Posted on 05/03/2009 9:24:54 AM PDT by greyfoxx39
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Bible revision ping
looney mormon bible is corrupted. this smith guy is a false prophet. didnt them mormons murder them settlers out in Utah? what a corrupt false religion.
of (1) the text of the King James Version; (2) cross-references to latter-day scriptures—Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price;
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I thought the bom was a whole “another testament”
as in all new words/scriptures/info that had never been read or seen before...
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Never fear...a BYU professor is the editor for a new edition of the Old Testament....wonder if it will be cross-referenced to the BOM. ;)
And it was a prayer answered. God uses even the un-Godly for His works.
I am suspicious of agendas with a new translation of Isaiah under Mormon authority.
Somebody needs to put them on notice, that any agenda-driven bias injected into this translation will be scrutinized and publicized, widely. Nothing will be gained, and much will be discredited, if such an atempt is made.
Somebody needs to put them on notice, that any agenda-driven bias injected into this translation will be scrutinized and publicized, widely. Nothing will be gained, and much will be discredited, if such an atempt is made.
"He hopes to provide a unique perspective to the project as he works with this interconfessional group.
He will compare the Hebrew Bible, also known as the traditional Old Testament, with the Dead Sea Scrolls books of Isaiah. In addition, he will compare the two Hebrew texts with the Greek translation, the Septuaginta.'
Any guesses as to what this "perspective" will be?
They will be called out and thoroughly embarrassed, never mind the Biblical curse. This will not prosper the Mormon church. They need to repent of this.
I think the LDS church should stick with its clarification as to why so many changes in the BOM, if it was translated correctly in the beginning (three different accounts on how the BOM was written/translated) ... it had to be “revised” many times in order to take care of spelling or grammar corrections. The original text betrays its New England origin in many ways, from inconsistent spelling to incorrect use of tenses and number, as well as incorrect usage of Jacobean English. Then of course not counting incorporating known mistakes (subsequently corrected) in the Bible into the BOM ...
From Hugh Nibley’s “Old Testament and Related Studies” Chapter 5.
Ya think maybe the name J. Smith might be injected somewhere in the 53rd chapter?
With the Restoration, another revision of the English Bible was in order, not by a scholar but by a prophet. And it would come not from an ancient manuscript but from direct revelation of the same Lord from whom the Bible had originated. It was to be done at the Lord’s commission rather than at the request of an earthly monarch or pope. This revision was to be an inspired version of the King James Bible, a divine restoration of ancient biblical knowledge. It is known today as the Inspired Version, or more properly, as the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible. It should be seen in perspective as another step in the struggle to give mankind a Bible that not only can be read, but also can be understood. The Prophet Joseph Smith made his translation during the years 1830 to 1844.
A few pertinent questions were raised by this article. Most notably:
Didn't Joseph finish his translation of the JST in 1833, not 1844?
Why doesn't the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints accept the JST (aka Inspired Version) as inspired scripture?
Why didn't the god of Mormonism mandate inclusion of the entire JST in the 1979 LDS Edition of the Bible?
Why does the RLDS Church (now known as "Community of Christ") accept the JST but reject the Book of Abraham and the Temple Ceremony?
Can a true prophet be inspired only part of the time -- especially in light of Deuteronomy 18?
How how can one tell when a partially inspired prophet is and is not speaking the word of god?
Why do the two largest Mormon sects have such profound differences concerning the inspired words of their Prophet?
What does this say about Joseph Smith's divine commission?
I want to know if he is going to restore the “many plain and precious things” that the Mormons claim the “traditions of man” took out of the Bible.
As someone who reads the Bible in Hebrew, I am going to stay far away from this BYU prof’s version, given how they twist things to fit their agenda.
Thanks, Rev.
Why isn’t the JST (Joseph Smith ‘translation’ of the KJV bible) part of the LDS’ Organizations® ‘Standard Works’? GOD, after all, was waiting for JS to FINISH it.
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Along those lines. IF JS Didn’t finish it, although there is much evidence that he did, then why wouldn’t God have the NEXT prophet finish it. You would think that important of a project...
“The Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible”
To me, this is the issue I have with Mormons. Various translations of the Bible have been politically influenced so I also have issues with them. The Book of Mormon was influenced by the writer’s personal desires and not through an attempt to make a literal and true translation of the Bible. Either personal desires or political desires make no difference; they are not literal and true translations as best as a man could provide.
The thing it is that the JST isn’t even really a “translation”. JS had no knowledge of Greek or Hebrew. All he did was take the KJV and change the verses he wanted to in order to make it more in line with his views/agenda.
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