Joseph Smith's Translation Of Genesis 1:1 [Source: Jews for Judaism]

Jews For Judaism ^ | Gerald Sigal

[greyfoxx39]

Response from a Jewish source to multiple posts on another thread regarding mormonism and Judaism.

[greyfoxx39]

Ping

[MEGoody]

We know from ancient documents which have been found that the text we have today is accurate. The differences between the documents are negligible and make no material difference to the meaning.

Course, Joe Smith wasn't exactly a biblical scholar, nor was he any kind of expert in archeology or ancient languages. And to be fair, there have been a number of document finds since his day.

[fishtank]

The lds-org denies that Jesus is the Creator, that everything was created BY Him.

Pray they repent of their falsehoods and see the Truth.

The lds-org is a thief of the Name and the Truth of Jesus Christ.

[colorcountry]

Joseph Smith is also quoted as saying, "I believe the Bible as it read when it came from the pen of the original writers. Ignorant translators, careless transcribers, or designing and corrupt priests have committed many errors.

I don't know, I would think that the Jewish people who have been so very careful in preserving the Torah would be slightly (greatly) offended by the words of this sexual predator/charlatan.

But some apparently are not. >>>shrug<<<

[muawiyah]

At the same time Smith managed to come up with the same arguments the Sa'ami shamen used to argue with the Orthodox priests who'd come to convert them to Christianity in the early 1500s.

They'd been worshipping Thor, Odin, The 3 or 4 Household goddesses, Herb Woman and Little Red Man. As pagans for thousands of years they obviously didn't want to give up their traditions.

The priests made a compromise. Inasmuch as the Far North has no grain nor grapes, they allowed them to keep Little Red Man as a Sacrament. There was no end of troubles from that one. This is an hallucinogenic mushroom.

We first encounter these people in the early 1600s in America pursuing their own version of Christianity out on the frontier ~ they called it Church of the First Born.

They got along well with the Indians according to many other sources.

No doubt!

[Jewbacca]

I was delighted to find from your source that mormons do not consider Jewish people suitable candidates for conversion.

[brent13a]

You post from a site that appeals to Messianic Jews or ‘Jews for Jesus’ that does not have the same explanation for all non-Jewish faiths.
That is pretty intellectually dishonest.

How exactly is that "intellectually dishonest"? The poster plainly and explicitly asked for Responses from a Jewish source to multiple posts on another thread regarding mormonism and Judaism.

What is intellectually dishonest are all those trinitarian christians who have now decided to add their 2 cents when the poster didn't ask for it.

[Jewbacca]

I believe it is a counter-missionary site -— Jews for Judaism.

[greyfoxx39]

You misread my post in No.1. What it actually says is "Response" from a Jewish source to multiple posts on another thread regarding mormonism and Judaism...meaning the article is IN RESPONSE.

What is intellectually dishonest are all those trinitarian christians who have now decided to add their 2 cents when the poster didn't ask for it.

The article is a rebuttal of mormonism. Trinitarian Christians are welcome to respond.

[brent13a]

I believe it is a counter-missionary site -— Jews for Judaism.

Thank you for pointing that out as opposed to jumping to conclusions and all of that.
Yes, it is a counter-missionary site. It's purpose is to counter all the christian zionists that masquerade as "Messianics". Not that this topic has anything to do with the Poster's main posting but there are very few actual "Messianic Jews" because the ones who parade that title around are 99% of the time just christian zionists who maintain their triniartianism and paulinism while calling Jesus "Yeshua".

[Graybeard58]

You may have already been pinged, just thought this thread might interest the three of you.

[brent13a]

You misread my post in No.1.

My bad....flame away, then.
I had higher expectations for the discussion on such a posting.

[roylene]

"The head one of the Gods brought forth the Gods."

That's the opening line for Battlestar Galactica.

[greyfoxx39]

Remember when you were whining about wanting to move another thread to the Religion Forum? Well guess what!

Your comment "That is pretty intellectually dishonest." is making it VERY personal.

[greyfoxx39]

You are welcome to discuss the article, but please leave the “flames” against Trinitarian Christians out of it, since that was not my intent.

[greyfoxx39]

That is an interesting point about christian zionists.

How does that compare to mormonism, which is not Trinitarian but polytheistic.

[Kevmo]

Thanks for the ping. I’m having trouble wading through all the Berosheit.

[fishtank]

The lds-org denies that Jesus is the Creator, that everything was created THROUGH Him, BY Him and FOR Him.

They deny that Jesus created even the angels out of nothing.

They do NOT teach the truth about Jesus.