Kjv errors in the book of mormon

Oct, 2017 ces letter is incorrect about italic words ces letter claims the book of mormon quotes this verse isaiah 9. Some 58 are paraphrased and 11 others are variants and or paraphrases. That the book of mormon replaces the corresponding matthean passage is shown by the fact that the verses immediately before and after this section in the book of mormon correspond to the verses in the kjv before and after matthew 5. If this is true, then the book of mormon should be full of errors. Textual errors in the book of mormon also found in the. Why do italic translator words from the kjv bible appear. Fairmormons response to presence of 1769 kjv errors in book of mormon in terms of attempting to pinpoint the origin of the book of mormon, even more significant than book of mormon revisions are places where it follows the kjv into error, echoing mistranslations or including translations of late and derivative greek texts. In some cases, entire passages are duplicated in the book of mormon. Large portions of the book of mormon are very similar to the king james. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible.

In short, he read from the stone as he translated the texts. The mormon claim of accurate and precise translation for the book of mormon cannot be harmonized with errors such as these. The book of mormon and the king james version secular web. What are the errors in the king james version bible. The king james version contains certain translation and textual errors which will facilitate a global transition from the true gospel of jesus christ to the false gospel of the antichrist. The original 1830 edition, book of mormon had s of. So one of the talking points in the ces letter, which i have seen quoted in this sub as well, is that there are 1769 kjv bible edition errors unique to only that edition present in the book of mormon. Sources and notes on presence of 1769 king james version edition errors in the book of mormon a supposed ancient text. What are 1769 kjv edition errors doing in book of mormon. There are all kinds of differences from what is italicized in the kjv. This is a clear case of plagiarism, with no other purpose than adding volume to the book of mormon.

Debunking fairmormon letter to a ces director book of mormon. Two factors led to my study of the isaiah variants in the book of mormon. Holy bible, king james version the church of jesus christ of latterday saints on. It is to the variants that we will give our attention here.

What is more, the bom quotes sections of the kjv which scholars now know to contain errors. The living bible, and the book, which is a new edition of the living bible, but it is not perfect. Errors in grammar there are literally thousands of grammatical errors in the original edition of the book of mormon errors that gradually have been changed in later editions. What is less well known is that the book of mormon makes a large number of unacknowledged biblical quotes. Not 18th century language there were no errors, but the question still stands. The king james version of the bible is, in all likelihood, the most successful of all the english translations. Jospeh smith made it up and copied large parts from other texts, including the kjv. Ces letter is incorrect about italic words ces letter claims the book of mormon quotes this verse isaiah 9. Kjv isaiah in the book of mormon why the lds church is. Clearly the book of mormon revises this passage, but it retains that part of the kjv which has been questioned by modern scholarship. Authorized kjv with explanatory and crossreferences to the standard works of the church of jesus christ of. So much for the book of mormon being a different gospel than the bible the record of this visit is found in the book of 3rd nephi, in the book of mormon. Volumes have been written on its distinctive and rhythmic style, and it is still regarded as a triumph of modern english literature. That errors of grammar and faults in dictation do exist in the book of mormon and more especially and abundantly in the first edition must be conceded.

Disparities with hebrew language, text, and style part 5. Jims first response on page 16 of his very long pdf was to jeremys question about kjv quotes and errors in the book of mormon. The book of mormon and the king james bible red door church. The king james bible and the book of mormon religious. Strikethrough denotes words that are included in the kjv but not the bom. Book of mormonplagiarism accusationsking james bible. The only explanation is that the book of mormon is not an ancient text, but rather came into being after the kjv i.

The book of mormon contains many linguistic similarities to the king james bible. As a companion to the bible, the book of mormon is a witness of jesus christs divinity and his role as the savior of the world. The book of mormon claims to have been written at least 1100 years prior to the king james version, but it contains many of the same peculiarities. We know it was the 1769 version because even translation errors unique to that bible were copied into the original 1830 book of mormon. Furthermore, the book of mormon is full of scripture, and for the world of joseph smiths day, the king james version was the scripture, as we have noted. Thus, mosiah 14 had to have been copied from the king james bible. Below is the modern map of the area of smiths youth. Although few in number, the king james version does contain a number of undeniable incorrect translations. Not only is almas rendering different from the kjv, its also different from matth. His response was printed in the church news in 1961. Isaiah variants in the book of mormon religious studies center. There are other similar mistakes where the book of mormon includes the spurious kjv readings in 3 nephi. A book of mistakes, error, and fraud by jon gary williams introduction the mormon church promotes the book of mormon as an inspired writing.

If joseph smith blindly copied it out of the bible. Kjv isaiah, bom 2nd nephi, correct translation, kjv bom translation. No, no, see, the book of mormon has the kjv errors in it because god was using it as an object lesson to show that prophets sometimes speak as men, even when theyre writing script wait a second. Several critics have pointed to grammatical errors in the early modern english style of the book of mormon and made the argument that because the original ms, the printers ms, and the first edition of the book of mormon appear to have contained hundreds of grammatical errors, the book was therefore fabricated by smith and not divinely inspired. If the duplication rate continues, then that would mean over 35% of the book of mormon is duplicative of the kjv. What is less well known is that the book of mormon makes a.

Jul 30, 2019 while other books were attempted to be added, they were considered noncanonical due to the lack of eyewitnesses, the heavy gnostic heresy content, historical errors, etc. It is either of divine or human origin, and if it is of human origin that means that joseph smith concocted the book. Kjv errors in the book of mormon book of mormon research. There is evidence that the biblical passages cited in the book of mormon were translated from hebrew, not copied from the king james bible. Yet, the book of mormon is guilty of violating this very criterion. I suspect the actual percentage will be somewhat lower due to the presence of all of the isaiah chapters in the book of mormon, but that is the number i am at so far. Many of these errors, however, are found in the kjv bible. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. What are 1769 king james version edition errors doing in the book of mormon. Well, what about any imperfections or difficulties in the afrikaans translation of the bible. If the book of mormon is an accurate translation, some claim that it shouldnt contain these translational errors. Book of mormon and kjv bible text printed materials michael hickenbotham, answering challenging mormon questions.

Sometimes the quotation is explicit, as in the second book of nephi, which contains 18 quoted chapters of the book of isaiah. 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. Joseph smiths other writings, such as his history and diary, reflect the modern english era of his day. In responding to the ces letters book of mormon section, fairmormon makes a few critical concessions, including that errors unique to the 1769 version of the king james version bible are included in the current version of the book of mormon.

A divinely guided book would not contain these kinds or numbers of grammatical mistakes, and to claim inspiration for such a book is to cast reproach upon god himself. The book of mormon contains many linguistic similarities to the king james bible kjv. This arguments incorrectly claims that the kjv edition of the bible has translation errors, and the book of mormon is in error for copying them. However, after a fair and candid examination of the evidence, many thousands of honest mormons have discovered that this claim. While other books were attempted to be added, they were considered noncanonical due to the lack of eyewitnesses, the heavy gnostic heresy content, historical errors, etc. These take the form of such things as double negatives, incorrect adverbs and adjectives, and incorrect tenses. I dont think you can say that the book of mormon contains unique errors from the king james version bible. This passage addresses believers holding snakes and drinking poison. Either the book of mormon is what the prophet joseph said it is or this church and its founder are false, fraudulent, a deception from the first instance onward. The relationship between the king james bible and the book of mormon is a strong one in terms of language and cadence and a powerful one in terms of covenantal theme. Book of mormontranslation errors from the kjv fairmormon. Sometimes the quotation is explicit, as in the second book of nephi, which contains 18 quoted chapters of the book of isaiah other significant connections between the two books include book of mormon words and phrases that only appear in. Dec 19, 2018 yes, and we can only speculate as to why. Kjv errors in the book of mormon when quoting passages from isaiah in the book of mormon, joseph smith relied on the english king james version kjv of the bible.

Sometimes the source is acknowledged, as in the book of sourcetextsource book of mormon book 2 nephi, where 18 chapters of isaiah are quoted. For example, no, the book of mormon does not contain unique errors from the king james version bible. Of course, outside of the mormon s own writings, there are no records, no evidence whatsoever of any such visit by jesus to the americas. There are two possible explanations for the origin of the book of mormon. For none can have power to bring it to light save it be given him of god. Lds church members are taught that the book of mormon bom is scripture, as well as a true record of the inhabitants of the americas from about 2200 bc to 420 ad. No, the book of mormon does not contain unique errors from the king james version bible. Why do italic translator words from the kjv bible appear in. There exist 478 verses in the book of mormon which are quoted. Original spelling and grammar from both the kjv and the book of mormon have been maintained.

This addendum hopes to present information which will enable the reader to understand what the gnostic doctrine teaches and which mistranslations in the kjv. The book of mormon has no claim to validity due to its lack of incorporation into the biblical cannon. The king james version itself was considered a vile innovation by many when it first came out. Jeremy runnells, a formerly committed mormon and byu grad, in his now famous letter to a ces director, asks at the very beginning of his paper. The book of mormon restores plain and precious truths that have been lost from the bible. Since nephi would have relied on the isaiah passages on the brass plates of laban, doesnt joseph smiths use of the kjv suggest that he did not really translate from an ancient record. Kjv in the book of mormon case closed kma book of mormon. If the book of mormon is an accurate translation, why would it contain translational errors that exist in the king james bible. Are there errors from the 1769 king james version of the. Kjv isaiah in the book of mormon why the lds church is true. Since joseph smith used no paper notes, scripts or other texts, whatever he produced in the book of mormon came from god. Critics of the book of mormon have assailed the book s authenticity on the grounds that it has undergone many changes since its 1830 publication. Isaiah in the book of mormon the book of mormon quotes extensively from the book of isaiah, including entire chapters, and in many cases verbatim to the king james translation. The book of mormon is supposed to be a history of real people living in a real place.

What are 1769 king james versionedition errors doing in the. Book of mormonanachronismstranslation errors from the kjv. Isaiah variants in the book of mormon religious studies. A lot of people make a big deal about their being nearly 5,000 textual changes to the book of mormon since its first publication. The verses in question are given first and then what is the correct or better translation.

For example, mosiah 14 is a reproduction of isaiah 53. In some cases, entire passages of scripture are duplicated in the book of mormon. For the latterday saint, this recognition is both a blessing and a warning. The book of mormon incorporates text which seems to be taken from the king james version, including passages which are now considered to be mistranslations in the king james version. What are 1769 king james versionedition errors doing in.

Royal skousen has looked carefully at the transmission history of the book of mormon and has highlighted many interesting things about the text that inspire confidence in its reliability and josephs ability as a translator. Textual errors in the book of mormon also found in the kjv. Why would these errors exist in the book of mormon. When we study the book of mormon, our understanding of the doctrines in the bible is clarified.

It seems reasonable to assume that if smith was a prophet of god and was translating the book of mormon under divine inspiration, he would have known about the errors found in the king james version, and would have corrected them for when passages from the king james version appeared in the book of mormon. The book of mormon and the king james bible wikipedia. In the first place, much of the king james version of the bible has been reproduced verbatim in the book of mormonat least 25,000 words. The contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible constitute a most serious obstacle to accepting the book of mormon as latterday scripture supplemental to the bible. 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. Jun 19, 2008 the kjv was a great piece of work, but has some translation errors. The book of mormon quotes 25,000 words from the kjv old testament and over 2,000 words from the kjv new testament. In response, apologists sometimes claim that the book of mormon does not transmit translation errors, mainly focusing on the highly subjective nature of translating. The fact is, the king james version is a good translation, and far better than the paraphrases which are so popular today e. The original 1830 edition, book of mormon had s of errors. In addition to this table below, at least 52 other verses from isaiah are found throughout the book of mormon.

Below is a partial listing of king james version kjv bible translation errors. 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. What resulted was a mormon version of the kjv, complete with some of the translation errors included in the old kjv and hundreds of minor and significant text changes. Lds scholar hugh nibley wrote the following in response to a letter sent to the editor of the church news section of the deseret news. A question of book of mormon scholarship is whether the several chapters or passages of isaiah cited or paraphrased in the book derive from an ancient text or whether they have been copied with some revision from the king james version. Oct 06, 2016 a lot of people make a big deal about their being nearly 5,000 textual changes to the book of mormon since its first publication. King james english in the book of mormon an oddity in the book of mormon, published in 1830, is that it uses antiquated english resembling the style of the king james version kjv bible. In the book of mormon, there are many chapters of isaiah directly incorporated from the king james version kjv of the bible, complete with translation errors that were obviously not possible to have been recorded on the gold plates since the.

Since that time, the lds church has continued to make revisions as well amounting according to one source as being over 3,900. When you ride that translation pony, you import the errors it carries. Debunking fairmormon letter to a ces director book of. Three simple ways to show contradictions in the mormon belief. Kjv in the book of mormon case closed i compiled this table using a variety of online sources.

Joseph smith said that the book of mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book history of the church, vol. Current year why are so many people obsessed with he current year. For the first 150 years of mormonisms existence, everyone thought it was a story about a people who left the middle east and came to south or central america, and who fought wars clear up into new. One benefit from the duplication of isaiah is the correction of some errors in our english translation, the king james version. Kjv translation errors as found in the book of mormon. The book of mormon teaches that little children are not capable of sin because they do not have a sinful nature moroni 8.

The best confirmation that the book of mormon used the kjv bible is the. Brackets in the kjv are italicized to avoid confusion. The book of mormon quotes extensively from the book of isaiah, including entire chapters, and in many cases verbatim to the king james translation. Rather than ascribe these errors to deity, either through direct or indirect means, men will reject the claims of the book of mormon. When quoting passages from isaiah in the book of mormon, joseph smith relied on the english king james version kjv of the bible. Of the 478 verses in the book of mormon quoted from the book of isaiah, 201 agree with the king james reading while 207 show variations. The most extensive plagiarism is of isaiah, where over 19 complete chapters are copied into. It is in fact replete with such errors, as i intend to show in these two part 6 posts to ed. This is a clear case of plagiarism, with no other purpose than adding volume to the book of mormon without too much effort. The isaiah text in the book of mormon is an inspired rendering of text taken originally from the brass plates of laban and which consequently predates our current isaiah texts by several centuries.