It is the only one of them which is not titled as a book and consists of a single chapter of eighteen verses. The book of mormon confirms what the bible says about jesus christ and clarifies many other christian doctrines. The tree of life from lehis vision nibley video the hilt thereof was of pure gold tvednes. While one could profitably study the doctrine of what it means to baptize or be baptized in the book of mormon, analyzing how different speakers in the book of mormon utilize the word provides an additional lens of examination.
As a christian who has long been a fan of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, i am saddened and disappointed that the church leaders have decided to not only strip the word mormon. All book of mormon references by author and literary form, 1983. The story in scripturesa geographical, cultural, and historical system of understanding and step by step through the book of mormon. Analytical and contextual commentary on the book of mormon, 6 vols. There are a lot reasons why christ might call isaiahs words great, one of. Here are four printable versions of my book of mormon timeline. The critics have been quick to condemn the book of mormon because of this fact. 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. This is not a commentary book but a guided workbook offering valuable insights as you go. The word baptize in the book of mormon interpreter. The word baptize appears 119 times in the book of mormon. The word of god contains three very strong elements that intertwine and sustain one another to form an immovable rod. Together, the book of mormon and bible contain thousands of. Reading plans have been a long anticipated feature in scriptureplus, that will allow students of the scriptures to engage with the holy word of god in new ways.
The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. The book of ether is presented as the narrative of an earlier group of people who had come to america before the immigration described in 1 nephi. In their commentary, they give glimpses and insight into a wonderful world. God has made that promiseunto those who go out to preach the gospelby the spirit of revelation. The book of mormon itself suffers the same fate when it comes to its own historical support. It should be noted that the only date given in this chapter is that of 400 a. This is when moroni first thought to end his record keeping and to conceal the record up to come forth in the latterdays.
It differs from earlier commentaries by providing not only introductory and summarizing remarks but also the most specific scriptural intertextual commentary on the matter. The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation. But it is probable that the antecedent is vessels, the last word in the preceding sentence. Two are bookmarks, and the last is a word doc, so you can resi. The set is sequential and the author has done a fantastic job of referencing prophet and. Apologetics press the bible versus the book of mormon. The commentary in 2 nephi 26 and 27 is the most helpful explanation we have of isaiah 29 in the book of mormon. I distributed these to my colleagues at the orem institute of religion, members of my family, and a few other interested parties for the cost of printing and binding them.
Nibley s commentary on the book of mormon is based on. Reading plans in scriptureplus were released today on ios android to follow soon, in time for holy week and good friday. The disagreement between the book of mormon and what scripture reveals concerning the lost tribes is another illustration of discrepancies between mormon teaching and the bible. It goes into amazingly specific detail describing the civilizations erected by the nephites. Nibleys commentary on the book of mormon is based on transcriptions from classes taught by hugh nibley, and is published with the permission of the neal a. This suggests that most of us could benefit by some aid to. Book of mormon, doctrine and covenants, pearl of great price book.
My husband and i read from it each night while studying the book of mormon. If we read only the sentence containing the word windows and read it out of context, then the antecedent of they would, indeed, be windows. Commentary on the book of mormon by reynolds, george. Mar 01, 2009 the book of mormon is the word of god. Yet, there were instances of nineteenthcentury word usage and syntactic issues that i thought a commentary might help to clarify. Alma uses nlp neurolinguistic programming such as avk audiovisualkinesthetic to talk to his sons. The book of mormon central archive is a digital library of thousands of free textual and media resources for the study of the book of mormon. If you love the book of mormon, consider donating to book of mormon central and becoming part of this exciting movement. The book of mormon is the word of god ezra taft benson.
As you can see from the sample, the format is a segment of scripture, such as a chapter, followed by commentary and cross references. Words of mormon, verse by verse, with responses added. Reynolds, george, commentary on the book of mormon. Book of mormon commentary jacob 4 page 1 of 10 jacob 4. These results yield strong statistical evidence that the wordprints of joseph smith, oliver cowdery, and solomon spaulding are not measurable in the book of mormon. As the keystone of our religion, in joseph smiths words, the book of mormon is high priority reading. How the bible and the book of mormon work together. In every set comparing the book of mormon texts against these three writers, at least seven and often many more rejections were measured. Printed in canada first edition, isbn 9780981146720. Nephi provides a number of keys to help better understand the writings of the prophet isaiah. Book of mormon journaling scripture study lds, book of. On the other hand, the book of mormon easily is exposed as fiction when compared to and contrasted with the bible, which mormons claim is the word of god. The book of mormon records the visit of jesus christ to people in the americas following his resurrection.
By the time that i was fully engaged with writing commentaries on both the new testament and the book of mormon, i had become infatuated with the idea that i might be able to expand the. By wordprint analysis, it is now possible with a high degree of certainty to tell which suspected authors did not write a given work. Israel, ten lost tribes of and the lost tribes of israel shall have the words of the nephites and the jews. See more ideas about book of mormon videos, book of mormon and book of mormon prophets.
Charting the book of mormon is a collection of more than 175 visual aids that. As members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, we believe the book of mormon to be the word of god. Spiral bind at your local print shop for layflat reading. Simply put, if both the bible and the book of mormon were inspired by god, then they never would contradict each other. A comprehensive commentary of the book of moroni book of. The initial book of mormon wordprint studies were carried out by larsen, rencher, and layton. Together with the bible, the book of mormon is an indispensable witness of the doctrines of christ and his divinity. According to the text, it is a comment inserted by the prophet mormon while compiling the records which became the book of mormon.
According to aesop 2, there are four words translated tree in the book of mormon. Book of mormon podcast by mike stroud free brother stroud is a retired 30year ces instructor and has a wonderful versebyverse podcast on the book of mormon. The book of mormon is a sacred text that was published in march 1830 by joseph smith, jr. The golden plates, from which the book of mormon was supposedly translated, were, according to mormons, written prior to the 1st century, and yet oneeighteenth of the book of mormon is identical, word for word, to the 1611 king james version of the bible1 corinthians. By studying both books, you can get a better understanding of who god is and what he wants for you. The book of mormon teaches that little children are not capable of sin because they do not have a sinful nature moroni 8. Book of mormon, doctrine and covenants, pearl of great. Jan 05, 2012 greatest passages in the book of mormon. The current edition of the book of mormon is punctuated to favor the second interpretation of a stone, but the entry for gazelem in the index assumes the first interpretation of a servant. The book of mormon relates the religious history of the nephite nation for a thousand years until widespread apostasy about 400 ad. Both the bible and the book of mormon declare themselves to be ancient, historical, and reliable rules of faiththe very word. Items in the bmc archive are made publicly available for non commercial, private use. Doctrinal commentary on the book of mormon, volumes 14 book.
If you download his pdf s hes organized the text into a colorful outline and afterward put all his commentary. The book of mormon claims to be a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. Book of mormon commentary 2 nephi 33 page 1 of 4 2 nephi 33. Best of book of mormon commentary list scripture notes. I want to address some commentaries, but before i do i thought id work through words of mormon verse by verse. Book of mormon student manual published by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints free this is an official resource of the church for use in institute classes. We believe the book of mormon to be the word of god, a of f 1. The churchs book of mormon student study guide for sunday school also uses the first interpretation, but it freely admits that it is only one possibility, using the qualifier apparently in its. Modern computers have given birth to a new science of analyzing word patterns in documents whose authorship is disputed.
The king james bible and the book of mormon its obvious even to the casual reader that the book of mormon, in its original 1830 translation, is written in the language of the king james version bible hereafter kjv. The plain and more accessible writings of nephi, jacob, abinadi, and christ act as keys to illuminate isaiah, and the writings of isaiah in turn act as a key to fully unlock the profound nature of book of mormon prophetic thought. This was a relatively easy task, given the technology available to me. It is not sponsored or endorsed by either the maxwell institute or. According to smith, the book is originally written in an otherwise unknown language called reformed egyptian on golden plates and it should be of similar importance as the bible. The book of mormon is a religious record of three groups of people who migrated from the old world to the american continents. The commentary is insightful and we learned many new and interesting thingspoints about most every section. Fullmer, he has given me permission to make them into 4 x 6 cards with info about each character.
This is a page that can be printed again and again and be used with activities, studying, discussion, etc. Smith said he has received these plates in 1827 from an angel named. Book of mormon commentary using a testimony of jesus christ. Book of mormon commentary book of mormon notes how. The book of mormon begins about 600 bc with a small group who fled jerusalem, landed in america, and quickly split into two antagonistic nations, the nephites and the lamanites. Isaiah had been important to book of mormon writers from the very beginning. It is a record of gods dealings with ancient inhabitants of the americas and contains the fulness of the everlasting gospel. Finding doctrine and meaning in book of mormon isaiah. These groups were led by prophets who recorded their religious and secular histories on metal plates.
Alma teaches helaman shiblon corianton, book of mormon, book of mormon commentary, book of mormon. Looking for a great book of mormon commentary to use while you study the. May 03, 2014 mcconkie and millets four volume doctrinal commentary on the book of mormon is good, although it is as conservative a series as you might guess a work by a man sporting the names of both joseph fielding smith and bruce r. By lineages 18 whose words are found in the book of mormon. It is not sponsored or endorsed by either the maxwell institute or brigham young university, and. First and second nephi and jacob through mosiah, vols. Use this pdf to print your own copy of the bom with super huge margins for scripture journaling and study. Read warfare in the book of mormon for online ebook. Book of mormon characters 4 x 6 book of mormon characters cover sm these 79 images are shared with us from james h. One is just the right size to fit into the front of your scriptures.
Apr 28, 2017 although scripture study is the most common and most obvious way to feast upon the words of christ, it is not the only way. My institute teacher had his like this and i always thought it was such a great idea. First nephi through omni are written in firstperson narrative, as are mormon and moroni. Interesting account of several remarkable visions, and of the late discovery of. Book of mormon mothers of the stripling warriors alma 47 now they never had fought, yet they did not fear deat. Hugh nibley also offered some enlightening commentary. He got to king benjamin, then searched and found these plates. Abinadi interprets isaiah, journal of book of mormon and other restoration scripture 10, no. They compared twentyfour book of mormon authors each having at least 1,000 words to each other, and concluded on the basis of three separate statistical tests that these authors were distinct from each other and oliver cowdery, joseph smith, jr. Reading plans on scriptureplus released for easter book. Doctrinal commentary on the book of mormon, volumes 14 by. A book of mormon commentary that is thorough and comprehensive.
Although scripture study is the most common and most obvious way to feast upon the words of christ, it is not the only way. Jul 26, 2018 the book of mormon is a sacred text that was published in march 1830 by joseph smith, jr. Every student of the book of mormon is sure to treasure the provocative and inspiring historical, biographical, philological, and archaeological research of elder reynolds and elder sjodahl, two eminently articulate and informed church scholars and writers. Naturally it is read with varying degrees of understanding.
The commentary section clarifies doctrines and principles. The words of mormon contains editorial commentary by mormon. Lds view a version of wordcruncher for lds scripture study. What are some great commentary books on the book of mormon. Book of mormon doctrinal mastery allonone page possibly the most useful item in all our doctrinal mastery helps, this allonone page contains all 25 book of mormon doctrinal mastery passages, references, and key phrases in one place.
The book of mormon describes a vast precolumbian culture that supposedly existed for centuries in north and south america. Commentary on the book of mormon volumes 17 reynolds, sjodahl on. The book of james a detailed commentary basic training bible ministries page 2 introduction to james background of the book the epistle of james is one of the general epistles, including 1 and 2 peter, 1, 2 and 3. Besides being a helpful study guide, this journal also provides a place for you to record what you are learning and leave a history of your thoughts and insights as you study the book of mormon.
Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible. Joseph fielding smith, answers to gospel questions, 4. Volume 2 of doctrinal commentary on the book of mormon. Lesson 1 1 nephi 15 the church of jesus christ of latterday. Unless otherwise indicated, bible quotations are taken from the king james version. Alma uses nlp and avk to talk to his s, grego, joseph smith, lds, nlp, nlp in the book of mormon. Its really like a guided tour through the book of mormon. No wonder the book of mormon proclaims with boldness, and if ye shall believe in christ ye will believe in these words, for they are the words of christ 2 nephi 33. Producing a commentary on what the book of mormon is, and what it means. The student manual contains mostly general authority quotes and brief statements of explanation for blocks of verses. I believe you can understand the significance of the word when you realize that our english word skyscraper is a transliteration of this rare word. We are a nonprofit organization supported by people like you. Book of mormon commentary link step by step through the book. The authors are very knowledgeable and reliable in the things they share.
The book of mormon relates the religious history of the nephite nation for a thousand years. Maxwell institute for religious scholarship and nibley llc. The twelve have the rightto teach the people by the spirit of revelation, by the spirit of prophecy and the power of god. The words of mormon is one of the books that make up the book of mormon.
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