Church members officially regard the book of mormon as the most correct book of scripture, in that a man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts, than any other book. The bible versus the book of mormon apologetics press. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. Book of mormonplagiarism accusationsking james bible. Although the book of mormon makes heavy use of the bible, it also calls into question the reliability of the bible.
References both implicit and explicit to the biblical apocalypse are not only. The guys who did south park did book of mormon on broadway. Notice how the mormon writings will both agree and contradict each other as well as the bible. For now, get your funny guy fix with this reverse audition jonathan as real estate agent, and drew as contractor. Apologetics press the bible versus the book of mormon. This is, in part, because church members believe the bible was the result of a multiplestep translation process and the book of mormon was not. The term blood atonement does not appear in mormon scripture. 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 book of mormon has a much greater consistency of style than does the bible, which is much more clearly the work of many authors over a period of centuries. 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. Now is a great time to share this news with a mormon in your life, and be sure to remind them your heart is concerned for their safety. Both the bible and the book of mormon declare themselves to be ancient.
We knew they were a hilarious duo on the property brothers, but did you know that drew and jonathan scott have their own sketch comedy group. After an encounter with the premortal jesus christ, the brother of jared sees a vision. However, the book of mormon claims the christian church was established as early as 147 b. The smithsonian has published a statement that the bible has been used as an instrument of science for locating geographically historic places for them to be archaeologically confirmed. What is less well known is that the book of mormon makes a large number of unacknowledged biblical quotes.
In 2005, living hope ministries produced the video bible vs the book of mormon in an attempt to disprove the book of mormon. 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. With the lds church starting its book of mormon filming production, dont expect a full on. Another testament of jesus christ is a separate book and validates and upholds the bible. In some cases, entire passages are duplicated in the book of mormon. When the bible and the book of mormon are tested for authenticity, which one will. This documentary places both volumes to archaeological, historical, and textual scrutiny in order to determine which can legitimately be called authentic historical texts. The great and terrible takes us from the beginning of time to the final hours of the last days, revealing the greatest secret of all.
The first sentence in the introduction to the book of mormon claims, the book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. The children of god can defeat the adversary, for we have fought him before. Listen in on their fascinating high stakes discussion and follow along as they travel throughout the. Nephi obviously failed as a prophet in this matter for more on this, see here. Regardless, because the problem was addressed so timely and my brother is home happy and healthy, we.
Anyone who watches the property brothers, drew and jonathan scott, can plainly see the two were born to work together, and the two men talked candidly about. Watch this footage of a conversation between jeff durbin and some mormons outside of the mormon temple in mesa, arizona. In the bible, only marks gospel has sentences frequently begin with and, whereas sentences frequently begin with and in any book within the book of mormon. From living hope ministries the bible has proven scientifically true historically, geographically and archaeologically. The aforementioned manuscript, book of mormon difficulties, a study is now available in bookstores under the title of studies of the book of mormon. Unless otherwise indicated, bible quotations are taken from the king james version. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. The bible and the book of mormon both claim to be ancient, historical texts, and godbreathed scripture. Because of its gross misrepresentations and double standards, fairmormon decided to also produce a video. The bible has stood alone for many yearsbut in the last daysits becoming evident why the bible needs the book of mormon.
Harris served for a short period of time as scribe for the translation of the golden plates, and assisted in the financing of the first printing of the book of mormon. This is actually a video rebuttal to an anti mormon video called the bible vs. Joseph smith used magic to translate book of mormon life. The smithsonian has published a statement that the bible has been used as an. There are 331 comments on why were afraid of mormons.
The book of mormon and the bible mormons in transition. It is written in english very similar to the early modern english linguistic style of the king james version of the bible, and has since been fully or partially translated. The book of mormon is a religious and secular history of the inhabitants of the western hemisphere from about 2200 bc to about 421 ad. However, in the book of mormon there are verses which clearly detail that the law of moses requires capital punishment for the crime of murder and that jesus death and atonement fulfills the. Rob gardner announces onlineonly, worldwide singalong of lamb of god on easter sunday lds living listen to the all in podcast easter episode with rob gardner here or in the player below.
It mostly consists of evidences of the book of mormon. In an interview, the twin brothers admitted that not everything that viewers see on their show is real. The book of mormon contains many linguistic similarities to the king james bible kjv. Lds church members are taught that the book of mormon bom is scripture, as well as a. Its not the movie nor will book of mormon videos give a nod to. What is significant is that many of these teachings were given within the same public preaching and teaching context and with the same. This section documents some of the strange or odd teachings from mormon leaders over the years. The book of mormon in 1 nephi 14 claims the great abominable church satan led would remove plain and precious truths from the bible after the time of the 12 apostles. The book of mormon is basically just another testament to the bible for us mormons. The king james bible 1611 may have been a source for the book of mormon. 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. Property brothers drew and jonathan scott reveal not.
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. Criticism of mormonismvideothe bible vs the book of. If both the bible and the book of mormon are inspired by god, then reason. Why the bible needs the book of mormon greg trimble. Printed in canada first edition, isbn 9780981146720. Lemuel sam petersen, sam cooper sutton, nephi jackson vanderwerken and laman mace sorensen. This documentary did not mention mormons at all but gives remarkable. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible. There would be much, much more to say as to why the book of mormon is not an ancient record but an obvious production of a very intelligent and creative person, joseph smith, who used a number of. Bible, book of mormon and lds scripture compared life. The book of mormon and the king james bible wikipedia. While the intent is not to ridicule these mormon leaders, these quotes do nonetheless document the obviously uninspired nature of their pronouncements. To read their article in full see liahona, how did joseph smith translate the book of mormon.
Comparing the bible to the book of mormon, with compilation. However, the book of mormon states three different times that there was darkness for the space of three days. The following index lists fairmormon publications english a a black man in zion. The translation was published in 1830 as the book of mormon, now revered by mormons as scripture, along with the bible. Whats the difference between the book of mormon and the bible. Id also recommend the documentary sons of perdition, that focuses. The brothers is the first novel in a new series by national bestselling author chris stewart. The joseph smith translation provides an additional 16 verses in genesis 14. Early in his life, joseph recognized the uncertainty of reading the biblical text with. These deer bring forth and nourish their young in the houses of the natives. Its put together in a very credible, nonpreachy way. The bible says believers were first called christians after pauls ministry in antioch. The bible tells us that at the crucifixion of jesus, darkness covered the land for three hours matthew 27. The brothers who begin the book of mormon add meaning to new lds video series lindsey williams jul 09, 2017 0 1 the sons of lehi from left to right.
In this unique documentary, produced entirely in israel, a christian and a mormon sit down to dialogue about one of the most important questions of faith. The bible is by definition a collection of books written by various authors that were not necessarily eye witnesses to the events that took place in it. This documentary places both volumes to archaeological, historical, and textual. For now, get your funny guy fix with this reverse audition jonathan as.
In total, some 478 verses in the book of mormon are quoted in some form from the. During the translation of the book of mormon, the prophet learned even more. The bible vs the book of mormon basic mormon beliefs. The subtitle of the book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ. Both the bible and the book of mormon declare themselves to be ancient, historical. The book of mormon and the various revelations received by smith can be. It tells the reader that three groups of immigrants settled the uninhabited americas. Why were afraid of mormons bu today boston university. What is the story behind how the property brothers family started working together to build a remodeling business empire. If you are lds, please watch this movie and pray that the lord will reveal to you what is true the book of mormon or the bible. The salamander letter was supposedly written by martin harris to william wines phelps, an early convert in the latterday saint movement.
The book of mormon emulates the language and style of the king james bible because that is the scriptural style joseph smith, translator of the book of mormon, was familiar with critics of the book of mormon claim that major portions of it are copied, without attribution, from the bible. Evangelical apologist joel kramer examines the bible and book of mormon. This video is a sidebyside comparison of the historical and archaeological validity of the bible and the book of mormon. The brothers who begin the book of mormon add meaning to. The book of mormon is sometimes called a companion volume to the bible. 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 property brothers family key to success. If youre lucky, you might even see them doing standup.
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