To me the book of mormon is more of a supplemental book you can get at a christian bookstore, not an addition to the bible. The bible is one of my favorite books, and i love to do bible study along with other holy scriptures. 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. Publishers from different factions of the latter day saint movement have. The book of mormon actually apologizes for being poorly written, yet. What is the difference between the bible and the book of. Mormons, while holding that the bible is a part of the canon of scripture, add to it several mormon works. Bible references that support mormon doctrines and beliefs. Reading the song of solomon as a latterday saint religious. For years now ive heard people offhandedly dismiss the book of mormon as a known plagiarism of the solomon spaulding manuscript.
The question of book of mormon authorship cannot be solved by dismissing or excising solomon spalding from mormon. This is precisely the type of distortion of the gospel that brings to bear the anathemas of the new testament gal. When they talk about the bible they say staff of judah or something to that effect signifying israel. When we study the book of mormon, our understanding of the doctrines in the bible is clarified. We believe that the church discovered what was inspired through prayer and the leading of the holy spirit. The bible and the book of mormon compared by chad lyndon dills so whats the point of this comparison. Additional information from part 1 of joseph smiths plagiarism of the bible in the book of mormon, pages 3738 in 2008 another computer study was done by matt jockers, craig criddle and daniela witten, comparing various authors word prints, including solomon spalding and sidney rigdon, with that of the book of mormon. The book of mormon vs the bible christian research institute. The book of mormon restores plain and precious truths that have been lost from the bible.
My plan was to write a book showing that no doctrinal contradictions exist between the teachings of the book of mormon and those of the bible. How saints and jacobs teachings can help contextualize. If the book of mormon is true, why do indians fail to turn white when they become mormons. Lds view of scriptures is that the bible is a compilation of 66 booksepistles but we tend to not consider songs of solomon scripture, so 65 are useful. I love to study the life of the ancient covenant people, their trials as well as their blessings, as they strive to follow gods commandments.
The book of mormon is a religious record of three groups of people who migrated from the old world to the american continents. Following is a short comparison between christian doctrine and mormon doctrine. Yet even among believers this biblical template for the book of mormon authors. Book of mormon citys only a letter or two different from. 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. What is the difference between the bible and the book of mormon. Evidence for solomon spaulding authorship of the book of. When he came to this book he said, the song of solomon is biblical trash. 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. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible.
Similar analysis showed that the sound correspondences in the names sidney rigdon, parley pratt, oliver cowdery, ethan smith, and solomon spalding individuals proposed as book of mormon authors were different than correspondences with joseph smith in the unique names of the book of mormon, but not enough to identify any as a possible author. The book of mormon has no claim to validity due to its lack of incorporation into the biblical cannon. But its still of david from the standpoint its of jesus and his divine calling and his message. Book of mormon, work accepted as holy scripture, in addition to the bible. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to. No personal name or title is ever used in this construction in the bible.
These groups were led by prophets who recorded their religious and secular histories on metal plates. But now that i was teaching the bible six days a week and reading the book of mormon one day a week, i began finding subtle differences between them. Following is a comparison between christian doctrine and mormon doctrine. Both take faith, and if what happened in the bible is possible, then what happened in the book of mormon is also possible. 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. The book of mormon contains a consistent theme from start to finish. Solomon spalding book of mormon parallels mormons often insist that there are no similarities. It is the amount of similarities which persuades them. It was first published in 1830 in palmyra, new york, and was thereafter widely reprinted and translated. As a companion to the bible, the book of mormon is a witness of jesus christs. 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, the book of. 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. Bible references supporting the beliefs of the lds church. If you believe the bible, then why not the book of mormon. And for those of you who want proof outside the bofm, there is archaeological evidence supporting jesus appearance in the new world, including the ruins of preeuropean christian churches. In fact, mormonism uses the same words found in christianity, but it redefines them. Joseph smith says the book of mormons is the most correct of any book on earth, kjv is 1611 published, mormon book is 1830, so i do disagree as i think the bible is the best book ever and i have studied the book of mormons as seriously as i did the bible and i did study the people in that book as serious as i have all the people in the bible. Book of mormontranslation errors from the kjv fairmormon. This may be the view of faith in the book of mormon, but it is decidedly not the biblical view see john 20. Generally dated to the mid first century bc, the central theme of the work is wisdom itself, appearing under two principal aspects.
And the book of mormon supposedly is of a different lineage but essentially its the same scripture. The book of mormon is a second witness to the bibles teachings. The book of wisdom, or the wisdom of solomon, is a jewish work written in greek and most likely composed in alexandria, egypt. Generally dated to the mid first century bc, 1 the central theme of the work is wisdom itself, appearing under two principal aspects. 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 and the king james bible wikipedia. Shockingjospeh smiths story book of mormon s names and citys are only one or a few letters off of the names of the bible and the citys surrounding jospeh at the time he wrote his fictional book. What is the difference between what we call illumination and what mormon s call revelation, especially concerning the canonization of scripture. 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. Although the mormon church denies it, the book of mormon actually was plagiarized from an unpublished novel, i. What are the key differences between mormonism and christianity. The difference is that the book of mormon and the quran are derivative, finding their many of their stories in retelling the more ancient tales in the bible. So, with a proper understanding of what mormonism really teaches, you will be able to see past those definitions.
This is a list of some of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints doctrines and beliefs and the bible passages that support them. The wisdom of solomon or book of wisdom is a jewish work, written in greek, and most likely composed in alexandria, egypt. The spalding enigma did an angel of god in the late 1820s really give 18yearold con artist joseph smith mormon bible, as he claimed. A comparison between christian doctrine and mormon. The bible has zero grammatical or spelling errors but the first edition of the book of mormon looks exactly like what you would expect from someone like the uneducated but otherwise brilliant joseph smith. How does the book of mormons and the bible compare.
Printed in canada first edition, isbn 9780981146720. If we compare the historical, prophetical, and doctrinal parts of the book of mormon with the great truths of science and nature, we find no contradictionsno absurditiesnothing unreasonable. The book of mormon and the bible support one anothers teachings, and we love both books. Other areas can be assumed to be essentially the same. Differences between lds mormon and community of christ mormon. Historians and scholars can no longer acquiesce in perpetuating the myth that the spalding theory has been refuted, repudiated, demolished, or disproved. It shows that the book of mormon has committed plagiarism by utilizing our beloved final authority the king james bible without giving credit to whom credit is due. Different authors contributed to the writing of the holy bible whereas the book of mormon was first published by one man, joseph smith. The book of mormon can actually be sourced back to the king james bible, while the quran comes from a variety of jewish, christian, gnostic and pagan sources. The most interesting literary controversy of the time, and the only one which has important practical bearing, is raging around the book of mormon, sometimes but incorrectly called the mormon bible.
Disproves mormonism using the bible, mormon scripture, statistical analysis and common sense. Because solomon had never built a temple, and did not know what was necessary in the arrangement of the different apartments, any better than moses did what. 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. According to lds scholar donald parry, the fact that the book of mormon uses the expression temple of solomon instead of. 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 curious case of solomon spaulding mormon matters. Yet there are several elements present in the 3 nephi text that distinguish it from the version in matthew.
It took smith less than 3 months to translate the writings and publish it into a 588 volume. Unless otherwise indicated, bible quotations are taken from the king james version. The bible, the book of mormon, and the concept of scripture. Book of mormon, work accepted as holy scripture, in addition to the bible, in the church of jesus christ of latterday saints and other mormon churches. Large parts are also plagiarized from the king james version of the bible. The book of mormon confirms what the bible says about jesus christ and clarifies many other christian doctrines. Mormon scholars have also noted that at least seven 4 of the ancient textual variants in question are not significantly different in meaning. If biblical writers wanted or needed to distinguish one temple from another in a different way than by their. Or was the book really derived from solomon spalding. While claiming to follow the bible, are they actually contradicting the word of god. Ive finally gotten around to researching this oftcited alternative theory about the true origins of the book of mormon, and i was both perplexed and amused by what i found. 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. The book of mormon in no way contradicts the bible.
Each book describes gods interactions with people in a different area of the world. The bible the bible was originally written languages of the people composing it. The bible contains 2 testaments of jesus christ, the old and the new testaments. The second chapter of the book of jacob in the book of mormon contains the only explicit teaching about polygamy in the nephite record.
According to lds scholar donald parry, the fact that the book of mormon uses the expression temple of solomon instead of solomon s temple reflects a hebraic grammatical feature called the construct state. Some have argued that the similarities between the sermon on the mount in the new testament and the sermon at the temple in bountiful in the book of mormon are evidence that joseph smith simply plagiarized from the bible. Yet keep in mind, also, that the lack of differences is not what, in part, persuades believers in the spaldingridgon theory. We consider the bible, the book of mormon and the doctrine and covenants to be our three standard works of scripture, but we dont mandate the way you need to believe in them. This is the foundation stone of the church of jesus christ of latterday. Bible ties to the book of mormon bible reference for lds. Christianity christians hold that the bible is the sole infallible authority for life and faith.
Each book describes gods interactions with people in a different area of the world, but both books teach many of the same principles. The book of mormon records the visit of jesus christ to people in the americas following his resurrection. The bible has numerous sections that are nondoctrinal in nature, such as historical, proverbial. It will become very obvious that mormonism does not agree with the bible.
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