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Romans 10 is the tenth chapter of the Epistle to the Romans in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle , while he was in Corinth in the mid-50s AD, [ 1 ] with the help of an amanuensis (secretary), Tertius , who adds his own greeting in Romans 16:22 . [ 2 ]
From 2013 to 2023, McClellan worked as scripture translation supervisor for the LDS Church. [2] [9] He has a bachelor's degree in ancient Near Eastern studies from Brigham Young University with a minor in Classical Greek, [10] a master's degree in Jewish studies at the University of Oxford, and a master of arts in biblical studies from Trinity Western University.
Names with superscripts (e.g., Nephi 1) are generally numbered according to the index in the LDS scripture, the Book of Mormon [1] (with minor changes). Missing indices indicate people in the index who are not in the Book of Mormon; for instance, Aaron 1 is the biblical Aaron, brother of Moses.
Adherents of Latter Day Saint movement generally believe the Book of Mormon has a miraculous origin. While Joseph Smith described the Book of Mormon as a "translation" of text written on golden plates, Smith had not studied ancient languages and did not "translate" in the traditional sense of the word. Smith claimed a divine origin for his ...
The Book of Mormon has a number of doctrinal discussions on subjects such as the fall of Adam and Eve, [7] the nature of the Christian atonement, [8] eschatology, agency, priesthood authority, redemption from physical and spiritual death, [9] the nature and conduct of baptism, the age of accountability, the purpose and practice of communion ...
The D&C teaches that "all things must be done in order, and by common consent in the church". [11] This applies to adding new scripture. LDS Church president Harold B. Lee taught "The only one authorized to bring forth any new doctrine is the President of the Church, who, when he does, will declare it as revelation from God, and it will be so accepted by the Council of the Twelve and sustained ...
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.
Studies of the Book of Mormon is a collection of essays written at the beginning of the 20th century (though not published until 1985) by B. H. Roberts (1857–1933), a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), which examine the validity of the Book of Mormon as a translation of an ancient American source.