[2] David Wright has an in-depth examination of the Isaiah quotes in the Book of Mormon in his article "Isaiah in the Book of Mormon ...and Joseph Smith in Isaiah" (, n.d.), spotted January 16, 1999. Another example is "but if" in the original text of Mosiah 3:19: "but if he yieldeth", compared to the current reading; "unless he yieldeth." [12] In total, approximately 30 percent of the Book of Isaiah is quoted in the Book of Mormon (one source counts 478 verses in the Book of Mormon which are quoted from Isaiah).[13]. Could it be that in copying his source (the gospel of John), Smith used a phrase that made sense in John's narrative ("...Thy brother shall rise again..." in John 11:23), but not in the Book of Mormon story? The process of translation is for the translator to perceive the meaning, the intent, the nuances of wording and emphasis in the original language and then attempt to convey the same ideas and feelings in the proper words in the other language. Nephites to preach the gospel to them (3 Nephi 11-27). However, we find that every time the word 'manifestation' is used in the Book of Mormon, regardless of context, author or time, it appears in the phrase 'manifestation of the Spirit'. This page was last edited on 30 July 2020, at 03:15. ),[1] those who accept the miraculous origin theory generally subscribe to the tradition of Mosaic authorship circa 1280 B.C. The Book of Mormon contains a version of the Sermon on the Mount, which some authors have claimed to be "the Achilles heel of the Book of Mormon. Malachi 4:1-2 is quoted or alluded to several times in First and Second Nephi. One of the most glaring examples of this phenomenon is found in I Nephi 22:20. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the position of the Church. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. The Book of Mormon teaches that, "it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do" (2 Nephi 25:23; see also Moroni 10:32). Two chapters of the prophet Malachi are quoted by Jesus in III Nephi 24 and following. So the end of the whole matter is that God chose to use the language of the King James Bible in translating the hieroglyphs into English–except where the biblical content was in error. In general, most of the changes occur in the italicized portions of the King James version (which the King James Translators employed to indicate that the translation is not original to the text). [6] See "The Parable of Zenos" (, n.d.), spotted January 16, 1999. Salvation is wholly of grace (Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 11:6; Titus 3:5-6), not by grace plus works. Of the twenty-six books of the New Testament, twenty of them are represented by one or more quotes in the Book of Mormon. ��y�+�VS8~vzQ��
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�����5�uY��S0����cqng�p�F�U��9U.�����_��Nar�S���;�-�. What has happened here is that the author of Luke, in using Mark 2 for his source, has forgotten that he did not set the story in a house, creating a minor aberration in the flow of the narrative when he finds that he has need of a housetop.[5]. Jesus delivers a number of sermons, most of which are found in the New Testament gospels. Joseph's Plagiarism in Book of Mormon and Other Revelations. Thanks! This writer has listed close to one hundred such words and phrases,[3] which always, or almost always, appear in the Book of Mormon in a KJV context. Jesus declared that "heaven and earth shall pass away, but my word shall not pass away" (Mark 13:31; see also Matthew 5:18), and promised His disciples who were to pen the New Testament that the Holy Ghost "shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you" (John 14:26); Jesus further promised the apostles that they would "bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain" (John 15:16).
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