Actually, the hebrew word wayehi is translated in the king james version of the bible as it came to pass, but it is also translated as it happened, came, had come, became, arose, was, now, and so forth. Both the bible and the book of mormon declare themselves to be ancient. In the case of each doctrine considered, it is the book of mormon and not the bible that establishes the doctrinal position of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. At least they are not wed in reality since no book of mormon location is known with reference to modern topography. The bible is not a book but a collection of 66 books, written over a span of 1600. If we compare the historical, prophetical, and doctrinal parts of the. Bible, book of mormon and lds scripture compared life. Do the bible and the scriptures used by mormons say the same thing. Another example is but if in the original text of mosiah 3. However, a careful comparison of basic doctrinal positions of that church to those of historical, biblical christianity reveal many radical differences. Why is some of the book of mormon identical to the bible. You can see for example, i give charts that show side by side comparisons from the book of mormon to the king james bible, also to the apocrypha that was available at the time, he plagiarized from that, also from a book called view of the hebrews, and another book called the wonders of nature and you see where he just lifted these things out of these books.
Contradictions between the book of mormon and the holy bible. Jesus is the true god so followers want to be like god. Box 8500, charlotte, nc 28271 phone 704 8878200 and fax 704 8878299 1 statement dm192 book of mormon vs. Both the bible and the book of mormon declare themselves to. To members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints the book of mormon is the word of god and is. The prophet joseph smith said, i told the brethren 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 joseph smith, history of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, 7 vols. Some of them are substantial doctrines that define key doctrines. Again the book of mormon contradicts the bible, because it has many aspects of salvation being practiced long before they were truly in effect. 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. It is important for you to know this so you will understand what a startling thing it was for me to observe what i observed in the book of mormon.
Do you know how to show a mormon person the difference in reliability between the bible and the book of mormon. The book of mormon is a sacred record that mormons, or latterday saints, consider to be scripture in addition to the bible see bible and book of mormon. Doctrines of the book of mormon compared to the bible and. The bible as such did not exist until after jesus came, and no one used the term the bible in greek, ta biblia to refer to that collection of books until about ad 200. What is the difference between the bible and the book of mormon. Although the book of mormon makes heavy use of the bible, it also calls into question the reliability of the bible. Referring to the two books as sticks, a reference to the wooden writing tablets, or scrolls, that were commonly used in his day, ezekiel foretold that the stick of judah the bible and the stick of joseph the book of mormon would be combined into one. Obviously, the mormons have attempted to give credence to their scripture by comparing it to the bible. 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 writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes. Skeptics and most archeologists believe that the book of mormon is a hoax, and that it was written in the early 19th century by joseph smith or some other individuals. 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. Also known as the educational process of winning mormons. How does the book of mormons and the bible compare. Not everyone that saith unto me, lord, lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.
A comparison between christian doctrine and mormon. Following is a comparison between christian doctrine and mormon doctrine. Book of mormonarchaeologycompared to the bible fairmormon. In fact, mormonism uses the same words found in christianity, but it redefines them. Christianity christians hold that the bible is the sole infallible authority for life and faith. If there are differences between the bible and the book of mormon, they reject the bible. The king james version of the bible is, in all likelihood, the most successful of all the english translations.
The difference between the book of mormon and the christian new testament this article is dedicated to the cult of eh who is a professed atheist. What are the major differences between the bible and the book of mormon. Although the musical satirizes organized religion and the literal credibility of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, the mormons in the book of mormon are portrayed as. The introduction to the book of mormon says that it is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. It will become very obvious that mormonism does not agree with the bible. In the latterday saints articles of faith is found this statement. This is a vital question that is answered in this wellresearched book by dr. What is the difference between the bible and the book of. 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. Order the dvd at the book of mormon claims to be a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. If you study the bible, you will find that there many verses that talk about the savior jesus christ. Simply put, if both the bible and the book of mormon were inspired by god, then they never would contradict each other. 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.
That type of argument is usually called fideism or blind faith. The book of mormon contains passages from the king james bible summary. Problems in the joseph smith translation of the bible and comparison to the book of mormon the joseph smith translation is only an inspired revision of the king james version. While claiming to follow the bible, are they actually contradicting the word of god. The book of mormon contains many religious themes, most notably those of faith and doubt. And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the. Volumes have been written on its distinctive and rhythmic style, and it is still regarded as a triumph of modern english literature. Sometimes the quotation is explicit, as in the second book of nephi, which contains 18 quoted chapters of the book of isaiah. The bible says believers were first called christians after pauls ministry in antioch.
Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. 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 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. Mormon scholars have also noted that at least seven 4 of the ancient textual variants in question are not significantly different in meaning. However, the book of mormon claims the christian church was established as early as 147 b.
We also believe the book of mormon to be the word of god. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible. The bible the bible teaches that all men have sinned and fallen short of the glory of god. In terms of theology and doctrine, most of what is in the bible and the book of mormon is unproveable and must be taken on faith. The bible versus the book of mormon apologetics press. Apologetics press the bible versus the book of mormon. Biblical record book of mormon record at the tower of babel the lord confounded the. Other writings accepted as scripture are the doctrine and covenants, a compilation of revelations and writings given since the restoration of the church began, and the. It has the same message the bible does, that jesus is the christ. Another testament of jesus christ is regarded as divinely inspired scripture, as is the holy bible. It contains a history of gods dealings with the ancient world since the days of adam until after christs death and resurrection, and continue reading the bible vs the book of mormon. 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. Comparison of the history of the bible and the book of mormon other books the event the date the event relating to time period the nephitesapproximate the jaredites the creation genesis 1, 2 4004 b.
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true god, and jesus christ, whom thou hast sent. What is the book of mormon, and how does it compare to the. The book of mormon compared with the bible 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. The book of mormon is a book of scripture similar to the bible. Bible, book of mormon and lds scripture compared life after. The book of mormon is about the history of two great civilizations of people who lived in the ancient americas.
Bible, book of mormon, lds compared handouts updated. If we compare the historical, prophetical, and doctrinal parts of the book of mormon with the great truths of science and. The book of mormon vs the bible and lds doctrine reference chart historical account of the book of mormon vs. The seed of abraham is still with us and the messiah came through that lineage. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. The book of mormon and the bible mormons in transition. In some cases, entire passages are duplicated in the book of mormon. The book of mormon, which is regarded by the lds church as another testament of jesus christ, helps the bible in clarifying some precious truths. 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. Its coming forth was an essential part of the history of mormonism. The first concern to consider is its declaration that the book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ. The subtitle of the book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ.
Comparing the bible to the book of mormon, with compilation. Some readers wonder why these words occur so often in the book of mormon compared with the bible. Connections between the bible and the book of mormon. Aug 08, 2012 the latterday saint canon consists of four books. 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. I hope this helps in the understanding of the difference between mormon and christian beliefs. The first part of the book of mormon, down to the book of mosiah, was translated directly from the writings of nephi and jacob, with brief entries by others down to sometime between 279 and.
In the isaiah chapters which were plagiarized by the book of mormon, joseph smith has changed them in his translation to fit the book of mormon. The book of mormon vs the bible christian research institute. Exlatter day saint families on youtube shine a little more light on the theological and practical inconsistencies of the historical and current leaders and prophets, but this documentary really just gives a black and white comparison of the two books. Mormon writers have noted that although the portions of the book of mormon that quote from the bible are very similar to the kjv text, they are not identical. The mormon claim that the book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ is. The book of mormon consistently goes beyond the bible in its teachings, but is certainly in harmony with it. On the other hand, the book of mormon easily is exposed as fiction when compared to and contrasted with the bible, which mormons claim is the word of god. For the best view, and especially for printing, i recommend downloading it as a pdf document.
The book of mormon and the king james bible wikipedia. The book of mormon is really there so one can have book of mormon studies, and archaeology is really there so one can study archaeology, but the two are not wed. Bible ties to the book of mormon bible reference for lds. The purpose of the book is to convince the jew and the gentile that jesus is the christ. There are many sources out there about inconsistencies between the holy bible and the book of mormon.
Book of mormonplagiarism accusationsking james bible. Article citing verses in book of mormon that contradict specific teaching of the bible both cannot be from god. The difference between the book of mormon and the christian. Many people believe the mormon church is simply a denomination or group within christianity. Following is a short comparison between christian doctrine and mormon doctrine. The kjv bible is our bible, and the book of mormon is just some more scripture.
The way you can attempt to answer the question, is the bible really inspireddoes it have a divine originis to see whether the bible has marks of the supernatural. Do mormons read the book of mormon or the holy bible, or. The book of mormon compared with the bible watchtower. The book of mormon has him appearing in the americas after his ascension 3 nephi 10. Nov 06, 2006 order the dvd at the book of mormon claims to be a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. Mormons, while holding that the bible is a part of the canon of scripture, add to it several mormon works. The bible and mormon scriptures compared charles arthur crane on. The bible and the book of mormon both have similar objectives. Timeline of book of mormon and old testament prophets 800 bc. The bible and mormon scriptures compared 9780996497541 by charles crane. More specifically, it is a collection of books the word bible literally means the books written by prophets over centuries. The book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ.
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. Not long ago, lds tv ads offered a free book of mormon. After all, the book of mormon also claims to be revelation from god, and that leads naturally into your other question. Connections between the bible and the book of mormon part 2 0 this entry is a continuation of the comparison chart that i prepared to answer my russian friends question of how the book of mormon new world is related to the bible old world. Fair interviewed scholars from many fields to test the claims made by critics in. And one book that id like to consider now, just by comparison, and its viewed as sacred, as particularly having spiritual and historical significance, is the book of mormon. Both volumes are used by latterday saints side by side.
The book of mormon is more scripture that god made available to us. The newsletter of the foundation for ancient research and mormon studies farms, 1997oct. Mormonism today generally calls the book of mormon a companion volume to the bible. The book of mormon false testament learn the bible. Critics of the book of mormon claim that major portions of it are copied, without attribution, from the bible.
How does the bible compare with the book of mormon. The book of morman vs the bible what do the scriptures say. The book of mormon claims to be a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. Dec 29, 2011 after some research and experimentation with layout, i put together this timeline of old testament and book of mormon prophets between 800 b. More on joseph smiths plagiarism in the book of mormon. Mormons are pretty much wedded to the kjv even though they claim to believe the bible is the word of god as far as it is translated correctly, and the kjv is well known, in important areas, to have suboptimal or incorrect translation. However, a close look at its key book, the book of mormon, reveals many concerning contradictions between its teachings and the bible. See more ideas about book of mormon, scripture study and lds scriptures.
However, we have found in our research and scriptural study that there are many consistencies between the holy bible and book of mormon. Notice how the mormon writings will both agree and contradict each other as well as the bible. This pamphlet compares mormon doctrines as stated in lds authoritative primary sources to those of historic christianity as derived solely from the bible. Doctrines of the book of mormon compared to the bible and mormon teachings. The bible vs the book of mormon basic mormon beliefs.
The language from which he was translating was the egyptian language, written in hieroglyphics. Unless otherwise indicated, bible quotations are taken from the king james version. Jan 20, 2011 this is a response to the anti mormon video bible vs the book of mormon, produced by faithful latterday saints. So, with a proper understanding of what mormonism really teaches, you will be able to see past those definitions. So it is obvious that joseph did not copy from the bible. What is less well known is that the book of mormon makes a large number of unacknowledged biblical quotes. Plucked from the bible as i was reading the book of mormon i noticed that over and over biblical phrases were used, many reproduced verbatim from the bible. A comparison of book of mormon, bible, and traditional. They present this as evidence that joseph smith wrote the book of mormon by plagiarizing the authorized king james version of the bible. The book of mormon contains many linguistic similarities to the king james bible kjv. In terms of evidence, if we compare the bible to the book of mormon, the bible wins hands down.
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