An early speaker was talking about hebrew language in the text. The worst thing about the book of mormon musical is the racism. The original 1830 edition, book of mormon had s of. The book of mormon suggests that the original native americans descended from a small band of israelites who migrated in 600 bc and an earlier group from 2,200 bc from the middle east. May 17, 2011 i think by this point in time, the book of mormon stage musical is a thing of legend. In the meantime, its nice to reminisce on the show with this. Interestingly, the book of mormon uses the original, now archaic, syntactic expression in helaman 1. Book of mormon printers manuscript is now online church. The book of mormon original broadway cast recording licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of ghostlight records. Evidence from the original manuscript, journal of book of mormon studies 7, no.
The original text of the book of mormon, as we shall see, has expressions that arent english. The language of the original text of the book of mormon byu. The many, stunning similarities between nephite and american history now include the advent of institutionalized terrorism. There are some hebrewlike expressions in the original text that are so bad in english that theyve been removed. Joseph smith as the sole author, without intentional assistance, possibly reflecting smiths own life events. Aug 07, 2017 so, since i no longer have to, i just dont go to those films anymore. The thing about the book of mormon is posted on january 19, 2011 by katie l from my wishywashy postmodern perspective, its. Jul 26, 2018 large parts of the book of mormon were found to be the same as parts of the 1769 version of the king james version of the bible. Book of mormon sets new record for most expensive manuscript. Isaiah in the book of mormon religious studies center. Royal skousen, how joseph smith translated the book of mormon. The book of mormon is a sacred text that was published in march 1830 by joseph smith, jr. The thing about the book of mormon is burning at the stake. I think by this point in time, the book of mormon stage musical is a thing of legend.
The publication of the book was done under adverse circumstances, and there were a few errors, mostly typographical conditions that arise in most any book that is being published but there was not one thing in the book of mormon or in the second edition or any other edition since that in any way contradicts the first edition, and such. When oliver cowdery was making the printers manuscript of the book of mormon, he copied the text of the original book of mormon manuscript faithfully, including putting down chapter iii from the original manuscript, but couldnt find chapters 1 and. But beyond this, some surviving, badly weathered fragments of the original manuscript permit a consideration of the book of mormon from a paleographic standpoint. The methodological errors in thinking book of mormon locations ought to be identified today are thoroughly and insightfully addressed in a 1993 article by william hamblin, entitled basic methodological problems with the antimormon approach to the geography and archaeology of the book of mormon journal of book of mormon studies 21 spring.
Jan 19, 2011 the thing about the book of mormon is posted on january 19, 2011 by katie l from my wishywashy postmodern perspective, its whole lot harder to deal with than other holy books. For example, in the 1830 edition, the first chapter of 1 nephi included all of what is now labeled 1 nephi 15 the entire episode of obtaining the brass plates. I loved the music, i loved how the quirky missionaries made me think of how stupid and silly i was as a missionary, and i totally. But beyond this, some surviving, badly weathered fragments of the original manuscript permit a consideration of the book of mormon from a paleographic. Book of mormon in the mind of emma smith was the method of writing the manuscript. The book of mormon original broadway cast recording. The language of the original text of the book of mormon. From the original broadway cast recording of the book of mormon, the tenth track. Book of mormon sets new record for most expensive manuscript ever sold. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. However, there exists no credible archaeological evidence to support the notion that the book of mormon is a record of highly literate ancient american people.
Making things up again the book of mormon animatic youtube. Mar 02, 2017 the book of mormon original broadway cast recording licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of ghostlight records. Top 10 embarrassments of the mormon religion listverse. Making things up again book of mormon lyric video obc. Ill still gladly buy an official video recording, if such a thing is ever created. When oliver cowdery was making the printers manuscript of the book of mormon, he copied the text of the original book of mormon manuscript faithfully, including putting down chapter iii from the original manuscript, but. In the first place, we have demonstrated the extensive existence of chiasmus in the book of mormon beyond any possible doubt. Feb 05, 2018 the methodological errors in thinking book of mormon locations ought to be identified today are thoroughly and insightfully addressed in a 1993 article by william hamblin, entitled basic methodological problems with the anti mormon approach to the geography and archaeology of the book of mormon journal of book of mormon studies 21 spring. Apostle says the book of mormon is not a textbook of history 6 july 2016.
The book of mormon text contains logical impossibilities. Chiasmus is both a necessary and natural way of understanding book of mormon literature. The website shows a sidebyside comparison of the pages. Nelson at a 2016 seminar for new mission presidents said the following about the book of mormon. In reading the book of mormon no one is ever doing something he shouldnt be doing. Foundation for ancient research and mormon studies, brigham young university, 2001. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of.
Also, when the original articles of faith were written it was 14. And for the same reason, i also dont watch original programming by hbo, showtime, netflix, amazon and various other tv networks and streaming sites. This man, youll probably know him for creating the music for the insufferable disney film, frozen. New zealand opinion piece from a member about the play. Testing the validity of the book of mormon as prophecy in this authors opinion, the events of the last halfcentury bear out the validity of the parallel histories thesis. The 1830 edition of the book of mormon named joseph smith as the author and proprietor of the book. Alma identified denying the holy ghost as the most abominable sin. Book of mormon manuscript excerpt, circa june 1829 1. Unlike most dictated drafts, the original manuscript was considered by joseph. David whitmer was one of six original members of the church of christ that joseph smith organized in 1830.
The story of how it came about is rather fantastic, after all, and the simplest explanation is that the book was a deliberate deception. The said musical is written by trey parker, robert lopez, and matt stone. What does the original book of mormon manuscript reveal about its. The original 1830 edition, book of mormon had s of errors. The original edition of the book of mormon contained dozens of misspelled words, documenting that the writer had a very poor knowledge of the english language. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. The mormon church has the articles of faith that missionaries and members like to hand out, but it does not contain most of the doctrines that make the mormon church unique. In the original edition of the book of mormon, there is much evidence of fraudthat is, the use of words, phrases, and sentences that reveal an obvious attempt to deceive. For the book of mormon, history has not left any clear events where the book of mormon altered the discernible flow of history in either the old or the new world. Latinautor warner chappell, amra, bmi broadcast music inc. Book of mormon sets new record for most expensive manuscript ever sold this article is more than 2 years old founding text of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints returned to followers. The seeds of the controversy are as old as the book of mormon itself, but the nature of the arguments have changed. Even if the book of mormon musical is made into a movie, i probably wont see it. Joseph smiths translation and publication of the book of mormon provo, ut.
Typographical facsimile of the extant text provo, ut. Thus the book of mormon was translated by the gift and power of god and not by the power of man address to all believers in christ, richmond, missouri, 1887, p. What is the original language of the book of mormon. In hebrew this same clause is expressed as if you come and i will come. In summary, the real task for those wishing to claim that the nonbiblical language of the book of mormon is joseph smiths english will be to concentrate on the 80 or so examples of archaic language that have thus far been identified in the original text of the book of mormon, that is, the word uses, phrases, expressions, and grammatical. The book covers the time period between ca bc and 91 bc, except for when the book has a flashback into the record of zeniff, which starts at ca 200 bc, according to footnotes. Mormon is allegedly a prophethistorian who was the native american believed by mormons to have written the book of mormon the main religious text of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints mormonism.
In addition, at the front of the book of mormon, in the section titled. The book of mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics and book by trey parker, robert lopez, and matt stone first staged in 2011, the play is a satirical examination of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints beliefs and practices that ultimately endorses the positive power of love and service. It is possible that verses 1218 of words of mormon were not originally part of words of mormon, but were part of the book of mosiah. The book of mormon explicit by original broadway cast on. Book of mormon manuscript excerpt, circa june 1829 1 nephi 2.
Mormonism is a religion less than two centuries old, but in this short time it has managed to accrue a long list of embarrassments which the church leaders would. So happy to have the original cast immortalized, in a sense. When i first encountered the book of mormon, i assumed it was a hoax. Jul 29, 2017 from the original broadway cast recording of the book of mormon, the tenth track. There is considerable evidence that these original chapter breaks were written on the gold. There are at least185 quotations and 2,500 unique vocabulary words from the new testame. Since im sure not going to be able to get tickets again anytime soon. Sep 26, 2017 book of mormon sets new record for most expensive manuscript ever sold this article is more than 2 years old founding text of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints returned to followers. Smith said he has received these plates in 1827 from an angel named moroni, who. Book of mormon sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421.
In making this study we obtained photocopies of an original 1830 edition of the book of mormon from the university of utah library. In this study we will show that there have been at least 3,9 changes made in the book of mormon from the time it was first published in 1830. In this episode, dave takes a closer look at the original manuscript of the book of mormon and shows that theres a surprising amount of insight. The three most abominable sins religious studies center. The one thing that confirmed the divine authenticity of the. According to smith, the book is originally written in an otherwise unknown language called reformed egyptian on golden plates and it should be of similar importance as the bible. Much of the original manuscript of the book of mormon was irrecoverably damaged by water after being placed into the cornerstone of. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the book of mormon. So being true to the idea of original version, i decided to have the 14 fundamental beliefs of. See more ideas about book of mormon, lds art and book of mormon stories. Much of the book of mormon was produced in the home of his father, peter, as he hosted the smiths.
The show is written by trey parker and matt stone of south park fame with music from the world famous composer robert lopez. Thanks to the internet, the early summer of 2015 has seen a public exchange about the historicity of the book of mormon. Most of the time he would be doing probably the best. What the book of mormon does show is its own participation in and influence from the greater trends in the lands where it occurred. In the preface to the 1830 edition of the book of mormon, joseph smith wrote. The book of mormons old testament portion bmot quotes heavily from the new testament of the bible. Restoring the original text of the book of mormon fairmormon. Jun 26, 2017 it is possible that verses 1218 of words of mormon were not originally part of words of mormon, but were part of the book of mosiah. The original book of mormon manuscript byu studies. Instances of this are so numerous and so blatant they cannot be ignored. We know it was the 1769 version because even translation errors unique to that bible were copied into the original 1830 book of mormon.
Jan 30, 20 the earliest editions of the book of mormon did not have the same chapter divisions as our modern editions. Supporters of the book of mormon claim it uses chiasmusa figure of speech utilizing inverted parallelismand claim it is evidence to support the books ancient origin. So, since i no longer have to, i just dont go to those films anymore. The earliest editions of the book of mormon did not have the same chapter divisions as our modern editions.
In english, we have conditional clauses like if you come, then i will come, with then being optional. A complete transcript of the extant parts of the original manuscript of the book of mormon has been published as royal skousen, ed. The title refers to mosiah ii, a king of the nephites at zarahemla. Introduction to 3,9 changes utah lighthouse ministry. Mormonism is a religion less than two centuries old, but in this short time it has managed to accrue a long list of embarrassments which the church leaders would prefer were kept. The critical text of the book of mormon book of mormon. Time now for a few final evaluations of what we have learned about chiasmus in the book of mormon. Its the only answer you are ever going to get to that question why read the book of mormon in this dispensation.
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