect adverbs and adjectives, and incorrect tenses. 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 mormontransmission from translator to printed text. Book of mormon student manual salt lake city, utah. A look at the book of mormon isaiah passages through the lenses of textual criticism reveals a number of features that may have otherwise been missed by readers. 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.

Smith, they will say, translated the book of mormon from golden plates he dug up in a hill in new york in the early 1800s. May 02, 20 despite these errors, manmade decisions, and complications, mormons revere the bible as the word of god. Although this textual study of the editions and manuscripts of the book of mormon is incomplete and preliminary, it is helpful for a general overview of the textual history of the book of mormon. Roberts has already stated that the first edition of the book of mormon was singularly free from typographical errors and that the printer could not be blamed for the many mistakes that are. This is the first published text of the book of mormon to show the precise history of many textual variants. Errors of book of mormon geography kindle edition by bomgf. Fairmormons response to presence of 1769 kjv errors in book of mormon in terms of attempting to pinpoint the origin of the book of mormon, even more significant than book of mormon revisions are places where it follows the kjv into error, echoing mistranslations or including translations of late and derivative greek texts.

However, after a fair and candid examination of the evidence, many thousands of honest mormons have discovered that this claim. The book of mormon agrees with the textus receptus not the original text and includes the later phrase by them of old time. Although studies have verified, again and again, the precision and accuracy of the book of mormon, moronis statement. Historical errors in the book of mormon catholic apologetics. Last year, the church produced a new manual for its 2020 curriculum, which will be a study of the faiths signature scripture, the book of mormon, which latterday saints believe tells the. If this is true, then the book of mormon should be full of errors. Many generations shall not pass away among them, save they shall be a white and delightsome people. If, however, someone were to claim that they had found an ancient writing from 44. Many of these errors will be discussed on the following pages. The king james version of the bible is, in all likelihood, the most successful of all the english translations. When mormon missionaries properly called latter day saints or simply lds come to your door, they will often offer a free copy of the book of mormon and tell you about its author, joseph smith. In making this study we obtained photocopies of an original 1830 edition of the book of mormon from the university of utah library.