The critics have been quick to condemn the book of mormon because of this fact. Some historians though, challenge the writings in the book of mormon and state that these are mere interpretations of. The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. Again the book of mormon contradicts the bible, because it has many aspects of salvation being practiced long before they were truly in effect. I am excited to announce the publication of my paper on hebrew numerology in the book of mormon in the most recent issue of byustudies, 53. Mormons believe the bible to be the word of god as far as it is translated correctly. In some cases, entire passages are duplicated in the book of mormon.
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. It also includes the book of mormon bom which joseph smith declared is 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 teachings of the prophet joseph smith, p. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to. After joseph smith had translated the book of mormon and learned that many plain and precious truths had been taken from the bible, the lord commanded him to translate the bible. 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. The mormons teaching about jesus is that both jesus and god the father were once men on another planet who attained godhood by being good mormons there. Critics wonder why many of the quotes from isaiah in the book of mormon are identical to the king james version. Bible q does the book of mormon contradict the bible.
The book of mormon contains many linguistic similarities to the king james bible kjv. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which adherents. The book of mormon has him appearing in the americas after his ascension 3 nephi 10. The bible states that all of king zedekiahs sons were killed. Contradictions in the book of mormon with the bible. The process of apostasy in the new testament and the book. For example, there are no serious commentaries on a book of the bible, by a mormon, that i know of. Large portions of the book of mormon are very similar to the king james version of the bible, which of course was about the only english bible available to joseph smith in the 1820s. Mormon doctrine is composed of four standard works, including the book of mormon, the pearl of great price, doctrine and covenants, and the bible. Article citing verses in book of mormon that contradict specific teaching of the bible both cannot be from god. At first glance the book of mormon appears to be biblical in heft and style. Each testifies that jesus christ is the savior of the world. To begin with the mormon religion does not recognize the deity of christ being the father, the son and the holy ghost as one. The answer is no because it denies what the christian doctrine is actually based on.
The book of mormon and the king james bible wikipedia. Translation errors in the king james bible appearing in the book of mormon summary. However, the book of mormon claims the christian church was established as early as 147 b. The final prophet of the book of mormon, a nephite named moroni, laments that his people have participated in sexual violence, torture, and cannibalism. You will soon see that joseph smith is a false prophet.
Many book of mormon names are either biblical, formed from a rhyming pattern, changed by a prefix or suffix, or greek in etymology. This basis is on the most important aspects of the bible. And for that, you have to use the challenge that is contained in the book of mormon. Aug 08, 2012 the bible is therefore not taken as seriously, by mormons, as it is by protestants. If the book of mormon conflicts the bible, then they both cannot be the word of god. The book of mormon concludes with a war between the nephites and lamanites. Are there any conflicts between how jesus is described in the book. Having established its roots in this historical moment, the book of mormon proceeds to create an entirely new history, weaving together biblical lore with material from an amazing variety of other sources. Sep 04, 2017 the holy bible is a source of spiritual strength. More specifically, it is a collection of books the word bible literally means the books written by prophets over centuries. If this is true, then the book of mormon should be full of errors. If scriptures such as the book of mormon and book of abraham, which were translated accurately in the 1800s, show that events. The king james bible and the book of mormon its obvious even to the casual reader that the book of mormon, in its original 1830 translation, is written in the language of the king james version bible hereafter kjv.
There is always a fine line to walk when challenging the beliefs of others. Regardless, the most important element with respect to the book of mormon is what god says about it. If anything, the book of mormon helps clarify some of the conflicts found within the bible and provides a greater sense of understanding. Why did the book of mormon introduce this phrase that isnt in the kjv bible verse. It isnt surprising to find, then, that there are scriptural conflicts of a similar nature with the book of mormon. The book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ. Adam was given two conflicting commandments and was supposed to fall. It is the same subject of the bible and nothing in the bible conflicts with the book of mormon and viceversa. The lamanites so hated the nephites that they went to war with them. While volumes have been written about discrepancies between mormon doctrine and the bible, this brief outline attempts to contrast some of the most critical and obvious issues. Mar 06, 2012 the point of this passage is that when the book of mormon was published in the nineteenth century, gentiles that is, traditional christians would object to the claim that the book of mormon is scripture and insist that the bible is the only scripture that we have or need. Im looking for any supporting text that would reveal to me whether the the book of mormon does or does not speak about the same jesus christ that the bible talks about. 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. Mormon, book of mormon, mit romney, scripture, gary hicks, lds, bible, jesus, jesus christ, joseph smith, moroni, holy, church, word, book, gold plates.
Yet the consequences laid out by john are on display in tragic fashion in the book of mormon. There is not enough room to list them all, but i would like to highlight a few. To the mormons, have you ever questioned your faith or. The mormon claim that the book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ is. 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. Typical mormon views of the old testament do not do justice to the complexity of the book. Bible verses offer solace during personal conflicts, give hope when life feels bleak, and reveal important truths about how we can find strength. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. Its people, stories, and insights answer life questions and support deeply held values. The book of mormon vs the bible christian research institute.
War the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. 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. Contradictions between bible and book of mormon 2 timothy 3. The book of mormon contradicts itself and other inspired mormon writings. Bible ties to the book of mormon bible reference for lds. Does the book of the mormon ever conflict with what the bible. Joseph smith probably used the king james version of the bible as a basis to translate portions of the book of mormon which are found in the bible, as evident from the similarity of the text. However, and for the most part, there are no conflicts, except in the minds of those who think that there are like doug. Mormon was so concerned about an impending attack on the city of zaramemla that he built this wall 2 miles long ans 140 high to keep out the lamanites. If we compare the historical, prophetical, and doctrinal parts of the.
Contrary to the bible, the book of mormon claims that one son of king zedekiah escaped destruction and came to the americas. Three simple ways to show contradictions in the mormon belief of. Truly, the only things that are different about the two are where they were written, who the stories are. 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. Jul 06, 2011 the bible came first, not the book of mormon. The bible and the book of mormon have many things in common.
Its couched in king james english, and it features color renderings of mormon scenes made to look like bible illustrations. This book is an outgrowth of those articles and the public reaction which the articles engendered. 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. Disproves mormonism using the bible, mormon scripture, statistical analysis and common sense. Mormons teach that there are latter day revelations.
Book of mormon numerology rational faiths mormon blog. The bible vs the book of mormon basic mormon beliefs. Im interested in knowing if there are any conflicts between the book of mormon s jesus and the bible s jesus. In each of these 14 examples, kjv translations do not warrant joseph smith changing them. Of course, it would be easy for joseph smith to include these things in the book of mormon, if in fact it was first written in his own day, rather than many centuries earlier as he claimed it had been. Book of mormontranslation errors from the kjv fairmormon. The bible has considerable internal conflicts across and within the various works. The holy bible truly is a miraclea record of thousands of years of god speaking to his people through his prophets. Answers to skeptical questions about the book of mormon. Reconciling conflicts between book of mormon and bible.
In one of the earliest revelations received by joseph smith, the lord said, behold, i do not bring the book of mormon forth to destroy the bible but to build it up. Apologetics press the bible versus the book of mormon. The book of mormon challenges other scriptures with conflicting beliefs and indicates that they will no longer exist in the course of time. The book of mormon contradicts itself and the bible. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible. Lets start with the most glaring difference between the book of mormon verse here and the bible. 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.
Mormon history secrets and the conflicts of mormons christians. Conflicts with science mormonism, according to joseph smith 1 and brigham young, 2 embraces all truth. And notwithstanding this great abomination of the lamanites, it doth not exceed that of our people in moriantum. The institute for religious research disputes the sincerity of their conversion and return. See more ideas about book of mormon, scripture study and lds scriptures. The purpose of the book is to convince the jew and the gentile that jesus is the christ. Contradictions between the bible and book of mormon life. Dreaded above all else is that they sacrificed their captives. His writings not only contradict the bible of in several points of doctrine, but even go so far as teaching a different gospel see galatians 1. 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. Even the book of moroni the last book in the book of mormon teaches that god is unchangeable from eternity to all eternity 8. Apr, 2010 yes, the book of mormon contradicts the bible. How can mormons believe that god the father has a body when the bible says god is pure spirit.
Are there any conflicts between how jesus is described in the. Yes, the book of mormon contradicts the bible the church of jesus christ of latterday saints or mormons claim that, along with the bible, the book of mormon 1 is a revelation from god. Sometimes the quotation is explicit, as in the second book of nephi, which contains 18 quoted chapters of the book of isaiah. Each will lead individuals closer to christ who follow the principles contained in their pages. The book of mormon opens in the first year of the reign of zedekiah, ten years before the fall of jerusalem. There are many areas where mormon scripture conflicts with the bible. Three simple ways to show contradictions in the mormon belief.
The thesis of the paper is that the same type of numerology used by hebrews in the ancient world shows up in. The mormonism beliefs are that they are three separate entities. Not only does this mormon belief contradict the bible, it contradicts its own scriptures. 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. The book of mormon teaches that little children are not capable of sin because they do not have a sinful nature moroni 8. The process of apostasy in the new testament and the book of mormon. There are two possible explanations for the origin of the book of mormon. 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. For 26 consecutive weeks beginning on january 2, 1997, there appeared an accurate and informative series of newspaper articles in the wetumpka herald circulation 4,400 entitled the bible and the book of mormon connecting links. 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 bible says believers were first called christians after pauls ministry in antioch. The lord approves of war only as a last means for his saints to defend their families, property, rights, privileges. Simply put, if both the bible and the book of mormon were inspired by god, then they never would contradict each other. I have often asked myself if the book of mormon is true.
Three simple ways to show contradictions in the mormon. Having established its roots in this historical moment, the book of mormon proceeds to create an entirely new history, weaving together biblical lore with material from an. The book of mormon and the bible mormons in transition. It is also true that the king james version contains some textual errors. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints or mormons claim that, along with the bible, the book of mormon 1 is a revelation from god.
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. However, the book of mormon fails the tests that the bible gives to identify genuine revelations from god. However, and for the most part, there are no conflicts, except in. Order the dvd at the book of mormon claims to be a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. Aug 25, 2018 marriott, whose namesake founding family is active in the mormon church, has been putting both the bible and the book of mormon in its rooms since opening its first hotel in the late 1950s. The introduction tells you that the book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. He stated that while the church affirms the book of mormon as scripture, and makes it. And, according to joseph smith, when one embraces truth, the shackles of superstition, bigotry, ignorance, and priestcraft, fall at once from his neck. Please click through the following examples to see for yourself the several places that the book of mormon contradicts the bible. Bible survey reveals uncertaintyis the good book really. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon.
The point of this passage is that when the book of mormon was published in the nineteenth century, gentiles that is, traditional christians would object to the claim that the book of mormon is scripture and insist that the bible is the only scripture that we have or need. The bible the bible teaches that all men have sinned and fallen short of the glory of god. Does the book of the mormon ever conflict with what the. Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 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. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. In fact, the primary conflicts described throughout the booklamanites versus nephites, gadianton robbers versus the righteous, the final conflict between the nephites and the. One conflict is that the teachings of the mormons differ from some verses in the book of mormon. Bible verses about finding strength in jesus christ. The bible is therefore not taken as seriously, by mormons, as it is by protestants. Marriott, whose namesake founding family is active in the mormon church, has been putting both the bible and the book of mormon in its rooms since opening its first hotel in the late 1950s.