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Mormon scholars have also noted that at least seven [4] of "the ancient textual variants in question are not significantly different in meaning." [5] The text of the Book of Mormon is written in an archaic style, and some Latter Day Saints have argued that one would expect a more modern 19th-century vocabulary if Smith had authored the book.
Critics believe Joseph Smith came up with all the names in the Book of Mormon, noting that Joseph owned a King James Bible with a table listing all the names used in the Bible. [ 51 ] [ 52 ] Many Book of Mormon names are either biblical, formed from a rhyming pattern, or changed by a prefix or suffix.
Although Mormons consider the Protestant Bible to be holy scripture, they do not believe in biblical inerrancy. They have also adopted additional scriptures that they believe to have been divinely revealed to Joseph Smith , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] including the Book of Mormon , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] the Doctrine and Covenants , [ 3 ] and the Pearl of ...
The Christian concept of God's plan of salvation for humanity is a frequently recurring theme of the Book of Mormon. [116] While the Bible does not directly outline a plan of salvation, the Book of Mormon explicitly refers to the concept thirty times, using a variety of terms such as plan of salvation, plan of happiness, and plan of redemption ...
The Book of Mormon shares some thematic elements with View of the Hebrews.Both books quote extensively from the Old Testament prophecies of the Book of Isaiah; describe the future gathering of Israel and restoration of the Ten Lost Tribes; propose the peopling of the New World from the Old via a long sea journey; declare a religious motive for the migration; divide the migrants into civilized ...
The Book of Mormon prophet Ether taught that a remnant of the house of Joseph would build a holy city in the Americas. [14] Afterwards, there would be a New Jerusalem that would come down from heaven where the remnant would live. [15] When Jesus visited the Nephites [16] in the Americas, he taught that they were a remnant of the house of Joseph ...
Smith taught—and most Mormons believe—that the existence of the Book of Mormon was prophesied by Biblical scripture. [25] Mormons see the extensive use of the phrase "And it came to pass" to be a result of the alleged ancient prophet authors' use of the Hebraic transition word "wayehi". [26]
The Book of Mormon provided many teachings about the atonement of Christ that were not as clear in the Bible, as also teachings about the House of Israel and the baptismal covenant. When Smith prayed in May 1829 about the need for baptism, he and Oliver Cowdery were visited by the resurrected John the Baptist , who by the laying on of hands ...