The Book of Mormon: A Reader's EditionGrant Hardy Regarded as sacred scripture by millions, the Book of Mormon -- first published in 1830 -- is one of the most significant documents in American religious history. This new reader-friendly version reformats the complete, unchanged 1920 text in the manner of modern translations of the Bible, with paragraphs, quotations marks, poetic forms, topical headings, multichapter headings, indention of quoted documents, italicized reworkings of biblical prophecies, and minimized verse numbers. It also features a hypothetical map based on internal references, an essay on Book of Mormon poetry, a full glossary of names, genealogical charts, a basic bibliography of Mormon and non-Mormon scholarship, a chronology of the translation, eyewitness accounts of the gold plates, and information regarding the lost 116 pages and significant changes in the text. The Book of Mormon claims to be the product of three historical interactions: the writings of the original ancient American authors, the editing of the fourth-century prophet Mormon, and the translation of Joseph Smith. The editorial aids and footnotes in this edition integrate all three perspectives and provide readers with a clear guide through this complicated text. New readers will find the story accessible and intelligible; Mormons will gain fresh insights from familiar verses seen in a broader narrative context. This is the first time the Book of Mormon has been published with quotation marks, select variant readings, and the testimonies of women involved in the translation process. It is also the first return to a paragraphed format since versification was added in 1879. |
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Page vii
... record of God's deal- ings with the ancient inhabitants of the New World . It has provoked strong re- actions - both positive and negative — since its publication in 1830 , but by any standard it remains one of the most significant ...
... record of God's deal- ings with the ancient inhabitants of the New World . It has provoked strong re- actions - both positive and negative — since its publication in 1830 , but by any standard it remains one of the most significant ...
Page viii
... records that is assumed by the narrator but leaving aside larger ( though significant ) issues of how the book may ... record that this reader's edition represents an insid- er's point of view , for I myself am a believer , though I do ...
... records that is assumed by the narrator but leaving aside larger ( though significant ) issues of how the book may ... record that this reader's edition represents an insid- er's point of view , for I myself am a believer , though I do ...
Page ix
... record . President Hinckley is confident that a fair exam- ination of all the relevant evidence will support the claims of faith , though in the end the most important facts come from a careful investigation of the Book of Mormon itself ...
... record . President Hinckley is confident that a fair exam- ination of all the relevant evidence will support the claims of faith , though in the end the most important facts come from a careful investigation of the Book of Mormon itself ...
Page x
... records , see appendix 4. ) The last Nephite record keeper , Moroni , buried his father's plates , with a few of his own comments and the abridgment of the Jaredite records , sometime around A.D. 421 . Origins of the Text The Book of ...
... records , see appendix 4. ) The last Nephite record keeper , Moroni , buried his father's plates , with a few of his own comments and the abridgment of the Jaredite records , sometime around A.D. 421 . Origins of the Text The Book of ...
Page xv
... record into his own words— or , as he put it , to " study it out " in his mind ( Doctrine and Covenants 9 : 8 ) . Using the seer stone or the interpreters apparently involved more than simply read- ing off what he saw in vision , though ...
... record into his own words— or , as he put it , to " study it out " in his mind ( Doctrine and Covenants 9 : 8 ) . Using the seer stone or the interpreters apparently involved more than simply read- ing off what he saw in vision , though ...
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¹And 2And 3And 5And Abinadi abominations according afflictions Alma Amalickiah Ammon Ammonihah Ammoron Amulek angel armies baptized began behold believe blessed Book of Mormon brother cast cause children of men Christ church cometh commandments concerning Coriantumr covenant death deliver destroy doth earth Ether exceeding faith father Gentiles give unto hand hath hearts heaven Helaman Holy Ghost House of Israel iniquity insomuch Isaiah Jacob Jared Jaredite Jerusalem Jesus judges king King Benjamin kingdom Laman Lamanites Lamoni land of Nephi land of Zarahemla Lehi Limhi mercy Moroni Mosiah Original chapter break Pahoran pass Plates of Nephi preach prophecies prophets record reign repent righteous saith the Lord say unto seed servants Shiblon sins slain slay sons of Mosiah soul spake unto speak unto Spirit spoken sword Teancum thereof things thou hast unto the Lord vineyard wherefore wickedness wilderness words Zoramites